display Citroen DS5 HYBRID4 2012 1.G Owner's Guide
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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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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.