warning Citroen C4 CACTUS 2015 1.G Owner's Guide

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Going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning   lamp   goes   off  a
nd   the   engine   starts   automatically:
-

w

ith a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress
  the   clutch   pedal.
-

w

ith an electronic gearbox:
●
 
c

ontrol  
o
n  
D,

 
w
hen  
y
ou  
r
elease  
t
he  
b
rake  
ped

al,
●
 
c

ontrol   on   N   and   brake   pedal   released,  
w

hen you press control D ,
●
 w

hen
 y
ou
 enga
ge
 r
everse. START
  mode   is   invoked   automatically   when:
-  y ou   open   the   the   driver's   door,
-
 
y
ou   unfasten   the   driver's   seat   belt,
-
 
t
he   speed   of   the   vehicle   exceeds   7   mph  
(

11 km/h)   with   an   electronic   gearbox,
-
 
s
ome   special   conditions   (battery   charge,  
e

ngine   temperature,   braking   assistance,  
a

mbient   temperature...)   where   the   engine   is  
n

eeded   for   control   of   a   system.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
In this case the "ECO" warning   lamp  f
lashes   for   a   few   seconds,   then   goes  
o

f f.
This operation is perfectly normal. Before
  doing   anything   under   the  
b

onnet, deactivate the Stop & Start
system   to   avoid   any   risk   of   injury  
r

esulting   from   automatic   operation   of  
S

TART   mode.
This   system   requires   a   12   V   battery   with   a  
s

pecial   specification   and   technology   (reference  
n

umbers   available   from   CITROËN   dealers).
Fitting   a   battery   not   listed   by   CITROËN  
i

ntroduces   the   risk   of   malfunction   of   the  
s

ystem.
For   charging,   use   a   12   V   charger   and   do   not  r
everse   the   polarity.
Maintenance
The Stop & Start system makes use of a
dvanced   technology.   For   any   work   on  
t

he   system   go   to   a   qualified   workshop  
w

ith   the   skills   and   equipment   required,  
w

hich a CITR
oËn
dealer is able to
provide.
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Driving

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A fault with the system is signalled in the " Driving assistance "
  menu  
(

primary   page)   of   the   touch   screen  
t

ablet.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the   symbol   in   the button   changes   to   alert m

ode   and   the   indicator   lamp   flashes   for   a
 f

ew   moments   then   stays   on   continuously.
If you press this button to reactivate the
system,  the   indicator   lamp   flashes   again   for   a  
f

ew   moments   and   then   stays   on   continuously.
The
 
Stop
 
&
 
Start
 
system
 
can
 
be
 
deactivated
 
in
 
t

he
 
touch
 
screen
 
tablet.
Deactivation
If the system has been deactivated in STOP m ode,   the   engine   restarts   immediately.
When
  driving   on   a   flooded   road,   it   is  
r

ecommended   that   the   Stop   &   Start  
f

unction be deactivated and that you
drive
  very   slowly. The
  system   can   be   reactivated   in   the   touch  
s

creen
 t
ablet.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically e
very   time   the   engine   is   started   by  
t

he driver.
F

P

ress on " Stop & Star t ".
F

Sel

ect the " Driving assistance "
menu.
The
 
indicator
 
lamp
 
in
 
this
 
button
 
comes
 
on
 
c

ontinuously. Pressing
  this  
b
utton   again   reactivates  
t

he   Stop   &   Start   system.   The  
i

ndicator   lamp   in   the   button   goes   off.
Have   it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
In
  the   event   of   a   fault   in   STOP   mode,   the   vehicle
 m

ay   stall.
All
  of   the   instrument   panel   warning   lamps   come   on.
Depending
  on   version,   an   alert  
m

essage   may   also   be   displayed,   asking  
y

ou   to   change   to   neutral   (control   on   N)
 
a

nd   put   your   foot   on   the   brake   pedal.
You
  must   switch   off   the   ignition,   then  
s

tart   the   engine   again.
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Exit from a parallel parking space
With the vehicle stationary, to activate the Park Assist   system:
F
 
W
hen   you   want   to   exit   from   a   parallel  
p

arking   space,   start   the   engine.
The   assisted   exit   from   parking   manoeuvre   is   in
 p

rogress.
Without   exceeding   5   mph   (8   km/h),   continue   the
 m

anoeuvres   following   the   information   given   by
 t
he   "parking   assistance"   system,   until   the   end   of m
anoeuvre   message   is   displayed.
The
  manoeuvre   is   complete   once   the   front   wheels
 o

f   the   vehicle   are   out   of   the   parking   space.
The
  indicator   lamp   in   the   control   goes   off,
 a

ccompanied   by   a   audible   signal.
The
  driver   takes   back   control   of   the   vehicle's  
s

teering.
oR
A

  message   is   displayed   in   the   screen.F
 
S
elect   the   exit   parking   space   manoeuvre.
 T

he   indicator   lamp   in   the   control   comes   on.
F  
O
perate   the   direction   indicator   on   the   exit  
f

rom   parking   side.
 T

he   direction   indicator   warning   lamp  
f

lashes   in   the   instrument   panel   throughout  
t

he   manoeuvre,   whatever   the   position   of  
t

he   stalk.
F  
S
elect   a   for ward   or   reverse   gear   then  
r

elease   the   steering   wheel.
F
Sel
ect the "Driving assistance "
menu
  in   the   touch   screen   tablet.
F
 
I
n   the   secondary   page,   press   on  
"P

ark Assist".
F
 
P
ress   this   control.
The
  indicator   lamp   in   the   control   remains   off.
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In bad weather and in winter, ensure
that the sensors are not covered by
road  dirt,   ice   or   snow.
In
  the   event   of   a   fault,   have   the   system  
c

hecked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
If
 
the
 
system
 
is
 
deactivated
 
during
 
a
 
m

anoeuvre,
 
the
 
drive
 
should
 
reactivate
 
i

t
 
to
 
repeat
 
the
 
measurement. If the lateral distance between your vehicle
and
  the   space   is   too   great,   the   system   may
 n

ot   be   able   to   measure   the   space.
Anything
 p
rojecting
 be
yond
 t
he
 e
nvelope
 o
f
 t

he   vehicle   (long   or   wide   load)   is   not   taken
 i

nto   account   by   the   Park   Assist   system
 d

uring   a   manoeuvre.
Deactivation
A message is displayed in the screen.
T he   driver   then   takes   back   control   of   the  
v

ehicle's
 s
teering.
The
 
system
 
is
 
deactivated
 
by
 
pressing
 
the
 P
ark
 
Assist
 
control
 
(or
 
the
 
Park
 
Assist
 
button
 
i

n the " Driving assistance "
 
menu
 
of
 
the
 
touch
 
s

creen
 t

ablet),
The
 
system
 
is
 
deactivated
 
automatically:
-
 
o

n
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
ignition,
-
 
i

f
 
the
 
engine
 
stalls,
-
 
i

f
 
no
 
manoeuvre
 
is
 
started
 
within
 
5
 
minutes
 
o

f
 
selection
 
of
 
the
 
type
 
of
 
manoeuvre,
-
 
a

fter
 
a
 
prolonged
 
stop
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
during
 
a

 
manoeuvre,
-
 
i

f
 
the
 
road
 
wheel
 
anti-spin
 
regulation
 
(ASR)
 
s

ystem
 
is
 
invoked,
-
 
i

f
 
the
 
speed
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
exceeds
 
the
 
s

tated
 
limit,
-
 
w

hen
 
the
 
driver
 
interrupts
 
movement
 
of
 
the
 
s

teering
 w

heel,
-
 
i

f
 
the
 
driver
 
presses
 
the
 
Park
 
Assist
 
control
 
(

or
 
the
 
Park
 
Assist
 
button
 
of
 
the
 
Driving
assistance
 

menu
 
in
 
the
 
touch
 
screen
 
t

ablet),
-
 
i

f
 
correct
 
positioning
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
not
 
p

ossible
 
(too
 
many
 
manoeuvres
 
needed
 
to
 
i

nsert
 
or
 
extract
 
the
 
vehicle),
-
 
i

f
 
the
 
driver's
 
door
 
is
 
open,
-

i

f one of the front wheels encounters an
obstacle.
Switching off
The system is switched off automatically:
-  w hen   towing   a   trailer,
-
 
i
f   the   driver's   door   is   opened,
-
 
i
f   the   speed   of   the   vehicle   is   above   42   mph  
(

70   km/h).
To
  switch   the   system   of   for   a   prolonged   period,  
c

ontact   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
Operating faults
In the event of a fault with the system, the   symbol   in   the   button   (located   in  
t

he   touch   screen   tablet)   changes   to  
a

lert   mode   and   the   warning   lamp  
f

lashes   and   then   goes   off.
Contact
 
a
  CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
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Automatic illumination
of headlamps
Activation
F Turn  the   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   accompanied  
b

y   the   display   of   a   message.
When
 
a
 
low
 
level
 
of
 
ambient
 
light
 
is
 
detected
 
b

y
 
a
 
sunshine
 
sensor,
 
the
 
number
 
plate
 
lam

ps,
  

sidelamps
 an

d
 d

ipped
 b

eam
 h

eadlamps
 a

re
 
switched
 
on
 
automatically,
 
without
 
any
 
a

ction
 
on
 
the
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
driver.
 
They
 
can
 
also
 
c

ome
 
on
 
if
 
rain
 
is
 
detected,
 
at
 
the
 
same
 
time
 
as
 
a

utomatic
 
operation
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
the
 
brightness
 
returns
 
to
 
a
 
s

ufficient level or after the windscreen wipers
are
 
switched
 
off,
 
the
 
lamps
 
are
 
switched
 
off
 
au

tomatically.
Deactivation
F Turn   the   ring   to   another   position.  
de activation of the function is
accompanied
  by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the sunshine   sensor,   the   lighting   comes  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
I

n
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   In   this  
c

ase,   the   lighting   will   not   come   on  
au

tomatically.
do n

ot cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
  the   rear   view   mirror;   the  
a

ssociated   functions   would   no   longer  
be c

ontrolled.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
in
 
the
 
instrument   panel   accompanied   by   an  
a

udible
 
signal   and/or   a   message.
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Parking lamps
Switching on
F W ith   the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  
u

sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The
  manual   guide-me-home   lighting   switches  
o

ff   automatically   after   a   set   time.
The
  temporary   illumination   of   the   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Side
 
markers
 
for
 
the
 
vehicle
 
by
 
illumination
 
of
 
t

he
 
sidelamps
 
on
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
only.
F
 
D

epending
 
on
 
version,
 
within
 
one
 
minute
 
o

f
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
ignition,
 
operate
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
up
 
or
 
down
 
depending
 
o

n
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
(for
 
example:
 
when
 p
arking
 
on
 
the
 
left;
 
lighting
 
control
 
stalk
 u
pwards;
 
the
 
right
 
hand
 
sidelamps
 
are
 
on).
This
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
i

llumination
 
of
 
the
 
corresponding
 
direction
 
i

ndicator
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
To
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
parking
 
lamps,
 
return
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
to
 
the
 
central
 
position.
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
When the automatic illumination of headlamps i s   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level   is   low,  
d

ipped   beam   comes   on   automatically   when  
s

witching   off   the   ignition.
Activation
  or   deactivation   of   the   system,   as   well  
a

s   the   period   for   the   guide-me-home   lighting  
a

re   set   in   the   touch   screen   tablet.
F

Sel
ect the "Driving assistance "
menu.
F
 
I
n   the   secondary   page,   press  
"V

ehicle settings".
Manual
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The windscreen wipers operate automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
  is   detected   (sensor   behind   the   rear   view  
m

irror),   adapting   their   speed   to   the   intensity   of  
t

he   rainfall.
Switching on Switching offThe automatic rain sen sitive w indscreen w
ipers   must   be   reactivated   by   pushing  
t

he   control   stalk   downwards,   if   the  
i

gnition   has   been   off   for   more   than  
o

ne minute.
Briefly
 
push
 
the
 
control
 
stalk
 
d

ownwards.
A
 
wiping
 
cycle
 
confirms
 
that
 
the
 
i

nstruction
 
has
 
been
 
accepted.
This
 
warning
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in
 
the
 
i

nstrument
 
panel
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
is
 
d

isplayed. Briefly
 
push
 
the
 
control
 
stalk
 
d

ownwards
 
again,
 
or
 
place
 
the
 
c

ontrol
 
stalk
 
in
 
another
 
position
 
(Int,
 
1

 
or
 
2).
Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
This warning lamp goes off in the instrument p anel   and   a   message   is   displayed.
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direction indicators
F Left:  lower   the   lighting   stalk   passing   the  p
oint   of   resistance.
F
 
R
ight:   raise   the   lighting   stalk   passing   the  
p

oint   of   resistance.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F Press briefly upwards or downwards, without   going   beyond   the   point   of  
r

esistance;   the   direction   indicators   will  
f

lash   3   times.
Hazard warning lam ps
A visual warning by means of the direction i
ndicators to alert other road users to a vehicle
breakdown,
  towing   or   accident.
F

P
ress this button, the direction indicators
flash.
They
  can   operate   with   the   ignition   off.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the   deceleration,   the   hazard   warning   lamps  
c

ome   on   automatically.
They
  switch   off   automatically   the   first   time   you  
a

ccelerate.
F
 
Y
ou   can   also   switch   them   off   by   pressing  
t

he   button.
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Under-inflation alertReinitialisation
Before reinitialising the system, ensure t
hat the pressures of the four tyres are
correct for the use of the vehicle and in
line
  with   the   recommendations   on   the  
t

yre   pressure   label.
The
  under-inflation   detection   system  
d

oes   not   give   a   warning   if   a   pressure   is  
i

ncorrect   at   the   time   of   reinitialisation.
This
 
is
 
given
 
by
 
fixed
 
illumination
 
of
 
t

his
 
warning
 
lamp,
 
accompanied
 
by
 
a

n
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
the
 
display
 
of
 
a
 
m

essage.
It
 
is
 
necessary   to   reinitialise   the   system   every  
t

ime
 
one   or   more   tyre   pressure   is   adjusted,   and  
a

fter
 
changing   one   or   more   wheels.
A
 
label   attached   to   the   middle   pillar,   driver's  
s

ide,
 
gives   a   reminder   of   this.
F
 
R

educe
 
speed
 
immediately,
 
avoid
 
e

xcessive
 
steering
 
movements
 
and
 
sudden
 
b

raking.
F

S

top the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do
so. F
 
I

f
 
you
 
have
 
a
 
compressor
 
(such
 
as
 
the
 
one
 
i

n
 
the
 
temporary
 
puncture
 
repair
 
kit),
 
check
 
t

he
 
pressures
 
of
 
the
 
four
 
tyres
 
when
 
cold.
 
I

f
 
it
 
is
 
not
 
possible
 
to
 
carry
 
out
 
this
 
check
 
s

traight
 
away,
 
drive
 
carefully
 
at
 
reduced
 
s

peed.
or
F

I

n the event of a puncture, use the
temporary
 
puncture
 
repair
 
kit
 
or
 
the
 
spare
 
w

heel
 
(depending
 
on
 
equipment),
The loss of pressure detected does not
always
 
cause
 
visible
 
bulging
 
of
 
the
 
tyre.
 D
o
 
not
 
satisfy
 
yourself
 
with
 
just
 
a
 
visual
 c
heck. The
 
alert
 
is
 
maintained
 
until
 
the
 
system
 i
s r
einitialised.
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Reinitialisation of the system is done in the the touch   screen   tablet,   with   the   ignition   on   and   the  
v

ehicle   stationary.
F
 
I
n   the   secondary   page,   press  
"U

nder-inflation initialisation ".
F
 
C
onfirm   the   instruction   by   pressing   "Ye s ",
an
  audible   signal   and   a   message   confirm  
th

e
 r
einitialisation.
The
  new   pressure   settings   registered   are  
c

onsidered to be reference values by the
system.
Operating fault
The flashing and then fixed illumination of the u nder-inflation w arning lam p a ccompanied b

y   illumination   of   the   "service"   warning   lamp  
i

ndicates   a   fault   with   the   system.
In
  this   case,   under-inflation   monitoring   of   the  
t

yres   is   no   longer   assured.
Have
  the   system   checked   by   a   CITROËN  
d

ealer   or   a   qualified   workshop.
Before
  doing   anything   to   the   system,  
t

he   pressures   of   the   four   tyres   must   be  
c

hecked   and   the   system   reinitialised.
The under-inflation alert can only be
considered reliable if reinitialisation of
the
 
system
 
is
 
done
 
with
 
the
 
the
 
four
 
tyre
 
p

ressures
 
correctly
 
set.
Snow chains
The system does not have to be r einitialised   after   fitting   or   removing  
sn

ow
 c
hains.
F

Sel

ect the " Driving assistance "
menu.
Safety