Citroen C4 RHD 2016 2.G Owner's Manual

179
Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
1. Gear selector.
2. Bu
tton "T" (snow) .
3.
Bu

tton "S" (spor t) .
4.
 Po

sition
 m
arkings
 f
or
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector.P.
 Par

k.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re
verse.
-
 Re
versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
N.
 Ne
utral.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on.
- St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D.
 Au
tomatic
 opera
tion.
M.+ / -
   Ma
nual
 o
peration
 w
ith
 s
equential
 ch

anging
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu
sh
 f
or wards
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. or
F Pu ll b ackwards t o c hange d own t hrough th

e
 g
ears.
Gear selector positions
When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator co

mes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P
 Par

k
R
R

everse
N
N

eutral
D
 Dr

ive
 (
automatic
 d
riving)
S
Spo

rt
 prog
ramme
T
Sn

ow
 prog
ramme
1 to 6
  G

ear
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
-
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
Displays in the instrument
panelSix speed automatic gearbox w hich o f fers a c hoice be
tween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic o peration, en

hanced
 b
y
 s
port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes,
 a
nd
 th

e
 p
leasure
 o
f
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 o
ffered:
-
 au

tomatic operation for electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
 wi

th a sport
 p
rogramme
 f
or
 a m
ore
 dy

namic
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving
 a
nd
 a s
now
programme
 t

o
 i
mprove
 d
riving
 w
hen
 tr

action is poor,
-
 man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
6
Driving

180
Moving off
If position N is engaged inadvertently while d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re

turn
 t
o
 i
dle
 t
hen
 e
ngage
 p
osition
 D
to
accelerate. F
Selec

t position D for automatic
 chan
ging
 of t

he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
The
 g
earbox
 t
hen
 o
perates
 i
n
 a
uto-adaptive
 mo

de,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 i
ntervention
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 of t

he
 d
river.
 I
t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 su

itable
 g
ear
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving,
 th
e p rofile o f t he r oad a nd t he l oad i n t he ve
hicle.
For
 m

aximum
 a
cceleration
 w
ithout
 t
ouching
 th

e
 s
elector,
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 d
own
 fu

lly
 (
kick
 d
own).
 T
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 o
r
 m
aintains
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elected
 un

til
 t
he
 m
aximum
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 r
eached.
On
 b

raking,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 t
o
 p
rovide
 e
ffective
 e
ngine
 br

aking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
 w

ill
 n
ot
 c
hange
 t
o
 a h
igher
 g
ear
 f
or
 sa

fety
 r
easons.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning
 a
t
 i
dle,
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
rakes
 r
eleased,
 i
f
 p
osition
 R,

D or
M
 i

s
 s
elected,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
oves
 e
ven
 wi

thout
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 b
eing
 p
ressed.
Never
 l

eave
 c
hildren
 u
nsupervised
 i
n
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning.
When
 c

arrying
 o
ut
 m
aintenance
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 a
nd
 s
elect
 p
osition
 P.
N

ever select position N while the
vehicle
 i

s
 m
oving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicle
 i

s
 c
ompletely
 s
tationary.
If
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
elease
 au

tomatically,
 c
heck
 t
hat
 t
he
 f
ront
 d
oors
 ar

e
 f
ully
 c
losed.
F
 Wi

th
 y

our
 f

oot
 o

n
 t

he
 b

rake,
 s

elect
 pos

ition
P

or N
.
F
 St

art
 t

he
 e

ngine.
If
 t

his
 p

rocedure
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

ollowed,
 a

n
 a

udible
 si

gnal
 i

s
 h

eard,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a m

essage
 i

n
 th

e
 i

nstrument
 p

anel
 s

creen.
F Wi
th t
he e
ngine r
unning, p
ress t
he b
rake peda
l.
F
Selec

t position R , D or M.
Automatic operation
The parking brake is released manually, the ve
hicle m oves o ff.
If
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 o
n
 a
nd
 a
utomatic
 m
ode
 is a

ctivated,
 a
ccelerate
 p
rogressively.
If you do not press the brake pedal when trying t o m ove t he g ear s elector o ut of p

osition P ,
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 o
r
 t
his
 sy

mbol
 app
ears
 in th
e
 ins
trument
 pane
l
 ac
companied
 by a m

essage,
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
he
 P s
ymbol,
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m

essage
 a
nd
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
F Check that t he d isplay i n t he i nstrument pa
nel a grees w ith t he p osition e ngaged.
F
 Gr

adually
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Driving

181
These two special programmes supplement the automatic o peration i n v ery s pecific c onditions of u

se.
Sport programme "S"
F Press button "S" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a utomatically f avours a d ynamic st

yle
 o
f
 d
riving.
S
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Snow programme "T"
F Press button " T" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a dapts t o d riving o n s lippery ro

ads.
This
 p

rogramme
 i
mproves
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 d
rive
 wh

en
 t
raction
 i
s
 p
oor.
T
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.F
 At a

ny
 t
ime,
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
utton
 s
elected
 ag

ain
 t
o
 l
eave
 t
he
 s
pecial
 p
rogramme
 en

gaged
 a
nd
 r
eturn
 t
o
 a
uto-adaptive
 m
ode.
Sport and snow programmes
Return to auto-adaptive
mode
6
Driving

182
Manual operation
D disappears and the gears engaged a ppear i n s uccession o n th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is not e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be

tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
If the selector is not in position P ,
when t he d river's d oor i s o pened o r ap

proximately
 4
5
 s
econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 ig

nition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff,
 t
here
 i
s
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 a
ppears.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 me

ssage
 di
sappears.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
 Pu

sh
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 + s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
 Pu

ll
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 - s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe
rmit; o
ther wise, t
he g
earbox w
ill o
perate te
mporarily i
n a
utomatic m
ode.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 i

s
 t

oo
 l

ow
 o

r
 t

oo
 h

igh,
 t

he
 ge

ar
 s

elected
 f

lashes
 f

or
 a f

ew
 s

econds,
 t

hen
 th

e
 a

ctual
 g

ear
 e

ngaged
 i

s
 d

isplayed.
When
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 i

s
 s

tationary
 o

r
 m

oving
 ve

ry
 s

lowly,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 s

elects
 g

ear
 1


automatically.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
when
 chan

ging
 ge

ar.
It
 i

s
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 p

osition
 D


(automatic)
 t

o
 p

osition
 M (

manual)
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime.
The
 s

port
 a

nd
 s

now
 p

rogrammes
 d

o
 n

ot
 op

erate
 i

n
 m

anual
 m

ode. Before
 sw

itching
 of
f
 th
e
 en
gine,
 pu
t
 th
e
 se
lector
 in p

osition P or N
 t
o
 p
lace
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
n
 neut

ral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 u
nless
 i
t
 i
s
 p
rogrammed
 to a

utomatic
 m
ode.
Driving

183
When the ignition is on, a message appears i n t he i nstrument p anel sc

reen
 t
o
 i
ndicate
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Operating fault
You risk damaging the gearbox:
- if y ou p ress t he a ccelerator a nd br

ake
 p
edals
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime,
-
 if y

ou
 f
orce
 t
he
 s
elector
 f
rom
 pos

ition P to another position when
the
 b

attery
 i
s
 f
lat.
To
 r

educe
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 w
hen
 st

ationary
 f
or
 l
ong
 p
eriods
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning
 (
traffic
 j
am...),
 p
osition
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 a
t
 N a
nd
 a
pply
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake,
 u
nless
 i
t
 i
s
 p
rogrammed
 in a

utomatic
 m
ode.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 s

witches
 t

o
 b

ack-up
 mo

de
 a

nd
 i

s
 l

ocked
 i

n
 3

rd
 g

ear.
 Y

ou
 m

ay
 f

eel
 a s

ubstantial
 k

nock
 w

hen
 c

hanging
 f

rom
 P


to R
 a

nd
 f

rom
 N

to R .
 T

his
 w

ill
 n

ot
 c

ause
 a

ny
 da

mage
 t

o
 t

he
 g

earbox.
Do
 n

ot
 e

xceed
 6

0
 m

ph
 (

100
 k

m/h),
 l

ocal
 s

peed
 res

trictions
 pe

rmitting.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
6
Driving

184
Gear efficiency indicator*
Depending on the driving situation and your ve
hicle's e quipment, t he s ystem m ay a dvise yo

u
 t
o
 s
kip
 o
ne
 (
or
 m
ore)
 g
ear(s).
 Y
ou
 c
an
 fo

llow
 t
his
 i
nstruction
 w
ithout
 e
ngaging
 t
he
 in

termediate
 ge
ars.
The
 g

ear
 e
ngagement
 r
ecommendations
 m
ust
 no

t
 b
e
 c
onsidered
 c
ompulsory.
 I
n
 f
act,
 t
he
 co

nfiguration
 o
f
 t
he
 r
oad,
 t
he
 a
mount
 o
f
 t
raffic
 an

d
 s
afety
 r
emain
 d
etermining
 f
actors
 w
hen
 ch

oosing
 t
he
 b
est
 g
ear.
 T
herefore,
 t
he
 d
river
 re

mains
 r
esponsible
 f
or
 d
eciding
 w
hether
 o
r
 n
ot
 to f

ollow
 t
he
 a
dvice
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c
annot
 b
e
 d
eactivated. -
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The
 i

nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow.
System
 w

hich
 r
educes
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 b
y
 r
ecommending
 t
he
 m
ost
 a
ppropriate
 g
ear.
With
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 o
nly
 ac

tive
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
* Depending
 o

n
 e
ngine.
On
 v

ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox,
 th

e
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended. The
 s

ystem
 a
dapts
 i
ts
 g
ear
 c
hange
 re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r.
Operation
On BlueHDi Diesel 150 versions with manual g earbox, t he s ystem m ay su

ggest
 c
hanging
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 s
o
 t
hat
 th

e
 e
ngine
 c
an
 g
o
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 (
STOP
 mo

de
 w
ith
 S
top
 & S
tart),
 i
n
 c
ertain
 dr

iving
 c
onditions.
 I
n
 t
his
 c
ase,
 N
is
displayed
 i

n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Driving

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.
6
Driving

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
 a m

anual
 g
earbox
 i
n
 S
TOP
 m
ode,
 if a g

ear
 i
s
 e
ngaged
 w
ithout
 f
ully
 de

pressing
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal,
 a w
arning
 la

mp
 c
omes
 o
n
 o
r
 a
n
 a
lert
 m
essage
 is d

isplayed
 a
sking
 y
ou
 t
o
 d
epress
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal
 t
o
 r
estart
 t
he
 e
ngine. If
 t

he
 s
ystem
 h
as
 b
een
 d
eactivated
 in S

TOP
 m
ode,
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 im

mediately.
Driving

187
Maintenance
In the event of a malfunction with the system, the "ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes, th

en
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Operating fault
This system requires the use of a 12 V battery of specific t echnology a nd c haracteristics (r

eference
 n
umbers
 a
vailable
 f
rom
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop).
Fitting
 a b

attery
 n
ot
 l
isted
 b
y
 C
ITROËN would
 in

troduces
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 f
aults
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
ystem.
Before
 d

oing
 a
ny
 w
ork
 u
nder
 t
he
 bo

nnet,
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy

stem
 t
o
 a
void
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 to a

n
 a
utomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 mo

de.
The
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem
 m
akes
 u
se
 o
f
 an a

dvanced
 t
echnology.
 A
ll
 w
ork
 o
n
 th

is
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 o
nly
 b
e
 c
arried
 ou

t
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 a f

ault
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 t

he
 ve

hicle
 m

ay
 s

tall.
 A

ll
 o

f
 t

he
 i

nstrument
 pa

nel
 w

arning
 l

amps
 c

ome
 o

n.
Depending
 o

n
 v

ersion,
 a

n
 a

lert
 me

ssage
 m

ay
 a

lso
 b

e
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 yo

u
 t

o
 p

ut
 t

he
 g

ear
 l

ever
 i

nto
 p

osition
 N


and
 p

ut
 y

our
 f

oot
 o

n
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal.
It is then necessary to switch off the
ignition,
 t

hen
 r

estart
 t

he
 e

ngine
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey
 o

r
 t

he
 "

START/STOP"
 b

utton.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically at e very n ew s tart u sing t he k ey o r t he "S

TART/STOP"
 b
utton.
Press the "ECO OFF"
 s

witch
 a
gain.
The
 s

ystem
 i
s
 a
ctive
 a
gain;
 t
his
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 by t

he
 s
witch
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 di

splay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
6
Driving

188
Hill start assist
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationar y, the vehicle is held for a brief
moment when you release the brake pedal:
-
 if y
ou
 a
re
 i
n
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox,
-
 if y

ou
 a
re
 i
n
 p
osition
 D
or M with an
automatic
 g

earbox.
Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held for a brief moment when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs with the system, these warning lamps c ome o n. C ontact a C ITROËN d ealer or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked.
System
 w

hich
 k

eeps
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 i

mmobilised
 te

mporarily
 (

approximately
 2 s

econds)
 w

hen
 st

arting
 o

n
 a g

radient,
 t

he
 t

ime
 i

t
 t

akes
 t

o
 mov

e
 y

our
 f

oot
 f

rom
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 t

o
 t

he
 ac

celerator
 peda

l.
This
 f

unction
 i

s
 o

nly
 a

ctive
 w

hen:
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 i

s
 c

ompletely
 s

tationary,
 w

ith
 yo

ur
 f

oot
 o

n
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal,
-
 wh

en
 c

ertain
 c

onditions
 o

f
 g

radient
 a

re
 met

,
-
 wi

th
 t

he
 d

river’s
 d

oor
 c

losed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
Do
 n

ot
 l

eave
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 w

hile
 i

t
 i

s
 b

eing
 he

ld
 i

n
 t

he
 h

ill
 s

tart
 a

ssist
 p

hase.
If
 y

ou
 n

eed
 t

o
 l

eave
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 w

hile
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 r

unning,
 a

pply
 t

he
 p

arking
 br
ake m
anually t
hen e
nsure t
hat t
he pa
rking b
rake w
arning l
amp i
s o
n (
not fl

ashing)
 i

n
 t

he
 i

nstrument
 p

anel.
Driving