2016 Citroen DS3 ignition

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Deactivation
In extremely severe conditions (deep snow,
mud...), when it is not possible to move off, it
may be useful to temporarily deactivate the
systems, so that the wheels can spin freely and
regain grip.
F
P
ress this button, located on the left below
the steering wheel.
Illumination of the lamp in the button indicates
that the systems are deactivated.
Reactivation
These systems are reactivated automatically
each time the ignition is switched back on
or from 30 mph (50 km/h) except 1.6 litre
(THP
1

65, THP 155 and THP 150) and
PERFORMANCE petrol engines.
F
P

ress this button again to reactivate them
manually.
Operating fault
The DSC/ASR systems offer
exceptional safety in normal driving, but
this should not encourage the driver to
take extra risks or drive at high speed.
The correct functioning of these
systems depends on observation of the
manufacturer's recommendations on:
-
w

heels (tyres and rims),
-
b

raking components,
-
el

ectronic components,
-
a

ssembly and repair procedures.
After an impact, have these systems
checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. Illumination of this warning lamp in the
instrument panel and the lamp in the
button, accompanied by an audible
signal and a message, this indicates a
malfunction of these systems.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.

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Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a
pretensioning and f orce l imiting s ystem.
This system improves safety in the front
seats
 i

n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De

pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr

etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p

retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The force limiter reduces the pressure of the
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t

heir
 p
rotection.
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t i s r eeled i n.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamp
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel,
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
From approximately 12 mph (20 km/h) this w arning l amp f lashes f or t wo m inutes ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
f
 i
ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O
nce
 t
hese
 t
wo
 m
inutes
 h
ave
 e
lapsed,
 th

is
 w
arning
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 d
river
 an

d/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 f
astens
 t
heir
 
s

eat
 b
elt.
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Airbags
general information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th

e
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 p
assenger)
 in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 v
iolent
 c
ollisions.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 su

pplement the action of the seat belts fitted
with
 f

orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa

ssenger
 be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
 i

n
 t
he
 i
mpact
 d
etection
 z
ones:
-
 in t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ar

e deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 (
with
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 re

ar
 c
entre
 p
assenger);
 i
mmediately
 a
fter
 th

e
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 d
eflate
 r
apidly
 s
o
 th

at
 t
hey
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
r
 t
he
 e
xit
 of t

he occupants,
-
in t

he case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
 r

oll-over
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed;
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 al

one
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 e
nsuring
 y
our
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
hese
 s
ituations. This
 e

quipment
 w
ill
 o
nly
 d
eploy
 o
nce.
 If a s

econd
 i
mpact
 o
ccurs
 (
during
 t
he
 sa

me
 o
r
 a s
ubsequent
 a
ccident),
 t
he
 ai

rbag
 w
ill
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed
 a
gain.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
 i

s
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 em

ission
 o
f
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 to t

he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
 i

ncorporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s

moke
 i
s
 n
ot
 h
armful,
 b
ut
 s
ensitive
 in

dividuals
 m
ay
 e
xperience
 s
light
 irr

itation.
The noise of detonation related to the
deployment
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 r
esult
 i
n
 a s
light
 l
oss
 o
f
 h
earing
 f
or
 a s

hort
 t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.

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Deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can be deactivated:
F
wi

th the ignition off ,
 i

nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger's
 a
irbag
 d
eactivation
 s
witch,
F
tu

rn it to the "OFF" position,
F
 th

en,
 r
emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 k
eeping
 t
he
 s
witch
 i
n
 th

e
 n
ew
 p
osition.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 is o

n
 a
nd
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
irbag
 i
s
 r
e-
activated. To assure the safety of your child,
the
 p

assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated when you install a rear ward
facing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 seat

.
Other wise,
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 b
eing
 se

riously
 i
njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 we

re
 d
eployed.
Reactivation
When you remove a child seat that has been
fitted r
ear ward f acing, t urn s witch t o t he "On" po

sition
 t
o
 r
e-activate
 t
he
 a
irbag
 a
nd
 s
o
 as

sure
 t
he
 s
afety
 o
f
 y
our
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 i
n
 t
he
 ev

ent
 o
f
 a
n
 i
mpact.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel, you must contact
a CITROËN dealer or qualified
workshop
 t

o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 n
o
 l
onger
 be d

eployed in the event of a serious
impact.

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Running out of fuel (Diesel)If your vehicle has an HDi engine, the fuel system must be primed if you run out of fuel.
Th is s ystem c onsists o f a p riming p ump a nd a t ransparent p ipe u nder t he b onnet.
F
 Fi

ll
 t
he
 f
uel
 t
ank
 w
ith
 a
t
 l
east
 f
ive
 l
itres
 o
f
 Die

sel.
F
 Op

en
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 v
ersion,
 u
nclip
 t
he
 c
over
 t
o
 ga

in
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump.
F
 Sq

ueeze
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump
 un

til
 r
esistance
 i
s
 f
elt
 (
could
 b
e
 f
rom
 t
he
 fi

rst
 a
pplication)
 a
nd
 f
uel
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 tr

ansparent
 p
ipe
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
reen
 c
onnector.
F
 Op

erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 v
ersion,
 p
ut
 t
he
 c
over
 b
ack
 in p

osition
 a
nd
 c
lip
 i
t
 i
n
 p
lace.
F
 Cl

ose
 t
he
 b
onnet.
BlueHDi engines
F Fill the fuel t ank w ith a t l east f ive l itres o f Die
sel.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 (
without
 s
tarting
 t
he
 en

gine).
F
Wa

it around 6 seconds and switch off the
ignition.
F
 Re

peat
 t
he
 o
peration
 1
0
 t
imes.
F
 Op

erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 t
o
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 d

oes
 n

ot
 s

tart
 a

t
 t

he
 f

irst
 at

tempt,
 d

o
 n

ot
 t

ry
 a

gain.
Operate
 t

he
 p

riming
 p

ump
 a

gain,
 t

hen
 th

e
 s

tarter.
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Range indicators
Once the AdBlue® tank is on reserve or after de
tection of a fault with the SCR emissions
control
 s

ystem,
 w

hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 on

, an indicator displays an estimate of the
distance
 t

hat
 c

an
 b
e
 c
overed,
 t
he
 r
ange,
 b
efore
 en

gine
 s

tarting
 i

s
 p
revented.
In the event of simultaneous system fault and
low AdBlue
® level, the shortest range figure is th
e o
ne d
isplayed. The
 e

ngine
 s
tart
 p
revention
 s
ystem
 re

quired
 b
y
 r
egulations
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 au

tomatically once the AdBlue
® tank is e
mpty.
In the event of the risk of non-starting related to a lack of AdBlue®
Range greater than 1 500 miles (2 400 km)
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, n o in

formation
 o
n
 r
ange
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 a
utomatically
 in t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Remaining range between 350 and 1500 miles (600 and 2 400 km)
When switching on the ignition, the UREA warning l amp c omes o n, a ccompanied by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a me

ssage
 (
e.g.:
 "
Top
 u
p
 e
missions
 a
dditive:
 St

arting
 p
revented
 i
n
 9
00
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 th

e
 r
emaining
 r
ange
 e
xpressed
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 kil

ometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 20

0
 m
iles
 (
300
 k
m)
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
dditive
 t
ank
 h
as
 bee

n
 top
ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t
he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
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When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE warning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp

flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage
 (
e.g.
 "
Top
 up e

missions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented
 i
n
 35

0
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 t
he
 r
emaining
 r
ange
 ex

pressed
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 k
ilometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 30 s

econds
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
dditive
 t
ank
 h
as
 b
een
 top

ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
Other wise you will not be able to restart your
engine.
Remaining range between 0 and 350 miles (0 and 600 km)
When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE wa rning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp

flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Top
 u
p
 em

issions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented".
The AdBlue
® tank is empty: th e sy stem re quired by r
egulations p revents e ngine s tarting.
Breakdown related to a lack of AdBlue® additive
To be able to start the engine, we r
ecommend that you call on
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 f

or
 t
he
 t
op-up
 r
equired.
If you carry out the top-up yourself, it
is
 e

ssential
 t
o
 a
dd
 a
t
 l
east
 3
.8
 l
itres
 o
f
 AdB

lue
® to the tank.
Fo
r
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t

he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.

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Important: i f y our v ehicle's AdB
lue® tank is completely empty - wh
ich is confirmed by the alert
messages
 a

nd
 t
he
 i
mpossibility
 o
f
 st

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 a
dd
 a
t
 le

ast
 3

.8
 l
itres
 (
so
 t
wo
 1
.89
 l
itre
 b
ottles).If any additive is split or splashed, wash
immediately with cold water or wipe
with
 a d

amp
 c
loth.
If the additive has crystallised, clean it
off
 u
sing
 a s
ponge
 a
nd
 h
ot
 w
ater.Important:
 in t
he event of a top-up after
a breakdown because of a lack of
additive ,
 s
ignalled
 b
y
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Top
 up e

missions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented",
 yo

u must wait around 5 minutes before
switching
 on th
e
 ig
nition,
 wi
thout opening
the driver's door, locking the vehicle
or introducing the key into the ignition
switch .
Switch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
hen,
 a
fter
 10 s

econds,
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
F
Ob

tain a bottle of AdBlue
®. After first ch
ecking t
he u
se-by d
ate, r ead c arefully th

e instructions on use on the label before
pouring
 t

he
 c

ontents
 o

f
 t

he
 b
ottle
 i
nto
 y
our
 ve

hicle's
 AdB

lue
® tank. Ne ver dispose of AdBlue
® additive
bottles i
n t
he h
ousehold w aste. P lace th

em in a special container provided
this
 p

urpose
 o

r
 t

ake
 t

hem
 t
o
 y
our
 dea

ler.
F
 Af

ter
 e

mptying
 t

he
 b

ottle,
 w

ipe
 a

way
 a

ny
 sp

illage
 a

round
 t

he
 t

ank
 f

iller
 u

sing
 a d

amp
 cl

oth.
F
 Re

fit
 t

he
 b

lue
 c

ap
 t

o
 t

he
 t

ank
 a

nd
 t

urn
 i

t
 a 6th of a turn clockwise, to its stop.
F Re
fit t he b lack c ap a nd t urn i t a q uarter o f a t

urn
 c
lockwise
 w
ithout
 p
ressing.
 E
nsure
 th

at the indicator on the cap lines up with
the
 i

ndicator
 o
n
 t
he
 s
upport.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 e
quipment,
 r
eturn
 t
he
 s
pare
 wh

eel
 a
nd/or
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he
 s
torage
 b
ox
 t
o
 t
he
 b
ottom
 of t

he
 b
oot.
F
 Re

fit
 t
he
 b
oot
 c
arpet
 a
nd
 c
lose
 t
he
 t
ailgate.