2009 CITROEN DS3 Owners Manual

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.

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Instruments and controls
With the engine running, when the needle is: - in zone
A
, the temperature is correct,
- in zone
B, the temperature is too high;
the central STOP warnin
g lamp and the
maximum temperature warn
ing lamp
1
ligh
t up
in re
d, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e
signal and a messa
ge on the multi
function
screen.
Yo u
must
stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait a few minutes before switching off theengine. Consult a CITROËN dealer. Coolant temperature indicator
After driving for a few minutes, the temperatureand pressure in the cooling system increase.
To top up the level: ) wait for the en
gine to cool down,
)
unscrew t
he cap
by two turns to a
llow t
he
pressure to
drop,
)
w
hen t
he pressure
has
dropped, remove
the ca
p,
) to
p up the leve
l to t
he "MAX"
mar
k.

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.

Black panel System allowing certain displays to be switched off for ni
ght drivin
g.
The instrument pane
l rema
ins
lit with on
ly the
vehicle speed and cruise control or speed limiter in
formation, i
f in use.
If there is an alert or a change in a function or to a sett
ing, t
he black pane
l mo
de is
interrupted.

Activation)
With the li
ghtin
g on, press the le
ft hand
button o
f the instrument
panel several
times to pro
gress
ively reduce t
he
dashboar
d lighting
leve
l.
) Press the button again to reduce thelighting to the minimum level and switch of
f
the ambience lighting.
) Press the button a
gain to activate the black
panel.

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Instruments and controls

Trip computer
System which provides current information concerning the trip travelled (range, fuel consumption...).
Monochrome screen A
Data displays )
Press the button, located at the end o
f the
w
iper sta
lk, to display the various items of
trip computer data in succession.
Zero reset )
Pr
ess
the control for m
ore than
two secon
ds to reset to zero t
he distance
travelled, the avera
ge fuel consumption
and the average spee
d.
The trip computer provides the
following
information:
-
range
,
- current fuel consumption,
- distance travelled
,
- average
fuel consumption,
- avera
ge speed.
)
The next press then returns
you to the
normal display.