2014 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

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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.

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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.

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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.

Operating fault

With the ignition on, if this warninglamp comes on and AUTOflashes,
accompanied by an audible signal and amessage in the multifunction screen, this
indicates a gearbox fault.Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, thegearbox may need an automatic reinitialisation: starting and gear changing are no longer possible.
AUTO
and - -
appear in theinstrument panel.
AUTO
and - -
appear in the instrument panel.
)Select position N.)Press the brake pedal. )Wait for around 30 seconds until Nor a gear appears in the instrument panel. )Move the gear lever to position A
, then toposition N.)With your foot still on the brake pedal, start
the engine. The gearbox is operational again. Followin
g disconnection of the battery, it is necessary to reinitialise the gearbox. )Switch on the ignition.
Follow the procedure described above.

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Four-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.
There are therefore four driving modes:


-
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,
-
sequentialoperation for manual changing
of the gears by the driver.















Automatic gearbox
1.Gear lever.
2. Button "S"(sport)
. 3.
Button "7"(snow).
Gear selection gate
P.
Park.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake on or off.

- Starting the engine.
R.Reverse.


- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,engine at idle.
N. Neutral.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake on.

- Starting the engine. D.Automatic operation.
M + / -
. Manual operation with sequentialchanging of the four gears. )
Push for wards to change up through thegears.
or ) Pull backwards to change down through
the gears.

Gear lever

When you move the lever in the gate to selecta position, the corresponding indicator isdisplayed in the instrument panel.P. Park R.ReverseN.
Neutral D.
Drive (Automatic driving) S.Sportprogramme7.Snowprogramme 1 2 3 4. Gears engaged during manualoperation -.Invalid value during manual operation
Displays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
)
Press the brake pedal when this
indicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel (e.g.: star tingthe engine).




Moving off
If position Nis selected inadvertently while driving, allow the engine to return to idle then select position D
to accelerate.


When the engine is running at idle, with the brakes released, if position R , D
or
M
is selected, the vehicle moves evenwithout the accelerator being pressed. When the engine is running, never leave children in the vehicle without supervision.
When carrying out maintenance with the engine running, apply the parkingbrake and select position P
.
P
)
Apply the parking brake.)
Select position P
or N.)
Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is an
audible signal, accompanied by the display of
an warning message.
) With the engine running, press the brake
pedal.
) Release the parking brake.)
Select position R , D
or M . )
Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.