2012 Citroen DS4 engine

203Driving








6-speed manual gearbox
)
Raise the ring under the knob and move
the gear lever to the left then forwards.
Engaging reverse gear

As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:


- always select neutral,

- press the clutch pedal.

Only engage reverse gear when thevehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.


Engaging 5th or 6th gear
)Move the lever fully to the right to engage5th or 6th gear.

Gear shift indicator *
Operation
The system intervenes only when driving economically.
Depending on the driving situation and your
vehicle's equipment, the s
ystem may advise you to skip one or more gears. You can
follow this instruction without engaging the
intermediate gears.
The gear engagement recommendations mustnot be considered compulsory. In fact, the configuration of the road, the amount of trafficand safety remain determining factors whenchoosing the best gear. Therefore, the driver remains responsible for deciding whether or not
to follow the advice given by the system.
This function cannot be deactivated.

- The s
ystem may suggest that you engage a
higher gear, if appropriate.
The in
formation appears in the instrument panel in the form of an arrow accompanied bythe suggested gear.


In the case of driving which makespar ticular demands on the performance of the engine (firm pressure on theaccelerator pedal, for example, whenover taking...), the system will notrecommend a gear change. The system never suggests:


- engaging first gear,

- engaging reverse gear,

- engaging a lower gear.
*
According to engine.
Example:


- You are in third gear.

-
You press the accelerator pedalmoderately.

Gear lever positions
N. Neutral R.Reverse1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Gears in sequential mode. AUTO.
This comes on when the automated mode is selected. It switches off on changing to sequential mode.
Displays in the instrument panel

Moving off
N
flashes in the instrument panel, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen, if the gear lever is not in position Non starting.
)
Select position N . )
Press the brake pedal down fully.)
Start the engine.
Nappears in the instrument panel
screen.
)Select automated mode (position A) or Asequential mode (position M) or reverse(position R). R)Release the parking brake unless it is programmed to automatic mode.)Progressively take your foot off the brake pedal. )Accelerate away.
AUT
Oand 1 , 1
or Rappear in the
instrument panel screen.

You must press the brake pedal when starting the engine.
The Foot on brake
warning lamp comes on the instrument panel, accompanied by anaudible signal and a message in thescreen, if the brake pedal is not pressedon starting the engine.

Driving

For optimum acceleration, for example when overtaking another vehicle, press the accelerator pedal firmly past the point of resistance.
Te m p o r a ry control of gear changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear changing using the "+"
and "-"steeringmounted paddles: if the engine speed allows,
the request to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain
situations such as overtaking a vehicle or theapproach to a corner.
After a few moments without any action on
the control paddles, the gearbox resumesautomatic control of the gears.

Manual mode
)Select position A .



Automated mode
AUTOand the gear engaged
appear in the instrument panel
screen.
The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without an
y action on the par t of the driver. Itcontinuously selects the most suitable gear for:


- optimisation of fuel consumption,

- the st
yle of driving,

- the profile of the road.

- t
he vehicle load.
)
Select position M .
The gears engaged appear in succession in theinstrument panel screen.
The
gear change requests areonly acted on if the engine speedpermits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the gearbox changes down automatically to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will not change up unless the driver acts on the gear
lever or the steering mounted paddles.
Never select neutral N
when driving.


Never select neutral N
while the vehicleis moving.



You can change mode at any time by moving the gear lever from A
to Mor the other way round.

Stopping the vehicle
Operating fault

With the ignition on, the flashing of AUTO
,
accompanied by an audible signal and amessage in the screen, indicates a malfunction
of the gearbox.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
When immobilising the vehicle, withthe engine running, you must place thegear lever in neutral N
. Before carrying out any work in the engine compar tment, ensure that thegear lever is in neutral N
and that the parking brake is applied. Whatever the circumstances, you mustmanually apply the parking brake whenparking, unless the parking brake is programmed in automatic mode. Be
fore switching off the engine, you can:


- move to position N
to engage neutral,
or

- leave the
gear engaged; in this case, it will
not be possible to move the vehicle.
To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal. )Select position R.

At low high speed, if reverse gear is requested,
the N indicator flashes and the gearbox goes
into neutral automatically. To engage reverse, put the gear lever in position N , then position R.
In both cases, you must apply the parkingbraketo immobilise the vehicle.
Reverse

Engagement of reverse gear is accompanied by an audible signal.

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Automatic gearbox


Gear selection gate
Six speed automatic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfor t of fully automatic
operation, enhanced by spor t and snow programmes, or manual gear changing.
Four driving modes are offered:-automatic
operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,-sport
programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
-
snowprogramme to improve driving when
traction is poor,

- manualoperation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.
1.
Gear lever. 2.Button "S"(sport).
3.Button "7"(snow).
Gear lever
P.Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon or off.
- Starting the engine.R.
Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,
engine at idle.
N.Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon.
- Starting the engine.D.
Automatic operation. M +/-. Manual operation with sequentialchanging of the six gears.)
Press for wards to change up through thegears. or )
Press rear wards to change down through
the gears.



Displays in the instrument panel

When you move the lever in the gate to select
a position, the corresponding indicator is
displayed in the instrument panel. P. ParkR.Reverse
N.
NeutralD.Drive (Automatic driving) S.Sport
programme 7. Snowprogramme
1 to 6. Gear engaged during manual operation -.
Invalid value during manual operation

)With your foot on the brake, selectposition P
or N
. )Star t the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is an
audible signal, accompanied by a message in
the multifunction screen.)With the engine running, press the brakepedal. )Release the parking brake, unless it is programmed to automatic mode.)Select position R, D
or M,)Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.

If position N
is engaged inadver tentlywhile driving, allow the engine toreturn to idle then engage position D
toaccelerate.
When the engine is running at idle, withthe brakes released, if position R, Dor Mis selected, the vehicle moves even without the accelerator being pressed. When the engine is running, never leave children in the vehicle withoutsupervision. When carrying out maintenance withthe engine running, apply the parking brake and select position P.P


Automatic operation
)Select position D
for automatic
changing
of the six gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any inter vention on the par t
of the driver. It continuously selects the most suitable gear according to the style of driving,
the profile of the road and the load in the
vehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching
the lever, press the accelerator pedal down fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down
automatically or maintains the gear selected
until the maximum engine speed is reached.
On braking, the gearbox changes down
automatically to provide efficient enginebraking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox will not change to a higher gear for safety reasons.

Never select position Nwhile thevehicle is moving. Never select positions Por R
unless the vehicle is completely stationary.

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Manual operation
)
Select position Mfor sequential
changing
of the six gears. ) Push the lever towards the +sign to change up a gear.
)
Pull the lever towards the -
sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to change from one gear to
another if the vehicle speed and engine speed
permit; otherwise, the gearbox will operate
temporarily in automatic mode.
Ddisappears and the gearsengaged appear in succession in the
instrument panel.
I
f the engine speed is too low or too high, the
gear selected flashes for a few seconds, then
the actual gear engaged is displayed.
It is possible to chan
ge from position D(automatic) to position M
(manual) at any time.
When the vehicle is stationary or moving
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear M1automatically.
The spor t and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Sport and snow programmes


Sport programme "S"
)Press button "S"
, after star ting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamicstyle of driving.
S
appears in the instrument panel.


Snow programme "7
"
)Press button "7", after star ting the engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slipperyroads.
This programme improves star ting and drive
when traction is poor.
7appears in the instrument panel.

Return to automatic
operation
)
At any time, press the button selected
again to quit the programme engaged andreturn to auto-adaptive mode.
These two special pro
grammes supplement the
automatic operation in very specific conditions of use.