2015 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

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6-speed manual gearbox
F Move  the   lever   fully   to   the   right   to  enga
ge 5th or 6th ge a r.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting   of   the   engine:
-
 
a
lways   select   neutral,
-
 
p
ress   the   clutch   pedal.Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle   is   stationary   with   the   engine   at   idle.
Engaging reverse gear
F Raise  the   ring   under   the   knob   and   move  t
he   gear   lever   to   the   left   then   for wards.
Failure
 
to
 
follow
 
this
 
advice
 
may
 
cause
 
p

ermanent
 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
gearbox
 
(

engagement
 o

f
 3rd or 4th gear by m
i st a ke).
driving

Electronic gearbox
R. Reverse
F  W ith   your   foot   on   the   brake,   move   the   lever  
f

or wards   to   select   this   position.
N.
 
N
eutral.
F
 
W
ith   your   foot   on   the   brake,   select   this  
p

osition   to   start   the   engine.
A.

A
utomated   mode.
F
 
M
ove   the   lever   backwards   to   select   this  
m

ode.
M + / -.
   
M
anual   mode   with   sequential   gear  
c

hanging.
F
 
M
ove   the   lever   backwards,   then   to   the   left  
t

o   select   this   mode,   then:
-
 
p
ush   for wards   to   change   up   a   gear,
-
 
o
r   push   backwards   to   change   down   a   gear.
Gear lever
+. Paddle  to   the   right   of   the   steering   wheel   for  c
hanging u p.
F
 
P
ress   the   back   of   the   steering  
m

ounted "+"  paddle
  to   change   up   a   gear.
-.
 P

addle   to   the   left   of   the   steering   wheel   for  
c

hanging
 d
own.
F
 
P
ress   the   back   of   the   steering
 
m

ounted "-"  paddle
  to   change   down   a   gear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow   neutral   to   be   selected,   reverse  
g

ear   to   be   engaged   or   disengaged,   or  
t

he   driving   mode   to   be   changed.
Five
 
or
 
six-speed
 
electronically
 
controlled
 
g

earbox
 
which
 
offers
 
a
 
choice
 
between
 
the
 
c

omfort
 
of
 
automated
 
operation
 
or
 
the
 
pleasure
 
o

f
 m

anual
 g

ear
 c

hanging.
Two
 
driving
 
modes
 
are
 
offered:
-
 
a

utomated
 

mode
 
for
 
automatic
 
control
 
o

f
 
the
 
gears
 
by
 
the
 
gearbox,
 
without
 
any
 
a

ction
 
by
 
the
 
driver,
-
 
m

anual
 

mode
 
for
 
the
 
sequential
 
changing
 
o

f
 
the
 
gears
 
by
 
the
 
driver,
 
using
 
the
 
gear
 
l

ever
 
or
 
the
 
steering
 
mounted
 
control
 
p

addles.
In
 
automated
 
mode,
 
you
 
can
 
temporarily
 
take
 
c

ontrol
 
of
 
gear
 
changes
 
at
 
any
 
time,
 
using
 
the
 
s

teering
 
mounted
 
control
 
paddles.

11 3
display in the instrument panel
Gear lever positions
N. neutral
R. Reverse
1 2 3 4 5 / 6.
  Gears   in   manual   mode.
AUTO.
  T

his   comes   on   when   automated   mode  
i

s   selected.   It   goes   off   when   changing  
t

o   manual   mode.
F

P
lace your foot on the brake
when
  this   warning   lamp   flashes  
(

e.g.:   starting   the   engine).You
  must   keep   your   foot   on   the   brake  
p

edal   while   starting   the   engine.
Moving off
F Select position N
.
F  P ress   the   brake   pedal   fully.
F
 
S
tart   the   engine.
N
  appears   in   the   instrument   panel.
N
  flashes   in   the   instrument   panel  
s

creen   if   the   gear   lever   is   not   in  
p

osition

N   when   starting.
F
 
S
elect   automated   mode   (position   A),
 m

anual   mode   (position   M)   or   reverse  
(

position
 R).
AU

TO
 
and   1, 1 or R appear in the
instrument
 pan

el.
F
 
R
elease   the   parking   brake.
F
 
P
rogressively   take   your   foot   off   the   brake  
ped

al. Depending
  on   the   type   of   electronic  
g

earbox,   the   vehicle   may   move   off   on  
i

ts   own   (refer   to   the   paragraph  
"Creep
  function").
Do
  not   press   the   brake   and   clutch  
p

edals   simultaneously.   This   can   cause  
r

apid   clutch   wear.
F
 
A
ccelerate   away.
driving

Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred  more   easily   at   low   speeds  
(when
  parking,   in   traffic   jams...).
With
  the   gear   lever   in   position   A, M or R , the
vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal ,
  at   low   speed   and  
w

ith   the   engine   at   idle.
Automated mode
AUTO and   the   gear   engaged   appear  i
n   the   instrument   panel.
The
 
gearbox   then   operates   in   auto-adaptive  
m

ode,
 
without   any   action   on   the   part   of   the  
d

river.
 
It
 
continuously   selects   the   most   suitable  
g

ear
 
taking   account   of:
-
 
o

ptimisation   of   fuel   consumption,
-
 
d

riving   style,
-
 
r

oad
 
conditions,
-
 
v

ehicle   load.
For
 
optimum   acceleration,   when   overtaking  
a

nother
 
vehicle   for   example,   press   the  
a

ccelerator   pedal   fully   down,   beyond   the   point  
o

f
 
resistance. You
  can   change   mode   at   any   time   by  
m

oving   the   gear   lever   from   A to M or
the
  other   way   round.
The
 
creep
 
function
 
may
 
be
 
temporarily
 
u

navailable
 
if
 
the
 
clutch
 
temperature
 
is
 
t

oo
 
high
 
or
 
the
 
slope
 
too
 
steep.
Do
 
not
 
leave
 
children
 
unsupervised
 
i

nside
 
the
 
vehicle
 
when
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
r

unning. F

Sel

ect position A
.
Never   select   neutral   (position   N)
  when  
m

oving.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear c hanges   using   the   steering   mounted   "+"
and "-"
 

control   paddles:   if   the   engine   speed  
a

llows,   the   gear   change   is   carried   out.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
 
s
uch  
a
s  
ov
ertaking  
a
nother  
v
ehicle  
o
r  
a

pproaching   a   bend.
After
  a   few   moments   without   any   action   on   the  
p

addles,   the   gearbox   resumes   control   of   gear  
c

hanging
 a
utomatically.

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The gear change requests are only carried out if   the   engine   speed   permits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
pedal
  during   gear   changes.
When
  braking   or   slowing   down,   the   gearbox  
c

hanges   down   automatically   so   that   the   vehicle  
p

icks   up   in   the   right   gear.
Under
  full   acceleration,   the   change   up   will  
n

ot   take   place   unless   the   driver   operates   the  
g

ear   lever   or   steering   mounted   control   paddle  
(

unless   the   engine   is   close   to   its   maximum  
s

peed).
Reverse
To engage reverse, the vehicle must be immobilised   with   your   foot   on   the   brake.
F

Sel
ect position R .
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine:
-  c hange   to   position   N to be in neutral,
or
-
 
l
eave   the   vehicle   in   gear;   in   this   case   the  
v

ehicle   cannot   be   moved.
Manual mode
F Select position M.
The   gears   engaged   appear   in  
s

uccession   in   the   instrument   panel.
You
  can   change   mode   at   any   time   by  
m

oving   the   gear   lever   from   A to M or
the
  other   way   round.
Never
  select   neutral   (position   N)
  when  
m

oving. There
  is   an   audible   signal   on  
enga

gement
 o
f
 r
everse.For
  all   parking   situations,   you   must
apply the parking brake
 

to   immobilise  
t

he   vehicle.
When
  immobilising   the   vehicle   with   the  
e

ngine   running,   you   must   put   the   gear  
l

ever   into   neutral   (position   N).
Before
  doing   anything   under   the  
b

onnet,   ensure   that   the   gear   lever   is   in  
n

eutral   (position   N)
  and   that   the   parking  
b

rake   is   applied.
At
  low   speed,   if   reverse   gear   is   requested,  
the N
  warning   lamp   flashes   and   the   gearbox  
g

oes   into   neutral   automatically.
To
  engage   reverse,   put   the   gear   lever   into  
p

osition N, then to position R .
driving

Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp   comes   on   and   AUTO flashes,
accompanied
  by   an   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage
 
in
  the   multifunction   screen,   this  
i

ndicates
 
a
 
gearbox   fault.
Have
 
it
 
checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the g earbox   may   need   an   automatic  
r

einitialisation:   starting   and   gear  
c

hanging   are   no   longer   possible.
AUTO
 

and   - - appear in the
instrument
 pan

el.
AUTO
 

and
 
- - appear in the
instrument
 pan

el.
F

Sel

ect position N .
F
 
P

ress
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal.
F
 
W

ait
 
for
 
around
 
30
 
seconds
 
until
 
N or a
gear
 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
F
 
M

ove
 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
to
 
position
 
A , then to
position N .
F
 
W

ith
 
your
 
foot
 
still
 
on
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal,
 
start
 
t

he
 eng

ine.
The
 
gearbox
 
is
 
operational
 
again.
Following
 
disconnection
 
of
 
the
 
battery,
 
it
 
is
 n
ecessary
 
to
 
reinitialise
 
the
 
gearbox.
F
 
S

witch
 
on
 
the
 
ignition.
Follow
  the   procedure   described   above.

11 7
Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice   between   the   comfort   of   fully   automatic  
o

peration,   enhanced   by   sport   and   snow  
p

rogrammes,
 o
r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
There
  are   therefore   four   driving   modes:
-
 
a
utomatic operation for electronic
management
  of   the   gears   by   the   gearbox,
-
 
sp
ort
 
programme   for   a   more   dynamic   style  
o

f   driving,
-
 
s
now
 
programme   to   improve   driving   when  
t

raction is poor,
-
 
s
equential
 
operation   for   manual   changing  
o

f   the   gears   by   the   driver.
Automatic gearbox
1. Gear  lever.
2. bu tton "S" (spor t) .
3.
bu

tton "T " (snow).
Gear selection gate
P.  Park.
-  I mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n   or   off.
-
 
S
tarting   the   engine.
R.
 R

everse.
-
 
R
eversing   manoeuvres,   vehicle   stationary,  
e

ngine   at   idle.
N.
 

Neutral.
-
 
I
mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n.
-
 
S
tarting   the   engine.
d

.
 A
utomatic
 ope
ration.
M + / -.

M
anual operation with sequential
changing
  of   the   four   gears.
F
 
P
ush   for wards   to   change   up   through   the  
g

ears.
or
F
 
P
ull   backwards   to   change   down   through  
t

he   gears.
Gear lever
driving

When you move the lever in the gate to select a  position,   the   corresponding   indicator   is  
d

isplayed   in   the   instrument   panel.
P.
 Pa

rk
R.
R

everse
N.


n
e
utral
d

.
 D
rive   (Automatic   driving)
S.
Sport
 pro
gramme
T .
Snow
 pro
gramme
1 2 3 4.
  
G
ears   engaged   during   manual  
ope

ration
-.
 I

nvalid   value   during   manual   operation
displays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press  the   brake   pedal   when   this  i
ndicator   lamp   is   displayed   in   the  
i

nstrument   panel   (e.g.:   starting  
t

he
 eng
ine).
Moving off
If position N is selected inadvertently while   driving,   allow   the   engine   to  
r

eturn   to   idle   then   select   position  d to
accelerate.
If
  the   ambient   temperature   is   below  
-

23°C,   the   engine   should   be   left   at   idle  
f

or   four   minutes,   to   ensure   the   correct  
o

peration   and   life   of   the   engine   and  
g

earbox. When
  the   engine   is   running   at   idle,   with  t
he   brakes   released,   if   position   R
, d or
M   is   selected,   the   vehicle   moves   even  
w

ithout   the   accelerator   being   pressed.
When
  the   engine   is   running,   never  
l

eave   children   in   the   vehicle   without  
sup

ervision.
When
  carrying   out   maintenance   with  
t

he   engine   running,   apply   the   parking  
b

rake   and   select   position   P.
F
 
A

pply   the   parking   brake.
F

Sel
ect position P or N
.
F
 
S

tart   the   engine.
If
 
this
 
procedure   is   not   followed,   there   is   an  
a

udible   signal,   accompanied   by   the   display   of  
a

n
 
warning   message.
F
 
W
ith   the   engine   running,   press   the   brake  
ped

al.
F
 
R

elease   the   parking   brake.
F

Sel
ect position R
, d or M
.
F
 
G

radually   release   the   brake   pedal.
The
 
vehicle   moves   off   immediately.