Get Driving -> Automatic gearbox Guide for DS 7 4 Door First Generation (2017-2026)

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With an automatic gearbox, mode P is

This indicator lamp on the instrument

Automatic gearbox

automatically selected when the ignition

panel comes on to confirm deactivation of

Automatic 6 or 8-speed gearbox with a push

selector. It also offers a manual mode with gear

changes via control paddles located behind the

steering wheel.

is switched off. The wheels are blocked.

For more information on Free-wheeling, refer

to the corresponding section.

the automatic functions.

From this point onwards, only the manual

functions, using the control, allow the parking

brake to be applied and released.

►ꢀ Follow this procedure again to reactivate

automatic operation (confirmed by the indicator

lamp on the instrument panel going out).

With an automatic gearbox, if you open

the driver's door while mode N is engaged,

an audible signal will sound and mode P will be

engaged. The audible signal stops when the

driver's door is closed.

Gearbox selector positions

P. Park

For parking the vehicle: the front wheels are

blocked.

Emergency braking

R. Reverse gear

If depressing the brake pedal fails to provide

effective braking or in exceptional circumstances

(e.g. driver unwell, assisted driving), the vehicle

can be braked by sustained pulling on the electric

parking brake control. Braking continues for as

long as the control is kept pulled, and ceases

when the control is released.

N. Neutral

Deactivating automatic

operation

In some situations, for example when it is

extremely cold or when towing (e.g. caravan,

breakdown), it may be necessary to deactivate

automatic operation of the system.

►ꢀ Start the engine.

For moving the vehicle with the ignition off, or

to allow it to free-wheel.

For more information on Changing to free-

wheeling, refer to the corresponding section.

D. Driving in automatic mode

The gearbox manages gear changes according

to the style of driving, the road profile and the

vehicle load.

The ABS and DSC systems stabilise the vehicle

during emergency braking.

If emergency braking malfunctions, the message

"Parking brake fault" will be displayed on the

instrument panel.

►ꢀ Use the control to apply the parking brake, if it

is released.

M. Driving in manual mode

The driver changes gear using the steering-

mounted controls.

►ꢀ Take your foot fully off the brake pedal.

►ꢀ Keep the control pushed in the release

direction for 10 to a maximum of 15 seconds.

►ꢀ Release the control.

►ꢀ Depress and hold the brake pedal.

►ꢀ Pull the control in the application direction for

2 seconds.

If the ABS and DSC systems

malfunction, indicated by lighting

one or both warning lamps on the instrument

panel, the vehicle’s stability is no longer ensured.

►ꢀ In this case, ensure the vehicle's stability by

successive and repeated "pull-release" actions on

the electric parking brake control until the vehicle

comes to a complete stop.

►ꢀ Release the control and the brake pedal.

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Push selector

►ꢀ Pull the "+" or "-" paddle towards you and

release to shift up or down a gear, respectively.

►ꢀ Move the selector by pressing it forwards (N

or R) or rearwards (N or D) once or twice, passing

the point of resistance if necessary.

The push selector returns to its initial position

when released.

Information displayed on the

instrument panel

When the ignition is switched on, the gearbox

status is displayed on the instrument panel:

P : Park.

A. Button P

To put the gearbox into Park mode.

B. Unlock button

For example, to change from P to R, while pressing

Unlock, push forward twice without crossing the

point of resistance or push once crossing the

point of resistance:

To unlock the gearbox and come out of P or to

change to R, with the foot on the brake pedal.

Press and hold this button before pushing the

selector.

R : Reverse.

N : Neutral.

D1...D6/D8 : Automatic mode.

M1...M6/M8 : Manual mode (temporary or

permanent).

– In the first case, the gearbox goes from P to N,

then from N to R.

C. Button M

To change from mode D to permanent manual

mode.

– In the second case, the gearbox goes directly

from P to R.

- : Instruction not processed in manual mode.

If the driver's door is opened with the ignition on,

a message is displayed, prompting you to set the

gearbox to mode P.

(Depending on version: with DS PARK PILOT,

the manual mode is accessed via the DRIVE

MODE control)

Steering-mounted controls

In mode M or D, the steering-mounted control

paddles can be used to change gear manually.

They cannot be used to select neutral or to

engage or disengage reverse gear.

D. Gearbox state indicator lamps (R, N, D)

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Engaging reverse gear

If you open the driver's door while mode N

is engaged, an audible signal will sound. It

will stop when you close the driver's door

again.

Operation

►ꢀ Slow down until you come to a stop.

►ꢀ Depress the brake pedal, then press the

Unlock button.

With the engine running, if it is necessary to press

the brake pedal and/or the Unlock button in order

to change mode, an alert message is displayed in

the instrument panel.

►ꢀ While maintaining the presses, select mode R.

Only appropriate attempted changes of mode are

accepted.

Special aspects of automatic mode

Permanent manual mode

The gearbox selects the gear that provides

optimal performance based on ambient

temperature, road profile, vehicle loading and

driving style.

Entering the mode:

With EAT8 without DS PARK PILOT button and

EAT6:

With the engine running and the brakes

released, if R, D or M is selected, the

vehicle moves off, even without pressing the

accelerator pedal.

►ꢀ With mode D initially selected.

►ꢀ Press button M; the green indicator lamp in

the button comes on.

For maximum acceleration, press the accelerator

fully down (kick-down). The gearbox changes

down automatically or holds the selected gear

until the maximum engine speed is reached.

Steering mounted controls allow the driver to

temporarily select a gear, if the vehicle speed and

engine speed conditions permit.

With EAT8 and DS PARK PILOT button:

►ꢀ Press the DRIVE MODE control.

►ꢀ Select "Manual" mode, which is displayed on

the instrument panel.

Never press the accelerator and brake

pedals at the same time - risk of damage

to the gearbox!

In the event of a battery failure, you must place

the chocks supplied with the vehicle tools

against one of the wheels to immobilise the

vehicle.

Exiting the mode:

►ꢀ Push forwards once to return to D.

Special aspects of manual mode

The gearbox only changes from one gear to

another if the vehicle speed and engine speed

conditions permit.

►ꢀ Press button M; the indicator lamp in the

button goes off.

Unlocking the gearbox

– From mode P:

►ꢀ Select another mode using the DRIVE MODE

control.

►ꢀ Fully depress the brake pedal.

►ꢀ Press the Unlock button.

►ꢀ While continuing to press the brake pedal

and the Unlock button, select another mode.

– From neutral N, at a speed below 3 mph

(5 km/h):

Starting the vehicle

From mode P:

Switching off the ignition

►ꢀ Fully depress the brake pedal.

►ꢀ Start the engine.

►ꢀ Maintaining pressure on the brake pedal,

press the Unlock button.

To switch off the ignition, the vehicle must be

stationary.

Changing to free-wheeling

►ꢀ Fully depress the brake pedal.

►ꢀ While continuing to depress the brake pedal,

select another mode.

►ꢀ Push once or twice rearwards to select

the automatic mode D, or forwards to engage

reverse R.

For more information on Changing to free-

wheeling, refer to the corresponding section.

Driving -> Automatic gearbox for Your DS 7 4 Door First Generation (2017-2026)

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