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:
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
With the ring of the lighting control stalk in the
"AUTO" position and when the light is poor, the
dipped beam headlamps come on automatically
when the ignition is switched off.
You can activate/deactivate this
function
and adjust the guide-me-home lighting
duration in the Driving/Vehicle touch screen
menu...
With the lighting control stalk in the “AUTO”
position and if a low level of exterior brightness
is detected by the rain/sunshine sensor, the sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are
switched on automatically, without any action on
the part of the driver...