instrument panel CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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COMFORT
ACCESS
60 Remote c ontrol k ey
64
Wi
ndow controls
66
Do

ors
69
Boo

t 72 Fr
ont seats
77
Rea

r seats
78
 St

eering
 w
heel
 a
djustment
79
M

irrors
81
V

entilation
83
 Hea

ting
83
 Man

ual
 air co
nditioning
86
 Di

gital
 air co
nditioning
89
Fr

ont demist - defrost
90
Re

ar screen demist - defrost
90
Sc

ented air freshener
92
 In

terior
 fit
tings
96
 Bo

ot
 fi
ttings
MOnITORIng
18 Instrument panels
22
 In
dicator
 a
nd
 w
arning
 l
amps
35
I

ndicators
40
 Adju

stment
 bu
ttons
42
Mo

nochrome screen A
45
Mo

nochrome screen C
49
To

uch screen tablet
54
Tr

ip computer
004
002 003
0 01DRIVIng
100 Driving re commendations
101
 St
arting-switching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine
104
 Pa

rking
 b
rake
105
 6-

speed
 man
ual
 ge
arbox
106
 El

ectronic
 g
earbox
 (
ETG)
111
 Au

tomatic
 g
earbox
115
 Au

tomatic
 g
earbox
 (
EAT6)
119
 Ge

ar
 e
f ficiency
 i
ndicator
120
Stop

& Start
123
Hi

ll start assist
124
Speed

limiter
126
Cr

uise control
128
 Pa

rking
 sens
ors
130
 Re

versing
 ca
mera

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Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
 a

way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

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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 the speed of rotation of the
engine
 (

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 illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. Di
splay screen.
5. Fu
el level.
 In

dicates
 t

he
 q

uantity
 o

f
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 th

e
 t

ank.
6.
Di

splay 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 more information, refer to the
paragraph
 r

elating
 t
o
 t
he
 b
utton
 o
r
 fu

nction
 a
nd
 i
ts
 a
ssociated
 d
isplay.

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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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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

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Black panel
(comfort night driving
display)
When driving at night, this function allows certain displays in the instrument panel to be
switched
 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 or speed limiter information, remain
displayed
 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 of the instrument panel several
times
 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 instruments and controls,
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

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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 temperate conditions, do not
warm
 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 area without adequate
ventilation:
 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
 b
elow
 -2
3°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow t he en
gine 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 operation and durability of
the mechanical components of your
vehicle,
 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 instrument panel, then operate
the
 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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Display in the instrument panel
n. Neutral
R. Reverse
1 2 3 4 5 / 6.
 G

ears
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
AUTO.
Th

is comes on when automated mode
is
 s

elected.
 I
t
 g
oes
 o
ff
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 to m

anual
 m
ode.
Moving off
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal f ully.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
n a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
-
I

f
n i
s
 f
lashing
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel,
 m
ove
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 pos

ition A, then to position
n. F
 Se
lect a utomated m ode ( position A
), ma
nual m ode ( position M ) o r r everse (p

osition
 R).
AUT

O and 1 , 1 or R appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
F
 Re

lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
 Pr

ogressively
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
Depending
 o

n
 t
he
 t
ype
 o
f
 e
lectronic
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
ay
 m
ove
 o
ff
 o
n
 it

s
 o
wn.
For more information, refer to the
"Creep
 f

unction"
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 a
nd
 c
lutch
 pe

dals
 s
imultaneously.
 T
his
 c
an
 c
ause
 ra

pid
 c
lutch
 w
ear.
F
 Ac

celerate
 a
way.
-
 If t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 com

es on, accompanied
by
 a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 th

e
 di
splay
 of a me
ssage,
 pr

ess
 f
irmly
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
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When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator i s di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
Re

verse
n. Ne

utral
D.
 Dr

ive
 (
Automatic
 d
riving)
S.
Sp

ort
 prog
ramme
T .
S

now
 prog
ramme
1 2 3 4.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
Displays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument
 p

anel
 (
e.g.:
 s
tarting
 the engi

ne).
Moving off
If position n is selected inadvertently
wh ile d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re

turn to idle then select position D to
accelerate.
If the ambient temperature is
below -23°C,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 s
hould
 b
e
 l
eft
 at i

dle for four minutes, to ensure the
correct
 o

peration
 a
nd
 l
ife
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 and ge

arbox. When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning
 a
t
 i
dle,
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
rakes
 r
eleased,
 i
f
 p
osition
 R
,
D or
M is selected, the vehicle moves even
without
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 b
eing
 p
ressed.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
ever
 le

ave children in the vehicle without
supervision.
When
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 m
aintenance
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 a
nd
 s
elect
 p
osition
 P
.
F
 Ap
ply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position P or
n.
F St
art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is an
audible
 s
ignal,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 an w

arning
 m
essage.
F
 Wi
th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
F
 Re
lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position R
, D or M.
F
 Gr
adually
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
The
 v

ehicle
 m
oves
 o
ff
 i
mmediately.

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Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation
 o

r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 a
vailable:
-
au

tomatic operation with electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
-
man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
Automatic gearbox (EAT6)
P. Park.
- Im mobilisation o f t he v ehicle, p arking b rake on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re

verse.
-
 Re

versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
n. Ne

utral.
-
 Im

mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on.
- St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D.
 Au

tomatic
 opera
tion.
M + / -.
Man

ual operation with sequential
changing
 o

f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu

ll
 b
ackward
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars.

or
F Pu

sh
 f
or ward
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. When you move the selector to select a
position,
 t

he
 c
orresponding
 i
ndicator
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
R

everse
n. Ne

utral
D.
 Dr

ive
 (A
utomatic
 opera
tion)
1 2 3 4 5 6.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
gear selector positionsDisplays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument
 p

anel
 (
e.g.:
 s
tarting
 the engi

ne).
Driving