2011 Citroen DS3 warning

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Instruments and controls


To help you understand the information presented in the instrument
panel, this section describes the three back-lit dials, the location and
purpose of each warning and indicator lamp, and explains the information
provided by your trip computer.

Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, SensoDrive or
automatic gearbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.


1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Vehicle speed.

Indicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).

3.
Engine coolant temperature.

Indicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.

Dials


7.
Lighting dimmer button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4.
Display screen.


5.
Fuel level.

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.

6.
Display management button

Alternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or ser vice indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.

RACING petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.


1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Vehicle speed.

Indicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).

3.
Engine coolant temperature.

Indicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.

Dials


7.
Lighting dimmer button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4.
Display screen.


5.
Fuel level.

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.

6.
Display management button

Alternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or ser vice indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.

Visual indicators informing the driver
that a system is in operation (operation
or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).









Indicator and warning lamps


Associated warnings

The illumination of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on
continuously (fixed) or flash.
Cer tain warning lamps may come
on in two different modes. Only by
relating the type of lighting to the
operating status of the vehicle can it
be ascertained whether the situation is
normal or whether a fault has occurred. If they remain on, before moving off,
refer to the information on the warning
lamp concerned.
The passenger's airbag system
operation lamp stays on for about a
minute after switching on the ignition,
even after the engine has star ted.


When the ignition is switched on

Cer tain warning lamps come on for a few
seconds when the vehicle's ignition is
switched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.

31Monitoring

Operation indicator lamps

If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Left-hand
direction indicato

r

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed down.







Right-hand
direction indicator

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed up.







Sidelamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is in the "Sidelamps"
position.






Dipped beam
headlamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped
beam headlamps" position.






Main beam
headlamps


fixed. The lighting stalk is pulled towards
you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.






Front foglamps


fixed. The front foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards twice to switch off
the front foglamps.





Rear foglamps


fixed. The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamps.






Hazard warning
lamps


flashing with audible
signal. The hazard warning lamps switch,
located on the dashboard, has been
operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction indicators and
their associated indicator lamps flash simultaneously.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Diesel engine
pre-heating


fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then star t the engine.





Parking brake


fixed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Obser ve the safety.
For fur ther information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Driving" section.




Stop & Start


fixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams, ...) the Stop & Star t
system has put the engine into STOP
mode. The warning lamp goes off and the engine restar ts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move off.

flashes for a few
seconds, then goes
off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start" for special cases
with STOP mode and START mode.

33Monitoring






Foot on the
brake pedal


fixed. The brake pedal must be pressed. With the SensoDrive gearbox, press the brake pedal
to star t the engine (lever in position N
).
With an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,
press the brake pedal before releasing the parking
brake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P
.
If you wish to release the parking brake without
pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.

flashing. With a SensoDrive gearbox, if you
hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the clutch
overheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parking brake.






Automatic wiping


fixed. The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.






Passenger's
airbag system
fixed. The control switch, located in the
glove box, is in the " ON
" position.
The passenger's front airbag is
activated.
In this case, do not install a rear-
facing child seat. Turn the control switch to the " OFF
" position to
deactivate the front passenger's airbag.
In this case you can install a rear-facing child seat.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations

Deactivation indicator lamps

If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
This is may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Passenger's
airbag system


fixed. The control, located in the glove box,
is set to the OFF
position.
The passenger's front airbag is
deactivated.
In this case you can install a "rear
facing" child seat. Set the control to the ON
position to activate the
passenger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facing
position.





ESP/ASR


fixed. The button, located at the bottom
left of the dashboard, is pressed. Its
indicator lamp is on.
The ESP/ASR is deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability programme.
ASR: anti-skid regulation. Press the button again to manually reactivate the ESP/
ASR. Its indicator lamp goes off.
From approximately 30 mph (50 km/h), the system is
reactivated automatically (except for the 1.6 litre THP
150 and R ACING engines).
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is star ted.