2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

207
F Start the compressor b y p lacing t he s witch at t
he "I" p
osition a nd a djust t he p ressure to t

he
 v
alue
 s
hown
 o
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
 To d

eflate:
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
lack
 b
utton
 o
n
 t
he
 co

mpressor
 p
ipe,
 a
t
 t
he
 v
alve
 c
onnector.
F
 On

ce
 t
he
 c
orrect
 p
ressure
 i
s
 r
eached,
 p
ut
 th

e switch to the " O"
 p

osition.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.
Tyre under-inflation
detection
After repair of the tyre, the warning lamp w ill r emain o n u ntil t he s ystem i s re

initialised.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 u
nder-inflation
 de

tection,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Should
 t

he
 p
ressure
 o
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 ty

res
 b
e
 a
djusted,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 re

initialise
 t
he
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 sy

stem.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 u
nder-inflation
 de

tection,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Practical information

Changing a wheelProcedure for changing a faulty wheel for the spare wheel using the tools provided with the vehicle.
Th e
 t
ools
 a
re
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot
 u
nder
 t
he
 f l

o o r.
To
 g

ain
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
hem:
F
op

en the boot,
F
 li

ft
 t
he
 b
oot
 c
arpet
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap
 upw

ards,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 p
olystyrene
 s
torage
 b
ox,
F
 un

clip
 a
nd
 r
emove
 t
he
 b
ox
 c
ontaining
 t
he
 too

ls.
Access to the tools
details of the tools W heel with trim
When removing the wheel
, first
detach t he t rim u sing t he w heelbrace 1
pulling
 a

t
 t
he
 v
alve
 p
assage
 h
ole.
When refitting the wheel , refit the
trim
 s

tarting
 b
y
 p
lacing
 i
ts
 c
ut-out
 a
t
 t
he
 va

lve
 a
nd
 p
ress
 a
round
 i
ts
 e
dge
 w
ith
 th

e
 p
alm
 o
f
 y
our
 h
and.
1.
 Wh

eelbrace.
 Fo

r
 r

emoving
 t

he
 w

heel
 t

rim
 a

nd
 r

emoving
 th

e
 w

heel
 f

ixing
 b

olts.
2.
 Ja

ck
 w

ith
 i

ntegral
 h

andle.
 Fo

r
 r

aising
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
3.
 "B

olt
 c

over"
 t

ool.
 Fo

r
 r

emoving
 t

he
 b

olt
 p

rotectors
 (

covers)
 on a

lloy
 w

heels.
4.
 So

cket
 f

or
 t

he
 s

ecurity
 w

heel
 b

olts
 (

located
 in t

he
 g

love
 b

ox).
 Fo

r
 a

dapting
 t

he
 w

heelbrace
 t

o
 t

he
 s

pecial
 se

curity
 w

heel
 b

olts
 (

if
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 i

s
 f

itted
 wi

th
 t

hem). All of these tools are specific to your
vehicle.
 D

o
 n
ot
 u
se
 t
hem
 f
or
 o
ther
 pu

rposes.
Never
 u

se
 a j
ack
 o
ther
 t
han
 t
he
 on

e
 l
isted
 f
or
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 b
y
 t
he
 ma

nufacturer.
 I
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ha

ve
 o
ne,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 o
btain
 a j
ack
 sp

ecified
 b
y
 t
he
 m
anufacturer.

209
The spare wheel is installed in the boot under the f loor.
Depending
 o

n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 o
f
 s
ale,
 y
ou
 w
ill
 ha

ve either a "space saver" spare wheel or a
temporary
 p

uncture
 r
epair
 k
it.
For access to it, refer to the "Access to the
tools"
 se

ction.
Access to the spare wheel
Fitting the "space-saver"
type spare wheel
If your vehicle is fitted with alloy wheels, i t i s n ormal t o n otice, w hen ti

ghtening
 t
he
 b
olts
 o
n
 f
itting,
 t
hat
 t
he
 wa

shers
 d
o
 n
ot
 c
ome
 i
nto
 c
ontact
 w
ith
 th

e
 "
space-saver"
 t
ype
 s
pare
 w
heel.
 Th

e
 w
heel
 i
s
 s
ecured
 b
y
 t
he
 c
onical
 co

ntact
 s
ur face
 o
f
 e
ach
 b
olt.
Taking out the wheel
F Unscrew the ye llow c entral b olt.
F Ra ise t he s pare w heel t owards y ou f rom th

e
 r
ear.
F
 Ta

ke
 t
he
 w
heel
 o
ut
 o
f
 t
he
 b
oot.
Practical information

Putting the wheel back in place
F Put the box b ack i n p lace i n t he c entre o f th
e w heel a nd c lip i t.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 p
olystyrene
 s
torage
 b
ox
 b
ack
 i
n
 pl

ace.
F
 Re

fit
 t
he
 b
oot
 f
loor
 c
arpet
 b
y
 l
ightly
 f
olding
 it i

n
 t
he
 m
iddle
 (
refer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Boot
 f
ittings"
 sec

tion).
F Pu
t t
he w
heel b
ack i
n i
ts h
ousing.
F Un
screw the yellow central bolt by a few
turns then place it in the centre of the
wheel.
F
 Ti

ghten
 f

ully
 u

ntil
 t

he
 c

entral
 b

olt
 c

licks
 t

o
 re

tain
 t

he
 w

heel
 c

orrectly. On v
ehicles e quipped w ith a " space-
saver"
 t

ype
 s
pare
 w
heel,
 t
he
 p
unctured
 wh

eel
 c
an
 b
e
 s
towed
 i
n
 p
lace
 o
f
 t
he
 "s

pace-saver"
 w
heel;
 h
owever
 t
he
 b
oot
 fl

oor
 w
ill
 n
ot
 t
hen
 b
e
 f
lat.

2 11
Removing a wheel
Parking the vehicle
Immobilise the vehicle where it does not b lock t raffic: t he g round m ust b e le

vel,
 s
table
 a
nd
 n
ot
 s
lippery.
Apply
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ig

nition
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 f
irst
 g
ear*
 t
o
 l
ock
 th

e
 w
heels.
If
 n

ecessary,
 p
lace
 a c
hock
 u
nder
 t
he
 wh

eel
 d
iagonally
 o
pposite
 t
he
 w
heel
 t
o
 be ch

anged.
It
 i

s
 i
mperative
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 oc

cupants
 g
et
 o
ut
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 wa

it
 w
here
 t
hey
 a
re
 s
afe.
Never
 g

o
 u
nderneath
 a v
ehicle
 r
aised
 us

ing
 a j
ack;
 u
se
 a
n
 a
xle
 s
tand.F
 Re

move
 t
he
 c
hromed
 b
olt
 c
over
 f
rom
 e
ach
 of t

he
 b
olts
 u
sing
 t
he
 t
ool
 3 (
alloy
 w
heels
 on

ly).
F
 Fi

t
 t
he
 s
ocket
 4
on the wheelbrace 1 to
slacken
 t

he
 s
ecurity
 b
olt
 (
if
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 fi

tted
 w
ith
 t
hem).
F
 Sl

acken
 t
he
 o
ther
 b
olts
 u
sing
 t
he
 wh

eelbrace 1
 o n
l y.
*
p

osition R
 f

or
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 P
for an
automatic
 g

earbox.
Ensure
 t

hat
 t

he
 j

ack
 i

s
 s

table.
 I

f
 t

he
 gr

ound
 i

s
 s

lippery
 o

r
 l

oose,
 t

he
 j

ack
 co

uld
 s

lip
 o

r
 d

rop
 - R

isk
 o

f
 i

njury!
Take
 c

are
 t

o
 p

osition
 t

he
 j

ack
 o

nly
 a

t
 on

e
 o

f
 t

he
 j

acking
 p

oints
 A

or B under
 th

e
 v

ehicle,
 e

nsuring
 t

hat
 t

he
 v

ehicle's
 co

ntact
 a

rea
 i

s
 w

ell
 c

entred
 o

n
 t

he
 he

ad
 o

f
 t

he
 j

ack.
 O

ther wise,
 t

here
 i

s
 a ri

sk
 o

f
 d

amage
 t

o
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 a

nd/or
 t

he
 ja

ck
 m

ight
 d

rop
 - R

isk
 o

f
 i

njury!
List of operations
Practical information

F Position the f oot o f t he j ack 2 o n t he g round an
d e nsure t hat i t i s d irectly b elow t he fr

ont
A
or rear B
 j
acking
 p
oint
 p
rovided
 o
n
 th

e
 u
nderbody,
 w
hichever
 i
s
 c
losest
 t
o
 t
he
 wh

eel
 t
o
 b
e
 c
hanged.
 On v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 s
ill
 f
inishers,
 t
he
 ja

cking
 l
ocation
 i
s
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 a m
arking
 on t

he
 f
inisher.
 T
he
 j
ack
 m
ust
 b
e
 p
laced
 ce

ntrally
 i
n
 l
ine
 w
ith
 t
his
 m
arking,
 a
t
 t
he
 ja

cking
 p
oint
 l
ocated
 b
ehind
 t
he
 f
inisher
 an

d
 n
ot
 o
n
 t
he
 p
lastic
 f
inisher
 i
tself. F Re
move t he b olts a nd s tore t hem i n a c lean pl
ace.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 w
heel.
F Ex
tend t he j ack 2 u ntil i ts h ead c omes i nto co
ntact w ith t he j acking p oint A or B u sed. Th

e contact area A or B on the vehicle
must
 b

e
 e
ngaged
 w
ith
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
art
 o
f
 th

e
 h
ead
 o
f
 t
he
 j
ack.
F
Rai

se the vehicle until there is sufficient
space
 b

etween
 t
he
 w
heel
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
round
 so t

hat
 t
he
 s
pare
 (
not
 p
unctured)
 w
heel
 c
an
 th

en
 b
e
 f
itted
 w
ithout
 d
ifficulty.

213
Fitting a wheel
After changing a wheel
To store the punctured wheel in the boot c orrectly, f irst r emove t he c entral c o

ve r.
When
 u

sing
 t
he
 "
space-saver"
 t
ype
 te

mporary-use
 s
pare
 w
heel,
 d
o
 n
ot
 ex

ceed
 5
0
 m
ph
 (
80
 k
m/h).
Have
 t

he
 t
ightening
 o
f
 t
he
 b
olts
 a
nd
 t
he
 pr

essure
 o
f
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel
 c
hecked
 by a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Have
 t

he
 p
unctured
 w
heel
 r
epaired
 a
nd
 re

place it on the vehicle as soon as
possible.
Do
 n

ot
 d
rive
 w
ith
 m
ore
 t
han
 o
ne
 te

mporary-use
 s
pare
 w
heel
 f
itted
 t
o
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 a
t
 o
ne
 t
ime.
List of operations
F Put the wheel i n p lace o n t he h ub.
F Sc rew i n t he b olts b y h and.
F
 Pr

e-tighten
 t
he
 s
ecurity
 b
olt
 (
if
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 is f

itted
 w
ith
 t
hem)
 u
sing
 t
he
 w
heelbrace
 1

fitted
 w

ith
 t
he
 s
ocket
 4.
F Pr

e-tighten
 t
he
 o
ther
 b
olts
 u
sing
 t
he
 wh

eelbrace 1
 o n
l y.
Practical information

F Lower the vehicle fully.
F Fold the jack 2 and detach it. F T
ighten the security bolt (if your vehicle is
fitted with them) using the wheelbrace 1
fitted with the socket 4 .
F
T

ighten the other bolts using the
wheelbrace 1 o n l y.
F
R

efit the chromed bolt covers on each of
the bolts (with alloy wheels only).
F
S

tore the tools in the box.
PERFORMANCE
tyres
Driving in winter
conditions
The 205/40 R18 tyres fitted as standard are
not suitable for severe winter conditions. We
recommend that you use suitable winter tyres
during periods of very cold weather.If you want to fit snow chains or
snow socks to your vehicle, contact
a CITROËN dealer for advice on the
tyres recommended for your vehicle.