2015 Citroen DS3 Owner's Manual

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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
T he   various   front   and   rear   lamps   of   the   vehicle  
a

re   designed   to   adapt   the   driver's   visibility  
p

rogressively   according   to   climatic   conditions:
-
 
s
idelamps,   to   be   seen,
-
 
d
ipped   beam   headlamps   to   see   without  
d

azzling
 o
ther
 d
rivers,
-
 
m
ain   beam   headlamps   to   see   clearly   when  
t

he   road   is   clear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements   of   particular   conditions   of  
v

isibility:
-
 
a
  rear   foglamp   to   be   seen   from   afar,
-
 
f
ront   foglamps   for   improved   vision,
-
 
L
ED   lamps   to   be   seen   during   the   daytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are   also   available   according   to   the   following  
op

tions:
-
 
g
uide-me-home   lighting,
-
 
a
utomatic   illumination   of   headlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by   means   of   the   ring   A   and   the   stalk   B.
Automatic
  illumination   of   headlamps.
B.
 S

talk   for   switching   the   headlamp   beam:  
p

ull   the   stalk   to   switch   between   dipped   and  
m

ain   beam   headlamps.
In
  the   lamps   off   and   sidelamps   modes,  
t

he   driver   can   switch   on   the   main   beam  
h

eadlamps   temporarily   ("headlamp   flash")   by  
m

aintaining   a   pull   on   the   stalk.
A.
 M

ain   lighting   mode   selection   ring:   turn   it  
t

o   position   the   symbol   required   facing   the  
ma

rk.Lighting
  off   /   daytime   running   lamps.
Sidelamps
 o

nly.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on the   instrument   panel   confirms   the   switching   on  
o

f   the   lighting   selected.
The
  instrument   panel   has   permanent   back-
lighting.
  Illumination   of   the   instrument   panel   is  
t

herefore   not   linked   to   the   exterior   lighting.
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C. Foglamp  selection   ring.
The   foglamps   operate   with   the   dipped   and   main  
b

eam
 h
eadlamps.
Rotate
  and   release   the   ring   C:
F
 
f
or wards   a   first   time   to   switch   on   the   front  
fo

glamps,
F
 
f
or wards   a   second   time   to   switch   on   the  
r

ear
 fo
glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   first   time   to   switch   off   the   rear  
fo

glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   second   time   to   switch   of   the  
f

ront   fog   lamps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all o
f   the   lamps   switch   off   automatically,  
u

nless   guide-me-home   lighting   is  
a

ctivated.
If
  the   lighting   is   switched   on   manually  
a

fter   switching   off   the   ignition,   there  
i

s   an   audible   signal   when   a   front   door  
i

s opened to warn the driver that
they
  have   forgotten   to   switch   off   the  
v

ehicle's   lighting,   with   the   ignition   off.
In
  good   or   rainy   weather,   by   both   day  
a

nd   night,   the   front   foglamps   and   the  
r

ear   foglamp   are   prohibited.   In   these  
s

ituations,   the   power   of   their   beams  
m

ay   dazzle   other   drivers.
Do   not   forget   to   switch   off   the   front  
f

oglamps   and   the   rear   foglamp   when  
t

hey   are   no   longer   necessary.
Front
 
and
 
rear
 
foglamps
When
 
the
 
lighting
 
is
 
switched
 
off
 
automatically
 
(

with
 
AUTO
 
model)
 
or
 
when
 
the
 
dipped
 
h

eadlamps
 
are
 
switched
 
off
 
manually,
 
the
 
f

oglamps
 
and
 
sidelamps
 
will
 
remain
 
on.
F
 
T

urn
 
the
 
ring
 
rear wards
 
to
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 f

oglamps,
 
the
 
sidelamps
 
will
 
then
 
switch
 
off.

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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam headlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
F With  the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  u
sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off   automatically   after   a   set   time.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are   switched   on   automatically,   without   any  
a

ction on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
  external   light   is   detected   or   in   certain   cases  
o

f   activation   of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
  soon   as   the   brightness   returns   to   an  
a

dequate   level   or   after   the   windscreen   wipers  
a

re   switched   off,   these   lamps   are   switched   off  
a

utomatically   and   the   daytime   running   lamps  
c

ome   on.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   confirmed   by  
t

he   display   of   a   message.
deactivation
F Turn  ring   to   a   position   other   than   "AUTO".  T
he deactivation of the function is
confirmed
  by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine  sensor,   the   lighting   come  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
o

n   the   instrument   panel   and/or   a  
m

essage   appears   in   the   screen,  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN   or   a   qualified   workshop  
w

orkshop.
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LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises   two   sets   of   light-emitting   diodes  
(

LEDs),   located   in   vertical   housings   below   each  
h

eadlamp.
On
  starting   the   vehicle,   in   daylight   the   daytime  
r

unning   lamps   come   on   automatically,   if   the  
l

ighting   stalk   is   in   position   "0" or "AUTO" .
If
  the   sidelamps   and   headlamps   are   switched  
o

n   manually   or   automatically,   the   daytime  
r

unning   lamps   go   off.
In
 
fog
 
or
 
snow,
 
the
 
sunshine
 
sensor
 
m

ay
 
detect
 
sufficient
 
light.
 
Therefore,
 
t

he
 
lighting
 
will
 
not
 
come
 
on
 
au

tomatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
 
the
 
rear
 
view
 
mirror;
 
the
 
a

ssociated
 
functions
 
would
 
no
 
longer
 
be c

ontrolled.
Automatic "gu ide-me-
home" lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps f
unctions   is   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level  
i

s   low   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   remain   on  
w

hen   switching   off   the   ignition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the
duration  of   the   guide-me-home   lighting   can   be  
s

et   in   the   vehicle   configuration   menu   (except  
f

or   the   monochrome   screen   A,   for   which   the  
d

uration   is   fixed   at   60   seconds).