DS 3: Driving / Hill start assist
DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual
This system keeps the vehicle briefly stationary
(for approximately 2 seconds) when making a hill
start, while you transfer your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal.
The system is only active when:
- The vehicle is completely stationary, with your
foot on the brake pedal.
- Certain slope conditions are met.
- The driver’s door is closed.
Do not leave the vehicle
while it is being
held temporarily by hill start assist.
If someone needs to get out of the vehicle with
the engine running, apply the parking brake
manually. Then check that the parking brake
indicator lamp and the P indicator lamp in the
electric parking brake control are on fixed.
The hill start assist
function cannot be
deactivated. However, use of the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle interrupts its
operation.
Operation

Facing uphill, with the vehicle stationary, the
vehicle is held for a short time when the driver
releases the brake pedal:
- If first gear or neutral is engaged on a manual
gearbox.
- If mode D or M is selected on an automatic
gearbox.
- If mode D or B is selected on the drive selector.

Facing downhill, with the vehicle stationary and
reverse gear engaged, the vehicle is held for a
short time when the driver releases the brake
pedal.
Malfunction
If the event of a malfunction,
these
warning lamps light up on the
instrument panel, accompanied by the display of
a message.
Have it checked by a dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The number and type of driving modes available
depend on the vehicle’s engine and equipment.
Driving modes are selected using the following
control:
Pressing the control displays the modes on the
instrument panel and, depending on version, on
the screen with DS CONNECT NAV...
(Depending on engine.)
System which reduces fuel consumption by
recommending the most appropriate gear.
Operation
Depending on the driving situation and the
vehicle's equipment, the system may recommend
skipping one or more gears...
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‘space-saver’ wheel.
Removing the spare wheel
Slacken the central nut.
Remove the fastening device (nut and bolt).
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