2009 CITROEN DS3 spare wheel

1.Rear
parcel
shelf
(see the following page for details)
2.
Retainin
g strap
3.
Location
for Hi- Fi am
plifier
4.
Stowin
g rin
gs
5.
Stora
ge box
(version equipped with a
temporary puncture repair kit)(see the
following page
for details
)
o
r Tool box (version equipped with a spare wheel
)
(refer to section "Practical Information -
§
Chan
ging a wheel"
)

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Changing a wheel Procedure for changing a faulty wheel for the spare wheel using the tools provided with the vehicle. The tools are installed in the boot under the floor. To gain access to them: )
open the boot,
)
lift the boot carpet b
y pullin
g the strap
upwar
ds,
)
remove t
he po
lystyrene storage
box,
)
unclip and remove the box containing thetools.
Access to the tools

List of tools All of these tools are speci
fic to
your vehicle.
Do not use them
for other
purposes.
Wh
ee
l w
ith tr
im
Wh
en remov
ing the w
heel , first
detac
h the tr
im us
ing the w
heelbrace
1
pulling at t
he va
lve passage
hole.
When refitting the wheel
, refit the
trim starting by placing its cut-out at thevalve and press around its edge withthe palm of
your hand.
3.
"Bolt cover" tool.
For removal of the bolt protectors (covers)
on alloy wheels.
4.
Socket for the securit
y wheel bolts
(located
in the
glove box
).
For ada
ptation o
f the wheelbrace to the
spec
ial secur
ity wheel bolts.
1.
Wheelbrace.
For removal of the wheel trim and removal
of the wheel fixing bolts.
2.
Jack with inte
gral handle.
For raisin
g the vehicle.

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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.

)
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.

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Practical information
"Personalisation":
seat covers, leather
steering wheel, coloured and leather gear lever knobs, co
loure
d inter
ior tr
im kits, a
lum
inium
footrest, spoiler, allo
y wheels, coloured wheel
tr
ims, co
loure
d wheel centres, exter
ior st
ickers,
exterior chrome kit...
"Accessories":
windscreen wash fluid
,
interior and exterior cleanin
g and maintenance
products,
bodywor
k touc
h-up aeroso
l an
d pen...
Dependin
g on the countr
y in which the
vehicle is sold, it ma
y be compulsor
y
to have a hi
gh visibilit
y sa
fety jacket,
warn
ing triangle an
d spare
bulbs
available in the ve
hicle.

The fitting of electrical equipmentor accesso
ries whi
ch are not
recommended b
y CITROËN ma
y result
in a
failure o
f your vehicle's electronic
system an
d excess
ive e
lectr
ical
consum
ption.

Please note this speci
fic warning. You
are advised to contact a CITRO
ËN
representative to be shown the range of recommended equipment and accesso
ries.