DS 3: Driving recommendations / Noise (Electric)

DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual

On the outside

Due to the vehicle’s quiet operation when driving, the driver must pay particular attention.

At speeds of up to 19 mph (30 km/h), the pedestrian horn warns other road users of the vehicle’s presence.

Cooling the traction battery

The cooling fan comes on during charging to cool the on-board charger and the traction battery.

On the inside

During use, you may hear certain perfectly normal noises specific to electric vehicles, such as:

Traction battery relay when starting.
Vacuum pump when braking.
Vehicle tyres or aerodynamics when driving.
Jolting and knocking noise during hill starts.

On flooded roads

We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, as this could cause serious damage to the engine or gearbox, as well as to your vehicle's electrical systems...

Towing

Driving with a trailer places greater demands on the towing vehicle and particular care must be taken. Do not exceed the maximum towable weights...

Other information:

DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual: Deactivating the front passenger airbag

Forward-facing or rearward-facing Move the vehicle's front seat forward and straighten the backrest so that the legs of the child in the forward-facing or rearward-facing child seat itself do not touch the vehicle's front seat. Check that the backrest of the forward-facing child seat is as close as possible to the backrest of the vehicle's rear seat, and ideally in contact with i..

DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual: TMC (Traffic Message Channel)

Available in some countries. TMC (Traffic Message Channel) messages are based on a European standard for traffic information broadcasting via the RDS system on FM radio, sending traffic information in real time. The TMC information is then displayed on a GPS Navigation system map and taken into account straight away when routes are calculated, to avoid accidents, traffic jams and closed road..

Choosing the display mode

In each mode, specific types of information are displayed on the instrument panel.

DS 3. Choosing the display mode