2016 Citroen DS3 oil dipstick
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Checking levels
Check all of these levels regularly, in line with the manufacturer's service schedule. Top them up if necessary, unless other wise indicated.
If a l evel d rops s ignificantly, h ave t he c orresponding s ystem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
Engine oil level
It is normal to top up the oil level between
two services ( or o il c hanges). C ITROËN re
commends
t
hat
y
ou
c
heck
t
he
l
evel,
a
nd
t
op
up i
f
n
ecessary,
e
very
3 0
00
m
iles
(
5
0
00
k
ms).
The
c
heck
i
s
c
arried
o
ut
e
ither
w
hen
th
e
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n
u
sing
t
he
oi
l level indicator in the instrument
panel for vehicles so equipped, or
using
t
he
d
ipstick.
To
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
r
eading
i
s
c
orrect,
yo
ur
v
ehicle
m
ust
b
e
p
arked
o
n
a l
evel
su
r face
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
h
aving
b
een
o
ff
fo
r
m
ore
t
han
3
0
m
inutes.
Take
c
are
w
hen
w
orking
u
nder
t
he
bo
nnet,
a
s
c
ertain
a
reas
o
f
t
he
e
ngine
ma
y
b
e
e
xtremely
h
ot
(
risk
o
f
b
urns)
an
d
t
he
c
ooling
f
an
c
ould
s
tart
a
t
a
ny
ti
me
(
even
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff).
Checking using the dipstick
A = MA X
B
= M
IN If you find that the level is above the A
m
ark
o
r
below
the B
m
ark,
d
o not star t the engine
.
-
If t
he level is above the MAX
m
ark
(
risk
of d
amage
t
o
t
he
e
ngine),
c
ontact
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
-
If t
he level is below the MI
n
m
ark,
y
ou
mu
st
t
op
u
p
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
F
Lo
cate
t
he
d
ipstick
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
co
mpartment
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
For more information on the petrol or Diesel
engine,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
F
Ta
ke
t
he
d
ipstick
b
y
i
ts
c
oloured
g
rip
a
nd
re
move
i
t
c
ompletely.
F
Wi
pe
t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
d
ipstick
u
sing
a c
lean
no
n-fluffy
c
loth.
F
Re
fit
t
he
d
ipstick
a
nd
p
ush
f
ully
d
own,
t
hen
pu
ll
i
t
o
ut
a
gain
t
o
m
ake
t
he
v
isual
c
heck:
th
e
c
orrect
l
evel
i
s
b
etween
t
he
m
arks
A
and B .
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, ch
eck t hat t he o il i s t he c orrect g rade f or y our en
gine
a
nd
c
onforms
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
rec
ommendations.
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Eco-driving (advice) ........................................ 14
Ec onomy mode ............................................. 2
31
Electronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
(
EBFD)
........................................................ 15
4
Emergency
b
raking
a
ssistance
(
EBA)
.................................................. 15
4, 155
Emergency
br
aking
sy
stem
......................................................... 15
5
Emergency
ca
ll
..................................... 149
, 270
Emergency
war
ning
lamp
s
...........................148
E
missions control system,
SCR
.............................................................. 34
E
nergy
e
conomy
m
ode
................................. 23
1
Engine
co
mpartment
............................ 246
, 247
Engine,
D
iesel
................. 24
, 189, 247, 262, 263
Engine,
p
etrol
....................... 18
9, 246, 256, 259
Engines
................................................. 2
56, 262
Environment
.............................................. 14
, 63Gauge,
f
uel....................................................188
Gearbox,
a
utomatic
...14
, 111, 115, 120, 227, 253
Gearbox,
ele
ctronic
........14
, 106, 120, 227, 253
Gearbox,
man
ual
....................14
, 105, 120, 253
Gear
e
fficiency
i
ndicator
...............................11 9
G
ear
l
ever
.......................................................14
G
ear
l
ever,
a
utomatic
g
earbox
..............111,
115
Gear
l
ever,
e
lectronic
g
earbox
.............10 6
, 253
Gear
l
ever,
m
anual
g
earbox
.........................105
G
love
b
ox
........................................................93
Gr
ab
hand
les
............................................74 ,
75
E
Hazard warning lamps ..................................148
H azard w arning l amps,
a
utomatic operation
.................................... 148
h
eadlamp
adju
stment
................................... 13 9
H
eadlamps, automatic
illumination
.................................. 13
5, 137, 13 8
Headlamps, dipped beam
................................................... 13
4, 213
Headlamps,
halo
gen
..................................... 212
H
eadlamps,
main beam
.......................................... 13 4
, 214
Head restraints, front
...................................... 73
He
ad restraints, rear
....................................... 77
Hea
ting
...................................................... 14
, 8 4
Hill start assist
............................................... 123
H
orn ............................................................... 149
GH
Dials and gauges ......................................
18 , 20
Diesel ............................................................ 18
9
Dimensions
................................................... 26
4
Dipstick
.................................................... 3
9, 248
Direction indicators
....................... 14
8, 216, 217
Display screen, instrument panel
............................................... 18
, 20, 119
Display screen, multifunction (with
a
udio
s
ystem)
................................. 42,
45
Door
p
ockets
................................................... 92
Do
ors
............................................................... 66
D
riving
ec
onomically ....................................... 14
Dynamic
s
tability
c
ontrol
(
DSC)
....................155F
illing t he f uel t ank ................................18
8 -19 0
Filter, air ........................................................ 2
52
Filter, oil
......................................................... 252
F
ilter, particle
........................................251
, 252
Filter,
pa
ssenger
co
mpartment
.....................252
F
itting
a w
heel
...............................................2
07
Fittings,
b
oot
...................................................96
Fit
tings,
int
erior
.........................................92
, 93
Flap, fuel filler
........................................ 18
8, 19 0
Flashing
ind
icators
........................................148
F
oglamp,
re
ar
........................................21
6, 217
Foglamps,
fr
ont
.....................................13
6, 215
Foglamps,
rea
r
..............................................13 6
F
requency
(
radio)
.................................298
, 299
Fuel .......................................................... 14, 18 9
Fuel consumption
...................................... 14,
57
Fuel
t
ank................................................188, 19 0
Fusebox,
dashb
oard
.....................................220
F
usebox,
en
gine
co
mpartment
.....................220
Fu
ses
.............................................................2
20Immobiliser, electronic
............................ 63
, 101
Indicator, coolant temperature
.................................................. 35
I
ndicator,
e
ngine
oi
l level
..........................................................39
In
dicator lamps,
operation
................................................. 2
2, 26
Indicators, direction
...................................... 148
I
nflating
t
yres
..................................................14
I
nflating
t
yres
a
nd
a
ccessories
(
using
t
he
k
it)
..............................................19
9
Instrument panels
..................................... 1
8, 20
Internet browser
............................................ 315
I
SOFIX
..........................................................18
3
Isofix
mou
ntings
....................................18
2, 18 4
I
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