2013 Citroen DS3 RHD engine

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Limit the causes of excess consumption

Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom of the boot, as close as possible to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and reduce wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box in preference.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.


At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit your summer tyres.


Observe the recommendations on
maintenance

Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label inthe door aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in par ticular:


- before a long journey,

- at each change of season,

- after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and the tyres on any trailer or caravan.


Have your vehicle ser viced regularly (engine oil, oil filter, air filter...) andobser ve the schedule of operations recommended by the manufacturer.


When refuelling, do not continue after the third cut-off of the nozzle toavoid any over flow.


At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles (3 000 kilometres) that you will see the fuel consumption settle down toa consistent average.

Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, electronic
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.

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Screen
E.Ser vice indicator(miles or km), then Total mileage recorderThese two functions are displayedsuccessively when switching on the ignitionF.Engine oil level indicatorrAppears a few seconds after switching on
the ignition, then disappears.
A
.Speed limiter (mph or km/h) or
Cruise control.B. Gear efficiency indicator.C.Electronicor automatic gearboxinformation.D.Range (miles or km) or Trip mileage recorder.

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.

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Screen
C.Ser vice indicatorr(miles or km), then Total mileage recorderrThese two functions are displayedsuccessively when switching on the ignition .
D.Engine oil level indicatorAppears a few seconds after switching on
the ignition, then disappears.

A.Speed limiterr (mph or km/h) or
Cruise control.B.Range (miles or km) or
Trip mileage recorder.

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 maybe accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash. Certain warning lamps may comeon in two different modes. Only byrelating the type of lighting to the operating status of the vehicle can it
be ascertained whether the situation isnormal or whether a fault has occurred.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warninglamp concerned.The passenger's airbag system operation lamp stays on for about a minute after switching on the ignition,
even after the engine has started.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a fewseconds when the vehicle's ignition isswitched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.

Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Diesel enginepre-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 thir ty 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.
Observe the safety recommendations.
For further information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Parking brake" section.

Stop & Startfixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams, ...) the Stop & Start systemhas put the engine into STOP mode.The warnin
g lamp goes off and the engine restarts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want tomove off.
flashes for a few seconds, then goesoff.
STOP mode is temporarily unavailable. or STA R T m o d e i s i n v o ke d
automatically. For more in
formation on special cases with STOP mode and START mode, refer to the "Stop & Start"section.

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Foot on thebrake pedal
fixed. The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to start 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 . PIf you wish to release the parking brake without pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.

flashin
g. With an electronic gearbox, if you hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the clutchoverheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parkin
g brake.
Automatic wipingfixed. The wiper control is pushed downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations