CITROEN DS3 - Manual Mode

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Driving
Thegearchangerequestsareonlycarriedout
iftheenginespeedpermits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
pedalduringgearchanges.
Whenbrakingorslowingdown,thegearbox
changesdownautomaticallysothatthevehicle
picksupintherightgear.
Underfullacceleration,thechangeupwillnot
takeplaceunlessthedriveroperatesthegear
selectororsteeringmountedcontrolpaddle
(unlesstheengineisclosetoitsmaximum
speed).
Reverse
Toengagereverse,thevehiclemustbe
immobilisedwithyourfootonthebrake.
F Select position R.
Stopping the vehicle
Beforeswitchingofftheengine:
- changetopositionN to be in neutral,
or
- leavethevehicleingear;inthiscasethe
vehiclecannotbemoved.
Manual mode
F Select position M.
Thegearsengagedappearin
successionintheinstrumentpanel.
Youcanchangemodeatanytimeby
movingthegearselectorfromA to M or
theotherwayround.
Neverselectneutral(positionN)when
moving.
Thereisanaudiblesignalon
engagementofreverse.
Forallparkingsituations,youmust
apply the parking braketoimmobilise
thevehicle.
Whenimmobilisingthevehiclewiththe
enginerunning,youmustputthegear
selectorintotheneutral(positionN).
Beforedoinganythingunderthe
bonnet,ensurethatthegearselector
isinneutral(positionN)andthatthe
parkingbrakeisapplied.
Atlowspeed,ifreversegearisrequested,
the Nwarninglampflashesandthegearbox
goesintoneutralautomatically.
Toengagereverse,putthegearselectorinto
position N, then to position R.