ESP CITROEN DS3 2009 Owner's Manual

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Rear parking sensors
System consisting of four proximity sensors, locate
d in the rear
bum
per.
This detects any obstacle (person, vehicle,tree, gate, etc.) behind the vehicle, except obstacles located just below the bumper.
An object, such as a stake, a roadworkscone or any other similar object maybe detected at the be
ginnin
g of the
manoeuvre,
but ma
y no
longer be detecte
d
whe
n the vehicle
comes close
to it.
The par
king sensor s
ystem cannot,
in
any circumstances, take the place o
f
the vigilance and responsibility o
f the
driver.
The system is activated as soon as reverse
gear
is en
gaged, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e
si
gnal. The proximit
y information is
given b
y:
- an au
dibl
e s
ignal, which becomes more
rapid
as t
he ve
hicle a
pproac
hes t
he
obstacle.
- a graphic on the multifunction screen, with
blocks which become increasingly closer tothe vehicle.
Activation
Wh
en th
e distance between th
e rear of the
vehicle an
d the o
bstac
le is less t
han t
hirty
cent
imetres, t
he au
dibl
e s
ignal becomes
cont
inuous an
d the "Danger" symbol appears
on th
e multifunction screen.

On completion o
f the manoeuvre, when
you exit
reverse
gear, t
he s
ystem
becomes
inact
ive.Driving

Pro
grammin
g
Operatin
g faults
If there is an operating
fault, when reverse gear
is engaged this warning lamp comes on on the
instrument panel, accompanied by an audible
signal (short beep) and a message on the
m
ultifunction screen.
You can act
ivate or
deact
ivate t
he system
by
means of the multifunction screen configuration menu. The system state is memorised whenswitching off the ignition.
For more information on access to the parkin
g
assistance menu, re
fer to vehicle con
figuration
in the "Multifunction screens" section correspon
ding to
your screen.
The system w
ill be deact
ivate
d
automat
ically w
hen tow
ing a tra
iler or
when a bicycle carrier is fitted (vehicle fitted with a towbar or bicycle carrier recommended by CITROËN).
In bad or w
intry weat
her, ensure t
hat
the sensors are not covere
d with mu
d,
frost or snow.

165
Checks

Checking levels
Check all of these levels re
gularl
y and top them up if necessar
y, unless other wise indicated.

If a level drops si
gnificantl
y, have the correspondin
g system checked b
y a CITROËN dealer.

Oil level
Engine oil change
Refer to the Maintenance and Warranty Guide for details o
f the inter val
for this o
peration.
In order to maintain the reliability of the engine
and emission control system, the use of additives in the engine oil is prohibited.
Oil grade
The oil must be suitable for your engine and conform to the manufacturer's recommen
dations.
Brake fluid level &KDQJLQJWKH

187
Practical information
1.
Brake lamps/sidelamps (P21/5W).
2.
Sidelamps (P5W).
3.
Direction indicators (PY21W amber)
4.
Foglamp, le
ft-hand side
(PR21W red
)
Reversing lamp
, right-hand side (P21W).
Rear lamps
Amber or red bulbs, such as thosefor the direction indicators and rear foglamp, must be replaced by bulbs o
f
the same rating and colour.
Chan
ging bulbs
) Open the boot. ) Remove the access
flap from the
correspon
ding s
ide tr
im pane
l.
) Unscrew the butter fly nut securing the
lamp unit.
)
Unclip the lamp unit connector.) Extract the lamp unit carefull
y pullin
g in its
m
iddle
towards the outside
.
) Spread the
four tabs and remove the bulb
holder.
) Turn the bulb a
quarter o
f a turn and
change it.

To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
order.
Take care to en
gage the lamp unit in its
guides,
whil
e keep
ing it in line w
ith the ve
hicle.

Changing a fuse
Insta
lling e
lectr
ica
l
accessor
ies
Your ve
hicle's e
lectr
ical system
is
designe
d to operate w
ith stan
dard or
optional e
quipment.

Before installing other electrical equipment or accessories on you
r
vehicle
, contact a CITROËN dealer.

CITROËN will not accept responsibility for the cost incurred in repairing your vehicle or for rectif
ying malfunctions
resultin
g from the installation o
f
accessor
ies not su
ppli
ed an
d not
recommended b
y CITRO
ËN and
not
insta
lled in accor
dance w
ith its
instruct
ions,
in particular w
hen t
he
combined consumption of all of the additional equipment connected exceeds
10 milliamperes.
The extraction pliers and the spare fuse
storage locations are fitted to the back of the dashboard fuse box cover.For access
to them:
)
unc
lip the cover
by pu
lling on t
he s
ide,
)
remove the cover completely,
)
remove t
he pliers.
Access to the tools
Before changing a fuse, the cause of the failure
must be identifi
ed and rectified.
) Identif
y the fault
y fuse b
y checkin
g the
condition of its filament.

Changing a
fuse
Correct Incorrect
) Use the special pliers to extract the fusefrom its housin
g.
)
Alwa
ys replace the
fault
y fuse with a
fuse
of the same ratin
g.
) Check the corres
pondence between the
num
ber etc
hed on t
he box, t
he rat
ing
etched on the fuse and the tables below.

193
Practical information

Engine compartment fusebox The fuse box is placed in the enginecompartment near the battery (left-hand side).
Access
to the fuses
)
Unclip the cover.
) Change the fuse (see corresponding
paragraph).
)
When you have finished, close the cover carefull
y to ensure the sealin
g of the fuse
box.

Fuse ta
ble
Fuse N°
Rating
Functions
F
1
20 A
Engine control unit supply, cooling
fan unit control relay,
multifunction engine control main relay, injection pump
(Diesel).
F2
15 A
Horn.
F
3
10 A Front
/rear wash-wi
pe.
F4
20 A
LED lamps.
F5
15 A
Diesel heater
(Diesel
), particle
filter additive pump
(Diesel
),
air
flow sensor
(Diesel
), blow-by heater and electrovalves
(VTi).
F
6
10 A
ABS/ESP control unit, secondar
y stop switch.
F7
10 A
Electric power steerin
g, automatic
gearbox.
F8
25 A
Starter control.
F
9
10 A
Switching and protection unit (Diesel).
F10
30 A

Fuel heater (Diesel), blow-by heater (Diesel), fuel pump
(VTi), injectors and ignition coils (petrol).
F11
40 A H
eater blower.

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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.

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.