gearbox CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 u
nless
 i
t
 h
as
 a
utomatic
 r
egulation,
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 i
s
 a
ttained.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols,
 i
f
 n
ot
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
ront
 f
oglamps
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 do

es
 n
ot
 r
equire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
 a

n
 a
utomatic
 o
r
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox,
 g
ive
 p
reference
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 a
nd
 a
void
 p
ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 h
eavily
 o
r
 s
uddenly.
The
 g

ear
 s
hift
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 a
s
 so

on
 a
s
 t
he
 i
ndication
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 f
ollow
 i
t
 st

raight
 a
way.
For
 v

ehicles
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
his
 in

dicator
 a
ppears
 o
nly
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 a
nd
 C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.

19
Screen
E. Service indicator  (m
iles o r k m), t hen 
Tot

al mileage recorder
 Th

ese
 t
wo
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
isplayed
 su

ccessively
 w
hen
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F.
Eng

ine oil level indicator
 Ap

pears
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
n
 th

e
 i
gnition,
 t
hen
 d
isappears.
A. Sp
eed limiter
 (m
ph o
r k
m/h) o
r
Cr

uise control.
B.
gear

efficiency indicator.
C.
El

ectronic or automatic gearbox
information.
d. Rang

e
 (m

iles
 o

r
 k

m)
 o

r
Tr

ip mileage recorder.
Monitoring

PERFORMANCE petrol instrument panel, manual gearbox
1. Rev counter. I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
E

ngine coolant temperature.
I

ndicates the temperature of the engine
coolant liquid.
Dials
7. Lighting dimmer button. A
djusts the level of the instrument and
controls illumination and the interior mood
lighting.
4. D
isplay screen.
5. F
uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
6.
D

isplay management button.
A

lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S

ervicing information.
R

esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator). For more information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.
Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.

109
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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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