engine overheat Citroen DS3 2014 1.G Owner's Manual
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Foot on the
brake pedalfixed.
The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to s
tart the engine (lever in position N).
W
ith an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,
p
ress the brake pedal before releasing the parking
b
rake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P.
If
you wish to release the parking brake without
p
ressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
r
emain on.
flashing. With
an electronic gearbox, if you
h
old the vehicle on an incline using
t
he accelerator for too long, the
c
lutch overheats.Use
the brake pedal and/or the parking brake.
Automatic wiping fixed. The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic
front wiping is activated.
Warning lamp
is on
cau
se
Action / Observations
Monitoring
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RAcING towbar
Your vehicle cannot be fitted with a
towbar. The space occupied by the
s
port diffuser prevents this.
Ty r e s
F Check the tyre pressures of the towing v
ehicle and of the trailer, observing the
re
commended
p
ressures.
cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the temperature of the coolant.
As
the fan is electrically controlled, its cooling
c
apacity is not dependent on the engine speed.
F
T
o lower the engine speed, reduce your
s
peed.
The
maximum towed load on a long incline
d
epends on the gradient and the ambient
t
emperature.
In
all cases, keep a check on the coolant
t
emperature.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
T o avoid overheating of the brakes on a long
m
ountain type of descent, the use of engine
b
raking is recommended.
Lighting
F Check the electrical lighting and signalling o
n the trailer.
The
rear parking sensors will be
d
eactivated automatically if a genuine
C
ITROËN towbar is used.
F
I
f
the
warning
lamp
and
the
S
TOP
warning
lamp
come
on,
s
top the vehicle and switch off
the
engine
as
soon
as
possible.
Practical information
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FREQUENTLY ASKE d QUESTIONS
QUESTION ANSWER SOLUTION
Sound cut-outs of 1 to
2
seconds in radio mode.During
this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency
permitting
better reception of the station.Deactivate
the RDS function if the phenomenon is
too
frequent and always on the same route.
With
the engine off,
the
audio equipment
switches of
f after a few
minutes
of use. When
the engine is switched off, the audio equipment operating time
depends
on the battery charge.
The
switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode
and
switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.Start
the vehicle's engine to increase the battery
charge.
The
message "the audio
system
is overheated"
appears
on the display. In
order to protect the installation if the surrounding temperature is too
high,
the audio equipment switches to an automatic thermal protection
mode
leading to a reduction of the volume or stopping of the playing of
the
CD. Switch
the audio system off for a few minutes to
allow
the system to cool.