2016 Citroen DS3 gearbox

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There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou press the accelerator and
brake
 p

edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
if y

ou force the movement of the
selector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
 f

lat.
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a
 p

rolonged
 s
tandstill
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
elector
 in t

he
n
 
p
osition
 a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
 t

he
 d

river's
 d

oor
 i

s
 o

pened
 o

r
 ap

proximately
 4

5
 s

econds
 a

fter
 t

he
 ig

nition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

ff,
 a w

arning
 me

ssage
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 m

essage
 d

isappears.
When
 d

riving
 o

n
 f

looded
 r

oads
 o

r
 w

hen
 cr

ossing
 a f

ord,
 p

roceed
 a

t
 w

alking
 pa

ce.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a

n
 a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 mu

ltifunction
 s
creen,
 i
ndicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
witches
 t
o
 b
ack-up
 mo

de
 a

nd
 i

s
 l
ocked
 i
n
 3
rd
 g
ear.
 Y
ou
 m
ay
 f
eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k
nock
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 f
rom
 P

to R and from
n t

o R.
 T

his
 w
ill
 n
ot
 c
ause
 a
ny
 da

mage
 t

o
 t
he
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e

xceed
 6
0
 m
ph
 (
100
 k
m/h),
 l
ocal
 s
peed
 res

trictions
 pe
rmitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
Pu

sh the selector towards the +
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
Pu

ll the selector towards the -
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe

rmit;
 o

ther wise,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 w

ill
 o

perate
 te

mporarily
 i

n
 a

utomatic
 m

ode. This
 s

ymbol
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 i

f
 a g

ear
 is n

ot
 e

ngaged
 c

orrectly
 (

selector
 be

tween
 t

wo
 p

ositions).
D
 d

isappears
 a

nd
 t

he
 g

ears
 en

gaged
 a

ppear
 i

n
 s

uccession
 i

n
 t

he
 ins

trument
 pane

l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n  t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear s elected f lashes f or a f ew s econds, t hen th

e
 a
ctual
 g
ear
 e
ngaged
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 c
hange
 f
rom
 p
osition
 D

(automatic)
 t

o
 p
osition
 M (
manual)
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 o
r
 m
oving
 ve

ry
 s
lowly,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 s
elects
 g
ear
 M1
au

tomatically.
The
 s

port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes
 d
o
 n
ot
 op

erate
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.

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Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation
 o

r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 a
vailable:
-
au

tomatic operation with electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
-
man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
Automatic gearbox (EAT6)
P. Park.
- Im mobilisation o f t he v ehicle, p arking b rake on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re

verse.
-
 Re

versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
n. Ne

utral.
-
 Im

mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on.
- St

arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D.
 Au

tomatic
 opera
tion.
M + / -.
Man

ual operation with sequential
changing
 o

f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu

ll
 b
ackward
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars.

or
F Pu

sh
 f
or ward
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. When you move the selector to select a
position,
 t

he
 c
orresponding
 i
ndicator
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
R

everse
n. Ne

utral
D.
 Dr

ive
 (A
utomatic
 opera
tion)
1 2 3 4 5 6.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
gear selector positionsDisplays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument
 p

anel
 (
e.g.:
 s
tarting
 the engi

ne).
Driving

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F Select position D for automatic changing of t
he s ix g ears.
The
 g

earbox
 t
hen
 o
perates
 i
n
 a
uto-adaptive
 mo

de, without any intervention on the part
of
 t

he
 d
river.
 I
t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 su

itable
 g
ear
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving,
 th

e profile of the road and the load in the
vehicle.
For
 m

aximum
 a
cceleration
 w
ithout
 t
ouching
 th

e selector, press the accelerator pedal down
fully
 (

kick
 d
own).
 T
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 o
r
 m
aintains
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elected
 un

til
 t
he
 m
aximum
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 r
eached.
On
 b

raking,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 t
o
 p
rovide
 e
fficient
 e
ngine
 br

aking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
 w

ill
 n
ot
 c
hange
 t
o
 a h
igher
 g
ear
 f
or
 sa

fety
 r
easons.
Automatic operation
Never select position n while the
ve hicle i s m oving.
Never select positions P or R unless
the
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 c
ompletely
 s
tationary.
Reverse
When selecting reverse R w ith t he i gnition o n, th
e r ear p arking s ensors a re a ctivated.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Rear
 p
arking
 sens

ors"
 sec
tion.
Creep function (moving without
using the accelerator)
This function provides great flexibility in manoeuvring t he v ehicle a t l ow s peed ( when pa

rking,
 i
n
 t
raffic
 j
ams,
 …
).
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleased
 an

d position D , M or R selected, the vehicle
moves
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 (
even
 w
ithout
 p
ressing
 t
he
 ac

celerator)..
For your safety, this function will be activated
only
 i

f
 y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 w
hen
 ch

anging
 f
rom
 f
or ward
 d
rive
 t
o
 r
everse.
It
 i

s
 d
eactivated
 o
n
 o
pening
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor.
Closing
 t

he
 d
oor
 t
hen
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 ac

celerator
 p
edal,
 r
eactivates
 t
he
 f
unction.
Driving

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Gear efficiency indicatorSystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up.
Operation
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The information appears in the instrument
panel
 i

n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow. The s
ystem a dapts i ts g ear c hange re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r,
-
 en

gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
With an electronic or automatic
gearbox,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 i

n
 man

ual
 mo

de.
On vehicle fitted with a manual
gearbox,
 t
he
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended.
Depending o
n t
he d
riving s
ituation a
nd y
our ve
hicle's e
quipment, t
he s
ystem m
ay a
dvise yo

u
 t

o
 s

kip
 o

ne
 (

or
 m

ore)
 g

ear(s).
 Y

ou
 c

an
 fo

llow
 t

his
 i

nstruction
 w

ithout
 e

ngaging
 t

he
 in

termediate
 ge

ars.
The
 g

ear
 e

ngagement
 r

ecommendations
 m

ust
 no

t
 b

e
 c

onsidered
 c

ompulsory.
 I

n
 f

act,
 t

he
 co

nfiguration
 o

f
 t

he
 r

oad,
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 t

raffic
 an

d
 s

afety
 r

emain
 d

etermining
 f

actors
 w

hen
 ch

oosing
 t

he
 b

est
 g

ear.
 T

herefore,
 t

he
 d

river
 re

mains
 r

esponsible
 f

or
 d

eciding
 w

hether
 o

r
 n

ot
 to f

ollow
 t

he
 a

dvice
 g

iven
 b

y
 t

he
 s

ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c

annot
 b

e
 d

eactivated.
Driving

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Stop & Start
Operation
going into engine STOP mode
For your comfort, during parking manoeuvres, STOP mode is not
available for a few seconds after
coming
 o

ut
 o
f
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Stop & Start mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such as for
example,
 b

raking,
 p
ower
 s
teering...
Never
 r

efuel
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de;
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 wi

th
 t
he
 k
ey.
The "ECO" w
arning l
amp c
omes on i
n the instrument panel and the
engine
 g

oes
 i

nto
 s

tandby:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when stationary
or
 a

t
 s

peeds
 b

elow
 1

2
 m

ph
 (

20
 k

m/h)
 (d

epending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ut
 t

he
 ge

ar
 l

ever
 i

nto
 n

eutral,
 a

nd
 y

ou
 r

elease
 t

he
 cl

utch
 p

edal.
-
wi

th a 5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox ,
when stationary or at speeds below 5 mph
(8
 k

m/h)
 (

depending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 yo

u
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 o

r
 p

ut
 t

he
 g

ear
 sel

ector in position
n.
- wi

th an automatic gearbox , vehicle
stationary,
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 or y

ou
 p

lace
 t

he
 g

ear
 s

elector
 i

n
 p

osition
 

n
.
A ti

me counter calculates
the sum of the periods in
STOP mode
 d

uring
 a j

ourney.
 It r

ests itself to zero every time
the
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n
 w

ith
 th

e
 k

ey.
The
 S

top
 & S

tart system
 p

uts
 t

he
 e

ngine
 te

mporarily
 i

nto
 s

tandby
 - S

TOP
 m

ode
 - d

uring
 st

ops
 i

n
 t

he
 t

raffic
 (

red
 l

ights,
 t

raffic
 j

ams...).
The
 e

ngine
 r

estarts
 a

utomatically
 - S

TART
 mo

de
 - a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 y

ou
 w

ant
 t

o
 m

ove
 o

ff.
 Th
e r
estart t
akes p
lace i
nstantly, q
uickly a
nd sile
ntly.
Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Start system
reduces
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 em

issions as well as the noise level when
stationary.

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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or M,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 7 m
ph
 
(

11
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 sy

stem,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 f
or
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f

ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g

earbox
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de,
 i

f
 y

ou
 e

ngage
 a g

ear
 w

ithout
 fu

lly
 d

epressing
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal,
 a me

ssage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 y

ou
 t

o
 fu

lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 e

ngine
 c

an
 r

estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d

river's
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

astened,
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 n

ot
 e

xceeded
 6 m

ph
 
(

10
 k

m/h)
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 e

ngine
 s

tart
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey,
-
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 n

eeded
 t

o
 m

aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t

emperature
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i

s
 a

ctive,
-
 so

me
 s

pecial
 c

onditions
 (

battery
 c

harge,
 en

gine
 t

emperature,
 b

raking
 a

ssistance,
 am

bient
 t

emperature...)
 w

here
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ne

eded
 t

o
 a

ssure
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 a s

ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
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12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To g ain a ccess t o i t:
F
 op

en
 t
he
 b
onnet
 u
sing
 t
he
 i
nterior
 r
elease
 le

ver,
 t
hen
 t
he
 e
xterior
 s
afety
 c
atch,
F
se

cure the bonnet stay,
F
 li

ft
 t
he
 p
lastic
 c
over
 o
n
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal.
Access to the battery
Procedure for starting the engine using another battery or charging a discharged battery.
general points
Lead-acid starter batteries
Batteries contain harmful substances
such as s ulphuric a cid a nd l ead.
They must be disposed of in
accordance
 w

ith
 r
egulations
 a
nd
 m
ust
 no

t, in any circumstances, be discarded
with
 h

ousehold
 w
aste.
Take
 u

sed
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 b
atteries
 a
nd
 ve

hicle batteries to a special collection
point.
Versions equipped with Stop &
Start are fitted with a 12 V lead-acid
battery
 o

f
 s
pecific
 t
echnology
 a
nd
 spec

ification.
Its replacement should be carried
out only by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop. Protect your eyes and face before
handling
 t

he
 b
attery.
All operations on the battery must be
carried out in a well ventilated area and
away
 f

rom
 n
aked
 f
lames
 a
nd
 s
ources
 of s

parks,
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 a
void
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 ex

plosion
 o
r
 f
ire.
Wash
 y

our
 h
ands
 a
fter wards.
If you have an electronic or automatic
gearbox,
 n

ever
 t
ry
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 by p

ushing
 t
he
 v
ehicle.The
 (

-)
 b
attery
 t
erminal
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
ccessible.
A
 r

emote
 e
arthing
 p
oint
 i
s
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 le

ft-hand
 win
g
 pane
l.
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Manual gearbox
Automatic gearboxBrake pads
Brake wear depends on the style of d
riving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v

ehicles used in town, over short
distances.
 I

t
 m
ay
 b
e
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 h
ave
 th

e
 c
ondition
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rakes
 c
hecked,
 ev

en
 b
etween
 v
ehicle
 s
ervices.
The g
earbox d
oes n
ot r
equire a
ny ma
intenance (
no o
il c
hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t

he
 m

anufacturer's
 s

ervice
 sc

hedule
 f

or
 t

he
 c

hecking
 i

nterval
 f

or
 th

is
 co

mponent.
Only use products recommended by
CITROËN or products of equivalent
quality
 and spe

cification.
In order to optimise the operation of
units as important as those in the
braking
 s

ystem,
 C
ITROËN
 s
elects
 a
nd
 of

fers
 v
ery
 s
pecific
 p
roducts.
The
 g

earbox
 d

oes
 n

ot
 r

equire
 a

ny
 ma

intenance
 (

no
 o

il
 c

hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t

he
 m

anufacturer's
 s

ervice
 sc

hedule for details of the level
checking
 i

nterval
 f

or
 t

his
 c

omponent.
Electronic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any ma intenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 sc

hedule
 f
or
 d
etails
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hecking
 in

terval
 f
or
 t
his
 c
omponent. For
 i

nformation
 o
n
 c
hecking
 b
rake
 di

sc wear, contact a CITROËN dealer
or
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Brake disc wearParking brake
If excessive travel or a loss of ef
fectiveness of this system is
noticed,
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 m
ust
 b
e
 ch

ecked,
 e
ven
 b
etween
 t
wo
 s
ervices.
Unless
 t

here
 i

s
 a l

eak
 i

n
 t

he
 c

ircuit,
 a d

rop
 i

n
 th

e
 b

rake
 f

luid
 l

evel
 i

ndicates
 t

hat
 t

he
 b

rake
 pa

ds
 a

re
 w

orn. Checking
 t

his
 s
ystem
 m
ust
 b
e
 d
one
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
After
 w

ashing
 t

he
 v

ehicle,
 d

ampness,
 or i

n wintry conditions, ice can form
on
 t

he
 b

rake
 d

iscs
 a

nd
 p

ads:
 b

raking
 ef

ficiency
 m

ay
 b

e
 r

educed.
 M

ake
 l

ight
 br

ake
 a

pplications
 t

o
 d

ry
 a

nd
 d

efrost
 th

e
 b

rakes.
Checks