engine Citroen C3 PICASSO RHD 2013 1.G Owner's Guide
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Gear effi ciency indicator *
Operation
The system inter venes only when driving economically.Depending on the driving situation and your
vehicle's equipment, the system may advise you to skip one or more gears. You can follow this instruction without engaging the
intermediate gears.
The gear engagement recommendations mustnot be considered compulsory. In fact, the configuration of the road, the amount of trafficand safety remain determining factors whenchoosing the best gear. Therefore, the driver remains responsible for deciding whether or not
to follow the advice given by the system.
This function cannot be deactivated.
Example:
- You are in third
gear.
The information appears in the instrument panel in the form of an arrow accompanied bythe suggested gear.
* Accordin
g to engine.
- You press the accelerator pedal
moderatel
y.
- The s
ystem may suggest that you engage a
higher gear, if appropriate.
In the case of driving which makespar ticular demands on the performance of the engine (firm pressure on theaccelerator pedal, for example, whenover taking...), the system will notrecommend a gear change.
The system never suggests:
- engaging first gear,
- engaging reverse gear,
- engaging a lower gear. S
ystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up on vehicles
fitted with a manual gearbox.
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Display in the instrument panel
Gear lever positions
N. Neutral R. Reverse1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Gears in manual mode. AUTO.
This comes on when the automatedmode is selected. It switches off on changing to manual mode.
Moving off
)
Select position N. )
Press the brake pedal down fully.
)
Start the engine.
Nappears in the instrument panel screen.
)
Select automated mode (position A
) or Amanual mode (position M ) or reverse(position R
).R )
Release the parking brake. )
Progressively take your foot off the brake
pedal.
) Accelerate away.
AUT
Oand 1 , 1 or Rappear in the instrument
panel screen.
Automated mode
)Select position A.
AUTOand the gear engaged appear
in the instrument panel screen.
The
gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without any action on the par t of the driver. Itcontinuously selects the most suitable gear for:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- the style of driving,
- the profile of the road.
- the vehicle load.
For o
ptimum acceleration, for example
when over taking another vehicle, press the
accelerator pedal
firmly past the point of
resistance.
You must press the brake pedal whenstarting the engine.
Never select neutral N
when driving.
N
flashes in the instrument panel, accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the multifunction screen, if the gear lever is not in position Non starting.
A message is displayed in the screen, if the brake pedal is not pressed on starting the engine.
You can change mode at any time bymoving the gear lever from A
to Mor the other way round.