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My DS5 has started to cause a few issues when going to start the car.
It's not the actual starting of the engine which is an issue - it's getting the car to wake up first (i,e. get into Ign On mode).

Symptoms are: Unlock the car, place the key in the holder, foot on brake and press the start button - no response at all.
If I take my foot OFF the...

Issue with the heaters not getting very hot. Only very mildly warm.
Want to check the heater matrix, can anyone tell me how to access it? I'm guessing its in the centre console area?

Thanks..

Monday this week - Orange warning about problems with the electric powertrain... called the authorized repair garage and they had time to take a look at it in about three weeks. No problem - just keep driving unless it's a red message with a warning triangle.

Today... red warning triangle and a message saying error within the electric powertrain...

Hi there,

I can't find the definitive oil type for my DS 3 Crossback despite searching, checking docs, etc.

The VIN is VR1**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]. I can't find a site to check using this number.

Apologies for the duplicate query.

Regards

Ray

Hi
Can anybody help please. My car has gone into energy economic mode and won't come out of it. My car won't pit the ignition on at all now so can't plug a diagnostics computer to it and since the energy economy mode come on it's saying park brake failure and steering lock is on even though it isn't can anybody help please

Hello everyone,

I own a 2012 Citroën DS4 equipped with the Denon sound system. I recently replaced the original head unit with a new multimedia system that has a touchscreen. It worked fine for a while, but then I started experiencing issues where there was no sound at all.

I took the car to a service center, where they found that two of the...

Hello, I have a citroen ds3 1.2 puretech petrol. Mileage is 75k and full service history.

Background.
I was getting a some smoke after going downhill and accelerating away at the bottom. Also the car had cutout with engine repair needed. I check the oil which was very low and the fault went away. Then a fault came back so I decided to change...

Hey all,

Hoping someone might have an idea what's going on - my DS5 Hybrid has some really bad issues with the ignition when cold, I have to keep hitting the Start Stop button multiple times until the ignition will eventually come on.

I've got a video of the fault at play, this was from this morning when first going to the car. The issue doesn't...

Morning all.

Any ideas? Was working fine then went to start it one morning, ignition on but it just clicks away, battery seems OK as I put a volt meter on it and it shows 12.5 volts.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Hi.
My first reply/post on the forum.

Helping a friend with his 2011 c5 and it has no wipers at all and the code is 0f1A (No lin com between motors) has checked both sides with picoscope and all signals are there.

The strange part is the scanner side of the story, i has an icarsoft cs ultra with topology and when i scanned it displays only 1...

Hello to everyone. I need your help with my DS5 1.6 e-Hdi. I was driving when suddenly my car didn't have any power and it was driving like I was in newtrial. It didn't so reverse and It didn't want to drive in auto. Only in manual and only in 2-4-6 gear. It didn't flash any message on the screen. When I stopped and put it in N, the screen was...

My DS7 is now out of warranty, and I enjoy doing small repairs myself. I've recorded some of these repairs to help fellow DIY enthusiasts:

Hello,

My 2016 ds3’s passenger wing mirror does not fold in when the car is locked. The driver’s side one does but the passenger one doesn’t.

I don’t think I would’ve even known if it had not only been the one side working :lol:

I have checked the fuses, I didn’t pull any out but none looked out of the ordinary, however the wing mirror does...

Hi all,

Hope anyone reading this is doing well.

I have an issue with my 2016 DS3 where my drivers side window (right side) has occasionally been faulty.

What happens is the window will be lowered, then when I go to bring the window back up it gets to around 1/3 - 1/2 which it then decides to go back down despite the button still being pulls...

Good evening, After having some curious conversatoins with a couple friends. we're wondering if you are able to provide a list or a pdf with the optional extra specifications for our cars?

DS3 1.6hdi: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]
DS3 1.2Puretech: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Hi to all and thanks for reading.
I have a Ds5 H4 , was leaking on one injector, took the injector to clean the gunk and replace the seal.
Now p1631 and p2150 present, rough idle but no smoke, completely unoperable.
The injector i took out have a bit of higher injection time 147ms vs 121 of the others.
Any ideas?

Does anyone know if the speaker covers pop off the front and rear doors or to change speakers does the whole door card have to come off? Thanks!

Hi all, just wanted to say hello... bought a year old DS7 1.5 hdi Rivoli. Liking the car very much, its comfortable, spacious and that little bit different. It replaces a 508 sw I had for five years which was a great car... I've yet to delve in the user manual and am hoping it might resolve some of the small issues I'm having with the car...

I'm hoping this question hasn't been asked else where on the forum (I've had a look, but if it has been asked please direct me there)
I have a 2014 Citroen DS5 HDI that started running on 3 cylinders, an OBD tool shows code P0265 which indicates either an issue with the cylinder 2 fuel inject or wiring.
The wiring appears to be in good condition...

Hi, I’m new here. Had my DS5 for a few months now, previously owning 3 other Citroëns. A 2005 C5 Exclusive, C4 2008 16V SX, C4 2016 Flair BlueTec HDI.

My car has 235/40/19 tyres. I find the ride very hard.

Does anybody know if it is possible to fit 245/40/19 or even 255/40/19? to get a taller sidewall and a more comfortable ride.

I appreciate...

I've owned my DS3 brand new from showroom since Sept/Oct 2018, never had problem and all of a sudden a few months ago.....I get a spanner on my dash and a message on my screen saying Engine Fault, Repair Needed

It has been driven well nigh on every day locally and 2-3 times a month on motorway run.

Cannot understand why this has happend. My...

We have two DS7 eTense Ultra Prestige ( so 20” rims ), is anyone else with a similar vehicle experiencing severe rear tyre wear?

We found this article which seems to suggest vehicles with 19” rims are affected but nothing concrete.

Pictures of my tyres after after 9350 miles attached.

Posting this more really as a heads up to other eTense...

Hello,

I'm hoping some here can point me in the right direction.

Some time ago I had an ad blue dosing issue which caused my DPF to block. I've resolved this issue but my DPF has never been the same. I've had it cleaned now and it was fine for short time but started to play up again last week. Coming up with the warning light telling me the...

For some reason my DS9 has stopped start/ stopping.

I dont use as a daily drive and in the past when the battery was depleted the battery would go into economy mode quite quickly and shut down. This was a sign that the car needed a run to recharge it back up.

In July we had a few long trips maybe 500 miles in total over a week and after 30...

Hi everyone,

I recently installed an Android head unit in my 2013 Citroen DS4 1.6 HDi, which originally had a small monochrome display. The new Android unit comes with a CAN bus module and displays some vehicle information, but it looks a bit unusual and not user friendly. I'm wondering if it's possible to modify the software on the instrument...

I'm wondering if someone might be able to provide some advice. I've been investigating the fuse box area within the glovebox but cannot for the life of me navigate it.

Looking on this forum I've gathered that I need to look for the BFH3 Fusebox but this is seemingly nowhere to be found.

There are maybe 8 fuses within eyeshot and a further 4 or 5...

Hi everyone,

My car failed its MOT on emissions a few weeks ago.

Since then a garage has had it and they cannot seem to find the issue.

So far new air and fuel filters, oxygen sensor wiring repaired.
Have run clean BP ultimate fuel through it with an additive.

There are no fault codes, all the live data looks fine. The next port of call is...

Hi All,
I am looking at purchasing a DS4 VIN VR1**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Its been pre -registered 31st July 2024, but I believe it was manufactured 2023.
Is there anyway I can glean the actual month of the build?

DVLA seem to use the registration date as the year of manufacture.. ( and to my knowledge always has done!)

Also,
I am currently on hold with...

Hello Fam,
I just got this car last week and the heating system can't heat up the car, the passenger side is a bit warm but driver side was not working at all. At first when I turned on the heating in less than 2 minutes I started the car, It started jerking and showed Engine repair Icon. I switched off and start again and it worked smoothly but...

Hello morning everyone. My car is DS5 2012 E-HDI with a semi-automatic gearbox. It has done 34,0000 KM so far. A few months ago a PRND error poped up when engaging the gear from P to R/N. I have tried to restart the enginer to clear the error message. Normally after a few tries the gear would engage successfully, drive without problem but next day...

Hi,

Would anybody know how to update the touchscreen firmware on my DS3, Apple Carplay is not installed and I wanted to know if the latest update is installed, Would this include it? Not sure if my model is compatible VIN: VF7**************[VIN obfuscated, can be read by forum staff]

Is their any free update possible?

Thank you

Hello everyone
There is a very annoying problem
The car does not start quickly
4 plugs were replaced two months ago
Does anyone know what I can check ?
citroen ds4 so chic 2013 petrol
1.6 THP 16V 163 (EP6CDT M)

Hello,
I am new here so not sure if this has been answered before.
I have a Citroen DS5 2012 2.0 Diesel auto ds sport here in the UK so a Right hand drive. Please can someone guide me were the pollen/cabin filter is. I think for European LHD models it is somwhere under the glove box. I am not sure for RHD cars. Please if someone knows please...

I am looking into buying a DS 7 Crossback and I have found one that's exactly how I want it at a decent dealership, the only issue is that it has 49k miles (19 reg), but only has a service stamp from 2020 and one from 2024. Do you think that is considered a deal breaker? Or is it just that I'd need to do some extra things as I don't know if they...

Hi all, wondering if any thoughts on this:

I have to say that this car pulls my caravan admirably, it has more power than my previous car and is more stiffly sprung. Do any of you have any opinion regarding ECU remapping the DW10? I have considered it recently. My previous C4 (DV6C) was remapped, great to drive at up to 90% full power but...

First time poster, and NZ mechanical illierate here.

I own a 2016 DS5 Blue HDi180.

It's in for servicing at the moment and the garage informs me they have discovered an 'eolys' tank that needs to be filled. Local main dealers are no help because there are so few DS5s in New Zealand.

Car has done 107,000 km.

They essentially have it sorted but...

Hello everyone
my car citroen ds4 2013 so chic
Check engine light came on
And the engine went into limp mode
And the fan works hard,I connected obd2
Fault code, p1339 combustion misfiring (impact on catalytic converter)
Does anyone know what the problem is ?
thank you all !

I've seen a couple of posts in the forum about DS5 mirrors but nothing that's exactly the symptoms of my car so am wondering what the best course of action might be.

The nearside mirror only has stopped folding or unfolding.
I can move the mirror manually quite easily once past the initial resistance of the 'resting' position, both forwards 90°...

Dears

Thank you for having me in this forum
So I accept a challenge of rebuilding a DS5 hybrid4
I was tricked into buying one now after almost a year the thing only ran like for 1 month...
I was supposed to use for a uber car but now I stuck with a car with random error and refusing to start....
No car dealer here in Dakar is willing to just...

Hi all
I have a 2018 DS5 2l diesel, 73k km, always serviced.

Within a week 2 issues arose when warnings appeared on the dash. Low pressure in the AdBlue feed and an electrical warning (likely the BPGA according to the fault codes and confirmed by a flat (but only 2 month old) battery).

I see there have been a number of discussions on these 2...

I bought my 2020 DS 3 E-Tense Crossback in April this year and have been very happy with it so far, however this morning while parking up it came up with a charger fault -Stop the car! I was only 2 miles from home, so I did drive it home and as soon as I braked and the charger kicked in on the dash in green the fault disappeared, any knowledge on...

Hi all,

Anyone have the specs for a Ds5 200THP motor piston ring gaps?

And the torque values for big ends.

Hello, i have recently bought a ds7 crosback 2.0 diesel,2020.

My turbine had to be changed because it broken down. I also change the battery.
After the change i have the follwing problems

Sometimes the spark Glow plugs light is on and only when it is off a can start the engine. It is summer time and outside are 34 celsius degrees.

The start and...

Hi all
My daughter bought a used DS3 in 2022 after passing her test. She had it serviced after a few months and all was fine. In summer she went to Halfords for them to top up the aircon and they pointed out something looked snapped off, the Halfords guy looked and said it seemed as if it had been superglued back on recently but had fallen off...

Hi
I recently had my clutch and release bearing replaced on my 2012 DS3 1.6 hdi.
Since being replaced I get a noise that sounds like something is loose like (engine mount or gearbox mount but all is tight)when you release the clutch a little quick to the bite point. I took it back to the garage and they said it is lashing? Whatever that is...
I...

I have hunted the net for details with no joy, so decided to join to see if someone can help with something that looks simple.

My daughter has the DS and last night she noticed that two of the nearside running lights have physically gone.
It looks like there are separate groups of lights and the assembly has bent in half and the top section is...

Hi all,

New to the forum, I have a question to make about a problem I am facing with the car and ask for any similar experiences and solutions

I have a DS7 e-tense 225, yesterday while the car was turned on the touch screen went blank and has been since. In addition to this the type-c which is below the screen does not provide electricity...

Can anyone tell me if there fuse box is also in this state, it’s really hard to get in and change the fuses. You can’t even see them! There hidden in the bottom left away from the opening.

Hello!

For a while now my car is overheating when I drive at highway speeds.
The dash temperature is stable at 90c but after I reached aprox 130kmh it starts to increase really fast in like 4 seconds it goes to maximum and when I release the gas pedal it quickly drops back to 90c, again in few seconds.
We replaced the Thermostat, last year we...

My regular journey from home involves a 40mph limit followed by a 30mph limit, perhaps half a mile from home. I use cruise control set to 42, as I know that this is 40 in reality. When I turn this down to 32 for the 30 limit I find that about half of the time it cancels shortly after. No errors, just the standard message displayed just as if I'd...