CITROEN DS3 - Manual Operation

Thereisariskofdamagetothegearbox:
- ifyoupresstheacceleratorand
brakepedalsatthesametime,
- ifyouforcethemovementofthe
selectorfromtheP position to
another position when the battery
isflat.
Toreducefuelconsumptionwhenat
aprolongedstandstillwiththeengine
running(trafficjam...),puttheselectorin
the Npositionandapplytheparkingbrake.
If the selector is not in position P,
whenthedriver'sdoorisopenedor
approximately45secondsafterthe
ignitionisswitchedoff,awarning
messageappearsinthescreen.
F Return the selector to position P;
themessagedisappears.
Whendrivingonfloodedroadsorwhen
crossingaford,proceedatwalking
pace.
Operating fault
Manual operation
Whentheignitionison,thelighting
ofthiswarninglamp,accompanied
byanaudiblesignalandamessageinthe
multifunctionscreen,indicatesagearboxfault.
Inthiscase,thegearboxswitchestoback-up
mode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
damagetothegearbox.
Donotexceed60mph(100km/h),localspeed
restrictionspermitting.
ContactaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshopassoonaspossible.
F Select position M for sequentialchanging
ofthefourgears.
F Pushtheselectortowardsthe+signto
changeupagear.
F Pulltheselectortowardsthe-signto
changedownagear.
Itisonlypossibletochangefromonegearto
anotherifthevehiclespeedandenginespeed
permit;otherwise,thegearboxwilloperate
temporarilyinautomaticmode.
Thissymbolisdisplayedifagear
isnotengagedcorrectly(selector
betweentwopositions).
Ddisappearsandthegears
engagedappearinsuccessioninthe
instrumentpanel.
Stopping the vehicle
Beforeswitchingofftheengine,youcanengage
position P or Ntoplacethegearboxinneutral.
Inbothcases,applytheparkingbraketo
immobilise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
the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
veryslowly,thegearboxselectsgearM1
automatically.
Thesportandsnowprogrammesdonot
operateinmanualmode.