2019 CITROEN DS3 warning light

Monitoring On switchin
g on, the dial needles
go to the
extent of their travel then return to 0. A.
With the i
gnition on, the
fuel
gauge bars
for
the
fuel remainin
g should li
ght up.
B.
With the en
gine runn
ing, the assoc
iate
d
low level warning lamp should switch o
ff.
C. With the ignition on, the oil level indicator
should display
"OIL OK
" for a few
seco
nds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level which is low.
Instrument panel
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1.
With the i
gnition on, the oran
ge and red
warnin
g lamps come on.
2.
With the en
gine runn
ing, these warn
ing
lam
ps should switch o
ff.
I
f a warnin
g lamp remains on, re
fer to the pa
ge
concerne
d.

Warnin
g lamps
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Lightin
g of the indicator lamp indicates
deactivation of the ESP/ASR s
ystem.
Switch panel
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Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual or automatic gearbox Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.1.
Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine
(x 1 000 rpm
).
2.
Vehicle s
peed.
Indicates the current speed o
f the movin
g
vehicle
(km
/h or mph
).
3.
Engine coolant
temperature
.
Indicates the temperature of the enginecoolant liquid (° Celsius).
Dials
7.
Lighting rheostat button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and controls
illumination an
d the inter
ior moo
d ligh
ting.
4.
Display screen
.
5. Fuel level
.
Indicates the quantit
y of fuel remainin
g in
the
tank.
6.
Display mana
gement
button

Alternates
display between range an
d trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator).
For more information
, refer to the
para
grap
h relating to t
he button or
function and its associated displa
y.

Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation
(operation
or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).
Indicator and warnin
g lamps
Wh
en t
he ign
ition
is sw
itched on
Certain warnin
g lamps come on
for a
few seconds
w
hen t
he ve
hicle's ignition is sw
itched on.

Wh
en t
he eng
ine is starte
d, these same warn
ing
lam
ps should switch o
ff.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the
information on the warning lamp concerned.
Assoc
iate
d warn
ings
The switchin
g on o
f certain warnin
g lamps ma
y
be accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d a
message on the multi
function screen.
The warning lamps may come oncontinuously (fixed) or flash. Certain warnin
g lamps ma
y come
on in two different modes. Onl
y by
relatin
g the t
ype o
f lightin
g to the
operatin
g status o
f the vehicle can it
be ascerta
ined whether t
he s
ituat
ion
is
normal or whether a
fault has occurred.
The passenger a
irbag system operat
ion
lamp stays on for about a minute after switching on the ignition, even after the engine has started.

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Instruments and controls

Operation indicator lamps If one o
f the
following indicator lamps comes on, this con
firms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Warning lamp
is o
n
Cause
Action/Observations
Left-hand
directio
n indicato
r
flashing with buzzer.
The ligh
ting sta
lk is pus
hed down.
Right-hand
direction indicator
flashing with buzzer.

The li
ghtin
g stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps
fixed.
The lighting stalk is in the "
Sidelamps"
position.
Turn t
he contro
l to t
he desired position.
Dipped beam
headlam
ps
fixed.

The li
ghtin
g stalk is in the "Dipped
beam
headlam
ps" position. Turn the control to the desired position.
Main beam headlamps
fixed.

The lighting sta
lk is pu
lled towar
ds
you.
Pull the sta
lk to return to
dipp
ed beam
headlam
ps.
Front foglamps
fixed.
The front foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards twice to switch of
f
the front fo
glamps.
Rear
foglamps
fixed.
The rear
foglamps are switched on. Turn the rin
g on the stalk rear wards to switch o
ff the
rear
foglamps.

Manual operation
D disappears an
d the gears en
gaged
app
ear
in success
ion on t
he
instrument
pane
l.
In the event of the engine labouring
or over-revving, the gear selected flashes for afew seconds, then the actual gear engaged isdisplayed. It is possible to change from position
D
(automatic) to position
M
(manual) at any time.
Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is stat
ionar
y or mov
ing
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear
M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Invalid value durin
g manual
operation
)
Select
position
M for sequent
ialchanging
o
f the
four gears.
)
Push the lever towar
ds the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull th
e lever towards the - sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to chan
ge from one
gear to
another i
f the vehicle speed and en
gine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate temporarily in automatic mode.

This s
ymbol is displa
yed i
f a gear
is not en
gaged correctl
y (selector
between two positions
).

Stoppin
g the vehicle

Before switchin
g off the en
gine,
you can en
gage
position
Por N
to p
lace t
he gear
box in neutra
l.

In both cases, app
ly the par
king
brake to
immo
bilise t
he ve
hicle.
Wh
en t
he ignition is on, t
he
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen,
indicates a
gearbox malfunction.
In this case, the
gearbox switches to back-up mode
and is locked in 3rd gear. You ma
y feel a substantial
knock when chan
ging from
Pto R and from R
Nto R.R
This w
ill not cause an
y dama
ge to t
he gear
box.
Do not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h), local speed
restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Operatin
g fault
If the lever is not in position
P ,P
when the driver's door is opened or approximatel
y 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched o
ff, a messa
ge
app
ears in the multi
function screen.
)
Return t
he lever to
position
P; the
message
disappears.
There is a risk o
f dama
ge to the
gearbox:
- i
f you press the accelerator and brake pedals at t
he same t
ime,
- i
f you
force the movement o
f the
gear lever from the
Pposition to
another position when the battery is flat.

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolon
ged standstill with the en
gine
runnin
g (traffic
jam...
), put the
gear
lever in th
e Nposition and appl
y the
parkin
g brake.

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Checks
Diesel additive level (Diesel engine with particle emission filter
)
A low additive level is indicated b
y lightin
g of
the ser vice warning lamp, accompanied byan audible warning and a message on the multi
function screen.

Topping up
This additive must be topped up by a CITROËN dealer without delay.
Use
d pro
ducts
Avoid prolonged contact o
f used oil or
fluids with the skin. Most of these fluids are harmful tohealth or indeed very corrosive. Do not discard used oil or
fluids into
sewers or onto the ground.Take used oil to a CITROËN dealer (France) or an authorised waste disposal site.

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Technical data

WEI
GHT
S AND T
OWED L
OAD
S (in k
g)

Petrol engines
VTi 95

VTi
120


THP
150

Gearboxes
Manual
Manual

Auto

Manual

Model codes: SA...
8FR
0
5FS0
5FS9
5FXH

-
Unladen we
igh
t 1
075
1
075
1 14
5
1 1
65
- Kerb weight
1 15 0

1 15 0

1 220


1 240
- Gross vehicle weight (GV W)
1 55
2

1 554
1 587
1 597
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 2 4
52
2 4
542 4
87 2 4
97
- Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12
% gradient
900


900


900


900

- Braked trailer *
(with load transfer within the
GTW limit
)
1 150
1 150
1 150
1 150
- Unbraked trailer
570
570
570
570
- Recommended nose weight
46
46
4
6
4
6

* The weight o
f the braked trailer can be increased, within the
GTW limit, i
f the
GVW o
f 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.

The
GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude o
f 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced b
y 10
% for
each additional 1
000
metres o
f altitude.
The speed o
f a towin
g vehicle must not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h) (compl
y with the le
gislation in
force in
your countr
y).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the per
formance o
f the vehicle to protect the engine; i
f the ambient temperature is above 37
°C,
limit the towe
d load.