2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO towing

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Towing the vehicleProcedure for having your vehicle towed or for towing another vehicle using a removable towing eye.
Th e
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot
 u
nder
 th

e
 f
loor.
To
 g

ain
 a
ccess
 t
o
 i
t:
F
op

en the boot,
F
ra

ise the floor,
F
 re

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

move
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 f
rom
 t
he
 h
older.
Access to the tools
gen
eral recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your country.
En sure t hat t he w eight o f t he t owing v ehicle i s h igher t han t hat o f t he t owed v ehicle.
The
 d

river
 m
ust
 r
emain
 a
t
 t
he
 w
heel
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owed
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 m
ust
 h
ave
 a v
alid
 d
riving
 l
icence.
When
 t

owing
 a v
ehicle
 w
ith
 a
ll
 f
our
 w
heels
 o
n
 t
he
 g
round,
 a
lways
 u
se
 a
n
 a
pproved
 t
owing
 ar

m;
 r
ope
 a
nd
 s
traps
 a
re
 p
rohibited.
The
 t

owing
 v
ehicle
 m
ust
 m
ove
 o
ff
 g
ently.
When
 t

owing
 a v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
ff,
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 a
ny
 p
ower
 a
ssistance
 f
or
 br

aking
 o
r
 s
teering.
In
 t

he
 f
ollowing
 c
ases,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 a
lways
 c
all
 o
n
 a p
rofessional
 r
ecovery
 s
ervice:
-
 ve

hicle
 b
roken
 d
own
 o
n
 a m
otor way
 o
r
 f
ast
 r
oad,
-
 fo

ur-wheel
 d
rive
 v
ehicle,
-
 wh

en
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ot
 p
ossible
 t
o
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral,
 u
nlock
 t
he
 s
teering,
 o
r
 r
elease
 th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake,
-
 to

wing
 w
ith
 o
nly
 t
wo
 w
heels
 o
n
 t
he
 g
round,
-
 wh

ere
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 a
pproved
 t
owing
 a
rm
 a
vailable...
Practical information

F On the front b umper, u nclip t he a ccess f lap by p
ulling s uccessively o n t he t wo l ugs, us

ing
 a s
crewdriver.
F
 Ro

tate
 t
he
 f
lap.
F
 Co

mpletely
 r
emove
 t
he
 f
lap,
 b
y
 co

mpressing
 t
he
 p
lastic
 d
iamond
 s
hape
 lo

cated
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ower
 s
ection.
F
 St

ore
 t
he
 f
lap
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
F
 Sc

rew
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
n
 f
ully.
F
 In

stall
 t
he
 t
owing
 a
rm. F On t
he r ear b umper, u nclip t he c over b y pr
essing a t t he b ottom.
F
 Sc

rew
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
n
 f
ully.
F
 In

stall
 t
he
 t
owing
 a
rm.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 h
azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 o
n
 bo

th
 v
ehicles.
F
 Mov

e
 o
ff
 g
ently
 a
nd
 d
rive
 f
or
 a s
hort
 di

stance
 onl
y.
Towing your vehicleTowing another vehicle
Failure to observe this instruction could re
sult i n d amage t o c ertain c omponents (b

raking,
 t
ransmission...)
 a
nd
 t
he
 ab

sence
 o
f
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 t
he
 n
ext
 ti

me
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
tarted.
F
 Un

lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 o
ne
 no

tch
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 park

ing
 br
ake.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 h
azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 o
n
 bo

th
 v
ehicles.
F
 Mov

e
 o
ff
 g
ently
 a
nd
 d
rive
 f
or
 a s
hort
 di

stance
 onl
y.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 l
ever
 i
n
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n

f

or
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox).

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distribution of loads
F Distribute the l oad i n t he t railer s o t hat t he he
aviest i tems a re a s c lose a s p ossible t o th

e
 a
xle
 a
nd
 t
he
 n
ose
 w
eight
 a
pproaches
 th

e
 m
aximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 ex

ceeding it.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 t
hus
 re

ducing
 e
ngine
 p
er formance.
 A
bove
 1 00

0 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 m
ust
 be r

educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 0
00
 m
etres
 o
f
 alt

itude. Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Technical
 d
ata"
 s
ection
 f
or
 de

tails
 o
f
 t
he
 w
eights
 a
nd
 t
owed
 l
oads
 wh

ich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Towing a trailer
Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting p eople a nd l uggage, b ut i t m ay al

so
 b
e
 u
sed
 f
or
 t
owing
 a t
railer. We
 r

ecommend
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 g
enuine
 CI

TROËN
 t
owbars
 a
nd
 t
heir
 h
arnesses
 th

at
 h
ave
 b
een
 t
ested
 a
nd
 a
pproved
 fr

om
 t
he
 d
esign
 s
tage
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 an

d
 t
hat
 t
he
 f
itting
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owbar
 i
s
 en

trusted
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
If
 t
he
 t
owbar
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
itted
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer,
 i
t
 m
ust
 s
till
 b
e
 fi

tted
 i
n
 a
ccordance
 w
ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 ma

nufacturer's
 ins
tructions.
Driving
 w
ith
 a t
railer
 p
laces
 g
reater
 de

mands
 o
n
 t
he
 t
owing
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 t
he
 dr

iver
 m
ust
 t
ake
 p
articular
 c
are.
driving advice
Practical information

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.

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Petrol enginePerformance
Gearbox Manual (6-speed)
Model code: SA... 5GRM/S
Unladen weight 1 175
Kerb weight 1 250
Gross vehicle weight (GV W) 1 607
Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12% gradient 1 607
Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12% gradient 0
Braked trailer (with transfer of load within the
GTW limit) 0
Unbraked trailer 0
Recommended nose weight* 0
* See the "Towing a trailer" section.
Weights (in kg) - PERFORMANCE
Technical data

Exterior
Remote control key 60- 63, 1 05 -107
- lo cking/unlocking
-
 bat

tery
-
 an

ti-theft
 p
rotection
-
 st

arting Lighting
 c

ontrols
 13
8 -142
Headlamp
 b

eam
 h
eight
 a
djustment
 14
3
Changing
 bul

bs
 21
6-219
-
 fr

ont
 l
amps
-
 fog

lamps
-
 di

rection
 i
ndicator
 r
epeaters
Wiper
 c

ontrols
 14
4-147
Changing
 a w

iper
 b
lade
 23
6 Door
 m

irrors
 83
D

oors
 70
-72
-
 open

ing/closing
-
 ce

ntral
 l
ocking
-
 emer

gency
 co
ntrol
Alarm
 64

-67
Electric
 w

indows
 68
- 69
Fuel
 t

ank
 19
2-193
Misfuel prevention
19

4Accessories
 24

3-244
Hill start assist
12

7
Braking
 a

ssistance
 15
8 -159
Trajectory
 c

ontrol
 15
9 -160
Tyre
 p

ressures
 20
6 -207,
 2
70
Under-inflation
 de

tection
 15
4-157
Boot
 73
T

emporary
 p
uncture
 r
epair
 k
it
 20
3 -207
Changing
 a w

heel
 20
8 -214
-
 to

ols
-
 re

moving
 / r
efitting
Snow chains
21

5
Changing
 bul

bs
 22
0-222
-
 re

ar
 l
amps
-
 3D r

ear
 l
amps
-
 3r

d
 b
rake
 l
amp
-
 nu

mber
 p
late
 l
amps
Rear
 p

arking
 s
ensors
 13
2-133
Reversing
 c

amera
 13
4
To w b a r
 2 3

9 - 2 4 0
Towing
 237

-238

373
R
Radio ....................................302, 3 03, 3 06, 3 48
Radio, d igital ( Digital A udio 
B
roadcasting
 - D
AB)
 .......................... 30
4,
 3
05
Range
 .............................................................. 57
R

ange,
 A
dBlue
 .............................................. 19

7
RDS
 ............................................................... 3

03
Rear
 sc

reen,
 dem
isting
 ................................... 94
Re

charging
 t
he
 b
attery
 ......................... 23
1,
 2
33
Recirculation, air
 ............................................. 90
R

eduction
 o
f
 e
lectrical
 l
oad
 ..........................235
R

egeneration
 
of t

he particle filter
 ...................................... 256
R

einitialising
 
th

e
 e
lectric
 w
indows
 ..................................... 68
Re

initialising
 
th

e
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 ........................................ 62
Re

minder,
 k
ey
 i
n
 i
gnition
 ............................... 105
R

emote
 c
ontrol
 ..........................................60
,
 6
3
Removing
 a w

heel
 ........................................ 2

11
Removing
 t

he
 m
at
 ........................................... 99
R

eplacing
 bul
bs
 ............................ 21

6,
 22
0-222
Replacing
 fus

es
 ............................................ 2

24
Replacing
 t

he
 a
ir
 f
ilter
 ................................... 256
R

eplacing
 t
he
 o
il
 f
ilter
 ................................... 256
R

eplacing
 the pa
ssenger
 
co

mpartment
 f
ilter
 ...................................... 256
R

eservoir, screenwash
 ................................. 254
R

esetting
 t
he
 s
ervice
 i
ndicator
 .......................38
Re

setting
 t
he
 t
rip
 r
ecorder
 .............................. 40
Re

v counter
 ............................................... 18

, 20
Reversing
 ca

mera
 ......................................... 13

4
Reversing
 lamp ..................................... 22

0, 221
Risk
 a

reas
 (
update)
 ....................................... 293
R

unning
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel)
 ..........................195 S

teering w heel, a djustment ............................82
S
topping t he v ehicle ..............1 0
5 , 11 0 , 115 , 11 9
Stop & Start
 ......... 24

,
 5
7,
 9
0,
 1
24,
 1
92,
 2
31,
 2
34
Stop & Start
 ........................................... 24

9, 256
Storage
 ...................................................... 9

6, 97
Storage
 bo

x
 ...................................................101
S

towing
 ri
ngs
 ................................................10

0
Sun visor
 ......................................................... 97
Sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ...............................105
S

ynchronising
 t
he
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 ...................62
Ta

ble
 o
f
 w
eights
 ....................................26
3,
 2
67
Tables
 o

f
 e
ngines
 .................................26

0, 266
Tables of fuses
 .............................................. 224
T

ank,
 A
dBlue
® additive .........................19 6 , 20 0
Tank, f
uel ............................................... 19
2, 19 4
Technical
 dat

a
 ...................... 26
0,
 2
63,
 2
66,
 2
67
Telephone
 .................... 33

0,
 3
32,
 3
34-336,
 3
54
Temperature,
 co

olant
 ...................................... 35
Te

xtured
 P

aint
 ............................................... 2 41
T

hird
 b

rake
 l

amp
 ........................................... 222
T

hree
 f

lashes
 (
direction
 i
ndicators)
 ..............152
T

ime
 (

setting)
 ......................................
42,
 4
5,
 5
3
TMC
 (

Traffic
 i

nfo)
 .......................................... 294
T

o o l s
 .............................................................. 20

8
Topping-up
 t

he
  A
dBlue
® additive ................. 200
T
otal d
istance r
ecorder ................................... 40
To
uch screen ................................................... 52
Touch screen tablet
 ........................................ 49
To

uch
 s

creen
 t

ablet
 (

Menus)
 .......... 51

, 277, 281
To w b a r
 ........................................................... 23

9
Towed
 l

oads
 ..........................................26
3,
 2
67
ST
Safety, children ..............16 9, 1 76 -178, 1 86, 1 87
Saturation o f t he p article f ilter ( Diesel) .........256
S
cented
 a
ir
 f
reshener
 ..................................... 94
Sc

reen
 m
enu
 m
ap
 ........................282,

284, 288,
296,
 2

98,
 3
00,
 3
10,
 
31

2,
 3
14,
 3
30,
 3
32,
 3
56,
 3
57
Screen,
 mo

nochrome
 .................. 34
8,
 3
56,
 3
57
Screen,
 m

onochrome
 A ................................ 356
S

creen,
 mu
ltifunction
 
(w

ith
 a
udio
 s
ystem)
 ................................. 42,

45
Screenwash
 .................................................. 14

5
Screenwash, rear
 .......................................... 14

5
SCR
 (

Selective
 C
atalytic
 R
eduction)
 ............19 6
S

CR
 s
ystem
 .................................................. 19

6
Seat belts
 ...................................... 165

, 167, 182
Seat, rear bench
 ............................................. 81
Se

ats, front
 ................................................ 76

, 79
Seats, rear
 ....................................................... 81
Se

rial
 n
umber,
 v
ehicle
 .................................. 270
S

ervice
 in
dicator
 ............................................. 36
Ser

vicing
 ......................................................... 14
S

ettings,
 equi
pment
 .................... 42
,
 4
5,
 5
1,
 3
57
Settings
 (M

enus)
 ........................... 31
0,
 3
12,
 3
14
Settings,
 sy

stem
 ............................................ 3

17
Sidelamps
 .............................13

8,
 2
18,
 2
20,
 2
21
Side
 rep

eater
 ................................................ 2

19
Snow chains
 .................................................. 215
S

ocket,
 1
2
 V a
ccessory
 .................................. 98
So

cket,
 a
uxiliary
 ....................................
306,
 3
51
Socket,
 J

ACK
 .................................
98,
 3
06,
 3
51
Sockets,
 a

udio
 ................................................ 98
Speed li

miter
 ................................................. 12

8
Speedometer
 ............................................ 1

8, 20
Starting
 t

he
 e
ngine
 ....................................... 105
S

tarting
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 ................1 0

5 , 11 0 , 115 , 11 9
Starting
 u

sing
 a
nother
 b
attery
 ......................232
St

ation,
 rad
io
 ........................................ 30
2,
 3
03
Steering
 m

ounted
 c
ontrols,
 a
udio
 ................3 47
Alphabetical index

19Technical data
DS3-Cabrio_en_Chap10_caracteristiques_ed02-2015
Petrol enginesPureTech 82V Ti 120PureTech 110PureTech 110 S&S
Gearbox Manual (5-speed) Automatic (4-speed)
E AT 6 (6-speed automatic)
Manual (5-speed) EAT6 (6 -speed automatic)
Model code:
SB... HMZ6 5FS9 HNVT HNZ6/S H NZ T/S H N V T/S
Unladen weight 1 035 1 133 1 145 1 090 1 150 -
Kerb weight 1 110 1 208 1 220 1 165 1 225 -
Gross vehicle weight (GV W) 1 536 1 610 1 630 1 598 1 635 -
Gross train weight (GTW) on a 12% gradient 2 336 2 510 2 530 2 498 2 535 -
Braked trailer (within the GTW limit) on a 12% gradient 800 900 900 900 900 -
Braked trailer * (with transfer of load within the GTW limit) 1 100 1 150 1 150 1 100 1 150 -
Unbraked trailer 520 570 570 520 570 -
Recommended nose weight 46 46 46 46 46 -
* The weight of the braked trailer can be increased, within the GTW limit, if the GV W of the towing vehicle is reduced by an equal amount; warning, towing using a lightly loaded towing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.
Petrol weights and towed loads (in kg)