DS 3: Blind Spot Detection / Activation/Deactivation. Operating conditions
DS 3 2016-2026 Owners Manual
Activation/Deactivation
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.
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.
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
No alert is triggered in the following conditions:
presence of stationary objects (e.g. parked
vehicles, safety rails, lampposts, signs)...
Other information:
Screenwash fluid
Top up to the required level
when
necessary.
Fluid specification
The fluid must be topped up with a pre-mixed
product.
In winter (temperatures below zero), a fluid
containing an anti-freeze agent which is
appropriate for the temperature conditions
must be used in order to protect the system's
components (pump, tank, ducts, jets)...
With Diesel engines, the fuel system must be
primed if you run out of fuel.
Before starting to prime the system, it is essential
to put at least 5 litres of Diesel into the fuel tank.
For more information on
Refuelling and on
Misfuel prevention (Diesel), refer to the
corresponding section...