ECO mode Citroen C4 DAG 2014.5 2.G User Guide

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Recommended interior settings
Digital air conditioning: use the automatic mode in preference by pressing the "AUTO" button.
I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning
Air distribution Air flowRecirculation of
interior air / Intake of exterior air T emperature
Manual AC
HOT
COLD
DEMISTING
DEFROSTING
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DUAL-ZONE DIGITAL AIR CONDITIONING
Automatic operation
We recommend the  use  of  one
 of  the  three  AUT O  modes  
available:

 
they
 
provide
 
opti
-
mised
 
regulation
 
of
 
the
 
tem
-
perature
 
in
 
the
 
 
passenger  
compartment

 
according
 
to
 
the
 
comfort
 
value

 
that   you   have   chosen.
These
 
three
 
modes
 
automatically
 
ad
-
just
 
the

 
air
 
flow
,  
according
 
to
 
the
 
de
-
sired
 
setting,
 
while
 
also
 
maintaining
 
the
 
desired

 
comfort   value. F

Press
the "AUTO" button repeat-
edly:
- a  first  indicator  lamp  comes  on;  the "light"
  setting   mode   is   selected,
-
 
a
 
second
 
indicator
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on;

 
the
 
"medium"
 
setting
 
mode
 
is
 
selected,
-

 
a
 
third
 
indicator
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on;
 
the

 
"intense"
 
mode
 
setting
 
is
 
se
-
lected.
The
 
air
 
conditioning   system   operates   when   the   engine   is   running.When  
the
 
engine
 
is
 
cold,
 
the
 
air
 
flow

 
will
 
reach
 
its
 
optimum
 
level
 
progressively

,  
taking
 
account
 
of

 
the
 
weather
 
and
 
the
 
desired
 
comfort

 
level
 
so
 
as
 
to
 
avoid
 
too
 
great

  a   distribution   of   cold   air.
On  
entering
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
if
 
the
 
in
-
terior  
temperature
 
is
 
much
 
colder
 
or

 
warmer
 
than
 
the
 
comfort
 
val
-
ue,  
there
 
is
 
no
 
need
 
to
 
change
 
the

 
value
 
displayed
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
obtain

 
the
 
comfort
 
required.
 
The
 
system

 
corrects
 
the
 
dif
ference  
in
 
temperature

 
automatically
 
and
 
as

  quickly   as   possible.
1. Automatic comfort programme
This
 
system
 
is
 
designed
 
to
 
operate
 
ef
-
fectively in all seasons, with the win-
dows
 
closed.
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ELECTRIC WINDOWS
Fitted with a  safety  anti-pinch  system  and
 a  deactivation  system  for  the  rear  
controls.
1.


Driver's electric window
.
2.

Passenger's electric window
.
3.

Rear right electric window
.
4.

Rear left electric window
.
5.

Deactivation of the rear electric
window controls. The

 
electric
 
window
 
controls
 
remain

 
operational
 
for
 
approxi
-
mately
 
45
 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
i

 
gnition
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f  
or
 
until
 
the

 
vehicle
 
is
 
locked
 
after
 
a
 
door
 
is

  opened.
If
 
one
 
of
 
the
 
passenger
 
windows
 
cannot

 
be
 
operated
 
from
 
the
 
driver's

 
door
 
control
 
panel,
 
carry
 
out

 
the
 
operation
 
from
 
the
 
con
-
trol
 
panel
 
of
 
the
 
passenger
 
door
 
concerned,

  and   vice   versa.
After approximately ten  consecutive complete
 opening/closing  move -
ments
 
of
 
the
 
window
,  
a
 
protection function

 
is
 
activated
 
which
 
only
 
au
-
thorises
 
closing
 
of
 
the
 
window
 
to prevent

 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
electric
 
win
-
dow
  motor.
Once
 
the
 
window
 
is
 
closed,
 
the
 
con
-
trols
 
will
 
become
 
available
 
again
 
af
-
ter
  approximately   40   minutes.
If the window  cannot  be  closed  (for
 example,  in  the  presence  of  
ice),

 
once
 
the
 
window
 
has
 
low
-
ered:
F
 
press
 
and
 
hold
 
the
 
control
 
until

  the   window   opens   fully,
F
 
then
 
pull
 
the
 
control
 
immedi
-
ately
 
and
 
hold
 
it
 
until
 
the
 
win
-
dow
  closes,
F
 
continue
 
to
 
hold
 
the
 
control
 
for

 
approximately
 
one
 
sec
-
ond
 
after
 
the
 
window
 
has
 
closed.
The

safety anti-pinch func-
tion is not operational during
these operations.
There
 
are
 
two
 
options:
-
 
manual mode
F

 
Press

 
or

 
pull

 
the

 
control

 
gently

.
 
The window

 
stops

 
when

 
the

 
control

 
is released.
-

 
automatic mode
F

 
Press

 
or

 
pull

 
the

 
control

 
firmly

.
 
The

 
window

 
opens

 
or

 
closes

 
fully

 
when

 
the
 
control
 
is
 
released.
F
 
Pressing

 
the

 
control

 
again

 
stops

 
the

 
movement
 
of
 
the
 
window.
Safety anti-pinch
When 
the
 
window
 
rises
 
and
 
meets
 
an
 
obstacle,

 
it
 
stops
 
and
 
partially
 
lowers
 
again.
One-touch electric windows
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C. Foglamp  selection   ring.
The  
foglamps
 
operate
 
with
 
the
 
dipped
 
and

  main   beam   headlamps.
They
 
operates
 
with
 
the
 
dipped
 
beam headlamps

  and   main   beam   headlamps.
F
 
T
o  
switch
 
on
 
the
 
rear
 
foglamps,
 
turn
 
the

  ring   C   forwards.
F
 
T
o  
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
rear
 
foglamps,
 
turn
 
the

  ring   C   rearwards.
When automatic  illumination  of  headlamps is
 on  (with  AUT O  model),  the  dipped  beam headlamps

 
and
 
sidelamps
 
remain
 
on
 
while the

  rear   foglamps   are   on.
Model with rear foglamps only rear   foglamps
Rotate
  and   release   the   ring   C:
F
 
forwards
 
a
 
first
 
time
 
to
 
switch
 
on
 
the
 
front

  foglamps,
F
 
forwards
 
a
 
second
 
time
 
to
 
switch
 
on
 
the

  rear   foglamps,
F
 
rearwards
 
a
 
first
 
time
 
to
 
switch
 
of
f  
the

  rear   foglamps,
F
 
rearwards
 
a
 
second
 
time
 
to
 
switch
 
of

  the   front   fog   lamps.
Model with front and
rear foglamps front
  and   rear   foglampsWhen
 
the
 
headlamps
 
switch
 
of
f  
with automatic

 
illumination
 
of
 
headlamps (AUT

O  
model)
 
or
 
when
 
the
 
dipped
 
beam headlamps

 
are
 
switched
 
of
f  
manually
,
 the

  foglamps   and   sidelamps   remain   on.
F
 
T
urn  
the
 
ring
 
rearwards
 
to
 
switch
 
of

f  
the
 
foglamps,
 
the
 
sidelamps
 
will
 
then

  switch   off.
In
 
good
 
or
 
rainy
 
weather
,  
by
 
both
 
day

 
and
 
night,
 
the
 
front
 
foglamps
 
and

 
the
 
rear
 
foglamps
 
are
 
pro
-
hibited.  
In
 
these
 
situations,
 
the
 power
 of  their  beams  may  dazzle  other
 drivers.  They  should  only  be
  used   in   fog   or   falling   snow.
In
 
these
 
weather
 
conditions,
 
you
 
should

 
switch
 
on
 
the
 
foglamps
 
and

 
dipped
 
beam
 
headlamps
 
manually

,  
as
 
the
 
sunshine
 
sen
-
sor
  may   detect   sufficient   light.
Do
 
not
 
forget
 
to
 
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
front

 
and
 
rear
 
foglamps
 
when
 
they

  are   no   longer   necessary.
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Parking lamps
Side markers for  the  vehicle  by  illu mi-
nation  of  the  sidelamps  on  the  traffic  
side

  only.
F
 
Within
 
one
 
minute
 
of
 
switching
 
of
f  
the

 
ignition,
 
operate
 
the
 
lighting
 
con
-
trol
 
stalk
 
up
 
or
 
down
 
depending
 
on
 
the

 
traffic
 
side
 
(for
 
example:
 
when
 
parking

 
on
 
the
 
left;
 
lighting
 
control
 
stalk

 
upwards;
 
the
 
right
 
hand
 
side
-
lamps
  are   on).
This
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and

 
illu
mination  
of
 
the
 
corresponding
 
direction

 
indicator
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the
 
instrument

  panel.
To
 
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
parking
 
lamps,
 
return
 
the

 
lighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
to
 
the
 
central
 
position.
Switching off the lighting when


switching off the ignition
When
 the
 ignition
 is
 switched
 of
f, all

 
of

 
the

 
lamps

 
switch

 
of

f
 
immedi

-
ately,
 
except

 
for

 
the

 
dipped

 
beam headlamps

 
if

 
automatic

 
guide-
me-home

 
lighting
 
is
 
activated.
Manual guide-me-home lighting
The temporary  illumination  of  the  dipped beam
 headlamps  after  the  vehicle's  ignition has

 
been
 
switched
 
of
f  
makes
 
the
 
driver's exit

  easier   when   the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
F 
With
 
the
 
ignition
 
of
f,  
"flash"
 
the
 
headlamps

  using   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A further
 
"headlamp
 
flash"
 
switches
 
the

  function   off.
Switching off
The
 
manual
 
guide-me-home
 
lighting switches

 
of
f  
automatically
 
after
 
a
 
set
 
time.
Switching on the lighting


when switching on the ignition
To reactivate  the  lighting  control stalk, turn the  ring  A to position "0"   -  lighting off, then  to  the  position  of your
  choice.
If
 
the
 
lighting
 
is
 
switched
 
on
 
manu
-
ally
 
after
 
switching
 
of
f  
the
 
ignition, there

 
is
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
when
 
a front

 
door
 
is
 
opened
 
to
 
warn
 
the driver

 
that
 
they
 
have
 
forgotten
 
to switch

 
of
f  
the
 
vehicle's
 
lighting,
 
with the

  ignition   off.
They
 
switch
 
of
f  
automatically
 
after
 
a period

 
which
 
depends
 
on
 
the
 
state of

 
charge
 
of
 
the
 
battery
 
(entry
 
to
 
en
-
ergy
  economy   mode).
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1. Front courtesy lamp
2.
Front map reading lamps
3.


Rear courtesy lamp
4.


Rear map reading lamps
COURTESY LAMPS
- when  the   vehicle   is   unlocked,
-  
when
 
the
 
key
 
is
 
removed
 
from
 
the
 
ignition,
-

 
on
  opening   a   door,
-
 when

 
the
 
remote
 
control
 
locking
 
but
-
ton
  is   used   to   locate   your   vehicle.
Front and rear courtesy lamps
In this position, the courtesy
lamp  comes   on   gradually:
It
 
switches
 
off   gradually:
-
 
when

 
the   vehicle   is   locked,
-
 
when

 
the   ignition   is   switched   on,
-
 
30

 
seconds  
after
 
the
 
last
 
door
 
is
 
closed. T

o  
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
rear
 
courtesy
 
lamp,
 
put
 
it

  in   the   the   "permanently   off"   position.
Permanently
  off.
Permanent
  lighting. In
 
permanent
 
lighting
 
mode,
 
the
 lighting
 time  varies  according  to  the
  circumstances:
-
 
with
 
the
 
ignition
 
of
f,  
approxi
-
mately
  ten   minutes,
-
 in

 
energy
 
economy
 
mode,
 
ap
-
proximately
  thirty   seconds,
-
 
with
 
the
 
engine
 
running,
 
un
-
limited.
When
 
the
 
courtesy
 
lamp
 
is
 
in
 
the

 
"permanent
 
lighting"
 
posi
-
tion,
 
the
 
rear
 
courtesy
 
lamp
 
also
 
comes

 
on,
 
except
 
if
 
it
 
is
 
in
 
the
 
"permanently

  off"   position.
Front and rear map reading
lamps
Take care not  to  put  anything  in  contact
  with   the   courtesy   lamps.
F
 
With
 
the
 
ignition
 
on,
 
press
 
the

  corresponding   switch.
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INTERIOR MOOD LIGHTING
The dimmed passenger  compartment  lighting
 improves  visibility  in  the  vehicle  
when

  the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
At night, two  interior  mood  lamps  in  the front courtesy lamp  come  on  automatically
when
 
the
 
sidelamps
 
are
 
switched
 
on.
Switching off
The interior  mood  lighting  switches  of f  automatically
 when  the  sidelamps  are  
switched

  off.
It
 
can
 
be
 
switched
 
of
f  
manually
 
by
 
ad
-
justing
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
lighting rheostat button to one of the lowest set

-
tings.
This
 
comes
 
on
 
automatically
 
when
 
the
 
boot

 
is
 
opened
 
and
 
goes
 
of
f  
automati
-
cally
  when   the   boot   is   closed.
BOOT LAMP
The lighting time  varies  accord -
ing   to   the   circumstances:
-
 
when
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
of
f,  
ap
-
proximately
  ten   minutes,
-
 in

 
energy
 
economy
 
mode,
 
ap
-
proximately
  thirty   seconds,
-
 
when
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
no

  limit.
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DIRECTION INDICATORS
F Left: lower  the  lighting  stalk  passing  the
  point   of   resistance.
F
 
Right:
 
raise
 
the
 
lighting
 
stalk
 
pass
-
ing
  the   point   of   resistance.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
F Press this  button,  the  direction  indi -
cators   flash.
They
  can   operate   with   the   ignition   off.
Automatic operation of hazard
warning lamps
When braking in  an  emergency ,  de -
pending  on  the  deceleration,  the  hazard  
warning

  lamps   come   on   automatically.
They
 
switch
 
of
f  
automatically
 
the
 
first
 
time

  you   accelerate.
F
 
Y
ou  
can
 
also
 
switch
 
them
 
of
f  
by
 
pressing

  the   button.
HORN
A visual warning  by  means  of  the  direc -
tion  indicators  to  alert  other  road  users  
to

 
a
 
vehicle
 
breakdown,
 
towing
 
or
 
ac
-
cident.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F
 
Press

 
briefly

 
upwards

 
or

 
down

-
wards,
 
without

 
going

 
beyond

 
the

 
point

 
of

 
resistance;

 
the

 
direction

 
in

-
dicators
 
will
 
flash
 
3
 
times.
If
 
you

 
forget

 
to

 
cancel

 
the

 
di

-
rection
 
indicators

 
for

 
more

 
than

 
twenty

 
seconds,

 
the

 
volume

 
of

 
the

 
audible

 
signal

 
will

 
increase

 
if

 
the

 
speed

 
is

 
above

 
40

 
mph
 
(60

 
km/h). Audible
 warning  system  to  alert  other  road
  users   to   an   imminent   danger.
Use
 
the
 
horn
 
moderately
 
and
 
only

 
in
 
situations
 
allowed
 
by
 
the

 
motoring
 
regulations
 
in
 
the
 
country

  you   are   driving   in.
F
 
Press
 
the
 
central
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
multi
-
function
  steering   wheel.
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Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The 
key
 
contains
 
an
 
electronic
 
chip
 
which

 
has
 
a
 
special
 
code.
 
When
 
the
 
ignition

 
is
 
switched
 
on,
 
this
 
code
 
must
 
be

 
recognised
 
for
 
engine
 
starting
 
to
 
be
 
authorised.
This

 
electronic
 
engine
 
immobiliser
 
locks
 
the

 
engine
 
management
 
system
 
a
 
few
 
minutes

 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f  
and

 
prevents
 
starting
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
anyone

  who   does   not   have   the   key.
In the event of a fault, you
are
 
informed
 
by
 
illu
mina-
tion
 
of
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp,
 
an

 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
screen.
In this case, your vehicle will not start;
contact

 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible. It

  has   3   positions:
-
 
position
 
1
(Stop):  
insert
 
and
 
remov
-
ing
  the   key,
-
 
position
 
2 (Ignition on)
:  
steering
 
column

 
unlocked,
 
ignition
 
on,
 
Diesel
 
preheating,

  engine   running,
-
 
position
  3 (Starting).Avoid
 
attaching
 
heavy
 
objects
 
to

 
the
 
key
,  
which
 
would
 
weigh
 
down

 
on
 
its
 
blade
 
in
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch

 
and
 
could
 
cause
 
a
 
mal
-
function.
Ignition on position
It
 
allows
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle's
 
elec
-
tric  
equipment
 
or
 
portable
 
devices
 
to
 
be
 
charged.
Once

 the  state  of  charge  of  the  battery  drops
 to  the  reserve  level,  the  system  
switches

 
to
 
energy
 
economy
 
mode:
 
the
 
power

 
supply
 
is
 
cut
 
of
f  
automatically
 
to
 
preserve

  the   remaining   battery   charge.
Keep
 
safely
,  
away
 
from
 
your
 
ve
-
hicle,
 
the
 
label
 
attached
 
to
 
the
 
keys

 
given
 
to
 
you
 
on
 
acquisition
 
of

  the   vehicle.
STARTING-SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINEIgnition switch
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Starting the engine
With the parking  brake  applied  and  the  gearbox
  in   neutral   or   position   N or P:
F
 
depress
 
the
 
clutch
 
pedal
 
fully
 
(man
-
ual
  gearbox),
or
F

 
press
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal
 
firmly
 
(elec
-
tronic
  or   automatic   gearbox),
F
 
insert
 
the
 
key
 
into
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch;
 
the

  system   recognises   the   code,
F
 
unlock
 
the
 
steering
 
column
 
by
 
si
-
multaneously
 
turning
 
the
 
steering
 
and

  the   key.
In
 
certain
 
cases,
 
you
 
may
 
have
 
to

  apply   more   force   to   the   steer-
ing
 
(wheels
 
on
 
full
 
lock,
 
for
 
ex
-
ample).
F
 
With
 
a
 
petrol
 
engine,
 
operate
 
the
 
starter

 
motor
 
by
 
turning
 
the
 
key
 
to
 
position 3

 
without
 
pressing
 
the
 
ac
-
celerator
 
pedal,
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts.

 
Once
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
release

  the   key. F
 
With
 
a
 
Diesel
 
engine,
 
turn
 
the
 
key
 to position
2,  ignition  on,  to  operate  the
  engine   pre-heating   system.
Wait
 
until
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
goes

 
of
f  
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
then

 
operate
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
by

 
turning
 
the
 
key
 
to
 
position 3


without
 
pressing
 
the
 
accel
-
erator
 
pedal,
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts.

 
Once
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
run
-
ning,
  release   the   key.
In
 
wintry
 
conditions,
 
the
 
warning
 
lamp

 
can
 
stay
 
on
 
for
 
a
 
longer
 
pe
-
riod.
 
When
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
hot,
 
the
 
warning

 
lamp
 
does
 
not
 
come
 
on.
If

 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start
 
straight

 
away
,  
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
ig
-
nition.
 
W
ait  
a
 
few
 
moments
 
be
-
fore
 
operating
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
again.

 
If
 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start

 
after
 
several
 
attempts,
 
do
 
not

 
keep
 
trying:
 
you
 
risk
 
dam
-
aging
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
or
 
the
 
engine.

 
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer

  or   a   qualified   workshop.In
 
temperate
 
conditions,
 
do
 
not
 leave
 the  engine  at  idle  to  warm  up
 but  move  of f  straight  away  
and

  drive   at   moderate   speed.
Never
 
leave
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
in

 
an
 
enclosed
 
area
 
without
 
adequate

 
ventilation:
 
internal
 
combustion

 
engines
 
emit
 
toxic
 
exhaust

 
gases,
 
such
 
as
 
carbon
 
monoxide.

 
Danger
 
of
 
intoxica
-
tion
  and   death.
In
 
very
 
severe
 
wintry
 
conditions
 
(temperatures

 
below
 
-23°C),
 
to ensure the correct operation
and

 
durability
 
of
 
the
 
mechani
-
cal
 
components
 
of
 
your
 
vehicle,
 
engine

 
and
 
gearbox,
 
it
 
is
 
neces
-
sary
 
to
 
leave
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
for

  4   minutes   before   moving   off.
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