CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2017, Model line: DS3 CABRIO, Model: CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017Pages: 444, PDF Size: 13.89 MB
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99
Mats
Fitting
When fitting the mat for the first time, on the driver's s ide u se o nly t he f ixings p rovided i n t he wa
llet
a
ttached.
The
o
ther
m
ats
a
re
s
imply
p
laced
o
n
t
he
ca
rpet.
Removal
To remove the mat on the driver's side:
F mov e t he s eat a s f ar b ack a s p ossible,
F
un
clip
t
he
f
ixings,
F
re
move
t
he
m
at.
Refitting
To refit the mat on the driver's side:
F po sition t he m at c orrectly,
F
re
fit
t
he
f
ixings
b
y
p
ressing,
F
ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
m
at
i
s
s
ecured
c
orrectly.To
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
j
amming
o
f
t
he
peda
ls:
-
on
ly
u
se
m
ats
w
hich
a
re
s
uited
t
o
th
e
f
ixings
a
lready
p
resent
i
n
t
he
ve
hicle;
t
hese
f
ixings
m
ust
b
e
u
sed,
-
ne
ver
f
it
o
ne
m
at
o
n
t
op
o
f
a
nother.
The
u
se
o
f
m
ats
n
ot
a
pproved
b
y
CI
TROËN
m
ay
i
nter fere
w
ith
a
ccess
t
o
th
e
p
edals
a
nd
h
inder
t
he
o
peration
o
f
th
e
c
ruise
c
ontrol
/ s
peed
l
imiter.
The
m
ats
a
pproved
b
y
C
ITROËN
h
ave
tw
o
f
ixings
l
ocated
b
elow
t
he
s
eat.
Comfort
Page 102 of 444

1. Rear parcel shelf (s
ee t he f ollowing p age f or d etails)
2.
Re
taining strap
3.
Lo
cation for Hi-Fi amplifier
4.
St
owing rings
5.
St
orage box (version equipped with a
temporary puncture repair kit)
(s
ee
t
he
f
ollowing
p
age
f
or
d
etails)
or To
ol box (version equipped with a spare
wheel)
(r
efer
t
o
t
he
"
Changing
a w
heel"
s
ection)
Boot fittings
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101
To remove the shelf:
F un hook t he t wo c ords,
F
ra
ise
t
he
s
helf
s
lightly,
t
hen
u
nclip
i
t
o
n
ea
ch
s
ide.
Rear parcel shelf
F Raise t he b oot c arpet b y p ulling t he s trap up
wards t o g ain a ccess t o t he s torage b ox.
Storage box
F Refit the boot f loor c arpet b y f olding i t sl
ightly i n t he m iddle.
This
h
as
a
reas
f
or
s
toring
a t
emporary
p
uncture
re
pair
k
it,
a b
ox
o
f
s
pare
b
ulbs,
a f
irst
a
id
k
it,
tw
o
w
arning
t
riangles,
.
..
Comfort
Page 104 of 444

Driving
0
Page 105 of 444

Page 106 of 444

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
i
n
a
reas
w
here
i
nflammable
su
bstances
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
l
eave
a v
ehicle
u
nsupervised
wi
th
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
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem,
-
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 a nd d o n ot s witch o ff t he en
gine.
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
i
n
d
oubt
o
n
t
he
s
tate
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
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105
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
b
y
i
llumination
o
f
t
his
wa
rning
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 c an b e u sed o r a ccessories ch
arged.
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
c
ut
o
ff
t
o
p
reserve
t
he
s
tate
o
f
ch
arge
o
f
t
he
b
attery.
Keep
s
afely,
a
way
f
rom
y
our
v
ehicle,
th
e
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.
driving
Page 108 of 444

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
t
emperate
c
onditions,
d
o
n
ot
wa
rm
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
a
rea
w
ithout
a
dequate
ve
ntilation:
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
be
low -23°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow th
e e ngine 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
o
peration
a
nd
d
urability
o
f
th
e
m
echanical
c
omponents
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle,
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
i
nstrument
p
anel,
t
hen
o
perate
th
e
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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107
To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, p ut t he f ront w heels i n t he st
raight
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
h
as
c
ome
t
o
a c
omplete
s
top
an
d
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
m
ore
i
nformation,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"E
nergy
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
y
ou
t
o
p
osition
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 c an s till u se f unctions s uch a s t he a udio an
d
t
elematic
s
ystem,
t
he
w
ipers,
d
ipped
b
eam,
co
urtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.,
f
or
m
aximum
c
umulative
pe
riod
o
f
3
0
m
inutes.
driving
Page 110 of 444

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
c
ome
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
au
dible
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.