2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG Handbook (in English)

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To facilitate unlocking of the steering column, put the front wheels in the
straight
 ah

ead
 po
sition
 be
fore
 sw
itching
 th

e
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Never
 s

witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 u
ntil
 t
he
 ve

hicle has come to a complete stop
and
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 b
een
 a
pplied.
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
topped,
 t
he
 b
raking
 a
nd
 st

eering
 a
ssistance
 s
ystems
 a
re
 a
lso
 c
ut
 of

f:
 r
isk
 o
f
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.When
 y

ou
 l
eave
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 t
ake
 t
he
 ke

y
 w
ith
 y
ou
 a
nd
 l
ock
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
For more information, refer to the
"Energy
 e
conomy
 m
ode"
 s
ection.
Key reminder
If the key is left in the ignition switch, an audible s ignal s ounds w hen t he d river's do

or
 i
s
 o
pened.
Switching the engine off
F Immobilise t he v ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine a t i dle, t urn t he k ey f ully to

wards you to position 1 (Stop) .
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
ey
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch.
F
 To l

ock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn,
 t
urn
 t
he
 st

eering
 w
heel
 u
ntil
 i
t
 l
ocks.
F
 En

sure
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 co

rrectly,
 p
articularly
 w
hen
 o
n
 a s
lope.
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1 - Stop), yo
u can still use functions such as the audio
and telematic system, the wipers, dipped beam,
courtesy
 l

amps,
 e
tc.,
 f
or
 m
aximum
 c
umulative
 pe

riod
 o
f
 3
0
 m
inutes.
Driving

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Parking brake
Applying
F Pull the parking b rake l ever f ully u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle.
Releasing
F Pull the parking b rake l ever g ently, p ress the
release button then lower the lever
fully.
When
 p

arking
 o
n
 a s
lope,
 d
irect
 y
our
 wh

eels
 a
gainst
 t
he
 p
avement,
 a
pply
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g
ear.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 i
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 S
TOP
 war
ning
 la

mp come on, accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 sc

reen,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 on o

r
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 p
roperly
 r
eleased.

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6-speed manual gearbox
F Move the lever f ully t o t he r ight t o engag
e 5th or 6th g e a r.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
As a safety precaution and to facilitate
starting of t he e ngine:
-
al

ways select neutral,
-
 pr

ess
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle i s s tationary w ith t he e ngine a t i dle.
Engaging reverse gear
F Raise the r ing u nder t he k nob a nd m ove th
e g ear l ever t o t he l eft t hen f or wards.
Failure to follow this advice may cause
permanent
 d

amage
 t

o
 t

he
 g

earbox
 (enga

gement
 of 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
Driving

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Electronic gearbox (ETG)
R. Reverse
F With y our f oot o n t he b rake, m ove t he se

lector
 f
or wards
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 p
osition.
n. Ne

utral.
F
 Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake,
 s
elect
 t
his
 po

sition
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
A.
 Au

tomated
 m
ode.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 s
elector
 b
ackwards
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 mo

de.
M + / -.
 

 
Ma
nual
 m
ode
 w
ith
 s
equential
 g
ear
 chan

ging.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 s
elector
 b
ackwards,
 t
hen
 t
o
 t
he
 le

ft
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
his
 m
ode,
 t
hen:
-
 pu

sh
 f
or wards
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 a g
ear,
-
 or p

ush
 b
ackwards
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 a g
ear.
gear selector positions
+. Paddle to t he r ight o f t he s teering w heel f or chan
ging up .
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 mo

unted
"
+" paddle
 t

o
 c
hange
 u
p
 a g
ear.
-.
 Pa

ddle
 t
o
 t
he
 l
eft
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 f
or
 chan

ging
 do
wn.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 
mo

unted
"-" p

addle
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 a g
ear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow neutral to be selected, reverse
gear
 t

o
 b
e
 e
ngaged
 o
r
 d
isengaged,
 o
r
 th

e
 d
riving
 m
ode
 t
o
 b
e
 c
hanged.
Five
 o

r
 s

ix-speed
 e

lectronically
 c

ontrolled
 ge

arbox
 w

hich
 o

ffers
 a c

hoice
 b

etween
 t

he
 co

mfort of automated operation or the pleasure
of
 man

ual
 ge

ar
 chan

ging.
Two
 d

riving
 m

odes
 a

re
 o

ffered:
-
au

tomated
mode for automatic control
of
 t

he
 g

ears
 b

y
 t

he
 g

earbox,
 w

ithout
 a

ny
 ac

tion by the driver,
-
man

ual
 m

ode
 f

or
 t

he
 s

equential
 c

hanging
 of t

he
 g

ears
 b

y
 t

he
 d

river,
 u

sing
 t

he
 g

ear
 se

lector
 o

r
 t

he
 s

teering
 m

ounted
 c

ontrol
 pad

dles.
In
 a

utomated
 m

ode,
 y

ou
 c

an
 t

emporarily
 t

ake
 co

ntrol
 o

f
 g

ear
 c

hanges
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 u

sing
 t

he
 st

eering
 m

ounted
 c

ontrol
 p

addles.

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Display in the instrument panel
n. Neutral
R. Reverse
1 2 3 4 5 / 6.
 G

ears
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
AUTO.
Th

is comes on when automated mode
is
 s

elected.
 I
t
 g
oes
 o
ff
 w
hen
 c
hanging
 to m

anual
 m
ode.
Moving off
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal f ully.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
n a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
-
I

f
n i
s
 f
lashing
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel,
 m
ove
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 pos

ition A, then to position
n. F
 Se
lect a utomated m ode ( position A
), ma
nual m ode ( position M ) o r r everse (p

osition
 R).
AUT

O and 1 , 1 or R appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
F
 Re

lease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
F
 Pr

ogressively
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
Depending
 o

n
 t
he
 t
ype
 o
f
 e
lectronic
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
ay
 m
ove
 o
ff
 o
n
 it

s
 o
wn.
For more information, refer to the
"Creep
 f

unction"
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 a
nd
 c
lutch
 pe

dals
 s
imultaneously.
 T
his
 c
an
 c
ause
 ra

pid
 c
lutch
 w
ear.
F
 Ac

celerate
 a
way.
-
 If t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 com

es on, accompanied
by
 a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 th

e
 di
splay
 of a me
ssage,
 pr

ess
 f
irmly
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
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Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa

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

he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A,

M or R,
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with
 t

he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle.
Automated mode
AUTO and the g ear e ngaged a ppear in t
he i nstrument p anel.
The
 g

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

de, without any action on the part of the
driver.
 I

t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 ge

ar
 t

aking
 a
ccount
 o
f:
-
op

timisation of fuel consumption,
-
 dr

iving
 s
tyle,
-
ro

ad conditions,
-
 ve

hicle
 l
oad.
For
 o

ptimum
 a
cceleration,
 w
hen
 ov
ertaking
 an

other
 v

ehicle
 f
or
 e
xample,
 p
ress
 t
he
 ac

celerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of
 r

esistance. You
 c

an
 c
hange
 m
ode
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime
 b
y
 mov

ing
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 f
rom
 A
to M or
the
 o

ther
 w
ay
 r
ound.
The creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too
 h

igh
 o

r
 t

he
 s

lope
 t

oo
 s

teep.
Do not leave children unsupervised
inside
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 w

hen
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ru

nning. F
Selec

t position A
.
Never
 s
elect
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n
) w
hen
 mov

ing.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear ch anges u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" and "-
"
control
 p

addles:
 i
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 a
llows,
 t
he
 ge

ar
 c
hange
 i
s
 c
arried
 o
ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
 su

ch
 as ove
rtaking
 an
other
 ve
hicle
 or ap

proaching
 a b
end.
After a few moments without any action on the
paddles,
 t

he
 g
earbox
 r
esumes
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 chan

ging
 au
tomatically.

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The gear change requests are only carried out if the e ngine s peed p ermits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
pedal
 d

uring
 g
ear
 c
hanges.
When
 b

raking
 o
r
 s
lowing
 d
own,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 ch

anges
 d
own
 a
utomatically
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 pi

cks
 u
p
 i
n
 t
he
 r
ight
 g
ear.
Under
 f

ull
 a
cceleration,
 t
he
 c
hange
 u
p
 w
ill
 n
ot
 ta

ke
 p
lace
 u
nless
 t
he
 d
river
 o
perates
 t
he
 g
ear
 se

lector
 o
r
 s
teering
 m
ounted
 c
ontrol
 p
addle
 (u

nless
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 c
lose
 t
o
 i
ts
 m
aximum
 spe

ed).
Reverse
To engage reverse, the vehicle must be immobilised w ith y our f oot o n t he b rake.
F
Selec

t position R .
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine:
- ch ange t o p osition  n t o be in neutral,
or
- le

ave
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
n
 g
ear;
 i
n
 t
his
 c
ase
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 c
annot
 b
e
 m
oved.
Manual mode
F Select position M.
T he
 g
ears
 e
ngaged
 a
ppear
 i
n
 su

ccession
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
You
 c

an
 c
hange
 m
ode
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime
 b
y
 mov

ing
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 f
rom
 A
to M or
the
 o

ther
 w
ay
 r
ound.
Never
 s

elect
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n
) w
hen
 mov

ing. There
 i

s
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 o
n
 engag

ement
 of re
verse.For
 a

ll
 p
arking
 s
ituations,
 y
ou
 m
ust
apply the parking brake to immobilise
the
 v

ehicle.
When
 i

mmobilising
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
ear
 se

lector
 i
nto
 t
he
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n
).
Be

fore
 d
oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 bo

nnet,
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 is i

n
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n
) a
nd
 t
hat
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied.
At
 l

ow
 s
peed,
 i
f
 r
everse
 g
ear
 i
s
 r
equested,
 th

e

n 
w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
earbox
 go

es
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 a
utomatically.
To
 e

ngage
 r
everse,
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 i
nto
 pos

ition
n, th
en to position R.
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Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp comes on and AUTO flashes,
accompanied
 b

y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage
 i

n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the ge arbox m ay n eed a n a utomatic re

initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch

anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
AUTO and - - appear in the
instrument
 pane

l.
AUTO and - - a ppear i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal.
F
Wa

it for around 30 seconds until
n o
r a
gear
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A, t

hen
to position
n.
F Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi

ne.
The
 g

earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Following
 d

isconnection
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 g
earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Follow
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.