brake CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
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Page 10 of 444
Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di
fferent
o
ne
f
rom
a
nother,
w
hich
al
low
y
ou
t
o
c
reate
a u
nique
an
d
a
ttractive
e
xterior
f
or
y
our
ve
hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a frontal c ollision o r r educe t he s peed o f i mpact if t
he
d
river
d
oes
n
ot
r
eact
o
r
d
oes
n
ot
r
eact
suf
ficiently.
242
141 161
Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st
ops
i
n
t
he
t
raffic
(
red
l
ights,
t
raffic
ja
ms,
e
tc...).
T
he
e
ngine
r
estarts
au
tomatically
a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
w
ant
t
o
mov
e
o
ff.
S
top
& S
tart reduces
f
uel
co
nsumption,
e
xhaust
e
missions
a
nd
no
ise
l
evels
w
hen
s
tationary.
124
Page 26 of 444
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
die
sel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
k
ey
i
s
a
t
p
osition
2 (
ignition
o
n)
i
n
th
e
i
gnition
s
witch.Wait
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
b
efore
s
tarting.
The
p
eriod
o
f
i
llumination
o
f
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
de
termined
b
y
t
he
a
mbient
c
onditions
(
up
t
o
a
bout
th
irty
s
econds
i
n
v
ery
l
ow
t
emperatures).
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart,
s
witch
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff
a
nd
th
en
o
n,
w
ait
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
a
gain,
th
en
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied
o
r
n
ot
pr
operly
rel
eased.Release
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
w
arning
la
mp,
k
eeping
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
Observe
t
he
s
afety
r
ecommendations.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
p
arking
b
rake,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
t
he
v
ehicle
s
tops
(
red
l
ights,
tr
affic
j
ams, ...)
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
sy
stem
ha
s
p
ut
t
he
e
ngine
i
nto
S
TOP
m
ode.The
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
a
nd
t
he
e
ngine
r
estarts
au
tomatically
i
n
S
TART
m
ode,
a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
w
ant
t
o
mov
e
o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
t
hen
g
oes
o
ff.STOP
m
ode
i
s
t
emporarily
una
vailable.
or
START
m
ode
i
s
i
nvoked
auto
matically.For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
S
top
& S
tart,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
Page 27 of 444
25
Foot on the
brake pedalfixed.
The b rake p edal m ust b e p ressed. With a n e lectronic g earbox, p ress t he b rake p edal t o st
art t he e ngine ( lever i n p osition n). Wi
th
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning,
pr
ess
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
b
efore
r
eleasing
t
he
p
arking
br
ake,
t
o
u
nlock
t
he
l
ever
a
nd
c
ome
o
ut
o
f
p
osition
P.
I
f
y
ou
w
ish
t
o
r
elease
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
w
ithout
pr
essing
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
w
ill
re
main
o
n.
flashing. With
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
i
f
y
ou
ho
ld
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
a
n
i
ncline
u
sing
th
e
a
ccelerator
f
or
t
oo
l
ong,
t
he
cl
utch
ov
erheats.Use
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
a
nd/or
t
he
p
arking
b
rake.
Automatic
wiping fixed.
The
w
iper
c
ontrol
i
s
p
ushed
do
wnwards.Automatic
f
ront
w
iping
i
s
a
ctivated.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Monitoring
Page 106 of 444
Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an
y
t
ime
t
o
a
ny
e
ventuality.
On
a l
ong
j
ourney,
a b
reak
e
very
t
wo
h
ours
i
s
s
trongly
r
ecommended.
In
d
ifficult
w
eather,
d
rive
s
moothly,
a
nticipate
t
he
n
eed
t
o
b
rake
a
nd
i
ncrease
t
he
d
istance
f
rom
ot
her
veh
icles.
driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t
he
e
ngine
o
r
g
earbox,
a
s
w
ell
a
s
t
o
t
he
el
ectrical
s
ystems
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da
mage
t
o
t
he
b
raking
s
ystem!
Do
n
ot
p
ark
o
r
r
un
t
he
e
ngine
w
hen
st
ationary
i
n
a
reas
w
here
i
nflammable
su
bstances
a
nd
m
aterials
(
dry
g
rass,
de
ad
l
eaves...)
m
ight
c
ome
i
nto
c
ontact
wi
th
t
he
h
ot
e
xhaust
s
ystem
- R
isk
o
f
fi
re!
Never
l
eave
a v
ehicle
u
nsupervised
wi
th
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning.
I
f
y
ou
h
ave
to l
eave
y
our
v
ehicle
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
ru
nning,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
an
d
p
ut
t
he
g
earbox
i
nto
n
eutral
o
r
pos
ition
n o
r P,
d
epending
o
n
t
he
t
ype
of g
earbox.
-
ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
d
epth
o
f
w
ater
d
oes
n
ot
ex
ceed
1
5
c
m,
t
aking
a
ccount
o
f
w
aves
th
at
m
ight
b
e
g
enerated
b
y
o
ther
u
sers,
-
de
activate
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem,
-
drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop a nd d o n ot s witch o ff t he en
gine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
l
eaving
t
he
f
looded
r
oad,
a
s
s
oon
a
s
ci
rcumstances
a
llow,
m
ake
s
everal
l
ight
b
rake
ap
plications
t
o
d
ry
t
he
b
rake
d
iscs
a
nd
p
ads.
If
i
n
d
oubt
o
n
t
he
s
tate
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Page 110 of 444
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
c
ome
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
au
dible
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.
Page 114 of 444
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 ,
a
t
l
ow
s
peed
a
nd
wi
th
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,
w
ithout
a
ny
a
ction
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
dr
iver.
I
t
c
ontinuously
s
elects
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
ge
ar
t
aking
a
ccount
o
f:
-
op
timisation
o
f
f
uel
c
onsumption,
-
dr
iving
s
tyle,
-
ro
ad
c
onditions,
-
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
p
edal
f
ully
d
own,
b
eyond
t
he
p
oint
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
c
reep
f
unction
m
ay
b
e
t
emporarily
un
available
i
f
t
he
c
lutch
t
emperature
i
s
to
o
h
igh
o
r
t
he
s
lope
t
oo
s
teep.
Do
n
ot
l
eave
c
hildren
u
nsupervised
in
side
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 " +" a nd "-"
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 f
ew
m
oments
w
ithout
a
ny
a
ction
o
n
t
he
pa
ddles,
t
he
g
earbox
r
esumes
c
ontrol
o
f
g
ear
chan
ging
au
tomatically.
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11 3
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
t
o
i
mmobilise
th
e
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.
driving
Page 118 of 444
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 l amp i s d isplayed i n t he in
strument
p
anel
(
e.g.:
s
tarting
the engi
ne).
Moving off
If position n is selected inadvertently while d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re
turn
t
o
i
dle
t
hen
s
elect
p
osition
d
t
o
accelerate.
If
t
he
a
mbient
t
emperature
i
s
be
low -23°C,
t
he
e
ngine
s
hould
b
e
l
eft
at i
dle
f
or
f
our
m
inutes,
t
o
e
nsure
t
he
co
rrect
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 o
r
M
i
s
s
elected,
t
he
v
ehicle
m
oves
e
ven
wi
thout
t
he
a
ccelerator
b
eing
p
ressed.
When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning,
n
ever
le
ave
c
hildren
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
w
ithout
supe
rvision.
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
t
his
p
rocedure
i
s
n
ot
f
ollowed,
t
here
i
s
a
n
au
dible
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 o
r M
.
F
Gr
adually
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
The
v
ehicle
m
oves
o
ff
i
mmediately.
Page 121 of 444
11 9
Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice b etween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic op
eration
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
br
ake on.
-
St
arting
t
he
e
ngine.
d. Au
tomatic
opera
tion.
M + / -.
Ma
nual
o
peration
w
ith
s
equential
ch
anging
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
y
ou
m
ove
t
he
s
elector
t
o
s
elect
a po
sition,
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 l amp i s d isplayed i n t he in
strument
p
anel
(
e.g.:
s
tarting
the engi
ne).
driving
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Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily (approximately 2 s econds) 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
v
ehicle
i
s
c
ompletely
s
tationary,
w
ith
yo
ur
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
-
ce
rtain
c
onditions
o
n
a s
lope
a
re
m
et,
-
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
y
ou
a
re
i
n
a
utomated
m
ode
(p
osition
A) o
r
i
n
m
anual
m
ode
(
position
M) wi
th
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox.
Do
n
ot
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hile
i
t
i
s
be
ing
h
eld
i
n
t
he
h
ill
s
tart
a
ssist
p
hase.
If
y
ou
n
eed
t
o
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle
w
ith
th
e
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 l amps 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