engine Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Guide

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It has 3 positions:
- po sition 1 (Stop): i
nsert a nd r emoving th

e key,
-
 po

sition
 2
(Ignition on):
 s

teering
 c
olumn
 un

locked,
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 D
iesel
 p
reheating,
 en

gine
 ru
nning,
-
 po

sition
 3
(Starting).
Ignition on position
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric eq
uipment o r p ortable d evices t o b e c harged.
Once
 t

he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery
 d
rops
 to t

he
 r
eserve
 l
evel,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 s
witches
 t
o
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode:
 t
he
 p
ower
 s
upply
 i
s
 cu

t
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
o
 p
reserve
 t
he
 r
emaining
 ba

ttery
 c
harge.
Starting / Switching off the engine with the key
Ignition switch
Avoid attaching heavy objects to the key o r t he r emote c ontrol, w hich w ould we

igh
 d
own
 o
n
 i
ts
 b
lade
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 sw

itch
 a
nd
 c
ould
 c
ause
 a m
alfunction.
It
 c

ould
 a
dversely
 a
ffect
 t
he
 d
eployment
 of t

he
 f
ront
 a
irbag.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 l
eads
 t
o
 a l
oss
 of b

raking
 a
ssistance.
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
Keep safely, away from your vehicle, the l abel a ttached t o t he k eys g iven t o yo

u
 o
n
 a
cquisition
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 k

eys
 c
ontain
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 c
hip
 w
hich
 h
as
 a s

pecial
 c
ode.
 W
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 on

,
 t

his
 c
ode
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
ecognised
 f
or
 e
ngine
 st

arting
 t
o
 b
e
 a
uthorised.
This
 e

lectronic
 e
ngine
 i
mmobiliser
 l
ocks
 t
he
 en

gine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 a f
ew
 m
inutes
 af

ter
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 p
revents
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
y
 a
nyone
 w
ho
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ha

ve
 t

he
 k
ey.
In the event of a fault, you are
informed
 b
y
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d/or
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage,
 dep

ending
 on ver
sion.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
tart;
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
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Starting the engine
F With a petrol e ngine, o perate t he s tarter mo
tor b y t urning t he k ey t o p osition 3
without
 p

ressing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal,
 un

til
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ru

nning,
 r
elease
 t
he
 k
ey. F
 Wi

th
 a D
iesel
 e
ngine,
 t
urn
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 pos

ition 2
,
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
o
 o
perate
 t
he
 engi

ne
 pr
e-heating
 sy
stem.
Wait
 u
ntil
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 in t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 t
hen
 o
perate
 th

e
 s
tarter
 m
otor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 to p

osition 3
 w
ithout
 p
ressing
 t
he
 ac

celerator
 p
edal,
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 st

arts.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning,
 re

lease
 t
he
 k
ey.
If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight aw

ay,
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
 W
ait
 a fe

w
 m
oments
 b
efore
 o
perating
 t
he
 st

arter
 m
otor
 a
gain.
 I
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 no

t
 s
tart
 a
fter
 s
everal
 a
ttempts,
 d
o
 n
ot
 ke

ep
 t
rying:
 y
ou
 r
isk
 d
amaging
 t
he
 st

arter
 m
otor
 o
r
 t
he
 e
ngine.
 C
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.Never
 l

eave
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 i
n
 an e

nclosed
 a
rea
 w
ithout
 a
dequate
 ve

ntilation:
 int
ernal
 co
mbustion
 en

gines
 e
mit
 t
oxic
 e
xhaust
 g
ases,
 su

ch
 a
s
 c
arbon
 m
onoxide.
 D
anger
 o
f
 in

toxication
 a
nd
 d
eath!
In
 v
ery
 s
evere
 w
intry
 c
onditions
 (t

emperatures
 b
elow
 -
23°C),
 t
o
 e
nsure
 th

e
 c
orrect
 o
peration
 a
nd
 d
urability
 o
f
 th

e
 m
echanical
 c
omponents
 o
f
 y
our
 ve

hicle,
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 g
earbox,
 i
t
 i
s
 ne
cessary t o l eave t he e ngine r unning fo
r 4 m inutes b efore m oving o ff.
In
 c

ertain
 c
ases,
 y
ou
 m
ay
 h
ave
 t
o
 a
pply
 mo

re
 f
orce
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 (
wheels
 o
n
 fu

ll
 l
ock,
 f
or
 e
xample).
In
 w
intry
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 ca

n
 s
tay
 o
n
 f
or
 a l
onger
 p
eriod.
 W
hen
 th

e
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 do

es
 n
ot
 c
ome
 o
n.In
 t
emperate
 c
onditions,
 d
o
 n
ot
 l
eave
 th

e
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle
 t
o
 w
arm
 u
p
 b
ut
 m
ove
 of

f
 s
traight
 a
way
 a
nd
 d
rive
 a
t
 m
oderate
 spe

ed.
With
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 a
pplied
 a
nd
 t
he
 g
earbox
 in n

eutral or position N
o
r P
:
F
 de
press
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 f
ully
 (
manual
 ge

arbox),
or
F pr
ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f
irmly
 (
automatic
 ge

arbox),
F
 in
sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
nto
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch;
 t
he
 sy

stem
 r
ecognises
 t
he
 c
ode,
F
 un
lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 b
y
 si

multaneously
 t
urning
 t
he
 s
teering
 a
nd
 th

e key.
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Switching off the engine
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1- Stop),
f or a m aximum o f 3 0 m inutes y ou c an s till u se fu

nctions
 s
uch
 a
s
 t
he
 a
udio
 a
nd
 t
elematic
 sy

stem,
 t
he
 w
ipers,
 d
ipped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps,
 co

urtesy
 l
amps,
 .
..
F
 Ch

eck
 t

hat
 t

he
 p

arking
 b

rake
 i

s
 c

orrectly
 ap

plied,
 p

articularly
 o

n
 s

loping
 g

round.
Never
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 i

gnition
 b

efore
 t

he
 ve

hicle
 i

s
 a

t
 a c

omplete
 s

top.
 W

ith
 t

he
 en

gine
 o

ff,
 t

he
 b

raking
 a

nd
 s

teering
 as

sistance
 s

ystems
 a

re
 a

lso
 c

ut
 o

ff:
 r

isk
 of l

oss
 o

f
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
To
 f

acilitate
 u

nlocking
 o

f
 t

he
 s

teering
 co

lumn,
 i

t
 i

s
 r

ecommended
 t

hat
 t

he
 wh

eels
 b

e
 r

eturned
 t

o
 t

he
 s

traight
 a

head
 po

sition
 b

efore
 s

witching
 o

ff
 t

he
 e

ngine.
When
 y

ou
 l

eave
 t

he
 v

ehicle,
 k

eep
 t

he
 ke

y
 w

ith
 y

ou
 a

nd
 l

ock
 t

he
 v

ehicle. For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.Key left in the "Ignition on" position
If the key has been left in the ignition switch at position 2 (Ignition on) ,
the
 i

gnition
 w
ill
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
ff
 au

tomatically
 a
fter
 o
ne
 h
our.
To
 s

witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 b
ack
 o
n,
 t
urn
 t
he
 ke

y
 t
o
 p
osition
 1
(Stop),
 t

hen
 b
ack
 t
o
 pos

ition 2 (Ignition on) .
F
 St

op
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
F Wi
th t
he e
ngine r
unning a
t i
dle, t
urn t
he k
ey to p
osition 1 .
F
 Re

move
 t

he
 k

ey
 f

rom
 t

he
 i

gnition
 s

witch.
F
 To l

ock
 t

he
 s

teering
 c

olumn,
 t

urn
 t

he
 st

eering
 u

ntil
 i

t
 l

ocks.
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Starting / Switching off the engine with Keyless Entry and 
St
arting
Starting the engine
It is not necessary to place the electronic key in the rea
der. F Br
iefly press the "S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton
 w
hile
 m
aintaining
 pr

essure
 o
n
 t
he
 p
edal
 u
ntil
 t
he
 en

gine
 st
arts.
The
 s

teering
 c
olumn
 u
nlocks
 a
nd
 t
he
 en

gine
 st
arts.
See
 t

he
 a
dvice
 b
elow
 f
or
 D
iesel
 ver

sions.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 a
fter
 pr

essing
 "ST

ART/STOP",
 y

ou
 s
hould
 ho

ld
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 d
own
 un

til
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 d
o
 no

t press the "START/STOP " button
again.
If one of the starting conditions is not me t, a r eminder m essage a ppears i n th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 s
creen.
 I
n
 s
ome
 ci

rcumstances,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 t
urn
 th

e
 s
teering
 w
heel
 s
lightly
 w
hile
 p
ressing
 th

e " START/STOP " button to assist
unlocking
 o

f
 t
he
 s
teering;
 a m
essage
 wa

rns
 y
ou
 w
hen
 t
his
 i
s
 n
eeded.
If the electronic key is not detected in the z one, a m essage i s d isplayed. M ove th

e
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nto
 t
he
 z
one
 s
o
 t
hat
 th

e
 e
ngine
 c
an
 b
e
 s
tarted.
The presence of the "Keyless Entry
and
 S

tarting"
 e

lectronic
 k

ey
 i

n
 t

he
 re

cognition
 z

one
 i

s
 e

ssential.
As
 a s

afety
 m

easure,
 d

o
 n

ot
 l

eave
 t

his
 zo

ne
 w

ith
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 r

unning. In
 t

emperatures
 b
elow
 z
ero
 th

e
 e
ngine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
tart
 u
ntil
 th

e
 p
reheater
 w
arning
 l
amp
 ha

s
 g
one
 o
ff.
F
 Pl

ace
 t

he
 g

ear
 s

elector
 l

ever
 P

or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g

earbox,
 o

r
 n

eutral
 w

ith
 a man

ual
 ge

arbox.
F
 Wi

th
 t

he
 e

lectronic
 k

ey
 i

nside
 t

he
 v

ehicle,
 pr

ess
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 f

or
 v

ehicles
 w

ith
 a

n
 au

tomatic
 g

earbox,
 o

r
 f

ully
 d

eclutch
 f

or
 ve

hicles
 w

ith
 a m

anual
 g

earbox.
Diesel vehicles
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Switching off the engine
F Immobilise the v ehicle.
F Pl ace t he g ear s elector a t P or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
Do not leave your vehicle with the
electronic
 k

ey
 s
till
 i
nside.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 l
eads
 t
o
 a l
oss
 of b

raking
 a
ssistance.
If
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
mmobilised,
 t
he
 en

gine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
top.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nside
 th

e vehicle, press the " S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton.
The
 e

ngine
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
teering
 co

lumn
 l
ocks.
Emergency starting
When the electronic key is in the recognition zone a nd, a fter p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 a
t
 P
or N for
vehicles
 w

ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 ne

utral
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox.F Op
en t he f ront a rmrest.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 m
at
 b
y
 i
ts
 t
ab
 a
nd
 r
emove
 i
t.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 b
ack-up
 rea

der.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 o
n
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 f
ully
 d
eclutch
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button.
 Th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
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With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake w hether t he e ngine i s r unning o r o ff, p ull
control lever A .
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
-
 il

lumination
 of th
e
 br
aking
 war
ning
 la

mp
 a
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 P w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e control lever A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ase
 of a

n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 in p

osition P .
Before
 l

eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is co
nfirmed b y:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
If you pull control lever A w ithout p ressing th
e b rake p edal, t he p arking b rake w ill no

t
 b
e
 r
eleased
 a
nd
 a w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 co

me
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release t he p arking b rake, p ress on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
 n

ecessary,
 y
ou
 c
an
 m
ake
 a ma
ximum
application
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
 T
his
 i
s
 ob

tained
 by me
ans
 of a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 s
ee
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n
 m
aximum"
 a
nd
 a b
eep
 i
s
 h
eard.
In
 t
he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
owing,
 a l
oaded
 v
ehicle
 o
r
 pa

rking
 o
n
 a g
radient,
 m
ake
 a m
aximum
 ap

plication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 t
urn
 t
he
 fr

ont
 w
heels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g

ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.
After
 a m

aximum
 a
pplication,
 t
he
 r
elease
 t
ime
 wi

ll
 b
e
 l
onger.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- in the c ase o f a v ehicle t owing a c aravan or a t

railer,
 i
f
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 ac

tivated
 b
ut
 y
ou
 a
re
 a
pplying
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 ma
nually,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 g
radient
 y
ou
 a
re
 p
arked
 o
n
 m
ay
 va

ry
 (
e.g.
 o
n
 a f
erry,
 o
n
 a l
orry,
 d
uring
 towi

ng).
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174
Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of the br aking war ning la
mp a nd o f t he P w arning l amp i n th

e control lever A ,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tationary,
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 is a

utomatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed
 (
not
 fla

shing).
Never
 l

eave
 a c
hild
 a
lone
 i
nside
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 a
s
 t
hey
 co

uld
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not pr ess th e ac celerator pe dal un necessarily, as y

ou
 m
ay
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking o n a g radient, t urn t he f ront wh

eels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 en

gage
 a g
ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.The
 e

lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleases
automatically and progressively when you
press
 t
he
 a
ccelerator:
F
Ma
nual gearbox:
 p
ress
 d
own
 f
ully
 o
n
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal,
 e
ngage
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 r
everse,
 pr

ess
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 mov

e off.
F
Au
tomatic gearbox
:
 s
elect
 p
osition
 D
,
M
or R
 t
hen
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination o
f t he b raking wa
rning l amp a nd t he P w arning la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal,
 i
f
 th

e
 p

arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 in t

he
 c

ase
 o
f
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 P.
T

he
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 a
nd
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 i
mmobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 it i

s essential to manually
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 b

y
 p
ulling
control lever A .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
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175
Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting the engine), the p arking b rake c an a utomatically a lter i ts fo

rce.
 T
his
 i
s
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
To
 a

dvance
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 a f
ew
 c
entimetres
 wi

thout
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 b
ut
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 on

,
 p
ress
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 b
y pulling then releasing the
control lever A .
 T

he
 f
ull
 r
elease
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
n
 th

e control lever A
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 go

ing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stability c ontrol s ystem, s ignalled b y th

e
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 br

aking
 s
tability
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ot
 g
uaranteed.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 a f

ailure
 o

f
 t

he
 m

ain
 s

ervice
 br

ake
 o

r
 i

n
 a

n
 e

xceptional
 s

ituation
 (

e.g.
 d

river
 ta

ken
 i

ll,
 u

nder
 i

nstruction,
 e

tc)
 a c

ontinuous
 pu

ll on the control lever A
 w

ill
 s

top
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
The
 e

lectronic
 s

tability
 c

ontrol
 p

rovides
 s

tability
 du

ring
 emer

gency
 br

aking.
If
 t

he
 e

mergency
 b

raking
 m

alfunctions,
 th

e
 m

essage
 "

Parking
 b

rake
 f

aulty"
 w

ill
 b

e
 di

splayed. The
 e

mergency
 b
raking
 m
ust
 o
nly
 b
e
 use

d
 in ex
ceptional
 cir
cumstances.
In
 t

his
 e

vent,
 s
tability
 m
ust
 b
e
 a
ssured
 b
y
 t
he
 dr

iver
 b

y
 r

epeating
 a
lternate
 "
pull-release"
 ac

tions on the control lever A .
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185
Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO" w arning l amp c omes o n in t
he i nstrument p anel a nd t he e ngine go

es
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 a
utomatically:
-
 wi

th a manual gearbox ,
 a

t
 s
peeds
 b
elow
 12 mp

h
 (2
0
 km
/h),
 or ve
hicle
 st
ationary
 wi
th
 Pu

reTech
 1
30
 p
etrol
 a
nd
 B
lueHDi
 1
15
 a
nd
 12

0
 D
iesel
 v
ersions,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
ear
 le

ver
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 c
lutch
 peda

l, If
 y

our
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 t
he
 sy

stem,
 a t
ime
 c
ounter
 c
alculates
 th

e
 s
um
 o
f
 t
he
 p
eriods
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de
 d
uring
 a j
ourney.
 I
t
 r
esets
 it

self
 t
o
 z
ero
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 ig

nition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 w
ith
 t
he
 ke

y
 o
r
 t
he
 "
START/STOP"
 b
utton.
-
 wi

th an automatic gearbox, vehicle
stationary,
 w

hen
 y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 or p

lace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 N.
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:
- th e v ehicle i s o n a s teep s lope ( up o r d o

w n),
-
 th

e
 d
river's
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
astened,
-
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 h
as
 n
ot
 e
xceeded
 6 m
ph
 (1

0 km/h)
 s
ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 e
ngine
 s
tart
 (
using
 th

e
 k
ey
 o
r
 t
he
 "
START/STOP"
 b
utton),
-
 th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 bei

ng
 ap
plied,
-
 th

e
 e
ngine
 i
s
 n
eeded
 t
o
 m
aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t
emperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i
s
 a
ctive,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 t
o
 a
ssure
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
In this case, the "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 fl

ashes
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 of

f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
The
 S

top
 & S

tart system
 p

uts
 t

he
 e

ngine
 t

emporarily
 i

nto
 s

tandby
 - S

TOP
 m

ode
 - d

uring
 s

tops
 i

n
 t

he
 t

raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 j
ams,
 o
r
 o
ther...).
 T
he
 en

gine
 r

estarts
 a

utomatically
 - S

TART
 m

ode
 - a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 y

ou
 w

ant
 t

o
 m

ove
 o

ff.
 T

he
 r

estart
 t

akes
 p

lace
 i
nstantly,
 q
uickly
 a
nd
 s
ilently.
Per fect
 f

or
 u

rban
 u

se,
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 s

ystem
 r

educes
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 e

missions
 a

s
 w

ell
 a
s
 t
he
 n
oise
 l
evel
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
Never
 r

efuel
 w

ith
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de;
 y

ou
 m

ust
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 i

gnition
 wi

th
 t

he
 k

ey
 o

r
 t

he
 "

START/STOP"
 bu

tton.
STOP m
ode d
oes n
ot a
ffect t
he fu

nctionality of the vehicle, such as
braking,
 p

ower
 s

teering,
 f

or
 e

xample.
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186
Deactivation
Going into engine START mode
At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch to
de activate t he s ystem.
This
 i

s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 s
witch
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co

ming
 o
n
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a mes

sage.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
The "ECO" w arning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts a utomatically:
-
 wi

th a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress
 t

he
 c
lutch
 p
edal,
-
 wi

th an automatic gearbox:

 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 D
or M, when
you
 r

elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,

 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 N a
nd
 b
rake
 pe

dal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
lace
 t
he
 g
ear
 sel

ector in position D or M ,

 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.For s
afety r easons o r t o e nsure s mooth op
eration, S TART m ode i s i nvoked au

tomatically
 when
:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 1
5
 m
ph
 (2

5
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox
 (
3
 k
m/h
 (2 m

ph)
 w
ith
 P
ureTech
 1
30
 p
etrol
 a
nd
 Bl

ueHDi
 D
iesel
 1
15
 a
nd
 1
20
 v
ersions)
 o
r
 2 mp

h
 (
3
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
-
 th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 b
eing
 a
pplied,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 t
o
 a
ssure
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
In this case the "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 fl

ashes
 f
or
 f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 of

f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
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ou
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o
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TOP
 m
ode,
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mediately.
Driving

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