2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO fuel

SAFETYPR ACTICAL
InFOR
MATIOnCHILd SA FETY
176 Child seats
179 Dea ctivating the pa ssenger's fr

ont
 a
irbag
186
 IS

OFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats
152 Di
rection in
dicators
152 Ha
zard war
ning lamp
s
153
H

orn
153
 Em

ergency
 o

r
 a

ssistance
 ca

ll
15 4
 Un

der-inflation
 de

tection
15 8
 Br

aking
 a

ssistance
 s

ystems
15 9
 Tr

ajectory
 c

ontrol
 s

ystems
161
 Ac

tive
 C

ity
 B

rake
165
Fr

ont seat belts
168
 Air

bags 192 Fu
el t ank
194 Mi sfuel p revention ( Diesel)
195
 Ru

nning
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel)
196
 AdB

lue
® additive and SCR sy
stem ( BlueHDi D iesel)
203
 Te

mporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 kit
208 Ch

anging
 a w
heel
215
Sn

ow chains
216
 Chan

ging
 a bul
b
224
 Chan

ging
 a fus
e
231
12 V b

attery
235
 En

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode
236
 Ch

anging
 a w
iper
 b
lade
237
 To

wing
 t
he
 v
ehicle
239
 To

wing
 a t
railer
241
 Ad

vice
 o
n
 c
are
 a
nd
 ma

intenance
243
A

ccessories
138
 Lig

hting
 co

ntrols
141
 Au

tomatic
 i

llumination
 o

f
 he

adlamps
142 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
14 3 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 4
Wi

per controls
14 8
 Co

urtesy
 l

amp
14 9
 In

terior
 mo

od
 lig

hting
14 9
 Bo

ot
 l

amp
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006 007VISIBILITY005

Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on
 a
s
 t
he
 i
ndication
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 f
ollow
 i
t
 st

raight
 a
way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 a
nd
 C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

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

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.

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

57
A few definitions
Range
(miles or km)
Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
This
 v

alue
 m

ay
 v

ary
 f

ollowing
 a c

hange
 in t

he
 s

tyle
 o

f
 d

riving
 o

r
 t

he
 r

elief,
 re

sulting
 i

n
 a s

ignificant
 c

hange
 i

n
 t

he
 cu

rrent
 f

uel
 c

onsumption.
If
 d

ashes
 a

re
 d

isplayed
 c

ontinuously
 wh

ile
 d

riving
 i

n
 p

lace
 o

f
 t

he
 d

igits,
 co

ntact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
When
 t

he
 r

ange
 f

alls
 b

elow
 2

0
 m

iles
 (

30
 k

m),
 da

shes
 a

re
 d

isplayed.
 A

fter
 f

illing
 w

ith
 a

t
 l

east
 5 l

itres
 o

f
 f

uel,
 t

he
 r

ange
 i

s
 r

ecalculated
 a

nd
 i

s
 di

splayed
 w

hen
 i

t
 e

xceeds
 6

0
 m

iles
 (

100
 k

m).
distance remaining to
d estination
(miles or km)
Th
e
 d

istance
 w

hich
 c

an
 s

till
 b

e
 t

ravelled
 w

ith
 th

e
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 t

he
 t

ank
 (

related
 t

o
 t

he
 av

erage
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 mi

les
 (k

ilometres)
 tra

velled). Calculated
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 s

econds.
This i
s t
he d istance r emaining t o b e t ravelled to t

he
 f

inal
 d
estination.
 I
t
 c
an
 b
e
 e
ntered
 b
y
 the

 user.
If
 t

he
 d

istance
 i
s
 n
ot
 e
ntered,
 d
ashes
 a
re
 di

splayed
 i
n
 p
lace
 o
f
 t
he
 d
igits.
If
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 a t
ime
 co

unter
 c

alculates
 t
he
 t
ime
 s
pent
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de
 d

uring
 a j
ourney.
 It r

esets
 t

o
 z
ero
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
ey.
distance travelled
(miles or km)
Ca
lculated
 s

ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Ca
lculated
 s
ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Ca
lculated
 s

ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 r
eset.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 o
nly
 d
isplayed
 f
rom
 20 m

ph
 (
30
 k
m/h).
Trip computer
Monitoring

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolonged s tandstill w ith t he e ngine ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F Re
turn the selector to position P
; th
e m
essage d
isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce. There
 i

s
 a r
isk
 o
f
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox:
-
 if y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 a
nd
 br

ake
 p
edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
 if y
ou
 f
orce
 t
he
 m
ovement
 o
f
 t
he
 se

lector
 f
rom
 t
he
 P
position to
another position when the battery
is
 f
lat.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
 Mov

e
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 + s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
 Mov

e
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 - s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode.
Manual operation
d disappears and the gears en
gaged a ppear i n s uccession i n t he ins

trument
 pane
l.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 t
oo
 l
ow
 o
r
 t
oo
 h
igh,
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elected
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 th

e
 a

ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p

ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 
d

(

automatic)
 t
o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s

lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 e
ngages
 f
irst
 g
ear
 auto

matically.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is n ot e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be

tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or n  t o p lace t he g earbox i n neut

ral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle. When
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n,
 t
he
 l
ighting
 of t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 a
ccompanied
 
Operating fault
by an audible signal and a message in the mu
ltifunction s creen, i ndicates a g earbox f ault.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a
nd
 i
s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R
 a

nd
 f
rom
 
n
t
o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e
xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.

123
Gear efficiency indicatorSystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up.
Operation
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The
 i

nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow. The s
ystem a dapts i ts g ear c hange re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r,
-
 en

gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
With
 a

n
 e

lectronic
 o

r
 a

utomatic
 ge

arbox,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 i

n
 man

ual
 mo

de.
On
 v
ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended.
Depending o
n t
he d
riving s
ituation a
nd y
our ve
hicle's e
quipment, t
he s
ystem m
ay a
dvise yo

u
 t

o
 s

kip
 o

ne
 (

or
 m

ore)
 g

ear(s).
 Y

ou
 c

an
 fo

llow
 t

his
 i

nstruction
 w

ithout
 e

ngaging
 t

he
 in

termediate
 ge

ars.
The
 g

ear
 e

ngagement
 r

ecommendations
 m

ust
 no

t
 b

e
 c

onsidered
 c

ompulsory.
 I

n
 f

act,
 t

he
 co

nfiguration
 o

f
 t

he
 r

oad,
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 t

raffic
 an

d
 s

afety
 r

emain
 d

etermining
 f

actors
 w

hen
 ch

oosing
 t

he
 b

est
 g

ear.
 T

herefore,
 t

he
 d

river
 re

mains
 r

esponsible
 f

or
 d

eciding
 w

hether
 o

r
 n

ot
 to f

ollow
 t

he
 a

dvice
 g

iven
 b

y
 t

he
 s

ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c

annot
 b

e
 d

eactivated.
driving