Get Driving -> 6-speed electronic gearbox system Guide for Citroen C3 Picasso SUV First Generation (2008-2012)

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6-speed electronic gearbox system

offers a choice between the comfort of fully

automatic operation or the pleasure of manual

gear changing.

Six-speed electronic gearbox system which

Gear lever

Steering mounted control paddles

There are two driving modes:

automated mode for automatic control

of the gears by the gearbox, without any

action on the part of the driver

manual mode for sequential gear changing

by the driver using the gear lever or the

steering mounted paddles.

In automated mode, you can temporarily take

over control of gear changing.

R. Reverse

+. Paddle to the right of the steering wheel for

)

With your foot on the brake, move the gear

lever forwards to select this position.

N. Neutral.

With your foot on the brake, select this

position to start.

A. Automated mode.

changing up.

Press the back of the "+" steering mounted

paddle to change up a gear.

Paddle to the left of the steering wheel for

changing down.

Press the back of the

"-"

steering mounted

paddle to change down a gear.

)

Move the lever backwards to select this

mode.

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M + /.

Manual mode with sequential gear

changing.

The steering mounted paddles cannot

be used to select neutral or to engage

or disengage reverse gear.

)

Move the lever backwards then to the left

to select this mode, then:

● give a push forwards to change up,

● or give a push rearwards to change

down.

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Display in the instrument panel

Moving off

Automated mode

)

Select position N

)

Select position A

Press the brake pedal down fully.

Start the engine.

AUTO and the gear engaged appear

in the instrument panel screen.

N appears in the instrument panel

screen.

The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,

without any action on the part of the driver. It

continuously selects the most suitable gear for:

N flashes in the instrument panel,

accompanied by an audible signal and a

message in the multifunction screen, if the

gear lever is not in position N on starting.

A message is displayed in the screen, if

the brake pedal is not pressed on starting

the engine.

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optimisation of fuel consumption,

the style of driving,

the profile of the road.

the vehicle load.

Gear lever positions

N. Neutral

R. Reverse

For optimum acceleration, for example

when overtaking another vehicle, press the

accelerator pedal firmly past the point of

resistance.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Gears in manual mode.

)

Select automated mode (position A) or

manual mode (position M) or reverse

(position R).

Release the parking brake.

Progressively take your foot off the brake

pedal.

AUTO.

This comes on when the automated

mode is selected. It switches off on

changing to manual mode.

)

Accelerate away.

You can change mode at any time by

moving the gear lever from A to M or

the other way round.

AUTO and 1 1 or R appear in the instrument

panel screen.

You must press the brake pedal when

starting the engine.

Never select neutral N when driving.

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Manual mode

Reverse

To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be

)

Select position M

Temporary control of gear

changing

immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.

The gears engaged appear in

succession in the instrument panel

screen.

)

Select position R

You can temporarily take over control of

gear changing using the

"+"

and

"-"

steering

mounted paddles: if the engine speed allows,

the request to change gear is acted on.

This function allows you to anticipate certain

situations such as overtaking a vehicle or the

approach to a corner.

The gear change requests are only acted on if

the engine speed permits.

It is not necessary to release the accelerator

during gear changes.

Engagement of reverse gear is

accompanied by an audible signal.

When braking or slowing down, the gearbox

changes down automatically to allow the

vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.

On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will not

change up unless the driver acts on the gear

lever or the steering mounted paddles.

After a few moments without any action on

the control paddles, the gearbox resumes

automatic control of the gears.

At very low speed, if reverse gear is requested,

this will only be acted on when the vehicle is

immobilised.

At high speed, if reverse gear is requested,

the N indicator flashes and the gearbox goes

into neutral. To engage a gear again, put the

gear lever in position A or M

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You can change mode at any time, be

moving the gear lever from M to A or

the other way round.

Never select neutral N while the vehicle

is moving.

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