fuel Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

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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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Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
 a

way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

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Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
 t

he
 l
oads
 c
arried
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 r
educe
 w
ind
 r
esistance
 (
roof
 ba

rs,
 r
oof
 r
ack,
 b
icycle
 c
arrier,
 t
railer...).
 U
se
 a r
oof
 b
ox
 i
n
 p
reference.
Remove
 r

oof
 b
ars
 a
nd
 r
oof
 r
acks
 a
fter
 u
se.
At
 t

he
 e
nd
 o
f
 w
inter,
 r
emove
 s
now
 t
yres
 a
nd
 r
efit
 y
our
 s
ummer
 t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on
maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
 o

ut
 t
his
 c
heck
 i
n
 p
articular:
-
 be

fore
 a l
ong
 j
ourney,
-
 at e

ach
 c
hange
 o
f
 s
eason,
-
 af

ter
 a l
ong
 p
eriod
 o
ut
 o
f
 u
se.
Don't
 f

orget
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel
 a
nd
 t
he
 t
yres
 o
n
 a
ny
 t
railer
 o
r
 c
aravan.
Have
 y

our
 v
ehicle
 s
erviced
 r
egularly
 (
engine
 o
il,
 o
il
 f
ilter,
 a
ir
 f
ilter,
 pa

ssenger
 c
ompartment
 f
ilter...)
 a
nd
 o
bserve
 t
he
 s
chedule
 o
f
 op

erations
 r
ecommended
 i
n
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 s
chedule.
With
 a B

lueHDi
 D
iesel
 e
ngine,
 i
f
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem
 i
s
 f
aulty
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 be

comes
 p
olluting;
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wi

thout
 d
elay
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 e
missions
 o
f
 n
itrous
 o
xides
 b
rought
 b
ack
 t
o
 th

e
 l
egal
 l
evel.
When
 r

efuelling,
 d
o
 n
ot
 c
ontinue
 a
fter
 t
he
 t
hird
 c
ut-off
 o
f
 t
he
 n
ozzle
 t
o
 av

oid
 a
ny
 o
ver flow.
At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles
(3
 0

00
 k
ilometres)
 t
hat
 y
ou
 w
ill
 s
ee
 t
he
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 s
ettle
 d
own
 t
o
 a c

onsistent
 a
verage.
Eco-driving

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PERFORMANCE petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
1. Rev counter. I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
E

ngine coolant temperature.
I

ndicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button. A
djusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. D
isplay screen.
5. F
uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.
D

isplay management button
A

lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S

ervicing information.
R

esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine
autodiagnosis
system flashing.
The
 e

ngine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f

ault.Risk
 o

f
 d
estruction
 o
f
 t
he
 c
atalytic
 c
onverter.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. The emission control system has a
fault.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r q ualified wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Low fuel level fixed. When it first comes on there remains
approximately 5 litres of fuel in the
tank. You m
ust r efuel a s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning ou
t o f f uel.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 c
ome
 o
n
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n,
 u
ntil
 a s
ufficient
 a
ddition
 o
f
 f
uel
 i
s
 m
ade.
Fuel
 t

ank
 c
apacity:
 a
pproximately
 5
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol)
 
or 4

6
 l
itres
 (
Diesel);
 d
epending
 o
n
 v
ersion:
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol
 o
r
 D
iesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel as
this
 c

ould
 d
amage
 t
he
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 i
njection
 sys

tems.
Maximum coolant
temperature fixed.
The
 te

mperature
 of th
e
 co
oling
 sy
stem
 is t

oo
 h
igh.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 h
as
 c
ooled
 d
own
 b
efore
 t
opping
 up t

he
 l
evel,
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN dealer or
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Monitoring

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Languages
Once the "Languages" menu has been selected, you c an c hange t he l anguage u sed b y t he sc

reen
 b
y
 c
hoosing
 o
ne
 f
rom
 a d
efined
 l
ist.
Units
Once the "Units" menu has been selected,
you can c hange t he u nits o f t he f ollowing param

eters:
-
 te

mperature
 (
°C
 o
r
 °
F),
-
 fu

el
 c
onsumption
 (
l/100
 k
m,
 m
pg
 o
r
 k
m/l).
Once the fuel consumption units have
been
 s

et
 t
o
 m
pg,
 t
he
 i
nformation
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument panel screen on speed and
distance
 w

ill
 a
lso
 b
e
 i
n
 m
ph
 a
nd
 m
iles.
As
 a s

afety
 m
easure,
 c
onfiguration
 b
y
 th

e driver of the multifunction screen
should
 o

nly
 b
e
 d
one
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
Display settings
Once the "Display settings" menu has been selected, you c an g ain a ccess t o t he f ollowing s ettings:
- year,
- m onth,
-
d

ay,
-
h

o u r,
-
m

inutes,
-
 12 o

r
 2
4
 h
our
 m
ode.
F
 On

ce
 y
ou
 h
ave
 s
elected
 a s
etting,
 p
ress
 th

e "7" or " 8"
 b

uttons
 t
o
 c
hange
 i
ts
 v
alue.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" buttons to switch
respectively
 t

o
 t
he
 p
revious
 o
r
 n
ext
 s
etting.
F
Pr

ess the "OK"
 b
utton
 t
o
 s
ave
 t
he
 c
hange
 an

d return to the normal display or press
the "Back"
 b

utton
 t
o
 c
ancel.Setting the date and time
F
Pr

ess the ME
nU b
utton.
F
 Se

lect
 "
Display
 s
ettings"
 u
sing
 t
he
 "5 "
o

r
"6 " b

utton.
F
P

ress "OK"
 t

o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 s
election.
F
 Se

lect
 t
he
 "
Year"
 f
unction
 u
sing
 t
he
 "5 "
o

r
"6 " b

utton.
F
P

ress "OK"
 t

o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 s
election.
F
 Ch

oose
 t
he
 d
esired
 v
alue,
 u
sing
 t
he
 "7 "
o

r
"8 " b

utton.
F
P

ress "OK"
 t

o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 s
election.
F
Re

peat the procedure to set the "Month",
"Day",
 "

Hours",
 a
nd
 "
Minutes".

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Display configuration
Once this menu has been selected, you can
gain access t o t he f ollowing s ettings:
-
 br

ightness-video
 se
tting,
-
 da

te
 a
nd
 t
ime
 s
etting,
-
 se

lection
 o
f
 u
nits.
Once the fuel consumption units have
been
 c

hanged
 t
o
 m
pg,
 t
he
 i
nformation
 in t

he
 s
creen
 r
elating
 t
o
 s
peed
 a
nd
 di

stance
 a
lso
 c
hanges
 t
o
 m
ph
 a
nd
 mile

s
 res
pectively. As
 a s

afety
 m
easure,
 c
onfiguration
 b
y
 th

e driver of the multifunction screen
should
 o

nly
 b
e
 d
one
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
Choice of language
Once this menu has been selected, you can
change the l anguage u sed b y t he s creen b y ch

oosing
 o
ne
 f
rom
 a d
efined
 l
ist.With Audio system on, once this menu is
selected y
ou c an c onfigure y our B luetooth ha
nds-free s ystem ( pairing), v iew t he v arious te

lephone
 d
irectories
 (
list
 o
f
 c
alls,
 s
ervices...)
 an

d
 m
anage
 y
our
 c
alls
 (
call,
 h
ang
 u
p,
 s
econd
 ca

ll,
 s
ecret
 m
ode...).
For more information on the "Telephone"
function,
 r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Audio
 s
ystem"
 s
ection.
"Telephone" Menu
Setting the date and time
F Select the "Set date and time" function
using
 t

he
 "5 " o

r "6 "
 b

utton.
F
P

ress "OK"
 t

o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 s
election.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 s
ettings
 o
ne
 b
y
 o
ne
 u
sing
 th

e
"7 " o

r "8" button then confirm
with
"O

K".
F
Then

select the "OK"
 b
ox
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen
 an

d
 c
onfirm.

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Tr i p c o m p u t e r
Monochrome screen A
Information displays
F Press the button, located at the end of the
wiper stalk , to display the various items of
trip
 c

omputer
 i
nformation
 i
n
 s
uccession.The
 t

rip
 c
omputer
 p
rovides
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 in

formation:
-
 ran
ge,
-
cu
rrent fuel consumption,
-
St
op & Start time counter,
- di stance travelled,
-
 av
erage
 f
uel
 c
onsumption,-
 av

erage
 spe
ed.
F
 Th
e
 n
ext
 p
ress
 t
hen
 r
eturns
 y
ou
 t
o
 t
he
 no

rmal
 di
splay.
System
 t
hat
 g
ives
 y
ou
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 c
urrent
 j
ourney
 (
range,
 f
uel
 c
onsumption…).
Trip reset
F Press the control for more than two
s
econds to reset to zero the distance
travelled,
 t

he
 a
verage
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 an

d
 t
he
 a
verage
 s
peed.

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A few definitions
Range
(miles or km)
Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
This
 v

alue
 m

ay
 v

ary
 f

ollowing
 a c

hange
 in t

he
 s

tyle
 o

f
 d

riving
 o

r
 t

he
 r

elief,
 re

sulting
 i

n
 a s

ignificant
 c

hange
 i

n
 t

he
 cu

rrent
 f

uel
 c

onsumption.
If dashes are displayed continuously
while
 d

riving
 i

n
 p

lace
 o

f
 t

he
 d

igits,
 co

ntact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
When
 t

he
 r

ange
 f

alls
 b

elow
 2

0
 m

iles
 (

30
 k

m),
 da

shes
 a

re
 d

isplayed.
 A

fter
 f

illing
 w

ith
 a

t
 l

east
 5 l

itres
 o

f
 f

uel,
 t

he
 r

ange
 i

s
 r

ecalculated
 a

nd
 i

s
 di

splayed
 w

hen
 i

t
 e

xceeds
 6

0
 m

iles
 (

100
 k

m).
Distance remaining to
destination
(miles or km)
Th
e distance which can still be travelled with
the
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 t

he
 t

ank
 (

related
 t

o
 t

he
 av

erage
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 mi

les
 (k

ilometres)
 tra

velled). Calculated
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 s

econds.
This i
s t
he d istance r emaining t o b e t ravelled to t

he
 f

inal
 d
estination.
 I
t
 c
an
 b
e
 e
ntered
 b
y
 the

 user.
If the distance is not entered, dashes are
displayed
 i

n
 p
lace
 o
f
 t
he
 d
igits.
If your vehicle is fitted with Stop & Start, a time
counter calculates the time spent in STOP
mode
 d

uring
 a j
ourney.
 It r

esets
 t

o
 z
ero
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
ey.
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
Ca
lculated
 s

ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Ca
lculated
 s
ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Ca
lculated
 s

ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
This function is only displayed from
20 mph
 (

30
 k
m/h).
Tr i p c o m p u t e r
Monitoring

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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.