DS 3: Practical information / Engine compartment
DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual
The engine shown here is an example for
illustrative purposes only.
The locations of the following components may
vary:
- Air filter.
- Engine oil dipstick.
- Engine oil filler cap.
Petrol engine

Diesel engine

- Screenwash fluid reservoir
- Engine coolant reservoir
- Brake fluid reservoir
- Battery/Fuses
- Remote earth point (-)
- Fusebox
- Air filter
- Engine oil filler cap
- Engine oil dipstick
Diesel fuel system
This system is under very high pressure.
All work must be carried out only by a dealer or
a qualified workshop.
Electric motor
Take care with objects or clothing that
could be caught in the blades of the cooling
fan or in certain moving components - risk of
strangulation and serious injury!
Before carrying out any work under the
bonnet, you must switch off the ignition, check
that the READY indicator lamp is off on the instrument panel and
disconnect the charging
nozzle if it is plugged in.

Electric motor
- Screenwash fluid reservoir
- Engine coolant reservoir (level only)
- Brake fluid reservoir
- Battery/Fuses
- Remote earth point (-)
- Fusebox
- 400 V electrical circuit
- Emergency circuit-breaker for emergency
services and maintenance technicians
For more information on the Charging system
(Electric), refer to the corresponding section.
Stop
& Start
Before doing anything under the bonnet,
you must switch off the ignition to avoid any
risk of injury resulting from an automatic
change to START mode...
Check all of the following levels regularly in
accordance with the manufacturer's service
schedule. Top them up if required, unless
otherwise indicated...
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)...
This indicator lamp comes on
both on the
instrument panel and on the control to
confirm that the parking brake has been applied, accompanied by display of the
message "Parking
brake applied".
The indicator lamp goes out to confirm the release
of the parking brake, accompanied by the display
of the message "Parking brake released"...