brake light CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Braking assistance systems Group of supplementary systems which helpyou to obtain optimum braking in complete safet
y in emer
genc
y situations:
- anti-lock braking system (ABS), - electronic brake
force distribution
(EBFD
),
- emer
genc
y brakin
g assistance
(EBA
).

Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force di
str
ib
ut
ion
Linked systems w
hich improve t
he sta
bility an
d
manoeuvrability of your vehicle when braking,
in particular on poor or slippery sur faces.
Activation The anti-lock braking system comes into operation automatically when there is a risk of
wheel lock.
Normal operation of the ABS ma
y make itself
felt b
y slight vibration o
f the brake pedal.
When brakin
g in an emer
genc
y, press
very firml
y without releasin
g the
press
ure.
Operatin
g fault
If this warnin
g lamp comes on,
to
gether with the
STOPand AB
S
warn
ing lamps, accompan
ied by
an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d a messa
ge on t
he
multifunction screen, it indicates a mal
function
o
f the electronic brake
force distribution which
could result in loss of control of the vehicle
when braking. You must sto
p as soon as it is safe to do so.
When replacing wheels (tyres andrims), ensure that they conform to the manufacturer's reco
mm
endations.
I
f this warnin
g lamp comes on,
accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
igna
l
and a message on the multifunction
screen
, it indicates a malfunction of the anti-
lock braking system which could result in loss
of control of the vehicle when brakin
g.
In either case, contact a CITRO
ËN dealer.

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.

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Technical data

WEI
GHT
S AND T
OWED L
OAD
S (in k
g)

Petrol engines
VTi 95

VTi
120


THP
150

Gearboxes
Manual
Manual

Auto

Manual

Model codes: SA...
8FR
0
5FS0
5FS9
5FXH

-
Unladen we
igh
t 1
075
1
075
1 14
5
1 1
65
- Kerb weight
1 15 0

1 15 0

1 220


1 240
- Gross vehicle weight (GV W)
1 55
2

1 554
1 587
1 597
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 2 4
52
2 4
542 4
87 2 4
97
- Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12
% gradient
900


900


900


900

- Braked trailer *
(with load transfer within the
GTW limit
)
1 150
1 150
1 150
1 150
- Unbraked trailer
570
570
570
570
- Recommended nose weight
46
46
4
6
4
6

* The weight o
f the braked trailer can be increased, within the
GTW limit, i
f the
GVW o
f the towing vehicle is reduced by an equal amount. Warning:
towing using a lightly loaded towing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.

The
GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude o
f 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced b
y 10
% for
each additional 1
000
metres o
f altitude.
The speed o
f a towin
g vehicle must not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h) (compl
y with the le
gislation in
force in
your countr
y).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the per
formance o
f the vehicle to protect the engine; i
f the ambient temperature is above 37
°C,
limit the towe
d load.