Citroen C3: Driving / Automatic gearbox
6-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice
between the comfort of automatic operation or
manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are available:
- Automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox:
- With the Sport programme for a more
dynamic driving style.
- Manual operation for sequential changing of
the gears by the driver.
Engaging reverse gear
Raise the ring under the knob and move the
gear selector to the left, then forwards.
Only engage reverse gear
when the
vehicle is stationary with the engine at
idle...
1. Sport programme
P. Parking
Vehicle immobilised, parking brake
applied or released.
Starting the engine.
R. Reverse gear
Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle
stationary, engine at idle...
Other information:
Select position D for automatic changing of
the six gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive
mode, without any intervention on the part of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitable
gear according to the driving style, the road
profile and the load in the vehicle...
In AUTO mode, the windscreen wipers operate
automatically, without any action on the part of
the driver. If rain is detected, the wiping adapts to
the intensity of the rainfall automatically.
Detection of rainfall is by means of a rain/sunshine sensor at the top centre
of the
windscreen, behind the rear view mirror...