2016 Citroen DS3 tow

DS3_en_Chap00c_eco-conduite_ed02-2015
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
 a

way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

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PERFORMANCE front seatsSeat consisting of a seat cushion and backrest which can be adjusted to adapt your position for maximum ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
F Lift the control and slide the seat for wards or backwards.
Height adjustment
F Pull the handle upwards to raise or push it downwards to lower, as many times as
necessary to obtain the required position.
Backrest angle adjustment
F Push the handle towards the rear and move the seat backrest for wards or backwards.
Before moving the seat backwards, ensure that there is nothing that might prevent the full travel of the seat, so as to avoid the risk of of
jamming the seat caused by the presence of objects on the floor behind the seat or rear passengers. If the seat jams, stop the movement
immediately.
Comfort

DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
 c

an
 a
lso
 b
e
 r
emoved.
To
 r

emove
 a h
ead
 r
estraint:
F
 re

lease
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 u
sing
 c
ontrol
 1,
F ti

lt
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 2 s
lightly
 f
or wards,
F
pu

ll the head restraint upwards to the stop,
F
 th

en,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A.
Rear head restraints
Never drive with the head restraints
removed; t
hey m ust b e i n p lace a nd co

rrectly
 adju
sted.
Steering wheel adj ustment
F When stationary , p ull the control lever to
release t he a djustment m echanism.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 h
eight
 a
nd
 r
each
 t
o
 s
uit
 y
our
 dr

iving
 p
osition.
F
 Pu

sh
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 t
o
 l
ock
 t
he
 ad

justment
 me
chanism.
As a safety measure, these operations
should only be carried out with the
vehicle
 s

tationary.

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The sun visors have a vanity mirror with flap
and a map h older ( or t icket h older) f or t he dr

iver.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 r
aise
 t
he
 c
oncealing
 fl

ap;
 t
he
 m
irror
 i
s
 i
lluminated
 a
utomatically.
Sun visorIlluminated glove box Centre armrest
Storage
F For access to t he c losed s torage b ox, l ift th
e l ever t o o pen t he l id.
F
 Fo

r
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 o
pen
 s
torage
 b
ox
 b
elow
 th

e armrest, lift the complete armrest
towards
 t

he
 r
ear.
This
 c

an
 b

e
 u

sed
 t

o
 h

old
 a w

ater
 b

ottle.
Its l
id h
as a l
ocation f
or s
toring t
he v
ehicle's hand
book pac
k.
F
 To o

pen
 t

he
 g

love
 b

ox,
 r

aise
 t

he
 h

andle.
It
 i

s
 i

lluminated
 w

hen
 t

he
 l

id
 i

s
 o

pened.
It
 h

ouses
 t

he
 f

ront
 p

assenger's
 a

irbag
 de

activation switch A .
It houses a ventilation nozzle B ,
 d

istributing
 th

e
 s

ame
 a

ir
 a

s
 t

he
 v

ents
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment. These
 c

an
 b
e
 u
sed
 f
or
 p
ortable
 d
evices
 (
mobile
 ph

one,
 M
P3
 p
layer...)
 w
hich
 c
an
 b
e
 c
onnected
 to t

he
 U
SB
 p
ort
 / a
uxiliary
 s
ocket
 o
r
 c
harged
 fr

om
 t
he12
 V s
ocket
 i
n
 t
he
 c
entre
 c
onsole.
Comfort

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou press the accelerator and
brake
 p

edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
if y

ou force the movement of the
selector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
 f

lat.
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a
 p

rolonged
 s
tandstill
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n
 
p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 m

essage
 d

isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a

n
 a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 s
creen,
 i
ndicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a

nd
 i

s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R and from
n t

o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t

o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e

xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
Pu

sh the selector towards the +
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
Pu

ll the selector towards the -
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode. This
 s

ymbol
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 i

f
 a g

ear
 is n

ot
 e

ngaged
 c

orrectly
 (

selector
 be

tween
 t

wo
 p

ositions).
D
 d

isappears
 a

nd
 t

he
 g

ears
 en

gaged
 a

ppear
 i

n
 s

uccession
 i

n
 t

he
 ins

trument
 pane

l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n  t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear s elected f lashes f or a f ew s econds, t hen th

e
 a
ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 D

(automatic)
 t

o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s
lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
elects
 g
ear
 M1
au

tomatically.
The
 s

port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes
 d
o
 n
ot
 op

erate
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a prolonged s tandstill w ith t he e ngine ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F Re
turn the selector to position P
; th
e m
essage d
isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce. There
 i

s
 a r
isk
 o
f
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox:
-
if y
ou press the accelerator and
brake
 p
edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
if y
ou force the movement of the
selector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
 f
lat.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
Mov

e the selector towards the +
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
Mov

e the selector towards the -
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode.
Manual operation
D disappears and the gears en
gaged a ppear i n s uccession i n t he ins

trument
 pane
l.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 t
oo
 l
ow
 o
r
 t
oo
 h
igh,
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elected
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 th

e
 a

ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p

ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 D

(automatic)
 t

o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s

lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 e
ngages
 f
irst
 g
ear
 auto

matically.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is n ot e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be

tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or n  t o p lace t he g earbox i n neut

ral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle. When
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n,
 t
he
 l
ighting
 of t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 a
ccompanied
 
Operating fault
by an audible signal and a message in the mu
ltifunction s creen, i ndicates a g earbox f ault.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a
nd
 i
s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R and from
n t

o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e
xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.

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Front parking sensors*Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
system, when re
verse gea r is engag ed th

is
 w

arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 a

nd/or
 a m
essage
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 (
short
 b
eep).
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.In addition to the rear parking sensors, the fr ont p arking s ensors a re t riggered w hen a n ob

stacle is detected in front and the speed of
the
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 s
till
 b
elow
 6 m
ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).
The
 f

ront
 p
arking
 s
ensors
 a
re
 i
nterrupted
 i
f
 th

e vehicle stops for more than three seconds
in
 f

or ward
 g
ear,
 i
f
 n
o
 f
urther
 o
bstacles
 a
re
 de

tected or when the speed of the vehicle
exceeds
 6 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).
The
 s

ound
 e
mitted
 b
y
 t
he
 s
peaker
 (f

ront
 o
r
 r
ear)
 i
ndicates
 w
hether
 t
he
 ob

stacle
 i
s
 i
n
 f
ront
 o
r
 b
ehind. In bad weather or in winter, ensure
that the sensors are not covered with
mud,
 i

ce
 o
r
 s
now.
 W
hen
 r
everse
 g
ear
 i
s
 en

gaged,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 (
long
 b
eep)
 in

dicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
ensors
 m
ay
 b
e
 d
irty.
Certain
 s

ound
 s
ources
 (
motorcycle,
 lo

rry,
 p
neumatic
 d
rill,
 e
tc.)
 m
ay
 t
rigger
 th

e
 a
udible
 s
ignals
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 se

nsor
 s
ystem.
The function will be deactivated
automatically
 i

f
 a t
railer
 i
s
 b
eing
 t
owed
 or a b

icycle
 c
arrier
 i
s
 f
itted
 (
vehicle
 fi

tted with a towbar or bicycle carrier
recommended
 b

y
 C
ITROËN).
*
 D

epending
 o
n
 v
ersion.
Deactivation / Activation of
the front and rear parking
sensors
You can activate or deactivate the function
using the v ehicle's c onfiguration o r s ettings me

nu.
The status of the system is memorised when
switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
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B. Rear wiper selection r ing.
Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snow or ic
e i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi

cycle carrier, deactivate the automatic
rear
 w

iper
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 or s

ettings
 m
enu. Park.
Intermittent
 w

ipe.
Wash-wipe
 (
set
 d
uration).
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi
ll come into operation if the windscreen
wipers
 a

re
 o
perating.
Programming
The function is activated or deactivated via the
vehicle configuration o r s ettings m enu.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash, then the windscreen
wipers,
 o

perate
 f
or
 a p
re-determined
 t
ime.
Visibility