Citroen C1 2016 1.G Manual Online
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2016, Model line: C1, Model: Citroen C1 2016 1.GPages: 269, PDF Size: 7.63 MB
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Temporarily taking control of
gear changes
You can temporarily take control of gear changes  using  the  "+" and  "-" steering
Â
m
ounted  control  paddles.
Gear
 change  commands  are  only  acted  on  if Â
t
he  engine  speed  allows.  There  is  an  audible Â
s
ignal  if  a  command  is  not  accepted.
The
 gear  engaged  is  displayed  in  the Â
in
strument
 pan
el.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
 such  as  overtaking  a  vehicle  or Â
a
pproaching  a  corner.
After
 a  few  moments  with  no  action  on  the Â
c
ontrols,  the  gearbox  returns  to  automatic Â
c
ontrol  of  the  gears. It
 is  possible  to  change  mode  at  any  time,  by Â
m
oving  the  gear  selector  from  position  E to
position M
 and  the  other  way  round.
Never select neutral N when the vehicle
is
 moving.
F
Â
P
lace  the  gear  selector  in  position  M
.
F Â
C
hange  up  or  down  using:
-  t he  gear  selector,  pushing:
-  b ack,  "+" to  change  up,
-
Â
f
or ward, Â "-"
Â
to  change  down.
-
Â
o
r  the  "+" or "-"
Â
steering  mounted Â
c
ontrol  paddle.
The
 gear  engaged  is  displayed.
Gear
 change  commands  are  only  acted  on  if Â
t
he  engine  speed  allows.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
peal
 during  gear  changes.  There  is  an  audible Â
s
ignal  if  a  command  is  not  accepted.
When
 braking  or  slowing  down,  the  gearbox Â
a
utomatically  changes  down  so  that  pick-up  is Â
i
n  the  right  gear.
Manual mode
Under sharp acceleration, the gearbox will not  change  up  without  action  by  the  driver  on Â
t
he  gear  selector  or  steering  mounted  control Â
p
addles  (unless  the  engine  speed  is  close  to Â
m
aximum).
To
 engage  reverse,  the  vehicle  must  be Â
s
tationary  with  your  foot  on  the  brake  pedal.
F
Sel
ect position R .
Reverse
There is an audible signal on engaging reverse.
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The vehicle can be stopped whatever the position  of  the  gear  selector  (N , E or R ).
However,
 there  is  an  audible  signal  on  opening Â
t
he  driver's  door  if  the  gear  selector  is  not  at Â
p
osition N .
Switching off
When the vehicle is stopped with the e
ngine  running,  always  put  the  gear Â
s
elector to neutral N .
There
 is  a  continuous  audible  signal Â
i
f  you  turn  the  ignition  switch  to  "OFF "
with
 the  vehicle  in  2
nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th ge a r.
In
Â
this
Â
case
Â
return
Â
the
Â
ignition
Â
switch Â
t
o " ON ",
Â
move
Â
the
Â
gear
Â
selector
Â
to Â
p
osition
N , then to position E , M or R,
then
Â
turn
Â
the
Â
ignition
Â
switch
Â
to
Â
" OFF ".
On
Â
a
Â
slope,
Â
use
Â
the
Â
brakes
Â
to
Â
i
mmobilise
Â
the
Â
vehicle
Â
and
Â
place
Â
the Â
g
ear
Â
selector
Â
in
Â
position
Â
N , E or R . With
 the  ignition  on,  illumination Â
o
f  this  warning  lamp  indicates  a Â
g
earbox  fault.
Contact  a  CITROËN  dealer  or  a Â
q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Operating faults
In all cases, it is essential
that you
apply the parking brake to  immobilise Â
t
he  vehicle.
Before
 doing  anything  under  the Â
b
onnet,  check  that  the  gear  selector  is Â
i
n neutral N  and  the  parking  brake  is Â
a
pplied.
Limits of operation
On a gradient, or when hill start assist is activated, n ever hold the vehicle using the
accelerator :
 you  could  damage  the  clutch.
In
 these  situations  there  is  an  audible  signal.
F
Â
M
ove  the  gear  selector  to  position  N.
F
Â
W
ait  15  minutes  to  allow  the  clutch  to  cool Â
d
own  before  setting  off. -
Â
c
heck  that  the  ignition  switch  is  at  the Â
"
O
N
"
position,
- Â
p
lace  the  gear  selector  at  N
,  then  move  it Â
t
o E
, M or R .
If 1  is  flashing  in  the  instrument  panel:
-  p lace  the  gear  selector  at  E or M
, then
move  it  to  N.
If R
 is  flashing  in  the  instrument  panel:
-
Â
p
lace  the  gear  selector  at  R,
 then  move  it Â
t
o N.
If
N is  flashing  in  the  instrument  panel
 a
ccompanied  by  an  audible  signal  for  a  long  time:
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System which reduces fuel consumption by recommending the most appropriate gear.
Gear shift indicator
Operation
Example:
- Y ou  are  in  third  gear.
-
Â
Y
ou  press  the  accelerator  pedal.
-
Â
T
he  system  may  suggest  that  you  engage Â
a
 higher  gear.
Depending
 on  the  driving  situation  and  your Â
v
ehicle's  equipment,  the  system  may  advise Â
y
ou  to  change  gear.
The  gear  engagement  recommendations  must Â
n
ot  be  considered  compulsory.  In  fact,  the Â
c
onfiguration  of  the  road,  the  amount  of  traffic Â
a
nd  safety  remain  determining  factors  when Â
c
hoosing  the  best  gear.  Therefore,  the  driver Â
r
emains  responsible  for  deciding  whether  or  not Â
t
o  follow  the  advice  given  by  the  system.
This  function  cannot  be  deactivated.
The  information  appears  in  the Â
i
nstrument  panel  in  the  form  of  an Â
a
r row. The
 system  adapts  its  gear  change Â
r
ecommendation  according  to  the  d
riving  conditions  (slope,  load, ...)  and  t
he  demands  of  the  driver  (power, Â
a
cceleration,  braking, ...).
The
 system  never  suggests:
-
Â
e
ngaging  first  gear,
-
 enga
ging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
With
 an  ETG  electronic  gearbox,  the Â
s
ystem  is  only  active  in  manual  mode.
With  the  PureTech  82  engine,  the Â
s
ystem  only  suggests  when  to Â
c
hange up.
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Hill start assist
System which keeps your vehicle immobilised temporarily  (approximately  2  seconds)  when Â
s
tarting  on  a  gradient,  the  time  it  takes  to Â
m
ove  your  foot  from  the  brake  pedal  to  the Â
a
ccelerator
 ped
al.
This
 system  only  operates  when:
-
Â
t
he  vehicle  is  completely  stationary,  with Â
y
our  foot  on  the  brake  pedal,
-
Â
c
ertain  conditions  of  slope  are  met,
-
Â
w
ith  the  driver’s  door  closed.
The
 hill  start  assist  system  cannot  be Â
d
eactivated. On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationar y, the vehicle is held for a
momentarily when you release the brake
pedal:
-
Â
i
f  you  are  in  first  gear  or  neutral  with  a Â
m
anual
 g
earbox,
-
Â
i
f  you  are  in  position  E or M with an ETG
electronic
 ge
arbox.Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged,
the vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a fault in the system occurs, this warning  lamp  comes  on.  Contact Â
a
 CITROËN  dealer  or  a  qualified Â
w
orkshop  to  have  the  system Â
c
hecked.
Do
Â
not
Â
exit
Â
the
Â
vehicle
Â
while
Â
it
Â
is
Â
being
Â
h
eld
Â
in
Â
the
Â
hill
Â
start
Â
assist
Â
phase.
If
Â
you
Â
need
Â
to
Â
exit
Â
the
Â
vehicle
Â
with
Â
the
Â
e
ngine
Â
running,
Â
apply
Â
the
Â
parking
Â
brake
Â
m
anually.
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Stop & Start (VTi 68 S&S engine)
Operation
Going into engine STOP
mode
This indicator lamp comes on in the instrument  panel  and  the  engine Â
g
oes  into  standby  automatically:
-
Â
w
hen
 stationary,  in  neutral,  and  you Â
r
elease  the  clutch  pedal.
Never
 refuel  with  the  engine  in Â
S
TOP mode;  you  must  switch  off  the Â
i
gnition  with  the  button.
For
 smoother  operation,  during  p
arking  manoeuvres  STOP  mode  is  n
ot  available  for  a  few  seconds  after Â
c
oming  out  of  reverse  gear.
The
 Stop  &  Start  does  not  affect  the Â
v
ehicle's  systems,  such  as  for  example, Â
b
raking,  power  steering...
The
Â
Stop
Â
&
Â
Start system
Â
puts
Â
the
Â
engine
Â
t
emporarily
Â
into
Â
standby
Â
-
Â
STOP
Â
mode
Â
-
Â
during
Â
s
tops
Â
in
Â
the
Â
traffic
Â
(red
Â
lights,
Â
traffic
Â
jams,
Â
or
 o
ther...).
Â
The
Â
engine
Â
restarts
Â
automatically
Â
-
 S
TART
Â
mode
Â
-
Â
as
Â
soon
Â
as
Â
you
Â
want
Â
to
Â
move
Â
o
ff.
Â
The
Â
restart
Â
takes
Â
place
Â
instantly,
Â
quickly
Â
a
nd
Â
silently.
Per fect
Â
for
Â
urban
Â
use,
Â
the
Â
Stop
Â
&
Â
Start
Â
system
Â
r
educes
Â
fuel
Â
consumption
Â
and
Â
exhaust
Â
e
missions
Â
as
Â
well
Â
as
Â
the
Â
noise
Â
level
Â
when
Â
s
tationary.
Stop & Start time counters
A partial time counter counts the periods in S TOP  mode  during  a  journey.
It
 is  displayed  in  the  trip  computer  once  the Â
S
top  &  Start  is  operating.
Press one of the " DISP" buttons to return to the
previous
 d
isplay.
A
 global  time  counter  counts  the  periods  in Â
S
TOP  mode  since  the  last  reset.
When
 it  is  displayed,  press  one  of  the Â
"D
ISP "Â buttons
 to  reset  the  counter.
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Going into engine START
mode
This indicator lamp goes off and the engine s tarts a utomatically:
-
Â
w
hen
 you  fully
Â
depress  the  clutch  pedal.
START
Â
mode  is  invoked  automatically  when:
-
Â
y
ou
Â
open  the  driver's  door,
-
Â
y
ou
Â
open  the  bonnet,
-
Â
y
ou
Â
unfasten  the  driver's  seat  belt,
-
Â
s
ome
 special  conditions  (battery  charge, Â
e
ngine  temperature,  braking  assistance, Â
d
escending  a  steep  gradient,  adjustment  of Â
t
he
Â
air  conditioning...)  where  the  engine  is Â
n
eeded  for  control  of  a  system.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
In the event  o f  a  f ault  w ith  t he  s ystem,  t
his  warning  lamp  flashes  in  the Â
in
strument
 pan
el.
Operating fault
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified w orkshop.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
STOP mode is not invoked principally when:
-  t he  driver's  door  is  open,
-
Â
t
he  driver's  seat  belt  is  not  fastened,
-
Â
t
he  engine  is  needed  to  maintain  a Â
c
omfortable  temperature  in  the  passenger Â
c
ompartment,
-
Â
d
emisting  is  active,
-
Â
s
ome  special  conditions  (battery  charge, Â
e
ngine  temperature,  braking  assistance, Â
v
ehicle  stopped  on  a  steep  gradient,  high Â
a
ltitude...)  where  the  engine  is  needed  to Â
a
ssure  control  of  a  system.
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At any time, press this button to deactivate the system.
Manual deactivation /
reactivation
If the system has been deactivated in S TOP mode,  the  engine  restarts  immediately.
The
 system  is  reactivated  automatically  at Â
e
very  new  engine  start  by  the  driver.
Press
 this  button  again.
The
 system  is  active  again;  this  is  confirmed  by  the
 i
ndicator  lamp  going  off  in  the  instrument  panel.
Deactivation
 is  confirmed  by  the Â
i
llumination  of  this  indicator  lamp  in Â
t
he  instrument  panel.
Before
Â
doing
Â
anything
Â
under
Â
the
Â
b
onnet,
Â
deactivate
Â
the
Â
Stop
Â
&
Â
Start
Â
s
ystem
Â
to
Â
avoid
Â
any
Â
risk
Â
of
Â
injury
Â
r
esulting
Â
from
Â
automatic
Â
operation
Â
of
Â
S
TART
Â
mode.
Maintenance
The Stop & Start system requires a 12 V b
attery  of  a  special  specification  and Â
t
echnology.
All
 work  on  this  type  of  battery  must  be Â
d
one  only  by  a  CITROËN  dealer  or  a Â
q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
For
 more  information  on  the  12  V Â
b
attery,  refer  to  the  corresponding Â
s
ection.
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The speed limiter cannot, in any circumstances,  replace  the  need  to o
bserve  speed  limits,  nor  can  it  replace  the
 n
eed  for  vigilance  on  the  part  of  the  driver.
Speed limiter (PureTech 82 engine)
The speed limiter is switched on manually: t
his  can  be  done  whatever  the  speed  of  the Â
v
ehicle.  However,  if  you  are  driving  at  less  than Â
2
0  mph  (30  km/h),  the  programmed  speed  will Â
b
e  fixed  at  20  mph  (30  km/h).
The
 speed  limiter  is  paused by operation of the
control.
The
 programmed  speed  can  be  exceeded Â
t
emporarily  by  pressing  the  accelerator  firmly Â
b
eyond  the  point  of  resistance.
To
 return  to  the  programmed  speed,  simply Â
r
elease  the  accelerator  pedal  until  the  vehicle Â
r
eturns  to  the  programmed  speed  limit.
System
 which  prevents  the  vehicle  from  exceeding  the  speed  programmed  by  the  driver.Steering mounted controls
The controls are grouped together on this c
ontrol  stalk  at  the  steering  wheel.
1.
 S
peed  limiter  on  /  off:  by  pressing  the  end Â
o
f  the  control  stalk.
2.
 D
ecrease  the  setting:  by  pushing  the Â
c
ontrol  stalk  down.
3.
 I
ncrease  the  setting:  by  pushing  the  control Â
s
talk  up.
4.
 S
peed  limiter  on  /  pause:  by  pulling  the Â
c
ontrol  stalk  towards  you.
Displays in the instrument panel
The information is grouped together in the instrument  panel  screen.
5.
 S
peed  limiter  mode  selection  indication.
6.
 S
peed  limiter  on  /  pause  indication.
7.
 S
peed  value  setting.
The
Â
programmed
Â
speed
Â
remains
Â
in
Â
the
 m
emory
Â
when
Â
the
Â
ignition
Â
is
Â
switched
Â
off.
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Switching on
F Press the  end  of  the  control  stalk:  the  s
peed  limiter  mode  is  selected  but  is  not Â
s
witched  on.
F
Â
S
witch  the  speed  limiter  on  by  pulling  the Â
c
ontrol  stalk  towards  you,  if  the  speed Â
d
isplayed  is  suitable  (by  default,  the  last Â
s
peed
 pro
grammed). Once
 the  function  is  selected,  you  can  modify Â
t
he  speed  setting  by:
- Â
b
y  pushing  the  control  stalk  up  to  increase Â
t
he
 se
tting,
- Â
b
y  pushing  the  control  stalk  down  to Â
d
ecrease
 t
he
 se
tting.
A  brief  push  on  the  control  stalk  modifies  the Â
s
peed  setting  by  +  or  -  1  mph  (km/h).
A  maintained  push  on  the  control  stalk  modifies  t
he  speed  setting  by  +  or  -  5  mph  (km/h).
Adjusting the speed limit
setting
You do not have to switch the speed l
imiter  on  in  order  to  set  the  speed.
Pause
F You can  temporarily  stop  the  the  speed  l
imiter  by  pulling  the  control  stalk  towards Â
y
ou  again:  the  display  confirms  that  it  has Â
b
een  stopped  (Pause).
F
Â
P
ull  the  control  stalk  towards  you  again  to Â
r
estore  the  speed  limiter.
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Switching off
F Press the  end  of  the  control  stalk. T
he  display  of  information  related  to  the Â
sp
eed
 l
imiter
 d
isappears.
Operating fault
Illumination of this warning lamp in the  instrument  panel  indicates  a  fault Â
w
ith  the  speed  limiter.
Have
 it  checked  by  a  CITROËN Â
d
ealer  or  a  qualified  workshop.
The
 use  of  mats  not  approved  by Â
C
ITROËN  may  inter fere  with  the Â
o
peration  of  the  speed  limiter.
To
Â
avoid  any  risk  of  jamming  of  the Â
ped
als:
-
Â
e
nsure  that  the  mat  is  secured Â
c
o r r e c t l y,
-
Â
d
o  not  fit  one  mat  on  top  of  another.
Temporarily exceeding the
programmed speed
F Press f irmly on  the  accelerator  pedal,  g
oing  beyond  the  point of resistance, to
exceed
 the  programmed  speed  limit.
The
 speed  limiter  is  deactivated  temporarily Â
a
nd  the  displayed  programmed  speed  flashes.
As
 soon  as  the  vehicle's  speed  returns  to  the Â
p
rogrammed  value,  the  limiter  operates  again: Â
t
he  display  of  the  programmed  speed  becomes Â
s
teady  again.
An
 audible  signal  accompanies  the Â
f
lashing  of  the  programmed  speed Â
w
hen  exceeding  the  speed  is  not  due  to Â
a
n  action  by  the  driver  (steep  hill...).
Driving