CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

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Visibility

Temporarily keeping the dipped beam headlamps on after the vehicle's ignition hasbeen switched off makes the driver's exit easier when the li
ght is poor.

Switching on)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlampsusing the ligh
ting sta
lk.
)
A further "headlam
p flash" switches the
function off.
Switching off The manua
l guide-me-
home
ligh
ting sw
itches
o
ff automaticall
y after a set time.
Manual guide-me-home ligh
ting

switched on automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, when a low level of external li
ght is detected or in certain cases of
activation o
f the windscreen wi
pers.

As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps are switched off automatically. Automatic illumination o
f headlam
ps

Activation)
Turn ring
Ato the A
"AUTO"
position. The automatic
illumination of headlamps is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Deact
ivation
) Turn ring
Ato a position other than
"AU TO " . Deactivation is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Couplin
g with the automatic
"G
uide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
Assoc
iation with th
e automatic illumin
ation of
headlamps provides "
guide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
with the followin
g additional options:
- selection of the li
ghtin
g duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehicle
parameters on the multi
function screen
configuration menu
(except in the case o
f
the monochrome screen A
, for which the
duration is set: 60 seconds),
- automatic activation of "guide-me-home" lightin
g when automatic li
ghtin
g is in
operation.
Operating
fault
In th
e event of a fau
lt with th
e
brigh
tness sensor, t
he ligh
ting
come on, t
his warn
ing lamp
is displayed on the instrument panel and
/or a
message appears on the multifunction screen, accompanied by an audible signal.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.

In fog or snow, the brightnesssensor ma
y detect sufficient li
ght.
Therefore, the li
ghtin
g will not come on
automat
ically.
Do not cover t
he brigh
tness sensor,
cou
pled with the ra
in sensor an
d
located in the centre o
f the windscreen
behind the rear view mirror
; the
associated functions would no longe
r
be controlled.

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Visibility
LED lamps
Daytime external lighting using specific front lamps providing a signature of the vehicle. Comprising
two sets of six diodes, they are located in the vertical scoops below each headlamp.
On starting the vehicle, in daylight the LED
lamps come on automatically, if the lighting stalk is in position
"0"or "AUT
O".
If the dipped beam headlamps are switchedon manually or automatically, the LED lamps switch o
ff.For countries where exterior lighting by day
is not a le
gal requirement,
you can activate
or dea
tivate the function vi
a the multifunction
screen con
figuration menu.

Headlamp
adjustment To avoid causing a nuisance to other road TTusers, the hei
ght o
f the headlamps should be
adjusted in relation to the load in the vehicle.
0.Driver only or driver + front passenger.
- . Intermediate setting 1. 5 people. - . 5 people + load in the boot. 2. Driver on
ly + max
imum aut
horised load in
th
e boo
t.
This position is su
fficient to avoid causin
g dazzle.
Higher settings may limit the spread of light
from the headlam
ps.p
The initial sett
ing
is pos
ition
"0".
Programming
In countr
ies w
here
it is a
legal
requirement:- this function is activated by default
and cannot be deactivated
,
- in daylight, the sidelamps and
number plate lamps also come on,
- If the dipped beam headlamps
are sw
itched on manua
lly or
automat
ically, the LED
lamps
switch o
ff.

System for selection and control of the various
front and rear wiping modes for the eliminationof rain and cleaning.The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed to
improve t
he driver
's visibili
ty
progress
ively accor
ding to t
he c
limat
ic
con
ditions.
Wiper controls Pro
gramm
ing
Model w
ith interm
ittent w
iping
Various automatic wiper control modes are also available according to the following options: - automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers, - rear w
iping on en
gaging reverse
gear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by means of the stalk
Aand the ring
B.
M
anua
l co
ntrols
Wi
ndscreen w
ipers
A. wiping spee
d se
lect
ion sta
lk:
sin
gle wipe
(press downwards
),
automatic, then sin
gle wipe
(see
followin
g pa
ge).
fast (heavy rain),
normal
(moderate rain
),
intermittent (proportional to the
speed of the vehicle),
park,
or

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Visibility
B.
rear wiper selection ring:
Rear w
iper
If a significant accumulation of snow or ice is present, or when using a tailgate bicycle carrier, deactivate the automatic
rear wiper via the multifunction screen configuration menu.
park,

intermittent wipe,
wash-wipe
(set duration
).
Reverse gear Wh
en reverse
gear
is en
gaged, the rear w
iper
will come into o
peration i
f the windscreen
wipers are operat
ing.
Programm
ing
The function is activated or deac
tivated via the
multi
function screen con
figuration menu.
This
function is activated b
y de
fault.
Wi
ndscreen was
h
Pull the w
iper sta
lk towar
ds you.
The
windscreen was
h, then t
he w
indscreen w
ipers,
operate
for a s
pecified time.

windscreen wipersThe windscreen wipers operate automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, if rain is detected (sensor behind the rear view mirror), adapting their speed to the intensity of the rainfall.
ActivationThi
s is contro
lled manua
lly by the driver
by
pushing stalk
Ato t
he "A
UTO"position.
It is accompanied b
y the li
ghtin
g of
this indicator lamp in the instrument panel and a message on the multifunction screen.

Switchin
g of
f
Thi
s is contro
lled manua
lly by the driver
by moving stalk
A
upwar
ds, return
ing it to
position
"0". It is accompan
ied by the indicato
r
lam
p in the instrument
pane
l
switching o
ff and a message on the
multifunction screen.
The automat
ic w
iping must
be
reactivated i
f the i
gnition has been o
ff
for more than one minute, by pushing stalk
Adownwards.

105
Visibility
Operatin
g fault
If an automatic wiping malfunction occurs, the wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
To retain the e
ffectiveness o
f the "
flat-
blade" wiper blades,
it is a
dvisable to:
- handle them with care
,
- clean them regularly using soapy
water,
- n
ot use
them t
o hold a sheet of
car
dboar
d against t
he w
indscreen,
- replace them at the
first si
gns o
f
wear
.

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the brightness sensor and located in th
e centre of th
e win
dsc
reen behin
d
the rear vi
ew mirr
or.
Switch off the automatic wipin
g when
using an automat
ic car was
h.
In w
inter,
it is a
dvisable to wa
it unt
il the
windscreen is completel
y clear o
f ice
before activating the automatic wiping. This position allows the wiper blades to be lifted
for winter parkin
g, cleanin
g or replacement
without
dama
ging the bonnet.
In the minute
followin
g switchin
g off of the
ignition, any act
ion on t
he w
iper sta
lk pos
itions
the wipers vertically.
To park the wipers after this has been done,
switch on the ignition and operate the wiper stalk. Vertical windscreen wiper pos
ition

A.
Courtes
y lamp
B.
Map reading lamps

Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes on gradually:
Courtes
y lamp
- when the vehicle is unlocked
,
- when the key is removed from the ignition,
- when a door is opened,
- w
hen t
he remote contro
l locking button
is
act
ivate
d, in or
der to
locate
your ve
hicle.

It switches o
ff graduall
y:
- w
hen t
he ve
hicle is locked,
- when the ignition is switched on,
- 30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.
With the "permanent
ligh
ting" mo
de, t
he
duration o
f lightin
g varies, dependin
g
on th
e circumstances
:
- with the ignition off, approximately
ten minutes
,
- in energy economy mode,
approx
imate
ly thirty secon
ds,
- w
ith the eng
ine runn
ing, un
limited.
Map readin
g lamps
)
With the ignition on, press t
he
correspon
ding sw
itch.

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Visibility

Interior mood lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is poor.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the centra
l dashboar
d stora
ge compartment comes
on automat
ically when t
he s
idelamps are
switched on.
Switchin
g off
The interior mood li
ghtin
g switches of
f
automat
ically when t
he s
idelamps are sw
itched
off.
It can be switched o
ff manuall
y usin
g the
instrument pane
l lighting r
heostat
button.
)
With the lighting on, press severa
l times on
the left hand button of the instrument panel to progressively reduce the dashboard lighting level.
)
Press a
gain to reduce the li
ghtin
g level
to the minim
um and switch off the int
erior
mood lighting.
This comes on automatically when the boot is opened and switches off automaticall
y when
t
he boo
t is closed
.

Boot lamp

Different li
ghtin
g times are provided:
- when the i
gnition is o
ff,
approx
imate
ly ten m
inutes,
- in energy economy mode,
approximately thirty seconds,
- when the engine is running, no limit.

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