CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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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 information appears in the instrument
panel
 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 an electronic or automatic
gearbox,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 i

n
 man

ual
 mo

de.
On vehicle fitted with a manual
gearbox,
 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.
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Stop & Start
Operation
going into engine STOP mode
For your comfort, during parking manoeuvres, STOP mode is not
available for a few seconds after
coming
 o

ut
 o
f
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Stop & Start mode does not affect the
functionality 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 the instrument panel and the
engine
 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 stationary or at speeds below 5 mph
(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 ti

me counter calculates
the sum of the periods in
STOP mode
 d

uring
 a j

ourney.
 It r

ests itself to zero every time
the
 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 for urban use, the Stop & Start system
reduces
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 em

issions as well as the noise level when
stationary.

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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 the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

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

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or 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 mode 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 depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 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.
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Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery
with a special specification and
technology.
All
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly be done by a CITROËN dealer or
a
 q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For more information on the 12 V
battery,
 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 the event of a fault in STOP mode, the
vehicle
 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 deactivation is confirmed by the switch
warning
 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, it may be useful to deactivate
Stop
 & S

tart.
You can request deactivation at any time, once
the
 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 & Start reactivates automatically each
time
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
Deactivation / Manual
reactivation
Opening the bonnet
Driving 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 on flooded roads, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate the Stop & Start system to
avoid
 t

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

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

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Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily
(approximately 2 seconds) 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 vehicle is completely stationary, with
your
 f

oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
-
ce

rtain conditions on a slope are met,
-
 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 you are in automated mode
(position
 A ) o

r
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode
 (
position
 M) wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is
being
 h

eld
 i
n
 t
he
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 p
hase.
If you need to leave the vehicle with
the
 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 lamps 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.
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System which prevents the vehicle from
exceeding the 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 speed limiter is switched 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 speed limiter is switched off by manual
operation
 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, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
 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

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F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "LIMIT"
p osition: t he s peed l imiter m ode i s se

lected
 b
ut
 i
s
 n
ot
 s
witched
 o
n
 (
PAUSE).
You do not have to switch the speed limiter on
in
 o

rder
 t
o
 s
et
 t
he
 s
peed.
F
 Se

t
 t
he
 s
peed
 v
alue
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 2

or 3
 (

e.g.:
 5
5
 m
ph
 (
90
 k
m/h)).
Programming
You can then change the programmed speed using buttons 2 and 3:
- by + o r - 1 m ph ( km/h) = s hort p ress,
-
 by + o

r
 - 5 m
ph
 (
km/h)
 = l
ong
 p
ress,
-
 in s

teps
 o
f
 + o
r
 - 5 m
ph
 (
km/h)
 = m
aintained
 p
ress.
F
 Sw

itch
 t
he
 s
peed
 l
imiter
 o
n
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 4.
F Sw

itch
 t
he
 s
peed
 l
imiter
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 4: t

he
 d
isplay
 co

nfirms
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
as
 b
een
 s
witched
 o
ff
 (
PAUSE).
F
 Sw

itch
 t
he
 s
peed
 l
imiter
 b
ack
 o
n
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 4 aga
in.
Exceeding the programmed speed
Pressing the accelerator pedal to exceed the programmed speed will not have any effect unless you press the pedal firmly past the point of resistance.
The
 s

peed
 l
imiter
 i
s
 d
eactivated
 t
emporarily
 a
nd
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 wh

ich
 i
s
 s
till
 d
isplayed,
 f
lashes.
Returning
 t

o
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 b
y
 m
eans
 o
f
 i
ntentional
 o
r
 u
nintentional
 de

celeration
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 a
utomatically
 c
ancels
 t
he
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
he
 prog

rammed
 sp
eed. On a steep descent or in the event of
sharp acceleration, the speed limiter
will not be able to prevent the vehicle
from
 e

xceeding
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 spe

ed.
To
 a

void
 a
ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 j
amming
 o
f
 t
he
 peda

ls:
-
en

sure that the mat is secured
c o r r e c t l y,
-
 do n

ot
 f
it
 o
ne
 m
at
 o
n
 t
op
 o
f
 a
nother.
Leaving limiter mode
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "0" position: th
e s peed l imiter m ode i s d eselected. T he di

splay
 r
eturns
 t
o
 t
he
 d
istance
 r
ecorder.
Operating fault
In the event of a speed limiter fault, the speed
is cleared r esulting i n f lashing o f t he d ashes.
Have
 i

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

alified
 wo
rkshop.
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Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the
speed of t he v ehicle a t t he v alue p rogrammed by t

he driver, without any action on the
accelerator
 peda

l.
The cruise control is switched on
 man

ually:
 it re

quires a minimum vehicle speed of 25 mph
(40
 k

m/h),
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
he
 e
ngagement
 o
f:
-
 fo

urth
 g
ear
 o
n
 a m
anual
 g
earbox,
-
 se

cond
 g
ear
 o
n
 a o
r
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 ge

arbox,
 i
n
 s
equential
 m
ode,
-
p

osition A
 o

n
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 pos

ition D
 o
n
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox.
The cruise control is switched off manually
or
 b

y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 o
r
 o
n
 tr

iggering
 o
f
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 c
ontrol
 s
ystems
 f
or
 sa

fety
 r
easons.
It
 i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 e
xceed
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 te

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

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

lease
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 c
ancels
 a
ny
 pr

ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue. The
 c

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

gether
 o
n
 s
talk
 A.
1. Cr

uise
 c
ontrol
 m
ode
 s
election
 t
humb
 w
heel.
2.
 Va

lue
 d
ecrease
 b
utton.
3.
 Va

lue
 i
ncrease
 b
utton.
4.
 Cr

uise
 c
ontrol
 o
ff/resume
 b
utton.Steering mounted controls
The cruise control cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
 f
or
 v
igilance
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.The
 p

rogrammed
 i
nformation
 i
s
 g
rouped
 to

gether
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 s
creen.
5.
  Cr
uise
 c
ontrol
 o
ff/resume
 i
ndication.
6.
  Cr
uise
 c
ontrol
 m
ode
 s
election
 i
ndication.
7.
  Pr
ogrammed
 s
peed
 v
alue.
Displays in the instrument panel

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Programming
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "CRUISE"
p osition: t he c ruise c ontrol m ode i s se

lected
 b
ut
 i
s
 n
ot
 s
witched
 o
n
 (
PAUSE).
F
 Se

t
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 b
y
 ac

celerating
 t
o
 t
he
 r
equired
 s
peed,
 t
hen
 pr

ess button 2 or 3
 (
e.g.:
 7
0
 m
ph
 
(

110
 k
m/h)).
You
 c

an
 t

hen
 c

hange
 t

he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 u
sing
 b
uttons
 2
and 3:
-
 by + o

r
 - 1 m

ph
 (

km/h)
 = s
hort
 p
ress,
-
 by + o

r
 - 5 m

ph
 (

km/h)
 = l
ong
 p
ress,
-
 in s

teps
 o

f
 + o

r
 - 5 m

ph
 (
km/h)
 = m
aintained
 p
ress.
F
 Sw

itch
 o

ff
 t

he
 c

ruise
 c

ontrol
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 4: t

he
 s
creen
 co

nfirms
 t

hat
 i

t
 h

as
 b

een
 s
witched
 o
ff
 (
PAUSE).
F
 Sw

itch
 t

he
 c

ruise
 c

ontrol
 b
ack
 o
n
 b
y
 p
ressing
 b
utton
 4 aga
in.
Exceeding the programmed speed
Intentional or unintentional exceeding of the programmed speed results in flashing o f t his s peed i n t he s creen.
Return
 t

o
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed,
 b
y
 m
eans
 o
f
 i
ntentional
 o
r
 u
nintentional
 de

celeration
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 a
utomatically
 c
ancels
 t
he
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
he
 s
peed.
Leaving cruise control mode
F Turn thumb wheel 1 to the "0" position: t he c ruise c ontrol m ode i s de
selected. T he d isplay r eturns t o t he d istance r ecorder.
Operating fault
In the event of a cruise control malfunction,
the speed i s c leared r esulting i n f lashing o f t he da

shes.
 H
ave
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
When the cruise control is switched on,
be careful if you maintain the pressure
on
 o

ne
 o
f
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 s
peed
 ch

anging
 b
uttons:
 t
his
 m
ay
 r
esult
 i
n
 a ve

ry
 r
apid
 c
hange
 i
n
 t
he
 s
peed
 o
f
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
Do not use the cruise control on
slippery
 r

oads
 o
r
 i
n
 h
eavy
 t
raffic.
On a steep descent, the cruise control
will not be able to prevent the vehicle
from
 e

xceeding
 t
he
 p
rogrammed
 spe

ed.
To
 a

void
 a
ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 j
amming
 o
f
 t
he
 peda

ls:
-
en

sure that the mat is secured
c o r r e c t l y,
-
 ne

ver
 f
it
 o
ne
 m
at
 o
n
 t
op
 o
f
 a
nother.
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Parking sensors
This system indicates the proximity of an obstacle ( person, v ehicle, t ree, g ate, e tc.) wh

ich comes within the field of detection of
sensors
 l

ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 b
umper.
Certain
 t

ypes
 o
f
 o
bstacle
 (
stake,
 r
oadworks
 co

ne,
 e
tc.)
 d
etected
 i
nitially
 w
ill
 n
o
 l
onger
 b
e
 de

tected at the end of the manoeuvre, if they
are
 l

ocated
 i
n
 b
lind
 s
pots
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ensors'
 f
ield
 of d

etection.
This system cannot in any circumstances replace
the n eed f or v igilance o n t he p art o f t he d river.
Audible assistance
The proximity information is given by an intermittent a udible s ignal, t he f requency o f w hich in

creases
 a
s
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
pproaches
 t
he
 o
bstacle.
The
 s

ound
 e
mitted
 b
y
 t
he
 s
peaker
 (
right
 o
r
 l
eft)
 in

dicates
 t
he
 s
ide
 o
n
 w
hich
 t
he
 o
bstacle
 i
s
 l
ocated.
When the distance between the vehicle and
the
 o

bstacle
 b
ecomes
 l
ess
 t
han
 a
pproximately
 th

irty
 c
entimetres,
 t
he
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 b
ecomes
 co

ntinuous.
Rear parking sensors
Visual assistance*
This supplements the audible signal by displaying b ars i n t he s creen w hich m ove pr

ogressively
 n
earer
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
When
 t

he
 o
bstacle
 i
s
 v
ery
 c
lose,
 t
he
 "
Danger"
 sy

mbol
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen.
The
 s

ystem
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n
 b

y
 e

ngaging
 r

everse
 g e

a r.
This
 i

s
 c

onfirmed
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal.
The system is switched off when you come out
of
 r

everse
 g

ear.
*
 D
epending
 o
n
 v
ersion.