CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2017, Model line: DS3 CABRIO, Model: CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017Pages: 444, PDF Size: 13.89 MB
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6-speed manual gearbox
F Move the lever f ully t o t he r ight t o engag
e 5th or 6th g e a r.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting o f t he e ngine:
-
 al
ways
 s
 elect
 n
 eutral,
-
 pr
ess
 t
 he
 c
 lutch
 p
 edal.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle i s s tationary w ith t he e ngine a t i dle.
Engaging reverse gear
F Raise the r ing u nder t he k nob a nd m ove th
e g ear l ever t o t he l eft t hen f or wards.
Failure
 t
o
 f
ollow
 t
his
 a
dvice
 m
ay
 c
ause
 pe
rmanent
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 g
earbox
 (enga
gement
 of 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
driving  
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Electronic gearbox (ETG)
R. Reverse.
F Wi th y our f oot o n t he b rake, m ove t he se
lector
 f
 or wards
 t
 o
 s
 elect
 t
 his
 p
 osition.
n. Ne
utral.
F
 Wi
th
 y
 our
 f
 oot
 o
 n
 t
 he
 b
 rake,
 s
 elect
 t
 his
 po
sition
 t
 o
 s
 tart
 t
 he
 e
 ngine.
A.
 Au
tomated
 m
 ode.
F
 Mov
e
 t
 he
 s
 elector
 b
 ackwards
 t
 o
 s
 elect
 t
 his
 mo
de.
M + / -.
  Ma
nual
 m
 ode
 w
 ith
 s
 equential
 g
 ear
 chan
ging.
F
 Mov
e
 t
 he
 s
 elector
 b
 ackwards,
 t
 hen
 t
 o
 t
 he
 le
ft
 t
 o
 s
 elect
 t
 his
 m
 ode,
 t
 hen:
-
 pu
sh
 f
 or wards
 t
 o
 c
 hange
 u
 p
 a g
 ear,
-
 or p
ush
 b
 ackwards
 t
 o
 c
 hange
 d
 own
 a g
 ear.
gear selector positions
+. Paddle to t he r ight o f t he s teering w heel f or chan
ging up .
F
 Pr
ess
 t
 he
 b
 ack
 o
 f
 t
 he
 s
 teering
 mo
unted "+"  paddle
 t
o
 c
 hange
 u
 p
 a g
 ear.
-.
 Pa
ddle
 t
 o
 t
 he
 l
 eft
 o
 f
 t
 he
 s
 teering
 w
 heel
 f
 or
 chan
ging
 do
 wn.
F
 Pr
ess
 t
 he
 b
 ack
 o
 f
 t
 he
 s
 teering
  
mo
unted "-"  paddle
 t
o
 c
 hange
 d
 own
 a g
 ear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not allow n eutral t o b e s elected, r everse ge
ar
 t
 o
 b
 e
 e
 ngaged
 o
 r
 d
 isengaged,
 o
 r
 th
e
 d
 riving
 m
 ode
 t
 o
 b
 e
 c
 hanged.
Five
 o
r
 s
ix-speed
 e
lectronically
 c
ontrolled
 ge
arbox
 w
hich
 o
ffers
 a c
hoice
 b
etween
 t
he
 co
mfort
 o
f
 a
utomated
 o
peration
 o
r
 t
he
 p
leasure
 of man
ual
 ge
ar
 chan
ging.
Two
 d
riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 o
ffered:
-
 au
tomated
 m
ode
 f
or
 a
utomatic
 c
ontrol
 of t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 ac
tion
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river,
-
 man
ual
 m
ode
 f
or
 t
he
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river,
 u
sing
 t
he
 g
ear
 se
lector
 o
r
 t
he
 s
teering
 m
ounted
 c
ontrol
 pad
dles.
In
 a
utomated
 m
ode,
 y
ou
 c
an
 t
emporarily
 t
ake
 co
ntrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 c
hanges
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime,
 u
sing
 t
he
 st
eering
 m
ounted
 c
ontrol
 p
addles. 
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111
display in the instrument panel
n. Neutral
R. Reverse
1 2 3 4 5 / 6.
 G
ears
 i
 n
 m
 anual
 m
 ode.
AUTO.
   Th
is
 c
 omes
 o
 n
 w
 hen
 a
 utomated
 m
 ode
 is s
elected.
 I
 t
 g
 oes
 o
 ff
 w
 hen
 c
 hanging
 to m
anual
 m
 ode.
Moving off
F Select position n.
F Pr ess t he b rake p edal f ully.
F
 St
art
 t
 he
 e
 ngine.
n a
ppears
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 p
 anel.
If
 t
he
 e
 ngine
 d
 oes
 n
 ot
 s
 tart:
-
 If 
n 
i
 s
 f
 lashing
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 pa
nel,
 m
 ove
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 t
 o
 pos
ition A, then to position 
n. F
 Se
lect a utomated m ode ( position A
), ma
nual m ode ( position M ) o r r everse (p
osition
 R).
AUT
O
 a
 nd
 1, 
1 or R appear in the 
instrument
 pane
l.
F
 Re
lease
 t
 he
 p
 arking
 b
 rake.
F
 Pr
ogressively
 t
 ake
 y
 our
 f
 oot
 o
 ff
 t
 he
 b
 rake
 peda
l.
Depending
 o
n
 t
 he
 t
 ype
 o
 f
 e
 lectronic
 ge
arbox,
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 m
 ay
 m
 ove
 o
 ff
 o
 n
 it
s
 o
 wn.
For
 m
ore
 i
 nformation,
 r
 efer
 t
 o
 t
 he
 "C
reep
 f
 unction"
 s
 ection.
Do
 n
ot
 p
 ress
 t
 he
 b
 rake
 a
 nd
 c
 lutch
 pe
dals
 s
 imultaneously.
 T
 his
 c
 an
 c
 ause
 ra
pid
 c
 lutch
 w
 ear.
F
 Ac
celerate
 a
 way.
-
 If t
his
 w
 arning
 l
 amp
 co
mes
 o
 n,
 a
 ccompanied
 by a
n
 a
 udible
 s
 ignal
 a
 nd
 th
e
 di
 splay
 of a me
 ssage,
 pr
ess
 f
 irmly
 o
 n
 t
 he
 b
 rake
 peda
l.
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Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be 
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa
rking,
 i
 n
 t
 raffic
 j
 ams...).
With
 t
he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 i
 n
 p
 osition
 A, 
M or R, 
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your 
foot off the brake pedal ,
 a
t
 l
 ow
 s
 peed
 a
 nd
 wi
th
 t
 he
 e
 ngine
 a
 t
 i
 dle.
Automated mode
AUTO and the g ear e ngaged a ppear in t
he i nstrument p anel.
The
 g
earbox
 t
 hen
 o
 perates
 i
 n
 a
 uto-adaptive
 mo
de,
 w
ithout
 a
 ny
 a
 ction
 o
 n
 t
 he
 p
 art
 o
 f
 t
 he
 dr
iver.
 I
t
 c
 ontinuously
 s
 elects
 t
 he
 m
 ost
 s
 uitable
 ge
ar
 t
aking
 a
 ccount
 o
 f:
-
 op
timisation
 o
 f
 f
 uel
 c
 onsumption,
-
 dr
iving
 s
 tyle,
-
 ro
ad
 c
 onditions,
-
 ve
hicle
 l
 oad.
For
 o
ptimum
 a
 cceleration,
 w
 hen
 ov
 ertaking
 an
other
 v
ehicle
 f
 or
 e
 xample,
 p
 ress
 t
 he
 ac
celerator
 p
 edal
 f
 ully
 d
 own,
 b
 eyond
 t
 he
 p
 oint
 of r
esistance. You
 c
an
 c
 hange
 m
 ode
 a
 t
 a
 ny
 t
 ime
 b
 y
 mov
ing
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 f
 rom
 A
  to M or 
the
 o
ther
 w
 ay
 r
 ound.
The
 c
reep
 f
unction
 m
ay
 b
e
 t
emporarily
 un
available
 i
f
 t
he
 c
lutch
 t
emperature
 i
s
 to
o
 h
igh
 o
r
 t
he
 s
lope
 t
oo
 s
teep.
Do
 n
ot
 l
eave
 c
hildren
 u
nsupervised
 in
side
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ru
nning. F
 Selec
t position A
.
Never
 s
 elect
 n
 eutral
 (
 position
 
 n
) w
 hen
 mov
ing.
Temporary control of gear 
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear ch anges u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" a nd "-" 
control
 p
addles:
 i
 f
 t
 he
 e
 ngine
 s
 peed
 a
 llows,
 t
 he
 ge
ar
 c
 hange
 i
 s
 c
 arried
 o
 ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain 
situations
 su
ch
 as ove
 rtaking
 an
 other
 ve
 hicle
 or ap
proaching
 a b
 end.
After
 a f
ew
 m
 oments
 w
 ithout
 a
 ny
 a
 ction
 o
 n
 t
 he
 pa
ddles,
 t
 he
 g
 earbox
 r
 esumes
 c
 ontrol
 o
 f
 g
 ear
 chan
ging
 au
 tomatically. 
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11 3
The gear change requests are only carried out if the e ngine s peed p ermits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator 
pedal
 d
uring
 g
 ear
 c
 hanges.
When
 b
raking
 o
 r
 s
 lowing
 d
 own,
 t
 he
 g
 earbox
 ch
anges
 d
 own
 a
 utomatically
 s
 o
 t
 hat
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 pi
cks
 u
 p
 i
 n
 t
 he
 r
 ight
 g
 ear.
Under
 f
ull
 a
 cceleration,
 t
 he
 c
 hange
 u
 p
 w
 ill
 n
 ot
 ta
ke
 p
 lace
 u
 nless
 t
 he
 d
 river
 o
 perates
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 se
lector
 o
 r
 s
 teering
 m
 ounted
 c
 ontrol
 p
 addle
 (u
nless
 t
 he
 e
 ngine
 i
 s
 c
 lose
 t
 o
 i
 ts
 m
 aximum
 spe
ed).
Reverse
To engage reverse, the vehicle must be immobilised w ith y our f oot o n t he b rake.
F
 Selec
t position R .
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine:
- ch ange t o p osition  n t o be in neutral,
 or
- le
ave
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 i
 n
 g
 ear;
 i
 n
 t
 his
 c
 ase
 t
 he
 ve
hicle
 c
 annot
 b
 e
 m
 oved.
Manual mode
F Select position M.
T he
 g
 ears
 e
 ngaged
 a
 ppear
 i
 n
 su
ccession
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 p
 anel.
You
 c
an
 c
 hange
 m
 ode
 a
 t
 a
 ny
 t
 ime
 b
 y
 mov
ing
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 f
 rom
 A
  to M or 
the
 o
ther
 w
 ay
 r
 ound.
Never
 s
elect
 n
 eutral
 (
 position
 
 n
) w
 hen
 mov
ing. There
 i
s
 a
 n
 a
 udible
 s
 ignal
 o
 n
 engag
ement
 of re
 verse.For
 a
ll
 p
 arking
 s
 ituations,
 y
 ou
 m
 ust 
apply the parking brake
 t
o
 i
 mmobilise
 th
e
 v
 ehicle.
When
 i
mmobilising
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 w
 ith
 t
 he
 en
gine
 r
 unning,
 y
 ou
 m
 ust
 p
 ut
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 se
lector
 i
 nto
 t
 he
 n
 eutral
 (
 position
 
 n
).
Be
fore
 d
 oing
 a
 nything
 u
 nder
 t
 he
 bo
nnet,
 e
 nsure
 t
 hat
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 is i
n
 n
 eutral
 (
 position
 
 n
) a
 nd
 t
 hat
 t
 he
 pa
rking
 b
 rake
 i
 s
 a
 pplied.
At
 l
ow
 s
 peed,
 i
 f
 r
 everse
 g
 ear
 i
 s
 r
 equested,
 th
e
 
 n 
w
 arning
 l
 amp
 f
 lashes
 a
 nd
 t
 he
 g
 earbox
 go
es
 i
 nto
 n
 eutral
 a
 utomatically.
To
 e
ngage
 r
 everse,
 p
 ut
 t
 he
 g
 ear
 s
 elector
 i
 nto
 pos
ition 
n, th
 en to position R.
driving  
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Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warning lamp c omes o n a nd AU TO flashes, 
accompanied
 b
y
 a
 n
 a
 udible
 s
 ignal
 a
 nd
 a me
ssage
 i
n
 t
 he
 m
 ultifunction
 s
 creen,
 t
 his
 in
dicates
 a g
 earbox
 f
 ault.
Have
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
 y
 a C
 ITROËN
 d
 ealer
 o
 r
 a qu
alified
 wo
 rkshop.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic 
gearbox)
In exceptional circumstances, the ge arbox m ay n eed a n a utomatic re
initialisation:
 s
 tarting
 a
 nd
 g
 ear
 ch
anging
 a
 re
 n
 o
 l
 onger
 p
 ossible.
AUTO
 a
nd
 - -
  appear in the 
instrument
 pane
l.
AUTO
 a
nd
 - -
 appear in the 
instrument
 pane
l.
F
 Selec
t position 
n.
F Pr
ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
F
 Wa
it
 f
or
 a
round
 3
0
 s
econds
 u
ntil
 
n
 o
r a 
gear
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
 Mov
e
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A , t
hen 
to position 
n.
F Wi
th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi
ne.
The
 g
earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Following d
isconnection o
f t
he b
attery, i
t i
s ne
cessary t
o r
einitialise t
he g
earbox.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Follow
 t
he
 p
 rocedure
 d
 escribed
 a
 bove. 
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11 5
Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice b etween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic op
eration,
 e
 nhanced
 b
 y
 s
 port
 a
 nd
 s
 now
 pr
ogrammes,
 or man
 ual
 ge
 ar
 chan
 ging.
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,
 wi
th a sport
 p
 rogramme
 f
 or
 a m
 ore
 dy
namic
 s
 tyle
 o
 f
 d
 riving
 a
 nd
 a s
 now 
programme
 t
o
 m
 ake
 d
 riving
 e
 asier
 w
 hen
 gr
ip
 i
 s
 p
 oor.
-
 man
ual
 o
 peration
 f
 or
 s
 equential
 c
 hanging
 of t
he
 g
 ears
 b
 y
 t
 he
 d
 river.
Automatic gearbox
1. Gear selector k nob.
2. Bu tton "S" (spor t) .
3.
 B
utton "T " (snow) .
gear selection gate
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
 b
 rake
 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
 f
 our
 g
 ears.
F
 Pu
sh
 f
 or wards
 t
 o
 c
 hange
 u
 p
 t
 hrough
 t
 he
 ge
ars.
 
 or
F Pu
ll
 b
 ackwards
 t
 o
 c
 hange
 d
 own
 t
 hrough
 th
e
 g
 ears.
gear selector positions
driving  
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When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator i s di
splayed
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 p
 anel.
P.
 Par
k
R.
 Re
verse
n. Ne
utral
d. Dr
ive
 (
 Automatic
 d
 riving)
S.  
 Sp
ort
 prog
 ramme
T . 
 S
now
 prog
 ramme
1 2 3 4.
  Ge
ars
 e
 ngaged
 d
 uring
 m
 anual
 opera
tion
-.
 In
valid
 v
 alue
 d
 uring
 m
 anual
 o
 peration
displays 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).
Moving off
If position n is selected inadvertently while 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
.
F
 Ap
 ply
 t
 he
 p
 arking
 b
 rake.
F
 Selec
 t position P or 
n.
F St
 art
 t
 he
 e
 ngine.
If
 t
his
 p
 rocedure
 i
 s
 n
 ot
 f
 ollowed,
 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. 
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11 7
Automatic operation
F Select position d for automatic chan ging of t
he f our 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.
Never select position 
n w
hile the 
vehicle
 i
s
 m
 oving.
Never select positions P or R unless 
the
 v
ehicle
 i
 s
 c
 ompletely
 s
 tationary.
Sport and snow programmes
These two special programmes supplement the automatic o peration i n v ery s pecific c onditions of u
se.
Sport programme "S"
F Press button "S" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a utomatically f avours a d ynamic st
yle
 o
 f
 d
 riving.
S
 a
ppears
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 p
 anel.
Snow programme "T"
F Press button " T" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a dapts t o d riving o n s lippery ro
ads.
This
 p
rogramme
 i
 mproves
 s
 tarting
 a
 nd
 d
 rive
 wh
en
 t
 raction
 i
 s
 p
 oor.
T
 a
ppears
 i
 n
 t
 he
 i
 nstrument
 p
 anel.
Return to standard 
automatic operation
F At any time, p ress t he b utton s elected ag
ain t o q uit t he p rogramme e ngaged a nd re
turn
 t
 o
 a
 uto-adaptive
 m
 ode.
driving  
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There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- 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.
To
 r
educe
 f
 uel
 c
 onsumption
 w
 hen
 a
 t
 a p
rolonged
 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.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a
n
 a
udible
 s
 ignal
 a
 nd
 a m
 essage
 i
 n
 t
 he
 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.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
 Pu
sh
 t
he
 s
elector
 t
owards
 t
he
 + s
ign
 t
o
 ch
ange
 u
p
 a g
ear.
F
 Pu
ll
 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. This
 s
ymbol
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
f
 a g
ear
 is n
ot
 e
ngaged
 c
orrectly
 (
selector
 be
tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
d d
isappears
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
ears
 en
gaged
 a
ppear
 i
n
 s
uccession
 i
n
 t
he
 ins
trument
 pane
l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition  P or n  t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
 b
oth
 c
 ases,
 a
 pply
 t
 he
 p
 arking
 b
 rake
 t
 o
 im
mobilise
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle.
Invalid value during manual 
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear 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
 s
 elects
 g
 ear
 M1 
au
tomatically.
The
 s
port
 a
 nd
 s
 now
 p
 rogrammes
 d
 o
 n
 ot
 op
erate
 i
 n
 m
 anual
 m
 ode.