clutch CITROEN DS3 CABRIO DAG 2017 Handbook (in English)

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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 , at low speed and
with
 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, without any action on the part of the
driver.
 I

t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 ge

ar
 t

aking
 a
ccount
 o
f:
-
op

timisation of fuel consumption,
-
 dr

iving
 s
tyle,
-
ro

ad conditions,
-
 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 pedal fully down, beyond the point
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 creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too
 h

igh
 o

r
 t

he
 s

lope
 t

oo
 s

teep.
Do not leave children unsupervised
inside
 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 " +" and "-
"
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 few moments without any action on the
paddles,
 t

he
 g
earbox
 r
esumes
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 g
ear
 chan

ging
 au
tomatically.

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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or M,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 7 m
ph
 
(

11
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 sy

stem,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 f
or
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f

ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g

earbox
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de,
 i

f
 y

ou
 e

ngage
 a g

ear
 w

ithout
 fu

lly
 d

epressing
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal,
 a me

ssage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 y

ou
 t

o
 fu

lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 e

ngine
 c

an
 r

estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d

river's
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

astened,
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 n

ot
 e

xceeded
 6 m

ph
 
(

10
 k

m/h)
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 e

ngine
 s

tart
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey,
-
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 n

eeded
 t

o
 m

aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t

emperature
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i

s
 a

ctive,
-
 so

me
 s

pecial
 c

onditions
 (

battery
 c

harge,
 en

gine
 t

emperature,
 b

raking
 a

ssistance,
 am

bient
 t

emperature...)
 w

here
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ne

eded
 t

o
 a

ssure
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 a s

ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
Driving