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DS 3: Blind Spot Detection / Activation/Deactivation. Operating conditions

DS 3 2016-2026 Owners Manual

Activation/Deactivation

DS 3. Activation/Deactivation. Operating conditions It is set via the Driving/Vehicle touch screen menu.

When starting the vehicle, the warning lamp comes on in each mirror to indicate that the system is activated.

The status of the system is memorised when the ignition is switched off.

DS 3. Activation/Deactivation. Operating conditions The system is automatically deactivated when towing with a towing device approved by the Manufacturer.

Operating conditions

  • All vehicles are moving in the same direction and in adjacent lanes.
  • The speed of your vehicle must be between 7 and 87 mph (12 and 140 km/h) (versions without Park Assist or DS PARK PILOT) or between 19 and 87 mph (30 and 140 km/h) (versions with Park Assist or DS PARK PILOT).
  • When overtaking a vehicle, the speed difference is less than 6 mph (10 km/h).
  • When overtaken by a vehicle, the speed difference is less than 16 mph (25 km/h).
  • Traffic is flowing normally.
  • Overtaking a vehicle over a certain period of time and the vehicle being overtaken remains in the blind spot.
  • You are driving on a straight or slightly curved road.
  • Your vehicle is not pulling a trailer, a caravan, etc.

    Blind Spot Detection

    For more information, refer to the General recommendations on the use of driving and manoeuvring aids. This system warns the driver of a potential danger posed by the presence of another vehicle (car, lorry, motorcycle) in the vehicle's blind spots (areas hidden from the driver's field of vision) using sensors located on the sides of the bumpers...

    Operating limits. Malfunction

    Operating limits No alert is triggered in the following conditions: presence of stationary objects (e.g. parked vehicles, safety rails, lampposts, signs)...

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