2019 CITROEN DS3 boot

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Visibility

Interior mood lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is poor.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the centra
l dashboar
d stora
ge compartment comes
on automat
ically when t
he s
idelamps are
switched on.
Switchin
g off
The interior mood li
ghtin
g switches of
f
automat
ically when t
he s
idelamps are sw
itched
off.
It can be switched o
ff manuall
y usin
g the
instrument pane
l lighting r
heostat
button.
)
With the lighting on, press severa
l times on
the left hand button of the instrument panel to progressively reduce the dashboard lighting level.
)
Press a
gain to reduce the li
ghtin
g level
to the minim
um and switch off the int
erior
mood lighting.
This comes on automatically when the boot is opened and switches off automaticall
y when
t
he boo
t is closed
.

Boot lamp

Different li
ghtin
g times are provided:
- when the i
gnition is o
ff,
approx
imate
ly ten m
inutes,
- in energy economy mode,
approximately thirty seconds,
- when the engine is running, no limit.

Fittings
To remove the shelf:
)
unhook the two cords,
)
raise the shelf slightly, then unclip it on each side.

Rear parcel shelf
)
Raise the boot carpet by pulling the strap upwards to gain access to the storage box.
This has areas for storin
g a temporar
y puncture
re
pair kit, a box o
f spare bulbs, a
first aid kit,
two warn
ing triangles, ...

Storage box
)
refit the boot floor carpet by folding it slightly in the middle.

Changing a wheel Procedure for changing a faulty wheel for the spare wheel using the tools provided with the vehicle. The tools are installed in the boot under the floor. To gain access to them: )
open the boot,
)
lift the boot carpet b
y pullin
g the strap
upwar
ds,
)
remove t
he po
lystyrene storage
box,
)
unclip and remove the box containing thetools.
Access to the tools

List of tools All of these tools are speci
fic to
your vehicle.
Do not use them
for other
purposes.
Wh
ee
l w
ith tr
im
Wh
en remov
ing the w
heel , first
detac
h the tr
im us
ing the w
heelbrace
1
pulling at t
he va
lve passage
hole.
When refitting the wheel
, refit the
trim starting by placing its cut-out at thevalve and press around its edge withthe palm of
your hand.
3.
"Bolt cover" tool.
For removal of the bolt protectors (covers)
on alloy wheels.
4.
Socket for the securit
y wheel bolts
(located
in the
glove box
).
For ada
ptation o
f the wheelbrace to the
spec
ial secur
ity wheel bolts.
1.
Wheelbrace.
For removal of the wheel trim and removal
of the wheel fixing bolts.
2.
Jack with inte
gral handle.
For raisin
g the vehicle.

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Practical information
The spare wheel is installed in the boot under
the floor.
According to country, you will have either a "space saver" spare wheel or a temporary puncture re
pair kit.
For access to it, refer to the paragraph "Access to t
he too
ls" on t
he prev
ious page.
Access to the spare wheel
Fitting the "space-saver" type spare wheelIf your vehicle is fitted with alloy wheels
, it is normal to notice
, when
tightening the bolts on fitting, that the was
hers do not come int
o contact with
the "space-saver
" type spare w
heel.
The w
heel is secure
d by the con
ical
contact o
f each bolt.
Taking out t
he w
hee
l
) Unscrew t
he yellow centra
l bolt.
) Raise the spare wheel towards
you
from
t
he rear.
) Take the wheel out o
f the boot.

Putt
ing the w
hee
l bac
k in p
lace
) Put the box back in
place in the centre o
f
the wheel and cli
p it.
) Put the polystyrene storage box back in place.)
Refit the boot floor carpet by lightly foldin
g it in the middle
(refer to the section
"Fittin
gs -
§ Stora
ge box"
).
)
Put the wheel back in its housing.
)
Unscrew the yellow central bolt by a few turns then place it in the centre of thewheel.
)
Tighten fully until the central bolt clicks to retain the wheel correctly.

On vehicles e
quipped with a "s
pace
-
saver" type spare wheel, the punctured wheel can be stowed in place of the"space-saver" wheel; however the bootfloor will n
ot th
en be flat.

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Practical information

Fitting the wheel
Af
ter chan
ging a wheel
To store the punctured wheel in theboot correctly, first remove the central cover.
Wh
en us
ing the "space-saver
" type
temporar
y use spare w
heel, do not
exceed 50 mph
(80 km
/h).
Have the tightening o
f the bolts and the
pressure o
f the spare wheel checked by
a CITROËN dealer without delay. Have the punctured wheel repaired and replace it on the vehicle as soon aspossible.Do not drive with more than one
temporar
y use spare wheel
fitted to the
vehicle at one t
ime.

List of o
perations
) Put t
he w
heel in place on t
he hub.
) Screw in the bolts b
y hand.
) Pre-t
igh
ten t
he secur
ity bolt us
ing the
wheelbrace
1fitted with the socket 4.
) Pre-tighten the other bolts using the wheelbrace
1only.

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Practical information
1.
Brake lamps/sidelamps (P21/5W).
2.
Sidelamps (P5W).
3.
Direction indicators (PY21W amber)
4.
Foglamp, le
ft-hand side
(PR21W red
)
Reversing lamp
, right-hand side (P21W).
Rear lamps
Amber or red bulbs, such as thosefor the direction indicators and rear foglamp, must be replaced by bulbs o
f
the same rating and colour.
Chan
ging bulbs
) Open the boot. ) Remove the access
flap from the
correspon
ding s
ide tr
im pane
l.
) Unscrew the butter fly nut securing the
lamp unit.
)
Unclip the lamp unit connector.) Extract the lamp unit carefull
y pullin
g in its
m
iddle
towards the outside
.
) Spread the
four tabs and remove the bulb
holder.
) Turn the bulb a
quarter o
f a turn and
change it.

To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
order.
Take care to en
gage the lamp unit in its
guides,
whil
e keep
ing it in line w
ith the ve
hicle.

Changing the number plate lamp bulbs (W5W))
Insert a thin
screwdriver int
o one of the
outer holes of the lens.
)
Push it outwards to unclip.
)
Remove t
he lens.
)
Pull the bulb out and change it.
Third brake lamp
(4 W5W bulbs
)
) Open the boot. ) Remove t
he p
lugs A on t
he inner
pane
l.
)
Push on the centre o
f the lamp usin
g
two screw
drivers to
lever
it outwar
ds.
) Disconnect the connector and i
f necessary
the screenwash pipe from the lamp.
) Turn the bulb holder for the faulty bulb aquarter of a turn.
) Pull out the bulb and chan
ge it.

To r e
fit, carr
y out these operations in reverse
order.
Third brake lamp
(diodes
)
For the replacement o
f this t
ype o
f diode lamp,
contact a
CITR
OË
N dealer.