2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG Handbook (in English)

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by means o f t he r ing A a nd t he s talk B.
A
utomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
B.
 St

alk
 f
or
 s
witching
 t
he
 h
eadlamp
 b
eam:
 pu

ll
 t
he
 s
talk
 t
o
 s
witch
 b
etween
 d
ipped
 a
nd
 ma

in
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the
d

river can switch on the main beam
headlamps
 t

emporarily
 (
"headlamp
 f
lash")
 b
y
 ma

intaining
 a p
ull
 o
n
 t
he
 s
talk.
A.
 Ma

in
 l
ighting
 m
ode
 s
election
 r
ing:
 t
urn
 i
t
 to p

osition
 t
he
 s
ymbol
 r
equired
 f
acing
 t
he
 mar

k.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
Da ytime r unning l amps ( engine r unning).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on th
e i nstrument p anel c onfirms t he s witching o n of t

he
 l
ighting
 s
elected.
The
 i

nstrument
 p
anel
 h
as
 p
ermanent
 b
ack-
lighting.
 I

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 th

erefore
 n
ot
 l
inked
 t
o
 t
he
 e
xterior
 l
ighting.
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C. Foglamp selection r ing.
The f oglamps o perate w ith t he d ipped a nd m ain be

am
 he
adlamps.
Rotate
 a

nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 r
ing
 C:
F fo

r wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps,
F
fo

r wards a second time to switch on the
rear
 fog

lamp,
F
re

ar wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp,
F
re

ar wards a second time to switch of the
front
 f

og
 l
amps.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off, all of t
he lamps switch off automatically,
unless
 g

uide-me-home
 l
ighting
 i
s
 ac

tivated.
If
 t

he
 l
ighting
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 m
anually
 af

ter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
here
 is a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 w
hen
 a f
ront
 d
oor
 is o

pened to warn the driver that
they
 h

ave
 f
orgotten
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ve

hicle's
 l
ighting,
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
In
 g

ood
 o
r
 r
ainy
 w
eather,
 b
y
 b
oth
 d
ay
 an

d
 n
ight,
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 re

ar
 f
oglamp
 a
re
 p
rohibited.
 I
n
 t
hese
 si

tuations, the power of their beams
may
 d
azzle
 o
ther
 d
rivers.
Do
 n
ot
 f
orget
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 f
ront
 fo

glamps
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ear
 f
oglamp
 w
hen
 th

ey
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 n
ecessary.
Front
 a

nd
 r

ear
 f

oglamps
When
 t

he
 l

ighting
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff
 a

utomatically
 (w

ith
 A

UTO
 m

odel)
 o

r
 w

hen
 t

he
 d

ipped
 he

adlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps
 a

nd
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 r

emain
 o

n.
F
 Tu

rn
 t

he
 r

ing
 r

ear wards
 t

o
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 fo

glamps,
 t

he
 s

idelamps
 w

ill
 t

hen
 s

witch
 o

ff.

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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after t he v ehicle's i gnition h as b een sw

itched
 o
ff
 m
akes
 t
he
 d
river's
 e
xit
 e
asier
 wh

en
 t
he
 l
ight
 i
s
 p
oor.
Switching on
F With the ignition o ff, " flash" t he h eadlamps us
ing t he l ighting s talk.
F
A fu

rther "headlamp flash" switches the
function
 o

ff.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off a utomatically a fter a s et t ime.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
 e

xternal
 l
ight
 i
s
 d
etected
 o
r
 i
n
 c
ertain
 c
ases
 of a

ctivation
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 w
ipers.
As
 s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 b
rightness
 r
eturns
 t
o
 a
n
 ad

equate level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, these lamps are switched off
automatically
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
aytime
 r
unning
 l
amps
 co

me
 o
n.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn ring t o t he "A UTO" p osition. T he ac
tivation of the function is confirmed by
the
 d

isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Deactivation
F Turn ring to a p osition o ther t han "A UTO". Th
e deactivation of the function is
confirmed
 b

y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, t he l ighting c ome on

,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 on t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd/or
 a me

ssage
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wo

rkshop.
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LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises t wo s ets o f l ight-emitting d iodes (L

EDs),
 l
ocated
 i
n
 v
ertical
 h
ousings
 b
elow
 e
ach
 he

adlamp.
On
 s

tarting
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
n
 d
aylight
 t
he
 d
aytime
 ru

nning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n
 a
utomatically,
 i
f
 t
he
 li

ghting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 p
osition
 "
0" or "AUTO" .
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the daytime
running
 l

amps
 g
o
 o
ff.
In
 f

og
 o

r
 s

now,
 t

he
 s

unshine
 s

ensor
 ma

y
 d

etect
 s

ufficient
 l

ight.
 T

herefore,
 th

e
 l

ighting
 w

ill
 n

ot
 c

ome
 o

n
 auto

matically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
 t

he
 r

ear
 v

iew
 m

irror;
 t

he
 as

sociated
 f

unctions
 w

ould
 n

o
 l

onger
 be con

trolled.
Automatic
guide-me-home
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps
functions i
s a ctivated, i f t he a mbient l ight l evel is l

ow the dipped beam headlamps remain on
when
 s

witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the
duration of t he g uide-me-home l ighting c an be s

et
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 o
r
 s
ettings
 me

nu
 (
except
 f
or
 t
he
 m
onochrome
 s
creen
 A
,
 fo

r
 w
hich
 t
he
 d
uration
 i
s
 f
ixed
 a
t
 6
0
 s
econds).

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Travelling abroad
LED / Xenon front lamps
For motoring in countries that drive on the other side o f t he r oad, i t i s n ecessary t o a djust t he di

pped beams so as to not dazzle the drivers of
approaching
 ve

hicles.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 b
onnet
 f
or
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 a
djuster
 (o

ne
 a
djuster
 p
er
 h
eadlamp).
F
 In

sert
 a s
uitable
 a
llen
 k
ey
 (
not
 s
upplied)
 in

to
 t
he
 h
exagonal
 h
ead
 o
f
 t
he
 a
djuster.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 a
llen
 k
ey
 h
alf
 a t
urn
 c
lockwise.
Headlamp height adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, t he h eight o f t he h eadlamps s hould b e ad

justed
 i
n
 r
elation
 t
o
 t
he
 l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
0.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 o
r
 d
river
 + f
ront
 p
assenger.
-.
 In

termediate
 se
tting
1.
 5 p

eople.
-.
 5 p

eople
 + l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
2.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 + m
aximum
 a
uthorised
 l
oad
 i
n
 th

e
 b
oot.
This
 p

osition
 i
s
 s
ufficient
 t
o
 a
void
 c
ausing
 da

zzle.
Higher
 s

ettings
 m
ay
 l
imit
 t
he
 s
pread
 o
f
 l
ight
 fr

om
 t
he
 h
eadlamps.
The
 i

nitial
 s
etting
 i
s
 p
osition
 "
0". On
 y

our
 r
eturn,
 d
on't
 f
orget
 t
o
 ad

just
 y
our
 h
eadlamps
 b
ack
 t
o
 t
heir
 in

itial
 s
etting,
 b
y
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 t
hese
 op

erations
 i
n
 r
everse
 o
rder.
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The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed t o i mprove t he d river's v isibility pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 w
eather
 con

ditions.
Wiper controls
Programming
You can modify the settings for the following functions:
-
au

tomatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
-
 re

ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by m eans o f t he s talk A a nd t he r ing B.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
A. Wiping s peed s election s talk.
Single
 w
ipe
 (
press
 d
own
 a
nd
 re

lease).Automatic,
 t

hen
 s
ingle
 w
ipe.
Fast
 (

heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 (

moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 (

proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Of f.
or
Model without AUTO wiping
Refer to the corresponding section.

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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.
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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
 i
s
 d
etected
 (
sensor
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 v
iew
 mi

rror),
 a
dapting
 t
heir
 s
peed
 t
o
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 th

e
 r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
 m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos

ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
 t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 g
oing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo

r
 m
ore
 t
han
 o
ne
 m
inute,
 b
y
 p
ushing
 st

alk
 A d
ownwards.