light CITROEN DS3 2009 Owner's Guide

135Safety
The driver must ensure t
hat passen
gers use
the seat
belts correct
ly an
d that t
hey are a
ll
restrained securel
y be
fore settin
g off.
Wh
erever you are seate
d in the ve
hicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short journeys.
Do not invert the seat belt buckles as they willnot fulfil their role full
y.

The sea
t belts are fitted with
an in
ertia reel
permittin
g automatic ad
justment o
f the len
gth
of the strap to
your size. The seat belt is
store
d automat
ically when not
in use.

Before and a
fter use, ensure that the seat
belt is reeled in correctly.
The lower part of the strap must be positioned as low as possible on the pelvis. The upper part must be positioned in the hollow of the shoulder.

The inertia reels are fitted with
an automatic
locking device w
hich comes
into operat
ion
in
the event o
f a collision, emer
genc
y brakin
g
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can release
the device by pulling firmly on the strap and releasing it so that it re-winds slightly.
In order to be e
ffective, a seat belt must:
-
be tigh
tene
d as c
lose to t
he body as
possible,
- be pulled in
front o
f you with a smooth
movement, checking that it does nottwist
,
- be used to restrain only one person, - not bear an
y trace of cuts or fra
ying,
- n
ot be converted or m
odified to avoid
affectin
g its per
formance.

In accordance with current sa
fety regulations,
all repa
irs an
d checks must
be carr
ied out
by
a CITRO
ËN dealer who guarantees that the
work is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regularly by aCITROËN dealer and particularly if the strapsshow si
gns of dama
ge.
Clean the seat belt straps with soap
y water or
a textile cleanin
g product, sold b
y CITRO
ËN
dealers. After
foldin
g or movin
g a seat or rear bench
seat, ensure t
hat t
he seat
belt is positione
d
and reeled in correctly.
Recommendations
for children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger isless than
12 years old or shorter than one
and a half m
etres.
Never use
the same sea
t bel
t to secu
re
more t
han one
person.
Never a
llow a c
hild
to trave
l on
your
lap.
In the event o
f an impact
Depen
ding on t
he nature an
d ser
iousness
of the impacts
, the pre-tens
ioning
device
may be triggered be
fore and independently
of the airbags. Triggering of the pre
-
tensioners is accompanied by a slight discharge of harmless smoke and a noise, due to the activation of the p
yrotechnic
cartr
idg
e incorporate
d in the s
ystem.
In all cases, t
he airbag warn
ing lamp comes on.
Following an
impact,
have t
he seat
belts
system checked, and i
f necessary replaced,
by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

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.

167
Checks
Diesel additive level (Diesel engine with particle emission filter
)
A low additive level is indicated b
y lightin
g of
the ser vice warning lamp, accompanied byan audible warning and a message on the multi
function screen.

Topping up
This additive must be topped up by a CITROËN dealer without delay.
Use
d pro
ducts
Avoid prolonged contact o
f used oil or
fluids with the skin. Most of these fluids are harmful tohealth or indeed very corrosive. Do not discard used oil or
fluids into
sewers or onto the ground.Take used oil to a CITROËN dealer (France) or an authorised waste disposal site.

Putt
ing the w
hee
l bac
k in p
lace
) Put the box back in
place in the centre o
f
the wheel and cli
p it.
) Put the polystyrene storage box back in place.)
Refit the boot floor carpet by lightly foldin
g it in the middle
(refer to the section
"Fittin
gs -
§ Stora
ge box"
).
)
Put the wheel back in its housing.
)
Unscrew the yellow central bolt by a few turns then place it in the centre of thewheel.
)
Tighten fully until the central bolt clicks to retain the wheel correctly.

On vehicles e
quipped with a "s
pace
-
saver" type spare wheel, the punctured wheel can be stowed in place of the"space-saver" wheel; however the bootfloor will n
ot th
en be flat.

189
Practical information
Interior lighting
Interior lamp (1/W5W)
Detach the cover of the interior lamp
1 with a
thin screwdriver, close to the button, to accessthe faulty bulb.
Map reading lamps (2/W5W)
Detach the cover of the interior lamp
1 . To
access the
fault
y bulb, detach the partition
for
t
he rea
ding
lamp
2concerne
d.
Boot illumination
(W5W
)
Detach the unit b
y pushin
g it rearwards.
Footwell and central storage illumination
(W5W
)
Detach the unit
for access to the bulb.
Glove box illumination (W5W) Detach th
e unit f
or access
to the bulb.

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.

209
Technical data

WEI
GHT
S AND T
OWED L
OAD
S (in k
g)

Petrol engines
VTi 95

VTi
120


THP
150

Gearboxes
Manual
Manual

Auto

Manual

Model codes: SA...
8FR
0
5FS0
5FS9
5FXH

-
Unladen we
igh
t 1
075
1
075
1 14
5
1 1
65
- Kerb weight
1 15 0

1 15 0

1 220


1 240
- Gross vehicle weight (GV W)
1 55
2

1 554
1 587
1 597
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 2 4
52
2 4
542 4
87 2 4
97
- Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12
% gradient
900


900


900


900

- Braked trailer *
(with load transfer within the
GTW limit
)
1 150
1 150
1 150
1 150
- Unbraked trailer
570
570
570
570
- Recommended nose weight
46
46
4
6
4
6

* The weight o
f the braked trailer can be increased, within the
GTW limit, i
f the
GVW o
f the towing vehicle is reduced by an equal amount. Warning:
towing using a lightly loaded towing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.

The
GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude o
f 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced b
y 10
% for
each additional 1
000
metres o
f altitude.
The speed o
f a towin
g vehicle must not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h) (compl
y with the le
gislation in
force in
your countr
y).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the per
formance o
f the vehicle to protect the engine; i
f the ambient temperature is above 37
°C,
limit the towe
d load.