2013 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

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Familiarisation
Sitting comfortably


Door mirrors


Adjustment
A.Selecting the door mirror.
B. Adjusting the position of the door mirror.
C
.De-selecting the door mirror.


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Other functions...
Folding/Unfolding.
Rear view mirror
Manual day/night type
1.Selecting the "day" position of the rear view mirror.2.
Adjusting the rear view mirror.
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Automatic day/night type
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1.Automatic detection of day/night mode.2. Adjusting the rear view mirror.
A.Fitting the belt.
B. Fastening.
C
. Check that the belt is correctly fastened by pulling on the belt webbing.


Front seat belts


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Seeing clearly
Lighting
Ring A
Ring B


Wipers
112


Control stalk A: windscreen
wipers
2. Fast wipe.
1. Normal wipe.Int. Intermittent wipe.
0. Park.
AUTO È Automatic wiping or single wipe.
Screenwash: pull the stalk towards you.
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8

Switching on "AUTO" mode
)Push the stalk downwards and release it.


Switching off "AUTO" mode
)Push the stalk upwards and return it
to position "0"
.

Ring B: rear wiper


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ghting off.
Automatic illumination o
f headlamps.

Sidelamps.
Dipped
/main beam headlamps.
Front and rear
foglamps.
P
ark.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wi
pe.

Familiarisation
Vent ilat ion


Advice on interior settings
Digital air conditioning:use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button is recommended.
I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning
Air distributionAir flowAir recirculation/
Exterior air intakeTemperatureManual A/C
HEAT
COOL
DEMISTINGDEFROSTING

Monitoring
On switching on, the dial needles go to theextent of their travel then return to 0. A.
With the ignition on, the fuel gauge bars for
the fuel remaining should light up. B.With the engine running, the associated low level warning lamp should switch off.C.With the ignition on, the oil level indicator
should display "OIL OK"
for a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level
whi
ch is low.
Instrument panels

28, 30
1.With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.
2
. With the engine running, these warning lamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to the pageconcerned.


Warning lamps
32, 37 Li
ghting of the indicator lamp indicates the state
of the corresponding system.
A.Deactivation of alarm interior volumetricprotection.

Switch panel


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B.Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.


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C
.Deactivation of the Stop & Start system.

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Familiarisation
Passenger safety
1.
Open the glove box. 2.Inser t the key. 3.Select position:"ON"(activation), with front passenger or
"for wards facing" child seat, "OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat. 4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.


Front passenger’s airbag


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A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.
Front seat belts and
passen
ger’s front airbag
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Customise your vehicle
These styling stickers are treated to give goodresistance to ageing and tearing.
They have been designed to allow you to customise your vehicle’s bodywork.
Available also as accessories, we recommend
that you have them fitted by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

Using expressive stickers

When using a high pressure jet wash,keep the end of the lance at least30 centimetres from the stickers. B
. Front passenger’s airbag deactivation
warning lamp. C. Front passenger’s airbag activation
warning lamp. 15
1

Driving safely
the choice of the comfort of automated
operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing.1. Gear lever 2.
Steering mounted "-" control paddle.3.
Steering mounted "+" control paddle.
Electronic gearbox


Display in the instrument panel

The gear engaged or the driving mode selected
appears in the instrument panel screen.
N
.Neutral.
R. Reverse.
1 to 5/6.Gears engaged.
AUTO.Automated mode.

Starting and moving off
)Select position N.)Press the brake pedal firmly.)Star t the engine.)Select automated mode (position A) or Amanual mode (position M) by moving the gear lever 1 ,

or
engage reverse by pushing the gear lever 1to position R
. )Release the parking brake. )Progressively take your foot off the brake pedal, then move off.

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21Familiarisation
Driving safely

This four speed gearbox offers the choice
of the comfor t of automatic operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing. 1. Gear lever. 2."S" (sport) switch.3."7" (snow) switch.
Display in the instrument panel
P.Park.
R. Reverse.
N.Neutral. D. Drive (automatic for ward drive).
S.Spor t programme. 7 Snow programme.
1 to 4. Gears engaged.-.Invalid value in manual operation.


Starting and moving off
)
Apply the parking brake.)
Select position P
or N
. )
Start the engine.)
Press the brake pedal.)
Release the parking brake. )
Then select position R , D
or M.)
Progressively remove your foot from the
brake pedal: the vehicle moves off on itsown.

Automatic gearbox


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Driving safely
Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode
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The "ECO"
warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the enginegoes into standby automatically:
- with a manual
gearbox
: at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the gear lever in neutral and you release the clutch pedal,

Going into engine START mode

Deactivation
/Reactivation

You can deactivate the system at any time bypressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the button’s
warning lamp comes on.
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5

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The system is automatically reactivated every time the engine is star ted withthe key.

Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switch off the ignition with the key. Th
e "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restarts automatically:


-
with a manual gearbox:when you fullydepress the clutch pedal.
-
with a 5 or 6 speed electronic gearbox:at speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the brake pedal or when you put thegear lever in position N .

-
with a 5 or 6 speed electronic gearbox
:


●
gear lever in position A
or M, when you
release the brake pedal,

●
or gear lever in position N
and brakepedal released, when you put the gear
lever into position A
or M
,

●
or when you engage reverse.

In certain circumstances, the ST
OP modemay not be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off. In certain circumstances, STA R T m o d e m ay be
invoked automatically; the "ECO"warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.