CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

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

Moving off
F Apply the p arking b rake.
F Selec t position P or n.
F St

art
 t
he
 e
ngine.
If
 t

hese
 c
onditions
 a
re
 n
ot
 m
et,
 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.
If position
n

 
i
s
 s
elected
 i
nadvertently
 wh

ile
 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.

121
F Select position d for automatic chan ging of t
he s ix 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.
Automatic operation
Never select position n while the
ve hicle i s m oving.
Never select positions P or R unless
the
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 c
ompletely
 s
tationary.
Reverse
When selecting reverse R w ith t he i gnition o n, th
e r ear p arking s ensors a re a ctivated.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Rear
 p
arking
 sens

ors"
 sec
tion.
Creep function (moving without
using the accelerator)
This function provides great flexibility in manoeuvring t he v ehicle a t l ow s peed ( when pa

rking,
 i
n
 t
raffic
 j
ams,
 …
).
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleased
 an

d
 p
osition
 
d
, M
or R
 sel
ected,
 th
e vehicle
moves
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 t
ake
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
ff
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 (
even
 w
ithout
 p
ressing
 t
he
 ac

celerator).
For
 y

our
 s
afety,
 t
his
 f
unction
 w
ill
 b
e
 a
ctivated
 on

ly
 i
f
 y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 w
hen
 ch

anging
 f
rom
 f
or ward
 d
rive
 t
o
 r
everse.
It
 i

s
 d
eactivated
 o
n
 o
pening
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor.
Closing
 t

he
 d
oor
 t
hen
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 ac

celerator
 p
edal,
 r
eactivates
 t
he
 f
unction.
driving

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
 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.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
 Mov

e
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 + s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
 Mov

e
 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.
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
 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.

123
Gear efficiency indicatorSystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up.
Operation
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The
 i

nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow. The s
ystem a dapts i ts g ear c hange re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r,
-
 en

gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
With
 a

n
 e

lectronic
 o

r
 a

utomatic
 ge

arbox,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 i

n
 man

ual
 mo

de.
On
 v
ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended.
Depending o
n t
he d
riving s
ituation a
nd y
our ve
hicle's e
quipment, t
he s
ystem m
ay a
dvise yo

u
 t

o
 s

kip
 o

ne
 (

or
 m

ore)
 g

ear(s).
 Y

ou
 c

an
 fo

llow
 t

his
 i

nstruction
 w

ithout
 e

ngaging
 t

he
 in

termediate
 ge

ars.
The
 g

ear
 e

ngagement
 r

ecommendations
 m

ust
 no

t
 b

e
 c

onsidered
 c

ompulsory.
 I

n
 f

act,
 t

he
 co

nfiguration
 o

f
 t

he
 r

oad,
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 t

raffic
 an

d
 s

afety
 r

emain
 d

etermining
 f

actors
 w

hen
 ch

oosing
 t

he
 b

est
 g

ear.
 T

herefore,
 t

he
 d

river
 re

mains
 r

esponsible
 f

or
 d

eciding
 w

hether
 o

r
 n

ot
 to f

ollow
 t

he
 a

dvice
 g

iven
 b

y
 t

he
 s

ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c

annot
 b

e
 d

eactivated.
driving

Stop & Start
Operation
going into engine STOP mode
For your comfort, during parking manoeuvres, S TOP m ode i s n ot av

ailable
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 a
fter
 co

ming
 o
ut
 o
f
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Stop
 & S

tart
 m
ode
 d
oes
 n
ot
 a
ffect
 t
he
 fu

nctionality of the vehicle, such as for
example,
 b

raking,
 p
ower
 s
teering...
Never
 r

efuel
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de;
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 wi

th
 t
he
 k
ey.
The "ECO" w
arning l
amp c
omes on i
n t
he i
nstrument p
anel a
nd t
he en

gine
 g

oes
 i

nto
 s

tandby:
-
 wi

th a manual gearbox , when stationary
or
 a

t
 s

peeds
 b

elow
 1

2
 m

ph
 (

20
 k

m/h)
 (d

epending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ut
 t

he
 ge

ar
 l

ever
 i

nto
 n

eutral,
 a

nd
 y

ou
 r

elease
 t

he
 cl

utch
 p

edal.
-
 wi

th a 5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox ,
when
 s

tationary
 o

r
 a

t
 s

peeds
 b

elow
 5 m

ph
 (8 k

m/h)
 (

depending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 yo

u
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 o

r
 p

ut
 t

he
 g

ear
 sel

ector in position
n.
- wi

th an automatic gearbox , vehicle
stationary,
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 or y

ou
 p

lace
 t

he
 g

ear
 s

elector
 i

n
 p

osition
 

n
.
A
 t

ime
 c

ounter
 c

alculates
 th

e
 s

um
 o

f
 t

he
 p

eriods
 i

n
 ST

OP mode
 d

uring
 a j

ourney.
 It r

ests
 i

tself
 t

o
 z

ero
 e

very
 t

ime
 th

e
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n
 w

ith
 th

e
 k

ey.
The
 S

top
 & S

tart system
 p

uts
 t

he
 e

ngine
 te

mporarily
 i

nto
 s

tandby
 - S

TOP
 m

ode
 - d

uring
 st

ops
 i

n
 t

he
 t

raffic
 (

red
 l

ights,
 t

raffic
 j

ams...).
The
 e

ngine
 r

estarts
 a

utomatically
 - S

TART
 mo

de
 - a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 y

ou
 w

ant
 t

o
 m

ove
 o

ff.
 Th
e r
estart t
akes p
lace i
nstantly, q
uickly a
nd sile
ntly.
Per fect
 f

or
 u

rban
 u

se,
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 s

ystem
 re

duces
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 em

issions
 a

s
 w

ell
 a

s
 t

he
 n

oise
 l

evel
 w

hen
 st

ationary.

125
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
 t

he
 c
lutch
 p
edal,
-
 wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/
d o
r M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n 
a
nd
 t
he
 br

ake
 p
edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / d o
r 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 m ode 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
 d

epress
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal
 s

o
 t

hat
 th

e
 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

Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery with a s pecial s pecification a nd tec

hnology.
All
 w

ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly
 b
e
 d
one
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 1
2
 V ba

ttery,
 p
lease
 s
ee
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the "ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe

w
 m
oments
 t
hen
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
In
 t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ault
 i
n
 S
TOP
 m
ode,
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 m
ay
 s
tall.
 A
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n.
 I
t
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ecessary
 to s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ag

ain
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
ey.
Press
 t

his
 s

witch
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 t

he
 s

ystem.
The
 d

eactivation
 i

s
 c

onfirmed
 b

y
 t

he
 s

witch
 wa

rning
 l

amp
 c

oming
 o

n
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a mes

sage.
Pressing
 t

his
 s

witch
 a

gain
 r

eactivates
 t

he
 fu

nction.
The
 s

witch
 w

arning
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a m

essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co

mpartment,
 i

t
 m

ay
 b

e
 u

seful
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 St

op
 & S

tart.
You
 c

an
 r

equest
 d

eactivation
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 o

nce
 th

e
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 i

t
 r

estarts
 im

mediately.
Stop
 & S

tart
 r

eactivates
 a

utomatically
 e

ach
 ti

me
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
deactivation / Manual
re activation
Opening the bonnet
dri

ving on flooded roads
Before
 d

riving
 t
hrough
 a f
looded
 r
oad,
 it i

s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem.
For
 m

ore
 a
dvice
 o
n
 d
riving,
 pa

rticularly
 o
n
 f
looded
 r
oads,
 r
efer
 t
o
 th

e
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem
 t
o
 av

oid
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 t
o
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

127
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

System which prevents the vehicle from exceeding t he s peed p rogrammed b y t he dr

iver.
When
 t

he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 l
imit
 i
s
 r
eached,
 pr

essing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 i
n
 t
he
 n
ormal
 ma

nner
 n
o
 l
onger
 h
as
 a
ny
 e
ffect.
The
 s

peed
 l
imiter
 i
s
 s
witched on
 man
ually:
 it re

quires
 a p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 o
f
 a
t
 l
east
 
2

0
 m
ph
 (
30
 k
m/h).
The
 s

peed
 l
imiter
 i
s
 s
witched off
 b
y
 m
anual
 op

eration
 o
f
 t
he
 c
ontrol.
The
 p

rogrammed
 s
peed
 c
an
 b
e
 e
xceeded
 te

mporarily
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 f
irmly.
To
 r

eturn
 t
o
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 s
imply
 sl

ow
 d
own
 t
o
 a s
peed
 b
elow
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 spe

ed.
The
 pr

ogrammed
 sp
eed
 re
mains
 in th
e
 me
mory
 wh

en
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff.
Speed limiter
The speed limiter cannot, in any circumstances, r eplace t he n eed t o re

spect
 s
peed
 l
imits,
 n
or
 c
an
 i
t
 r
eplace
 t
he
 ne

ed
 f
or
 v
igilance
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.The
 c

ontrols
 o
f
 t
his
 s
ystem
 a
re
 g
rouped
 to

gether
 o
n
 s
talk
 A
.
1. Sp
eed
 l
imiter
 m
ode
 s
election
 t
humb
 w
heel.
2.
 Va
lue
 d
ecrease
 b
utton.
3.
 Va
lue
 i
ncrease
 b
utton.
4.
 Sp
eed
 l
imiter
 o
n
 / o
ff
 b
utton.
Steering mounted controls
The programmed information is grouped to
gether i n t he i nstrument p anel s creen.
5.
 Sp

eed
 l
imiter
 o
n
 / o
ff
 i
ndication.
6.
 Sp

eed
 l
imiter
 m
ode
 s
election
 i
ndication.
7.
 Pr

ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue.
displays in the instrument panel