2016 Citroen DS3 RHD Owner's Manual

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driving

Visibility
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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
T he   various   front   and   rear   lamps   of   the   vehicle  
a

re   designed   to   adapt   the   driver's   visibility  
p

rogressively   according   to   climatic   conditions:
-
 
s
idelamps,   to   be   seen,
-
 
d
ipped   beam   headlamps   to   see   without  
d

azzling
 o
ther
 d
rivers,
-
 
m
ain   beam   headlamps   to   see   clearly   when  
t

he   road   is   clear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements   of   particular   conditions   of  
v

isibility:
-
 
a
  rear   foglamp   to   be   seen   from   afar,
-
 
f
ront   foglamps   for   improved   vision,
-
 
L
ED   lamps   to   be   seen   during   the   daytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are   also   available   according   to   the   following  
op

tions:
-
 
g
uide-me-home   lighting,
-
 
a
utomatic   illumination   of   headlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by   means   of   the   ring   A   and   the   stalk   B.
Automatic
  illumination   of   headlamps.
B.
 S

talk   for   switching   the   headlamp   beam:  
p

ull   the   stalk   to   switch   between   dipped   and  
m

ain   beam   headlamps.
In
  the   lamps   off   and   sidelamps   modes,  
t

he   driver   can   switch   on   the   main   beam  
h

eadlamps   temporarily   ("headlamp   flash")   by  
m

aintaining   a   pull   on   the   stalk.
A.
 M

ain   lighting   mode   selection   ring:   turn   it  
t

o   position   the   symbol   required   facing   the  
ma

rk.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
D aytime   running   lamps   (engine   running).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped   headlamps   or   main   beam  
h

eadlamps.
displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on the   instrument   panel   confirms   the   switching   on  
o

f   the   lighting   selected.
The
  instrument   panel   has   permanent   back-
lighting.
  Illumination   of   the   instrument   panel   is  
t

herefore   not   linked   to   the   exterior   lighting.
Visibility

C. Foglamp  selection   ring.
The   foglamps   operate   with   the   dipped   and   main  
b

eam
 h
eadlamps.
Rotate
  and   release   the   ring   C:
F
 
f
or wards   a   first   time   to   switch   on   the   front  
fo

glamps,
F
 
f
or wards   a   second   time   to   switch   on   the  
r

ear
 fo
glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   first   time   to   switch   off   the   rear  
fo

glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   second   time   to   switch   of   the  
f

ront   fog   lamps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all o
f   the   lamps   switch   off   automatically,  
u

nless   guide-me-home   lighting   is  
a

ctivated.
If
  the   lighting   is   switched   on   manually  
a

fter   switching   off   the   ignition,   there  
i

s   an   audible   signal   when   a   front   door  
i

s   opened   to   warn   the   driver   that  
t

hey   have   forgotten   to   switch   off   the  
v

ehicle's   lighting,   with   the   ignition   off.
In
  good   or   rainy   weather,   by   both   day  
a

nd   night,   the   front   foglamps   and   the  
r

ear   foglamp   are   prohibited.   In   these  
s

ituations,   the   power   of   their   beams  
m

ay   dazzle   other   drivers.
Do   not   forget   to   switch   off   the   front  
f

oglamps   and   the   rear   foglamp   when  
t

hey   are   no   longer   necessary.
Front
 
and
 
rear
 
foglamps
When
 
the
 
lighting
 
is
 
switched
 
off
 
automatically
 
(

with
 
AUTO
 
model)
 
or
 
when
 
the
 
dipped
 
h

eadlamps
 
are
 
switched
 
off
 
manually,
 
the
 
f

oglamps
 
and
 
sidelamps
 
will
 
remain
 
on.
F
 
T

urn
 
the
 
ring
 
rear wards
 
to
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 f

oglamps,
 
the
 
sidelamps
 
will
 
then
 
switch
 
off.

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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam headlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
F With  the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  u
sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off   automatically   after   a   set   time.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are   switched   on   automatically,   without   any  
a

ction   on   the   part   of   the   driver,   when   a   low   level  
o

f   external   light   is   detected   or   in   certain   cases  
o

f   activation   of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
  soon   as   the   brightness   returns   to   an  
a

dequate   level   or   after   the   windscreen   wipers  
a

re   switched   off,   these   lamps   are   switched   off  
a

utomatically   and   the   daytime   running   lamps  
c

ome   on.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   confirmed   by  
t

he   display   of   a   message.
deactivation
F Turn  ring   to   a   position   other   than   "AUTO".  T
he   deactivation   of   the   function   is  
c

onfirmed   by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine  sensor,   the   lighting   come  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
o

n   the   instrument   panel   and/or   a  
m

essage   appears   in   the   screen,  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN   or   a   qualified   workshop  
w

orkshop.
Visibility

LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises   two   sets   of   light-emitting   diodes  
(

LEDs),   located   in   vertical   housings   below   each  
h

eadlamp.
On
  starting   the   vehicle,   in   daylight   the   daytime  
r

unning   lamps   come   on   automatically,   if   the  
l

ighting   stalk   is   in   position   "0" or "AUTO" .
If
  the   sidelamps   and   headlamps   are   switched  
o

n   manually   or   automatically,   the   daytime  
r

unning   lamps   go   off.
In
 
fog
 
or
 
snow,
 
the
 
sunshine
 
sensor
 
m

ay
 
detect
 
sufficient
 
light.
 
Therefore,
 
t

he
 
lighting
 
will
 
not
 
come
 
on
 
au

tomatically.
Do
 
not
 
cover
 
the
 
sunshine
 
sensor,
 
c

oupled
 
with
 
the
 
rain
 
sensor
 
and
 
l

ocated
 
in
 
the
 
centre
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen
 
b

ehind
 
the
 
rear
 
view
 
mirror;
 
the
 
a

ssociated
 
functions
 
would
 
no
 
longer
 
be c

ontrolled.
Automatic
guide-me-home
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps f
unctions   is   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level  
i

s   low   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   remain   on  
w

hen   switching   off   the   ignition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the duration   of   the   guide-me-home   lighting   can  
b

e   set   in   the   vehicle   configuration   or   settings  
m

enu   (except   for   the   monochrome   screen   A,  
f

or   which   the   duration   is   fixed   at   60   seconds).