steering Citroen C CROSSER 2009.5 1.G Owner's Manual
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FAMILIARISATION
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1. Audio equipment controls.
2. Telephone controls.
3. Steering wheel adjustment control.
4. Front and rear wipers/wash-wipe
control.
5. Instrument panel.
6. Driver’s air bag.
Horn.
7. Cruise control switches.
8. Gear lever.
9. Handbrake.
10. B o n n e t r e l e a s e .
11. Enclosed storage compartment.
12. Headlamp height adjustment.
Deactivation of the ASC system.
Deactivation of the audible parking
assistance.
13. Cup holder.
14. Side adjustable and closing vent.
15. Information button.
16. Window de-icing and demisting
vent.
17. Windscreen de-icing vent.
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FAMILIARISATION
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1. Steering lock and ignition.
2. Exterior mirror controls.
Electric window and rear electric window deactivation controls.
3. Lights and direction indicators controls.Headlamp wash control.
4. Central adjustable and closing vents.
5. Sunshine sensor.
6. Upper glove box with air conditioning.
7. Lower glove box with lock. Passenger air bag disarming.
Fuse box.
8. Heated seat controls.
9. Armrest with storage compartments.
12 volt socket (120 W max).
10. Cup holder.
11. Four wheel drive system position selector.
12. Removable ashtray/
12 volt socket (120 W max).
13. Automatic air conditioning controls.
14. Temperature sensor.
15. Hazard warning lights switch.
16. Colour display/Audio equipment.
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FAMILIARISATION
SITTING COMFORTABLY
1. Unlocking of the lever.
2. Locking of the lever.
3. Adjustment of the height of the steering wheel.
Manual steering wheel height adjustment Exterior mirror adjustment
A. Selection of the mirror
B.Adjustment of the position of the mirror.
C. Folding/Unfolding.
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Interior mirror adjustment
D. Control for selection of the "day/night" position of the mirror.
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Front seat belt
1. Fastening.
2. Height adjustment.
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INTERIOR MIRROR
A d j u s t t h e m i r r o r b y m o v i n g i t u p o r
d o w n a n d / o r t o t h e l e f t o r r i g h t .
T h e i n t e r i o r m i r r o r h a s t w o p o s i t i o n s :
- d a y ( n o r m a l ) ,
- n i g h t ( a n t i - d a z z l e ) .
T o c h a n g e f r o m o n e t o t h e o t h e r , p u s h
o r p u l l t h e l e v e r o n t h e l o w e r e d g e o f
t h e m i r r o r .
MANUAL STEERING WHEEL
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Pull the locking lever downwards
( p o s i t i o n B ) w h i l e s u p p o r t i n g t h e
s t e e r i n g w h e e l .
Adjust the steering wheel to the re-
q u i r e d h e i g h t .
L o c k t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l b y p u s h i n g
t h e l e v e r u p w a r d s ( p o s i t i o n A ) .
SUN VISOR
The sun visors fold forwards, and to the
s i d e w h e n t h e y a r e u n h o o k e d .
T h e y a r e fi t t e d w i t h a c o u r t e s y m i r r o r
a n d a t i c k e t h o l d e r .
A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , i t i s i m -
p e r a t i v e t h a t t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s
are carried out while the vehicle
i s s t a t i o n a r y .
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Automatic deactivation
This function is deactivated:
- b e l o w a c e r t a i n a n g l e o f r o t a t i o n o f the steering wheel,
- a t 6 0 m p h ( 1 0 0 k m / h ) a n d a b o v e ,
- w h e n r e v e r s e g e a r i s e n g a g e d .
Manual deactivation
Press the "AFS OFF" b u t t o n l o c a t -
ed next to the steering wheel until
t h e A F S O F F s y m b o l a p p e a r s o n
t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l s c r e e n . Manual reactivation
Press the "AFS OFF" b u t t o n a g a i n
to reactivate the directional lighting
m a n u a l l y .
Operating fault If a malfunction occurs, this
w a r n i n g l a m p fl a s h e s , a c c o m -
p a n i e d b y a m e s s a g e o n t h e
i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l s c r e e n .
C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
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DIRECTION INDICATORS HAZARD WARNING LAMPS HORN
Left: lower the lights stalk passing
the point of resistance.
Right: raise the lights stalk passing
the point of resistance.
Press one of the spokes of the
steering wheel.
"Motorway" function
P r e s s b r i e fl y u p w a r d s o r d o w n -
w a r d s , w i t h o u t g o i n g b e y o n d t h e
r e s i s t a n c e p o i n t ; t h e d i r e c t i o n i n d i -
c a t o r s w i l l fl a s h 3 t i m e s . A u d i b l e w a r n i n g t o a l e r t o t h e r r o a d u s e r s
t o a n i m m i n e n t d a n g e r .
T h e a u d i b l e s i g n a l c a n b e c o n fi g u r e d
v i a t h e c o l o u r d i s p l a y " E q u i p m e n t "
m e n u .
P r e s s t h i s b u t t o n , t h e d i r e c t i o n i n d i -
c a t o r s fl a s h .
T h e y c a n o p e r a t e w i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o f f .
Automatic lighting of hazard warning lamps
W h e n b r a k i n g i n a n e m e r g e n c y , d e -
p e n d i n g o n t h e d e c e l e r a t i o n , t h e h a z a r d
w a r n i n g l a m p s c o m e o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y .
T h e y s w i t c h o f f a u t o m a t i c a l l y t h e fi r s t
t i m e y o u a c c e l e r a t e .
Y o u c a n a l s o s w i t c h t h e m o f f b y
p r e s s i n g t h e b u t t o n .
A v i s u a l w a r n i n g b y m e a n s o f t h e d i r e c -
t i o n i n d i c a t o r s t o a l e r t o t h e r r o a d u s -
e r s t o a v e h i c l e b r e a k d o w n , t o w i n g o r
a c c i d e n t .
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AIRBAGS
The airbags do not operate
when the ignition is switched
off.
T h i s e q u i p m e n t w i l l o n l y o p e r a t e o n c e .
I f a s e c o n d i m p a c t o c c u r s ( d u r i n g t h e
s a m e o r a s u b s e q u e n t a c c i d e n t ) , t h e
airbag will not operate.
Front air bags
S y s t e m w h i c h p r o t e c t s t h e h e a d a n d
c h e s t o f t h e d r i v e r a n d f r o n t p a s s e n g e r
i n t h e e v e n t o f a f r o n t i m p a c t .
T h e d r i v e r ' s a i r b a g i s i n c o r p o r a t e d i n
the centre of the steering wheel; the
f r o n t p a s s e n g e r ' s a i r b a g i s i n c o r p o r a t e d
in the fascia above the glove box.
Activation
T h e a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d s i m u l t a n e -
o u s l y , u n l e s s t h e p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r
b a g i s d i s a r m e d , i n t h e e v e n t o f a s e r i -
o u s f r o n t i m p a c t a p p l i e d t o a l l o r p a r t
o f t h e f r o n t i m p a c t z o n e A , i n t h e l o n -
g i t u d i n a l c e n t r e l i n e o f t h e v e h i c l e o n a
h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e a n d d i r e c t e d f r o m t h e
front to the rear of the vehicle.
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g i n fl a t e s b e t w e e n t h e
f r o n t o c c u p a n t o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d t h e f a s -
c i a t o c u s h i o n h i s f o r w a r d m o v e m e n t .
Impact detection zones
A. F r o n t i m p a c t z o n e .
B. S i d e i m p a c t z o n e .
T r i g g e r i n g o f t h e a i r b a g ( s ) i s a c c o m -
p a n i e d b y a s l i g h t e m i s s i o n o f h a r m -
l e s s s m o k e a n d a n o i s e , d u e t o t h e
a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e p y r o t e c h n i c c a r t r i d g e
i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e s y s t e m .
T h i s s m o k e i s n o t h a r m f u l , b u t s e n s i -
t i v e i n d i v i d u a l s m a y e x p e r i e n c e s l i g h t
irritation.
T h e n o i s e o f t h e d e t o n a t i o n m a y r e -
s u l t i n a s l i g h t l o s s o f h e a r i n g f o r a
s h o r t t i m e .
S y s t e m d e s i g n e d t o m a x i m i s e t h e s a f e t y o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f
t h e r e a r c e n t r e p a s s e n g e r ) i n t h e e v e n t
o f v i o l e n t c o l l i s i o n s . I t s u p p l e m e n t s t h e
a c t i o n o f t h e f o r c e - l i m i t i n g s e a t b e l t s .
I f a c o l l i s i o n o c c u r s , t h e e l e c t r o n i c d e t e c -
t o r s r e c o r d a n d a n a l y s e t h e f r o n t a n d s i d e
i m p a c t s s u s t a i n e d i n t h e i m p a c t d e t e c t i o n
z o n e s :
- i n t h e c a s e o f a s e r i o u s i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d i n s t a n t l y a n d
p r o t e c t t h e o c c u p a n t s o f t h e v e h i c l e
( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f t h e r e a r c e n -
t r e p a s s e n g e r ) ; i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e
i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s d e fl a t e r a p i d l y s o
t h a t t h e y d o n o t h i n d e r v i s i b i l i t y o r t h e
e x i t o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ,
- i n t h e c a s e o f a m i n o r o r r e a r i m p a c t o r i n c e r t a i n r o l l - o v e r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e
a i r b a g s w i l l n o t b e t r i g g e r e d ; t h e
s e a t b e l t a l o n e i s s u f fi c i e n t t o p r o -
v i d e o p t i m u m p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e s e
s i t u a t i o n s .
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Gear lever positions
N: neutral.
With your foot on the brake, select this
position to start.
R: reverse gear.
With the vehicle stationary, keep your
foot on the brake pedal and push the
gear lever upwards.
D: automated mode.
Move the lever downwards to select
this mode.
+/-: sequential mode with manual gear
changing.
Functions of the steering wheel controls
+: manual gear changing in sequential
mode.
Press behind the "+" steering wheel
control to change up.
-: manual gear changing in sequential
mode.
Press behind the "-" steering wheel
control to change down.
- a
"-" steering wheel control 2 for se-
quential downward gear changes,
- a "+" steering wheel control 3 for
sequential upward gear changes. Move the lever downwards, then to the
left to select this mode, then:
- push forward to change up,
- push rearward to change down.
Moving off
Select position
N .
"CVT" GEARBOX
The six-speed automatic gearbox of-
fers a choice between the comfort of
automatic regulation or the pleasure of
manual gear changing.
This gearbox enables you to access
two driving modes:
- an automated mode for automatic
control of the gears by the gearbox
and therefore without any action on
the part of the driver,
- a sequential mode for manual changing of the gears by the driver
using the steering wheel controls or
the gear lever.
It consists of the following controls:
- a gear lever 1 on the centre console
for selecting the driving mode, reverse
gear and neutral or for changing gear
in sequential mode,
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Stopping - Starting on a slope
Do not use the accelerator pedal to
immobilise the vehicle on a slope,
apply the handbrake instead.
When starting on a slope, accelerate
gradually while releasing the hand-
brake.
Switching to sequential mode
Once you have moved off, you can
switch to sequential mode by selecting
position +/-.
"D" disappears and the gears engaged
appear in succession on the instrument
panel display.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits it.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal
gently to engage the gear.
Switching to automated mode
Automated mode
After using the sequential mode, you
can return to the automated mode by
selecting position D .
"D" appears on the instrument panel
display.
The gearbox then operates in auto-active
mode, without any action on the part of
the driver.
It continuously selects the gear most
suited to the following parameters:
- driving style,
- road characteristics,
- vehicle load.
To optimise driving comfort and obtain
the most suitable gear, avoid sharp vari-
ations in the pressure on the accelerator
pedal.
"Auto sequential" mode
In the automated mode, you can
resume control temporarily at any time
using the steering wheel controls.
The use of these controls permits man-
ual selection of the gears in situations
which require a faster changedown than
that offered in automated mode (arrival
at a roundabout, exit from a car park
with a steep gradient, overtaking...). Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can:
- move to position N to leave the
gearbox in neutral.
- l e a v e a g e a r e n g a g e d , s u c h a s fi r s t or reverse.
In both cases, it is imperative that you
apply the handbrake to immobilise the
vehicle.
Operating anomaly
With the ignition on, if the message "Slow
down" or "Maintenance required" ap-
pears on the multifunction display, this
indicates a gearbox malfunction.
When a message is displayed, carry
out the following operations:
- slow down and stop your vehicle in a safe place,
- place the lever in position N and let
the engine run,
- open the bonnet to allow the engine to cool.
If the message disappears for a long
period, you can set off again.
If the message remains displayed or
appears frequently, contact a CITROËN
dealer without delay.
P r e s s t h e b r a k e p e d a l fi r m l y
while starting the engine.
Start the engine. "N" appears on the in-
strument panel display.
S e l e c t fi r s t g e a r ( p o s i t i o n D or +/-) or re-
verse (position R ).
Release the handbrake.
Release the brake pedal then accelerate.
"D" or "1" or "R" appear on the instru-
ment panel display. The gearbox engages the gear re-
quested if the engine speed permits it.
The gear engaged appears.
To return to the automated mode, press
the back of the
"+/OFF" control for ap-
proximately 2 seconds.
At low speeds, when approaching a
s t o p o r t r a f fi c l i g h t s f o r e x a m p l e , t h e
g e a r b o x c h a n g e s d o w n t o fi r s t g e a r a u -
tomatically.
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P r e s s t h e b r a k e p e d a l fi r m l y
while starting the engine.
Moving off
Select position P or N .
Start the engine.
"P" or "N" appears on the instrument
panel display.
S e l e c t fi r s t g e a r ( D or +/- ) or reverse ( R ).
Release the handbrake.
Release the brake pedal then accelerate.
"D" or "1" or "R" appears on the instru-
ment panel display.
Manual node
Move the lever downwards, then to the
left to select position +/- .
Push forward ( + ) to change up.
Push rearward ( - ) to change down.
Using the lever Using the steering wheel controls
Press behind the "+" steering wheel
control to change up.
Press behind the "-" steering wheel
control to change down.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits it.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal
gently to engage the gear.
At low speeds, when approaching a
s t o p o r t r a f fi c l i g h t s f o r e x a m p l e , t h e
g e a r b o x c h a n g e s d o w n t o fi r s t g e a r
automatically.