Citroen DS5 HYBRID4 2012 1.G Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2012, Model line: DS5 HYBRID4, Model: Citroen DS5 HYBRID4 2012 1.GPages: 358, PDF Size: 10.91 MB
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129Driving
Special situations
In the event of a malfunction of the parkingbrake in the on position
or a battery failure,manual release remains possible possible. To ensure correct operation, and soyour safety, the number of successive applications and releases of the parking brake is limited to eight cycles.
If used excessively, you are aler ted by the message "parking brake faulty" and aflashing warning lamp.
In some circumstances (engine start...),the parking brake may adjust the level of application itself. This is normal operation.
To m o v e your vehicle a few centimetres without starting the engine, with the ignitionon, press the brake pedal and release the parking brake by pullingthen releasingthe control lever A
. Complete release of theparking brake is indicated by the warninglamps in the control lever Aand in theinstrument panel going off and by the display of the message "Parking brake off".
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Hill start assist
System which keeps your vehicle immobilised
temporaril
y (approximately 2 seconds) whenstarting on a gradient, the time it takes to move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal.
This function is only active when:
- t
he vehicle is completely stationary, withyour foot on the brake pedal,
- in particular conditions on a slope,
- with the driver’s door closed.
The hill start assist function cannot bedeactivated.
On an ascendin
g slope, with the vehiclestationary, the vehicle is held for a brief moment when you release the brake pedal,if the gear selector is in position A
or M.
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, thevehicle is held for a brief moment when you release the brake pedal.
Do not exit the vehicle while it is beingheld in the hill star t assist phase.
If you need to exit the vehicle with the hybrid system active, apply the parkingbrake manually then ensure that theparking brake warning lamp and thewarning lamp P
on the lever (of the electric brake) are permanently on.
Operating fault
If a malfunction of the system occurs, these
warning lamps come on. Contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop to have the
system checked.
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131Driving
6-speed electronic gearbox
Six-speed electronic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfor t of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing.
R. Reverse )
With your foot on the brake, lift the selector
and push forwards. N. Neutral. )
With your foot on the brake, select this
position to start.
A.
Automated mode. )
Move the selector backwards to select this
mode. M. Manual mode with sequential gear changing. )
Lift the selector then move it backwards
to select this mode, then use the steering
mounted control paddles to change gear.
Gear selector
+.
Change up paddle to the right of the steering wheel. )
Press the back of the "+"
steering mounted paddle to change up a gear. -.
Change down paddle to the left of the
steering wheel. )
Press the back of the "-"
steering mounted paddle to change down a gear.
Steering mounted control paddles
The steering mounted paddles cannotbe used to select neutral or to engage or disengage reverse gear. This
gearbox provides additional functions:
- hill star t assist,
- creep
function (the vehicle moves on its
own on releasing the brake pedal)in automated mode or in reverse. There are two drivin
g modes: -automatedmode for automatic control of
the gears by the gearbox,-manualmode for sequential gear changing by the driver.
In automated mode, it remains possible to change gear manually by using the steering mounted control paddles as desired, when
over taking, for example.
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Engagement of reverse gear is accompanied by an audible signal.
If you leave the vehicle, place the gear selector in position Nand then you muststop the hybrid system by switching off the ignition (Ready
lamp off).
If the gear selector is not in position Non starting, Nflashes in the instrumentpanel, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the instrument panel screen.Foot on brake
flashes on theinstrument panel, accompanied by anaudible signal and a message in theinstrument panel screen, if the brakepedal is not pressed on star ting.
When the engine is idling with the
brakes off, if position R, Aor M
is selected, the vehicle will move off on its own without any action on theaccelerator.
Displays in the instrument panel
NNeutral RReverse1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Gears in manual mode AThis comes on when automated mode is
selected. It goes off on changing to manual mode.
)Place your foot on the brakewhen a message appears in the
instrument panel screen.
Moving off
)
Select position N
. )
Press the brake pedal down fully. )
Star t the hybrid system.
Nappears in the instrument panel
screen.
)
Select a gear (position M
or A) or reverse A(position R
).R )
Release the parking brake unless it is
programmed to automatic mode. ) Ta k e your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate.
Aand 1
or Rappear in the instrument panel screen.
Automatic mode
)After star ting the vehicle, select position Afor enter automatic mode.
A
appears in the instrument panel screen.A
The gearbox is then operating in auto-active mode, without any action on the par t of thedriver. It continuously selects the most suitable gear, depending on the:
- style of driving,
- profile of the road.
For optimum acceleration, for example when overtaking another vehicle, press the accelerator pedal firmly past the point of resistance.