2016 Citroen DS3 warning

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Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
Th is i s m ay b e a ccompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Passenger's
airbag system fixed.
The
 c

ontrol,
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 g
love
 b
ox,
 is s

et to the OFF
 pos
ition.
The
 p

assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

activated.
You
 c

an
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 ch

ild seat, unless there is a fault with
the
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 (
Airbag
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n).Set the control to the O
n po

sition to activate the
passenger's
 f

ront
 a
irbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear ward
facing
 p

osition.

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Warning lamps
When the engine is running or the vehicle is being d riven, t he i llumination o f o ne o f t he fo

llowing
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 w
hich
 re

quires
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.Any f
ault r esulting i n t he i llumination o f a w arning l amp m ust b e i nvestigated f urther b y re
ading t he a ssociated m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
If you encounter any problems, do not hesitate to contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
 a

lone
 o
r
 as

sociated with
another
 w

arning
 l
amp,
 ac

companied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.Illumination
 o

f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 a s
erious
 b
raking
 sy

stem
 o
r
 e
ngine
 c
oolant
 t
emperature
 proble

m.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o
 a
s
 t
he
 e
ngine
 m
ay
 cu

t
 o
ut
 w
hen
 d
riving.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
all
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Service temporarily. Minor problems have occurred for
which
 t

here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 i
n
 th

e
 s
creen,
 s
uch
 a
s,
 f
or
 e
xample:
-
 th

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel,
-
th

e screenwash level,
-
th

e remote control battery,
-
sa

turation of the particle filter on Diesel vehicles
(refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Particle
 f
ilter
 (
Diesel)"
 s
ection).
For any other faults, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. Major
 p

roblems
 h
ave
 o
ccurred
 f
or
 wh

ich
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 in t

he screen and contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
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Brakingfixed, a ssociated w ith th
e S TOP w arning lamp

.The b
raking s ystem f luid l evel i s t oo lo
w.You m
ust s top a s s oon a s i t i s s afe t o d o s o.
Top u p w ith b rake f luid r ecommended b y C ITROËN.
If
 t

he
 p
roblem
 p
ersists,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
+ fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e STOP and ABS
warning
 lamp

s.The
 e

lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (E

BFD)
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f
ault.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS) fixed.
The
 a

nti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.The
 v

ehicle
 r
etains
 c
onventional
 b
raking.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
CITROËN
 de

aler
 or a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop
 wi
thout
 de
lay.
Dynamic stability
control (DSC/
ASR) flashing.
Regulation
 b

y
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
ctive.The system optimises traction and improves the
directional
 s

tability
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 il

lumination of the
indicator lamp in the
deactivation button,
accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.The
 D

SC/ASR
 o
r
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 sy

stem
 h
as
 a f
ault.Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine
autodiagnosis
system flashing.
The
 e

ngine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f

ault.Risk
 o

f
 d
estruction
 o
f
 t
he
 c
atalytic
 c
onverter.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. The emission control system has a
fault.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r q ualified wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Low fuel level fixed. When it first comes on there remains
approximately 5 litres of fuel in the
tank. You m
ust r efuel a s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning ou
t o f f uel.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 c
ome
 o
n
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n,
 u
ntil
 a s
ufficient
 a
ddition
 o
f
 f
uel
 i
s
 m
ade.
Fuel
 t

ank
 c
apacity:
 a
pproximately
 5
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol)
 
or 4

6
 l
itres
 (
Diesel);
 d
epending
 o
n
 v
ersion:
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol
 o
r
 D
iesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel as
this
 c

ould
 d
amage
 t
he
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 i
njection
 sys

tems.
Maximum coolant
temperature fixed.
The
 te

mperature
 of th
e
 co
oling
 sy
stem
 is t

oo
 h
igh.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 h
as
 c
ooled
 d
own
 b
efore
 t
opping
 up t

he
 l
evel,
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN dealer or
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
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DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine oil
pressure fixed.
There
 i

s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 lu

brication
 s
ystem.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Battery charge fixed. The
 b

attery
 c
harging
 c
ircuit
 h
as
 a f
ault
 (d

irty
 o
r
 l
oose
 t
erminals,
 s
lack
 o
r
 c
ut
 al

ternator
 b
elt,
 .
..).The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 s
hould
 g
o
 o
ff
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 st

arted.
If
 i

t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 g
o
 o
ff,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Door(s) open fixed
 i

f
 t
he
 s
peed
 i
s
 be

low
 6 m
ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).A
 d

oor
 o
r
 t
he
 b
oot
 i
s
 s
till
 o
pen. Close
 t
he
 d
oor
 o
r
 b
oot.
fixed
 a

nd
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 th

e speed is above
6
 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).

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Airbagstemporarily. This lamp comes on for a few seconds
when y
ou t urn o n t he i gnition, t hen go

es
 o
ff.This l
amp s hould g o o ff w hen t he e ngine i s s tarted.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
fixed. One
 o

f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 o
r
 s
eat
 b
elt
 pr

etensioner
 s
ystems
 h
as
 a f
ault.Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Seat belt not
fastened /
unfastened fixed
 t

hen
 f
lashing
 ac

companied by an
increasing
 au

dible
 si

gnal. The
 d

river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 ha

s not fastened or has unfastened
their
 s

eat
 b
elt.Pull
 t

he
 s
trap
 t
hen
 i
nsert
 t
he
 t
ongue
 i
n
 t
he
 b
uckle.
Power steering fixed. The
 p

ower
 s
teering
 h
as
 a f
ault. Drive
 c
arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 s
peed.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Monitoring

DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Under-inflation fixed,
 a

ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.The pressure in one or more tyres is
too
 l

ow.Check
 t

he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
This
 c

heck
 s
hould
 p
referably
 b
e
 c
arried
 o
ut
 w
hen
 t
he
 ty

res
 a
re
 c
old.
You
 m

ust
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 s
ystem
 a
fter
 t
he
 a
djustment
 o
f
 on

e
 o
r
 m
ore
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 a
nd
 a
fter
 c
hanging
 o
ne
 o
r
 mo

re
 w
heels.
For more information on under-inflation detection, refer
to
 t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
+ flashing
 t

hen
 f
ixed,
 ac

companied by the
Service
 w

arning
 l
amp.The
 s

ystem
 h
as
 f
ault:
 t
he
 t
yre
 pr

essures
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 m
onitored.Check
 t

he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Have
 t

he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
AdBlue
® additive
(BlueHDi Diesel) fixed, o
n s witching on t
he i gnition, ac

companied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
ndicating
 the rema

ining
 dr
iving
 ran

ge. The r
emaining d riving r ange i s be
tween 3 50 m iles ( 600 k m) a nd 
1
500
 m
iles
 (
2400
 k
m).Have the AdBlue® additive tank topped up as soon as p
ossible: g
o t
o a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified wo

rkshop,
 o

r
 c

arry
 o
ut
 t
his
 o
peration
 y
ourself.
+ flashing
 as

sociated
 wit

h
 th

e
 S

ERVICE
 w

arning
 lamp

, accompanied by
an
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 a

nd
 a m

essage
 i

ndicating
 the rema

ining
 dr

iving
 ran

ge. The
 r

emaining
 d

riving
 r

ange
 i

s
 be

tween
 0 a

nd
 3

50
 m

iles
 (

600
 k

m). You must top-up the AdBlue
® additive tank to avoid
a b
reakdown : g
o t
o a C
ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified wo

rkshop,
 o

r
 c

arry
 o

ut
 t

his
 o

peration
 y
ourself.
flashing,
 a

ssociated
 wi

th the SERVICE
warning
 lamp

,
 ac

companied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a

nd
 a me

ssage
 i

ndicating
 th

at
 s

tarting
 i

s
 pr

evented. The AdBlue
® tank is empty: the st
arting i
nhibition s ystem r equired by l

egislation
 p
revents
 s
tarting
 o
f
 t
he
 en

gine. To b
e a ble t o s tart t he e ngine, y ou m ust t op-up the
AdBlue® additive tank: go to a CITROËN dealer or a qu
alified w orkshop, o r c arry o ut t his o peration y ourself.
It is essential
 t

o
 a
dd
 a
t
 l
east
 3
.8
 l
itres
 o
f
 A
dBlue
® to
the a
dditive t
ank.
For
 t

opping-up
 o

r
 f

or
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

he
 A

dBlue
® additive, refer to the corresponding section.
Monitoring