gearbox CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

Interior features Interior mood lightingThi
s su
bdued passenger compartment
lighting improves visibilty inside the vehicle in
low lighting conditions. It comprises several
lamps, located in the footwells and in the lower
dashboard storage compartment.
Gear chan
ge indicator
Associated with the manual gearbox, this system suggests when to change up to obtainoptimum
fuel consum
ption.
Sce
nted
air fres
hener
The scented air
freshener di
ffuses the
selected fragrance throughout the passenger
compartment from its location in the ventilation
system.
Digi
tal air con
dition
ing
After settin
g the desired level o
f com
fort, the
system t
hen automat
ically contro
ls this leve
l
accor
ding to t
he exter
ior c
limat
ic con
ditions.

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Driving safely 1. Selecting/Switching off speed limiter mode.2.
Decrease the pro
grammed value.
3. Increase t
he pro
gramme
d va
lue.
4. Speed limiter on/off.The values must be set with the engine running. Speed limiter "LIMIT"
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1.
Selecting/Switching off cruise control mode.
2.
Decrease the pro
grammed value.
3. Increase t
he pro
gramme
d va
lue.
4.
Cruise control
Off/
Resume.

In or
der to
be pro
gramme
d or act
ivate
d, the
vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph
(40 km
/h), with at least
fourth gear engaged
on a manual gearbox (second gear on an
automatic gearbox).
Cr
uise
co
ntrol "CR
UISE"
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The cruise control or speed limiter modeappears on the instrument panel when it is selec
ted.
Displa
y in the instrument panel

Cruise control
Speed limiter

Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual or automatic gearbox Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.1.
Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine
(x 1 000 rpm
).
2.
Vehicle s
peed.
Indicates the current speed o
f the movin
g
vehicle
(km
/h or mph
).
3.
Engine coolant
temperature
.
Indicates the temperature of the enginecoolant liquid (° Celsius).
Dials
7.
Lighting rheostat button.

Adjusts the level of the instrument and controls
illumination an
d the inter
ior moo
d ligh
ting.
4.
Display screen
.
5. Fuel level
.
Indicates the quantit
y of fuel remainin
g in
the
tank.
6.
Display mana
gement
button

Alternates
display between range an
d trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator).
For more information
, refer to the
para
grap
h relating to t
he button or
function and its associated displa
y.

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Instruments and controls

Screen
E.
Service indicator(miles or km), then Total mileage recorderThese two functions are displa
yed
success
ively when sw
itching on t
he ignition
F.
Engine oil level indicator
r
Appears a
few seconds a
fter switchin
g on
the ignition, t
hen
disappears.
A
.Speed limiter
(mph or km/h) or
Cruise control.
B.
Gear change indicator.
C.Automatic
gearbox in
formation.
D.
Range
(miles or km) or
Trip m
ileage recor
der.

Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Obse
rvations
Diesel engine pre-heatin
g

fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd
position
(ignition on
).

Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warnin
g lamp is on is determined
by the climat
ic con
ditions.
Parking brake
fixed.
The par
king brake is app
lied or not
properly released.

Release the parkin
g brake to switch o
ff the warnin
g
lamp, keepin
g your
foot on the brake pedal.

Observe the sa
fety recommendations.

For
further in
formation on the parkin
g brake, re
fer to
the "Driving" sect
ion.
Engine coolant tempera
ture
fixed blue.

On starting the engine, it indicates that the engine is cold.
After a
few minutes driving, it swiches o
ff to indicate
that t
he eng
ine temperature
is norma
l.

In or
der to protect your eng
ine, avo
id driving too
hard
until the warning lamp has switched o
ff.
Foot on the brake peda
l

fixed. With an automatic gearbox, you have
forgotten to press the brake pedal to
come out of the
Ppost
ion. With the engine running, before releasing the parking
brake you must press the brake pedal to unlock the the automatic gear selector lever and come out of the
P position.
Automat
ic w
iping
fixed.
The w
iper contro
l is pushed
downwards.
Automatic
front wipin
g is activated.

Passenger's airbag system

fixed. The control switch, located in the glove
box, is in the "
ON

" position.
The passen
ger's front airba
g is activated.

In this case, do not install a rear-
facin
g
child
seat. T
urn th
e control switch to the "
OF
F " position to
deactivate the front passen
ger's airba
g.
In this case
you can install a rear-facin
g child seat.

The passen
ger's a
irbag system
is automat
ically put
into service on startin
g the vehicle
("ON
" position
).

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Driving

6-speed manual gearbox )
Raise the ring under the knob and push the gear lever to the left then for wards.

Engaging reverse gear
As a sa
fety precaution and to
facilitate
starting of the engine:- always select neutral, - press the clutch pedal.Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.

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Driving

Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automaticoperation, enhanced by sport and snow pro
grammes, or manua
l gear c
hanging.
Therefore, four driving modes are offered: -
automatic
operation
for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox,
-
spor
t programme for a more dynamic style
of driving,
-
snow
programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,
-
manual
operation for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver.

Automatic gearbox
1.
Gear lever.
2.
B
utton "
S"
(sport
).
3. Button "7"(snow).
Gear selection
gate
P. Park.
- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake
on or o
ff.
-
Starting the engine.
R. Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, engine at idle.
N. Neutral.

- Immobilisation o
f the vehicle, parkin
g brake on.
-
Startin
g the en
gine.
D.Automat
ic o
perat
ion.
M. +
/- Manua
l operat
ion w
ith se
quent
ial
changing o
f the
four gears.
)
Push for wards to change up through the gears.
or ) Pull backwards to change down through
the
gears.
Gea
r l
ever

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Driving

Automatic operation)
Select position
D for automatic
chan
ging
o
f the
four
gears.

The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive mode, without any inter vention on the part of the driver. It continuously selects the mostsuitable gear according to the style of driving, the profile of the road and the load in thevehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching
the lever, press the accelerator pedal down fully (kick down). The gearbox changes down automat
ically or ma
inta
ins t
he gear se
lecte
d
unt
il the max
imum en
gine spee
d is reac
hed.
On braking, the gearbox changes down automatically to provide efficient engine braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, thegearbox will not change to a higher gear for safety reasons.

Never select position
Nwhile the
vehicle is moving.
Never select positions
Por R
unless
the ve
hicle is comp
lete
ly stat
ionar
y.
Sport and snow programmes

These two spec
ial pro
grammes supp
lement t
he
automatic operation in very speci
fic conditions
o
f use.Sport programme "
S"
)
Press
button "
S", after starting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamic
style of driving.
S appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Snow pro
gramme "
7"
) Press button "
7", a
fter startin
g the en
gine.
The gear
box a
dapts to
driving on s
lipper
y
roads.
Thi
s programme
improves start
ing an
d drive
when tract
ion
is poor.
7appears on t
he instrument
pane
l.
Retu
rn
to
auto
m
at
ic
operat
ion
) At an
y time, press t
he button se
lecte
d
again to qu
it the programme engage
d an
d
return to auto-a
daptive mo
de.

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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Driving
Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the speed of the vehicle at the value programmedby the driver, w
ithout an
y act
ion on t
he
accelerator pedal. The cru
ise contro
l is switched
on
manua
lly: it
re
quires a minimum vehicle s
peed o
f 25 m
ph
(40 km/h), as well as the engagement of: - fourth gear on a manual gearbox,
- second gear on an automatic gearbox, in
sequential mode,
- position
D on an automatic gearbox.
The
cruise
control is switched off
manually f
or by press
ing the brake or c
lutc
h pe
dal or
on triggering of the ESP system for safetyreasons
.
It is possible to exceed the programmed speed
temporarily by pressing the accelerator pedal.
To return to the programmed speed, simply
release the accelerator pedal.
Switching off the ignition cancels any programmed speed value.
The controls of this s
ystem are
grouped
together on stalk
A.
1.
Cruise control mode selection thumb whel
2. Value
decrease
button
3. Value
increase
button
4.
Cruise control o
ff/resume button
Steerin
g mounted controls
The cru
ise contro
l cannot,
in an
y
circumstances, re
place t
he nee
d to
respect s
peed limits, nor can
it re
place
the need
for vi
gilance and responsibilit
y
on the
part o
f the driver. The pro
grammed information is
grouped
to
gether on the instrument panel displa
y.
5. Cruise control o
ff/resume indication
6. Cruise control mode selection indication
7. Programme
d spee
d va
lue
Displa
ys on the instrument panel