CITROEN DS3 - Page 160

Operation
When your vehicle is too close to or
approachesthevehicleaheadtooquicklythe
systemautomaticallyappliesthebrakesto
avoidacollision.
Thecollisioncanbeavoidedautomaticallyifthe
differenceinspeedbetweenyourvehicleandthe
vehicleaheaddoesnotexceed9mph(15km/h).
Abovethisthreshold,thesystemwilldowhat
ispossibletoavoidorreducetheaccidentby
loweringthespeedofimpact.
Theautomaticbrakingmaybringthevehicleto
acompletestopifthesituationrequiresit.
Inthiscase,thevehicleisheldstationary
temporarily(forabout1.5seconds)toallow
thedrivertotakebackcontrolbypressingthe
brakepedal.
Youarethenalertedbythedisplayofa
message.
Thebrakelampsonyourvehiclecomeonto
warnotherroadusers.
Afteranimpact,thesystemis
automaticallyputoutofservice:itno
longeroperates.
YoumustgotoaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshoptohavethesystem
madeoperationalagain.
Duringautomaticbraking,thedriver
canalwaysobtainahigherrateof
decelerationthanthatcontrolledbythe
system,bypressingfirmlyonthebrake
pedal.
Thetriggeringofthesystemmaycause
theenginetostall,unlessthedriver
depressestheclutchpedalquickly
enoughduringautomaticbraking.
Deactivation
Thesystemisdeactivatedinthevehicle
configurationmenu,accessiblewiththeignition
on.
Itsstateismemorisedwhentheignitionis
switchedoff.
Whenthesystemisdeactivated,a
messageisdisplayedeverytimethe
ignitionisswitchedon,towarnyou.