DS3_en_Chap09_verifications_ed02-2015
Checks
12 V batteryAir filter and passenger compartment filter
Oil filterParticle filter (Diesel)
Unless other wise indicated, check these components in accordance with the manufacturer's service schedule and according to your engine.
Ot her wise, h ave t hem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
The battery does not require any maintenance.
Ho wever, c heck r egularly t hat t he t erminals a re co
rrectly
t
ightened
a
nd
t
hat
t
he
c
onnections
ar
e
c
lean.Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for details of the
replacement intervals for these
components.
Replace the oil filter each time the
engine
o
il
i
s
c
hanged.
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice schedule for details of
the replacement interval for this
component.
Versions equipped with Stop & Start
are fitted with a 12 V lead-acid
battery
o
f
s
pecific
t
echnology
a
nd
spec
ification.
Its replacement should be carried
out only by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop. The start of saturation of the
particle filter is indicated by the
On a new vehicle, the first particle
filter
r
egeneration
o
perations
m
ay
b
e
ac
companied
b
y
a "
burning"
s
mell,
wh
ich
i
s
p
er fectly
n
ormal.
Following
p
rolonged
o
peration
o
f
t
he
ve
hicle at very low speed or at idle,
you
m
ay,
i
n
e
xceptional
c
ircumstances,
no
tice the emission of water vapour at
the
e
xhaust
o
n
a
cceleration.
T
his
d
oes
no
t affect the behaviour of the vehicle
or
t
he
e
nvironment.
When
c
arrying
o
ut
a
ny
o
peration
o
n
t
he
1
2
V ba
ttery,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection
f
or
de
tails
o
f
t
he
p
recautions
t
o
b
e
t
aken
b
efore
st
arting
w
ork. Depending
o
n
t
he
e
nvironment
(
e.g.
d
usty
at
mosphere)
a
nd
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
(
e.g.
ci
ty
d
riving),
r
eplace them twice as often if
necessary .
A
c
logged
p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter
m
ay
ha
ve an adverse effect on the per formance
of
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem
a
nd
g
enerate
und
esirable
odou
rs. temporary
i
llumination
o
f
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
ac
companied
b
y
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
scre
en.
As soon as the traffic conditions permit,
regenerate
t
he
f
ilter
b
y
d
riving
a
t
a s
peed
o
f
a
t
le
ast
4
0
m
ph
(
60
k
m/h)
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
go
es
o
ff.
If
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
s
tays
o
n,
t
his
i
ndicates
a lo
w
a
dditive
l
evel.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
c
hecking
l
evels,
r
efer
to t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
