parking brake CITROEN C-ELYSÉE 2012 Owners Manual

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Contents
Instrument panel 22
Indicator and warning lamps 23
Ser vice indicator 32
Distance recorders 34
Setting the date and time 35
Tr i p c o m p u t e r 36
Monochrome screen C(Audio system / Bluetooth) 38
Monitoring Familiarisation
Remote control key 42
Alarm 46
Doors 48
Boot 49
Windows 51
Fuel tank 52
Misfuel prevention (Diesel) 53
Access
Front seats 55
Rear seats 57
Mirrors 58
Steering wheel adjustment 60
Ventilation 61
Heating 63
Manual air conditioning(without display screen) 63
Electronic air conditioning (with screen) 65
Front demist - defrost 68
Rear screen demist - defrost 69
Comfort
Starting - stopping the engine 75
Manual parking brake 76
Manual gearbox 77
Electronic gearbox 78
Automatic gearbox 82
Speed limiter 85
Cruise control 87
Rear parking sensors 89
Driving
Lighting control 91
Headlamp adjustment 96
Wiper control 97
Courtesy lamps 99
Visibility Eco-driving
Interior fi ttings 70
Boot fi ttings 73
Fittings

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Familiarisation
Instruments and controls
1.
Steering lock and ignition switch. 2.Wiper and screenwash / trip computer control stalk. 3.Central locking button. 4.
Open storage.
or
Monochrome screen C (Audio system / Bluetooth).
5. Adjustable centre air vents.
6.Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent.
7. Passenger's airbag.8.Glove box.
Passenger's airbag deactivation switch.9. Hazard warning lamps button. 10.Audio system. 11.
Heating / Air conditioning controls.12.
Ashtray / Cup holder.13.Electric window switches.14.Gear lever. 15.Parking brake.

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Familiarisation
Driving safely


Electronic gearbox


Five-speed electronically controlled gearbox
offering the choice of the comfor t of automated
operation or the pleasure of manual gear changing.1. Gear lever.

Display in the instrument panel
The gear engaged or the driving mode selected appears in the instrument panel screen. N.Neutral.R.
Reverse.
1 to 5. Gears engaged. AUTO.Automated mode.


Moving off
)
Select position N.)
Press firmly on the brake pedal. )
Start the engine.)
Select the automated mode (position A
) Aor manual mode (position M ) by moving
the gear lever 1,
or
engage reverse by pushing the gear
lever 1 to position R . )
Release the parking brake. )
Progressively take your foot off the brake
pedal: the vehicle moves off.
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Familiarisation
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Driving safely
Automatic gearbox
Four-speed gearbox offering the choice of the comfor t of automatic operation or the pleasure
of manual gear changing.1. Gear lever.2."S"
(sport) button.3."7"
(snow) button.


Display in the instrument panel

The gear engaged or the driving mode selected
appears in the instrument panel screen.P.Park. R. Reverse.
N.Neutral.D.Drive (automatic forward drive).
S.Sport programme. 7Snow
programme.
1 to 4. Gears engaged.-.
Invalid value in manual operation.


Moving off
)Apply the parking brake. )Select position P
or N.)Start the engine.)Press the brake pedal. )Release the parking brake. )Then select position R
, D
or M
. )Progressively take your foot off the brake pedal: the vehicle moves off.

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Monitoring
Warning / indicator lampStateCauseAction / Observations
Diesel engine pre-heating fixed. The ignition switch is at
the 2nd position (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thir ty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then start the engine.
Parkingbrake fixed. The parking brake is applied or notproperly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warninglamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Obser ve the safety recommendations.
For further information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Driving" section.
Foot on thebrake pedal fixed. The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to start the engine (lever in position N).
With an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,
press the brake pedal before releasing the parking
brake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P . PIf you wish to release the parking brake without pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.

flashin
g. With an electronic gearbox, if you hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too lon
g, the clutchoverheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parkin
g brake.

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Manual parking brake
Application
)Pull the parking brake lever up toimmobilise your vehicle.



Release
)
Pull the parking brake lever up gently,
press the release button then lower the
lever fully.
When parking on a slope, direct your wheels against the kerb, apply the parking brake, engage a gear and switch off the ignition.
When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning lamp and the STOPwarning lamp come on, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the
screen, indicating that the parking brake is stillon or has not been fully released.

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Driving
N
appears in the instrument panel.
N
flashes in the instrument panel screen if the gear lever is not in position Nwhen starting.


You must keep your foot on the brakepedal while star ting the engine.
The vehicle then moves off on itsown (refer to the paragraph "Creepfunction").
)
Select automated mode (position A
), A
manual mode (position M ) or reverse (position R
) R
AUTO
and 1
, 1
or R
appear in the
instrument panel.
) Release the parking brake.)
Progressively take your foot off the brake
pedal.

Moving off
)Select position N.
)Press the brake pedal fully.)Star t the engine.
Do not press the brake and clutch pedals simultaneously. This can cause rapid clutch wear.


The creep function may be temporarilyunavailable if the clutch temperature istoo high or the slope too steep.



Do not leave children unsuper visedinside the vehicle when the engine is running.
)
Accelerate away.


Creep function

This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more easily at low speeds (when
parking, in traffic jams...).
With the gear lever in position A, Mor R, the
vehicle moves as soon as you take your foot off the brake pedal, at low speed andwith the engine at idle.

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Driving
AUTO
and -
appear in the instrumentpanel.
)
Select position N.)
Press the brake pedal. )
Wait for around 30 seconds until N
or agear appears in the instrument panel.)
Move the gear lever to position A
, then to
position N.) With your foot still on the brake pedal, start
the engine.The gearbox is operational again.
Reinitialisation
Following disconnection of the battery, it is
necessary to reinitialise the gearbox.) Switch on the ignition.


Before doing anything under the bonnet, ensure that the gear lever is inneutral (position N ) and that the parkingbrake is applied.



In exceptional circumstances, the gearbox may need an automatic reinitialisation: starting and gear changing are no longer possible.
AUTOand -appear in the instrument panel.

For all parking situations, you mustapply the parking braketo immobilise the vehicle.

When immobilising the vehicle with theengine running, you must put the gear lever into neutral (position N)
. Be
fore switching off the engine:


- chan
ge to position N
to be in neutral,
or

- leave the vehicle in gear; in this case the
vehicle cannot be moved.

Follow the procedure described above.



Stopping the vehicle

With the ignition on, if this warninglamp comes on and AUTOflashes, accompanied by an audible signal and
a message in the multifunction screen, this
indicates a gearbox fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.


Operating fault

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Driving
Four-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfor t of fully automatic operation, enhanced by spor t and snow
programmes, or manual gear changing.
There are therefore four driving modes:-automatic
operation for electronic management of the gears by the gearbox,
-
sportprogramme for a more dynamic style
of driving,

- snowprogramme to improve driving when
traction is poor,

-
sequentialoperation for manual changing
of the gears by the driver.















Automatic gearbox
1.
Gear lever.2.
Button "S"(sport)
.
3.Button "7"(snow).
Gear selection gateGear lever
P. Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon or off.
- Starting the engine. R.Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle stationary, engine at idle.N.
Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brakeon.
- Star ting the engine. D.
Automatic operation.M + / -. Manual operation with sequentialchanging of the four gears. )Push for wards to change up through the
gears.or )Pull backwards to change down throughthe gears.



Displays in the instrument panel

When you move the lever in the gate to select
a position, the corresponding indicator is
displayed in the instrument panel. P.ParkR. Reverse N. NeutralD. Drive (Automatic driving)
S.Sportprogramme7
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Snow
programme1 2 3 4
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Gears engaged during manual
operation
-.Invalid value during manual operation

Foot on brake
)
Press the brake pedal when this
indicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel (e.g.: star tingthe engine).

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Apply the parking brake. )Select position P or N
.
)Star t the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, there is an
audible si
gnal, accompanied by the display of
an warning message.)With the engine running, press the brake pedal. )Release the parking brake. )Select position R, Dor M.)Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.


Moving off


When the engine is running at idle, with the brakes released, if position R, D
or M
is selected, the vehicle moves evenwithout the accelerator being pressed.
When the engine is running, never leave children in the vehicle without supervision. When carrying out maintenance with the engine running, apply the parkingbrake and select position P
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P


If position N
is selected inadver tently while driving, allow the engine toreturn to idle then select position D
toaccelerate.
Never select position N
while the vehicle is moving.Never select positions P
or Runless thevehicle is completely stationary.

Automatic operation
)
Select position Dfor automaticchanging
of the four gears.The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptivemode, without any inter vention on the par t
of the driver. It continuously selects the most
suitable gear according to the style of driving,
the profile of the road and the load in the
v
ehicle.
For maximum acceleration without touching the gear lever, press the accelerator pedal downfully (kick down). The gearbox changes downautomatically or maintains the gear selecteduntil the maximum engine speed is reached.On braking, the gearbox changes downautomatically to provide efficient engine
braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, thegearbox will not change to a higher gear for
safety reasons.

Sport and snow programmes


Sport programme "S"
)
Press button "S", after star ting the engine.
The
gearbox automatically favours a dynamic style of driving.
S
appears in the instrument panel.


Snow programme " 7
"
)
Press button "7
", after star ting the engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slipperyroads.
This programme improves star ting and drive
when traction is poor.
7 appears in the instrument panel.


Return to automatic
o
peration
) At any time, press the button selectedagain to quit the programme engaged and
return to auto-adaptive mode. These two special programmes supplement the
automatic operation in ver
y specific conditions of use.