2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG Handbook (in English)

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Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Wa rning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Left-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The l ighting s talk i s p ushed d own.
Right-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The l ighting s talk i s p ushed u p.
Sidelamps fixed. The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 t
he
 "
Sidelamps"
 pos

ition.
Dipped beam
headlamps fixed.
The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 t
he
 "
Dipped
 be

am
 h
eadlamps"
 p
osition.
Main beam
headlamps fixed.
The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 p
ulled
 t
owards
 you

. Pull
 t

he
 s
talk
 t
o
 r
eturn
 t
o
 d
ipped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps.
Front foglamps fixed. The
 f

ront
 f
oglamps
 a
re
 s
witched
 o
n
 us

ing
 t
he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 l
ighting
 c
ontrol
 sta

lk. Turn
 t

he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 l
ighting
 c
ontrol
 s
talk
 r
ear ward
 tw

ice
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
oglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The
 r

ear
 f
oglamps
 a
re
 o
n.Turn
 t

he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 s
talk
 r
ear ward
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 re

ar
 fog
lamps.
Hazard warning
lamps
flashing
 w

ith
 a
udible
 si

gnal. The
 h

azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 s
witch,
 lo

cated on the dashboard, has been
operated. The
 l

eft-hand
 a
nd
 r
ight-hand
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 a
nd
 th

eir
 a
ssociated
 i
ndicator
 l
amps
 f
lash
 s
imultaneously.
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
 k

ey
 i
s
 a
t
 p
osition
 2 (
ignition
 o
n)
 i
n
 th

e
 i
gnition
 s
witch.Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 b
efore
 s
tarting.
The
 p

eriod
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 de

termined
 b
y
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 th

irty
 s
econds
 i
n
 v
ery
 l
ow
 t
emperatures).
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 a
nd
 th

en
 o
n,
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
gain,
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 n
ot
 pr

operly
 rel
eased.Release
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 w
arning
 la

mp,
 k
eeping
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Observe
 t

he
 s
afety
 r
ecommendations.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 s
tops
 (
red
 l
ights,
 tr

affic
 j
ams, ...)
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy
stem
 ha

s
 p
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
nto
 S
TOP
 m
ode.The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move
 o

ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For more information on Stop & Start, refer to the
corresponding
 se

ction.

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Foot on the
brake pedalfixed.
The b rake p edal m ust b e p ressed. With a n e lectronic g earbox, p ress t he b rake p edal t o st
art t he e ngine ( lever i n p osition  n). Wi

th
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 b
efore
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake,
 t
o
 u
nlock
 t
he
 l
ever
 a
nd
 c
ome
 o
ut
 o
f
 p
osition
 P.
I

f
 y
ou
 w
ish
 t
o
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
ithout
 pr

essing
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 re

main
 o
n.
flashing. With
 a

n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 i
f
 y
ou
 ho

ld
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a
n
 i
ncline
 u
sing
 th

e
 a
ccelerator
 f
or
 t
oo
 l
ong,
 t
he
 cl

utch
 ov
erheats.Use
 t

he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
Automatic
wiping fixed.
The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic
 f

ront
 w
iping
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
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Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
Th is i s m ay b e a ccompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Passenger's
airbag system fixed.
The
 c

ontrol,
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 g
love
 b
ox,
 is s

et to the OFF
 pos
ition.
The
 p

assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

activated.
You
 c

an
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 ch

ild seat, unless there is a fault with
the
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 (
Airbag
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n).Set the control to the O
n po

sition to activate the
passenger's
 f

ront
 a
irbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear ward
facing
 p

osition.

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Warning lamps
When the engine is running or the vehicle is being d riven, t he i llumination o f o ne o f t he fo

llowing
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 w
hich
 re

quires
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.Any f
ault r esulting i n t he i llumination o f a w arning l amp m ust b e i nvestigated f urther b y re
ading t he a ssociated m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
If you encounter any problems, do not hesitate to contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
 a

lone
 o
r
 as

sociated with
another
 w

arning
 l
amp,
 ac

companied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.Illumination
 o

f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 a s
erious
 b
raking
 sy

stem
 o
r
 e
ngine
 c
oolant
 t
emperature
 proble

m.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o
 a
s
 t
he
 e
ngine
 m
ay
 cu

t
 o
ut
 w
hen
 d
riving.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
all
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Service temporarily. Minor problems have occurred for
which
 t

here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 i
n
 th

e
 s
creen,
 s
uch
 a
s,
 f
or
 e
xample:
-
 th

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel,
-
th

e screenwash level,
-
th

e remote control battery,
-
sa

turation of the particle filter on Diesel vehicles
(refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Particle
 f
ilter
 (
Diesel)"
 s
ection).
For any other faults, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. Major
 p

roblems
 h
ave
 o
ccurred
 f
or
 wh

ich
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 s
pecific
 w
arning
 lamp

.Identify
 t

he
 p
roblem
 b
y
 r
eading
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
hown
 in t

he screen and contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
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Brakingfixed, a ssociated w ith th
e S TOP w arning lamp

.The b
raking s ystem f luid l evel i s t oo lo
w.You m
ust s top a s s oon a s i t i s s afe t o d o s o.
Top u p w ith b rake f luid r ecommended b y C ITROËN.
If
 t

he
 p
roblem
 p
ersists,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
+ fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e STOP and ABS
warning
 lamp

s.The
 e

lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (E

BFD)
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f
ault.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS) fixed.
The
 a

nti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.The
 v

ehicle
 r
etains
 c
onventional
 b
raking.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
CITROËN
 de

aler
 or a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop
 wi
thout
 de
lay.
Dynamic stability
control (DSC/
ASR) flashing.
Regulation
 b

y
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
ctive.The system optimises traction and improves the
directional
 s

tability
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 il

lumination of the
indicator lamp in the
deactivation button,
accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.The
 D

SC/ASR
 o
r
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 sy

stem
 h
as
 a f
ault.Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine
autodiagnosis
system flashing.
The
 e

ngine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f

ault.Risk
 o

f
 d
estruction
 o
f
 t
he
 c
atalytic
 c
onverter.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. The emission control system has a
fault.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r q ualified wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Low fuel level fixed. When it first comes on there remains
approximately 5 litres of fuel in the
tank. You m
ust r efuel a s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning ou
t o f f uel.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 c
ome
 o
n
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n,
 u
ntil
 a s
ufficient
 a
ddition
 o
f
 f
uel
 i
s
 m
ade.
Fuel
 t

ank
 c
apacity:
 a
pproximately
 5
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol)
 
or 4

6
 l
itres
 (
Diesel);
 d
epending
 o
n
 v
ersion:
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 l
itres
 (
petrol
 o
r
 D
iesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel as
this
 c

ould
 d
amage
 t
he
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 i
njection
 sys

tems.
Maximum coolant
temperature fixed.
The
 te

mperature
 of th
e
 co
oling
 sy
stem
 is t

oo
 h
igh.Stop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 h
as
 c
ooled
 d
own
 b
efore
 t
opping
 up t

he
 l
evel,
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN dealer or
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine oil
pressure fixed.
There
 i

s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 lu

brication
 s
ystem.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.
Park,
 s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Battery charge fixed. The
 b

attery
 c
harging
 c
ircuit
 h
as
 a f
ault
 (d

irty
 o
r
 l
oose
 t
erminals,
 s
lack
 o
r
 c
ut
 al

ternator
 b
elt,
 .
..).The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 s
hould
 g
o
 o
ff
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 st

arted.
If
 i

t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 g
o
 o
ff,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Door(s) open fixed
 i

f
 t
he
 s
peed
 i
s
 be

low
 6 m
ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).A
 d

oor
 o
r
 t
he
 b
oot
 i
s
 s
till
 o
pen. Close
 t
he
 d
oor
 o
r
 b
oot.
fixed
 a

nd
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 th

e speed is above
6
 m

ph
 (
10
 k
m/h).