Instrument panel Citroen C4 PICASSO 2008 1.G Owner's Manual

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D A S H B O A R D
Driver’s air conditioning controls
Manual and automatic gearbox controls
Automatic electronic parking brake controlInstrument panel Passenger’s air conditioning controls
Scented air freshener
Refrigerated storage
Radio-CD
Fixed centred controls steering wheel
Gear control leversSelector

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D R I V I N G
Electronic parking brake
This device combines :
- automatic functions :
Automatic application when the engine stops and automatic re-lease on use of the accelerator (automatic operation by default) ;
- manual use :
Permanent manual application / release of parking brake is pos-sible by pulling control A.
Navidrive Multifunction display
Before leaving the vehicle, check that the electronic parking brake warning lamp P (red) is perma-nently on.If you leave the vehicle with the engine running, manually apply the parking brake.Never leave a child alone inside the vehicle with the ignition on, as they could release the park-ing brake.
Parking space sensor
You can select the “parking space sen-sor” function by pressing on button A. Once the space has been measured, the function displays the following messages :
Warning lamps displaylamps displayWarning lamps displayps disInstrument panelpanelpanel
Multifunction display
Instrument panel
Parking possible
Parking diffi cult
Parking not advised
Hill start assist
To aid starting on a gradient, your vehicle is equipped with a system which keeps it immobilised for about 2 seconds, the approximate time it takes to move your foot from the brake pedal to the accel-erator pedal.

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Imperative stop warning lamp
When this warning lamp comes on, it is essential to stop the ve-hicle and switch off the engine. Contact a CITROËN dealer with-hicle and switch off the engine. hicle and switch off the engine.
out delay.
Warning lamp for low brake fl uid level and braking distribution malfunction
When the engine is running, this warning lamp, always in associa-tion with the STOP warning lamp, indicates that the brake fl uid level is low.
If the warning lamp has come on, stop immediately and contact a CITROËN dealer (See “Brakes”).stop immediately and contact a stop immediately and contact a
Seat belt non-fastening warning lamp (on NaviDrive instrument panel)
Seat belt non-fastening/ unfastening warning lamp
This warning lamp informs you if the driver’s or front passenger’s seat belt is not fastened (depending on model), and if the front passenger’s (depending on model) or the sec-ond- and third-row passengers’ seat belts are unfastened. The lit up po-sitions represent those whose seat belts are not fastened / unfastened. Depending on model, the front passenger seat may be fi tted with a presence sensor ; the corre-sponding warning lamp will only come on if the seat is occupied and the seat belt not fastened.
Driver’s and front passenger’s seat belts not fastened :
- The warning lamp lights up be-tween 0 and 20 km/h. Above 20 km/h (approx. 12 mph), it fl ash-es accompanied by a screen mes-sage and a sound signal for around 120 seconds.Rear passengers’ or front passen-ger’s seat belt not fastened with-out presence sensor :
- When the ignition is switched on, the points corresponding to the seat positions with seat belts not fastened remain lit up for 30 seconds.
Automatic electronic parking brake warning lamp
If this warning lamp comes on per-manently, it is confi rming that the parking brake is applied.
If it fl ashes, it is indicating an ap-plication or release fault. Urgently contact a CITROËN dealer (See plication or release fault. Urgently plication or release fault. Urgently
“Automatic electronic parking brake”).
Battery charge warning lamp
This warning lamp lights up for a short time when you start the engine. It should go off when the engine is running. If it comes on permanently, urgently contact a CITROËN dealer.permanently, urgently contact a permanently, urgently contact a
Automatic electronic parking brake fault warning lamp
This warning lamp comes on if there is a malfunction in the auto-matic electronic parking brake.
Warning lamp for deactivation of the automatic functions of the automatic electronic parking brake
This comes on if the “automatic application” and “automatic re-lease” functions when you switch off the engine are deactivated or faulty.
W A R N I N G L A M P S

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OPTIONAL FUNCTION CONTROLS MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY CONTROLS
Rheostat for dashboard lighting (instrument panel + controls)
Start of voice recognition (see chapter on Radio -NaviDrive instructions) Access to the “Main menu” *Scrolling in the multifunction displaydisplay
Pick-up / hang-up telephone (see NaviDrive instructions)
Personalisation button :
- Illumination / extinction of interior lamp or
- Diagnosis or
- Personalisation of display of in-formation in the instrument panel or
- Choice of background colour for the instrument panel.
To view the personalisation menu via this button, give it a long press.
Selection of the type of information to be displayed on the right of the screen (radio, trip computer, navigation / guidance, etc.) and for multifunction screen A, choice of activation/deactivation of your functions and adjustment choices
Cancellation of the current operation or return to the previous display
Air recirculationValidation of the function chosenor of the value modifi ed
Pick-up / hang-up (see chapter on Radio)
* To comply with legisla-tion in certain countries, the "Menu" control may be deactivated while the vehicle is in motion.
Display of “Directory” menu (see chapter on Radio)
F I X E D C E N T R E D C O N T R O L S
S T E E R I N G W H E E L

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The (6-speed) electronic gearbox offers you a choic
e of two driving modes :
- automatic mode,
- manual mode, with levers under the steering wheel 1.
Mode selection :
- automatic mode : selector 2 in position A.
- manual mode : selector 2 in position M.
Note : in automatic mode, instant manual operation is possible any time you action one of the levers 1.
Selection position
-The selector position is displayed in the instrument panel, on the left on multifunction screens A and C and on the right on multifunction screen DT.
-A background-litposition grille associated with the selector allows you to view the position selected.
When the ignition is on, lighting of the SERVICE wa rning lamp, accompanied by a sound signal and the message “Gearbox faulty” indicates a malfunctio n.
Urgently contact a CITROËN dealer.
For safety :

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Starting the engine
1. To start the engine, the selec-tor has to be in position N.
2.Press fi rmly on the brake pedal.
3. Action the starter.
4. When the engine is running, place the selector on R, A or M as desired.
5. Check, in the instrument pan-el, the position engaged.
6. Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Note : If the selector is not in po-sition N, and/or if the brake pedal is not pressed, the correspond-ing warning lamp(s) display and a message informs you that at least one of these two conditions is not met.
In this case, the engine will not start, recommence the above pro-cedure.
Using the 6-speed electronic gearbox
Reverse gear
Engaging reverse gear
To engage reverse gear, move the selector to R.
Only attempt to change to reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary.
Automatic mode
Changing to automatic mode
To change to automatic mode, move the selector to A.
Manual mode
Changing to manual mode
Manual mode activates when you move the selector to M.- Pull the lever “+” to change up a gear.- Pull the lever “-” to change down a gear.
When the engine is running, be-fore accelerating to move the ve-hicle, make sure that the position engaged on the selector grille or in the instrument panel is either : R, A or AM.Do not leave the vehicle with the engine running in R, A or AM.
If the vehicle is moving rapidly, if an inadvertent attempt to engage reverse gear is made, the warning lamp N will fl ash and your vehicle will go automatically into neutral. To re-engage a gear, you have only to reposition the selector on A, Mor R.
( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E MG E N E R A L( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M
Neutral
Changing to neutral
To change to neutral, move the selector to N. If the vehicle is mov-ing, do not select this position even momentarily.

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To select automatic driving mode :
- Move the selector to position A. The warning lamp A lights up in the instrument panel to confi rm the selection.
The gearbox then functions in au-tomatic mode, without any inter-vention on your part.
It constantly selects the gear that is best suited to the following pa-rameters :
- driving style,
- road profi le,
- optimum fuel consumption.
Temporary manual operation when in automatic mode
- By pulling either of the levers “+” or “-”, you can exercise tempo-rary control over the changing of gears. The request to change gear will be taken into account. You will still be in automatic mode. The warning lamp A re-mains lit up in the instrument panel.
- This function enables you to an-ticipate certain situations such as the approach of a bend or the need to overtake another vehi-cle.
( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E MA U T O M A T I C M O D E( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M
Cancellation of automatic mode
The change from position A (driv-ing in automatic mode) to position M (driving in manual mode) or vice versa can be made at any time. The warning lamp A disappears in the instrument panel.

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Do not use the accelerator to hold your vehicle on a gradient. Use either the brake pedal or the electric parking brake.
Before taking any action in the engine compartment, check that the selector is in neutral N.
( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E MG E N E R A L( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M
Acceleration
For optimum acceleration (e.g. to overtake another vehicle), you o nly have to apply the accelerator pedal beyond the end-of-travel switch, by pressing down fi rmly.
Vehicle stationary with the engine running
In the event of a prolonged stop with the engine running, the gearbox changes automatically to neutral N.
Stopping the engine
Before stopping the engine, you can choose :
- to leave the vehicle in neutral : move the selector to posi tion N.
- to leave the vehicle with a gear engaged (R, A or M) : Place the selector in the chosen position prior to stopping the engine. In this case, the vehicle cannot be moved.
In all cases, it is essential to apply the parking brake. Check that the parking brake warning lamp is lit up in the instrument panel.

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Selector position
The position of the selector is displayed in the instrument panel, on the left on multifunction screens A and C, on the right on multifunction screen DT.
A position grille relating to the selector allows you to vie w the position that is selected.
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Park
Never select positions P or R if the vehicle is not stationary.
If, while the vehicle is moving, position N is engaged inadvertently, allow the engine to idle before engaging position D or M.
Using the automatic gearbox
This position of the selector is used to prevent the vehicle from moving when you are stationary.
- To select position P, move the selector back to the highest po-sition (towards R), then push it forwards and then to the left.
Reverse gear
Neutral
Starting the engine
1. To start the engine, the selector has to be in position P or N.
2. Action the starter.
3. When the engine is running, place the selector on R, D or M as required.
4. Check, in the instrument panel, the position engaged.
5. Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Note :
- If the selector is not in position P, a message “place automatic gear-box in position P” appears on the multifunction screen, accompa-nied by a beep and the fl ashing of P in the instrument panel.
A U T O M A T I C G E A R B O XG E N E R A L
- To avoid incoherence between the position of the selector and the actual position of the gear-box, always exit from position Pwhen you switch on the ignition and press the brake pedal.
Otherwise, when the ignition is on or the engine is running :
1. Reposition the selector in position P,
2. Put your foot on the brake pedal and then select the gear you want.
- To exit position P, move the se-lector to the right and then to the position you want.
- Only engage this position when the vehicle is completely sta-tionary. In this position, the front wheels are locked. Make sure that the selector is correctly po-sitioned.
Only engage this position when the vehicle is stationary. To pre-vent snatching, do not accelerate too soon after selection.
Never select position N if the vehi-cle is moving.

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