Electronic Gearbox; Gear Lever; Steering Mounted Controls - CITROËN DS3 Handbook

Electronic gearbox
Five or six-speed electronically controlled
gearbox which offers a choice between the
comfort of automated operation or the pleasure
of manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are offered:
- automated mode for automatic control
of the gears by the gearbox, without any
action by the driver,
- manual mode for the sequential changing
of the gears by the driver, using the gear
lever or the steering mounted control
paddles.
In automated mode, you can temporarily take
control of gear changes at any time, using the
steering mounted control paddles.

Gear lever

R. Reverse
F With your foot on the brake, move the lever
forwards to select this position.
N. Neutral.
F With your foot on the brake, select this
position to start the engine.
A. Automated mode.
F Move the lever backwards to select this
mode.
M anual mode with sequential gear
M + / -.
changing.
F Move the lever backwards, then to the left
to select this mode, then:
- push forwards to change up a gear,
- or push backwards to change down a gear.

Steering mounted controls

+. Paddle to the right of the steering wheel for
changing up.
F Press the back of the steering mounted "+"
paddle to change up a gear.
-. Paddle to the left of the steering wheel for
changing down.
F Press the back of the steering mounted "-"
paddle to change down a gear.
The steering mounted paddles do not
allow neutral to be selected, reverse
gear to be engaged or disengaged, or
the driving mode to be changed.