2009 CITROEN DS3 Owners Manual

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Practical information
The spare wheel is installed in the boot under
the floor.
According to country, you will have either a "space saver" spare wheel or a temporary puncture re
pair kit.
For access to it, refer to the paragraph "Access to t
he too
ls" on t
he prev
ious page.
Access to the spare wheel
Fitting the "space-saver" type spare wheelIf your vehicle is fitted with alloy wheels
, it is normal to notice
, when
tightening the bolts on fitting, that the was
hers do not come int
o contact with
the "space-saver
" type spare w
heel.
The w
heel is secure
d by the con
ical
contact o
f each bolt.
Taking out t
he w
hee
l
) Unscrew t
he yellow centra
l bolt.
) Raise the spare wheel towards
you
from
t
he rear.
) Take the wheel out o
f the boot.

Putt
ing the w
hee
l bac
k in p
lace
) Put the box back in
place in the centre o
f
the wheel and cli
p it.
) Put the polystyrene storage box back in place.)
Refit the boot floor carpet by lightly foldin
g it in the middle
(refer to the section
"Fittin
gs -
§ Stora
ge box"
).
)
Put the wheel back in its housing.
)
Unscrew the yellow central bolt by a few turns then place it in the centre of thewheel.
)
Tighten fully until the central bolt clicks to retain the wheel correctly.

On vehicles e
quipped with a "s
pace
-
saver" type spare wheel, the punctured wheel can be stowed in place of the"space-saver" wheel; however the bootfloor will n
ot th
en be flat.

Practical information
Removing the wheel

Parking the vehicle
Imm
obilise the vehicle wh
ere it does

not block traffic: the ground must belevel, stable and not slipper
y.
Appl
y the parkin
g brake, switch o
ff the
ignition and en
gage first
gear
* to lock
the w
heels.
If necessary, place a chock under thewheel diagona
lly oppos
ite t
he w
heel to
be changed.
It is imperative that you ensure that the occupants get out of the vehicle andwait where the
y are safe.
Never
go un
derneat
h a ve
hicle ra
ised
using a jack; use an axle stand.
List of o
perations
)
Remove the chromed bolt cover from eac
h
o
f the bolts usin
g the tool
3(allo
y wheels
only).
)
Fit the socket
4 on t
he w
heelbrace
1
to
slacken the security bolt.
)
Slacken the other bolts using the wheelbrace
1 only.
* position
P for an automatic
gearbox.

)
Place the jack
2
in contact with one of the
two front A or rear Blocations provided on
the underbody, whichever is closest to the wheel to be chan
ged.
On vehicles
fitted with sill
finshers, the
jacking locat
ion
is indicate
d by a mar
king
on the
finisher. The
jack must be placed
centra
lly in line w
ith this mar
king, at t
he
jacking point located behind the
finisher
and not on the plastic finisher itself.
)
Remove the bolts and store them in a cleanplace.
)
Remove the wh
eel.
) Extend the jack
2 until its base plate is in
contact with the ground. Ensure that the centreline of the jack base plate is directlybelow th
e loca
tion Aor B used
.
)
R
aise the vehicle until th
ere is suff
icient
space
between t
he w
heel an
d the groun
d
so that the spare
(not punctured
) wheel can
then be
fitted without di
fficulty.

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Practical information

Fitting the wheel
Af
ter chan
ging a wheel
To store the punctured wheel in theboot correctly, first remove the central cover.
Wh
en us
ing the "space-saver
" type
temporar
y use spare w
heel, do not
exceed 50 mph
(80 km
/h).
Have the tightening o
f the bolts and the
pressure o
f the spare wheel checked by
a CITROËN dealer without delay. Have the punctured wheel repaired and replace it on the vehicle as soon aspossible.Do not drive with more than one
temporar
y use spare wheel
fitted to the
vehicle at one t
ime.

List of o
perations
) Put t
he w
heel in place on t
he hub.
) Screw in the bolts b
y hand.
) Pre-t
igh
ten t
he secur
ity bolt us
ing the
wheelbrace
1fitted with the socket 4.
) Pre-tighten the other bolts using the wheelbrace
1only.

)
Lower the vehicle fully.
)
Fold the jack
2 and detach it.
) Tighten the security bolt using the wheelbrace
1
fitt
ed with th
e soc
ket 4.
) Tighten the other bolts using the wheelbrace
1
onl
y.
)
R
efit th
e chromed bolt covers on eac
h of
the
bol
ts.
) Store the tools in the box.

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Practical information

Changing a bulb Procedure for replacing a faulty bulb with a new bulb.

The headlam
ps are
fitted with
polycar
bonate g
lass w
ith a protect
ive
coating:)
do not clean them using a dr y or abrasive cloth, nor with a detergent or solvent product,
)
use a sponge and soapy water, )
w
hen us
ing a high
pressure was
her
on persistent marks, do not direct at the lam
ps or their outlines
for
too
long, so as not to
damage t
heir
protective coating and seals.
)
Do not touc
h the bulb direct
ly with
your
fingers, use lint-
free cloths.
Changing a halogen bulb should only be done after the headlamp has beenswitched off for a few minutes (risk o
f
serious burns). It is imperative to use onl
y anti-
ultraviolet
(UV
) type bulbs in order not
to dama
ge the headlamp.

Front lamps1.
Direction indicators (PY21W amber).
2.
Sidelamps
(W5W
).
3.Main beam headlamps
(H1- 55W
).
4.
Dipped beam headlamps
(H7-55W
).
5.
Front
foglamps
(PSX24W
).
6.LED
lamps
(diodes
).

Chan
ging direction indicato
r
bulbs
When refittin
g, close the protective
cover care
fully to preser ve the sealin
g
of the headlam
p.
Amber co
loure
d bulbs, suc
h as t
he
direct
ion
indicators, must
be re
place
d
with bulbs of identical specifications and colour.
Rapid flashing of the direction indicator warnin
g lamp
(right or left
) indicates the
failure of a bulb on th
at side.
)
Turn the bulb holder a quarter of a turn andextract it.
)
Pull out the bulb and change it.
To r e
fit, carr
y out these operations in reverse
order.
Chan
ging dipped beam headlamp
bulbs
)
Remove t
he protect
ive cover
by pu
lling on
t
he ta
b.
)
Disconnect t
he bulb connector.
)
Spread the springs to release the bulb.
)
Extract the bulb and change it.
To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
order.