traction control CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

DS3_en_Chap01_controle-de-marche_ed02-2015
Brakingfixed, a ssociated w ith th
e S TOP w arning lamp

.The b
raking s ystem f luid l evel i s t oo lo
w.You m
ust s top a s s oon a s i t i s s afe t o d o s o.
Top u p w ith b rake f luid r ecommended b y C ITROËN.
If
 t

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 p
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 p
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ave
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ystem
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y
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 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e STOP and ABS
warning
 lamp

s.The
 e

lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (E

BFD)
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f
ault.You
 m

ust
 s
top
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 i
s
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afe
 t
o
 d
o
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Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS) fixed.
The
 a

nti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.The
 v

ehicle
 r
etains
 c
onventional
 b
raking.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
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Dynamic stability
control (DSC/
ASR) flashing.
Regulation
 b

y
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
ctive.The system optimises traction and improves the
directional
 s

tability
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
fixed,
 a

ssociated
 w
ith
 il

lumination of the
indicator lamp in the
deactivation button,
accompanied by an
audible
 s

ignal
 a
nd
 a mes

sage.The
 D

SC/ASR
 o
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 h
ill
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tart
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ssist
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DS3_en_Chap06_securite_ed02-2015
Emergency braking assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly,
 t
hus
 r
educing
 t
he
 s
topping
 d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The effect of this is a reduction in the
resistance of the pedal and an increase in
braking
 ef

ficiency.
When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 fi

rmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
ressure.
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (DSC)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t

he
 w
heels,
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 dr

iving
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 to k

eep
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 r
equired
 by t

he driver, within the limits of the laws of
physics.Activation
These systems are activated automatically
each t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
 c

ome
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a g
rip
 or tr

ajectory
 proble
m.
This
 i

s
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Safety