gearbox Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2015 1.G Owner's Manual

9
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
The
 g

ear
 e
fficiency
 i
ndicator
 i
nvites
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 t
he
 m
ost
 s
uitable
 g
ear:
 as s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 i
ndication
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 f
ollow
 i
t
 st

raight
 a
way.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
 3

0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h),
 c
lose
 t
he
 w
indows
 a
nd
 l
eave
 t
he
 a
ir
 v
ents
 open

.
Remember
 t

o
 m
ake
 u
se
 o
f
 e
quipment
 t
hat
 c
an
 h
elp
 k
eep
 t
he
 te

mperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 d
own
 (
sunroof
 a
nd
 w
indow
 bl

inds...).
To
 s

ave
 e
nergy,
 d
o
 n
ot
 s
et
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 a
t
 t
oo
 l
ow
 a t
emperature.
As
 s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 d
esired
 t
emperature
 h
as
 b
een
 r
eached,
 l
imit
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 th

e
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 e
xcept
 i
f
 r
egulation
 i
s
 a
utomatic.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 d
efrosting
 c
ontrols
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 c
onsider
 po

ssible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eated
 s
eat
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 f
oglamp
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 l
ight
 d
oes
 n
ot
 re

quire
 t
heir
 u
se.
Avoid
 r

unning
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 m
oving
 o
ff,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 w
inter;
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 w
ill
 w
arm
 u
p
 m
uch
 f
aster
 w
hile
 d
riving.
As
 a p

assenger,
 i
f
 y
ou
 a
void
 c
onnecting
 y
our
 m
ultimedia
 d
evices
 (f

ilm,
 m
usic,
 v
ideo
 g
ame...),
 y
ou
 w
ill
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 l
imiting
 t
he
 co

nsumption
 o
f
 e
lectrical
 e
nergy,
 a
nd
 s
o
 o
f
 f
uel.
Disconnect
 y

our
 p
ortable
 d
evices
 b
efore
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
W
ith
 a

n
 e

lectronic
 g

earbox,
 d

o
 n

ot
 p

ress
 t

he
 a

ccelerator
 p

edal
 h

eavily
 or sudd

enly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather th an t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr

actices
 c
ontribute
 t
owards
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 a
nd
 C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elp r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
If
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 c

ruise
 c

ontrol,
 m

ake
 u

se
 o

f
 t

he
 s

ystem
 a

t
 s

peeds
 ab

ove
 2

5
 m

ph
 (

40
 k

m/h)
 w

hen
 t

he
 t

raffic
 i

s
 f

lowing
 w

ell.
.
Eco-driving

70
Interior fittings with a manual gearbox
1. Sun visor.
2 . Gl ove box.
 It h

ouses
 a
n
 a
uxiliary
 s
ocket.
3.
12 V a

ccessor y socket (max. 120 W).
4.
US

B por t.
5.
Op

en storage.
6.
Cu

p holder.
7.
Fr

ont armrest with storage.
 (d

epending
 on ver
sion).
8.
Fr

ont door pockets.
9.
M

at.
Ease of use and comfort

71
Interior fittings with an electronic gearbox
1. Sun visor.
2 . Gl ove box.
 It h

ouses
 a
n
 a
uxiliary
 s
ocket.
3.
12 V a

ccessor y socket (max. 120 W).
4.
US

B por t.
5.
Op

en storage.
6.
Cu

p holder.
7.
Fr

ont armrest.
8.
Fr

ont door pockets.
9.
M

at.
3
Ease of use and comfort

74
Coat hooks
They are located above each rear door.Electronic gearbox
The armrest can be inclined for wards to benefit f rom i ts c omfort o r f olded c ompletely bac

kwards.
Front armrest
Manual gearbox
(depending on equipment)
These storage spaces can be used to house p ortable d evices ( mobile p hone, MP

3
 p
layer...)
 w
hich
 c
an
 b
e
 c
onnected
 to t

he
 U
SB
 p
ort
 / a
uxiliary
 s
ocket
 o
r
 ch

arged
 f
rom
 t
he
 1
2
 V s
ocket
 i
n
 t
he
 ce

ntre
 c
onsole.
F
 Fo

r
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 c
losed
 s
torage
 b
ox,
 l
ift
 th

e
 l
ever
 t
o
 o
pen
 t
he
 l
id.
F
 Fo
r
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 o
pen
 s
torage
 b
ox
 b
elow
 th

e
 a
rmrest,
 l
ift
 t
he
 c
omplete
 a
rmrest
 to

wards
 t
he
 r
ear.
Ease of use and comfort

123
5-speed manual gearbox
Engaging reverse
gear
F Press the c lutch p edal f ully d own.
F Pu sh t he g ear l ever f ully t o t he r ight t hen bac

kwards. Only
 e

ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle.
As
 a s
afety
 p
recaution
 a
nd
 t
o
 f
acilitate
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine:
-
 al
ways
 s
elect
 n
eutral,
-
 pr
ess
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
6
Driving

124
Operation
Gear efficiency indicator
System which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up, on vehicles fitted with a manual gearbox.
Th e
 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,
-
 en

gaging
 a l
ower
 g
ear.
Example:
-
 Yo

u
 a
re
 i
n
 t
hird
 g
ear.
Depending
 o

n
 t
he
 d
riving
 s
ituation
 a
nd
 y
our
 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.
-
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
-
 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,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 th

e
 r
ecommended
 g
ear.
On
 c

ertain
 D
iesel
 v
ersions
 w
ith
 m
anual
 ge

arbox,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 ch

anging
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 (N i

s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel)
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ca

n
 g
o
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 (
STOP
 m
ode
 wi

th
 S
top
 & S
tart),
 i
n
 c
ertain
 d
riving
 con

ditions.
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
 s

ystem
 c
annot
 b
e
 d
eactivated.
Driving

125
ETG electronic gearbox
N Neutral: with y our f oot o n t he b rake, p ress th
is c ontrol t o p ut t he g earbox i nto n eutral an

d
 f
or
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D
 Dr

ive:
 p
ress
 t
his
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 e
ngage
 f
or ward
 dr

ive
 w
ith
 a
utomatic
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 g
ears.
R
 Re

verse:
 w
ith
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake,
 p
ress
 th

is
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 e
ngage
 r
everse.
Control panel
F Press the b ack o f t he p addle t o th
e right o f t he s teering w heel t o cha

nge up.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not al
low n eutral t o b e s elected, o r r everse ge

ar
 t
o
 b
e
 e
ngaged
 o
r
 d
isengaged.
Five
 o

r
 s

ix-speed
 e

lectronically
 c

ontrolled
 g

earbox
 w

hich
 o
ffers
 t
he
 c
omfort
 o
f
 a
utomatic
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 t
he
 g
ears,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 a
ction
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
You
 c

an
 t

emporarily
 t

ake
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 g

ear
 c

hanges
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime,
 u
sing
 t
he
 s
teering
 m
ounted
 c
ontrol
 p
addles.
F
 Pr
ess
 t
he
 b
ack
 o
f
 t
he
 p
addle
 t
o
 th

e left
 o
f
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 t
o
 cha

nge down
.
Display in the instrument panel
F Place your foot on the brake
w
hen t his w arning l amp f lashes.
N
N

eutral
D
 and 1 2 3 4 5 / 6   Drive (for ward d rive) a nd t he gea
r engag ed.
R
R

everse
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Driving

128
Before switching off the engine:
- pr ess c ontrol N to be in neutral,
or
- le

ave
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
n
 g
ear;
 i
n
 t
his
 c
ase
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 c
annot
 b
e
 m
oved.
Stopping the vehicle
For all parking situations, you must
appl y the parking brake t o i mmobilise th

e
 v
ehicle.
When
 i

mmobilising
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
elect
 neut

ral
N.
Operating fault
- - - appears in the instrument panel.
F
Pr

ess control N .
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
F
 Wa

it
 f

or
 a
round
 3
0
 s
econds
 u
ntil
 N
or a
gear
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
F
Pr

ess control D , then N.
F
 Wi

th
 y
our
 f
oot
 s
till
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
 s
tart
 the engi

ne.
The
 g

earbox
 i
s
 o
perational
 a
gain.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
Following disconnection of the battery, it is ne
cessary t o r einitialise t he g earbox.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
In
 e

xceptional
 c
ircumstances,
 t
he
 ge

arbox
 m
ay
 n
eed
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 re

initialisation:
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 g
ear
 ch

anging
 a
re
 n
o
 l
onger
 p
ossible.
- - -
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pane

l.
Follow
 t

he
 p
rocedure
 d
escribed
 a
bove.
Before
 do

ing
 an

ything
 un

der
 th

e
 bo

nnet,
 en

sure that control N
 h

as
 b

een
 p

ressed
 an

d
 t

hat
 t

he
 p

arking
 b

rake
 i

s
 a

pplied. With t
he i gnition o n, i llumination o f th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage,
 in

dicates
 a g
earbox
 f
ault.
Have
 i

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

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Driving

129
Hill start assist
System which keeps your vehicle immobilised temporarily ( 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
 s

ystem
 o
nly
 o
perates
 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,
-
 ce

rtain
 c
onditions
 o
f
 s
lope
 a
re
 m
et,
-
 wi

th
 t
he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 c
losed.
The
 h

ill
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 s
ystem
 c
annot
 b
e
 de

activated. On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal, provided
that:
-
 yo

u
 a
re
 i
n
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox,
-
 yo

u
 a
re
 i
n
 p
osition
 D
with an electronic
gearbox.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, these warning la mps c ome o n, a ccompanied b y a n a lert me

ssage.
 C
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q

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

ecked.
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
 e

xit
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 w

ith
 th

e
 e

ngine
 r

unning,
 a

pply
 t

he
 p

arking
 br

ake.
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Driving

130
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 , when stationary,
in
 n

eutral,
 a
nd
 y
ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 c
lutch
 peda

l.
-
 wi

th an electronic gearbox , when
stationary
 o

r
 a
t
 s
peeds
 b
elow
 5 m
ph
 (8 k

m/h)
 (
depending
 o
n
 v
ersion),
 i
n
 n
eutral
 (c

ontrol
 o
n
 N) o

r
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l. 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
 b
utton.
For y
our c omfort, d uring p arking ma

noeuvres,
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 a
fter
 co

ming
 o
ut
 o
f
 r
everse
 g
ear.
STOP
 m

ode
 d
oes
 n
ot
 a
ffect
 t
he
 t
he
 ve

hicle's
 s
ystems,
 s
uch
 a
s
 f
or
 e
xample,
 br

aking,
 p
ower
 s
teering...
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
STOP mode is not invoked principally when:
- th e v ehicle i s o n a s teep s lope ( rising o r fall

ing),
-
 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
 b
y
 t
he
 dr

iver,
-
 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
 la

mp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds
 t
hen
 go

es off.
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 engine
 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.
Stop & Start time counter
A cumulative time counter for periods in S
TOP m ode d uring a j ourney.
It
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 t
rip
 c
omputer
 (
accessible
 vi

a the " Driving assistance "
 m

enu
 o
f
 t
he
 to

uch
 s

creen
 t
ablet).
It resets to zero every time the ignition is switched on.
Driving