wipers Citroen DS3 2016 1.G Owner's Manual
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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.
Driving
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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after t he v ehicle's i gnition h as b een sw
itched
 o
ff
 m
akes
 t
he
 d
river's
 e
xit
 e
asier
 wh
en
 t
he
 l
ight
 i
s
 p
oor.
Switching on
F With the ignition o ff, " flash" t he h eadlamps us
ing t he l ighting s talk.
F
A fu
rther "headlamp flash" switches the
function
 o
ff.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off a utomatically a fter a s et t ime.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
 e
xternal
 l
ight
 i
s
 d
etected
 o
r
 i
n
 c
ertain
 c
ases
 of a
ctivation
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 w
ipers.
As
 s
oon
 a
s
 t
he
 b
rightness
 r
eturns
 t
o
 a
n
 ad
equate level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, these lamps are switched off
automatically
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
aytime
 r
unning
 l
amps
 co
me
 o
n.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn ring t o t he "A UTO" p osition. T he ac
tivation of the function is confirmed by
the
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Deactivation
F Turn ring to a p osition o ther t han "A UTO". Th
e deactivation of the function is
confirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, t he l ighting c ome on
,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 on t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd/or
 a me
ssage
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 ac
companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
Contact
 a C
ITROËN
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wo
rkshop.
Visibility
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The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed t o i mprove t he d river's v isibility pr
ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 w
eather
 con
ditions.
Wiper controls
Programming
You can modify the settings for the following functions:
-
au
tomatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
-
 re
ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by m eans o f t he s talk A a nd t he r ing B.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
A. Wiping s peed s election s talk.
Single
 w
ipe
 (
press
 d
own
 a
nd
 re
lease).Automatic,
 t
hen
 s
ingle
 w
ipe.
Fast
 (
heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 (
moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 (
proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp
eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Of f.
or
Model without AUTO wiping
Refer to the corresponding section.
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B. Rear wiper selection r ing.
Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snow or ic
e i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi
cycle carrier, deactivate the automatic
rear
 w
iper
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 or s
ettings
 m
enu. Park.
Intermittent
 w
ipe.
Wash-wipe
 (
set
 d
uration).
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi
ll come into operation if the windscreen
wipers
 a
re
 o
perating.
Programming
The function is activated or deactivated via the
vehicle configuration o r s ettings m enu.
This
 f
unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash, then the windscreen
wipers,
 o
perate
 f
or
 a p
re-determined
 t
ime.
Visibility
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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
 i
s
 d
etected
 (
sensor
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 v
iew
 mi
rror),
 a
dapting
 t
heir
 s
peed
 t
o
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 th
e
 r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
 m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos
ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 g
oing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 a me
ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo
r
 m
ore
 t
han
 o
ne
 m
inute,
 b
y
 p
ushing
 st
alk
 A d
ownwards.
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Operating fault
If an automatic wiping fault occurs, the wipers will o perate i n i ntermittent m ode.
Have
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop.
To retain the effectiveness of the flat
wiper
 b
lades,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o:
-
ha
ndle them with care,
-
 cl
ean
 t
hem
 r
egularly
 u
sing
 s
oapy
 wat
er,
-
no
t use them to hold a sheet of
cardboard
 a
gainst
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
-
 re
place
 t
hem
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 s
igns
 o
f
 w e
a r.
Do
 n
ot
 c
over
 t
he
 r
ain
 s
ensor,
 l
inked
 wi
th the sunshine sensor and located in
the centre of the windscreen behind the
rear
 v
iew
 m
irror.
Switch
 o
ff
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping
 w
hen
 us
ing
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
ar
 w
ash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until the
windscreen is completely clear of ice
before
 a
ctivating
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping.This position allows the wiper blades to
be
 l
ifted
 f
or
 w
inter
 p
arking,
 c
leaning
 o
r
 re
placement
 w
ithout
 d
amaging
 t
he
 b
onnet.
In
 t
he
 m
inute
 f
ollowing
 s
witching
 o
ff
 o
f
 t
he
 ig
nition,
 a
ny
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk
 p
ositions
 th
e
 w
ipers
 v
ertically.
To
 p
ark
 t
he
 w
ipers
 a
fter
 t
his
 h
as
 b
een
 d
one,
 sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 o
perate
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk.
Vertical windscreen wiper
position
Visibility
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V
Ventilation .....................................1 4, 81, 82, 84
Voice r ecognition .................................. 31
9, 323
Warning
 a
nd
 i
ndicator
 l
amps
 ..............22
, 26, 27
Warning
 l
amp,
 D
iesel
 e
ngine
Â
p
re-heater
 ..................................................... 24
W
arning
 lamp
s
 ................................................ 27
W
arning
 l
amp,
 S
CR
 e
missions
Â
c
ontrol system
 .............................................. 34
Wa
rning
 l
amp,
 S
ervice.................................... 27
Washing
 (ad
vice)........................................... 237
Weights
 ................................................. 2
59, 263
Wheel, spare
 ................................................. 204
W
indow controls
 ............................................. 64
Wip
er
 bla
des
 (c
hanging)
 .......................143
, 232
Wiper, rear ..................................................... 141
Wipers
 ................................................... 140
, 142
Wipers, automatic rain sensitive
 ....................................... 140
, 142
W
U
Under-inflation (d etection) ............................ 150
U nlocking ........................................................ 60
U
nlocking
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
nside
 ...............................67
Up
dating
 r
isk
 a
reas
 ....................................... 289
U
pdating
 t
he
 d
ate
 ............................................ 53
Te
lephone
 ....................
32
6, 328, 330 -332, 350
Temperature, coolant
 ...................................... 35
Te
xtured
 P
aint
 ...............................................
237
T
hird
 b
rake
 l
amp
 ...........................................
218
T
hree
 f
lashes
 (
direction
 i
ndicators)
 ..............
148
T
ime
 (
setting)
 ......................................
4
2, 45, 53
TMC
 (
Traffic
 i
nfo)
 ..........................................
290
T
o o l s
 ..............................................................
20
4
Topping-up
 t
he
  A
dBlue
® additive .................
19 6
T
otal distance recorder ................................... 40
To
uch screen ................................................... 52
Touch screen tablet
 ........................................ 49
To
uch
 s
creen
 t
ablet
 (
Menus)
 .......... 51
, 273, 277
To w b a r
 ........................................................... 23
5
Towed loads
 .......................................... 25
9, 263
Towing
 a
nother
 v
ehicle
 ................................. 233
T
raction
 c
ontrol
 (
ASR)
 .................................. 155
T
raffic
 i
nformation
 (
TA)
 ......................... 29
1, 3 4 5
Traffic
 i
nformation
 (
TMC)
 .............................. 290
Tr
a i l e r
 ............................................................ 23
5
Trajectory
 c
ontrol
 s
ystems
 ............................ 155
T
rip computer
 ...................................... 45
, 54-57
Trip distance recorder
 ..................................... 40
Ty
r e s
 ................................................................ 14
T
yre under-inflation detection
 ....................... 3
2, 150, 152, 153, 203 Updating
 t
he
 t
ime
 ............................................
53
URE
A
 ....................................................
19
2, 193
USB
 ...................................................... 3
02, 348
USB
 B
ox
 ..........................................................
94
U
SB player
 ......................................................
94