Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

Handbook
The following sales designations have been modified compared to the printed edition:
-
"DS 3 GT
RACING" becomes "DS 3
PERFORMANCE".
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The "Racing 208" engine becomes "Performance".

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Contents
6 OVERVIEW
Ke
y
safety warning
ad ditional information
contributes to the protection of the environment
refer to the page indicated362 VISUAL
S EARCH
14
EC

O
-DR
IVI
ng
36
6
AL
PHABETICAL
I
nD

EX

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COMFORT
ACCESS
60 Remote c ontrol k ey
64
Wi
ndow controls
66
Do

ors
69
Boo

t 72 Fr
ont seats
77
Rea

r seats
78
 St

eering
 w
heel
 a
djustment
79
M

irrors
81
V

entilation
83
 Hea

ting
83
 Man

ual
 air co
nditioning
86
 Di

gital
 air co
nditioning
89
Fr

ont demist - defrost
90
Re

ar screen demist - defrost
90
Sc

ented air freshener
92
 In

terior
 fit
tings
96
 Bo

ot
 fi
ttings
MOnITORIng
18 Instrument panels
22
 In
dicator
 a
nd
 w
arning
 l
amps
35
I

ndicators
40
 Adju

stment
 bu
ttons
42
Mo

nochrome screen A
45
Mo

nochrome screen C
49
To

uch screen tablet
54
Tr

ip computer
004
002 003
0 01DRIVIng
100 Driving re commendations
101
 St
arting-switching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine
104
 Pa

rking
 b
rake
105
 6-

speed
 man
ual
 ge
arbox
106
 El

ectronic
 g
earbox
 (
ETG)
111
 Au

tomatic
 g
earbox
115
 Au

tomatic
 g
earbox
 (
EAT6)
119
 Ge

ar
 e
f ficiency
 i
ndicator
120
Stop

& Start
123
Hi

ll start assist
124
Speed

limiter
126
Cr

uise control
128
 Pa

rking
 sens
ors
130
 Re

versing
 ca
mera

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SAFETYPR ACTICAL
I
nFOR

MATIO
n
CHILD
SAFETY
172 Child seats
17 5
 Dea
ctivating
 the pa
ssenger's
 fr

ont
 a
irbag
182
IS

OFIX child seats
14 8 Di
rection indicators
14 8
 Ha

zard
 war

ning
 lamp

s
14 9
H

orn
14 9
 Em

ergency
 o

r
 a

ssistance
 ca

ll
15 0
 Un

der-inflation
 de

tection
15 4
 Br

aking
 a

ssistance
 s

ystems
155
 Tr

ajectory
 c

ontrol
 s

ystems
157
 Ac

tive
 C

ity
 B

rake
161
Fr

ont seat belts
164
 Air

bags 188 Fu
el t ank
190
 Mi

sfuel
 p
revention
 (
Diesel)
191
 Ru

nning
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel)
192
AdB

lue
® additive and SCR
system (
BlueHDi D iesel)
199
 Te

mporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
204
 Ch

anging
 a w
heel
2 11
Sn

ow chains
212
 Chan

ging
 a bul
b
220
 Chan

ging
 a fus
e
227
12 V b

attery
231
 En

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode
232
 Ch

anging
 a w
iper
 b
lade
233
 To

wing
 t

he
 v
ehicle
235
 To

wing
 a t
railer
237
Ad

vice on care and
maintenance
239
A

ccessories
13 4
 Lig

hting
 co

ntrols
137
Au

tomatic illumination of
headlamps
138 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
139 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 0
Wi

per controls
14 4
Co

urtesy lamp
14 5
 In

terior
 mo

od
 lig

hting
14 5
Bo

ot lamp
008
006 007VISIBILITY005

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CHECKSTECHnI CAL
DATA AUDIO AnD
T ELEMATICS
245 Bonnet
246
 Pet

rol
 e
ngines
247
 Di

esel
 engi
nes
248
 Ch

ecking
 l
evels
252
 Ch

ecks 256 Pet
rol e ngines
259
 Pet

rol
 w
eights
262
 Di

esel
 engi
nes
263
 Di

esel
 w
eights
264
D

imensions
266
 Id

entification
 mar
kings270 Em
ergency o r a ssistance
273
7-

inch touch screen tablet
3 41
Au

dio system
010011
009

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Over view

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Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di

fferent one from another, which
allow you to create a unique
and
 a

ttractive
 e
xterior
 f
or
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a
frontal collision or reduce the speed of impact
if the driver fails to react or does not react
sufficiently.
238
137 157
Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st

ops
 i
n
 t
he
 t
raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 ja

ms,
 e
tc...).
 T
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically as soon as you want
to
 m

ove
 o
ff.
 T
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem
 re

duces
 f
uel
 c
onsumption,
 e
xhaust
 emi

ssions and the noise level when
stationary.
120