gearbox CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
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Page 16 of 444
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h),
c
lose
t
he
w
indows
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
a
ir
v
ents
open
.
Remember
t
o
m
ake
u
se
o
f
e
quipment
t
hat
c
an
h
elp
k
eep
t
he
te
mperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
d
own
(
sunroof
a
nd
w
indow
bl
inds...).
Switch
o
ff
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
u
nless
i
t
h
as
a
utomatic
r
egulation,
as s
oon
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
i
s
a
ttained.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols,
i
f
n
ot
a
utomatic.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eated
s
eat
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eadlamps
a
nd
f
ront
f
oglamps
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
do
es
n
ot
r
equire
t
heir
u
se.
Avoid
r
unning
t
he
e
ngine
b
efore
m
oving
o
ff,
p
articularly
i
n
w
inter;
y
our
ve
hicle
w
ill
w
arm
u
p
m
uch
f
aster
w
hile
d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
a
n
a
utomatic
o
r
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
g
ive
p
reference
t
o
a
utomatic
mo
de
a
nd
a
void
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
o
r
s
uddenly.
The
g
ear
s
hift
i
ndicator
i
nvites
y
ou
e
ngage
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
g
ear:
a
s
so
on
a
s
t
he
i
ndication
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel,
f
ollow
i
t
st
raight
a
way.
For
v
ehicles
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
t
his
in
dicator
a
ppears
o
nly
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr
actices
c
ontribute
t
owards
a r
eduction
i
n
f
uel
c
onsumption
a
nd
C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
a p
assenger,
i
f
y
ou
a
void
c
onnecting
y
our
m
ultimedia
d
evices
(f
ilm,
m
usic,
v
ideo
g
ame...),
y
ou
w
ill
c
ontribute
t
owards
l
imiting
t
he
co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.
Page 21 of 444
19
Screen
E. Service indicator (m
iles o r k m), t hen
Tot
al mileage recorder
Th
ese
t
wo
f
unctions
a
re
d
isplayed
su
ccessively
w
hen
s
witching
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.
F.
Eng
ine oil level indicator
Ap
pears
a f
ew
s
econds
a
fter
s
witching
o
n
th
e
i
gnition,
t
hen
d
isappears.
A. Sp
eed limiter
(m
ph o
r k
m/h) o
r
Cr
uise control.
B.
gear
efficiency indicator.
C.
El
ectronic or automatic gearbox
information.
d. Rang
e
(m
iles
o
r
k
m)
o
r
Tr
ip mileage recorder.
Monitoring
Page 22 of 444
PERFORMANCE petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
1. Rev counter. I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V
ehicle speed.
I
ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
E
ngine coolant temperature.
I
ndicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button. A
djusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. D
isplay screen.
5. F
uel level.
I
ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.
D
isplay management button.
A
lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S
ervicing information.
R
esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.
Page 111 of 444
109
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 o f t he e ngine:
-
al
ways
s
elect
n
eutral,
-
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
t
o
f
ollow
t
his
a
dvice
m
ay
c
ause
pe
rmanent
d
amage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox
(enga
gement
of 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
driving
Page 112 of 444
Electronic gearbox (ETG)
R. Reverse.
F Wi th 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 "-" paddle
t
o
c
hange
d
own
a g
ear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow n eutral t o b e s elected, r everse ge
ar
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
o
f
a
utomated
o
peration
o
r
t
he
p
leasure
of man
ual
ge
ar
chan
ging.
Two
d
riving
m
odes
a
re
o
ffered:
-
au
tomated
m
ode
f
or
a
utomatic
c
ontrol
of t
he
g
ears
b
y
t
he
g
earbox,
w
ithout
a
ny
ac
tion
b
y
t
he
d
river,
-
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.
Page 116 of 444
Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp c omes o n a nd AU TO 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
a
nd
- -
appear in the
instrument
pane
l.
AUTO
a
nd
- -
appear in the
instrument
pane
l.
F
Selec
t position
n.
F Pr
ess
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
F
Wa
it
f
or
a
round
3
0
s
econds
u
ntil
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.
Page 117 of 444
11 5
Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice b etween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic op
eration,
e
nhanced
b
y
s
port
a
nd
s
now
pr
ogrammes,
or man
ual
ge
ar
chan
ging.
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,
wi
th a sport
p
rogramme
f
or
a m
ore
dy
namic
s
tyle
o
f
d
riving
a
nd
a s
now
programme
t
o
m
ake
d
riving
e
asier
w
hen
gr
ip
i
s
p
oor.
-
man
ual
o
peration
f
or
s
equential
c
hanging
of t
he
g
ears
b
y
t
he
d
river.
Automatic gearbox
1. Gear selector k nob.
2. Bu tton "S" (spor t) .
3.
B
utton "T " (snow) .
gear selection gate
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 + / -.
Ma
nual
o
peration
w
ith
s
equential
ch
anging
o
f
t
he
f
our
g
ears.
F
Pu
sh
f
or wards
t
o
c
hange
u
p
t
hrough
t
he
ge
ars.
or
F Pu
ll
b
ackwards
t
o
c
hange
d
own
t
hrough
th
e
g
ears.
gear selector positions
driving
Page 119 of 444
11 7
Automatic operation
F Select position d for automatic chan ging of t
he f our g ears.
The
g
earbox
t
hen
o
perates
i
n
a
uto-adaptive
mo
de,
w
ithout
a
ny
i
ntervention
o
n
t
he
p
art
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
p
rofile
o
f
t
he
r
oad
a
nd
t
he
l
oad
i
n
t
he
ve
hicle.
For
m
aximum
a
cceleration
w
ithout
t
ouching
th
e
s
elector,
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
d
own
fu
lly
(
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.
Never select position
n w
hile the
vehicle
i
s
m
oving.
Never select positions P or R unless
the
v
ehicle
i
s
c
ompletely
s
tationary.
Sport and snow programmes
These two special programmes supplement the automatic o peration i n v ery s pecific c onditions of u
se.
Sport programme "S"
F Press button "S" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a utomatically f avours a d ynamic st
yle
o
f
d
riving.
S
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Snow programme "T"
F Press button " T" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a dapts t o d riving o n s lippery ro
ads.
This
p
rogramme
i
mproves
s
tarting
a
nd
d
rive
wh
en
t
raction
i
s
p
oor.
T
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Return to standard
automatic operation
F At any time, p ress t he b utton s elected ag
ain t o q uit t he p rogramme e ngaged a nd re
turn
t
o
a
uto-adaptive
m
ode.
driving
Page 120 of 444
There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou p ress t he a ccelerator a nd br
ake
p
edals
a
t
t
he
s
ame
t
ime,
-
if y
ou
f
orce
t
he
m
ovement
o
f
t
he
se
lector
f
rom
t
he
P
position to
another position when the battery
is
f
lat.
To
r
educe
f
uel
c
onsumption
w
hen
a
t
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
a
nd
f
rom
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 C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
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
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
+ s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
u
p
a g
ear.
F
Pu
ll
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
- 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 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