brake CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di

fferent
 o
ne
 f
rom
 a
nother,
 w
hich
 al

low
 y
ou
 t
o
 c
reate
 a u
nique
 an

d
 a
ttractive
 e
xterior
 f
or
 y
our
 ve

hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a frontal c ollision o r r educe t he s peed o f i mpact if t

he
 d
river
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 o
r
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eact
 suf

ficiently.
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141 161
Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st

ops
 i
n
 t
he
 t
raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 ja

ms,
 e
tc...).
 T
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
 S
top
 & S
tart reduces
 f
uel
 co

nsumption,
 e
xhaust
 e
missions
 a
nd
 no

ise
 l
evels
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
124

Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
die

sel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
 k

ey
 i
s
 a
t
 p
osition
 2 (
ignition
 o
n)
 i
n
 th

e
 i
gnition
 s
witch.Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 b
efore
 s
tarting.
The
 p

eriod
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 de

termined
 b
y
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 th

irty
 s
econds
 i
n
 v
ery
 l
ow
 t
emperatures).
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 a
nd
 th

en
 o
n,
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
gain,
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 n
ot
 pr

operly
 rel
eased.Release
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 w
arning
 la

mp,
 k
eeping
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Observe
 t

he
 s
afety
 r
ecommendations.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 s
tops
 (
red
 l
ights,
 tr

affic
 j
ams, ...)
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy
stem
 ha

s
 p
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
nto
 S
TOP
 m
ode.The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 i
n
 S
TART
 m
ode,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP
 m

ode
 i
s
 t
emporarily
 una

vailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.

25
Foot on the
brake pedalfixed.
The b rake p edal m ust b e p ressed. With a n e lectronic g earbox, p ress t he b rake p edal t o st
art t he e ngine ( lever i n p osition  n). Wi

th
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 b
efore
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake,
 t
o
 u
nlock
 t
he
 l
ever
 a
nd
 c
ome
 o
ut
 o
f
 p
osition
 P.
I

f
 y
ou
 w
ish
 t
o
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
ithout
 pr

essing
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 re

main
 o
n.
flashing. With
 a

n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 i
f
 y
ou
 ho

ld
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 a
n
 i
ncline
 u
sing
 th

e
 a
ccelerator
 f
or
 t
oo
 l
ong,
 t
he
 cl

utch
 ov
erheats.Use
 t

he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
Automatic
wiping fixed.
The
 w

iper
 c
ontrol
 i
s
 p
ushed
 do

wnwards.Automatic
 f

ront
 w
iping
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Monitoring

Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an

y
 t
ime
 t
o
 a
ny
 e
ventuality.
On
 a l

ong
 j
ourney,
 a b
reak
 e
very
 t
wo
 h
ours
 i
s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended.
In
 d

ifficult
 w
eather,
 d
rive
 s
moothly,
 a
nticipate
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 b
rake
 a
nd
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 d
istance
 f
rom
 ot

her
 veh
icles.
driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t

he
 e
ngine
 o
r
 g
earbox,
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
o
 t
he
 el

ectrical
 s
ystems
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 b
raking
 s
ystem!
Do
 n

ot
 p
ark
 o
r
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
hen
 st

ationary
 i
n
 a
reas
 w
here
 i
nflammable
 su

bstances
 a
nd
 m
aterials
 (
dry
 g
rass,
 de

ad
 l
eaves...)
 m
ight
 c
ome
 i
nto
 c
ontact
 wi

th
 t
he
 h
ot
 e
xhaust
 s
ystem
 - R
isk
 o
f
 fi

re!
Never
 l

eave
 a v
ehicle
 u
nsupervised
 wi

th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning.
 I
f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 to l

eave
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 an

d
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 o
r
 pos

ition
n o
r P,
 d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 t
ype
 of g

earbox.
-
 ch

eck
 t

hat
 t

he
 d

epth
 o

f
 w

ater
 d

oes
 n

ot
 ex

ceed
 1

5
 c

m,
 t

aking
 a

ccount
 o

f
 w

aves
 th

at
 m

ight
 b

e
 g

enerated
 b

y
 o

ther
 u

sers,
-
 de

activate
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 s

ystem,
-
 drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop a nd d o n ot s witch o ff t he en
gine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
 l

eaving
 t
he
 f
looded
 r
oad,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 ci

rcumstances
 a
llow,
 m
ake
 s
everal
 l
ight
 b
rake
 ap

plications
 t
o
 d
ry
 t
he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads.
If
 i

n
 d
oubt
 o
n
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.

Parking brake
Applying
F Pull the parking b rake l ever f ully u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle.
Releasing
F Pull the parking b rake l ever g ently, p ress the
release button then lower the lever
fully.
When
 p

arking
 o
n
 a s
lope,
 d
irect
 y
our
 wh

eels
 a
gainst
 t
he
 p
avement,
 a
pply
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g
ear.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 i
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 S
TOP
 war
ning
 la

mp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 sc

reen,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 on o

r
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 p
roperly
 r
eleased.

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.

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

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.

11 9
Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice b etween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic op

eration
 o
r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
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,
-
 man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
Automatic gearbox (EAT6)
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
 br

ake 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
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu

ll
 b
ackward
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars.

or
F Pu

sh
 f
or ward
 t
o
 c
hange
 d
own
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. When
 y

ou
 m
ove
 t
he
 s
elector
 t
o
 s
elect
 a po

sition,
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 i
ndicator
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P.
 Par

k
R.
R

everse
n. Ne

utral
d. Dr

ive
 (A
utomatic
 opera
tion)
1 2 3 4 5 6.
  Ge

ars
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 opera

tion
-.
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
gear selector positionsdisplays 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).
driving

127
Hill start assist
System which holds your vehicle temporarily (approximately 2 s econds) 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
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 c
ompletely
 s
tationary,
 w
ith
 yo

ur
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
-
 ce

rtain
 c
onditions
 o
n
 a s
lope
 a
re
 m
et,
-
 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
 y
ou
 a
re
 i
n
 a
utomated
 m
ode
 (p

osition
 A) o

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

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 l
eave
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hile
 i
t
 i
s
 be

ing
 h
eld
 i
n
 t
he
 h
ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 p
hase.
If
 y

ou
 n
eed
 t
o
 l
eave
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 th

e
 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 l amps 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.
driving