2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

15
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
 t

he
 w
heel
 o
f
 y
our
 n
ew
 v
ehicle,
 i
t
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
fter
 t
he
 f
irst
 1 8
00
 m
iles
 
(

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

Instruments and co ntrols
0

Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual, electronic (ETG) 
or
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.
1.
Re
v counter.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 s
peed
 o
f
 r
otation
 o
f
 t
he
 en

gine
 (
x
 1 0
00
 r
pm).
2.
Ve

hicle speed.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 c
urrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 m
oving
 ve

hicle
 (
mph
 o
r
 k
m/h).
3.
Eng

ine coolant temperature.
 In

dicates
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 co

olant
 liq
uid.
dials
7. Lighting dimmer button.  Ad
justs t he l evel o f t he i nstrument a nd co

ntrols
 i
llumination
 a
nd
 t
he
 i
nterior
 m
ood
 lig

hting.
4.
dis
play screen.
5. Fu
el level.
 In

dicates
 t

he
 q

uantity
 o

f
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 th

e
 t

ank.
6.
dis

play management button.
 Al

ternates
 d

isplay
 b

etween
 r

ange
 a

nd
 t

rip
 mile

age
 rec

order.
 Se

rvicing
 info

rmation.
 Re

sets
 t

he
 s

elected
 f

unction
 t

o
 z

ero
 (

trip
 di

stance
 r

ecorder
 o

r
 s

ervice
 i

ndicator). For
 m

ore
 i
nformation,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 pa

ragraph
 r
elating
 t
o
 t
he
 b
utton
 o
r
 fu

nction
 a
nd
 i
ts
 a
ssociated
 d
isplay.

19
Screen
E. Service indicator  (m
iles o r k m), t hen 
Tot

al mileage recorder
 Th

ese
 t
wo
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
isplayed
 su

ccessively
 w
hen
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F.
Eng

ine oil level indicator
 Ap

pears
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
n
 th

e
 i
gnition,
 t
hen
 d
isappears.
A. Sp
eed limiter
 (m
ph o
r k
m/h) o
r
Cr

uise control.
B.
gear

efficiency indicator.
C.
El

ectronic or automatic gearbox
information.
d. Rang

e
 (m

iles
 o

r
 k

m)
 o

r
Tr

ip mileage recorder.
Monitoring

PERFORMANCE petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
1. Rev counter. I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
E

ngine coolant temperature.
I

ndicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button. A
djusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. D
isplay screen.
5. F
uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.
D

isplay management button.
A

lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S

ervicing information.
R

esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.

21
Screen
C. Service indicator  (m
iles o r k m), t hen 
Tot

al mileage recorder
 Th

ese
 t
wo
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
isplayed
 su

ccessively
 w
hen
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 ign

ition.
d. Eng

ine oil level indicator
 Ap

pears
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
n
 th

e
 i
gnition,
 t
hen
 d
isappears.
A. Sp
eed limiter
 (m
ph o
r k
m/h) o
r
Cr

uise control.
B.
Rang

e
 (m

iles
 o

r
 k

m)
 o

r
Tr

ip mileage recorder.
Monitoring

Visual indicators informing the driver that a s ystem i s i n o peration ( operation or d

eactivation
 i
ndicator
 l
amps)
 o
r
 o
f
 t
he
 oc

currence
 o
f
 a f
ault
 (
warning
 l
amp).
Indicator and warning lamps
Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning lamps may be accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
The
 w

arning
 l
amps
 m
ay
 c
ome
 o
n
 co

ntinuously
 (
fixed)
 o
r
 f
lash.
Certain
 w

arning
 l
amps
 m
ay
 c
ome
 on i

n
 t
wo
 d
ifferent
 m
odes.
 O
nly
 b
y
 re

lating
 t
he
 t
ype
 o
f
 l
ighting
 t
o
 t
he
 op

erating
 s
tatus
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
an
 i
t
 be a

scertained
 w
hether
 t
he
 s
ituation
 i
s
 no

rmal
 o
r
 w
hether
 a f
ault
 h
as
 o
ccurred.
If
 t

hey
 r

emain
 o

n,
 b

efore
 m

oving
 o

ff,
 re

fer
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

he
 w

arning
 lamp co

ncerned.
The
 p

assenger's
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 op

eration
 l

amp
 s

tays
 o

n
 f

or
 a

bout
 a mi

nute
 a

fter
 s

witching
 o

n
 t

he
 i

gnition,
 ev

en
 a

fter
 t

he
 e

ngine
 h

as
 s

tarted.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few se conds w hen t he v ehicle's i gnition i s 
s
witched
 o
n.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
tarted,
 t
hese
 s
ame
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 s
hould
 g
o
 o
ff.