Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

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Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an

y
 t
ime
 t
o
 a
ny
 e
ventuality.
On
 a l

ong
 j
ourney,
 a b
reak
 e
very
 t
wo
 h
ours
 i
s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended.
In
 d

ifficult
 w
eather,
 d
rive
 s
moothly,
 a
nticipate
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 b
rake
 a
nd
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 d
istance
 f
rom
 ot

her
 veh
icles.
Driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t

he
 e
ngine
 o
r
 g
earbox,
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
o
 t
he
 el

ectrical
 s
ystems
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 b
raking
 s
ystem!
Do
 n

ot
 p
ark
 o
r
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
hen
 st

ationary in areas where inflammable
substances
 a

nd
 m
aterials
 (
dry
 g
rass,
 de

ad
 l
eaves...)
 m
ight
 c
ome
 i
nto
 c
ontact
 wi

th
 t
he
 h
ot
 e
xhaust
 s
ystem
 - R
isk
 o
f
 fi

re!
Never leave a vehicle unsupervised
with
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning.
 I
f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 to l

eave
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 an

d
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 o
r
 pos

ition
n o
r P,
 d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 t
ype
 of g

earbox.
-
 ch

eck
 t

hat
 t

he
 d

epth
 o

f
 w

ater
 d

oes
 n

ot
 ex

ceed
 1

5
 c

m,
 t

aking
 a

ccount
 o

f
 w

aves
 th

at
 m

ight
 b

e
 g

enerated
 b

y
 o

ther
 u

sers,
-
de

activate the Stop & Start system,
-
drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop and do not switch off the
engine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
 l

eaving
 t
he
 f
looded
 r
oad,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 ci

rcumstances
 a
llow,
 m
ake
 s
everal
 l
ight
 b
rake
 ap

plications
 t
o
 d
ry
 t
he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads.
If in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a
 C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.

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Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip which has a special c ode. W hen t he i gnition i s s witched on

,
 t
his
 c
ode
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
ecognised
 i
n
 o
rder
 f
or
 st

arting
 t
o
 b
e
 p
ossible.
This
 e

lectronic
 e
ngine
 i
mmobiliser
 l
ocks
 t
he
 en

gine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 a f
ew
 m
oments
 af

ter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 p
revents
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
y
 a
nyone
 w
ho
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ha

ve
 t
he
 k
ey.In the event of a fault, you are
informed by illumination of this
warning
 l

amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.It
 h

as
 3 p
ositions:
-
 Po

sition
 1
:
 Sto
p
-
 Po

sition
 2
:
 I
gnition on
-
 Po

sition
 3
:
 S
tarting
Ignition switch
Ignition on
In this position the vehicle's electrical equipment can be used or accessories
charged.
When
 t

he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery
 dr

ops
 t
o
 a r
eserve
 l
evel,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 g
oes
 i
nto
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode:
 t
he
 p
ower
 s
upply
 i
s
 au

tomatically cut off to preserve the state of
charge
 o

f
 t
he
 b
attery.
Keep safely, away from your vehicle,
the
 l

abel
 a

ttached
 t

o
 t

he
 k

eys
 g

iven
 t

o
 yo

u
 o

n
 a

cquisition
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
Starting-switching off the engine
In this case, your vehicle will not start; contact a C ITROËN d ealer a s s oon a s p ossible.
Avoid
 a

ttaching
 h
eavy
 o
bjects
 t
o
 t
he
 ke

y,
 w
hich
 w
ould
 w
eigh
 d
own
 o
n
 i
ts
 bl

ade
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 a
nd
 c
ould
 ca

use
 a m
alfunction.
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F Apply the p arking b rake.
F Wi th a m anual g earbox: p lace t he l ever i n ne

utral
 a
nd
 f
ully
 d
epress
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
F
 Wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox:
 p
lace
 t
he
 l
ever
 at p

osition
n
 
a
nd
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f i

r m l y.
F
 Wi

th
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox:
 p
lace
 t
he
 l
ever
 at p

osition P
 a
nd
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f i

r m l y.
F
 In

sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch;
 t
he
 sy

stem
 r
ecognises
 t
he
 c
ode.
F
 Un

lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 b
y
 si

multaneously
 t
urning
 t
he
 s
teering
 a
nd
 th

e key.
Starting the engine
In some circumstances, you may have
to apply s ome f orce t o t urn t he s teering wh

eel
 (
wheels
 o
n
 l
ock
 f
or
 e
xample).In
 w

intry
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 wi

ll
 s
tay
 o
n
 l
onger.
 W
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ho

t,
 i
t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 c
ome
 o
n.In temperate conditions, do not
warm
 t
he
 e
ngine
 u
p
 w
ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 b
ut
 m
ove
 o
ff
 s
traight
 a
way
 an

d
 d
rive
 a
t
 m
oderate
 e
ngine
 s
peeds.
If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight aw
ay, s witch t he i gnition o ff. W ait a fe

w
 m
oments
 b
efore
 t
rying
 a
gain.
 I
f
 th

e
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart
 a
fter
 a f
ew
 at

tempts,
 d
o
 n
ot
 k
eep
 t
rying:
 y
ou
 r
isk
 da

maging
 t
he
 s
tarter
 m
otor
 a
nd
 t
he
 en

gine.
 C
all
 o
n
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop.Never
 l

eave
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 i
n
 an e

nclosed area without adequate
ventilation:
 int
ernal
 co
mbustion
 en

gines
 e
mit
 t
oxic
 e
xhaust
 g
ases,
 su

ch
 a
s
 c
arbon
 m
onoxide.
 D
anger
 o
f
 in

toxication
 a
nd
 d
eath.
 I
n
 v
ery
 s
evere
 wi

nter
 c
onditions
 (
temperatures
 b
elow
 -2
3°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow t he en
gine t o r un f or 4 m inutes b efore se

tting
 o
ff,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 e
nsure
 t
he
 co

rrect operation and durability of
the mechanical components of your
vehicle,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 g
earbox.
F
 Wi

th
 a p
etrol
 e
ngine,
 o
perate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 mo

tor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 p
osition
 3
until
the
 e

ngine
 s
tarts,
 w
ithout
 p
ressing
 t
he
 ac

celerator
 p
edal.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 re

lease
 t
he
 k
ey.
F
 Wi

th
 a D
iesel
 e
ngine,
 t
urn
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 pos

ition 2 ,
 i

gnition
 o
n,
 t
o
 o
perate
 t
he
 engi

ne
 pr
eheating
 sy
stem. Wait
 u

ntil
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 in t

he instrument panel, then operate
the
 s
tarter
 m
otor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 pos

ition
3
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 w
ithout
 pr

essing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
 O
nce
 th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 r
elease
 t
he
 k
ey.

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To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, put the front wheels in the
straight
 ah

ead
 po
sition
 be
fore
 sw
itching
 th

e
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Never
 s

witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 u
ntil
 t
he
 ve

hicle has come to a complete stop
and
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 b
een
 a
pplied.
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
topped,
 t
he
 b
raking
 a
nd
 st

eering
 a
ssistance
 s
ystems
 a
re
 a
lso
 c
ut
 of

f:
 r
isk
 o
f
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.When
 y

ou
 l
eave
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 t
ake
 t
he
 ke

y
 w
ith
 y
ou
 a
nd
 l
ock
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
For more information, refer to the
"Energy
 e
conomy
 m
ode"
 s
ection.
Key reminder
If the key is left in the ignition switch, an audible s ignal s ounds w hen t he d river's do

or
 i
s
 o
pened.
Switching the engine off
F Immobilise t he v ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine a t i dle, t urn t he k ey f ully to

wards you to position 1 (Stop) .
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
ey
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch.
F
 To l

ock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn,
 t
urn
 t
he
 st

eering
 w
heel
 u
ntil
 i
t
 l
ocks.
F
 En

sure
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 co

rrectly,
 p
articularly
 w
hen
 o
n
 a s
lope.
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1 - Stop), yo
u can still use functions such as the audio
and telematic system, the wipers, dipped beam,
courtesy
 l

amps,
 e
tc.,
 f
or
 m
aximum
 c
umulative
 pe

riod
 o
f
 3
0
 m
inutes.
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Parking brake
Applying
F Pull the parking b rake l ever f ully u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle.
Releasing
F Pull the parking b rake l ever g ently, p ress the
release button then lower the lever
fully.
When
 p

arking
 o
n
 a s
lope,
 d
irect
 y
our
 wh

eels
 a
gainst
 t
he
 p
avement,
 a
pply
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g
ear.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 i
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 S
TOP
 war
ning
 la

mp come on, accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 sc

reen,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 on o

r
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 p
roperly
 r
eleased.

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6-speed manual gearbox
F Move the lever f ully t o t he r ight t o engag
e 5th or 6th g e a r.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
As a safety precaution and to facilitate
starting of t he e ngine:
-
al

ways select neutral,
-
 pr

ess
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle i s s tationary w ith t he e ngine a t i dle.
Engaging reverse gear
F Raise the r ing u nder t he k nob a nd m ove th
e g ear l ever t o t he l eft t hen f or wards.
Failure to follow this advice may cause
permanent
 d

amage
 t

o
 t

he
 g

earbox
 (enga

gement
 of 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
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Electronic gearbox (ETG)
R. Reverse
F With y our f oot o n t he b rake, m ove t he se

lector
 f
or wards
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 p
osition.
n. Ne

utral.
F
 Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake,
 s
elect
 t
his
 po

sition
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
A.
 Au

tomated
 m
ode.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 s
elector
 b
ackwards
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 mo

de.
M + / -.
 

 
Ma
nual
 m
ode
 w
ith
 s
equential
 g
ear
 chan

ging.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 s
elector
 b
ackwards,
 t
hen
 t
o
 t
he
 le

ft
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 m
ode,
 t
hen:
-
 pu

sh
 f
or wards
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 a g
ear,
-
 or p

ush
 b
ackwards
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 a g
ear.
gear selector positions
+. Paddle to t he r ight o f t he s teering w heel f or chan
ging up .
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 mo

unted
"
+" paddle
 t

o
 c
hange
 u
p
 a g
ear.
-.
 Pa

ddle
 t
o
 t
he
 l
eft
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 f
or
 chan

ging
 do
wn.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 
mo

unted
"-" p

addle
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 a g
ear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow neutral to be selected, reverse
gear
 t

o
 b
e
 e
ngaged
 o
r
 d
isengaged,
 o
r
 th

e
 d
riving
 m
ode
 t
o
 b
e
 c
hanged.
Five
 o

r
 s

ix-speed
 e

lectronically
 c

ontrolled
 ge

arbox
 w

hich
 o

ffers
 a c

hoice
 b

etween
 t

he
 co

mfort of automated operation or the pleasure
of
 man

ual
 ge

ar
 chan

ging.
Two
 d

riving
 m

odes
 a

re
 o

ffered:
-
au

tomated
mode for automatic control
of
 t

he
 g

ears
 b

y
 t

he
 g

earbox,
 w

ithout
 a

ny
 ac

tion by the driver,
-
man

ual
 m

ode
 f

or
 t

he
 s

equential
 c

hanging
 of t

he
 g

ears
 b

y
 t

he
 d

river,
 u

sing
 t

he
 g

ear
 se

lector
 o

r
 t

he
 s

teering
 m

ounted
 c

ontrol
 pad

dles.
In
 a

utomated
 m

ode,
 y

ou
 c

an
 t

emporarily
 t

ake
 co

ntrol
 o

f
 g

ear
 c

hanges
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 u

sing
 t

he
 st

eering
 m

ounted
 c

ontrol
 p

addles.

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Display in the instrument panel
n. Neutral
R. Reverse
1 2 3 4 5 / 6.
 G

ears
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
AUTO.
Th

is comes on when automated mode
is
 s

elected.
 I
t
 g
oes
 o
ff
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 to m

anual
 m
ode.
Moving off
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal f ully.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
n a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
-
I

f
n i
s
 f
lashing
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel,
 m
ove
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 pos

ition A, then to position
n. F
 Se
lect a utomated m ode ( position A
), ma
nual m ode ( position M ) o r r everse (p

osition
 R).
AUT

O and 1 , 1 or R appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
F
 Re

lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
 Pr

ogressively
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
Depending
 o

n
 t
he
 t
ype
 o
f
 e
lectronic
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
ay
 m
ove
 o
ff
 o
n
 it

s
 o
wn.
For more information, refer to the
"Creep
 f

unction"
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 a
nd
 c
lutch
 pe

dals
 s
imultaneously.
 T
his
 c
an
 c
ause
 ra

pid
 c
lutch
 w
ear.
F
 Ac

celerate
 a
way.
-
 If t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 com

es on, accompanied
by
 a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 th

e
 di
splay
 of a me
ssage,
 pr

ess
 f
irmly
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
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Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa

rking,
 i
n
 t
raffic
 j
ams...).
With
 t

he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A,

M or R,
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with
 t

he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle.
Automated mode
AUTO and the g ear e ngaged a ppear in t
he i nstrument p anel.
The
 g

earbox
 t
hen
 o
perates
 i
n
 a
uto-adaptive
 mo

de, without any action on the part of the
driver.
 I

t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 ge

ar
 t

aking
 a
ccount
 o
f:
-
op

timisation of fuel consumption,
-
 dr

iving
 s
tyle,
-
ro

ad conditions,
-
 ve

hicle
 l
oad.
For
 o

ptimum
 a
cceleration,
 w
hen
 ov
ertaking
 an

other
 v

ehicle
 f
or
 e
xample,
 p
ress
 t
he
 ac

celerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of
 r

esistance. You
 c

an
 c
hange
 m
ode
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime
 b
y
 mov

ing
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 f
rom
 A
to M or
the
 o

ther
 w
ay
 r
ound.
The creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too
 h

igh
 o

r
 t

he
 s

lope
 t

oo
 s

teep.
Do not leave children unsupervised
inside
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 w

hen
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ru

nning. F
Selec

t position A
.
Never
 s
elect
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n
) w
hen
 mov

ing.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear ch anges u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" and "-
"
control
 p

addles:
 i
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 a
llows,
 t
he
 ge

ar
 c
hange
 i
s
 c
arried
 o
ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
 su

ch
 as ove
rtaking
 an
other
 ve
hicle
 or ap

proaching
 a b
end.
After a few moments without any action on the
paddles,
 t

he
 g
earbox
 r
esumes
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 chan

ging
 au
tomatically.