light CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di

fferent
 o
ne
 f
rom
 a
nother,
 w
hich
 al

low
 y
ou
 t
o
 c
reate
 a u
nique
 an

d
 a
ttractive
 e
xterior
 f
or
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a frontal c ollision o r r educe t he s peed o f i mpact if t

he
 d
river
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 o
r
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 suf

ficiently.
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Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st

ops
 i
n
 t
he
 t
raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 ja

ms,
 e
tc...).
 T
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
 S
top
 & S
tart reduces
 f
uel
 co

nsumption,
 e
xhaust
 e
missions
 a
nd
 no

ise
 l
evels
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
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Interior
Interior mood lighting
This subdued passenger compartment lighting improves v isibility i nside t he v ehicle i n l ow li

ghting
 c
onditions.
 I
t
 c
omprises
 s
everal
 la

mps,
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 f
ootwells
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ower
 da

shboard
 st
orage
 co
mpartment.
Gear efficiency indicator
Depending of the driving conditions and your s tyle o f d riving, t his s ystem m ay su

ggest
 c
hanging
 u
p
 t
o
 r
educe
 y
our
 f
uel
 f
uel
 co

nsumption.
Scented air freshener
The scented air freshener diffuses the selected f ragrance t hroughout t he p assenger co

mpartment
 f
rom
 i
ts
 l
ocation
 i
n
 t
he
 v
entilation
 sy

stem.
digital air conditioning
After setting the desired level of comfort, the system t hen a utomatically c ontrols t his l evel ac

cording
 t
o
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions.
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Audio and communication
systems
These systems benefit from the latest te chnology: M P3 c ompatible A udio s ystem, US

B
 p
layer,
 B
luetooth
 s
ystem,
 t
ouch
 s
creen
 ta

blet,
 a
uxiliary
 i
nputs,
 H
i-Fi
 a
udio
 s
ystem.
Touch screen tablet
Audio system

Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, electronic (ETG) 
or
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.
1.
Re
v counter.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 s
peed
 o
f
 r
otation
 o
f
 t
he
 en

gine
 (
x
 1 0
00
 r
pm).
2.
Ve

hicle speed.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 c
urrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 m
oving
 ve

hicle
 (
mph
 o
r
 k
m/h).
3.
Eng

ine coolant temperature.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 co

olant
 liq
uid.
dials
7. Lighting dimmer button.  Ad
justs t he l evel o f t he i nstrument a nd co

ntrols
 i
llumination
 a
nd
 t
he
 i
nterior
 m
ood
 lig

hting.
4.
dis
play screen.
5. Fu
el level.
 In

dicates
 t

he
 q

uantity
 o

f
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 th

e
 t

ank.
6.
dis

play management button.
 Al

ternates
 d

isplay
 b

etween
 r

ange
 a

nd
 t

rip
 mile

age
 rec

order.
 Se

rvicing
 info

rmation.
 Re

sets
 t

he
 s

elected
 f

unction
 t

o
 z

ero
 (

trip
 di

stance
 r

ecorder
 o

r
 s

ervice
 i

ndicator). For
 m

ore
 i
nformation,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 pa

ragraph
 r
elating
 t
o
 t
he
 b
utton
 o
r
 fu

nction
 a
nd
 i
ts
 a
ssociated
 d
isplay.

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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Black panel
(comfort night driving
display)
When driving at night, this function allows certain d isplays i n t he i nstrument p anel t o b e sw

itched
 o
ff
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 r
educe
 f
atigue
 f
or
 t
he
 dr

iver.
The
 e

ssential
 d
riving
 i
nformation,
 s
uch
 a
s
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 w
arning
 l
amps,
 c
ruise
 co

ntrol
 o
r
 s
peed
 l
imiter
 i
nformation,
 r
emain
 di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Activation
F With the lighting o n, p ress t he l eft h and bu
tton o f t he i nstrument p anel s everal ti

mes
 t
o
 p
rogressively
 r
educe
 t
he
 da

shboard
 l
ighting
 l
evel.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 li

ghting
 t
o
 t
he
 m
inimum
 l
evel
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 th

e
 i
nterior
 m
ood
 l
ighting.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 a
ctivate
 t
he
 b
lack
 pane

l.
System
 f

or
 m

anual
 a

djustment
 o

f
 t

he
 br

ightness
 o

f
 t

he
 i

nstruments
 a

nd
 c

ontrols
 t

o
 su
it t
he a
mbient l
ight l
evel.
Lighting dimmer
Activation
When the lighting is on:
F pr ess t he b utton t o c hange t he b rightness of t

he
 i
nstruments
 a
nd
 c
ontrols,
F
 wh

en
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 b
rightness
 r
equired
 i
s
 re

ached,
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
utton.
deactivation
When the lighting is off, or in day mode on vehicles f itted w ith d aytime r unning l amps, pr

essing
 t
he
 b
utton
 d
oes
 n
ot
 h
ave
 a
ny
 e
ffect.
Monitoring

These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
 c

an
 a
lso
 b
e
 r
emoved.
To
 r

emove
 a h
ead
 r
estraint:
F
 re

lease
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 u
sing
 c
ontrol
 1,
F ti

lt
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 2 s
lightly
 f
or wards,
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 u
pwards
 t
o
 t
he
 s
top,
F
 th

en,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A.
Rear head restraints
Never drive with the head restraints re
moved; t hey m ust b e i n p lace a nd co

rrectly
 adju
sted.
Steering wheel adj ustment
F When stationary , p ull the control lever to
release t he a djustment m echanism.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 h
eight
 a
nd
 r
each
 t
o
 s
uit
 y
our
 dr

iving
 p
osition.
F
 Pu

sh
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 t
o
 l
ock
 t
he
 ad

justment
 me
chanism.
As
 a s

afety
 m
easure,
 t
hese
 o
perations
 sh

ould
 o
nly
 b
e
 c
arried
 o
ut
 w
ith
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 s
tationary.

The heating / ventilation or air conditioning systems operates with the engine running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
1. Temperature adjustment
F Turn the dial f rom b lue (c
old) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th

e
 t
emperature
 t
o
 y
our
 re

quirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the d ial f rom p osition 1
to position 5 to obtain a
comfortable
 a

ir
 f
low.
F
If y

ou place the air flow control
in position 0
 (

deactivation
 o
f
 t
he
 sy

stem),
 t
he
 t
emperature
 i
s
 n
o
 lo

nger
 m
aintained
 a
t
 a c
omfortable
 le

vel.
 H
owever,
 a s
light
 f
low
 o
f
 a
ir,
 du

e
 to th
e
 mov
ement
 of th
e
 ve
hicle,
 ca

n
 s
till
 b
e
 f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen,
 s
ide
 w
indows
 a
nd
 fo

otwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The
 a

ir
 d
istribution
 c
an
 b
e
 ad

apted
 b
y
 p
lacing
 t
he
 d
ial
 in a

n
 i
ntermediate
 p
osition.
4. Air intake / Air recirculation
The intake of exterior air avoids the formation of mist o n t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
The recirculation of interior air insulates the
passenger
 c

ompartment
 f
rom
 e
xterior
 o
dours
 an

d
 s
moke.
Return
 t

o
 e
xterior
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible
 to p

revent
 d
eterioration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 q
uality
 a
nd
 th

e
 f
ormation
 o
f
 m
ist.
Manual control panel F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 m
anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 th

e
 l
eft
 t
o
 b
e
 i
n
 t
he
 "
recycling
 in

terior
 a
ir"
 p
osition.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 m
anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 ri

ght
 t
o
 r
eturn
 t
o
 t
he
 "
fresh
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition.

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

There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou p ress t he a ccelerator a nd br

ake
 p
edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
 if y

ou
 f
orce
 t
he
 m
ovement
 o
f
 t
he
 se

lector
 f
rom
 t
he
 P
position to
another position when the battery
is
 f

lat.
To
 r

educe
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 w
hen
 a
t
 a p

rolonged
 s
tandstill
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n
 
p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 m

essage
 d

isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a

n
 a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 s
creen,
 i
ndicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a

nd
 i

s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R
 a

nd
 f

rom
 
n
t
o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t

o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e

xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
 Pu

sh
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 + s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
 Pu

ll
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 - s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode. This
 s

ymbol
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 i

f
 a g

ear
 is n

ot
 e

ngaged
 c

orrectly
 (

selector
 be

tween
 t

wo
 p

ositions).
d d

isappears
 a

nd
 t

he
 g

ears
 en

gaged
 a

ppear
 i

n
 s

uccession
 i

n
 t

he
 ins

trument
 pane

l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n  t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear s elected f lashes f or a f ew s econds, t hen th

e
 a
ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 
d

(

automatic)
 t
o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s
lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
elects
 g
ear
 M1
au

tomatically.
The
 s

port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes
 d
o
 n
ot
 op

erate
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.

Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Th e
 v
arious
 f
ront
 a
nd
 r
ear
 l
amps
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 ar

e
 d
esigned
 t
o
 a
dapt
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
isibility
 pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 c
limatic
 c
onditions:
-
 si

delamps,
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een,
-
 di

pped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps
 t
o
 s
ee
 w
ithout
 da

zzling
 ot
her
 dr
ivers,
-
 ma

in
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps
 t
o
 s
ee
 c
learly
 w
hen
 th

e
 r
oad
 i
s
 c
lear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements o f p articular c onditions o f vi

sibility:
-
 a r

ear
 f
oglamp
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 f
rom
 a
far,
-
 fr

ont
 f
oglamps
 f
or
 i
mproved
 v
ision,
-
 LE

D
 l
amps
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 d
uring
 t
he
 d
aytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are a lso a vailable a ccording t o t he f ollowing opt

ions:
-
 gu

ide-me-home
 l
ighting,
-
 au

tomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature o r h umidity), t he p resence of m

isting
 o
n
 t
he
 i
nternal
 s
ur face
 o
f
 t
he
 gl

ass
 o
f
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 r
ear
 l
amps
 is n

ormal;
 i
t
 d
isappears
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
amps
 ha

ve
 b
een
 o
n
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
inutes.