2016 Citroen DS3 warning

DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
+
+ SCR emissions
control system

(BlueHDi Diesel) fixed,
 o

n
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 ig

nition,
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 S
ERVICE
 a
nd
 e
ngine
 di

agnostic
 w
arning
 l
amps,
 ac

companied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 a m
essage.A fault with the SCR emissions control
system
 h

as
 b
een
 d
etected.This
 a

lert
 d
isappears
 o
nce
 t
he
 e
xhaust
 em

issions
 r
eturn
 t
o
 n
ormal
 l
evels.
flashing,
 o

n
 s
witching
 o
n
 th

e
 i
gnition,
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 S
ERVICE
 a
nd
 e
ngine
 di

agnostic
 w
arning
 l
amps,
 ac

companied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 a m
essage
 ind

icating
 the rema
ining
 dr
iving
 ran

ge.After confirmation of the fault with the
emissions control system, you can
drive
 f

or
 u
p
 t
o
 6
50
 m
iles
 (
1
 1
00
 k
m)
 be

fore
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarting
 i
nhibition
 sy

stem
 i
s
 t
riggered.Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 w

ithout delay, to avoid a
breakdown .
flashing,
 o

n
 s
witching
 o
n
 th

e
 i
gnition,
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 S
ERVICE
 a
nd
 e
ngine
 di

agnostic
 w
arning
 l
amps,
 ac

companied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 a m
essage.You
 h

ave
 e
xceeded
 t
he
 a
uthorised
 dr

iving
 l
imit
 f
ollowing
 c
onfirmation
 of a f

ault with the emissions control
system:
 t

he
 e
ngine
 s
tarting
 i
nhibition
 sy

stem
 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
 mu
st call
on
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.

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On vehicles fitted with an electric oil level
indicator, information on the oil level is
displayed in the instrument panel for a few
seconds
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 a
fter
 th

e
 s
ervice
 i
nformation.
Engine oil level indicator*
The level shown will only be correct
if the v ehicle i s o n l evel g round a nd th

e
 e
ngine
 h
as
 b
een
 o
ff
 f
or
 m
ore
 t
han
 30

 minutes.
Oil level correct
Oil level low
This is indicated by the flashing of " O I L" ,
ac companied by illumination of the service
warning
 l

amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.
If
 t

he
 l
ow
 o
il
 l
evel
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 a c
heck
 u
sing
 th

e
 d
ipstick,
 t
he
 l
evel
 m
ust
 b
e
 t
opped
 u
p
 t
o
 pr

event
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Checking
 l
evels"
 s
ection.
Oil level indicator fault
This is signaled by the flashing of "OIL- -".
Co ntact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In the event of a fault with the electric oil level
indicator,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 moni

tored.
While
 t

he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 f
aulty,
 y
ou
 s
hould
 c
heck
 th

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel
 u
sing
 t
he
 m
anual
 d
ipstick
 lo

cated
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Checking
 l
evels"
 s
ection.
*
 D

epending
 o
n
 v
ersion.
Monitoring

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With the Audio system switched on, once this
menu has been selected you can activate or
deactivate the functions associated with use
of
 t
he
 r
adio
 (
RDS,
 R
EG,
 R
adioText),
 t
he
 C
D
 (i

ntroscan,
 s
huffle,
 C
D
 r
epeat)
 o
r
 t
he
 M
P3
 pl

ayer
 (
USB
 p
ort
 / a
uxiliary
 s
ocket).
For more information on the "Audio functions"
application,
 r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Audio
 s
ystem"
 s
ection.
"Audio functions"
menu"Trip computer" menu
Once this menu has been selected, you can
consult i
nformation c oncerning t he s tatus o f t he ve

hicle
 (
warnings
 l
og,
 s
tatus
 o
f
 f
unctions,
 e
tc.)
Alert log
This summarises the active warning messages, displaying t hem i n s uccession i n t he mu

ltifunction
 sc
reen.
Status of functions
This summarises the status (active or inactive) of the v ehicle's f unctions.
Enter distance to destination
This allows you to enter an approximate distance u ntil y our f inal d estination. F
Pr

ess the "ME
nU
"
 b
utton
 t
o
 g
ain
 a
ccess
 to t

he general menu
.
F
Pr
ess the arrows, then the "OK"
button to
select the " Trip computer "
 m
enu.
F
In t
he "
Trip computer " menu, select one
of
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 a
pplications:

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Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip which has a special c ode. W hen t he i gnition i s s witched on

,
 t
his
 c
ode
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
ecognised
 i
n
 o
rder
 f
or
 st

arting
 t
o
 b
e
 p
ossible.
This
 e

lectronic
 e
ngine
 i
mmobiliser
 l
ocks
 t
he
 en

gine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 a f
ew
 m
oments
 af

ter
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 p
revents
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
y
 a
nyone
 w
ho
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ha

ve
 t
he
 k
ey.In the event of a fault, you are
informed by illumination of this
warning
 l

amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.It
 h

as
 3 p
ositions:
-
 Po

sition
 1
:
 Sto
p
-
 Po

sition
 2
:
 I
gnition on
-
 Po

sition
 3
:
 S
tarting
Ignition switch
Ignition on
In this position the vehicle's electrical equipment can be used or accessories
charged.
When
 t

he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery
 dr

ops
 t
o
 a r
eserve
 l
evel,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 g
oes
 i
nto
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode:
 t
he
 p
ower
 s
upply
 i
s
 au

tomatically cut off to preserve the state of
charge
 o

f
 t
he
 b
attery.
Keep safely, away from your vehicle,
the
 l

abel
 a

ttached
 t

o
 t

he
 k

eys
 g

iven
 t

o
 yo

u
 o

n
 a

cquisition
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
Starting-switching off the engine
In this case, your vehicle will not start; contact a C ITROËN d ealer a s s oon a s p ossible.
Avoid
 a

ttaching
 h
eavy
 o
bjects
 t
o
 t
he
 ke

y,
 w
hich
 w
ould
 w
eigh
 d
own
 o
n
 i
ts
 bl

ade
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 a
nd
 c
ould
 ca

use
 a m
alfunction.
Driving

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp comes on and AUTO flashes,
accompanied
 b

y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i

n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the ge arbox m ay n eed a n a utomatic re

initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch

anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
AUTO and - - appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
AUTO and - - a ppear i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal.
F
Wa

it for around 30 seconds until
n o
r a
gear
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A, t

hen
to position
n.
F Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi

ne.
The
 g

earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Following
 d

isconnection
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 g
earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Follow
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.

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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or M,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 7 m
ph
 
(

11
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 sy

stem,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 f
or
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f

ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g

earbox
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de,
 i

f
 y

ou
 e

ngage
 a g

ear
 w

ithout
 fu

lly
 d

epressing
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal,
 a me

ssage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 y

ou
 t

o
 fu

lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 e

ngine
 c

an
 r

estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d

river's
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

astened,
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 n

ot
 e

xceeded
 6 m

ph
 
(

10
 k

m/h)
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 e

ngine
 s

tart
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey,
-
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 n

eeded
 t

o
 m

aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t

emperature
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i

s
 a

ctive,
-
 so

me
 s

pecial
 c

onditions
 (

battery
 c

harge,
 en

gine
 t

emperature,
 b

raking
 a

ssistance,
 am

bient
 t

emperature...)
 w

here
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ne

eded
 t

o
 a

ssure
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 a s

ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
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DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery
with a special specification and
technology.
All
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly be done by a CITROËN dealer or
a
 q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For more information on the 12 V
battery,
 p

lease
 s
ee
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the
"ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe

w
 m
oments
 t
hen
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
In the event of a fault in STOP mode, the
vehicle
 m

ay
 s
tall.
 A
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n.
 I
t
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ecessary
 to s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ag

ain
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
ey.
Press
 t

his
 s

witch
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 t

he
 s

ystem.
The deactivation is confirmed by the switch
warning
 l

amp
 c

oming
 o

n
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a mes

sage.
Pressing
 t

his
 s

witch
 a

gain
 r

eactivates
 t

he
 fu

nction.
The
 s

witch
 w

arning
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a m

essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co

mpartment, it may be useful to deactivate
Stop
 & S

tart.
You can request deactivation at any time, once
the
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 i

t
 r

estarts
 im

mediately.
Stop & Start reactivates automatically each
time
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
Deactivation / Manual
reactivation
Opening the bonnet
Driving on flooded roads
Before
 d

riving
 t
hrough
 a f
looded
 r
oad,
 it i

s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem.
For
 m

ore
 a
dvice
 o
n
 d
riving,
 pa

rticularly on flooded roads, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate the Stop & Start system to
avoid
 t

he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 t
o
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

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Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily
(approximately 2 seconds) w hen s tarting o n a sl

ope,
 t
he
 t
ime
 i
t
 t
akes
 t
o
 m
ove
 y
our
 f
oot
 f
rom
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
ctive
 w
hen:
-
th

e vehicle is completely stationary, with
your
 f

oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
-
ce

rtain conditions on a slope are met,
-
 wi

th
 t
he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 c
losed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal:
-
pr

ovided you are in automated mode
(position
 A ) o

r
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode
 (
position
 M) wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is
being
 h

eld
 i
n
 t
he
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 p
hase.
If you need to leave the vehicle with
the
 e

ngine
 r
unning,
 m
anually
 a
pply
 th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 o
n
 (
not
 fl

ashing)
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a malfunction of the system occurs, these
warning lamps c ome o n. C ontact a C ITROËN de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 sy

stem
 c
hecked.
Driving