high beam CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2015 Handbook (in English)

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Travelling abroad
LEd / Xenon front lamps
For motoring in countries that drive on the other s
ide of the road, it is necessary to adapt the
adjustment
  of   the   dipped   beams   so   as   to   not  
d

azzle   the   drivers   of   approaching   vehicles.
F
 
R
aise   the   bonnet   for   access   to   the   adjuster  
(

one   adjuster   per   headlamp).
F
 
I
nsert   a   suitable   allen   key   (not   supplied)  
i

nto   the   hexagonal   head   of   the   adjuster.
F
 
T
urn   the   allen   key   half   a   turn   clockwise.
Headlamp adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road u
sers,   the   height   of   the   headlamps   should   be  
a

djusted   in   relation   to   the   load   in   the   vehicle.
0.
 
D
river   only   or   driver   +   front   passenger.
-.
 I

ntermediate
 s
etting.
1.
 5

  people.
-.
 
5
  people   +   load   in   the   boot.
2.
 D

river   only   +   maximum   authorised   load   in  
t

he   boot.
This
  position   is   sufficient   to   avoid   causing  
d

azzle.
Higher
  settings   may   limit   the   spread   of   light  
f

rom   the   headlamps.
The
  initial   setting   is   position   "0". On
  your   return,   don't   forget   to   return  
y

our   headlamps   to   their   initial   setting,  
b

y   carrying   out   these   operations   in  
r

everse
 o
rder.

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Changing a bulb
The headlamps are fitted with polycarbonate   glass   with   a   protective  
c

oating:
F

d
o not clean them using a dr y
or abrasive cloth, nor with a
detergent or solvent product,
F
 
u
se   a   sponge   and   soapy   water   or   a  
p

H neutral product,
F
 
w
hen   using   a   high   pressure  
w

asher   on   persistent   marks,   do   not  
k

eep   the   lance   directed   towards  
t

he   lamps   or   their   edges   for   too  
l

ong,   so   as   not   to   damage   their  
p

rotective   coating   and   seals.
Halogen headlamps
1. direction indicators (PY21W amber).
2. S
idelamps (W5W).
3.
M

ain beam headlamps (H1-55W).
4.
di

pped beam headlamps (H7-55W).
5.
F

ront foglamps (PSX24W).
6.
L

E d
la
mps (LE d s).
Changing
 
a
 
bulb
 
should
 
only
 
be
 
done
 
a

fter
 
the
 
headlamp
 
has
 
been
 
switched
 
o

ff
 
for
 
several
 
minutes
 
(risk
 
of
 
serious
 
b

urns).
F

D

o not touch the bulb directly with
your
 
fingers,
 
use
 
a
 
lint-free
 
cloth.
It
 
is
 
imperative
 
to
 
use
 
only
 
anti-
ultraviolet (UV) type bulbs to avoid
damaging
 t

he
 h

eadlamp.
al

ways replace a failed bulb with a
new
 
bulb
 
with
 
the
 
same
 
type
 
and
 s
pecification.
Practical information