2009 CITROEN DS3 ignition

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

83
Access
Starting the vehicle )
Insert t
he key in the ignition sw
itch.
The system recognises the starting code.)
Turn the key fully towards the fascia toposition
3 (Star ting).
)
When the engine starts, release the key.
) Imm
obilise
the vehicle
.
) Turn the ke
y fully towards
you to position
1
(Stop
).
) Remove the key
from the ignition switch.
Switching the vehicle o
ff
Do not attach an
y heav
y ob
jects to
the key as t
his cou
ld we
igh
down on
it
when
in the ignition sw
itch an
d cause
a fault.
Key rem
inder
If the ke
y is left in the i
gnition switch, an
audibl
e s
ignal soun
ds w
hen t
he driver
's
door
is o
pene
d.

Followin
g disconnection o
f the vehicle batter
y,
replacement o
f the remote control battery or
in the event of a remote control malfunction, you can no longer unlock, lock or locate your vehicle.
)
First of all, use the key in the lock to unlock or lock your vehicle.
)
Then, re
initialise t
he remote contro
l.
If the
problem
persists, contact a CITRO
ËN
dealer as soon as possible. Remote control problem Reinitialisation)
Switch off the ignition.
)
Turn the ke
y to position
2 (Ignition)
.
)
Press the closed padlock immediatel
y for a
few seco
nds.
)
Switch o
ff the i
gnition and remove the ke
y
from the ignition switch.
The remote control is
fully operational again.
Changing the battery
Battery ref.: CR1620/3 volts.
This replacement battery is available from CITR
OËN dealers.
)
Maintain pressure on lug
Aand remove the
chrome finisher by sliding it off at 45°.
)
Unclip the casing by inserting a coin at thenotch and rotatin
g.
)
Slide the flat batter
y out of its location.
)
Slide the new batter
y into its location
o
bserv
ing the or
iginal direct
ion.
)
Clip the casin
g in place, then the chrome
finisher.
)
Reinitialise the remote control.
If the battery is flat, you
are informed by lighting of this warn
ing
lamp
in the
instrument
pane
l, an au
dibl
e
s
ignal an
d a messa
ge on t
he
m
ultifunction screen.
) Unfold the key. )
Release the chrome finisher b
y pressin
g on
lug A.

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Visibility

Temporarily keeping the dipped beam headlamps on after the vehicle's ignition hasbeen switched off makes the driver's exit easier when the li
ght is poor.

Switching on)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlampsusing the ligh
ting sta
lk.
)
A further "headlam
p flash" switches the
function off.
Switching off The manua
l guide-me-
home
ligh
ting sw
itches
o
ff automaticall
y after a set time.
Manual guide-me-home ligh
ting

105
Visibility
Operatin
g fault
If an automatic wiping malfunction occurs, the wipers will operate in intermittent mode.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
To retain the e
ffectiveness o
f the "
flat-
blade" wiper blades,
it is a
dvisable to:
- handle them with care
,
- clean them regularly using soapy
water,
- n
ot use
them t
o hold a sheet of
car
dboar
d against t
he w
indscreen,
- replace them at the
first si
gns o
f
wear
.

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the brightness sensor and located in th
e centre of th
e win
dsc
reen behin
d
the rear vi
ew mirr
or.
Switch off the automatic wipin
g when
using an automat
ic car was
h.
In w
inter,
it is a
dvisable to wa
it unt
il the
windscreen is completel
y clear o
f ice
before activating the automatic wiping. This position allows the wiper blades to be lifted
for winter parkin
g, cleanin
g or replacement
without
dama
ging the bonnet.
In the minute
followin
g switchin
g off of the
ignition, any act
ion on t
he w
iper sta
lk pos
itions
the wipers vertically.
To park the wipers after this has been done,
switch on the ignition and operate the wiper stalk. Vertical windscreen wiper pos
ition

A.
Courtes
y lamp
B.
Map reading lamps

Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes on gradually:
Courtes
y lamp
- when the vehicle is unlocked
,
- when the key is removed from the ignition,
- when a door is opened,
- w
hen t
he remote contro
l locking button
is
act
ivate
d, in or
der to
locate
your ve
hicle.

It switches o
ff graduall
y:
- w
hen t
he ve
hicle is locked,
- when the ignition is switched on,
- 30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.
With the "permanent
ligh
ting" mo
de, t
he
duration o
f lightin
g varies, dependin
g
on th
e circumstances
:
- with the ignition off, approximately
ten minutes
,
- in energy economy mode,
approx
imate
ly thirty secon
ds,
- w
ith the eng
ine runn
ing, un
limited.
Map readin
g lamps
)
With the ignition on, press t
he
correspon
ding sw
itch.

Fittings

Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illum
inate
d courtes
y mirror.
)
With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automaticall
y.

Thi
s sun v
isor
is a
lso e
quipp
ed with a t
icket
holder.
Sun visor

Illuminated glove
box
Thi
s can be used
to hold a water bottle.
Its lid has a location for storin
g the vehicle's
handbook pack.) To open t
he glove
box, ra
ise t
he handle.
It is lit when t
he lid is o
pene
d.
It houses the
front passenger airbag
deactivation switch A .
If the vehicle is fitted with air conditioning, it
provides access to the ventilation nozzle
B,
distributin
g the same conditioned air as the
vents in the passen
ger compartment.
Centre armrest Storage )
For access to the closed stora
ge box, lift
the lever to open the lid.
) For access to t
he open stora
ge box below
the armrest, li
ft the com
plete armrest
towar
ds the rear.
These can be used
for portable devices
(mobile
phone, MP3 player ...) which can be connected
to the USB port /Jack socket or charged from
th
e 12 V soc
ket in th
e centre console.
Comfort and stora
ge s
ystem for the driver and
front passen
ger.

Direction indicators Selection of the left or right direction indicators
to si
gnal a chan
ge of direction of the vehicle.
)
Left: lower the li
ghtin
g stalk be
yond the
point of resistance.
)
Righ
t: ra
ise t
he ligh
ting sta
lk beyond the
point of resistance.
"Motorway"
function
) Press briefly upwards or downwards, without
goin
g be
yond the point o
f
resistance
; the direction indicators will flash
3 times.
Hazard warning
lamps A visual warning by means of the direction indicators to alert other road
use
rs to a vehicle
brea
kdown, tow
ing or acc
ident.
)
Press t
his button, t
he direct
ion
indicators
flash.
They can operate with the ignition o
ff.