2014 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO gearbox

RACING petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.
1.Rev counter.Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).2.Vehicle speed.Indicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).3.Engine coolant temperature.Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant liquid.
Dials
7.Lighting dimmer button.Adjusts the level of the instrument and controls
illumination and the interior mood lighting.
4.Display screen.5.Fuel level. Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.Display management button
Alternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or ser vice indicator).
For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or function and its associated display.

35
Monitoring



Foot on thebrake pedal
fixed. The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to start the engine (lever in position N). With an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,press the brake pedal before releasing the parking
brake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P . PIf you wish to release the parking brake without pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.

flashin
g. With an electronic gearbox, if you hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the clutchoverheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parkin
g brake.
Automatic wipingfixed. The wiper control is pushed downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations

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 aprogrammed speed, the rear parking sensors to detect obstacles.

167
Driving








6-speed manual gearbox
)Move the lever fully to the right to engage5 th
or 6th
gear.


Engaging 5 thor 6 th
gear

As a safety 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.
Engaging reverse gear
)
Raise the ring under the knob and move
the gear lever to the left then forwards.

Failure to follow this advice may causepermanent damage to the gearbox(engagement of 3 rd
or 4th
gear by mistake).

Electronic gearbox
R. Reverse )
With your foot on the brake, move the lever for wards to select this position.N. Neutral.)
With your foot on the brake, select this
position 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
for wards to change 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 changingof the gears by the driver, using the gear lever or the steering mounted control paddles.
In automated mode, you can temporarily take control of gear changes at any time, using thesteering mounted control paddles.

169Driving

Display in the instrument panel


Gear lever positions
N
. Neutral R
. Reverse 1 2 3 4 5 / 6.Gears in manual mode.
AUTO. This comes on when automated mode
is selected. It goes off when changing tomanual 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. )
Start the engine.
N
appears in the instrument panel.
Nflashes in the instrument panelscreen if the gear lever is not inposition N
when star ting.
)
Select automated mode (position A
), Amanual mode (position M ) or reverse(position R)R
AUTOand 1
, 1 or R
appear in the
instrument panel.
) Release the parking brake.)
Progressively take your foot off the brakepedal.

Depending on the type of electronicgearbox, the vehicle may move off onits own (refer to the paragraph "Creep function").

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

Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to bemanoeuvred more easily at low speeds (whenparking, in traffic jams...).
With the gear lever in position A , Mor R, the
vehicle moves as soon as you take your foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with the engine at idle.

Automated mode
AUTOand the gear engaged appear
in the instrument panel.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive
mode, without an
y action on the par t of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitablegear taking account of:


- optimisation of fuel consumption,

- drivin
g style,

- road conditions,

- vehicle load.
For optimum acceleration, when overtaking
another vehicle for example, press the
accelerator pedal fully down, beyond the pointof resistance.
You can change mode at any time by moving the gear lever from A to M
or the other way round.

The creep function may be temporarilyunavailable if the clutch temperature istoo high or the slope too steep.

Do not leave children unsuper visedinside the vehicle when the engine is running.
)
Select position A.
Never select neutral (position N) whenmoving.


Te m p o r a ry control of gear
changing

You can temporarily take over control of gear changes using the steering mounted "+"and "-"
control paddles: if the engine speed
allows, the gear change is carried out.
This function allows you to anticipate certain situations such as over taking another vehicle or
approaching a bend.
After a few moments without any action on the paddles, the gearbox resumes control of gear changing automatically.

171Driving
The gear change requests are only carried out
if the en
gine speed permits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator pedal during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the gearboxchanges down automatically so that the vehiclepicks up in the right gear.
Under full acceleration, the change up will not take place unless the driver operates thegear lever or steering mounted control paddle(unless the engine is close to its maximumspeed).
Reverse
To e ngage reverse, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake. )
Select position R.


Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine:


- chan
ge to position Nto be in neutral, or

- leave the vehicle in gear; in this case the
vehicle cannot be moved.


Manual mode
)Select position M.
The gears engaged appear in
succession in the instrument panel.
You can change mode at any time bymoving the gear lever from A
to Mor the other way round.

Never select neutral (position N ) when moving.
There is an audible signal on engagement of reverse.
For all parking situations, you must apply the parking braketo immobilisethe vehicle.

When immobilising the vehicle with the engine running, you must put the gear lever into neutral (position N)
.

Before doing anything under the bonnet, ensure that the gear lever is inneutral (position N) and that the parking brake is applied. At low speed, i
f reverse gear is requested, the
N
warning lamp flashes and the gearbox goesinto neutral automatically.
To e ngage reverse, put the gear lever into position N , then to position R.