run flat CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Manual operation
D disappears an
d the gears en
gaged
app
ear
in success
ion on t
he
instrument
pane
l.
In the event of the engine labouring
or over-revving, the gear selected flashes for afew seconds, then the actual gear engaged isdisplayed. It is possible to change from position
D
(automatic) to position
M
(manual) at any time.
Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is stat
ionar
y or mov
ing
very slowly, the gearbox selects gear
M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not operate in manual mode.

Invalid value durin
g manual
operation
)
Select
position
M for sequent
ialchanging
o
f the
four gears.
)
Push the lever towar
ds the +
sign to
change up a gear.
)
Pull th
e lever towards the - sign to change
down a gear.
It is onl
y possible to chan
ge from one
gear to
another i
f the vehicle speed and en
gine speed
permit; other wise, the gearbox will operate temporarily in automatic mode.

This s
ymbol is displa
yed i
f a gear
is not en
gaged correctl
y (selector
between two positions
).

Stoppin
g the vehicle

Before switchin
g off the en
gine,
you can en
gage
position
Por N
to p
lace t
he gear
box in neutra
l.

In both cases, app
ly the par
king
brake to
immo
bilise t
he ve
hicle.
Wh
en t
he ignition is on, t
he
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen,
indicates a
gearbox malfunction.
In this case, the
gearbox switches to back-up mode
and is locked in 3rd gear. You ma
y feel a substantial
knock when chan
ging from
Pto R and from R
Nto R.R
This w
ill not cause an
y dama
ge to t
he gear
box.
Do not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h), local speed
restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Operatin
g fault
If the lever is not in position
P ,P
when the driver's door is opened or approximatel
y 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched o
ff, a messa
ge
app
ears in the multi
function screen.
)
Return t
he lever to
position
P; the
message
disappears.
There is a risk o
f dama
ge to the
gearbox:
- i
f you press the accelerator and brake pedals at t
he same t
ime,
- i
f you
force the movement o
f the
gear lever from the
Pposition to
another position when the battery is flat.

To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolon
ged standstill with the en
gine
runnin
g (traffic
jam...
), put the
gear
lever in th
e Nposition and appl
y the
parkin
g brake.

Remove the kit, taking care to avoid
staining your vehicle with traces of fluid.
Keep the kit to hand.
)
Drive immediatel
y for approximatel
y
three miles
(five kilometres
), at reduced
speed
(between 15 and 35 mph [20 and
60 km/h]), to plu
g the puncture.
)
Stop to check the repair and the tyre pressure using the kit.
) Turn the selector
A to the AIR position.
) Connect the black pipe
D to the valve of th
e
wheel.
Checkin
g/Ad
justin
g tyre pressures
You can use this kit to inflate other accessories such as a ball or bic
ycle t
yres.
To do this, turn the selector to the "In
flation
(AIR
)" position, connect the black pipe with the
appropriate adaptor to the accessor
y to be in
flated, then
follow the rest o
f the procedure
below as
far as removal o
f the kit.
You can also use this kit
for routine checking and adjustment o
f the tyre pressures on your
vehicle. For this, carry out just the
following 6 points.
)
Connect the compressor's electric plug to
the vehicle's 12 V soc
ket.
)
Start the vehicle a
gain and leave the
engine runnin
g.

Practical information

Battery
Procedure for charging your battery when it is flat or for starting the engine using another battery.
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To gain access to it: )
open the bonnet using the interior release lever, then the exterior sa
fety catch,
)
secure the bonnet stay,
)
remove the plastic cover by pulling on itsgrip for access to the two terminals,
)
unclip the
fusebox to remove the battery, i
f
necessary.
Access to the battery
)
Connect the red cable to the
positive
terminal (+) of the flat battery A
, then to the
positive terminal (+) of the slave battery
B.
Starting using another batter
y
) Connect one end o
f the green or black
cable to the negative terminal (-) of the
slave battery
B .
) Connect the other end of the green or black cable to the ne
gative terminal
(-) of the flat
batter
y A.
) Start the slave vehicle.
) Operate the starter of the broken down vehicle and let the engine run.
) Wait until the engine returns to idle and disco
nnect th
e cab
les.

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Practical information

Load reduction mode System which manages the use of certainfunctions accordin
g to the level of char
ge
remaining in the battery. Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is being driven, t
he load
reduction function temporarily deactivates certain functions, such as the air conditioning,the heate
d rear screen...

The deactivated functions are reactivated
automatically as soon as conditions permit.

Energy economy mode
This period ma
y be
greatl
y reduced i
f
the batter
y is not
fully char
ged.
A flat batter
y prevents the en
gine
from
startin
g (refer to the correspondin
g
paragraph
).
If the telephone is bein
g used at
the same t
ime on t
he MyW
ay au
dio
navigat
ion system,
it will be interrupte
d
after 10 minutes.
System which manages the period of use o
f
certain f
unctions to conserve a sufficient l
evel
o
f char
ge in the batter
y.

After the en
gine has stopped,
you can still
use
functions such as the audio e
quipment,
windscreen w
ipers,
dipp
ed beam
headlam
ps,
courtesy lamps, etc.
for a maximum combined
period of thirty minutes.Switchin
g to econom
y mode
Once this period has elapsed, a messa
ge
appears on the multi
function screen indicatin
g
that t
he ve
hicle has sw
itched to econom
y mo
de
and the active
functions are put on standb
y.

Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automaticall
y
th
e next tim
e the vehicle is driven.
)
In
order to resu
me the use
of these
functions immediatel
y, start the en
gine and
let it run
for a
few minutes.

The time ava
ilable to you w
ill then
be double
the period for which the engine is left running.
However, this period will always be between five and thirty minutes.