2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

Direction 
in dicators
F Left: lower t he 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 u pwards o r d ownwards, wi
thout 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
 t
his
 b
utton,
 a
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 d
irection
 ind

icators
 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
 s

witch
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
he
 f
irst
 t
ime
 y
ou
 ac

celerate.
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
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
his
 fu

nction,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Audio
 a
nd
 t
elematics"
 sec

tion.
Safety

Under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.
Th e
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 s
ystem
 do

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

he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
This
 s

ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 a
void
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 ch

eck
 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
 a
nd
 c
auses
 p
remature
 ty

re
 w
ear,
 p
articularly
 u
nder
 a
rduous
 co

ndition
 (
high
 l
oading,
 h
igh
 s
peed,
 long jou

rney).The
 i

nflation
 p
ressures
 d
efined
 f
or
 yo

ur
 v
ehicle
 c
an
 b
e
 f
ound
 o
n
 t
he
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 id

entification
 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
 s

ystem
 m
onitors
 t
he
 p
ressures
 i
n
 t
he
 f
our
 ty

res,
 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
 s
peed
 s
ensors
 w
ith
 re
ference 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 d
rop
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nflation
 p
ressure
 o
f
 o
ne
 or m

ore
 t
yres.

155
The alert is maintained until the system is reinitialised.
The l
oss o
f p
ressure d
etected d
oes n
ot al
ways c
ause v
isible b
ulging o
f t
he t
yre. Do n

ot
 s

atisfy
 y

ourself
 w

ith
 j

ust
 a v

isual
 che

ck. Before
 r

einitialising
 t
he
 s
ystem,
 e
nsure
 th

at the pressures of the four tyres are
correct for the use of the vehicle, as
given
 o
n
 t
he
 t
yre
 p
ressure
 l
abel.
The
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 s
ystem
 do

es
 n
ot
 g
ive
 a w
arning
 i
f
 a p
ressure
 i
s
 in

correct
 a
t
 t
he
 t
ime
 o
f
 r
einitialisation.
Under-inflation alert
This is given by fixed illumination of th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a

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

ssage.
F
 Re

duce
 s
peed
 i
mmediately,
 a
void
 ex

cessive
 s
teering
 m
ovements
 a
nd
 s
udden
 br

aking.
F
 St

op
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
 s
afe
 t
o
 d
o
 s
o.F If y
ou h ave a c ompressor ( such a s t he o ne in t

he
 t
emporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it),
 c
heck
 th

e
 p
ressures
 o
f
 t
he
 f
our
 t
yres
 w
hen
 c
old.
 If i

t
 i
s
 n
ot
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
arry
 o
ut
 t
his
 c
heck
 st

raight
 a
way,
 d
rive
 c
arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 spe

ed.
or
F
In t

he event of a puncture, use the
temporary
 p

uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
 o
r
 t
he
 s
pare
 wh

eel
 (
depending
 o
n
 e
quipment).
Reinitialisation
It is necessary to reinitialise the system every time o ne o r m ore t yre p ressure i s a djusted, a nd af

ter
 c
hanging
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels.
Safety

Reinitialisation of the system is done in the vehicle configuration menu, with the vehicle stationary and the ignition on.
Monochrome screen A
F Press the MEnU b utton for access to the
main m enu.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select
the Veh conf ig
 m

enu,
 t
hen
 c
onfirm
 b
y
 pr

essing
 t
he
 O
K
 b
utton.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
" Reinit inflat ",
 m

enu,
 t
hen
 c
onfirm
 b
y
 pr

essing
 t
he
 O
K
 b
utton.
 A m

essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 t
o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 ins

truction.
F
 Co

nfirm
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 O
K
 b
utton.
Monochrome screen C
F Press the MEnU button for access to the
main m enu.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
" Personalisation-configuration "
 m

enu,
 th

en
 c
onfirm
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 O
K
 b
utton.
F
Pr

ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
"
defi

ne vehicle parameters "
 m

enu,
 t
hen
 co

nfirm
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 OK b
utton.F Pr
ess the "
5" or " 6" button to select
the " Tyre pressures " m
enu, t hen t he "Re

initialisation"
 m

enu,
 t
hen
 c
onfirming
 by p

ressing
 t
he
 O
K
 b
utton.
 A m

essage
 c
onfirms
 t
he
 r
einitialisation.

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Touch screen tablet
F Press the MEnU button.
F Selec t the "dri ving" m
enu.
F
 In t

he
 s
econdary
 p
age,
 s
elect
 "U

nder-
inflation initialisation ".
A
 m

essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 t
o
 c
onfirm
 t
he
 re

initialisation
 in
struction.
F
Selec

t "Ye s " or "
no"

,
 t
hen
 c
onfirm.
A
 m

essage
 c
onfirms
 t
he
 r
einitialisation. The
 n

ew
 p
ressure
 s
ettings
 r
egistered
 a
re
 co

nsidered
 t
o
 b
e
 r
eference
 v
alues
 b
y
 t
he
 sy

stem.Snow chains
The system does not have to be re
initialised a fter f itting o r r emoving sno

w
 cha
ins. Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
ystem,
 th

e
 p
ressures
 o
f
 t
he
 f
our
 t
yres
 m
ust
 b
e
 ch
ecked a nd t he s ystem r einitialised.
The
 u
nder-inflation
 a
lert
 i
s
 o
nly
 de

pendable
 i
f
 t
he
 s
ystem
 h
as
 b
een
 re

initialised
 w
ith
 a
ll
 f
our
 t
yres
 i
nflated
 t
o
 th

e
 c
orrect
 p
ressures.
Operating fault
The flashing and then fixed illumination of the un
der-inflation war ning lamp ac companied by i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 S
ervice
 w
arning
 l
amp
 in

dicates
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
ystem.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 u
nder-inflation
 m
onitoring
 o
f
 t
he
 ty

res
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 a
ssured.
Have
 t

he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Safety

Braking assistance systems
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, in p

articular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 ve

ry
 f
irmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 pre

ssure.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, together w ith t he S TOP a nd A BS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 fo

rce
 d

istribution
 w
hich
 c
ould
 r
esult
 i
n
 l
oss
 o
f
 co

ntrol
 o

f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
When
 r

eplacing
 w
heels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 ri

ms),
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
hey
 c
onform
 t
o
 t
he
 man

ufacturer's
 re
commendations.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-lock
 b
raking
 sy

stem
 w

hich
 c
ould
 r
esult
 i
n
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
In
 e

ither
 c
ase,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.