sport mode Citroen C4 DAG 2014.5 2.G Owner's Manual

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AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Six speed automatic  gearbox  which  of -
fers  a  choice  between  the  comfort  of  
fully

 
automatic
 
operation,
 
enhanced
 
by
 
sport

 
and
 
snow
 
programmes,
 
or
 
manu
-
al
  gear   changing.
Four
  driving   modes   are   offered:
-
 
automatic
operation for electronic
management
 
of
 
the
 
gears
 
by
 
the
 
gearbox,
-

 
sport
 
programme
 
for
 
a
 
more
 
dy
-
namic
  style   of   driving,
-
 
snow
 
programme
 
to
 
improve
 
driv
-
ing
  when   traction   is   poor,
-
 
manual
 
operation
 
for
 
sequential
 
changing

  of   the   gears   by   the   driver.
Gear selection gate
1. Gear  lever.
2. b utton "S" (sport).
3.
b utton "T" (snow). P.
 

Park.
-  
Immobilisation
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
park
-
ing   brake   on   or   off.
-  
Starting
  the   engine.
R.   Reverse.
-  
Reversing
 
manoeuvres,
 
vehicle
 
sta
-
tionary,   engine   at   idle.
N.   Neutral.
-  
Immobilisation
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
park
-
ing   brake   on.
-  
Starting
  the   engine.
D.  
Automatic
  operation.
M + / -.   
Manual
 
operation
 
with
 
sequen
-
tial   changing   of   the   six   gears.
F  
Press
 
forwards
 
to
 
change
 
up
 
through

  the   gears.
or
F  Press  rearwards  to  change  down  through
  the   gears.
Gear lever
When you move  the  lever  in  the  gate  to
 select  a  position,  the  corresponding  
indicator

 
is
 
displayed
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
P.
 

Park
R. Reverse
N.
n eutral
D.
  Drive   (Automatic   driving)
S. Sport
  programme
T.
  Snow   programme
1 to 6.
  
Gear
 
engaged
 
during
 
manual
 
operation
-.

 
Invalid
 
value
 
during
 
manual
 
operation
Displays in the instrument panel
DRIVING

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Moving off
F With your  foot  on  the  brake,  select  position
P or N.
F
 
Start
  the   engine.
If
 
this
 
procedure
 
is
 
not
 
followed,
 
there
 
is

 
an
 
audible
 
signal,
 
accompanied
 
by
 
a
 
message

  in   the   multifunction   screen.
F
 
With
 
the
 
engine
 
running,
 
press
 
the
 
brake

  pedal.
F
 
Release
 
the
 
parking
 
brake,
 
unless
 
it
 
is

  programmed   to   automatic   mode.
F

Select position
R, D or M.
F
 
Gradually
  release   the   brake   pedal.
The
  vehicle   moves   off   immediately.
If position N
 
is
 
engaged
 
inad
-
vertently
 
while
 
driving,
 
allow
 
the
 
engine

 
to
 
return
 
to
 
idle
 
then
 
en
-
gage
  position   D   to   accelerate.
When
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running
 
at
 
idle,

 
with
 
the
 
brakes
 
released,
 
if position

R, D or M
 
is
 
selected,
 
the

 
vehicle
 
moves
 
even
 
without
 
the

  accelerator   being   pressed.
When
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
never

 
leave
 
children
 
in
 
the
 
ve
-
hicle
  without   supervision.
When
 
carrying
 
out
 
maintenance
 
with

 
the
 
engine
 
running,
 
apply
 
the

 
parking
 
brake
 
and
 
select
 
po
-
sition P. A
 message

 
is
 
displayed
 
if
 
you
 
try
 
to
 move
 the  gear  lever  from  position  P
without   pressing   the   brake   pedal.
n

ever select position N while the
vehicle
  is   moving.
n

ever select positions P or R
unless
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
completely
 
stationary

.
Sport and snow programmes
These two special  programmes  supple -
ment  the  automatic  operation  in  very  
specific

  conditions   of   use.
Sport programme "S"
F

Press button
"S",  
after
 
starting
 
the
 
engine.
The

 
gearbox
 
automatically
 
favours
 
a
 
dynamic

  style   of   driving.
S
 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
Snow programme "

T"
F

Press
button "T",  
after
 
starting
 
the
 
engine.
The

 
gearbox
 
adapts
 
to
 
driving
 
on
 
slip
-
pery
  roads.
This
 
programme
 
improves
 
starting
 
and
 
drive

  when   traction   is   poor.
T
 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
Return to automatic operation
F At any  time,  press  the  button  select -
ed  again  to  quit  the  programme  en -
gaged
 
and
 
return
 
to
 
auto-adaptive
 
mode.
Automatic operation
F Select position D for automatic
changing   of   the   six   gears.
The
 
gearbox
 
then
 
operates
 
in
 
auto-
adaptive

 
mode,
 
without
 
any
 
intervention
 
on

 
the
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
driver
.  
It
 
continuously
 
selects

 
the
 
most
 
suitable
 
gear
 
accord
-
ing
 
to
 
the
 
style
 
of
 
driving,
 
the
 
profile
 
of
 
the

  road   and   the   load   in   the   vehicle.
For
 
maximum
 
acceleration
 
without
 
touching

 
the
 
lever
,  
press
 
the
 
accelera
-
tor
 
pedal
 
down
 
fully
 
(kick
 
down).
 
The
 
gearbox

 
changes
 
down
 
automatically
 
or

 
maintains
 
the
 
gear
 
selected
 
until
 
the
 
maximum

  engine   speed   is   reached.
On
 
braking,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
changes
 
down
 
automatically

 
to
 
provide
 
efficient
 
engine
 
braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply

,
the
 
gearbox
 
will
 
not
 
change
 
to
 
a
 
higher
 
gear

  for   safety   reasons.
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Manual operation
F Select position M for sequential
changing   of   the   six   gears.
F
 
Push
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
+
 
sign
 
to
 
change

  up   a   gear.
F
 
Pull
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
-
 
sign
 
to
 
change

  down   a   gear.
It
 
is
 
only
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
one
 
gear

 
to
 
another
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
speed
 
and
 
engine

 
speed
 
permit;
 
otherwise,
 
the
 
gearbox

 
will
 
operate
 
temporarily
 
in
 
au
-
tomatic
  mode.D
 
disappears
 
and
 
the
 
gears
 
engaged

 
appear
 
in
 
succes
-
sion
  in   the   instrument   panel.
If
 
the
 
engine
 
speed
 
is
 
too
 
low
 
or

 
too
 
high,
 
the
 
gear
 
selected
 
flashes

 
for
 
a
 
few
 
seconds,
 
then
 
the
 
ac
-
tual
  gear   engaged   is   displayed.
It
 
is
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
position
 
D

(automatic)
 
to
 
position
 
M
 
(manual)
 
at
 
any

  time.
When
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
stationary
 
or
 
mov
-
ing
 
very
 
slowly
,  
the
 
gearbox
 
selects
 
gear

  M1   automatically.
The
 
sport
 
and
 
snow
 
programmes
 
do
 
not

  operate   in   manual   mode.Invalid value during manual
operation
This  symbol  is  displayed  if  a  
gear

 
is
 
not
 
engaged
 
correctly
 
(selector between two posi

-
tions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching  of f  the  engine,  you  can
 engage  position  P or N to place the
gearbox
  in   neutral.
In
 
both
 
cases,
 
apply
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
to

 
immobilise
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
unless
 
it
 
is
 
programmed

  to   automatic   mode.
If the lever is not in position P,
when
 
the
 
driver's
 
door
 
is
 
opened
 
or

 
approximately
 
45
 
seconds
 
after

 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f,  
there

 
is
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message

  appears.
F

Return
the lever to posi-
tion

P
;  
the
 
audible
 
signal
 
stops

 
and
 
the
 
message
 
dis
-
appears. You
  risk   damaging   the   gearbox:
-
 
if
 
you
 
press
 
the
 
accelera
-
tor
 
and
 
brake
 
pedals
 
at
 
the
 
same

  time,
-
 
if
 
you
 
force
 
the
 
lever
 
from
 
position P

to another position
when
  the   battery   is   flat.
When
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
on,
 
the

 
lighting
 
of
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp,

 
accompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible

 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
multifunction

 
screen,
 
indicates
 
a
 
gear
-
box   malfunction.
In  
this
 
case,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
switches
 
to
 
back-up

 
mode
 
and
 
is
 
locked
 
in
 
3rd
 
gear

.  
Y
ou  
may
 
feel
 
a
 
substantial
 
knock
 
when

 
changing
 
from
 
P
to R  
and
 
from
 
N

to R.  This  will  not  cause  any  damage  to  the
  gearbox.
Do
 
not
 
exceed
 
60
 
mph
 
(100
 
km/h),
 
lo
-
cal
  speed   restrictions   permitting.
Have
 
it
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or

  a   qualified   workshop.
This
 
warning
 
lamp
 
may
 
also
 
come
 
on
 
if
 
a

  door   is   opened.
Operating fault
To reduce fuel  consumption  when
 stationary  for  long  periods  
with

 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
(traf
-
fic
 
jam...),
 
position
 
the
 
gear
 
le
-
ver at
N  
and
 
apply
 
the
 
parking
 
brake,

 
unless
 
it
 
is
 
programmed
 
in

  automatic   mode.
When
 
driving

 
through

 
flooded

 
roads

 
or

 
crossing

 
a

 
ford,

 
drive

 
at

 
walking

 
speed.
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Head restraints, front ................... 59
Head   restraints,   rear  .................... 62
Heated
  seats  
............................... 59
Heating

 
............................ 10,
  49,   50
Height
  and   reach   adjustment,  
steering

  wheel  
.......................... 65
Hill start assist

 
........................... 150
Hooks

 
........................................ 105
I Markings,

  identification  .............. 233
Massage   function   ....................... 60
Mat
............................................. 102
Menu,
  main  
................................ 296
Mini fuel level

 
............................. 171
Mirror

, rear view  
........................... 65
Mirrors,

  door  
.................. 63,
  64,   158
Misfuel prevention
 
..................... 173
Motorway function


(direction
  indicators)  
............... 122
Mountings

  for   ISOFIX  
seats
 
........................................11

7
MP3
  CD  
............................. 303,
  304
Music
  media   players  
.................. 274
Ignition

 
....................................... 136
Indicators,

  direction  
........... 122,
  203
Indicator
  lamps,   status................. 26
Inflating
  accessories  
(using
  the   kit)  
.......................... 190
Inflating

  tyres  
............................... 10
Inputs

  for   audio  
system
 
...................... 97,
  279,   307
Installing
  speakers  
..................... 220
Instrument

  panel  
lighting
 
...................................... 33
Instrument

  panels  
............. 12-14,
  34
Instrument
  panel  
screen
 
.......................... 12-14,
  151
Intelligent
 
T
raction  
Control
 
.................................... 124
Interior

  fittings  
........................ 95,
  96
Interior
  mood   lighting  
................... 94
IS

o FI x 
........................................ 11

8
ISOFIX
  child   seats  
............... 1
17-119
ISOFIX
  mountings  
......................11

7Keeping
  children   safe  ....... 108,   109,
113,   115,   118,   119,   129
Key
  in   ignition   warning............... 136
Key
  with   remote   control  
........ 66,
  68,
71,
  134
K
Labels,   identification  
.................. 233
Lamps,

  warning   and  
indicator
 
........................ 16,
  25,   28
Lane
  Departure   Warning  
System
  (LDWS)  
...................... 157
Level,

 
AdBlue® additive .............. 183
Level,
 
brake
 
fluid  ....................... 179
Level,
 
power
 
steering   fluid  
......... 179
Levels

 
and
 
checks  
.............. 176-180
Lighting

 
bulbs
 

(replacement)
 
................. 202,
  206
Lighting
 
control   stalk  
.............. 81,
  84
Lighting
 
dimmer  
................ 12-14,
  33
Lighting,
 
guide-me   home  
....... 84,
  85
Lighting,
 
interior  
..................... 93,
  94
Loading
 
................................ 10,
  216
Load
 
reduction   mode  
................. 215
Load

 
space
 
cover  
...................... 107
Locating

 
your
 
vehicle  
................... 68
Locking

 
from
 
the   inside................ 72
Locking
 
the
 
boot  
.......................... 77
Long

 
objects,
 
transporting  
......... 103
Luggage

 
retaining   strap  
............. 104
L
M
N
Navigation.......................... 243,

  244
Number
  plate   lamps  
.................. 207
Main

 
beam
 
................... 81,
  202,   204
Maintenance
 
................................ 10
Map

 
reading
 
lamps  
...................... 93 Oil

  change  
................................. 178
Oil

  consumption  
......................... 178
Oil

  filter  
...................................... 181o

il level  
................................ 29,
  178
Opening
  the   bonnet  
................... 175
Opening

  the   boot  
......................... 77
Opening

  the   doors  
....................... 76
Opening

  the   panoramic  
sunroof
  blind  
............................. 80
Operation

  indicator  
lamps
 
............................ 25,
  26,   28
O
jJack

 
........................................... 195
JACK

 
socket
 
................ 97,

 
279,
 
307 P
Paint
  colour   code  
....................... 233
Panoramic

  glass   sunroof  
............. 80
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