CITROEN DS3 2009 Manual Online

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Access

In the event of unwanted opening of the window on closing (for example in the presence of frost): ) press the switch until it openscomp
lete
ly,
)
then pu
ll it imme
diate
ly unt
il it
closes,
)
continue to hold the switch for approximately one second after the window has closed.
The safety anti-pinch function is not active during these operations.
Safety anti-pinch
On the driver's side, the one-touch front electricwindow has a safety anti-pinch function.
When the window rises and meets an obstacle
,
it stops and partiall
y lowers a
gain.
Reini
tialisat
ion
Alwa
ys remove the ke
y from the i
gnition
when leavin
g the vehicle, even
for a
short t
ime.

In the event of contact during operation of the windows
, reverse the movement
of the window. To do this, press thecorrespondin
g switch.
When the driver operates the passen
ger e
lectr
ic w
indow sw
itch, they
should ensure t
hat no one
is prevent
ing
correct closin
g of the window.
The driver s
hould ensure t
hat t
he
passenger uses the electric windowcorrectly.
Be aware of children when operating the win
dows.
In the event o
f a mal
function
you have to
reinitialise the o
peration o
f the electric
windows:
) release the switch and pull it again until the window closes completely, )
hold the switch for approximately one second after closin
g,
) press t
he sw
itch to
lower t
he w
indow
automat
ically.
The sa
fety anti-pinch
function is not active
during t
hese operat
ions.

Doors From outside )
After unlockin
g the vehicle usin
g the
remote contro
l or t
he key, pu
ll the door
handle.

From inside ) Pull the door
lever to o
pen t
he door; t
his
unlocks this ve
hicle comp
lete
ly.
Closin
g
When a door is not closed correctl
y:
-
when t
he en
gine is runn
ing
, this
warning lamp comes on, accompan
ied
by a message on the multi
function
screen for a few seconds,
-
when the vehicle is moving (speed
higher than 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning
lamp comes on, accompanied by an audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on the
mu
ltifunction screen for a few seco
nds.

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System which provides full manual locking or unlocking of the doors from the inside. Ma
nua
l ce
ntralised
co
ntrol

Locking )
Press button
Ato lock the vehicle.
The red indicator lamp on the button comes on.
Unlocking) Press
button A again to un
lock the ve
hicle.
The re
d indicator
lam
p on t
he button sw
itches
o
ff.

If one of the doors is open, central lockin
g from the inside does not take
place.
If the vehicle is locked
from the outside,
the red indicator lam
p flashes and
button
A
is inactive.
)
In this case
, use the remote control
or the key to unlock the vehicle.
Auto
m
at
ic ce
ntralised

contro
l
System which provides
full automatic lockin
g
or unlocking o
f the doors and the boot while
driving.

You can activate or deactivate this function.
Loc
king
When the speed exceeds 6 mph
(10 km
/h), the
doors and the boot lock automatically.
Unlocking )
Above 6 mph (10 km/h), press button
Ato
unlock the doors and the boot temporarily.
If one of the doors is open, the automatic central lockin
g does not take
place. If the boot is o
pen, the automatic
central lockin
g of the doors is active.

Activation)
Press
button Afor more than two seconds.
A confirmation message appears on the multifunction screen, accompanied by an audibl
e s
igna
l.
Deactivation)
Press
button Aagain for more than
two secon
ds.
A confirmation message appears on the multifunction screen, accompanied by an audible signal.
System which locks or unlocks the doors
mechanicall
y in the event o
f a mal
function o
f
the centra
l locking.
Emer
genc
y control

Loc
king t
he driver
's door
) Insert t
he key in the lock, then turn
it to t
he
r
igh
t.
Unloc
king t
he driver
's door
) Insert t
he key in the lock, then turn
it to t
he
left.
Loc
king t
he passenger
door
)
Insert t
he key in the lock, locate
d on t
he
edge o
f the door, then turn it one ei
ghth o
f
a turn.
Unloc
king t
he passenger
door
)
Pull the inter
ior door open
ing contro
l.

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Boot
Openin
g
)
After unlocking the vehicle using theremote control or the key, pull the handle and raise the tailgate.
Closing ) Lower t
he ta
ilgate us
ing the inter
ior grab
handle.
If the tail
gate is not closed correctl
y:
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message on
the multifunction screen for a few
seconds
,
-
when the vehicle is moving
(speed above
6 mph
(10 km/h
)), this warnin
g lamp comes
on, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d
a messa
ge on the multi
function screen
for
a few seconds.
System for mechanical unlockin
g of the boot
in the event of a batter
y or central lockin
g
m
alfunction.
Ta i l
gate release

Unlockin
g
)
Fold back the rear benchseat to gain access
to the lock fr
om in
side the boo
t.
) Insert a small screwdriver into hole
Aof the
lock to un
lock the ta
ilgate.

Fuel tank Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres (petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel).Low fuel level Filli
ng

A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds you of the type of fuel to be used depending on
your engine. Additions of fuel must be of at least 5 litres, in order to be taken into account by the fuelgauge.
The key cannot be removed
from the
lock until the cap is refitted. Opening the filler cap may create a noise a caused by an inrush of air. Thisvacuum is entirely normal, resulting from the sealin
g of the
fuel s
ystem. To fill the tank in complete safety:
)
the en
gine must be switched o
ff,
)
o
pen the
fuel
filler
flap,
) insert t
he key in the cap, t
hen turn
it to t
he
left,
)
remove the cap and hook it onto the clip
located on the inside of the flap,
)
fill the tank
, but do not continue a
fter the
3rd cut- o
ff of the
pum
p ; this could cause
ma
lfunctions.
When you have filled the tank:
)
put the cap back in place,
)
turn the key to the right, then remove it
from the cap,
)
close the
flap.
When the fuel tank minimum level is reached this warning lamp comeson on the instrument panel. When it
first comes on th
ere remains approximately
5 litres
of fuel in th
e tank.
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
runnin
g out o
f fuel.
I
f you run out o
f fuel
(Diesel
), re
fer also to the
"Checks" section.

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Quality of the fuel used for petrol engines
The petrol en
gines are per
fectl
y compatible
with E10 type petrol bio
fuels
(containing 10
%
ethanol), conforming to European standards EN 228
and EN
15376.

E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 % ethanol) are reser ved exclusivel
y for vehicles marketed
for the use o
f this t
ype o
f fuel
(BioFlex
vehicles). The quality of the ethanol must compl
y with European standard EN 15293.

For Brazil only, special vehicles are marketed to run on fuels containing up to 100 % ethanol (E100 type).
Qualit
y of the fuel used for
Di
ese
l en
gi
nes
The Diesel engines are per
fectly compatible
with biofuels which conform to current and
future European standards (Diesel fuel which complies with standard EN 5
90 mixed with a
biofuel which complies with standard EN 14214) available at the pumps
(containin
g up to 7 %
Fatty Acid Meth
yl Ester
).
The B
30 bio
fuel can be used in certain Diesel
en
gines;
however, t
his use
is su
bject to str
ict
application o
f the special servicing conditions.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or diluted,
domestic fuel...) is strictl
y prohibited
(risk of
dama
ge to the en
gine and fuel s
ystem
).

Lighting controls System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
The various
front and rear lam
ps o
f the vehicle
are designed to adapt the driver's visibility progressively according to climatic conditions: - sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearl
y when
the
road
is clea
r.
Main lightingOther lam
ps are installed to
fulfil the
re
quirements o
f particular conditions o
f
visibility: - a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,
- front foglamps for improved vision.- LED lamps to be seen during the daytime. Additional lighting
Various automat
ic ligh
ting contro
l mo
des
are also available according to the
following
options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of headlamps.
Programming

In some climatic conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), the presence of mistin
g on the internal sur face of the
glass o
f the headlamps and rear lamps
is normal; it disa
ppears a
fter the lam
ps
have been on
for a
few minutes.

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Visibility

Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
M
anua
l co
ntrols
The ligh
ting comman
ds are
issue
d direct
ly by
the driver by means o
f the ring
A
and the stalk A
B.
Automat
ic lighting.
B. Stalk for switchin
g the headlamp beam:
pull the sta
lk to sw
itch between
dipp
ed an
d
ma
in beam
headlam
ps.
In the lam
ps o
ff and sidelam
ps modes, the
driver can sw
itch on t
he ma
in beam
headlam
ps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining apull on the stalk.A. Main lighting mode selection ring: turn itto position the s
ymbol required facin
g the
mark.

Lam
ps o
ff.

Sidelamps only.

Dipped headlamps or main beam
headlamps.
Displays
Lightin
g of the correspondin
g indicator lamp on
the instrument panel con
firms the switching on
of the lighting selected.

The instrument panel has permanent back-
lighting. Illumination of the instrument panel is
therefore not linked to the exterior lighting.

C. Foglamp se
lect
ion r
ing.

The
foglamps operate with the dipped and main
beam headlamps. Rotate an
d release t
he ring C:
) for wards a
first time to switch on the
front
foglamps.
) for wards a second time to switch on the rear foglamp,)
rearwards a first tim
e to switch off th
e rear

foglamp
)
rearwards a seco
nd tim
e to switch of th
e
front
fog lamps.
Model with front foglamps and a rear fo
glamp
Lighting on
buzzer
When the i
gnition is switched o
ff, all
of the lamps switch o
ff automatically,
unless "guide-me-home lighting" is activated.
If the lighting is switched on manually after switchin
g off the i
gnition, there
is an audible si
gnal when a front door
is o
pene
d to warn t
he driver t
hat
the
y have
forgotten to switch o
ff the
vehicle's li
ghtin
g, with the i
gnition o
ff.
In good or ra
iny weat
her,
by both day
and ni
ght, the
front
foglamps and the
rear
foglamp are prohibited. In these
situations, the power of their beams may dazzle other drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the front foglamps and the rear fo
glamp when
the
y are no lon
ger necessar
y.
Front and rear foglamps
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model
) or when the dipped
headlamps are switched o
ff manuall
y, the
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.
)
Turn the rin
g rear wards to switch o
ff the
foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch o
ff.