Owner's handbook - Page 39

For 2013 DS5 HYBRID4.

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37
Hybrid system
S
p
ort mode
(
Diesel and
e
lectric
)
4WD mode
**
(
Diesel and
e
lectric
)
Thi
s mo
d
e a
ll
ows more
dy
nam
i
c
d
r
i
v
i
n
g
by
p
rov
idi
n
g
a
dditional
p
erformanc
e
.
V
e
hi
c
l
e acce
l
erat
i
on an
d
pi
c
k
-u
p
are
maximised b
y
usin
g
the capacit
y
o
f
the electric
motor, supplementin
g
the power o
f
the Diesel
en
g
ine.
This mode mana
g
es the pro
g
ressiveness of the
a
ccelerator, the electronic
g
earbox and the use
o
f th
e
e
l
ec
tri
c
m
o
t
o
r.
In
S
port mode:
-
Th
e e
l
ectr
i
c motor can
b
e use
d
up to
7
0 mph
(
120 km
/
h
)
.
Thi
s mo
d
e prov
id
es a
ddi
t
i
ona
l
tract
i
on
***
a
t
low speed b
y
drivin
g
all 4 wheels o
f
the vehicle
c
ontinuousl
y
: the Diesel en
g
ine
(f
ront wheel
drive
)
and the electric motor
(
rear wheel drive
)
o
perate s
i
mu
l
taneous
ly
an
d
permanent
ly
.
Th
e
i
r coup
li
n
g
i
s mana
g
e
d
e
l
ectron
i
ca
lly
to
o
ptimise traction on slipper
y
sur
f
aces.
I
n
4WD
m
ode
:
- Power
f
or the electric motor is provided,
i
f
needed, b
y
the alternator-starter motor
o
f
the
f
ront en
g
ine. The Diesel en
g
ine
operates cont
i
nuous
ly
.
- Th
e
add
iti
o
n
a
l tr
ac
ti
o
n
f
r
o
m th
e
e
l
ec
tri
c
m
otor is available up to 75 mph
(
120 km
/
h
)
.
In ZEV m
ode
:
- Ran
g
e and acceleration capacit
y
are
limited. The maximum speed possible is
a
round 36 mph
(
60 km
/
h
)
.
-
U
n
d
er
high
l
oa
d
or a pr
i
or
i
t
y
requ
i
rement
c
ausin
g
the start o
f
the Diesel en
g
ine, the
s
ystem changes automatically to AUT
O
mode
.
I
f
th
e
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
do
n
o
t
a
ll
o
w thi
s
m
o
d
e, a messa
g
e t
h
at t
h
e
"
e
l
ectr
i
c
m
o
d
e
i
s not current
ly
ava
il
a
bl
e
"
app
ears in the screen. The ZEV
warnin
g
lamp
f
lashes
f
or a
f
ew seconds then
g
oes off and the selector comes on in AUT
O
.
Thi
s
m
ode
s
h
ou
l
d
be
used
o
n
s
n
o
w
co
v
e
r
ed
roads or difficult
g
round
(
mud, sand, ...
)
.
In this mode, in severe conditions and if the
c
ircumstances allow, it is recommended
that
y
ou accelerate stron
g
l
y
to ensure that
y
ou move off and avoid an
y
risk of
g
ettin
g
s
t
uc
k.
Th
e
add
iti
o
n
o
f 4WD tr
ac
ti
o
n i
s
a
v
a
il
ab
l
e
wh
a
t
e
v
e
r:
- the state of char
g
e of the traction
batter
y
,
- th
e
a
ltit
ude
.
F
o
r m
o
r
e
in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n
o
n "A
u
t
o
m
a
ti
c
r
estartin
g
o
f
the Diesel en
g
ine or
ZEV mode not available", re
f
er to the
c
orresponding section.
**
4WD: 4 Wh
ee
l Driv
e
.
*** Thi
s
m
ode
will
be
e
v
e
n m
o
r
e
e
ff
ec
tiv
e
i
f
s
uitable t
y
res are fitted
(
winter t
y
res in
particular
)
.
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