cruise control CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

11
Familiarisation

Instruments and controls 1.
Cruise control/speed limiter controls.2.
Headlamp height adjustment.
3.
Steerin
g wheel ad
justment.
4. Ligh
ting an
d direct
ion
indicator sta
lk
5.
Instrument panel. 6.Driver
's a
irbag.
Horn.7.
Gear lever. 8.12 V accessory socket
USB port /auxiliary socket. 9. H
eated sea
t control.
10.Bonnet release
lever.
11. Doo
r m
irror controls.
Electric window controls.12 .

Fusebox.
13.Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
14.
Front door window demisting/defrosting vent.
15.Speaker (tweeter).
16.
Windscreen demistin
g/defrostin
g vent.

Driving safely 1. Selecting/Switching off speed limiter mode.2.
Decrease the pro
grammed value.
3. Increase t
he pro
gramme
d va
lue.
4. Speed limiter on/off.The values must be set with the engine running. Speed limiter "LIMIT"
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1.
Selecting/Switching off cruise control mode.
2.
Decrease the pro
grammed value.
3. Increase t
he pro
gramme
d va
lue.
4.
Cruise control
Off/
Resume.

In or
der to
be pro
gramme
d or act
ivate
d, the
vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph
(40 km
/h), with at least
fourth gear engaged
on a manual gearbox (second gear on an
automatic gearbox).
Cr
uise
co
ntrol "CR
UISE"
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The cruise control or speed limiter modeappears on the instrument panel when it is selec
ted.
Displa
y in the instrument panel

Cruise control
Speed limiter

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Instruments and controls

Screen
E.
Service indicator(miles or km), then Total mileage recorderThese two functions are displa
yed
success
ively when sw
itching on t
he ignition
F.
Engine oil level indicator
r
Appears a
few seconds a
fter switchin
g on
the ignition, t
hen
disappears.
A
.Speed limiter
(mph or km/h) or
Cruise control.
B.
Gear change indicator.
C.Automatic
gearbox in
formation.
D.
Range
(miles or km) or
Trip m
ileage recor
der.

Black panel System allowing certain displays to be switched off for ni
ght drivin
g.
The instrument pane
l rema
ins
lit with on
ly the
vehicle speed and cruise control or speed limiter in
formation, i
f in use.
If there is an alert or a change in a function or to a sett
ing, t
he black pane
l mo
de is
interrupted.

Activation)
With the li
ghtin
g on, press the le
ft hand
button o
f the instrument
panel several
times to pro
gress
ively reduce t
he
dashboar
d lighting
leve
l.
) Press the button again to reduce thelighting to the minimum level and switch of
f
the ambience lighting.
) Press the button a
gain to activate the black
panel.

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Driving
Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the speed of the vehicle at the value programmedby the driver, w
ithout an
y act
ion on t
he
accelerator pedal. The cru
ise contro
l is switched
on
manua
lly: it
re
quires a minimum vehicle s
peed o
f 25 m
ph
(40 km/h), as well as the engagement of: - fourth gear on a manual gearbox,
- second gear on an automatic gearbox, in
sequential mode,
- position
D on an automatic gearbox.
The
cruise
control is switched off
manually f
or by press
ing the brake or c
lutc
h pe
dal or
on triggering of the ESP system for safetyreasons
.
It is possible to exceed the programmed speed
temporarily by pressing the accelerator pedal.
To return to the programmed speed, simply
release the accelerator pedal.
Switching off the ignition cancels any programmed speed value.
The controls of this s
ystem are
grouped
together on stalk
A.
1.
Cruise control mode selection thumb whel
2. Value
decrease
button
3. Value
increase
button
4.
Cruise control o
ff/resume button
Steerin
g mounted controls
The cru
ise contro
l cannot,
in an
y
circumstances, re
place t
he nee
d to
respect s
peed limits, nor can
it re
place
the need
for vi
gilance and responsibilit
y
on the
part o
f the driver. The pro
grammed information is
grouped
to
gether on the instrument panel displa
y.
5. Cruise control o
ff/resume indication
6. Cruise control mode selection indication
7. Programme
d spee
d va
lue
Displa
ys on the instrument panel

Pro
grammin
g
)
Turn thumb wheel
1 to the
"CR
UISE"
position: the cruise control mode is selected but is not switched on (PAUSE).
)
Set the programmed speed by acceleratin
g to the required speed, then
press button
2or 3
(e.g.: 70 mph
(11 0 k m
/h)).
You can then change the programmed speed using buttons
2 and 3 :
- b
y + or - 1 mph
(km/h
) = short press,
- b
y + or - 5 mph
(km
/h) = lon
g press,
- in steps o
f + or - 5 mph
(km
/h) = maintained press.
)
Switch o
ff the cruise control b
y pressin
g button
4 : the display
confirms that it has been switched o
ff (PAU
SE).
)
Switch the cruise control back on b
y pressin
g button
4again.
Excee
di
ng t
he programme
d spee
d
Intentional or unintentional exceeding of the programmed speed results in flashing of this speed on the display. Return to the programmed speed, by means of intentional or unintentional deceleration of the vehicle, automatically cancels the flashing of the speed. Leaving cruise control mode )
Turn t
hum
b wheel 1 to t
he "
0"position: the cruise control mode is
deselected. The display returns to the distance recorder.
Operatin
g fault
In the event of a cruise control malfunction
,
the speed is cleared resultin
g in
flashin
g of the
dashes. Have it checked b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer.
Wh
en t
he cru
ise contro
l is sw
itched on,
be care
ful if you maintain the pressure
on one o
f the programmed speed
changing buttons: this may result in a very rapid change in the speed of your vehicle.
Do not use
the cruise control on
slipper
y roads or in heav
y tra
ffic.
On a stee
p descent, the cruise control
will
not
be a
ble to
prevent t
he ve
hicle
from exceeding the programmed speed. To avoid any risk o
f jamming o
f the
pedals: - ensure that the mat is positioned
correctly,
- never fit one mat on top of another.