2009 CITROEN DS3 engine

145
Driving

6-speed manual gearbox )
Raise the ring under the knob and push the gear lever to the left then for wards.

Engaging reverse gear
As a sa
fety precaution and to
facilitate
starting of the engine:- always select neutral, - press the clutch pedal.Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.

Gear change indicator * OperationThe system inter venes only when drivingeconomically. Dependin
g on the drivin
g situation and
your
vehicle's equ
ipment, t
he s
ystem ma
y advise
you to s
kip one or more
gears.
You can
follow this instruction without engaging the interme
diate gears.
The gear engagement recommendations must not be considered compulsory. In fact, the configuration of the road, the amount of traffic and safety remain determining factors when choosing the best gear. Therefore, the driver remains responsible
for decidin
g whether or not
to follow the advice given by the system. This function cannot be deactivated.
-
The s
ystem ma
y su
ggest t
hat you en
gage a
hi
gher
gear, i
f appropriate. The information appears in the form of an arrow on
the instrument panel display.
Dependin
g on
your vehicle's equipment, this arrow
may be accompanied b
y the recommended
gear.

In the case of drivin
g which makes
particular demands on the
performance
of the en
gine
(firm pressure on the
accelerator
pedal,
for exam
ple, when
over taking...
), the system will not
recommen
d a gear c
hange.
The system never suggests: - engaging first gear, - engaging reverse gear, - en
gaging a lower
gear.
* According to engine.

Example: -
You are
in third gear.
-
You
press t
he acce
lerator
pedal
mo
derate
ly.

147
Driving

Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automaticoperation, enhanced by sport and snow pro
grammes, or manua
l gear c
hanging.
Therefore, four driving modes are offered: -
automatic
operation
for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
-
spor
t programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
-
snow
programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
-
manual
operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.

Automatic gearbox
1.
Gear lever.
2.
B
utton "
S"
(sport
).
3. Button "7"(snow).
Gear selection
gate
P. Park.
- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake
on or o
ff.
-
Starting the engine.
R. Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, engine at idle.
N. Neutral.

- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake on.
-
Startin
g the en
gine.
D.Automat
ic o
perat
ion.
M. +
/- Manua
l operat
ion w
ith se
quent
ial
changing o
f the
four gears.
)
Push for wards to change up through the gears.
or ) Pull backwards to change down through
the
gears.
Gea
r l
ever

When you move the lever in the gate to select a position, the corresponding indicator is displayed on the instrument panel. P. Park
R.Reverse
N. Neutra
l
D. Drive
(Automatic driving
)
S. Spor
tprogramme
7.Sno
w
programme
1, 2, 3, 4
.Gear engaged during manual operation
-.Invalid value during manual operation Displays on the instrument panelFoot on brake
)
Press the brake pedal when this indicator
lamp
is displaye
d on t
he
instrument panel (e.g.: starting the engine).

Movin
g off
If position
Nis en
gaged inadver tent
ly
whil
e driving, a
llow t
he eng
ine to
return to
idle then engage pos
ition
Dto
accelerate.
Wh
en t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing at
idle, w
ith
the brakes released, i
f position
R , D or
M
is selected
, the vehicle moves even
without the accelerator being pressed.
When the engine is running, neve
r
lea
ve children in th
e vehicle with
out
superv
ision.
Wh
en carr
ying out ma
intenance w
ith
the en
gine runn
ing, app
ly the par
king
brake an
d se
lect
position
P. P
) Apply the par
king
brake.
)
Select position
P or N.
)
Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, an audible
signal is heard, accompanied by a message on the multifunction screen.
) With the en
gine runn
ing, press t
he brake
pedal.
) Release t
he par
king brake.
) Select position
R , Dor M ,
) Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.

149
Driving

Automatic operation)
Select position
D for automatic
chan
ging
o
f the
four
gears.

The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any inter vention on the part of the driver. It continuously selects the mostsuitable gear according to the style of driving, the profile of the road and the load in thevehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching
the lever, press the accelerator pedal down fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down automat
ically or ma
inta
ins t
he gear se
lecte
d
unt
il the max
imum en
gine spee
d is reac
hed.
On braking, the gearbox changes down automatically to provide efficient engine braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, thegearbox will not change to a higher gear for safety reasons.

Never select position
Nwhile the
vehicle is moving.
Never select positions
Por R
unless
the ve
hicle is comp
lete
ly stat
ionar
y.
Sport and snow programmes

These two spec
ial pro
grammes supp
lement t
he
automatic operation in very speci
fic conditions
o
f use.Sport programme "
S"
)
Press
button "
S", after starting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamic
style of driving.
S appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Snow pro
gramme "
7"
) Press button "
7", a
fter startin
g the en
gine.
The gear
box a
dapts to
driving on s
lipper
y
roads.
Thi
s programme
improves start
ing an
d drive
when tract
ion
is poor.
7appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Retu
rn
to
auto
m
at
ic
operat
ion
) At an
y time, press t
he button se
lecte
d
again to qu
it the programme engage
d an
d
return to auto-a
daptive mo
de.

Manual operation
D disappears an
d the gears en
gaged
app
ear
in success
ion on t
he
instrument
pane
l.
In the event of the engine labouring
or over-revving, the gear selected flashes for afew seconds, then the actual gear engaged isdisplayed. It is possible to change from position
D
(automatic) to position
M
(manual) at any time.
Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is stat
ionar
y or mov
ing
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear
M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Invalid value durin
g manual
operation
)
Select
position
M for sequent
ialchanging
o
f the
four gears.
)
Push the lever towar
ds the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull th
e lever towards the - sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to chan
ge from one
gear to
another i
f the vehicle speed and en
gine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate temporarily in automatic mode.

This s
ymbol is displa
yed i
f a gear
is not en
gaged correctl
y (selector
between two positions
).

Stoppin
g the vehicle

Before switchin
g off the en
gine,
you can en
gage
position
Por N
to p
lace t
he gear
box in neutra
l.

In both cases, app
ly the par
king
brake to
immo
bilise t
he ve
hicle.
Wh
en t
he ignition is on, t
he
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen,
indicates a
gearbox malfunction.
In this case, the
gearbox switches to back-up mode
and is locked in 3rd gear. You ma
y feel a substantial
knock when chan
ging from
Pto R and from R
Nto R.R
This w
ill not cause an
y dama
ge to t
he gear
box.
Do not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h), local speed
restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Operatin
g fault
If the lever is not in position
P ,P
when the driver's door is opened or approximatel
y 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched o
ff, a messa
ge
app
ears in the multi
function screen.
)
Return t
he lever to
position
P; the
message
disappears.
There is a risk o
f dama
ge to the
gearbox:
- i
f you press the accelerator and brake pedals at t
he same t
ime,
- i
f you
force the movement o
f the
gear lever from the
Pposition to
another position when the battery is flat.

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolon
ged standstill with the en
gine
runnin
g (traffic
jam...
), put the
gear
lever in th
e Nposition and appl
y the
parkin
g brake.

161
Checks

Bonnet
Protects the components of the engine and provides access for checking levels. Opening )
Open the front left door.
)
Pull th
e int
erior release
lever A , located at
the bottom of the door aperture.
) Push the exterior safety catch
Bto the left
and raise the bonnet.
)
Unclip the bonnet stay
Cfrom its housing,
holding it by its foam protection.
)
Fix the sta
y in the notch to hold the bonnet
open.

The location of the interior release leve
r
prevents opening of the bonnet whilethe front l
eft doo
r is closed
.
Wh
en t
he eng
ine
is hot,
handle the
exterior sa
fety catch and the stay with
care.

Closing

Running out of fuel
(Diesel) If your vehicle is
fitted with an HDI engine, the
fuel system must be primed if you run out of fue
l.
This system consists of a priming pump, a
transparent pipe and a bleed screw under the bonnet.
HDi
90
and HDi
110
FA P
engines
)
Fill th
e fuel tank with
at leas
t fiv
e litr
es of
Diesel
.
)
Op
en the bonnet.
)
Depen
ding on vers
ion, unc
lip the cover to
ga
in access to t
he pr
iming pump.
)
Squeeze and release the priming pump
until fuel appears in the transparent pipe with the green connector.
)
Operate the starter until the engine starts.
)
Dependin
g on version, put the cover back
in position an
d clip it in place.
)
Close the bonnet. If the engine does not start at the
first
attempt, do not try again.
Operate the priming pump again, thenthe starter.
)
Take the sta
y out of the support notch.
)
Clip the sta
y in its housin
g.
)
Lower the bonnet and release
it at the end
of its travel.
)
Pull on the bonnet to check that it is
fully
latc
hed.