2009 CITROEN DS3 ignition

Airbag
s

temporarily.

This lam
p comes on
for a
few seconds
when you turn on t
he ignition, t
hen
switches off.

This lamp should switch o
ff when the en
gine is started.

If it does not switch off, contact a CITROËN dealer.

fixed. One of the airbag or seat belt
pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Observation
s
Seat
belt not
faste
ned/
unfaste
ned

fixed then flashing accompanied by an increas
ing au
dibl
e
s
igna
l. The driver and
/or the
front passen
ger
has not
fastened or has un
fastened
their seat belt.
Pull the strap t
hen
insert t
he ton
gue
in the buckle.
Power steer
ing
fixed. The power steerin
g has a
fault. Drive care
fully at reducd speed.

Have it checked by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

System which informs the driver when thenext ser vice is due, in accordance with the manufacturer's servicing schedule.The point at w
hich the ser v
ice
is due
is
calculated from the last indicator zero reset. It is determined by two parameters: - the distance travelled, - the time elapsed since the last ser vice. Service indicator

More than 600 miles
(1 000 km
)
remain
be
fore the next se
rvi
ce
is due


For 5 seconds after the i
gnition is switched on,
the spanner s
ymbolising the ser v
ice operat
ions
comes on.
The distance recor
der display line
indicates the distance remainin
g be
fore the
next serv
ice
is due.
Example:

4 800 km remain be
fore the next
service is due.
For 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the displa
y indicates:
Less than 600 miles
(1 000 km
)
remain
be
fore the next se
rvi
ce
is due

Exam
ple: 400 miles
(900 km
) remain before
t
he next service is due
.
For 5 seconds a
fter the i
gnition is switched on,
t
he display indicates:
5 seconds after the ignition is switched on,
th
e distance reco
rder resu
mes its normal
o
perat
ion.
The s
panner rema
ins on
to
indica
te that a service must be carried
out
soon
.
5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the
spanner is switched off
; the distance recorder f
resumes its normal operation. The displa
y then
indicates the total and trip distances.

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Instruments and controls
5 seconds a
fter the i
gnition is switched on,
t
he distance reco
rder resu
mes its normal
operation.
The spanner rema
ins
lit.

The distance remaining may be weighted b
y the time factor, dependin
g
on the driver
's driving habits.

There
fore, the spanner ma
y also come
on if you have exceeded the two
year
serv
ice
interva
l.
Service indicator zero reset After each service, the service indicator mustbe reset to zero.The procedure
for resetting to zero is as
follows:
) switch off the ignition, ) press and hold the trip distance recorder zero reset button
,
) switch on the i
gnition; the distance recorder
display begins a count
down,
)
w
hen t
he display indicates
"=0" , re
lease
the button; t
he s
panner
disappears.

Followin
g this operation, i
f you wish to
disconnect t
he battery,
lock the ve
hicle
and wait at least
five minutes
for the
zero reset to be taken into account.

Retrieving the service information You can access the ser vice in
formation at an
y
t
ime. ) Press t
he tr
ip distance recor
der zero reset
button.
The ser vice information is displayed for a few seconds, then disappears.
Service overdue
For 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the spanner flashes
to indicate that
the service must be carried out as soon as possible.Example:
the ser vice is overdue b
y 300
km.

For 5 seconds a
fter the i
gnition is switched on,
t
he display indicates:

System which informs the driver whether theengine oil level is correct or not. Thi
s information is indicated for a few seco
nds
when the ignition is switched on, after the service in
formation.
En
gine oil level indicator
The level read will onl
y be correct i
f
the ve
hicle is on
leve
l groun
d an
d the
engine has been o
ff for more than
15 minutes.
Oil level correct
Lack of oil
This is indicated by the
flashing o
f "OIL" ,
linked
with the ser vice warning lamp, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message on the
multifunction screen.
If the lack of oil is confirmed b
y a check usin
g
the dipst
ick, it is essent
ial that t
he leve
l is
toppe
d up to prevent
dama
ge to t
he en
gine.
Oil level indicator faultThis is indicated b
y the
flashin
g of "OIL--
".
Consult a
CITR
OË
N dealer.

There are 2 marks on th
e
dipstick:-
A
= max; never excee
d this
level
(risk o
f dama
ge to the
engine),
-
B = m
in; to
p up the leve
l via
the oil filler cap, using the
grade of oil suited to your engine.
Dip
stick
Refer to the "
Checks" section to locate the
dipstick and the oil
filler cap on your engine.

Instruments and controls
System which measures the total distancetravelled by the vehicle during its life. The total and trip distances are displayed for thirt
y seconds when the i
gnition is switched o
ff,
when the driver's door is opened and when the vehicle is locked or unlocked. Tota
l dista
nce
reco
rde
r
System which measures a distance travelled
durin
g a da
y or other period until it is reset to
zero by the driver.) With the ignition on, press t
he button unt
il
zeros appear.
Trip
di
stance recor
der
System for manual adjustment of the brightnessof th
e instruments and controls in r
elation to the
exter
ior brigh
tness.
Li
ghting r
heostat
Activat
ion
Wh
en t
he ligh
ting is on:
)
press t
he button to c
hange the brigh
tness
o
f the instruments and controls,
)
when the level o
f brightness required is
reached
, release the button.
Deact
ivation
When the lighting is o
ff, or in day mode on
vehicles fitted with LED lamps, pressing the
button does not have any effect.

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Instruments and controls

A few definitions…

Ran
ge
(miles or km
)

Thi
s indicates the distance
which can still be travelled with th
e fue
l
remaining in the tank in relation to the average fuel consum
ption over the last
few miles
(kilometres
) travelled.
Current
fuel consumption
(mp
g or l/100 km or km/l
)

This is the avera
ge fuel consumption
durin
g the last
few seconds.
Average fuelconsum
ption
(mp
g or l
/100 km or km
/l)
This is the average
fuel consumption since the
last trip computer zero reset.
Di
sta
nce
travelled

(miles or km
)
Thi
s indicates the distance travelled
s
ince t
he last tr
ip com
puter zero reset.
Average spee
d
(mph or km
/h)

Thi
s is the avera
ge spee
d
ca
lculate
d since t
he last tr
ip com
puter zero
reset
(ignition on
).
Distance remainin
g to
dest
ination
(miles or km)

This is the distance remaining to be travelled
to the final destination. It can be entered b
y
t
he use
r.
I
f the distance is not entered, dashes are displa
yed in place o
f the di
gits.
This value may vary following a change in the st
yle of drivin
g or the relief,
resultin
g in a si
gnificant chan
ge in the
current
fuel consum
ption.

If dashes are displa
yed continuousl
y
while drivin
g in place of the di
gits,
contact a
CITR
OË
N dealer.
This function is only displayed from 20 mph
(30 km/h
).
When the ran
ge falls below 20 miles
(30 km
),
dashes are displayed. After filling with at least 5 litres of fuel, the range is recalculated and is displayed when it exceeds 60 miles (100 km).

Mirrors Each fitted with an ad
justable mirror
glass
permittin
g the lateral rear ward vision necessar
y
for overtakin
g or parkin
g. The
y can also be
folded for parking in confined spaces. 'HPLVWLQJ'HIURVWLQJIf your vehicle is
fitted with heated mirrors, the
demisting - defrosting operates with the engine running, by switching on the heated rear screen (refer to the "Rear screen demist - defrost"page).

Adjustment ) Mo
ve control Ato the ri
ght or to the le
ft to
se
lect t
he correspon
ding mirror.
) Move contro
l Bin all
four directions to
a
djust.
)
Return control
A
to the central position.
Door mirrors
The o
bjects o
bserve
d are,
in rea
lity,
closer t
han t
hey appear.
Take this into account
in or
der to
correctly judge the distance o
f vehicles
approaching from behind.
Foldin
g
)
From outside: lock the vehicle using the remote control or the ke
y.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
control Arearwards.
Unfolding )
From outs
ide: un
lock the ve
hicle us
ing the
remote contro
l or t
he key.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
contro
l Arearwar
ds.

If the mirrors are folded using control
A ,
they will not unfold when the vehicle is unlocked. Pull a
gain on control
A.

The
foldin
g and un
foldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Never fold or unfold the electric folding mirrors manually.

lamps and flashing of the direction indicators
for a few seco
nds.
Locating your vehicle
) Press the closed padlock to locate your locked vehicle in a car park.
Anti-the
ft protection
Electronic en
gine immobilise
r

The key contains an electronic chip which has
a special code. When the ignition is switched on, this code must be recognised in order for
startin
g to be possible.

Thi
s e
lectron
ic en
gine
immo
biliser
locks the
en
gine mana
gement s
ystem a
few minutes
a
fter the i
gnition is switched o
ff and prevents
starting o
f the engine by anyone who does not
have t
he key.
In the event of a malfunction
,
you are informed by lightin
g of this warnin
g
lamp, an audible si
gnal and a messa
ge on the
m
ultifunction screen.

In this case,
your ve
hicle does not start; contact
a CITRO
ËN dealer as soon as
possible. -
Position
1: Stop
- P
osition 2: Ignition
- Position
3: Starting
Ignition switch