warning Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Guide

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Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp comes on and AUTO flashes,
accompanied
 b

y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i

n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the ge arbox m ay n eed a n a utomatic re

initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch

anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
AUTO and - - appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
AUTO and - - a ppear i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal.
F
Wa

it for around 30 seconds until
n o
r a
gear
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A, t

hen
to position
n.
F Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi

ne.
The
 g

earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Following
 d

isconnection
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 g
earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Follow
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.

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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or M,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 7 m
ph
 
(

11
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 sy

stem,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 f
or
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f

ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g

earbox
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de,
 i

f
 y

ou
 e

ngage
 a g

ear
 w

ithout
 fu

lly
 d

epressing
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal,
 a me

ssage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 y

ou
 t

o
 fu

lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 e

ngine
 c

an
 r

estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d

river's
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

astened,
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 n

ot
 e

xceeded
 6 m

ph
 
(

10
 k

m/h)
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 e

ngine
 s

tart
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey,
-
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 n

eeded
 t

o
 m

aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t

emperature
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i

s
 a

ctive,
-
 so

me
 s

pecial
 c

onditions
 (

battery
 c

harge,
 en

gine
 t

emperature,
 b

raking
 a

ssistance,
 am

bient
 t

emperature...)
 w

here
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ne

eded
 t

o
 a

ssure
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 a s

ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
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Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery
with a special specification and
technology.
All
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly be done by a CITROËN dealer or
a
 q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For more information on the 12 V
battery,
 p

lease
 s
ee
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the
"ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe

w
 m
oments
 t
hen
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
In the event of a fault in STOP mode, the
vehicle
 m

ay
 s
tall.
 A
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n.
 I
t
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ecessary
 to s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ag

ain
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
ey.
Press
 t

his
 s

witch
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 t

he
 s

ystem.
The deactivation is confirmed by the switch
warning
 l

amp
 c

oming
 o

n
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a mes

sage.
Pressing
 t

his
 s

witch
 a

gain
 r

eactivates
 t

he
 fu

nction.
The
 s

witch
 w

arning
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a m

essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co

mpartment, it may be useful to deactivate
Stop
 & S

tart.
You can request deactivation at any time, once
the
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 i

t
 r

estarts
 im

mediately.
Stop & Start reactivates automatically each
time
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
Deactivation / Manual
reactivation
Opening the bonnet
Driving on flooded roads
Before
 d

riving
 t
hrough
 a f
looded
 r
oad,
 it i

s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem.
For
 m

ore
 a
dvice
 o
n
 d
riving,
 pa

rticularly on flooded roads, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate the Stop & Start system to
avoid
 t

he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 t
o
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

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Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily
(approximately 2 seconds) w hen s tarting o n a sl

ope,
 t
he
 t
ime
 i
t
 t
akes
 t
o
 m
ove
 y
our
 f
oot
 f
rom
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
ctive
 w
hen:
-
th

e vehicle is completely stationary, with
your
 f

oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
-
ce

rtain conditions on a slope are met,
-
 wi

th
 t
he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 c
losed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal:
-
pr

ovided you are in automated mode
(position
 A ) o

r
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode
 (
position
 M) wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is
being
 h

eld
 i
n
 t
he
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 p
hase.
If you need to leave the vehicle with
the
 e

ngine
 r
unning,
 m
anually
 a
pply
 th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 o
n
 (
not
 fl

ashing)
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a malfunction of the system occurs, these
warning lamps c ome o n. C ontact a C ITROËN de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 sy

stem
 c
hecked.
Driving

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C. Foglamp selection r ing.
The f oglamps o perate w ith t he d ipped a nd m ain be

am
 he
adlamps.
Rotate
 a

nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 r
ing
 C:
F fo

r wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps,
F
fo

r wards a second time to switch on the
rear
 fog

lamp,
F
re

ar wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp,
F
re

ar wards a second time to switch of the
front
 f

og
 l
amps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all of t
he lamps switch off automatically,
unless
 g

uide-me-home
 l
ighting
 i
s
 ac

tivated.
If
 t

he
 l
ighting
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 m
anually
 af

ter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
here
 is a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 w
hen
 a f
ront
 d
oor
 is o

pened to warn the driver that
they
 h

ave
 f
orgotten
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ve

hicle's
 l
ighting,
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
In
 g

ood
 o
r
 r
ainy
 w
eather,
 b
y
 b
oth
 d
ay
 an

d
 n
ight,
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 re

ar
 f
oglamp
 a
re
 p
rohibited.
 I
n
 t
hese
 si

tuations, the power of their beams
may
 d
azzle
 o
ther
 d
rivers.
Do
 n
ot
 f
orget
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 f
ront
 fo

glamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ear
 f
oglamp
 w
hen
 th

ey
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 n
ecessary.
Front
 a

nd
 r

ear
 f

oglamps
When
 t

he
 l

ighting
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff
 a

utomatically
 (w

ith
 A

UTO
 m

odel)
 o

r
 w

hen
 t

he
 d

ipped
 he

adlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps
 a

nd
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 r

emain
 o

n.
F
 Tu

rn
 t

he
 r

ing
 r

ear wards
 t

o
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 fo

glamps,
 t

he
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 t

hen
 s

witch
 o

ff.

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Direction
indicators
F Left: lower the l ighting s talk b eyond t he po
int o f r esistance.
F
 Ri

ght:
 r
aise
 t
he
 l
ighting
 s
talk
 b
eyond
 t
he
 po

int
 o
f
 r
esistance.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F Press briefly upwards or downwards,
without g oing b eyond t he p oint o f re

sistance;
 t
he
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 w
ill
 fl

ash
 3 t
imes.
Hazard warning 
lamp
s
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve

hicle
 b
reakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
Pr

ess this button, all of the direction
indicators
 fla

sh.
They
 c

an
 o
perate
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co

me
 o
n
 a
utomatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you
accelerate.
F
 Yo

u
 c
an
 a
lso
 s
witch
 t
hem
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 b
utton.

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Horn
Audible warning to alert other road users to an imminent dan ger.
F
 Pr

ess
 o
ne
 o
f
 t
he
 s
pokes
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel.
Emergency or 
as
sistance call
This system allows you to make an emergency or a
ssistance c all t o t he e mergency s ervices or t

o
 t
he
 d
edicated
 s
ervice
 (
operated
 b
y
 CI

TROËN
 A
ssistance).
For more information on the use of this
function, refer to the "Audio and telematics"
section.
Safety

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Braking assistance systems
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, in p

articular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 ve

ry
 f
irmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 pre

ssure.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, together w ith t he S TOP and ABS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 fo

rce distribution which could result in loss of
control
 o

f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
When
 r

eplacing
 w
heels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 ri

ms),
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
hey
 c
onform
 t
o
 t
he
 man

ufacturer's
 re
commendations.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-lock
 b
raking
 sy

stem which could result in loss of control of
the
 v

ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
In either case, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo
rkshop.

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Deactivation
In extremely severe conditions (deep snow,
mud...), when it is not possible to move off, it
may be useful to temporarily deactivate the
systems, so that the wheels can spin freely and
regain grip.
F
P
ress this button, located on the left below
the steering wheel.
Illumination of the lamp in the button indicates
that the systems are deactivated.
Reactivation
These systems are reactivated automatically
each time the ignition is switched back on
or from 30 mph (50 km/h) except 1.6 litre
(THP
1

65, THP 155 and THP 150) and
PERFORMANCE petrol engines.
F
P

ress this button again to reactivate them
manually.
Operating fault
The DSC/ASR systems offer
exceptional safety in normal driving, but
this should not encourage the driver to
take extra risks or drive at high speed.
The correct functioning of these
systems depends on observation of the
manufacturer's recommendations on:
-
w

heels (tyres and rims),
-
b

raking components,
-
el

ectronic components,
-
a

ssembly and repair procedures.
After an impact, have these systems
checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. Illumination of this warning lamp in the
instrument panel and the lamp in the
button, accompanied by an audible
signal and a message, this indicates a
malfunction of these systems.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.

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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
 i

n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De

pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr

etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p

retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t

heir
 p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel,
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
f
 i
ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 th

is
 w
arning
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 d
river
 an

d/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
 
s

eat
 b
elt.
Safety