engine CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

35
DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
With the engine running, when the needle is:
- in z one A, the temperature is correct,
-
in z

one B,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 i
s
 t
oo
 h
igh;
 th

e central STOP
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 t
emperature
 w
arning
 l
amp 1
come on in red, accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 sc
reen.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait
 a f

ew
 m
inutes
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Coolant temperature indicator
After driving for a few minutes, the temperature an d p ressure i n t he c ooling s ystem i ncrease.
To
 t

op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel:
F
 wa

it
 f
or
 t
he
 e
ngine
 t
o
 c
ool
 d
own,
F
un

screw the cap by two turns to allow the
pressure to drop,
F
wh

en the pressure has dropped, remove
the cap,
F
 to

p
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel
 t
o
 t
he
 "
MA X"
 m
ark.
Monitoring

39
DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
On vehicles fitted with an electric oil level
indicator, information on the oil level is
displayed in the instrument panel for a few
seconds
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 a
fter
 th

e
 s
ervice
 i
nformation.
Engine oil level indicator*
The level shown will only be correct
if the v ehicle i s o n l evel g round a nd th

e
 e
ngine
 h
as
 b
een
 o
ff
 f
or
 m
ore
 t
han
 30

 minutes.
Oil level correct
Oil level low
This is indicated by the flashing of " O I L" ,
ac companied by illumination of the service
warning
 l

amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.
If
 t

he
 l
ow
 o
il
 l
evel
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 a c
heck
 u
sing
 th

e
 d
ipstick,
 t
he
 l
evel
 m
ust
 b
e
 t
opped
 u
p
 t
o
 pr

event
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Checking
 l
evels"
 s
ection.
Oil level indicator fault
This is signaled by the flashing of "OIL- -".
Co ntact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In the event of a fault with the electric oil level
indicator,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 moni

tored.
While
 t

he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 f
aulty,
 y
ou
 s
hould
 c
heck
 th

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel
 u
sing
 t
he
 m
anual
 d
ipstick
 lo

cated
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Checking
 l
evels"
 s
ection.
*
 D

epending
 o
n
 v
ersion.
Monitoring

63
DS3_en_Chap02_ouvertures_ed02-2015
Do not throw the remote control
batteries away, they contain metals
which
 a
re
 h
armful
 t
o
 t
he
 e
nvironment.
Take
 t

hem
 t
o
 a
n
 a
pproved
 c
ollection
 poi

nt.Lost keys
Go to a CITROËN dealer with the vehicle's registration document, your personal identification d ocuments a nd i f p ossible t he k ey c ode l abel.
The
 C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 w
ill
 b
e
 a
ble
 t
o
 l
ook
 u
p
 t
he
 k
ey
 c
ode
 a
nd
 t
he
 t
ransponder
 c
ode
 re

quired
 t
o
 o
rder
 a n
ew
 k
ey.
Remote control
The high frequency remote control is a sensitive system; do not operate it while it is in your pocket a s t here i s a p ossibility t hat i t m ay u nlock t he v ehicle, w ithout y ou b eing a ware o f i t.
Do
 n

ot
 r
epeatedly
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
uttons
 o
f
 y
our
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 o
ut
 o
f
 r
ange
 a
nd
 o
ut
 o
f
 s
ight
 o
f
 yo

ur
 v
ehicle.
 Y
ou
 r
un
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 s
topping
 i
t
 f
rom
 w
orking
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 w
ould
 h
ave
 to b

e
 r
einitialised.
No
 r

emote
 c
ontrol
 c
an
 o
perate
 w
hen
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
s
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch,
 e
ven
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 is s

witched
 o
ff,
 e
xcept
 f
or
 r
einitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emergency s ervices m ore d ifficult i n a n e mergency.
As
 a s

afety
 p
recaution,
 n
ever
 l
eave
 c
hildren
 a
lone
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
xcept
 f
or
 a v
ery
 s
hort
 pe

riod.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 i
t
 i
s
 e
ssential
 t
o
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 w
hen
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Anti-theft protection
Do not make any modifications to the electronic engine immobiliser system; this could cause mal functions.
When purchasing a second-hand vehicle
Have the pairing of all of the keys in your possession checked by a CITROËN dealer, to ensure t hat o nly y our k eys c an b e u sed t o o pen a nd s tart t he v ehicle.
Access

DS3_en_Chap02_ouvertures_ed02-2015
Doors
Opening
From outside
F After unlocking the v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey, p ull t he d oor hand

le.
From inside
F Pull the d oor l ever t o o pen t he d oor; t his un
locks t his v ehicle c ompletely.
Closing
When a door or the boot is not closed correctly:
-
when the engine is running and at speed of u p t o 6 m ph ( 10 k m/h), t his w arning l amp co

mes
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a m
essage,
- when the speed of the vehicle is above
6 mph ( 10 k m/h), t his a lert i s a ccompanied by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.

69
DS3_en_Chap02_ouvertures_ed02-2015
Boot
Opening
F After unlocking the v ehicle, p ress t he op
ening c ontrol a nd r aise t he t ailgate.
Closing
F Lower the t ailgate u sing t he i nterior g rab hand
le.
If
 t

he
 t
ailgate
 i
s
 n
ot
 c
losed
 c
orrectly:
-
wh

en the engine is running ,
this
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a m
essage
 i
n
 th

e multifunction screen for a few
seconds,
-
wh

en the vehicle is moving
 (
speed
 a
bove
 6 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h)),
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 on

,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen
 f
or
 a fe

w
 s
econds. System
 f

or
 m
echanical
 u
nlocking
 o
f
 t
he
 b
oot
 in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a b
attery
 o
r
 c
entral
 l
ocking
 mal

function.
Tailgate release
Unlocking
F Fold back the r ear b enchseat t o g ain ac
cess t o t he l ock f rom i nside t he b oot.
F
In

sert a small screwdriver into hole A of the
lock
 t

o
 u
nlock
 t
he
 t
ailgate.
Access

73
DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
Additional adjustments
Head restraint height adjustment
F To raise the h ead r estraint, p ull i t u pwards.
F To r emove the head restraint, press the
lug
 A a

nd
 p
ull
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 u
pwards.
F
 To p

ut
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
ack
 i
n
 p
lace,
 en

gage
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 s
tems
 i
n
 t
he
 op

enings
 k
eeping
 t
hem
 i
n
 l
ine
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
eat
 bac

k.
F
 To l

ower
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A

and
 t

he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime.The head restraint is fitted with a frame
with notches which prevents it from
lowering;
 t

his
 i
s
 a s
afety
 d
evice
 i
n
 c
ase
 of i

mpact.
The adjustment is correct when the
upper edge of the head restraint is
level with the top of the head.
Never drive with the head restraints
removed;
 t

hey
 m
ust
 b
e
 i
n
 p
lace
 a
nd
 adju

sted
 co
rrectly.
Heated seats control
With the engine running, the front seats can be heated se parately.
F
 Us

e
 t
he
 a
djustment
 d
ial,
 p
laced
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ide
 of e

ach front seat, to switch on and select
the
 l

evel
 o
f
 h
eating
 r
equired:
0: O

ff.
1: L

ow.
2: M

edium.
3: H

igh.
Comfort

DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
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 from blue
(cold) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th

e temperature to your
requirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the dial from position 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 the movement of the vehicle,
can
 s

till
 b
e
 f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen, side windows and
footwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The air distribution can be
adapted
 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 deterioration of the air quality and
the
 f

ormation
 o
f
 m
ist.
Manual control panel F
Mov

e the manual control to
the
 l

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

terior
 a
ir"
 p
osition.
F
Mov

e the manual control to the
right
 t

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

take"
 p
osition.

DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
Digital air conditioningThe air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
Automatic operation
1. Automatic "comfort"
programme
Press the "AUTO" b utton. Th
e "A UTO" s ymbol i s d isplayed.For
 y

our
 c
omfort,
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
ff,
 t
he
 s
ettings
 a
re
 r
etained
 un

til
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 a
gain.
To
 p
revent
 t
oo
 g
reat
 a d
istribution
 o
f
 co

ld
 a
ir
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 c
old,
 t
he
 a
ir
 fl

ow will only reach its optimum level
gradually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds
to a level of comfort and not to a temperature in
degrees
 C

elsius
 o
r
 F
ahrenheit. On
 e

ntering
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
f
 t
he
 i
nterior
 is v

ery cold or hot, there is no need to
change
 t
he
 v
alue
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 o
rder
 to r

each
 t
he
 r
equired
 l
evel
 o
f
 c
omfort.
 Th

e system corrects the temperature
difference
 a
utomatically
 a
nd
 a
s
 q
uickly
 as p

ossible.
Press the " 5" and " 6" buttons to
change
 t

his
 v
alue.
 A s
etting
 a
round
 th

e value 21 enables optimum
comfort
 t

o
 b
e
 o
btained.
 H
owever,
 de

pending
 o
n
 y
our
 r
equirements,
 a se

tting
 b
etween
 1
8
 a
nd
 2
4
 i
s
 u
sual.
3. Automatic "visibility"
programme
The automatic comfort programme ma
y not be sufficient for rapid
demisting
 o

r
 d
efrosting
 o
f
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen and side windows
(humidity,
 s

everal
 p
assengers,
 i
ce,
 e t

c .) .
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 d
emisting
 h
as
 be

en activated, the STOP mode is not
available.
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme.
 T

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 3

comes
 o

n.
The system automatically controls the air
conditioning
 a

nd
 t
he
 f
low
 o
f
 a
ir
 a
nd
 p
rovides
 op

timum air distribution to the windscreen and
side
 w

indows.
 I
t
 d
eactivates
 a
ir
 r
ecirculation
 5.
T

o
 e

xit
 t

his
 p
rogramme,
 p
ress
 b
utton
 3 a
gain
 o
r
 "AU

TO" ,
 t

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 g
oes
 of

f and "AUTO"
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
We
 r

ecommend
 t

hat
 y

ou
 u

se
 t

his
 m

ode.
 It p

rovides optimised automatic control of
all
 o

f
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 f

unctions:
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment temperature, air flow, air
distribution
 a

nd
 a

ir
 i

ntake,
 i

n
 a

ccordance
 w

ith
 th

e
 c

omfort
 v

alue
 t

hat
 y

ou
 h

ave
 c

hosen.
This
 s

ystem
 i

s
 d

esigned
 t

o
 o

perate
 e

ffectively
 in a

ll
 s

easons,
 w

ith
 t

he
 w

indows
 c

losed.

DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heating or air conditioning system control panel.
Switching on
The rear screen demisting/defrosting can only operate w hen t he e ngine i s r unning.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 t
o
 d
emist /defrost
 t
he
 re

ar
 s
creen
 a
nd
 (
depending
 o
n
 v
ersion)
 th

e
 d
oor
 m
irrors.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically t o p revent a n e xcessive co

nsumption
 o
f
 c
urrent.
F
 It i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 s
top
 t
he
 d
emisting/
defrosting
 o

peration
 b
efore
 i
t
 i
s
 s
witched
 of

f
 a
utomatically
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
utton
 ag

ain.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
utton
 s
witches
 o
ff. Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting/defrosting
 of t

he rear screen and door mirrors
as
 s
oon
 a
s
 a
ppropriate,
 a
s
 r
educing
 el
ectrical power consumption results in
reduced fu el con sumption.
If the engine is switched off before the de
misting/defrosting i s s witched o ff au

tomatically,
 dem
isting/defrosting
 wi
ll
 re

sume
 n
ext
 t
ime
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n.
Scented air
freshener
This diffuses a fragrance in the passenger compartment, b y m eans o f t he a djustment d ial an

d
 t
he
 v
arious
 f
ragrance
 c
artridges
 a
vailable.
This
 d

ial
 i
s
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard.
It
 a

llows
 y
ou
 t
o
 a
djust
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 d
ial
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 t
o
 p
ermit
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
Tu

rn the dial to the left to stop diffusion of
the
 fr

agrance.
Adjustment dial
Leave the central vents open.
Th e intensity of diffusion of the
fragrance
 m

ay
 d
epend
 o
n
 t
he
 ve

ntilation
 o
r
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ettings.

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
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 in areas where inflammable
substances
 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 leave a vehicle unsupervised
with
 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 the Stop & Start system,
-
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 and do not switch off the
engine.
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 in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a
 C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.