tailgate CITROEN C1 2021 Owners Manual

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Keyless Entry and Starting system
System that allows the opening, closing and starting of the vehicle while keeping the electronic key on your person.
Electronic key
This electronic key can also be used as a remote   control.
It
  includes   an   integral   emergency   key.
For
  more   information   on   the   remote   control,  
r

efer   to   the   corresponding   section.
Unlocking the vehicle
Unlocking by the doors
F With  the   electronic   key   on   your   person  a
nd   in   one   of   the   recognition   zones,   press  
o

ne   of   the   buttons   on   the   door   handles   to  
u

nlock   the   vehicle.
F
 
T
hen   pull   on   the   door   handle   to   open   the  
d

o o r.
Unlocking by the boot
F With   the   electronic   key   on   your   person  a
nd   in   the   recognition   zone located   at   the  
r

ear,   press   the   button   on   the   boot   handle   to  
u

nlock   the   vehicle   and   release   the   tailgate.
F
 
T
hen   raise   the   tailgate   to   open   it.
The
  direction   indicators   flash   twice   to  
c

onfirm   the   unlocking   of   the   vehicle.
As
 
a
 
safety
 
measure,
 
the
 
detection
 
z

ones
 
in
 
which
 
the
 
the
 
electronic
 
key
 
i

s
 
operational
 
have
 
a
 
radius
 
of
 
about
 
7

0 cm
 
around
 
each
 
opening
 
button.
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Locking / unlocking and opening the boot
Using the keyUsing the remote control
F Press  the   open   padlock   to   unlock  t
he   vehicle   and   boot.
-
 
I

nsert
 
the
 
key
 
in
 
the
 
lock
 
barrel
 
and
 
turn
 
i

t
 
to
 
the
 
right
 
to
 
unlock
 
and
 
release
 
the
 
t

ailgate.
 T

he
 
vehicle
 
remains
 
locked.
-
 R
aise
 
the
 
tailgate
 
by
 
the
 
exterior
 
handle
 
to
 o
pen
 
it.
F
 
P

ress
  the   opening   button   to   release   the  
t

ailgate.
F
 
R

aise
  the   tailgate   by   the   exterior   handle   to  
o

pen
 
it. F
 
P
ress   the   closed   padlock   to  
u

nlock   the   boot   and   vehicle.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
you
 
close
 
the
 
tailgate,
 
it
 
locks
 
ag

ain.
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F With  the   electronic   key   on   your   person,  p
ress   the   boot   opening   control   to   unlock  
a

nd   release   the   tailgate.
 T

he   vehicle   is   unlocked   as   well.
F
 
R
aise   the   tailgate   by   the   exterior   handle   to  
o

pen   it.
Using the Keyless Entry
and Starting system
If the vehicle had been previously unlocked by the   front   door,   it   is   not   necessary   to   have   the  
e

lectronic   key   on   your   person   to   use   the   boot  
ope

ning
 c
ontrol. F
 
W
ith   the   electronic   key   on   your   person,  
p

ress   the   button   on   the   boot   sill   to   lock   it.


or
 L

ock   the   vehicle   by   the   front   doors.
When   closing   the   boot,   do   not   slam   shut  
t

he   tailgate:   guide   it   down   and   release   it  
a

t   the   end   of   its   travel.
Boot release
System for mechanical unlocking of the boot in   the   event   of   a   battery   or   central   locking  
m

alfunction.
Unlocking
F Fold   the   rear   seat   backrest   to   gain   access  t
o   the   lock   from   inside   the   boot.
F
 
U
sing   a   screwdriver   protected   by   a   cloth,  
r

emove   the   4   fixing   clips,   then   the   boot  
t

rim.
F
 
M
ove   the   trigger   to   the   right   to   unlock   the  
t

ailgate.
Access

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Rear parcel shelf
To facilitate loading of the boot, the rear parcel shelf   is   fitted   to   the   tailgate.
When
  closing   the   tailgate,   check   that   nothing  
c

ould   inter fere   with   the   return   to   position   of  
t

he shelf.
Do
  not   place   heavy   loads   on   the   shelf,  
a

s   they   may   cause   the   shelf   to   unclip.
To
  remove   the   shelf:
F
 
o
pen   the   tailgate,
F
 
u
nclip   the   two   cords,
F
 
p
ull   firmly   on   the   shelf   to   disengage   it   from  
i

ts   hinges   on   the   tailgate   inner   trim.
You
  can   then   stow   the   shelf   behind   the   front  
sea

ts.To
  refit   the   shelf:
F
 
o
pen   the   tailgate,
F
 
p
osition   the   underside   of   the   shelf   facing  
yo

u,
F
 
c
lip   the   shelf   into   the   two   hinges,
F
 
p
ass   the   two   cords   through   the   guides  
e

ither   side   of   the   struts,
F
 
c
lip   the   two   cords   in   place.
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Ease of use and comfort