2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO engine coolant

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.

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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.
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t
 c
hecked
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y
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fixed. The
 e

mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
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 w
ithout
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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
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evel,
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
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 t

he
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roblem
 p
ersists,
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ontact
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Monitoring

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With the engine running, when the needle is:
- in z one A, t
he t emperature i s c orrect,
-
 in z

one
 B
,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 i
s
 t
oo
 h
igh;
 th

e central STOP
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 t
emperature
 w
arning
 l
amp 1
come
 o

n
 i
n
 r
ed,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 sc
reen.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait
 a f

ew
 m
inutes
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine.
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Coolant temperature indicator
After driving for a few minutes, the temperature and p ressure i n t he c ooling s ystem i ncrease.
To
 t

op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel:
F
 wa

it
 f
or
 t
he
 e
ngine
 t
o
 c
ool
 d
own,
F
un

screw the cap by two turns to allow the
pressure
 t

o
 d
rop,
F
 wh

en
 t
he
 p
ressure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 th

e cap,
F
 to

p
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel
 t
o
 t
he
 "
MA X"
 m
ark.
Monitoring

Towing with the PERFORMANCE version
Your vehicle cannot be fitted with a
towbar. The space occupied by the
sport diffuser prevents this.
Side wind
F Take into account the increased sensitivity to side wind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electrically controlled, its cooling
capacity is not dependent on the engine speed.
F
T

o lower the engine speed, reduce your
speed.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the gradient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
F
I

f the warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch off
the engine as soon as possible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To avoid overheating of the brakes on a long
mountain type of descent, the use of engine
braking is recommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the tyre pressures of the towing vehicle and of the trailer, observing the
recommended pressures.
Lighting
F Check the electrical lighting and signalling on the trailer.
The rear parking sensors will be
deactivated automatically if a genuine
CITROËN towbar is used.

Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to the " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex

ceed
 i
t.
In
 a

ddition,
 a
s
 t
he
 c
ooling
 s
ystem
 i
s
 pr

essurised,
 w
ait
 a
t
 l
east
 o
ne
 h
our
 a
fter
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 a
ny
 wor

k.
To
 a

void
 a
ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 s
calding,
 u
nscrew
 t
he
 c
ap
 by t

wo
 t

urns
 t
o
 a
llow
 t
he
 p
ressure
 t
o
 d
rop.
 Wh

en
 t

he
 p
ressure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 t
he
 ca

p
 a

nd
 t

op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 w
arm,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 th

e
 c

oolant
 i
s
 r
egulated
 b
y
 t
he
 f
an.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
Screenwash fluid level
Fluid specification
For optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, th is f luid m ust n ot b e t opped u p o r r eplaced wi

th
 p
lain
 w
ater.
In
 wi

ntry
 co
nditions,
 it is re
commended
 th
at
 yo
u
 us

e
 a
n
 e
thyl
 a
lcohol
 o
r
 m
ethanol
 b
ased
 f
luid.
Top
 u

p
 t
he
 l
evel
 w
hen
 n
ecessary.