2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG Handbook (in English)

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Operating fault
If an automatic wiping fault occurs, the wipers will o perate i n i ntermittent m ode.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
To retain the effectiveness of the flat
wiper
 b

lades,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o:
-
ha

ndle them with care,
-
 cl

ean
 t
hem
 r
egularly
 u
sing
 s
oapy
 wat

er,
-
no

t use them to hold a sheet of
cardboard
 a

gainst
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
-
 re

place
 t
hem
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 s
igns
 o
f
 w e

a r.
Do
 n

ot
 c
over
 t
he
 r
ain
 s
ensor,
 l
inked
 wi

th the sunshine sensor and located in
the centre of the windscreen behind the
rear
 v

iew
 m
irror.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping
 w
hen
 us

ing
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
ar
 w
ash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until the
windscreen is completely clear of ice
before
 a

ctivating
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 w
iping.This position allows the wiper blades to
be
 l

ifted
 f
or
 w
inter
 p
arking,
 c
leaning
 o
r
 re

placement
 w
ithout
 d
amaging
 t
he
 b
onnet.
In
 t

he
 m
inute
 f
ollowing
 s
witching
 o
ff
 o
f
 t
he
 ig

nition,
 a
ny
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk
 p
ositions
 th

e
 w
ipers
 v
ertically.
To
 p

ark
 t
he
 w
ipers
 a
fter
 t
his
 h
as
 b
een
 d
one,
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 o
perate
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk.
Vertical windscreen wiper
position
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A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
wh

en a door is opened,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 l
ocking
 b
utton
 i
s
 ac

tivated,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 l
ocate
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
It
 s

witches
 o
ff
 g
radually:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 l
ocked,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
-
 30 s

econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
ast
 d
oor
 i
s
 c
losed.
Permanently
 o

ff.
Permanent
 li

ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.

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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a

utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

ff.
It
 c

an
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 m
anually
 u
sing
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 l
ighting
 r
heostat
 b
utton.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 l
ighting
 o
n,
 p
ress
 s
everal
 t
imes
 o
n
 th

e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
 p

rogressively
 r
educe
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 li

ghting
 l
evel.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 l
ighting
 l
evel
 to t

he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
 lig

hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
 a

nd
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 t
he
 bo

ot
 i
s
 c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
ff,
 ap

proximately
 t
en minutes,
-
 in e

nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 ap

proximately
 t
hirty seconds,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
o
 l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
Visibility

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Safety
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Direction
indicators
F Left: lower the l ighting s talk b eyond t he po
int o f r esistance.
F
 Ri

ght:
 r
aise
 t
he
 l
ighting
 s
talk
 b
eyond
 t
he
 po

int
 o
f
 r
esistance.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F Press briefly upwards or downwards,
without g oing b eyond t he p oint o f re

sistance;
 t
he
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 w
ill
 fl

ash
 3 t
imes.
Hazard warning 
lamp
s
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve

hicle
 b
reakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
Pr

ess this button, all of the direction
indicators
 fla

sh.
They
 c

an
 o
perate
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co

me
 o
n
 a
utomatically.
They switch off automatically the first time you
accelerate.
F
 Yo

u
 c
an
 a
lso
 s
witch
 t
hem
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 b
utton.

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Horn
Audible warning to alert other road users to an imminent dan ger.
F
 Pr

ess
 o
ne
 o
f
 t
he
 s
pokes
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel.
Emergency or 
as
sistance call
This system allows you to make an emergency or a
ssistance c all t o t he e mergency s ervices or t

o
 t
he
 d
edicated
 s
ervice
 (
operated
 b
y
 CI

TROËN
 A
ssistance).
For more information on the use of this
function, refer to the "Audio and telematics"
section.
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Under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.
Th e under-inflation detection system
does
 n

ot
 r
eplace
 t
he
 n
eed
 f
or
 v
igilance
 on t

he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
This system does not avoid the need to
check
 t

he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 (
including
 t
he
 sp

are
 w
heel)
 e
very
 m
onth
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 be

fore
 a l
ong
 j
ourney.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 im

pairs
 r
oad
 h
olding,
 e
xtends
 b
raking
 di

stances and causes premature
tyre wear, particularly under arduous
condition
 (

high
 l
oading,
 h
igh
 s
peed,
 long jou

rney).The inflation pressures defined for
your vehicle can be found on the tyre
pressure
 l

abel.
For more information on the
identification
 m

arkings,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Tyre
 p

ressures
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
hecked
 wh

en
 t
he
 t
yres
 a
re
 "
cold"
 (
vehicle
 st

opped
 f
or
 1 h
our
 o
r
 a
fter
 a j
ourney
 o
f
 le

ss
 t
han
 6 m
iles
 (
10
 k
m)
 a
t
 m
oderate
 spe

eds).
Other wise
 (

when
 h
ot),
 a
dd
 0
.3
 b
ar
 t
o
 th

e
 p
ressures
 s
hown
 o
n
 t
he
 l
abel.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 in

creases
 f
uel
 c
onsumption.
The system monitors the pressures in the four
tyres,
 o

nce
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving.
It
 c

ompares
 t
he
 i
nformation
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 f
our
 wh

eel speed sensors with reference values,
which must be reinitialised ever y time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed .
The
 s

ystem
 t
riggers
 a
n
 a
lert
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 de

tects a drop in the inflation pressure of one
or
 m

ore
 t
yres.