15
DS3_en_Chap00c_eco-conduite_ed02-2015
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
t
he
l
oads
c
arried
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
r
educe
w
ind
r
esistance
(
roof
ba
rs,
r
oof
r
ack,
b
icycle
c
arrier,
t
railer...).
U
se
a r
oof
b
ox
i
n
p
reference.
Remove
r
oof
b
ars
a
nd
r
oof
r
acks
a
fter
u
se.
At
t
he
e
nd
o
f
w
inter,
r
emove
s
now
t
yres
a
nd
r
efit
y
our
s
ummer
t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on
maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
o
ut
t
his
c
heck
i
n
p
articular:
-
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney,
-
at e
ach
c
hange
o
f
s
eason,
-
af
ter
a l
ong
p
eriod
o
ut
o
f
u
se.
Don't
f
orget
t
he
s
pare
w
heel
a
nd
t
he
t
yres
o
n
a
ny
t
railer
o
r
c
aravan.
Have
y
our
v
ehicle
s
erviced
r
egularly
(
engine
o
il,
o
il
f
ilter,
a
ir
f
ilter,
pa
ssenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter...)
a
nd
o
bserve
t
he
s
chedule
o
f
op
erations
r
ecommended
i
n
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
s
chedule.
With
a B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngine,
i
f
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem
i
s
f
aulty
y
our
v
ehicle
be
comes
p
olluting;
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
wi
thout
d
elay
t
o
h
ave
t
he
e
missions
o
f
n
itrous
o
xides
b
rought
b
ack
t
o
th
e
l
egal
l
evel.
When
r
efuelling,
d
o
n
ot
c
ontinue
a
fter
t
he
t
hird
c
ut-off
o
f
t
he
n
ozzle
t
o
av
oid
a
ny
o
ver flow.
At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles
(3
0
00
k
ilometres)
t
hat
y
ou
w
ill
s
ee
t
he
f
uel
c
onsumption
s
ettle
d
own
t
o
a c
onsistent
a
verage.
Eco-driving
DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
c
an
a
lso
b
e
r
emoved.
To
r
emove
a h
ead
r
estraint:
F
re
lease
t
he
b
ackrest
u
sing
c
ontrol
1,
F ti
lt
t
he
b
ackrest
2 s
lightly
f
or wards,
F
pu
ll the head restraint upwards to the stop,
F
th
en,
p
ress
t
he
l
ug
A.
Rear head restraints
Never drive with the head restraints
removed; t
hey m ust b e i n p lace a nd co
rrectly
adju
sted.
Steering wheel adj ustment
F When stationary , p ull the control lever to
release t he a djustment m echanism.
F
Ad
just
t
he
h
eight
a
nd
r
each
t
o
s
uit
y
our
dr
iving
p
osition.
F
Pu
sh
t
he
c
ontrol
l
ever
t
o
l
ock
t
he
ad
justment
me
chanism.
As a safety measure, these operations
should only be carried out with the
vehicle
s
tationary.
DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
1. Rear parcel shelf (s
ee t he f ollowing p age f or d etails)
2.
Re
taining strap
3.
Lo
cation for Hi-Fi amplifier
4.
St
owing rings
5.
St
orage box (version equipped with a
temporary puncture repair kit)
(s
ee
t
he
f
ollowing
p
age
f
or
d
etails)
or To
ol box (version equipped with a spare
wheel)
(r
efer
t
o
t
he
"
Changing
a w
heel"
s
ection)
Boot fittings
DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
F Apply the p arking b rake.
F Wi th a m anual g earbox: p lace t he l ever i n ne
utral
a
nd
f
ully
d
epress
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal.
F
Wi
th
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox:
p
lace
t
he
l
ever
at p
osition
n
a
nd
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f i
r m l y.
F
Wi
th
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox:
p
lace
t
he
l
ever
at p
osition P
a
nd
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f i
r m l y.
F
In
sert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch;
t
he
sy
stem
r
ecognises
t
he
c
ode.
F
Un
lock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn
b
y
si
multaneously
t
urning
t
he
s
teering
a
nd
th
e key.
Starting the engine
In some circumstances, you may have
to apply s ome f orce t o t urn t he s teering wh
eel
(
wheels
o
n
l
ock
f
or
e
xample).In
w
intry
c
onditions,
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
wi
ll
s
tay
o
n
l
onger.
W
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ho
t,
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
c
ome
o
n.In temperate conditions, do not
warm
t
he
e
ngine
u
p
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
st
ationary,
b
ut
m
ove
o
ff
s
traight
a
way
an
d
d
rive
a
t
m
oderate
e
ngine
s
peeds.
If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight aw
ay, s witch t he i gnition o ff. W ait a fe
w
m
oments
b
efore
t
rying
a
gain.
I
f
th
e
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
a
fter
a f
ew
at
tempts,
d
o
n
ot
k
eep
t
rying:
y
ou
r
isk
da
maging
t
he
s
tarter
m
otor
a
nd
t
he
en
gine.
C
all
o
n
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
w
orkshop.Never
l
eave
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning
i
n
an e
nclosed area without adequate
ventilation:
int
ernal
co
mbustion
en
gines
e
mit
t
oxic
e
xhaust
g
ases,
su
ch
a
s
c
arbon
m
onoxide.
D
anger
o
f
in
toxication
a
nd
d
eath.
I
n
v
ery
s
evere
wi
nter
c
onditions
(
temperatures
b
elow
-2
3°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow t he en
gine t o r un f or 4 m inutes b efore se
tting
o
ff,
i
n
o
rder
t
o
e
nsure
t
he
co
rrect operation and durability of
the mechanical components of your
vehicle,
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
g
earbox.
F
Wi
th
a p
etrol
e
ngine,
o
perate
t
he
s
tarter
mo
tor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
p
osition
3
until
the
e
ngine
s
tarts,
w
ithout
p
ressing
t
he
ac
celerator
p
edal.
O
nce
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts,
re
lease
t
he
k
ey.
F
Wi
th
a D
iesel
e
ngine,
t
urn
t
he
k
ey
t
o
pos
ition 2 ,
i
gnition
o
n,
t
o
o
perate
t
he
engi
ne
pr
eheating
sy
stem. Wait
u
ntil
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
in t
he instrument panel, then operate
the
s
tarter
m
otor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
pos
ition
3
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts,
w
ithout
pr
essing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
O
nce
th
e
e
ngine
s
tarts,
r
elease
t
he
k
ey.
103
DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, put the front wheels in the
straight
ah
ead
po
sition
be
fore
sw
itching
th
e
i
gnition
o
ff.
Never
s
witch
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff
u
ntil
t
he
ve
hicle has come to a complete stop
and
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
h
as
b
een
a
pplied.
Wi
th
t
he
e
ngine
s
topped,
t
he
b
raking
a
nd
st
eering
a
ssistance
s
ystems
a
re
a
lso
c
ut
of
f:
r
isk
o
f
l
oss
o
f
c
ontrol
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.When
y
ou
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle,
t
ake
t
he
ke
y
w
ith
y
ou
a
nd
l
ock
t
he
v
ehicle.
For more information, refer to the
"Energy
e
conomy
m
ode"
s
ection.
Key reminder
If the key is left in the ignition switch, an audible s ignal s ounds w hen t he d river's do
or
i
s
o
pened.
Switching the engine off
F Immobilise t he v ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine a t i dle, t urn t he k ey f ully to
wards you to position 1 (Stop) .
F
Re
move
t
he
k
ey
f
rom
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch.
F
To l
ock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn,
t
urn
t
he
st
eering
w
heel
u
ntil
i
t
l
ocks.
F
En
sure
t
hat
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied
co
rrectly,
p
articularly
w
hen
o
n
a s
lope.
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1 - Stop), yo
u can still use functions such as the audio
and telematic system, the wipers, dipped beam,
courtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.,
f
or
m
aximum
c
umulative
pe
riod
o
f
3
0
m
inutes.
Driving
125
DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "LIMIT"
p osition: t he s peed l imiter m ode i s se
lected
b
ut
i
s
n
ot
s
witched
o
n
(
PAUSE).
You do not have to switch the speed limiter on
in
o
rder
t
o
s
et
t
he
s
peed.
F
Se
t
t
he
s
peed
v
alue
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
2
or 3
(
e.g.:
5
5
m
ph
(
90
k
m/h)).
Programming
You can then change the programmed speed using buttons 2 and 3:
- by + o r - 1 m ph ( km/h) = s hort p ress,
-
by + o
r
- 5 m
ph
(
km/h)
= l
ong
p
ress,
-
in s
teps
o
f
+ o
r
- 5 m
ph
(
km/h)
= m
aintained
p
ress.
F
Sw
itch
t
he
s
peed
l
imiter
o
n
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
4.
F Sw
itch
t
he
s
peed
l
imiter
o
ff
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
4: t
he
d
isplay
co
nfirms
t
hat
i
t
h
as
b
een
s
witched
o
ff
(
PAUSE).
F
Sw
itch
t
he
s
peed
l
imiter
b
ack
o
n
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
4 aga
in.
Exceeding the programmed speed
Pressing the accelerator pedal to exceed the programmed speed will not have any effect unless you press the pedal firmly past the point of resistance.
The
s
peed
l
imiter
i
s
d
eactivated
t
emporarily
a
nd
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed,
wh
ich
i
s
s
till
d
isplayed,
f
lashes.
Returning
t
o
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed,
b
y
m
eans
o
f
i
ntentional
o
r
u
nintentional
de
celeration
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle,
a
utomatically
c
ancels
t
he
f
lashing
o
f
t
he
prog
rammed
sp
eed. On a steep descent or in the event of
sharp acceleration, the speed limiter
will not be able to prevent the vehicle
from
e
xceeding
t
he
p
rogrammed
spe
ed.
To
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
j
amming
o
f
t
he
peda
ls:
-
en
sure that the mat is secured
c o r r e c t l y,
-
do n
ot
f
it
o
ne
m
at
o
n
t
op
o
f
a
nother.
Leaving limiter mode
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "0" position: th
e s peed l imiter m ode i s d eselected. T he di
splay
r
eturns
t
o
t
he
d
istance
r
ecorder.
Operating fault
In the event of a speed limiter fault, the speed
is cleared r esulting i n f lashing o f t he d ashes.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Driving
127
DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
Programming
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "CRUISE"
p osition: t he c ruise c ontrol m ode i s se
lected
b
ut
i
s
n
ot
s
witched
o
n
(
PAUSE).
F
Se
t
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed
b
y
ac
celerating
t
o
t
he
r
equired
s
peed,
t
hen
pr
ess button 2 or 3
(
e.g.:
7
0
m
ph
(
110
k
m/h)).
You
c
an
t
hen
c
hange
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed
u
sing
b
uttons
2
and 3:
-
by + o
r
- 1 m
ph
(
km/h)
= s
hort
p
ress,
-
by + o
r
- 5 m
ph
(
km/h)
= l
ong
p
ress,
-
in s
teps
o
f
+ o
r
- 5 m
ph
(
km/h)
= m
aintained
p
ress.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
c
ruise
c
ontrol
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
4: t
he
s
creen
co
nfirms
t
hat
i
t
h
as
b
een
s
witched
o
ff
(
PAUSE).
F
Sw
itch
t
he
c
ruise
c
ontrol
b
ack
o
n
b
y
p
ressing
b
utton
4 aga
in.
Exceeding the programmed speed
Intentional or unintentional exceeding of the programmed speed results in flashing o f t his s peed i n t he s creen.
Return
t
o
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed,
b
y
m
eans
o
f
i
ntentional
o
r
u
nintentional
de
celeration
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle,
a
utomatically
c
ancels
t
he
f
lashing
o
f
t
he
s
peed.
Leaving cruise control mode
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "0" position: t he c ruise c ontrol m ode i s de
selected. T he d isplay r eturns t o t he d istance r ecorder.
Operating fault
In the event of a cruise control malfunction,
the speed i s c leared r esulting i n f lashing o f t he da
shes.
H
ave
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
or a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
When the cruise control is switched on,
be careful if you maintain the pressure
on
o
ne
o
f
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed
ch
anging
b
uttons:
t
his
m
ay
r
esult
i
n
a ve
ry
r
apid
c
hange
i
n
t
he
s
peed
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle.
Do not use the cruise control on
slippery
r
oads
o
r
i
n
h
eavy
t
raffic.
On a steep descent, the cruise control
will not be able to prevent the vehicle
from
e
xceeding
t
he
p
rogrammed
spe
ed.
To
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
j
amming
o
f
t
he
peda
ls:
-
en
sure that the mat is secured
c o r r e c t l y,
-
ne
ver
f
it
o
ne
m
at
o
n
t
op
o
f
a
nother.
Driving
DS3_en_Chap06_securite_ed02-2015
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.