2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG brake

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
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

DS3_en_Chap04_conduite_ed02-2015
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a prolonged 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. There
 i

s
 a r
isk
 o
f
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox:
-
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.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
Mov

e the selector towards the +
 s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
Mov

e 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.
Manual operation
D disappears and the gears en
gaged a ppear i n s uccession i n t he ins

trument
 pane
l.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 t
oo
 l
ow
 o
r
 t
oo
 h
igh,
 t
he
 ge

ar
 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
 e
ngages
 f
irst
 g
ear
 auto

matically.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is n ot e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be

tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or n  t o p lace t he g earbox i n neut

ral.
In
 b

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

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle. When
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n,
 t
he
 l
ighting
 of t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 a
ccompanied
 
Operating fault
by an audible signal and a message in the 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.

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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.
Driving

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Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily
(approximately 2 seconds) w hen s tarting o n a sl

ope,
 t
he
 t
ime
 i
t
 t
akes
 t
o
 m
ove
 y
our
 f
oot
 f
rom
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
ctive
 w
hen:
-
th

e vehicle is completely stationary, with
your
 f

oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
-
ce

rtain conditions on a slope are met,
-
 wi

th
 t
he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 c
losed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal:
-
pr

ovided you are in automated mode
(position
 A ) o

r
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode
 (
position
 M) wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is
being
 h

eld
 i
n
 t
he
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 p
hase.
If you need to leave the vehicle with
the
 e

ngine
 r
unning,
 m
anually
 a
pply
 th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 o
n
 (
not
 fl

ashing)
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a malfunction of the system occurs, these
warning lamps c ome o n. C ontact a C ITROËN de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 sy

stem
 c
hecked.
Driving

DS3_en_Chap06_securite_ed02-2015
Braking assistance systems
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, in p

articular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 ve

ry
 f
irmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 pre

ssure.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, together w ith t he S TOP and ABS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 fo

rce distribution which could result in loss of
control
 o

f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
When
 r

eplacing
 w
heels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 ri

ms),
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
hey
 c
onform
 t
o
 t
he
 man

ufacturer's
 re
commendations.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-lock
 b
raking
 sy

stem which could result in loss of control of
the
 v

ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
In either case, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo
rkshop.

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Emergency braking assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly,
 t
hus
 r
educing
 t
he
 s
topping
 d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The effect of this is a reduction in the
resistance of the pedal and an increase in
braking
 ef

ficiency.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 fi

rmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
ressure.
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (DSC)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t

he
 w
heels,
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 dr

iving
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 to k

eep
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 r
equired
 by t

he driver, within the limits of the laws of
physics.Activation
These systems are activated automatically
each t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
 c

ome
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a g
rip
 or tr

ajectory
 proble
m.
This
 i

s
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
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Active City Brake
Active City Brake is a driving assistance system that aims to avoid a frontal collision
or reduce the speed of an impact if the driver
does
 n

ot
 r
eact
 s
ufficiently
 (
inadequate
 b
rake
 appl

ication).This
 s

ystem
 i
s
 d
esigned
 t
o
 i
mprove
 dr

iving
 s
afety.
It
 r

emains
 t
he
 d
river's
 r
esponsibility
 t
o
 co

ntinuously monitor the state of the
traffic and to assess the distances and
relative
 s

peeds
 o
f
 o
ther
 v
ehicles.
Active
 C

ity
 B
rake
 c
an
 i
n
 n
o
 ci

rcumstances replace the need for
vigilance
 o

n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
Never
 l

ook
 a
t
 t
he
 l
aser
 s
ensor
 t
hrough
 an op

tical
 ins
trument
 (m
agnifying
 gla
ss,
 mi

croscope...)
 a
t
 a d
istance
 o
f
 l
ess
 t
han
 10 c

entimetres:
 r
isk
 o
f
 e
ye
 i
njury.Automatic
 b

raking
 o
ccurs
 l
ater
 t
han
 i
f
 do

ne by the driver, so as to intervene
only
 w

hen
 t
here
 i
s
 a h
igh
 r
isk
 o
f
 col

lision.Principle
Using a laser sensor located at the top of the windscreen, this system detects a vehicle
running
 i

n
 t
he
 s
ame
 d
irection
 o
r
 s
tationary
 ah

ead
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
When
 n

ecessary,
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 is o

perated automatically to avoid a collision
with
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 a
head.
Conditions for activation
Active City Brake only operates if the following conditions a re m et:
●
 ig

nition
 o
n,
●
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 i
n
 a f
or ward
 g
ear,
●
 sp

eed
 i
s
 b
etween
 a
bout
 3 a
nd
 1
8
 m
ph
 
(

5
 a
nd
 3
0
 k
m/h),
●
 th

e
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 s
ystems
 (
ABS,
 EB

FD,
 e
mergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance)
 a
re
 no

t faulty,
●
 th

e
 t
rajectory
 c
ontrol
 s
ystems
 (
ASR,
 D
SC)
 ar

e not deactivated or faulty,
●
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
n
 a t
ight
 c
orner,
●
 th

e
 s
ystem
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 t
riggered
 d
uring
 th

e
 p
revious
 1
0
 s
econds.
Safety