sport mode Citroen DS3 RHD 2015 1.G Owner's Manual
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Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automatic
o
peration, enhanced by sport and snow
p
rogrammes,
o
r
m
anual
g
ear
c
hanging.
Two
driving modes are available:
-
a
utomatic operation with electronic
management
of the gears by the gearbox,
w
ith a sport
programme for a more
d
ynamic style of driving and a snow
programme
to make driving easier when
g
rip is poor.
-
m
anual
operation for sequential changing
o
f the gears by the driver.
Automatic gearbox
1. Gear selector knob.
2. B utton "S" (spor t) .
3.
Button "T " (snow).
gear selection gate
P. Park.
-
I mmobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
o
n or off.
-
S
tarting the engine.
R.
R
everse.
-
R
eversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary,
e
ngine at idle.
n. N
eutral.
-
I
mmobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
o
n.
-
S
tarting the engine.
d
.
A
utomatic
ope
ration.
M + / -.
M
anual operation with sequential
c
hanging of the four gears.
F
P
ush for wards to change up through the
g
ears.
or
F
P
ull backwards to change down through
t
he gears.
gear selector positions
driving
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Automatic operation
F Select position d for automatic c hanging o
f the four gears.
The
gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive
m
ode, without any intervention on the part
o
f the driver. It continuously selects the most
s
uitable gear according to the style of driving,
t
he profile of the road and the load in the
v
ehicle.
For
maximum acceleration without touching
t
he selector, press the accelerator pedal down
f
ully (kick down). The gearbox changes down
a
utomatically or maintains the gear selected
u
ntil the maximum engine speed is reached.
On
braking, the gearbox changes down
a
utomatically to provide efficient engine
b
raking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
will not change to a higher gear for
s
afety reasons.
Never select position
n while the
vehicle
is moving.
Never select positions P or R unless
the
vehicle is completely stationary.
Sport and snow
programmes
These two special programmes supplement the automatic operation in very specific conditions
o
f use.
Sport programme "S"
F Press button "S" , after starting the engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a dynamic
s
tyle of driving.
S
appears in the instrument panel.
Snow programme "T"
F Press button " T", after starting the engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slippery
r
oads.
This
programme improves starting and drive
w
hen traction is poor.
T
appears in the instrument panel.
Return to standard
automatic operation
F At any time, press the button selected a
gain to quit the programme engaged and
r
eturn to auto-adaptive mode.
driving
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There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- i f you press the accelerator and
b
rake pedals at the same time,
-
i
f you force the movement of the
s
elector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
flat.
To
reduce fuel consumption when at
a
prolonged standstill with the engine
r
unning (traffic jam...), put the selector in
t
he
n
position and apply the parking brake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
the
driver's
door
is
opened
or
a
pproximately
45
seconds
after
the
i
gnition
is
switched
off,
a
warning
m
essage
appears
in
the
screen.
F
R
eturn the selector to position P ;
t
he
message
disappears.
When
driving
on
flooded
roads
or
when
c
rossing
a
ford,
proceed
at
walking
p
ace.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting o
f this warning lamp, accompanied
b
y
an
audible signal and a message in the
m
ultifunction screen, indicates a gearbox fault.
In
this
case, the gearbox switches to back-up
m
ode
and
is locked in 3rd gear. You may feel
a
substantial knock when changing from P
to R
and
from n to R .
This will not cause any
d
amage
to
the gearbox.
Do
not
exceed 60 mph (100 km/h), local speed
r
estrictions
p
ermitting.
Contact
a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified
w
orkshop
as soon as possible.
F
Sel
ect position M for sequential c
hanging o
f
the
four
gears.
F
P
ush
the
selector
towards
the
+
sign
to
c
hange
up
a
gear.
F
P
ull
the
selector
towards
the
-
sign
to
c
hange
down
a
gear.
It
is
only
possible
to
change
from
one
gear
to
a
nother
if
the
vehicle
speed
and
engine
speed
p
ermit;
other wise,
the
gearbox
will
operate
t
emporarily
in
automatic
mode. This
symbol
is
displayed
if
a
gear
i
s
not
engaged
correctly
(selector
b
etween
two
positions).
d
disappears
and
the
gears
e
ngaged
appear
in
succession
in
the
in
strument
pan
el.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or
n
to place the gearbox in neutral.
In
both cases, apply the parking brake to
i
mmobilise the vehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear selected flashes for a few seconds, then
t
he actual gear engaged is displayed.
It
is possible to change from position d
(automatic)
to position M (manual) at any time.
When
the vehicle is stationary or moving
v
ery slowly, the gearbox selects gear M1
automatically.
The
sport and snow programmes do not
o
perate in manual mode.