2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

23
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.
dip

ped 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
 o
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard,
 h
as
 b
een
 opera

ted. 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.
Monitoring

Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
die

sel 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
 i
n
 S
TART
 m
ode,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP
 m

ode
 i
s
 t
emporarily
 una

vailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.

25
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
 w

iper
 c
ontrol
 i
s
 p
ushed
 do

wnwards.Automatic
 f

ront
 w
iping
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Monitoring

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
 s
eat,
 u
nless
 t
here
 i
s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 th

e
 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
 t

his
 c
ase,
 d
o
 n
ot
 f
it
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
he
 r
ear ward
 fa

cing
 p
osition.

27
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
 y

ou
 e
ncounter
 a
ny
 p
roblems,
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
esitate
 t
o
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
 a

lone
 o
r
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 an

other
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 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
 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
 i
n
 th

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

e
 e
ngine
 o
il
 l
evel,
-
 th

e
 s
creenwash
 l
evel,
-
 th

e
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 b
attery,
-
 sa

turation
 o
f
 t
he
 p
article
 f
ilter
 o
n
 D
iesel
 v
ehicles
 (r

efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Particle
 f
ilter
 (
Diesel)"
 s
ection).
For
 a

ny
 o
ther
 f
aults,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 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
 s
creen
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Monitoring

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
 S
TOP
 a
nd
 A
BS
 war

ning
 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
 c

arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 s
peed
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a CI

TROËN
 de
aler
 or a qu
alified
 wo
rkshop
 wi
thout
 de
lay.
dyn

amic stability
control (
dSC

/
ASR) flashing.
Regulation
 b

y
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
ctive. The
 s
ystem
 o
ptimises
 t
raction
 a
nd
 i
mproves
 t
he
 di

rectional
 s
tability
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 il

lumination
 o
f
 t
he
 in

dicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 de

activation
 b
utton,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 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.

29
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
 e

mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.
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 i t f irst c omes o n t here r emains ap
proximately 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
 c

ontinue
 t
o
 d
rive
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 r
un
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 a
s
 th

is
 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
 t

he
 p
roblem
 p
ersists,
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Monitoring

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.
doo

r(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
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bove
 
6 m

ph
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10
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m/h).