Citroen C4 2008 1.G Manual Online
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Luggage securing rings
U s e t h e 2 s i d e fi x i n g s a t t h e r e a r , a s well as the 6 anchoring rings on the b o o t fl o o r a n d t h e r e a r s e a t b a c k r e s t , to secure your loads.
For safety reasons, in case of hard braking, heavy objects should be placed as far forward as possible.
P r o t e c t i v e n e t
This helps to secure objects stowed in the boot.
BOOT
B o o t h o o k
Removing the rear shelf ( 3 - d o o r m o d e l )
- Detach the cords.
- Carefully lift then pull, tilting it slightly on one side.
Removing the rear shelf ( 5 - d o o r m o d e l )
- Detach the cords.
- Carefully lift then pull.
A v o i d u s i n g t h e r e a r s h e l f f o r h e a v y o r h a r d i t e m s .
T h e s e c o u l d b e d a n g e r o u s i f t h r o w n a r o u n d d u r i n g h a r s h b r a k i n g o r , i f t h e y t o u c h t h e r e a r s c r e e n , c o u l d d a m a g e t h e heating elements.
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When children are in the car
For maximum safety, consult the relevant authority in your country to be sure that you know the rules for the carrying of children. Observe the following recommendations:In accordance with European Regulations, all children of under 12 years of age or of height less than 1m 50 must be carried in approved child seats suitable for their age and weight, on seats equipped with a seat belt or ISOFIX anchorage. Check that the child seat is in compliance with current legislation, ensuring that it bears an orange label featuring the range of weights for which it is suitable as well as its approval no.children under 9 kg must be carried in a rear-facing child seat, whether installed in the front or at the back.
It is recommended to use this position for as long as possible (up to 2 or 3 years old).Statistically, the safest seats for the carrying of children are the vehicle’s rear seat positions.
CITROËN recommends you to install your child in one of the rear seat positions, even when using a rear-facing child seat.
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CITROËN offers you a complete range of child seats that can be secured by means of the vehicle seat belt. These child seats have been tested on vehicles in colli-sion conditions and they guarantee maximum safety for your children. They have also been selected for their ease of installation as well as for the comfort of the child.
In all cases, be sure to follow the c h i l d s e a t fi t t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s a s detailed in the installation manual provided by the seat manufac-turer.
GROUP 0+ from birth to 13 kg (around 1 year old)
Römer Baby-Safe Plus (L1): rear-facing, for use with a three-point seat belt. The deep, reinforced shell is designed to provide the maximum protection to the child in the event of a lateral impact.
GROUPS 2/3 (from 15 to 36 kg)
Recaro Start (L2): for use with a three-point seat belt. The height and width of the backrest as well as the length of the seat cushion should be adjusted depending on the age and girth of your child.
Klippan Optima (L3): for use with a three-point seat belt. From 6 years old (approx. 22 kg), only height adjustment is required.
GROUPS 1/2/3 (from 9 to 36 kg)
Kiddy Life (L4): for use with a three-point seat belt. The height and width of the backrest as well as the length of the seat cushion should be adjusted depending on the age and girth of your child. For the safety of young children (from 9 to 18 kg), CITROËN recommends the safety of young children (from 9 young children
you to use the protection apron.
Other child seats are recom-mended: see ISOFIX child seats in the handbook. See "Child restraints".
The majority of serious injuries resulting from accidents occur when a child either is not secured or is secured incorrectly. I t i s e s s e n t i a l t o a d h e r e t o t h e c h i l d s e a t fi t t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s as detailed in the installation manual provided by the seat manufacturer. ISOFIX child seats are particularly recommended for their ease and safety of use.When a rear-facing child seat is installed on the front passenger’s seat, the front passenger’s airbag must be deactiva ted. Otherwise there is a risk of death or serious injury to the child on deployment of the airbag.
"Passenger airbag OFF"
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CHILD SEATS secured by means of the vehicle seat belt
In accordance with European Reg-ulations, the table tells you to what extent each of the seat positions in your vehicle may take a child seat that is secured by means of the vehicle seat belt and approved as "Universal" depending on the weight of the child.
T a k e c a r e t o c o m p l y w i t h t h e fi t t i n g i n s t r u c t i o n s g i v e n i n t h e c h i l d s e a t manufacturer’s user guide.
U: Seat suitable for the installation of a universal rear- facing child seat and a universal forward- facing child seat
U(R): Seat position suitable for installation of a universal rear- facing child seat and of a forward- facing seat. The vehicle seat sho uld be adjusted to the highest position.
(a) It is essential to deactivate the front passenger’s airbag when a "rear facing" child seat is installed in the front passenger’s seat position.
Before placing your child in the front passenger’s seat positi on, consult the legislation currently in force in your country on the carrying of children in this position.
L-: Only the child seats indicated may be installed in the seat position concerned (depending on country).
X: Position not suitable for installation of a child seat of the weight group indicated.
Seat(s)
Weight of child
Up to 10 kg Up to 13 kg (groups 0 and 0+)
9 - 18 kg (group 1)15 - 25 kg (group 2)22 - 36 kg (group 3)
Front passenger (a)
Fixed seatUUUU
Height-adjustable seatU(R)U(R)U(R)U(R)
Lateral rearUUUU
Central rearL1XL3L3
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ISOFIX anchoring points and the ISOFIX fastening system
The lateral rear seat positions are equipped with the ISOFIX regulation anchorages.
Some ISOFIX child seats also have a top belt, which is for attaching on the ISOFIX "top" ring c.
To attach the top belt, raise the head restraint of the vehicle seat, then pass the buckle between the two s u p p o r t s . N e x t fi x t h e b u c k l e o n t h e "top" ring c and tension the top belt.
In all cases, the head restraint has to be raised to the maximum.
T h i s fi x i n g s y s t e m i s i n t e n d e d f o r children weighing up to 18 kg.
There are 3 rings for each seat position:
- Two "bottom" rings a and b located between the backrest and the vehicle seat. These are about 28 cm apart.
- One "top" ring c located in the boot between the wheelarch and the seat backrest.
ISOFIX child seats have two latches which are easy to secure on the two "bottom" rings a and b.
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Incorrect installation of a child seat in a vehicle compromises protection of the child in the event of a collision.
The ISOFIX fastening system enables you to reduce those risks p o s e d b y i n c o r r e c t fi t t i n g , o f f e r i n g you a convenient, strong and r e l i a b l e fi t t i n g f o r a c h i l d s e a t i n y o u r vehicle.
The ISOFIX child seat recommended for your vehicle is: ISOFIX RÖMER Duo:recommended for yourmend
It is sold by the CITROËN net-work. This seat has an upper strap, which must be attached to the ISOFIX "upper tether".
The RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX is a p p r o v e d s p e c i fi c a l l y f o r y o u r v e h i c l e .
If it is installed in a rear seat position, the vehicle’s corresponding front seat should be adjusted so that the child’s feet do not touch the backrest of this front seat.
This ISOFIX child seat can also be installed in seat positions that are not equipped with ISOFIX anchoring points. In this case, it is compulsory to secure it to the vehicle seat by means of the vehicle seat belt.
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Manual operation
Rear doors are locked by operat-ing the lever on the rear face of the door in question.When the manual safety is in use, the aperture is horizontal.
Electric operation
The electrical safety is activated by pressing the control located to the rear of the electric windows panel. This prohibits movement of the rear electric windows and rear passenger doors.
It is still possible to open the doors from the outside, provided the vehi-cle is not locked.
This system is independent of and in no way replaces the central locking.
Check the status of the child safety locks every time the igni-tion is switched on.
Always remove the ignition key when leaving the vehicle even if only for a short time.
In the event of a violent impact, the electric child safety locks are deactivated automatically to allow rear passenger to get out of the vehicle.
If the child safety lock is activated, the warning lamp comes on for approx-imately 10 seconds when switching on the ignition.
LOCKING REAR DOORS
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Any repair or any change o f t y r e , o n a w h e e l fi t t e d w i t h a s e n s o r , s h o u l d b e c a r r i e d o u t b y a C I T R O Ë N w i t h a s e n s o r , s h o u l d b e w i t h a s e n s o r , s h o u l d b e
Dealer.
T h e s y s t e m m a y b e a f f e c t e d f r o m t i m e t o t i m e b y i n t e r f e r e n c e f r o m r a d i o t r a n s m i s s i o n s o n s i m i l a r f r e q u e n c i e s .
This function alerts you in the event of a t y r e b e i n g d e fl a t e d o r p u n c t u r e d . F o r t h i s p u r p o s e , s e n s o r s c o n t i n u o u s l y monitor the condition of the vehicle’s w h e e l s .
This system does not absolve the driver of the need to check the tyre p r e s s u r e s r e g u l a r l y .
The S E R V I C E warning l a m p l i g h t s u p a n d a vehicle outline is d i s p l a y e d . The wheel(s) concerned will be shown fl a s h i n g o n t h e v e h i c l e o u t l i n e . C h e c k t h e t y r e p r e s s u r e s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
U n d e r - i n fl a t i o n w a r n i n g
The S T O P w a r n i n g l a m p l i g h t s u p a n d a v e h i c l e o u t l i n e i s d i s p l a y e d .
The wheel(s) concerned w i l l b e s h o w n fl a s h i n g o n t h e v e h i c l e o u t l i n e . S t o p t h e v e h i c l e i m m e d i a t e l y , a v o i d i n g any violent actions on the steering w h e e l o r b r a k e s .
P u n c t u r e
C h a n g e t h e d a m a g e d w h e e l ( w h e t h e r p u n c t u r e d o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y d e fl a t e d ) , h a v e t h e t y r e r e p a i r e d a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e , t h e n c h e c k t h e t y r e p r e s s u r e a s s o o n a s y o u c a n a f t e r t h a t .
The wheel affected will no longer be detectable by the alert system if it i s i n t h e b o o t o r u n d e r g o i n g r e p a i r (information given by the vehicle o u t l i n e ) . T h e s p a r e w h e e l w i l l n o t b e m o n i t o r e d b y t h e a l e r t s y s t e m .
The S E R V I C E warning l a m p l i g h t s u p a n d a vehicle outline is d i s p l a y e d . T h e w h e e l ( s ) concerned will be shown as absent on the vehicle o u t l i n e . I f y o u h a v e n o t c h a n g e d a w h e e l , t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i n d i c a t e s a m a l f u n c t i o n o n g o f t h e s y s t e m .
C o n s u l t t h e C I T R O Ë N n e t w o r k t o h a v e t h e d e f e c t i v e s e n s o r ( s ) r e p l a c e d .
T h e d e fl a t i o n d e t e c t i o n s y s t e m i s a driving assistance function which does not absolve the driver from t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y t o b e v i g i l a n t , or from the need to check the tyre p r e s s u r e s r e g u l a r l y ( s e e " V e h i c l e i d e n t i fi c a t i o n " ) .
Wheel without senso
T Y R E P R E S S U R E S E N S O R SThis system does not absolve the driver of the need to check the tyre p r e s s u r e s o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s ( s e e " I d e n t i fi c a t i o n " ) , t o e n s u r e t h a t t h e vehicle behaves as it should and to a v o i d p r e m a t u r e w e a r o n t h e t y r e s , e s p e c i a l l y w h e n t h e v e h i c l e i s b e i n g subjected to heavy loads or driven a t h i g h s p e e d s .
Do not forget to check the tyre pressure on the spare wheel.
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B r a k i n g s y s t e m Y o u r v e h i c l e ’ s m o s t i m p o r t a n t s a f e t y f e a t u r e , t h e b r a k i n g s y s t e m , i s p r o -vided by brake discs (or discs and d r u m s ) a n d a d u a l h y d r a u l i c c i r c u i t .
W h e n t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g , p o w e r a s s i s t a n c e i s p r o v i d e d s o t h a t p e d a l e f f o r t i s r e d u c e d .
O n w e t r o a d s , o r a f t e r w a s h i n g t h e v e h i c l e , t h e r e c a n b e a s l i g h t d e l a y i n b r a k e r e s p o n s e . F r o m t i m e t o t i m e , a p p l y t h e b r a k e s b r i e fl y s o t h a t t h e h e a t g e n e r a t e d c a n d i s p e l a n y m o i s t u r e .
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S A F E T Y R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S
T h e E S P s y s t e m o f f e r s i n c r e a s e d d r i v i n g s a f e t y b u t i s n o t i n p l a c e t o e n c o u r a g e t h e d r i v e r t o t a k e a d d i -tional risks or to drive at excessive s p e e d s .
T h e f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h i s s y s t e m i s s u b - j e c t t o c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c -turer’s recommendations on wheels ( t y r e s a n d r i m s ) , b r a k e p a r t s a n d e l e c - t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s , a s w e l l a s w i t h C I T R O Ë N ’ s a s s e m b l y a n d r e p a i r p r o - t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s , a s w e l l a s w i t h t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s , a s w e l l a s w i t h
c e d u r e s .
A f t e r a n y c o l l i s i o n , h a v e t h i s s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r . A f t e r a n y c o l l i s i o n , h a v e t h i s s y s t e m A f t e r a n y c o l l i s i o n , h a v e t h i s s y s t e m
E l e c t r o n i c S t a b i l i t y P r o g r a m m e ( E S P ) a n d T r a c t i o n C o n t r o l ( A S R )
T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e c l o s e l y c o n -nected to the ABS and additional t o i t . W h e r e a d i f f e r e n c e i s d e t e c t e d between the trajectory followed by the vehicle and that wanted by the d r i v e r , t h e E S P s y s t e m a c t s a u -tomatically on the brake of one or more wheels to return the vehicle to t h e t r a j e c t o r y w a n t e d , w i t h i n t h e l i m - i t s o f t h e l a w s o f p h y s i c s . T h e A S R s y s t e m o p t i m i s e s t r a c t i o n a n d p r e - v e n t s w h e e l s p i n b y a c t i n g o n t h e b r a k e s o f t h e d r i v i n g w h e e l s . I t a l s o i m p r o v e s s t e e r i n g s t a b i l i t y d u r i n g a c c e l e r a t i o n .
E L E C T R O N I C S T A B I L I T Y P R O G R A M M E S D e a c t i v a t i o n
I n e x c e p t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n s ( v e h i c l e s t u c k i n s n o w , s o f t g r o u n d , e t c . ) i t m a y p r o v e u s e f u l t o d e a c t i v a t e t h e E S P / A S R s y s t e m t o a l l o w t h e wheels t o s p i n a n d t h u s r e g a i n t r a c t i o n .
P r e s s o n c o n t r o l A , t h e E S P / A S R w a r n i n g l a m p a n d t h e c o n t r o l l i g h t u p . T h e E S P / A S R s y s t e m s a r e n o l o n g e r a c t i v e .
T h e E S P / A S R s y s t e m s w i l l a c t i v a t e again:
- A u t o m a t i c a l l y after the ignition h a s b e e n s w i t c h e d o f f .
- A u t o m a t i c a l l y when you drive at a b o v e a p p r o x . 3 0 m p h .
- M a n u a l l y w i t h a n o t h e r p r e s s o n control A .
O p e r a t i o n a l a n o m a l y
I f t h e r e i s a s y s t e m m a l f u n c t i o n , t h e E S P / A S R w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n . C o n t a c t C I T R O Ë N t o h a v e t h e s y s - w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n . w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n .
t e m c h e c k e d . O p e r a t i o n
W h e n e i t h e r t h e E S P o r A S R s y s - t e m i s b r o u g h t i n t o o p e r a t i o n , the E S P / A S R w a r n i n g l a m p fl a s h e s .