CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Gear Effi Ciency Indicator

Driving
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Gear effi ciency indicator *
Operation
The s
y
stem intervenes onl
y
when drivin
g
e
conomicall
y
.
D
epen
di
n
g
on t
h
e
d
r
i
v
i
n
g
s
i
tuat
i
on an
d
y
our
ve
hi
c
l
e
'
s equ
i
pment, t
h
e s
y
stem ma
y
a
d
v
i
se
y
ou to s
ki
p one or more
g
ears.
Y
ou can
f
ollow this instruction without engaging the
intermediate
g
ears.
The
g
ear en
g
a
g
ement recommendations must
n
ot be considered compulsor
y
. In fact, the
c
onfi
g
uration of the road, the amount of traffic
a
nd safet
y
remain determinin
g
factors when
c
hoosin
g
the best
g
ear. There
f
ore, the driver
r
emains responsible
f
or decidin
g
whether or not
to
f
ollow the advice
g
iven b
y
the s
y
stem.
Thi
s
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
ca
nn
o
t
be
deac
tiv
a
t
ed
.
Example:
- You are in third
g
ear.
The information appears in the instrument
p
anel in the form of an arrow accompanied b
y
the su
gg
ested
g
ear.
* Accordin
g
to en
g
ine.
- You press the accelerator pedal
moderatel
y
.
- The s
y
stem ma
y
su
gg
est that
y
ou en
g
a
g
e a
hi
g
her
g
ear, i
f
appropriate.
In the case o
f
drivin
g
which makes
p
articular demands on the
p
er
f
ormance
of
the en
g
ine
(f
irm pressure on the
accelerator pedal, for example, when
o
vertakin
g
...
)
, the s
y
stem will not
recommend a
g
ear chan
g
e.
The s
y
stem never su
gg
ests:
- en
g
a
g
in
g
f
irst
g
ear,
- en
g
a
gi
n
g
reverse
g
ear,
- en
g
a
gi
n
g
a
l
ower
g
ear.
S
y
stem which reduces fuel consumption b
y
a
dvisin
g
the driver to chan
g
e up on vehicles
fitted with a manual
g
earbox.