warning light Citroen DS3 2011 1.G Owner's Manual

Exterior


Customising kits

These expressive stickers form par t of a range
of kits, very different one from another, which
allow you to create a unique and attractive
exterior for your vehicle.

Guide-me-home lighting

After switching off the ignition, under low
lighting conditions the headlamps remain on for
a few seconds to help you leave the vehicle.

Rear parking sensors

This system provides a warning when reversing
by detecting obstacles located behind the
vehicle.



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Temporary puncture repair kit

This kit is a complete system consisting of a
compressor and a sealant cartridge, to allow
the temporary repair of a tyre.



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Stop & Start

This system puts the engine
temporarily on standby during
stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic
jams, etc...). The engine restarts
automatically as soon as you want to
move off. The Stop & Star t system
reduces fuel consumption and exhaust
emissions, and offers the comfor t of
complete silence when stationary.



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Monitoring

On switching on, the dial needles go to the
extent of their travel then return to 0.


A.
With the ignition on, the fuel gauge bars for
the fuel remaining should light up.

B.
With the engine running, the associated
low level warning lamp should go off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level indicator
should display "OIL OK"
for a few
seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level
which is low.

Instrument panels




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1.
With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.

2.
With the engine running, these warning
lamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to the page
concerned.

Warning lamps



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Illumination of the indicator lamp indicates the
state of the corresponding function.


A.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.


Switch panel

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B.
Deactivation of Stop & Start.
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Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, SensoDrive or
automatic gearbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.


1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Vehicle speed.

Indicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).

3.
Engine coolant temperature.

Indicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.

Dials


7.
Lighting dimmer button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4.
Display screen.


5.
Fuel level.

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.

6.
Display management button

Alternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or ser vice indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.

RACING petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.


1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Vehicle speed.

Indicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).

3.
Engine coolant temperature.

Indicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.

Dials


7.
Lighting dimmer button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4.
Display screen.


5.
Fuel level.

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.

6.
Display management button

Alternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or ser vice indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.

Visual indicators informing the driver
that a system is in operation (operation
or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).









Indicator and warning lamps


Associated warnings

The illumination of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on
continuously (fixed) or flash.
Cer tain warning lamps may come
on in two different modes. Only by
relating the type of lighting to the
operating status of the vehicle can it
be ascertained whether the situation is
normal or whether a fault has occurred. If they remain on, before moving off,
refer to the information on the warning
lamp concerned.
The passenger's airbag system
operation lamp stays on for about a
minute after switching on the ignition,
even after the engine has star ted.


When the ignition is switched on

Cer tain warning lamps come on for a few
seconds when the vehicle's ignition is
switched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.

31Monitoring

Operation indicator lamps

If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Left-hand
direction indicato

r

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed down.







Right-hand
direction indicator

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed up.







Sidelamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is in the "Sidelamps"
position.






Dipped beam
headlamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped
beam headlamps" position.






Main beam
headlamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is pulled towards
you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.






Front foglamps


fixed. The front foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards twice to switch off
the front foglamps.





Rear foglamps


fixed. The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamps.






Hazard warning
lamps


flashing with audible
signal. The hazard warning lamps switch,
located on the dashboard, has been
operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction indicators and
their associated indicator lamps flash simultaneously.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Diesel engine
pre-heating


fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then star t the engine.





Parking brake


fixed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Obser ve the safety.
For fur ther information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Driving" section.




Stop & Start


fixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams, ...) the Stop & Star t
system has put the engine into STOP
mode. The warning lamp goes off and the engine restar ts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move off.

flashes for a few
seconds, then goes
off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start" for special cases
with STOP mode and START mode.

This is indicated by lighting of the cour tesy
lamps and flashing of the direction indicators
for a few seconds.







Locating your vehicle



)
Press the closed padlock to
locate your locked vehicle in a
car park.












Anti-theft protection


Electronic engine immobiliser

The key contains an electronic chip which has
a special code. When the ignition is switched
on, this code must be recognised in order for
star ting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser locks the
engine management system a few minutes
after the ignition is switched off and prevents
star ting of the engine by anyone who does not
have the key.
In the event of a malfunction, you
are informed by lighting of this
warning lamp, an audible signal and a message
on the multifunction screen.
In this case, your vehicle does not start; contact
a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.


- Position 1: Stop


- Position 2: Ignition


- Position 3: Starting
















Ignition switch

Following disconnection of the vehicle battery,
replacement of the remote control battery or
in the event of a remote control malfunction,
you can no longer unlock, lock or locate your
vehicle.


)
First of all, use the key in the lock to unlock
or lock your vehicle.

)
Then, reinitialise the remote control.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer as soon as possible.















Remote control problem


Reinitialisation



)
Switch off the ignition.

)
Turn the key to position 2 (Ignition)
.

)
Press the closed padlock immediately for a
few seconds.

)
Switch off the ignition and remove the key
from the ignition switch.
The remote control is fully operational again.


Changing the battery

Battery ref.: CR1620/3 volts.

)
Unclip the casing by inser ting a coin at the
notch and rotating.

)
Slide the flat battery out of its location.

)
Slide the new battery into its location
observing the original direction.

)
Clip the casing in place, then the chrome
finisher.

)
Reinitialise the remote control.

If the battery is flat, you are
informed by lighting of this warning
lamp in the instrument panel, an audible signal
and a message in the multifunction screen.


)
Unfold the key.

)
Release the chrome finisher by pressing on
lug A
.

)
Maintain pressure on lug A
and remove the
chrome finisher by sliding it off at 45°.

C.
Foglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped and main
beam headlamps.
Rotate and release the ring C
:


)
for wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps.

)
for wards a second time to switch on the
rear foglamp,

)
rear wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp

)
rear wards a second time to switch of the
front fog lamps.



Model with front foglamps and
a rear foglamp

Lighting on audible warning

When the ignition is switched off, all
of the lamps switch off automatically,
unless guide-me-home lighting is
activated.
If the lighting is switched on manually
after switching off the ignition, there
is an audible signal when a front door
is opened to warn the driver that
they have forgotten to switch off the
vehicle's lighting, with the ignition off.
In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, 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 foglamp when
they are no longer necessary. Front and rear foglamps
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model) or when the dipped
headlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.


)
Turn the ring rear wards to switch off the
foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch off.