ESP CITROEN C1 2011 Owners Manual

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FAMILIARISATION When the ignition is on, the orange
and red warning lamps come on.
When the engine is running, these
warning lamps should go off.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to
the relevant page.

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A. Rev counter

B. Screen

C. Fuel gauge

 17 The dynamic stability control system
(ASR/ESP) optimises the vehicle's
road holding.
For correct operation of the system,
refer to the relevant page.

 59
Instrument panel Warning lamps ASR/ESP option

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MONITORING

Anti-lock
Braking
System (ABS) fi xed.
The anti-lock braking
system has a fault. The vehicle retains conventional braking.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed workshop without
delay.


Electronic
stability
programme (
ASR
/
ESP
) fi xed.
The ASR/ESP system is
in action. The system optimises traction and improves
the directional stability of the vehicle.
fi xed.
The ASR/ESP system
has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.

Coolant
temperature fi xed. The temperature of the
engine coolant is too
high. Stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait until the engine has cooled down before
checking up the level; top up if necessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer or qualifi ed workshop.

Airbags temporarily.
This lamp comes on for
a few seconds when you
turn on the ignition, then
goes off. This lamp should go off when the engine is
started.
If it does not go off, contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
fl ashing. At least one of the
airbags has a fault. The airbags may not be deployed in the event of
a serious impact. Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.

Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations

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AUDIO
Stereo reception
When the audio equipment receives
a station broadcasting in stereo it au-
tomatically transmits stereo sound
and the screen displays "ST" . If the
reception conditions deteriorate, the
audio equipment returns to mono
transmission and "ST" is no longer
displayed. Press one of these
two buttons briefl y to
increase or decrease
the frequency dis-
played respectively.
If you maintain the
pressure on the button
in the chosen direc-
tion, the frequency will be scanned
continuously.
The scan stops when you release the
button.
Manual station search
Automatic station search
Manual station storing
Selection of the radio source
Selection of a waveband
Press this button. Press this button twice
to select the next sta-
tion.
Press this button briefl y to listen to
each station available on the FM
waveband for three seconds. To stop
the station scan, press this button
again.
If the traffi c information programme

TA is selected, only stations which
broadcast this type of programme
are selected.
Press the button suc-
cessively to select
the wavebands FM1,
FM2, FM3 and AM. Select the required station.
Press one of the buttons "1" to "6"
for more than 2 seconds.
An audible signal confi rms that the
station has been stored.

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AUDIO Radio reception
Your audio equipment will
be subjected to phenomena
which do not affect domestic radio
sets. Both MW/LW and FM reception
are subject to various forms of inter-
ference. This is no refl ection on the
quality of the equipment but is due to
the nature of the signals and the way
in which they are transmitted.
On MW/LW, interference may be no-
ticed when passing under high voltage power lines or bridges, or in tunnels.
On FM, interference may be the re-
sult of increasing distance from the
transmitter, defl ection of the signal
by obstacles (mountains, hills, build-
ings, etc) or of being in an area which
is not covered by a transmitter.
Automatic storing of FM
stations (autostore)
Press this button.
Your audio equipment
automatically stores
the six best transmit-
ters received on AM and FM in your
current location. These stations are
stored on the AM and FM3 wave-
bands. The end of the search is sig-
nalled by two audible signals. Recalling stored stations
On each waveband, a brief press on
one of the buttons
"1" to "6" recalls
the corresponding stored station.
If it was not possible to fi nd
six transmitters, the remain-
ing memories remain empty:
three dashes are displayed
on the audio equipment screen for
each empty memory.

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AUDIO
Regional mode (REG)
Some stations, organised in a network,
broadcast regional programmes in the
various regions which they serve. The
regional mode enables you to continue
listening to the same programme. Search by type of programme
(PTY)
This enables you to listen to sta-
tions which broadcast a type of pro-
gramme which has a theme (NEWS, SPORTS, TALK, POP, CLASSICS).
EON system
This system links stations which be-
long to the same network. It permits
the transmission of traffi c information
broadcast by a station which belongs
to the same network as the station to
which you are listening.
In order to benefi t from this, select the
traffi c information programme
TA .
Using the AF (alternative
frequency) function on the FM
waveband
The
RDS (Radio Data System) en-
ables you to continue listening to the
same station irrespective of the fre-
quency that it uses in your current
location. The audio equipment con-
tinuously searches for the transmitter
which provides the best reception.
Press this button suc-
cessively to activate
or deactivate the func-tion.
On FM, the multifunction display will
indicate:
- "TP" or "TP EON" : the radio
transmits a programme while
awaiting the broadcasting of
traffi c information.
- "TA" or "TA EON" : the pro-
gramme transmitted by the radio
is put on standby while awaiting
the broadcasting of traffi c infor-
mation.
If you wish to interrupt the transmis-
sion of a message, press this button
again.
Traffic information
programme (TA)
Press this button suc-
cessively to activate
or deactivate the func-
tion.
The screen will indicate:
- "AF" if the function is activated,
- "AF REG" if the function is
activated at regional level,
-
"AF" fl ashing if the function is not
available.
When FM is selected,
press this button:
The volume of the traffi c in-
formation is independent of
the volume of normal radio
listening.
You can adjust it using the volume
button, when the TA programme is
being transmitted.
The setting will be stored and will be
used during subsequent message
transmissions.
RDS
- "no pty" is displayed,
- then press the button briefl y to select a programme.
After a few seconds without any ac-
tion, your selection is stored.

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AUDIO
Press this button to
select the next track.
CD AND CD CHANGER FUNCTIONS
Introscan (SCAN)
Press this button to lis-
ten to the start of each
track on the current CD.
Fast play Press and hold one
of these buttons for
fast forwards or back-
wards play respec-
tively.
The fast play stops
when the button is re-
leased. When a CD is insert-
ed, printed face up-
permost, play begins
automatically.
If there is a CD in the player already,
press this button.
CD FUNCTIONS Repeat of a track on the CD
(RPT)
Random play of the CD
(RAND) When the CD player
is selected, press this
button. If you wish to listen
to the current track
again, press this
button. To cancel the
repetition, press the
button again.
CD eject Press this button to
eject the CD from the
player.
The tracks on the CD will be played
in a random order. Press the button
again to return to normal play.
The random play mode is deacti-
vated when the audio equipment is
switched off. The use of copied CDs may
cause faults.
Insert circular CDs only.
Selection of a track on a CD
Press this button to
return to the start of
the current track or
to select the previous
track. Selection of the CD player

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AUDIO Press this button.
CD CHANGER FUNCTIONS Random play of a CD (RAND)
When the CD changer
is selected, press this
button for 2 seconds.
The tracks of the current CD will be
played in a random order.
Press the button again for 2 seconds
to return to normal play.
Selection of a CD Press one of these
buttons on the audio
equipment to select
the previous or next
CD respectively. Repeat of a CD (RPT)
If you wish to listen to
the current CD again,
press and hold this
button.
The use of copied CDs may
cause faults.
Insert circular CDs only.
To cancel the repetition, press the
button again.
Selection of the CD changer

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SAFETY
HORN
Press one of the spokes of the steer-
ing wheel.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
Press the button, the direction indica-
tors fl ash.
They can operate with the ignition off.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND BRAKING SYSTEMS (EBFD AND CSC * )
When the vehicle is being driv-
en, illumination of this warning
lamp indicates that the parking
brake is still on or has not been
properly released.

When parking on a slope,
direct your wheels towards
the pavement and pull the
parking brake
on
.
PARKING BRAKE
Applying
Pull the parking brake to immobilise
your vehicle.
When changing wheels
(tyres), make sure that these
are approved.
The anti-lock braking system comes
into operation automatically when
there is a risk of wheel lock.
Releasing
Pull on the handle and press the button
to release the parking brake.
* The CSC system is linked with the EBFD on vehicles which are not fi tted
with ASR/ESP systems.
EMERGENCY BRAKING ASSISTANCE
The ABS, in conjunction with the EBFD and CSC * braking systems, increases
the stability and manoeuvrability of
your vehicle on braking and provides
improved control, in particular on poor
or slippery road surfaces.
The ABS prevents wheel lock in the
event of emergency braking.
The EBFD and CSC * systems pro-
vide full control of the braking pres-
sure wheel by wheel. A distribution
between:
- the front and the rear in the case of the EBFD (Electronic Brake
Force Distribution),
- the left and the right in the case of the CSC * (Cornering Stability
Control).
In an emergency, this system enables you to reach the optimum braking
pressure more quickly and therefore
reduce the stopping distance.
It is triggered by the speed at which
the brake pedal is pressed. This is
felt by a reduction in the resistance
of the pedal and an increase in the
effectiveness of the braking.

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SAFETY
HORN
Press one of the spokes of the steer-
ing wheel.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
Press the button, the direction indica-
tors fl ash.
They can operate with the ignition off.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) AND BRAKING SYSTEMS (EBFD AND CSC * )
When the vehicle is being driv-
en, illumination of this warning
lamp indicates that the parking
brake is still on or has not been
properly released.

When parking on a slope,
direct your wheels towards
the pavement and pull the
parking brake
on
.
PARKING BRAKE
Applying
Pull the parking brake to immobilise
your vehicle.
When changing wheels
(tyres), make sure that these
are approved.
The anti-lock braking system comes
into operation automatically when
there is a risk of wheel lock.
Releasing
Pull on the handle and press the button
to release the parking brake.
* The CSC system is linked with the EBFD on vehicles which are not fi tted
with ASR/ESP systems.
EMERGENCY BRAKING ASSISTANCE
The ABS, in conjunction with the EBFD and CSC * braking systems, increases
the stability and manoeuvrability of
your vehicle on braking and provides
improved control, in particular on poor
or slippery road surfaces.
The ABS prevents wheel lock in the
event of emergency braking.
The EBFD and CSC * systems pro-
vide full control of the braking pres-
sure wheel by wheel. A distribution
between:
- the front and the rear in the case of the EBFD (Electronic Brake
Force Distribution),
- the left and the right in the case of the CSC * (Cornering Stability
Control).
In an emergency, this system enables you to reach the optimum braking
pressure more quickly and therefore
reduce the stopping distance.
It is triggered by the speed at which
the brake pedal is pressed. This is
felt by a reduction in the resistance
of the pedal and an increase in the
effectiveness of the braking.

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SAFETY
When this warning lamp
comes on, it indicates that
there is a fault with the ABS,
which could cause a loss of
control of the vehicle when
braking.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
When these warn-
ing lamps come on
simultaneously, it
indicates that there
is a fault with the braking system or
that the parking brake has not been
released fully, which can cause a
loss of control of the vehicle when
braking.

You must stop as soon as it is safe
to do so.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
Normal operation of the ABS
may make itself felt by slight
vibrations of the brake pedal.

In emergency braking,
press very fi rmly without
releasing the pressure.
ANTI-SLIP REGULATION (ASR) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAMME (ESP)
Operating check
Operation of the ASR and ESP
systems
When one of these two sys-
tems is operating, this warning
lamp comes on.
If a fault occurs with the
systems, this warning lamp
comes on. The ASR/ESP systems offer
exceptional safety during nor-
mal driving, but this should not encourage the driver to take
extra risks or drive at high speed.
Correct operation of these systems
depends on observation of the manu-
facturer's recommendations regarding
the wheels (tyres and rims), the brak-
ing components and the electronic
components as well as the repair pro-
cedures use by a CITROËN dealer or
qualifi ed workshop.
After an impact, have these systems
checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop to have the sys-
tems checked.
These systems are linked and sup-
plement the ABS.
The ASR system optimises drive to
prevent the wheels skidding, by act-
ing on the brakes of the driving wheels and on the engine. It also allows the
directional stability of the vehicle to
be improved on acceleration.
If there is a variation between the tra-
jectory followed by the vehicle and
that required by the driver, the ESP
system automatically acts on the
brake of one or more wheels and on
the engine to put the vehicle back on
course, within the limits of the laws
of physics.