Owner's handbook - Page 11

For 2013 DS5 HYBRID4.

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9
Familiarisation
For economical driving, caring for the environment
Th
e
fue
l
c
onsumption
of
a
v
e
hi
c
l
e
varies greatl
y
:
- accordin
g
to the driver's st
y
le of drivin
g
(
moderate, a
gg
ressive,
f
ast, ...
)
,
- accordin
g
to the
ty
pe of
j
ourne
y
s made
(
urban, main road, motorwa
y
, flowin
g
, heav
y
traffic, …
)
and the speed.
Main recommendations for drivin
g
economicall
y
Hyb
r
id
mo
d
e se
l
ector
To o
p
timise
f
uel consum
p
tion, use the
A
ut
o
m
o
de
o
f
the selector whenever possible
(
the mode is activated
automatically when starting
)
including
f
or urban journeys.
This mode optimises the use o
f
the ener
gy
sources
(
internal combustion en
g
ine and
/
or electric
)
contrar
y
to other
m
odes, which are for use in particular cases.
Gear lever
U
se the
a
utomatic m
ode
A
as much as possible as this optimises
g
ear chan
g
es to suit the requirements.
Causes of hi
g
h consumption and checks
A
s with an
y
vehicle, limit overloadin
g
, wind resistance
(
windows open above 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
, roo
f
bars, loaded o
r
n
ot, …
)
, the use of power consumers
(
air conditionin
g
, heated seats, heated rear screen, …
)
.
O
bserve the recommendations on checks
(
re
g
ular check of t
y
re pressures, correct t
y
re pressures, …
)
and routine
s
ervicin
g
.
Drive smoothl
y
Sta
y
in the "eco" zon
e
displa
y
ed in the ener
gy
consumption
/
g
eneration indicator: accelerate
g
entl
y
, drive at stead
y
s
peeds usin
g
the speed limiter or cruise control as soon as possible.
U
se the "char
g
e" z
one
: anticipate the need to slow down b
y
takin
g
y
our foot off the accelerator rather than brakin
g
.
The movement of the ener
gy
consumption /
g
eneration indicator needle
(
into the "char
g
e" zone
)
, shows the level o
f
energy
reco
v
ery
.
Consumption histor
y
S
ee the impact o
f
y
our st
y
le o
f
drivin
g
and the t
y
pe o
f
j
ourne
y
b
y
reviewin
g
the histor
y
o
f
y
our ener
gy
consumption.
Re
f
e
r t
o
th
e
"M
u
ltif
u
n
c
ti
o
n
sc
r
ee
n
s
"
sec
ti
o
n.
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