2016 Citroen DS3 instrument panel

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When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator i s di

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

k
R.
Re

verse
n. Ne

utral
D.
 Dr

ive
 (
Automatic
 d
riving)
S.
Sp

ort
 prog
ramme
T .
S

now
 prog
ramme
1 2 3 4.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
Displays 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).
Moving off
If position n is selected inadvertently
wh ile d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re

turn to idle then select position D to
accelerate.
If the ambient temperature is
below -23°C,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 s
hould
 b
e
 l
eft
 at i

dle for four minutes, to ensure the
correct
 o

peration
 a
nd
 l
ife
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 and ge

arbox. When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning
 a
t
 i
dle,
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
rakes
 r
eleased,
 i
f
 p
osition
 R
,
D or
M is selected, the vehicle moves even
without
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 b
eing
 p
ressed.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
ever
 le

ave children in the vehicle without
supervision.
When
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 m
aintenance
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 a
nd
 s
elect
 p
osition
 P
.
F
 Ap
ply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position P or
n.
F St
art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is an
audible
 s
ignal,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 an w

arning
 m
essage.
F
 Wi
th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
F
 Re
lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
Selec
t position R
, D or M.
F
 Gr
adually
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
The
 v

ehicle
 m
oves
 o
ff
 i
mmediately.

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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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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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System which prevents the vehicle from
exceeding the s peed p rogrammed b y t he dr

iver.
When
 t

he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 l
imit
 i
s
 r
eached,
 pr

essing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 i
n
 t
he
 n
ormal
 ma

nner
 n
o
 l
onger
 h
as
 a
ny
 e
ffect.
The speed limiter is switched on
 man

ually:
 it re

quires
 a p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 o
f
 a
t
 l
east
 
2

0
 m
ph
 (
30
 k
m/h).
The speed limiter is switched off by manual
operation
 o

f
 t
he
 c
ontrol.
The
 p

rogrammed
 s
peed
 c
an
 b
e
 e
xceeded
 te

mporarily
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 f
irmly.
To
 r

eturn
 t
o
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 s
imply
 sl

ow
 d
own
 t
o
 a s
peed
 b
elow
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 spe

ed.
The
 pr

ogrammed
 sp
eed
 re
mains
 in th
e
 me
mory
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff.
Speed limiter
The speed limiter cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
 f
or
 v
igilance
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.The
 c

ontrols
 o
f
 t
his
 s
ystem
 a
re
 g
rouped
 to

gether
 o
n
 s
talk
 A
.
1. Sp
eed
 l
imiter
 m
ode
 s
election
 t
humb
 w
heel.
2.
 Va
lue
 d
ecrease
 b
utton.
3.
 Va
lue
 i
ncrease
 b
utton.
4.
 Sp
eed
 l
imiter
 o
n
 / o
ff
 b
utton.
Steering mounted controls
The programmed information is grouped to
gether i n t he i nstrument p anel s creen.
5.
 Sp

eed
 l
imiter
 o
n
 / o
ff
 i
ndication.
6.
 Sp

eed
 l
imiter
 m
ode
 s
election
 i
ndication.
7.
 Pr

ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue.
Displays in the instrument panel

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Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the
speed of t he v ehicle a t t he v alue p rogrammed by t

he driver, without any action on the
accelerator
 peda

l.
The cruise control is switched on
 man

ually:
 it re

quires a minimum vehicle speed of 25 mph
(40
 k

m/h),
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
he
 e
ngagement
 o
f:
-
 fo

urth
 g
ear
 o
n
 a m
anual
 g
earbox,
-
 se

cond
 g
ear
 o
n
 a o
r
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 ge

arbox,
 i
n
 s
equential
 m
ode,
-
p

osition A
 o

n
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 pos

ition D
 o
n
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox.
The cruise control is switched off manually
or
 b

y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 o
r
 o
n
 tr

iggering
 o
f
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 c
ontrol
 s
ystems
 f
or
 sa

fety
 r
easons.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 e
xceed
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 te

mporarily
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
To
 r

eturn
 t
o
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 s
imply
 re

lease
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 c
ancels
 a
ny
 pr

ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue. The
 c

ontrols
 o
f
 t
his
 s
ystem
 a
re
 g
rouped
 to

gether
 o
n
 s
talk
 A.
1. Cr

uise
 c
ontrol
 m
ode
 s
election
 t
humb
 w
heel.
2.
 Va

lue
 d
ecrease
 b
utton.
3.
 Va

lue
 i
ncrease
 b
utton.
4.
 Cr

uise
 c
ontrol
 o
ff/resume
 b
utton.Steering mounted controls
The cruise control cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
 f
or
 v
igilance
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.The
 p

rogrammed
 i
nformation
 i
s
 g
rouped
 to

gether
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 s
creen.
5.
  Cr
uise
 c
ontrol
 o
ff/resume
 i
ndication.
6.
  Cr
uise
 c
ontrol
 m
ode
 s
election
 i
ndication.
7.
  Pr
ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue.
Displays in the instrument panel

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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
 i
s
 d
etected
 (
sensor
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 v
iew
 mi

rror),
 a
dapting
 t
heir
 s
peed
 t
o
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 th

e
 r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
 m

essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos

ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
 t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 g
oing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo

r
 m
ore
 t
han
 o
ne
 m
inute,
 b
y
 p
ushing
 st

alk
 A d
ownwards.

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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a

utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
 o

ff.
It
 c

an
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 m
anually
 u
sing
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 l
ighting
 r
heostat
 b
utton.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 l
ighting
 o
n,
 p
ress
 s
everal
 t
imes
 o
n
 th

e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
 p

rogressively
 r
educe
 t
he
 d
ashboard
 li

ghting
 l
evel.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 l
ighting
 l
evel
 to t

he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
 lig

hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
 a

nd
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 t
he
 bo

ot
 i
s
 c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
ff,
 ap

proximately
 t
en minutes,
-
 in e

nergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 ap

proximately
 t
hirty seconds,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 n
o
 l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
Visibility