2009 CITROEN DS3 light

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Access
Locking the vehicle
Locking using the remote control Locking using the key
) Turn the key to the right in the driver's doo
r
lock to lock the vehicle completely.
Locking is confirmed by fixed lighting o
f
the direction indicators for approximatel
y
two seconds. Accordin
g to version, the door mirrors
fold at
the same t
ime.
) Press the closed padlock to lock the vehicle.
If one o
f the doors or the boot is still
open, t
he centra
l locking
does not ta
ke
place. When the vehicle is locked
, if it is
unlocked inadvertently, it will relock automatically after thirty seconds unless a door or the boot is open.The foldin
g and unfoldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Foldin
g the ke
y
)
First press button
A to fold the ke
y.

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

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

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.

Lighting controls System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
The various
front and rear lam
ps o
f the vehicle
are designed to adapt the driver's visibility progressively according to climatic conditions: - sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearl
y when
the
road
is clea
r.
Main lightingOther lam
ps are installed to
fulfil the
re
quirements o
f particular conditions o
f
visibility: - a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,
- front foglamps for improved vision.- LED lamps to be seen during the daytime. Additional lighting
Various automat
ic ligh
ting contro
l mo
des
are also available according to the
following
options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of headlamps.
Programming

In some climatic conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), the presence of mistin
g on the internal sur face of the
glass o
f the headlamps and rear lamps
is normal; it disa
ppears a
fter the lam
ps
have been on
for a
few minutes.

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Visibility

Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
M
anua
l co
ntrols
The ligh
ting comman
ds are
issue
d direct
ly by
the driver by means o
f the ring
A
and the stalk A
B.
Automat
ic lighting.
B. Stalk for switchin
g the headlamp beam:
pull the sta
lk to sw
itch between
dipp
ed an
d
ma
in beam
headlam
ps.
In the lam
ps o
ff and sidelam
ps modes, the
driver can sw
itch on t
he ma
in beam
headlam
ps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining apull on the stalk.A. Main lighting mode selection ring: turn itto position the s
ymbol required facin
g the
mark.

Lam
ps o
ff.

Sidelamps only.

Dipped headlamps or main beam
headlamps.
Displays
Lightin
g of the correspondin
g indicator lamp on
the instrument panel con
firms the switching on
of the lighting selected.

The instrument panel has permanent back-
lighting. Illumination of the instrument panel is
therefore not linked to the exterior lighting.

C. Foglamp se
lect
ion r
ing.

The
foglamps operate with the dipped and main
beam headlamps. Rotate an
d release t
he ring C:
) for wards a
first time to switch on the
front
foglamps.
) for wards a second time to switch on the rear foglamp,)
rearwards a first tim
e to switch off th
e rear

foglamp
)
rearwards a seco
nd tim
e to switch of th
e
front
fog lamps.
Model with front foglamps and a rear fo
glamp
Lighting on
buzzer
When the i
gnition is switched o
ff, all
of the lamps switch o
ff automatically,
unless "guide-me-home lighting" is activated.
If the lighting is switched on manually after switchin
g off the i
gnition, there
is an audible si
gnal when a front door
is o
pene
d to warn t
he driver t
hat
the
y have
forgotten to switch o
ff the
vehicle's li
ghtin
g, with the i
gnition o
ff.
In good or ra
iny weat
her,
by both day
and ni
ght, the
front
foglamps and the
rear
foglamp are prohibited. In these
situations, the power of their beams may dazzle other drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the front foglamps and the rear fo
glamp when
the
y are no lon
ger necessar
y.
Front and rear foglamps
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model
) or when the dipped
headlamps are switched o
ff manuall
y, the
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.
)
Turn the rin
g rear wards to switch o
ff the
foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch o
ff.

switched on automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, when a low level of external li
ght is detected or in certain cases of
activation o
f the windscreen wi
pers.

As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps are switched off automatically. Automatic illumination o
f headlam
ps

Activation)
Turn ring
Ato the A
"AUTO"
position. The automatic
illumination of headlamps is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Deact
ivation
) Turn ring
Ato a position other than
"AU TO " . Deactivation is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Couplin
g with the automatic
"G
uide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
Assoc
iation with th
e automatic illumin
ation of
headlamps provides "
guide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
with the followin
g additional options:
- selection of the li
ghtin
g duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehicle
parameters on the multi
function screen
configuration menu
(except in the case o
f
the monochrome screen A
, for which the
duration is set: 60 seconds),
- automatic activation of "guide-me-home" lightin
g when automatic li
ghtin
g is in
operation.
Operating
fault
In th
e event of a fau
lt with th
e
brigh
tness sensor, t
he ligh
ting
come on, t
his warn
ing lamp
is displayed on the instrument panel and
/or a
message appears on the multifunction screen, accompanied by an audible signal.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.

In fog or snow, the brightnesssensor ma
y detect sufficient li
ght.
Therefore, the li
ghtin
g will not come on
automat
ically.
Do not cover t
he brigh
tness sensor,
cou
pled with the ra
in sensor an
d
located in the centre o
f the windscreen
behind the rear view mirror
; the
associated functions would no longe
r
be controlled.