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Driving -> Electronic gearbox for Your Citroen Ds4 SUV First Generation (2010-2018)

Electronic gearbox  
Six-speed electronic gearbox which offers a  
choice between the comfort of fully automatic  
operation or the pleasure of manual gear  
changing.  
Gear lever  
Steering mounted control paddles  
There are two driving modes:  
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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 steering mounted  
paddles.  
In automated mode, you can temporarily take  
over control of gear changing.  
R. Reverse  
+. Change up paddle to the right of the  
With your foot on the brake, lift the lever  
and push forwards.  
steering wheel.  
Press the back of the "+" steering mounted  
N. Neutral.  
With your foot on the brake, select this  
position to start.  
A. Automated mode.  
paddle to change up a gear.  
-. Change down paddle to the left of the  
steering wheel.  
Press the back of the "-" steering mounted  
Move the lever backwards to select this  
mode.  
paddle to change down a gear.  
M. Sequential mode with manual 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 use the steering  
mounted control paddles to change gear.  
 
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Displays in the instrument panel  
Moving off  
Select position N.  
Press the brake pedal down fully.  
Start the engine.  
Select automated mode (position A) or  
sequential mode (position M) or reverse  
(position R).  
Release the parking brake unless it is  
programmed to automatic mode.  
Progressively take your foot off the  
brake pedal.  
N appears in the instrument panel  
screen.  
Accelerate away.  
Gear lever positions  
N. Neutral  
AUTO and 1, 1 or R appear in the  
instrument panel screen.  
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.  
R. Reverse  
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Gears in sequential mode.  
AUTO. This comes on when the automated  
mode is selected. It switches off on  
changing to sequential mode.  
The Foot on brake warning  
lamp comes on the instrument  
panel, accompanied by an  
You must press the brake pedal when  
starting the engine.  
audible signal and a message in the  
screen, if the brake pedal is not pressed  
on starting the engine.  
 
Automated mode  
It is not necessary to release the accelerator  
during gear changes.  
Select position A.  
Temporary control of gear  
changing  
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.  
AUTO and the gear engaged  
appear in the instrument panel  
screen.  
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 gearbox operates in auto-active mode,  
without any action on the part of the driver. It  
continuously selects the most suitable gear for:  
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optimisation of fuel consumption,  
the style of driving,  
the profile of the road.  
the vehicle load.  
After a few moments without any action on  
the control paddles, the gearbox resumes  
automatic control of the gears.  
You can change mode at any time by  
moving the gear lever from A to M or  
the other way round.  
For optimum acceleration, for example  
when overtaking another vehicle, press  
the accelerator pedal firmly past the  
point of resistance.  
Manual mode  
Never select neutral N while the vehicle  
is moving.  
Select position M.  
The gears engaged appear in succession in the  
instrument panel screen.  
The gear change requests are  
only acted on if the engine speed  
permits.  
Never select neutral N when driving.  
 
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Driving  
Reverse  
Stopping the vehicle  
Operating fault  
With the ignition on, the flashing of AUTO,  
To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be  
Before switching off the engine, you can:  
accompanied by an audible signal and a  
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.  
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move to position N to engage neutral,  
or  
message in the screen, indicates a malfunction  
of the gearbox.  
Select position R.  
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leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will  
not be possible to move the vehicle.  
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
Engagement of reverse gear is  
accompanied by an audible signal.  
In both cases, you must apply the parking  
brake to immobilise the vehicle.  
At low high speed, if reverse gear is requested,  
the N indicator flashes and the gearbox goes  
into neutral automatically. To engage reverse,  
put the gear lever in position N, then position R.  
When immobilising the vehicle, with  
the engine running, you must place the  
gear lever in neutral N.  
Before carrying out any work in the  
engine compartment, ensure that the  
gear lever is in neutral N and that the  
parking brake is applied.  
Whatever the circumstances, you must  
manually apply the parking brake when  
parking, unless the parking brake is  
programmed in automatic mode.