CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

195
Practical information
Fuse
N°
Rating
Functio
ns
F12
30 A

Windscreen wipers slow/fast speed.
F13
40 A
Built-in s
ystems inter
face suppl
y (ignition positive
).
F14
30
A

Valvetronic suppl
y (VTi
).
F
15
10 A

Right-hand main beam headlamps.
F16
10 A

Left-hand main beam headlam
ps.
F17
15 A

Left-hand di
pped beam headlam
ps.
F1
8
15 A
Righ
t-hand dippe
d beam
headlamps.
F19
15 A

Oxygen sensors and electrovalves (VTi), electrovalves (Diesel), EGR electrovalve (Diesel).
F20
10 A

Pumps, electronic thermostat (VTi), timimg electrovalve (THP), water in fuel sensor (Diesel).
F21
5 A

Fan assembl
y control suppl
y, AB
S/ESP, turbo pump
(THP
).

Tab
le of m
axi-f
uses

Fuse
N°
Rating
Functio
ns
MF1*
60 A
Fan assem
bly.
MF2*
30 A
ABS/ESP pum
p.
MF3 *
30 A

ABS/ESP electrovalves.
MF4 *
60 A
Built-in Systems Interface (BSI) supply.
MF
5 *
60 A
Built-in
Systems Inter
face
(BSI) supply.
MF6 *
20 A
Additional coolin
g fan unit
(THP
).
MF7
*
-
Dashboard fusebox.
MF8 *
-
Not used.
* The maxi-fuses provide additional protection for the electrical s
ystems. All work on the maxi-fuses must be carried out b
y a CITROËN dealer.

Practical information

Battery
Procedure for charging your battery when it is flat or for starting the engine using another battery.
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To gain access to it: )
open the bonnet using the interior release lever, then the exterior sa
fety catch,
)
secure the bonnet stay,
)
remove the plastic cover by pulling on itsgrip for access to the two terminals,
)
unclip the
fusebox to remove the battery, i
f
necessary.
Access to the battery
)
Connect the red cable to the
positive
terminal (+) of the flat battery A
, then to the
positive terminal (+) of the slave battery
B.
Starting using another batter
y
) Connect one end o
f the green or black
cable to the negative terminal (-) of the
slave battery
B .
) Connect the other end of the green or black cable to the ne
gative terminal
(-) of the flat
batter
y A.
) Start the slave vehicle.
) Operate the starter of the broken down vehicle and let the engine run.
) Wait until the engine returns to idle and disco
nnect th
e cab
les.

Charging the battery usinga batter
y char
ger
Batteries contain harm
ful substances
such as sulphuric acid and lead. Theymust be disposed of in accordance with re
gulations and must not, in an
y
circumstances, be discarded with household
waste.

Take used remote control batteries and vehicle batter
ies to a s
pecial co
llect
ion
point.It is a
dvisable to
disconnect t
he batter
y
if the vehicle is to be left unused for more than one month.
Do not
disconnect t
he term
inals w
hile the en
gine
is runn
ing.
Do not char
ge the batteries without disconnectin
g the terminals
first.
)
Disconnect the batter
y from the vehicle.
)
Follow the instructions
for use provided b
y
the manu
facturer o
f the char
ger.
)
Reconnect start
ing w
ith the negat
ive
terminal
(-).
)
Check that the terminals and connectorsare clean. If they are covered with sulphate
(whitish or greenish deposit), remove them and clean th
em.
Be
fore disconnectin
g
the batter
y
Wait 2 minutes a
fter switchin
g off the
ignition be
fore disconnectin
g the batter
y.
Close the windows and the doors be
fore
disconnect
ing the batter
y.

Followin
g reconnection o
f
the batter
y

Followin
g reconnection o
f the batter
y,
switch on the i
gnition and wait 1 minute
before startin
g to permit initialisation o
f
the electronic s
ystems. However, i
f mino
r
problems persist
following this operation,
contact a CITROËN dealer.
Referring to the corresponding section,you should yourself reinitialise: - the remote control ke
y,
- the
GPS satellite navi
gation s
ystem.

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Practical information

Load reduction mode System which manages the use of certainfunctions accordin
g to the level of char
ge
remaining in the battery. Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is being driven, t
he load
reduction function temporarily deactivates certain functions, such as the air conditioning,the heate
d rear screen...

The deactivated functions are reactivated
automatically as soon as conditions permit.

Energy economy mode
This period ma
y be
greatl
y reduced i
f
the batter
y is not
fully char
ged.
A flat batter
y prevents the en
gine
from
startin
g (refer to the correspondin
g
paragraph
).
If the telephone is bein
g used at
the same t
ime on t
he MyW
ay au
dio
navigat
ion system,
it will be interrupte
d
after 10 minutes.
System which manages the period of use o
f
certain f
unctions to conserve a sufficient l
evel
o
f char
ge in the batter
y.

After the en
gine has stopped,
you can still
use
functions such as the audio e
quipment,
windscreen w
ipers,
dipp
ed beam
headlam
ps,
courtesy lamps, etc.
for a maximum combined
period of thirty minutes.Switchin
g to econom
y mode
Once this period has elapsed, a messa
ge
appears on the multi
function screen indicatin
g
that t
he ve
hicle has sw
itched to econom
y mo
de
and the active
functions are put on standb
y.

Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automaticall
y
th
e next tim
e the vehicle is driven.
)
In
order to resu
me the use
of these
functions immediatel
y, start the en
gine and
let it run
for a
few minutes.

The time ava
ilable to you w
ill then
be double
the period for which the engine is left running.
However, this period will always be between five and thirty minutes.

Changing a front or rear wiper blade Procedure for replacing a worn wiper blade with a new one without the use of tools.Be
fore removing a
front
w
iper
bl
ade
)
Within one minute a
fter switchin
g off the
ignition, operate t
he w
iper sta
lk to pos
ition
the w
iper blades
in the vert
ical position.
Thi
s position must
be use
d in or
der to avo
id
damaging the wiper blade and the bonnet.Remova
l
)
Raise t
he correspon
ding wiper arm.
)
Unclip the w
iper blade an
d remove
it.

Fitting) At the front, check the size of the wipe
r
blade
as the shorter blade
is fitt
ed to the
passen
ger side of the vehicle.
) Put t
he correspon
ding new w
iper
blade in
place an
d clip it.
)
Fold down the wiper arm care
fully.

After fittin
g a front wipe
r
blade ) Switch on the ignition.
) Operate the wiper stalk again to park the wiper blades.

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Practical information

Towing the vehicle
Procedure for having your vehicle towed or for towing another vehicle using a removable towing eye.
The towing eye is installed in the boot under the floor.

To
gain access to it:
)
open t
he boot,
)
raise the floor,
)
remove the polystyrene storage box,
)
remove the towing eye from the holder.
) On the front bumper, unclip the cover by
pressing at the bottom. )
Screw the towing eye in fully.)
Install the towin
g bar.
) Switch on the hazard warnin
g lamps on the
towed vehicle
.
)
Place the
gear lever in neutral
(position
N
for an automatic
gearbox
).
)
On the rear bumper, unclip the cover bypressing at the bottom.
) Screw the towin
g eye in full
y.
)
Install the towin
g bar.
) Switch on the hazard warnin
g lamps on the
towe
d ve
hicle.
Towing your vehicle
Towing another vehicle
A
ccess
to
the too
ls
Failure to o
bser ve t
his special con
dition
could result in damage to certainbraking components and the absenceof braking assistance the next time theengine is started.
When towing with all four wheels on the ground, always use a towing bar.
When towin
g with onl
y two wheels on
the
ground, alwa
ys use pro
fessional
lifting equipment.

When towin
g with the en
gine o
ff, there
is no longer any assistance
for braking
or steering.

Towing a trailer, a caravan, etc. Towbar suitable for the attachment of a trailer or caravan with additional lighting and signalling. Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting people and luggage, but it may also be used for towing a trailer.
We recommend the use o
f genuine
CITROËN towbars and their harnessesthat have been tested and approved from the design stage of your vehicle, and that the fittin
g of the towbar is
entrusted to a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
If the trailer is not fitted b
y a CITRO
ËN
dealer, it is im
perative that it is
fitted
using t
he e
lectr
ical pre-equ
ipment
installed at the rear o
f the vehicle, in
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
Driving with a tra
iler su
bjects t
he tow
ing ve
hicle
to more si
gnificant stress and its driver must be
particularl
y care
ful.

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Practical information
The rear par
king sensors w
ill be
deactivated automaticall
y if a genuine
CITR
OË
N towbar is used.

Drivin
g advice

Di
stribut
ion of loads
)
Dis
tribute the load
in the traile
r so that the
heaviest items are as close as possible tothe ax
le an
d the nose we
ight approac
hes t
he
maximum permitted without exceeding it.
Air dens
ity decreases w
ith altitude, t
hus
reducing engine per formance. Above
1 000
metres, the maximum towing load
must be reduced by 10 % and so on for every 1 000 metres of altitude.
Refer to the "Technical Data" section for details of the wei
ghts and towin
g loads which appl
y to
your ve
hicle.

Side wind)
Take into account the increased sensitivity to s
ide w
ind.
Coolin
g
Towing a tra
iler on a s
lope
increases t
he
tem
perature o
f the coolant.

As the
fan is electricall
y controlled, its coolin
g
capac
ity is not
depen
dent on t
he en
gine spee
d.
)
To lower t
he eng
ine spee
d, re
duce your
speed.
The maximum towing load on a long slope
depends on the gradient and the ambient
tempera
ture.
In a
ll cases, pa
y attent
ion to t
he coo
lant
tem
pera
ture.
BrakingTowing a tra
iler increases t
he braking distance.
Ty
res
) Check the t
yre pressures o
f the towin
g
vehicle and o
f the trailer, obser vin
g the
recommen
ded pressures.
Ligh
ting
) Check the electrical li
ghtin
g and si
gnallin
g
on the traile
r.
) If the warning lamp and theSTOP
warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch of
f
the en
gine as soon as possible.

A wide range of accessories and genuine parts is offered by the CITROËN dealer network. These accessories and parts have been tested and approved for reliability and safety.
Accessories

Insta
llation of rad
io
co
mm
unicat
ion
transmi
tte
rs

Before instaliin
g on
your vehicle an
y
after- m
arket radio comm
unication
transm
itter w
ith externa
l aer
ial,
we recommen
d that you contact a
CITR
OË
N dealer.

The CITRO
ËN dealer network will give
you the speci
fication
for transmitters
which can be fitted (frequency, maximum power, aerial position, specific installation requirements
), in
line with the Vehicle Electroma
gnetic
Compatibilit
y Directive
(2004
/10 4
/EC).
The
y are all adapted to
your vehicle and
benefit from CITROËN's recommendation and warrant
y.
This product range is structured around 5 categories: "Protectio
n":
anti-the
ft alarm, wheel anti
-
theft devices, stolen vehicle tracking system,breathalyser, first aid kit, warning triangle, highvisibility safety jacket, snow chains, non-skid
covers, parkin
g sensors, transluscent bumper
protection strips...
"Comfor t and leisure": mats * , boot tray, boot carpet, boot net, load fixing kit for boot carpet,
mudflaps, sun blinds, door deflectors, isotherm
module, fra
grance cartrid
ges, transverse roof
bars, bic
ycle carrier, ski carrier, roo
f boxes,
towbars, wirin
g harnesses, 230 V socket, coat
han
ger fixed to head restraint,
front centre
armrest, c
hild
seats an
d booster cus
hions,
moveable mirror..."Navigat
ion an
d commun
icat
ion":
Bluetoot
h®hands-free kit, universal mobile ®
phone charger, audio equipment, portable
satellite navigation system, semi-integral
portable navi
gation s
ystem carrier, speed
camera warnin
g, DVD pla
yer, auxiliar
y cable
for
connectin
g a portable MP3 pla
yer, U
SB Box,
s
peakers, subwoo
fer s
peakers...
* To avoid an
y risk o
f jammin
g of the pedals:
- ensure t
hat t
he mat
is positione
d an
d
secure
d correct
ly,
- never
fit one mat on to
p of another.