2013 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

159Safety
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the following safety rules:
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on the centre par t of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on thedashboard.
If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.




Lateral airbags

Use only approved covers on the seats,compatible with the deployment the lateral airbags. For information on the range of seatcovers suitable for your vehicle, you cancontact a CITROËN dealer (see "Practical information - § Accessories").
Do not fix or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause injuryto the chest or arms if the lateral airbag isdeployed.
Do not sit with the upper par t of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof.This could cause injury to the head if thecurtain airbag is deployed. If fitted on your vehicle, do not remove thegrab handles installed on the roof, they play a part in securing the cur tain airbags.

Sit in a normal upright position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt. Do not leave anything between the occupants and the airbags (a child, pet, object...). This could hamper the operation of the airbags or injure the occupants. After an accident or if the vehicle has beenstolen or broken into, have the airbagsystems checked. All work on the airbag system must be carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a qualifiedworkshop.
Even if all of the precautions mentionedare obser ved, a risk of injury or of minor burns to the head, chest or arms when an airbag is deployed cannot be ruled out. Thebag inflates almost instantly (within a fewmilliseconds) then deflates within the sametime discharging the hot gas via openings provided for this purpose.

009
Driving
This section describes the use of the parking brake, the manual,electronic or automatic gearbox, the gear efficiency indicator and Stop & Start to help reduce fuel consumption, hill start assist, the speed limiter to avoid exceeding a programmed speed, cruise control
to maintain a programmed speed, the rear parking sensors to detectobstacles.

Parking brake
)Pull the parking brake lever fully up
to immobilise your vehicle.

Releasing
)
Pull the parking brake lever gently, press
the release button then lower the lever fully.
When parking on a slope, direct your wheels against the pavement, apply the
parking brake and engage a gear.

When the vehicle is bein
g driven, if this
warning lamp and the STOP warning
lamp come on, accompanied by an
audible si
gnal and a message on the multifunction
screen, this indicates that the parking brake is still
on or has not been properly released.

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6-speed manual gearbox
)Move the lever fully to the right to engage5th or 6th gear.


Engaging 5th or 6th 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 reverse gear
)
Raise the ring under the knob and move
the gear lever to the left then forwards.

Gear effi ciency 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 makesparticular 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.
*
Accordin
g to engine.
Example:


- You are in third
gear.

- You press the accelerator pedal
moderatel
y.

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Driving














Electronic gearbox
R. Reverse )
With your foot on the brake, move the lever
forwards to select this position.
N
.Neutral.) With your foot on the brake, select this
pos
ition to star t the engine. A. Automated mode.)
Move the lever backwards to select this
mode. M +/-.
Manual mode with sequential gear changing. )
Move the lever backwards, then to the left
to select this mode, then:
- push forwards to chan
ge up a gear,
- or push backwards to change down a gear.

Gear lever
+.
Paddle to the right of the steering wheel for changing up.)
Press the back of the steering mounted "+"paddle to change up a gear. - . Paddle to the left of the steering wheel for changing down.)
Press the back of the steering mounted "-"paddle to change down a gear.


Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow neutral to be selected, reversegear to be engaged or disengaged, or the driving mode to be changed.
Five or six-speed electronically controlled
gearbox which offers a choice between the comfor t of automated operation or the pleasure
of manual gear changing.
Tw o d r i v i ng modes are offered:-automatedmode for automatic control
o
f the gears by the gearbox, without anyaction by the driver, -manualmode for the sequential changing
of the gears by the driver, using the gear
lever or the steering mounted control paddles,
In automated mode, you can temporarily takecontrol of gear changes at any time, using thesteering mounted control paddles.

Display in the instrument panel
Gear lever positions
N. Neutral R.Reverse1 2 3 4 5/6. Gears in manual mode.AUTO.
This comes on when automated modeis selected. It goes off when changing to manual mode.
)Place your foot on the brakewhen this warning lamp flashes (e.g.: star ting the engine).


You must keep your foot on the brake pedal while star ting the engine.


Moving off
)
Select position N
. )
Press the brake pedal fully. )
Star t the engine.
N
appears in the instrument panel.
N
flashes in the instrument panel screen if the gear lever is not in position Nwhen starting.
)
Select automated mode (position A
), Amanual mode (position M ) or reverse(position R
) R
AUTOand 1
, 1or R
appear in the
instrument panel.
) Release the parking brake.)
Progressively take your foot off the brakepedal.

Vehic les fitted with the 6 -speedelectronic gearbox system then moveoff on their own (refer to the paragraph "Creep function").

Do not press the brake and clutchpedals simultaneously. This can causerapid clutch wear.
)Accelerate away.