ignition CITROEN DS3 2009 Owner's Manual

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.

Fittings

Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illum
inate
d courtes
y mirror.
)
With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automaticall
y.

Thi
s sun v
isor
is a
lso e
quipp
ed with a t
icket
holder.
Sun visor

Illuminated glove
box
Thi
s can be used
to hold a water bottle.
Its lid has a location for storin
g the vehicle's
handbook pack.) To open t
he glove
box, ra
ise t
he handle.
It is lit when t
he lid is o
pene
d.
It houses the
front passenger airbag
deactivation switch A .
If the vehicle is fitted with air conditioning, it
provides access to the ventilation nozzle
B,
distributin
g the same conditioned air as the
vents in the passen
ger compartment.
Centre armrest Storage )
For access to the closed stora
ge box, lift
the lever to open the lid.
) For access to t
he open stora
ge box below
the armrest, li
ft the com
plete armrest
towar
ds the rear.
These can be used
for portable devices
(mobile
phone, MP3 player ...) which can be connected
to the USB port /Jack socket or charged from
th
e 12 V soc
ket in th
e centre console.
Comfort and stora
ge s
ystem for the driver and
front passen
ger.

Direction indicators Selection of the left or right direction indicators
to si
gnal a chan
ge of direction of the vehicle.
)
Left: lower the li
ghtin
g stalk be
yond the
point of resistance.
)
Righ
t: ra
ise t
he ligh
ting sta
lk beyond the
point of resistance.
"Motorway"
function
) Press briefly upwards or downwards, without
goin
g be
yond the point o
f
resistance
; the direction indicators will flash
3 times.
Hazard warning
lamps A visual warning by means of the direction indicators to alert other road
use
rs to a vehicle
brea
kdown, tow
ing or acc
ident.
)
Press t
his button, t
he direct
ion
indicators
flash.
They can operate with the ignition o
ff.

Safety
Seat belts Front seat
belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensionin
g and
force limitin
g system.

This s
ystem improves sa
fety in the
front seats
in the event o
f a front impact. Depending on the
severity of the impact, the pretensioning systeminstantly tightens the seat belts against the body of the occupants.
The pretensionin
g seat belts are active when
t
he ignition
is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of theseat belt on the chest o
f the occu
pant,
so improving their protection.
Fastenin
g
) Pull the strap, then insert the tongue in the
buc
kle.
) Check that the seat belt is fastenedcorrectl
y by pullin
g the strap.
Unfastening ) Press the red button on the buckle.) Guide the seat belt as it is reeled in.
Seat
be
lt not faste
ned
/
unfastened warnin
g lamp
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel, if the driver and/o
r
the
front passen
ger has not
fastened
t
hei
r sea
t bel
t.
From approximatel
y 12 mph
(20 km
/h)
this warning lamp
flashes
for two minutes
accompanied by an audible signal o
f increasing
volume. Once these two minutes have elapsed,
this warning lamp remains on until the drive
r
and/or the front passenger fastens thei
r
sea
t belt.

Airbags System desi
gned to maximise the sa
fety of the
occupants
(with the exception o
f the rear centre
passen
ger) in the event o
f violent collisions.
It supplements the action of the
force-limiting
seat belts (with the exception of the rear centre passenger).If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors record and anal
yse the front and side impacts
sustained in the impact detection zones: - in the case of a serious impact, the airbags
are tr
igg
ere
d instant
ly an
d protect t
he
occupants o
f the vehicle
(with the exception
o
f the rear centre passenger
); immediately
after the impact, the airbags deflate rapidly
so that they do not hinder visibility or the
exit of the occupants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact or in
certa
in ro
ll-over con
ditions, t
he a
irbags
will
not
be tr
igg
ere
d; the seat
belt alone
is
su
fficient to
provide o
ptimum
protection in
these s
ituat
ions.
The airbags do not operate when theignition is switched off
.
This equipment will onl
y deplo
y once.
If a second impact occurs
(durin
g the
same or a subsequent accident
), the
airbag will not
be tr
igg
ere
d again.
Impact
detect
ion zones
A.
Front
impact zone.
B.Side im
pact zone.
Tr iggerin
g of the airba
g(s) is
accompan
ied by a s
ligh
t em
ission
of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the pyrotechniccartridge incorporated in the system. This smoke is not harmful
, but sensitive
individuals ma
y experience sli
ght
irrit
ation.

The noise o
f the detonation ma
y result
in a sli
ght loss o
f hearin
g for a short time.

DeactivationOnly the passenger's front airbag can be deact
ivate
d:
)
with the ignition off
, insert t
he key in the
f
passenger airbag deactivation switch
1 ,
)
turn it t
o the "OFF
"position,
)
then, remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.
This warning lamp comes on in theinstrument panel when the ignition is
on and until the airbag is re-activated.
To assure the safety of your child, the passenger's front airbag must be deactivated when you install a "rear facin
g" child seat on the front
passen
ger sea
t.
Other wise, the child would risk bein
g
seriousl
y injured or killed i
f the airba
g
were tr
iggere
d.
React
ivat
ion
Wh
en
you remove t
he child
seat, turn sw
itch 1
to
the "ON"
pos
ition to re-act
ivate t
he a
irbag an
d
so assure the sa
fety o
f your
front passenger in
the event of an impact.
With the ignition on, t
his warn
ing
lam
p comes on
in the instrument
panel for approximately one minute, if the passenger's front airbag is activated.
Operatin
g fault
If this warning lamp
flashes, contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer. The passenger's
front airbag may no longer be
triggered in the event of a serious
impact.
If at least one of the two airbag warning lamps come on continuously,do not in
stall a child sea
t on th
e front
passenger sea
t.
Have the s
ystem checked b
y a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
I
f this warning lamp comes on on theinstrument panel, accompanied by an audible warning and a message on
the multifunction screen
, contact a CITROËN
dealer to have the s
ystem checked. The
airba
gs ma
y no lon
ger be tri
ggered in the event
o
f a serious im
pact.

Manual operation
D disappears an
d the gears en
gaged
app
ear
in success
ion on t
he
instrument
pane
l.
In the event of the engine labouring
or over-revving, the gear selected flashes for afew seconds, then the actual gear engaged isdisplayed. It is possible to change from position
D
(automatic) to position
M
(manual) at any time.
Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is stat
ionar
y or mov
ing
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear
M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Invalid value durin
g manual
operation
)
Select
position
M for sequent
ialchanging
o
f the
four gears.
)
Push the lever towar
ds the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull th
e lever towards the - sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to chan
ge from one
gear to
another i
f the vehicle speed and en
gine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate temporarily in automatic mode.

This s
ymbol is displa
yed i
f a gear
is not en
gaged correctl
y (selector
between two positions
).

Stoppin
g the vehicle

Before switchin
g off the en
gine,
you can en
gage
position
Por N
to p
lace t
he gear
box in neutra
l.

In both cases, app
ly the par
king
brake to
immo
bilise t
he ve
hicle.
Wh
en t
he ignition is on, t
he
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen,
indicates a
gearbox malfunction.
In this case, the
gearbox switches to back-up mode
and is locked in 3rd gear. You ma
y feel a substantial
knock when chan
ging from
Pto R and from R
Nto R.R
This w
ill not cause an
y dama
ge to t
he gear
box.
Do not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h), local speed
restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Operatin
g fault
If the lever is not in position
P ,P
when the driver's door is opened or approximatel
y 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched o
ff, a messa
ge
app
ears in the multi
function screen.
)
Return t
he lever to
position
P; the
message
disappears.
There is a risk o
f dama
ge to the
gearbox:
- i
f you press the accelerator and brake pedals at t
he same t
ime,
- i
f you
force the movement o
f the
gear lever from the
Pposition to
another position when the battery is flat.

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolon
ged standstill with the en
gine
runnin
g (traffic
jam...
), put the
gear
lever in th
e Nposition and appl
y the
parkin
g brake.

151
Driving
System which prevents the vehicle fromexcee
ding the spee
d pro
gramme
d by the driver.

When the programmed speed limit is reached,pressing the accelerator pedal in the normal manner no longer has any effect. The speed limiter is
switched
on
manua
lly:
it requires a programmed speed of at least 20 mph (30 km/h). The speed limiter is
switched off
by manual f
operation of the control. The programmed speed can be exceeded temporaril
y by pressin
g the accelerator
firml
y.

To return to t
he pro
gramme
d spee
d, simp
ly
slow
down to a spee
d below t
he pro
gramme
d
speed.
The programmed speed remains in the memory when the ignition is switched off. Speed limiter
The spee
d limiter cannot,
in an
y
circumstances, re
place t
he nee
d to
res
pect s
peed limits, nor can
it re
place
the need
for vi
gilance and responsibilit
y
on the
part o
f the driver. The controls of this s
ystem are
grouped
together on stalk
A.
1.
Speed limiter mode selection thumb wheel
2. Value
decrease
button
3. Value
increase
button
4.
Speed limiter on
/off button
Steerin
g mounted controls
The pro
grammed information is
grouped
to
gether on the instrument panel displa
y.
5. Speed limiter on
/off indication
6. Speed limiter mode selection indication
7. Programme
d spee
d va
lue

Displa
ys on the instrument panel

153
Driving
Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the speed of the vehicle at the value programmedby the driver, w
ithout an
y act
ion on t
he
accelerator pedal. The cru
ise contro
l is switched
on
manua
lly: it
re
quires a minimum vehicle s
peed o
f 25 m
ph
(40 km/h), as well as the engagement of: - fourth gear on a manual gearbox,
- second gear on an automatic gearbox, in
sequential mode,
- position
D on an automatic gearbox.
The
cruise
control is switched off
manually f
or by press
ing the brake or c
lutc
h pe
dal or
on triggering of the ESP system for safetyreasons
.
It is possible to exceed the programmed speed
temporarily by pressing the accelerator pedal.
To return to the programmed speed, simply
release the accelerator pedal.
Switching off the ignition cancels any programmed speed value.
The controls of this s
ystem are
grouped
together on stalk
A.
1.
Cruise control mode selection thumb whel
2. Value
decrease
button
3. Value
increase
button
4.
Cruise control o
ff/resume button
Steerin
g mounted controls
The cru
ise contro
l cannot,
in an
y
circumstances, re
place t
he nee
d to
respect s
peed limits, nor can
it re
place
the need
for vi
gilance and responsibilit
y
on the
part o
f the driver. The pro
grammed information is
grouped
to
gether on the instrument panel displa
y.
5. Cruise control o
ff/resume indication
6. Cruise control mode selection indication
7. Programme
d spee
d va
lue
Displa
ys on the instrument panel