2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG Handbook (in English)

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Running out of fuel (Diesel)If your vehicle has an HDi engine, the fuel system must be primed if you run out of fuel.
Th is s ystem c onsists o f a p riming p ump a nd a t ransparent p ipe u nder t he b onnet.
F
 Fi

ll
 t
he
 f
uel
 t
ank
 w
ith
 a
t
 l
east
 f
ive
 l
itres
 o
f
 Die

sel.
F
 Op

en
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 v
ersion,
 u
nclip
 t
he
 c
over
 t
o
 ga

in
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump.
F
 Sq

ueeze
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump
 un

til
 r
esistance
 i
s
 f
elt
 (
could
 b
e
 f
rom
 t
he
 fi

rst
 a
pplication)
 a
nd
 f
uel
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 tr

ansparent
 p
ipe
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
reen
 c
onnector.
F
 Op

erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 v
ersion,
 p
ut
 t
he
 c
over
 b
ack
 in p

osition
 a
nd
 c
lip
 i
t
 i
n
 p
lace.
F
 Cl

ose
 t
he
 b
onnet.
BlueHDi engines
F Fill the fuel t ank w ith a t l east f ive l itres o f Die
sel.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 (
without
 s
tarting
 t
he
 en

gine).
F
Wa

it around 6 seconds and switch off the
ignition.
F
 Re

peat
 t
he
 o
peration
 1
0
 t
imes.
F
 Op

erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 t
o
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 d

oes
 n

ot
 s

tart
 a

t
 t

he
 f

irst
 at

tempt,
 d

o
 n

ot
 t

ry
 a

gain.
Operate
 t

he
 p

riming
 p

ump
 a

gain,
 t

hen
 th

e
 s

tarter.
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AdBlue® additive and SCR system
for
 B

lueHDi
 D
iesel
 e
ngines
To assure respect for the environment and
conformity with the new Euro 6 emissions
standard,
 w

ithout
 a
dversely
 a
ffecting
 t
he
 pe

r formance or fuel consumption of Diesel
engines,
 C

ITROËN
 h
as
 t
aken
 t
he
 d
ecision
 t
o
 eq

uip its vehicles with an effective system that
associates
 S

CR
 (
Selective
 C
atalytic
 R
eduction)
 wi

th
 a p
article
 f
ilter
 (
FAP)
 f
or
 t
he
 t
reatment
 o
f
 ex

haust
 g
ases.
Presentation of the SCR system
Using an additive called AdBlue® containing ur
ea, a catalytic converter turns up to
85% of
 n

itrous
 o

xides
 (

NOx)
 i

nto
 n
itrogen
 an

d water, which are harmless to health and
the environment. The AdBlue
® additive is held in a special
tank l
ocated u nder t he b oot a t t he r ear o f th

e
 v

ehicle.
 I

t
 h
as
 a c
apacity
 o
f
 1
7
 l
itres:
 t
his
 pr

ovides
 a d

riving
 r
ange
 o
f
 a
bout
 1
2
 5
00
 m
iles
 (2

0
 0

00
 k

m),
 a
fter
 w
hich
 a
n
 a
lert
 i
s
 t
riggered
 wa

rning
 y

ou
 w
hen
 t
he
 r
eserve
 r
emaining
 i
s
 en

ough
 f

or
 j

ust
 1 5
00
 m
iles
 (
2
 4
00
 k
m).
During
 e

ach
 s
cheduled
 s
ervice
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 by a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop,
 th

e AdBlue
® additive tank is refilled in order to al
low n
ormal o peration o f t he S CR s ystem.
If
 t

he
 e

stimated
 m
ileage
 b
etween
 t
wo
 s
ervices
 is g

reater
 t

han
 1
2
 5
00
 m
iles
 (
20
 0
00
 k
m),
 w
e
 re

commend
 t
hat
 y
ou
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 n
ecessary
 to

p-up
 c

arried
 o
ut. Once the AdBlue
® tank is empty, a s
ystem r
equired b y r egulations pr

events
 s

tarting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If the SCR is faulty, the level of
emissions from your vehicle will no
longer
 m

eet
 t

he
 E

uro
 6 s
tandard:
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 b

ecomes
 p
olluting.
In the event of a confirmed fault
with
 t

he
 S

CR
 s

ystem,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 g
o
 to a C

ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 a

s
 s

oon
 a
s
 p
ossible:
 a
fter
 a r

unning
 d

istance
 o
f
 6
50
 m
iles
 (1 1

00
 k

m),
 a s

ystem
 w
ill
 b
e
 t
riggered
 au

tomatically
 t

o
 p

revent
 e
ngine
 st

arting.

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Range indicators
Once the AdBlue® tank is on reserve or after de
tection of a fault with the SCR emissions
control
 s

ystem,
 w

hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 on

, an indicator displays an estimate of the
distance
 t

hat
 c

an
 b
e
 c
overed,
 t
he
 r
ange,
 b
efore
 en

gine
 s

tarting
 i

s
 p
revented.
In the event of simultaneous system fault and
low AdBlue
® level, the shortest range figure is th
e o
ne d
isplayed. The
 e

ngine
 s
tart
 p
revention
 s
ystem
 re

quired
 b
y
 r
egulations
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 au

tomatically once the AdBlue
® tank is e
mpty.
In the event of the risk of non-starting related to a lack of AdBlue®
Range greater than 1 500 miles (2 400 km)
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, n o in

formation
 o
n
 r
ange
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 a
utomatically
 in t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Remaining range between 350 and 1500 miles (600 and 2 400 km)
When switching on the ignition, the UREA warning l amp c omes o n, a ccompanied by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a me

ssage
 (
e.g.:
 "
Top
 u
p
 e
missions
 a
dditive:
 St

arting
 p
revented
 i
n
 9
00
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 th

e
 r
emaining
 r
ange
 e
xpressed
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 kil

ometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 20

0
 m
iles
 (
300
 k
m)
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
dditive
 t
ank
 h
as
 bee

n
 top
ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t
he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
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When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE warning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp

flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage
 (
e.g.
 "
Top
 up e

missions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented
 i
n
 35

0
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 t
he
 r
emaining
 r
ange
 ex

pressed
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 k
ilometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 30 s

econds
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
dditive
 t
ank
 h
as
 b
een
 top

ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
Other wise you will not be able to restart your
engine.
Remaining range between 0 and 350 miles (0 and 600 km)
When switching on the ignition, the SERVICE wa rning l amp c omes o n a nd t he U REA w arning lamp

flashes, accompanied by an audible
signal
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Top
 u
p
 em

issions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented".
The AdBlue
® tank is empty: th e sy stem re quired by r
egulations p revents e ngine s tarting.
Breakdown related to a lack of AdBlue® additive
To be able to start the engine, we r
ecommend that you call on
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 f

or
 t
he
 t
op-up
 r
equired.
If you carry out the top-up yourself, it
is
 e

ssential
 t
o
 a
dd
 a
t
 l
east
 3
.8
 l
itres
 o
f
 AdB

lue
® to the tank.
Fo
r
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t

he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.

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In the event of a fault with the SCR emissions control system
If it is a temporary fault, the alert
disappears during t he n ext j ourney, af

ter
 s
elf-diagnosis
 o
f
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem.
A
 s

ystem
 t
hat
 p
revents
 e
ngine
 s
tarting
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 a
utomatically
 f
rom
 6
50
 m
iles
 (
1
 1
00
 k
m)
 a
fter
 c
onfirmation
 o
f
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
CR
 e
missions
 co

ntrol
 s
ystem.
 H
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
In the event of the detection of a fault During an authorised driving phase (between
650 miles and 0 miles) (1 100 km and 0 km)
The
 U

REA,
 S
ERVICE
 a
nd
 d
iagnostic
 w
arning
 la

mps comes on, accompanied by an audible
signal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "E

missions
 fa
ult".
The
 a

lert
 i
s
 t
riggered
 w
hen
 d
riving
 w
hen
 t
he
 fa

ult is detected for the first time, then when
switching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 f
or
 s
ubsequent
 jo

urneys,
 w
hile
 t
he
 f
ault
 p
ersists. If
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 (
after
 30 m

iles
 (
50
 k
m)
 c
overed
 w
ith
 t
he
 p
ermanent
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
ignalling
 a f
ault),
 t
he
 SE

RVICE
 a
nd
 e
ngine
 d
iagnostic
 w
arning
 l
amps
 co

me
 o
n
 a
nd
 t
he
 U
REA
 w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 di

splay
 o
f
 a m
essage
 (
e.g.:
 "
Emissions
 f
ault:
 St

arting
 p
revented
 i
n
 1
50
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 t
he
 re

maining
 r
ange
 e
xpress
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 k
ilometres.
While
 d
riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 30 s

econds while the fault with the SCR system
persists.
The a lert i s r epeated w hen s witching o n t he ign

ition.
You
 s

hould
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Other wise, you will not be able to restart your
engine. You
 h

ave
 e
xceeded
 t
he
 a
uthorised
 dr

iving
 l
imit:
 t
he
 s
tarting
 p
revention
 sy

stem
 i
nhibits
 e
ngine
 s
tarting.
Every time t
he i gnition i s s witched o n, t he S ERVICE an
d e ngine d iagnostic w arning l amps c ome o n a nd th

e
 U
REA
 w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "E

missions
 f
ault:
 S
tarting
 p
revented".
Starting prevented
To
 b

e
 a
ble
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 c
all
 o
n
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
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Freezing of the AdBlue® additiveKeep AdBlue
® out of the reach of
children, i
n i
ts o riginal b ottle.
Never transfer AdBlue
® to another
container: i
t w
ould l
ose i ts p urity. Never
 d

ilute
 t
he
 a
dditive
 w
ith
 w
ater.
Never pour the additive into the Diesel
fuel
 t
ank.
Never top-up from an AdBlue®
dispenser r
eserved f
or h
eavy g oods ve

hicles.
Filling
 t

he
 A

dBlue
® tank is an operation in
cluded in every routine service on your
vehicle by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Nevertheless,
 g

iven
 t
he
 c
apacity
 o
f
 t
he
 t
ank,
 it m

ay be necessary to top-up the additive
between services, more particularly if an alert
(warning
 l

amps
 a

nd
 a m
essage)
 s
ignals
 t
he
 re

quirement.
You
 c

an
 g

ot
 t

o
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
If
 y

ou
 e

nvisage
 t

opping-up
 y
ourself,
 p
lease
 re

ad
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 w
arnings
 c
arefully.
Topping-up the AdBlue® additive
Precautions in use
Use only AdBlue® additive that meets the
ISO 22241 s
tandard.
The supply in a non-drip bottle simplifies
toping-up.
 Y

ou
 c

an
 o
btain
 1
.89
 l
itre
 (
half
 a U
S
 ga

llon)
 b

ottles
 f

rom
 a C
ITROËN dealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
The AdBlue® additive is an urea-based
solution. T
his l iquid i s n on-flammable, co

lourless
 a

nd
 o
dourless
 (
kept
 i
n
 a c
ool
 a
rea).
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o
f
 c
ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kin,
 w
ash
 th

e
 a

ffected
 a
rea
 w
ith
 s
oap
 a
nd
 w
ater.
 I
n
 t
he
 ev

ent
 o

f
 c

ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
yes,
 w
ash
 (
irrigate)
 th

e
 e

yes
 w

ith
 l
arge
 a
mounts
 o
f
 w
ater
 o
r
 w
ith
 an e

ye
 w

ash
 s
olution
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 1
5
 m
inutes.
 If a b

urning
 s
ensation
 o
r
 i
rritation
 p
ersists,
 g
et
 me

dical
 a

ttention.
If swallowed, immediately wash out the mouth
with
 c

lean
 w

ater
 a
nd
 t
hen
 d
rink
 p
lenty
 o
f
 w
ater.
In
 c

ertain
 c

onditions
 (
high
 a
mbient
 te

mperature,
 f
or
 e
xample),
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 r
elease
 of a

mmonia
 c
annot
 b
e
 e
xcluded:
 d
o
 n
ot
 i
nhale
 th

e
 p

roduct.
 A
mmonia
 v
apour
 h
as
 e
n
 i
rritant
 ef

fect
 o

n
 m

ucous
 m
embranes
 (
eyes,
 n
ose
 a
nd
 th

roat).
The AdBlue
® additive freezes at
temperatures b elow a round - 11°C.
The SCR system includes a heater
for the AdBlue
® tank, allowing you to co
ntinue d
riving i n v ery c old c onditions.

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Never store bottles of AdBlue® in your
vehicle.
AdBlue
® freezes at about -11°C and de
teriorates a bove 2 5°C. I t i s r ecommended th

at bottles be stored in a cool area and
protected
 f

rom
 d
irect
 s
unlight.
Under these conditions, the additive can be
kept
 f

or
 a
t
 l
east
 a ye
ar.
If the additive has frozen, it can be used once it
has
 c

ompletely
 t
hawed
 o
ut.
Recommendations on storage
Before topping-up, ensure that the vehicle is parked o n a f lat a nd l evel s ur face.
In wintry conditions, ensure that the
temperature
 o

f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 a
bove
 -
11°C.
 Ot

herwise the AdBlue
® may be frozen and
so c
annot b
e p
oured i
nto i ts t ank. P ark y our ve

hicle in a warmer area for a few hours to
allow
 t

he
 t

op-up
 t

o
 b

e
 c
arried
 o
ut.
Procedure
F Switch o ff t he i gnition a nd r emove t he k ey.
F
Fo
r access to the AdBlue
® tank, raise the bo
ot c
arpet t
hen, d
epending o n e quipment, li

ft
 o

ut
 t

he
 s

pare
 w

heel
 a

nd/or
 t
he
 s
torage
 box

.
F
 Wi

thout
 p

ressing,
 t

urn
 t

he
 b
lack
 c
ap
 a qu

arter
 t

urn
 a

nti-clockwise
 a
nd
 l
ift
 i
t
 o
ff.
F
Tu

rn the blue cap a 6
th of a turn anti-
clockwise.
F
 Li

ft
 o

ff
 t

he
 c

ap.
Practical information

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Important: i f y our v ehicle's AdB
lue® tank is completely empty - wh
ich is confirmed by the alert
messages
 a

nd
 t
he
 i
mpossibility
 o
f
 st

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 a
dd
 a
t
 le

ast
 3

.8
 l
itres
 (
so
 t
wo
 1
.89
 l
itre
 b
ottles).If any additive is split or splashed, wash
immediately with cold water or wipe
with
 a d

amp
 c
loth.
If the additive has crystallised, clean it
off
 u
sing
 a s
ponge
 a
nd
 h
ot
 w
ater.Important:
 in t
he event of a top-up after
a breakdown because of a lack of
additive ,
 s
ignalled
 b
y
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Top
 up e

missions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented",
 yo

u must wait around 5 minutes before
switching
 on th
e
 ig
nition,
 wi
thout opening
the driver's door, locking the vehicle
or introducing the key into the ignition
switch .
Switch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
hen,
 a
fter
 10 s

econds,
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
F
Ob

tain a bottle of AdBlue
®. After first ch
ecking t
he u
se-by d
ate, r ead c arefully th

e instructions on use on the label before
pouring
 t

he
 c

ontents
 o

f
 t

he
 b
ottle
 i
nto
 y
our
 ve

hicle's
 AdB

lue
® tank. Ne ver dispose of AdBlue
® additive
bottles i
n t
he h
ousehold w aste. P lace th

em in a special container provided
this
 p

urpose
 o

r
 t

ake
 t

hem
 t
o
 y
our
 dea

ler.
F
 Af

ter
 e

mptying
 t

he
 b

ottle,
 w

ipe
 a

way
 a

ny
 sp

illage
 a

round
 t

he
 t

ank
 f

iller
 u

sing
 a d

amp
 cl

oth.
F
 Re

fit
 t

he
 b

lue
 c

ap
 t

o
 t

he
 t

ank
 a

nd
 t

urn
 i

t
 a 6th of a turn clockwise, to its stop.
F Re
fit t he b lack c ap a nd t urn i t a q uarter o f a t

urn
 c
lockwise
 w
ithout
 p
ressing.
 E
nsure
 th

at the indicator on the cap lines up with
the
 i

ndicator
 o
n
 t
he
 s
upport.
F
 De

pending
 o
n
 e
quipment,
 r
eturn
 t
he
 s
pare
 wh

eel
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 s
torage
 b
ox
 t
o
 t
he
 b
ottom
 of t

he
 b
oot.
F
 Re

fit
 t
he
 b
oot
 c
arpet
 a
nd
 c
lose
 t
he
 t
ailgate.