2016 Citroen DS3 inflation pressure

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Under-inflation detection
This system automatically checks the tyre pressures w hen d riving a nd a lerts y ou i n t he ev

ent
 o
f
 a
n
 u
nder-inflation.
150
19 9
Temporary puncture repair kit
This kit is a complete system consisting of a co mpressor a nd a s ealant c artridge, t o a llow th

e
 t
emporary
 r
epair
 o
f
 a t
yre.
Exterior
128
Parking sensors
This system provides a warning when manoeuvring b y d etecting o bstacles l ocated ne

ar
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
13 0
Reversing camera
This system is activated automatically when
reverse g
ear i s e ngaged, p roviding a n i mage i n th

e
 s
creen.
Over view

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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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Under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.
Th e under-inflation detection system
does
 n

ot
 r
eplace
 t
he
 n
eed
 f
or
 v
igilance
 on t

he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
This system does not avoid the need to
check
 t

he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 (
including
 t
he
 sp

are
 w
heel)
 e
very
 m
onth
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 be

fore
 a l
ong
 j
ourney.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 im

pairs
 r
oad
 h
olding,
 e
xtends
 b
raking
 di

stances and causes premature
tyre wear, particularly under arduous
condition
 (

high
 l
oading,
 h
igh
 s
peed,
 long jou

rney).The inflation pressures defined for
your vehicle can be found on the tyre
pressure
 l

abel.
For more information on the
identification
 m

arkings,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Tyre
 p

ressures
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
hecked
 wh

en
 t
he
 t
yres
 a
re
 "
cold"
 (
vehicle
 st

opped
 f
or
 1 h
our
 o
r
 a
fter
 a j
ourney
 o
f
 le

ss
 t
han
 6 m
iles
 (
10
 k
m)
 a
t
 m
oderate
 spe

eds).
Other wise
 (

when
 h
ot),
 a
dd
 0
.3
 b
ar
 t
o
 th

e
 p
ressures
 s
hown
 o
n
 t
he
 l
abel.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 in

creases
 f
uel
 c
onsumption.
The system monitors the pressures in the four
tyres,
 o

nce
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving.
It
 c

ompares
 t
he
 i
nformation
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 f
our
 wh

eel speed sensors with reference values,
which must be reinitialised ever y time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed .
The
 s

ystem
 t
riggers
 a
n
 a
lert
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 de

tects a drop in the inflation pressure of one
or
 m

ore
 t
yres.

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The alert is maintained until the system
is reinitialised.
The loss of pressure detected does not
always c
ause v
isible b
ulging o
f t
he t
yre. Do n

ot
 s

atisfy
 y

ourself
 w

ith
 j

ust
 a v

isual
 che

ck. Before
 r

einitialising
 t
he
 s
ystem,
 e
nsure
 th

at the pressures of the four tyres are
correct for the use of the vehicle, as
given
 o
n
 t
he
 t
yre
 p
ressure
 l
abel.
The under-inflation detection system
does
 n
ot
 g
ive
 a w
arning
 i
f
 a p
ressure
 i
s
 in

correct
 a
t
 t
he
 t
ime
 o
f
 r
einitialisation.
Under-inflation alert
This is given by fixed illumination of th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a

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

ssage.
F
Red

uce speed immediately, avoid
excessive
 s

teering
 m
ovements
 a
nd
 s
udden
 br

aking
F
 St

op
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.F If y
ou h ave a c ompressor ( such a s t he o ne in t

he
 t
emporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it),
 c
heck
 th

e
 p
ressures
 o
f
 t
he
 f
our
 t
yres
 w
hen
 c
old.
 If i

t
 i
s
 n
ot
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
arry
 o
ut
 t
his
 c
heck
 st

raight
 a
way,
 d
rive
 c
arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 spe

ed.
or
F
In t

he event of a puncture, use the
temporary
 p

uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
 o
r
 t
he
 s
pare
 wh

eel
 (
depending
 o
n
 e
quipment).
Reinitialisation
It is necessary to reinitialise the system every
time one o r m ore t yre p ressure i s a djusted, a nd af

ter
 c
hanging
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels.
Safety

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Touch screen tablet
F Press the MEnU button.
F Selec t the "Driving " m
enu.
F
 In t

he
 s
econdary
 p
age,
 s
elect
 "U

nder-
inflation initialisation ".
A
 m

essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 t
o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 re

initialisation
 in
struction.
F
Selec

t "Ye s " or "
no"

,
 t
hen
 c
onfirm.
A
 m

essage
 c
onfirms
 t
he
 r
einitialisation. The
 n

ew
 p
ressure
 s
ettings
 r
egistered
 a
re
 co

nsidered to be reference values by the
system.Snow chains
The system does not have to be
reinitialised a fter f itting o r r emoving sno

w
 cha
ins. Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
ystem,
 th

e pressures of the four tyres must be
checked a nd t he s ystem r einitialised.
The under-inflation alert is only
dependable if the system has been
reinitialised with all four tyres inflated to
the
 c

orrect
 p
ressures.
Operating fault
The flashing and then fixed illumination of the un
der-inflation war ning lamp ac companied by i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 S
ervice
 w
arning
 l
amp
 in

dicates
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
ystem.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 u
nder-inflation
 m
onitoring
 o
f
 t
he
 ty

res
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 a
ssured.
Have
 t

he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Safety

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F Start the compressor b y p lacing t he s witch at t
he "I" p
osition a nd a djust t he p ressure to t

he
 v
alue
 s
hown
 o
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
 To d

eflate:
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
lack
 b
utton
 o
n
 t
he
 co

mpressor
 p
ipe,
 a
t
 t
he
 v
alve
 c
onnector.
F
On

ce the correct pressure is reached, put
the switch to the " O"
 p

osition.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.
Tyre under-inflation
detection
After repair of the tyre, the warning lamp will remain on until the system is
reinitialised.
For more information on under-inflation
detection,
 r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Should the pressure of one or more
tyres
 b

e
 a
djusted,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 rei

nitialise the under-inflation detection
system.
For more information on under-inflation
detection,
 r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
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Identification markingsVarious visible markings for the identification of your vehicle.
A.
Ve
hicle identification number (VI
n)
u

nder the bonnet.
This
 n

umber
 i
s
 e
ngraved
 o
n
 t
he
 b
odywork
 n
ear
 the pa

ssenger
 co
mpartment
 fi
lter.
B.
Ve

hicle identification number on the
bottom edge of the windscreen aper ture.
This number is indicated on a self-adhesive
label
 w

hich
 i
s
 v
isible
 t
hrough
 t
he
 w
indscreen. The
 t

yre
 p
ressures
 m
ust
 b
e
 c
hecked
 wh

en the tyres are cold, at least once
a
 m

onth.
Low tyre pressures increase fuel
consumption.
C. Manufacturer's label.
The
 s

elf-destroying
 l
abel
 o
n
 t
he
 l
eft
 h
and
 ce

ntre
 p
illar
 c
arries
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 i
nformation.
-
th

e name of the manufacturer,
-
th

e European type approval
n
umber,
-
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 i
dentification
 n
umber
 (
VIN),
-
 th

e
 g
ross
 v
ehicle
 w
eight,
-
 th

e
 g
ross
 t
rain
 w
eight,
-
 th

e
 m
aximum
 f
ront
 a
xle
 w
eight,
-
 th

e
 m
aximum
 r
ear
 a
xle
 w
eight.D. Tyre/paint label.
This
 l

abel
 o
n
 t
he
 l
eft
 c
entre
 p
illar,
 d
river's
 s
ide,
 ca

rries
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 i
nformation:
-
th

e tyre pressures, for unladen and laden
conditions,
-
 th

e
 t
yre
 s
izes
 (
including
 t
he
 l
oad
 i
ndex
 a
nd
 sp

eed
 r
ating
 o
f
 t
he
 t
yre),
-
th

e spare tyre inflation pressure,
-
 th

e
 p
aint
 c
olour
 c
ode.

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Exterior
Remote control key 60- 63, 1 01-103
- lo cking/unlocking
-
b

attery
-
an

ti-theft protection
-
 st

arting Lighting
 c

ontrols
 13
4-138
Headlamp
 h

eight
 a
djustment
 13
9
Changing
 bul

bs
 21
2-215
-
fr

ont lamps
-
 fog

lamps
-
di

rection indicator repeaters
Wiper c ontrols
140

-143
Changing
 a w

iper
 
b

lade
2
32 Door mirrors
79
D

oors
6
6 - 68
-
 open

ing/closing
-
 ce

ntral
 l
ocking
-
 emer

gency
 co
ntrol
Electric windows
64

- 65
Fuel
 t

ank
 18
8 -189
Misfuel prevention
19

0Accessories
23

9-240
Hill start assist
11

9
Braking
 a

ssistance
 15
4-155
Trajectory
 c

ontrol
 15
5 -156
Tyre pressures
20

2-203, 266
Under-inflation detection
15

0-153
Boot
69
T

emporary puncture repair
 k

it
 19
9 -203
Changing
 a w

heel
 20
4-210
-
t

ools
-
 re

moving/refiting
Snow chains
21

1
Changing
 bul

bs
 21
6-218
-
re

ar lamps
-
3D r

ear lamps
-
3rd brake lamp
- nu
mber plate lamps
Parking
 s

ensors
 12
8 -129
Reversing
 c
amera
 13
0
Towbar
23
5-236
Towing
 233
-234