oil dipstick CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

DS3_en_Chap09_verifications_ed02-2015
Checking levels
Check all of these levels regularly, in line with the manufacturer's service schedule. Top them up if necessary, unless other wise indicated.
If a l evel d rops s ignificantly, h ave t he c orresponding s ystem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
Engine oil level
It is normal to top up the oil level between
two services ( or o il c hanges). C ITROËN re

commends
 t
hat
 y
ou
 c
heck
 t
he
 l
evel,
 a
nd
 t
op
 up i

f
 n
ecessary,
 e
very
 3 0
00
 m
iles
 (
5
 0
00
 k
ms).
The
 c

heck
 i
s
 c
arried
 o
ut
 e
ither
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 u
sing
 t
he
 oi

l level indicator in the instrument
panel for vehicles so equipped, or
using
 t
he
 d
ipstick.
To
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 r
eading
 i
s
 c
orrect,
 yo

ur
 v
ehicle
 m
ust
 b
e
 p
arked
 o
n
 a l
evel
 su

r face
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 h
aving
 b
een
 o
ff
 fo

r
 m
ore
 t
han
 3
0
 m
inutes.
Take
 c
are
 w
hen
 w
orking
 u
nder
 t
he
 bo

nnet,
 a
s
 c
ertain
 a
reas
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ma

y
 b
e
 e
xtremely
 h
ot
 (
risk
 o
f
 b
urns)
 an

d
 t
he
 c
ooling
 f
an
 c
ould
 s
tart
 a
t
 a
ny
 ti

me
 (
even
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff).
Checking using the dipstick
A = MA X
B
 = M
IN If you find that the level is above the A
 m

ark
 o
r
 below

the B
 m
ark,
 d
o not star t the engine
.
-
If t
he level is above the MAX
 m
ark
 (
risk
 of d

amage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine),
 c
ontact
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
-
If t
he level is below the MI
n
 m
ark,
 y
ou
 mu

st
 t
op
 u
p
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
il.
F
 Lo

cate
 t

he
 d
ipstick
 i
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 co

mpartment
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
For more information on the petrol or Diesel
engine,
 r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
 Ta

ke
 t

he
 d
ipstick
 b
y
 i
ts
 c
oloured
 g
rip
 a
nd
 re

move
 i

t
 c
ompletely.
F
 Wi

pe
 t

he
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 d
ipstick
 u
sing
 a c
lean
 no

n-fluffy
 c
loth.
F
 Re

fit
 t

he
 d
ipstick
 a
nd
 p
ush
 f
ully
 d
own,
 t
hen
 pu

ll
 i

t
 o

ut
 a
gain
 t
o
 m
ake
 t
he
 v
isual
 c
heck:
 th

e
 c

orrect
 l
evel
 i
s
 b
etween
 t
he
 m
arks
 A

and B .
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, ch
eck t hat t he o il i s t he c orrect g rade f or y our en

gine
 a
nd
 c
onforms
 t
o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 rec

ommendations.

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Eco-driving (advice) ........................................ 14
Ec onomy mode ............................................. 2
31
Electronic
 b

rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 
(

EBFD)
 ........................................................ 15

4
Emergency
 b

raking
 a
ssistance
 
(

EBA)
 .................................................. 15

4, 155
Emergency
 br

aking
 
sy

stem
 ......................................................... 15

5
Emergency
 ca

ll
 ..................................... 149

, 270
Emergency
 war

ning
 lamp
s
 ...........................148
E

missions control system,
SCR
 .............................................................. 34
E

nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode
 ................................. 23

1
Engine
 co

mpartment
 ............................ 246

, 247
Engine,
 D

iesel
 ................. 24

, 189, 247, 262, 263
Engine,
 p

etrol
 ....................... 18

9, 246, 256, 259
Engines
 ................................................. 2

56, 262
Environment
 .............................................. 14

, 63Gauge,
 f

uel....................................................188
Gearbox,
 a

utomatic
 ...14

, 111, 115, 120, 227, 253
Gearbox,
 ele

ctronic
 ........14

, 106, 120, 227, 253
Gearbox,
 man

ual
 ....................14

, 105, 120, 253
Gear
 e

fficiency
 i
ndicator
 ...............................11 9
G

ear
 l
ever
 .......................................................14
G

ear
 l
ever,
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 ..............111,

115
Gear
 l

ever,
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 .............10 6

, 253
Gear
 l

ever,
 m
anual
 g
earbox
 .........................105
G

love
 b
ox
 ........................................................93
Gr

ab
 hand
les
 ............................................74 ,

75
E
Hazard warning lamps ..................................148
H azard w arning l amps, 
a
utomatic operation
 .................................... 148
h

eadlamp
 adju
stment
 ................................... 13 9
H

eadlamps, automatic
illumination
 .................................. 13

5, 137, 13 8
Headlamps, dipped beam
 ................................................... 13

4, 213
Headlamps,
 halo

gen
 ..................................... 212
H

eadlamps,
main beam
 .......................................... 13 4

, 214
Head restraints, front
 ...................................... 73
He

ad restraints, rear
 ....................................... 77
Hea

ting
 ...................................................... 14

, 8 4
Hill start assist
 ............................................... 123
H

orn ............................................................... 149
GH
Dials and gauges ......................................
18 , 20
Diesel ............................................................ 18
9
Dimensions
 ................................................... 26

4
Dipstick
 .................................................... 3

9, 248
Direction indicators
 ....................... 14

8, 216, 217
Display screen, instrument panel
 ............................................... 18

, 20, 119
Display screen, multifunction (with
 a

udio
 s
ystem)
 ................................. 42,

45
Door
 p

ockets
 ................................................... 92
Do

ors
 ............................................................... 66
D

riving
 ec
onomically ....................................... 14
Dynamic
 s

tability
 c
ontrol
 (
DSC)
 ....................155F

illing t he f uel t ank ................................18
8 -19 0
Filter, air ........................................................ 2
52
Filter, oil
 ......................................................... 252
F

ilter, particle
 ........................................251

, 252
Filter,
 pa

ssenger
 co
mpartment
 .....................252
F

itting
 a w
heel
 ...............................................2

07
Fittings,
 b

oot
 ...................................................96
Fit

tings,
 int
erior
 .........................................92

, 93
Flap, fuel filler
 ........................................ 18

8, 19 0
Flashing
 ind

icators
 ........................................148
F

oglamp,
 re
ar
 ........................................21

6, 217
Foglamps,
 fr

ont
 .....................................13

6, 215
Foglamps,
 rea

r
 ..............................................13 6
F

requency
 (
radio)
 .................................298

, 299
Fuel .......................................................... 14, 18 9
Fuel consumption
 ...................................... 14,

57
Fuel
 t

ank................................................188, 19 0
Fusebox,
 dashb

oard
 .....................................220
F

usebox,
 en
gine
 co
mpartment
 .....................220
Fu

ses
 .............................................................2

20Immobiliser, electronic
 ............................ 63

, 101
Indicator, coolant temperature
 .................................................. 35
I

ndicator,
 e
ngine
 
oi

l level
 ..........................................................39
In

dicator lamps,
operation
 ................................................. 2

2, 26
Indicators, direction
 ...................................... 148
I

nflating
 t
yres
 ..................................................14
I

nflating
 t
yres
 a
nd
 a
ccessories
 
(

using
 t
he
 k
it)
 ..............................................19

9
Instrument panels
 ..................................... 1

8, 20
Internet browser
 ............................................ 315
I

SOFIX
 ..........................................................18

3
Isofix
 mou

ntings
 ....................................18

2, 18 4
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