gearbox Citroen C4 PICASSO 2013 1.G Owner's Guide

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SituationsConsequences
Displa
y of the message "Parking brake fault" and of thefollowing warning lamps: The Parking Brake is faulty, the manual and automatic functions may not operate.When stationary, to immobilise your vehicle: y


- Pull and hold the control lever for about 7 to 15 seconds, until the warning lampcomes on in the instrument panel.
If this procedure does not work, you should make your vehicle safe:


- Park on a level surface.

- Engage a gear with a manual or electronic gearbox, or place the gear selector inposition Pwith an automatic gearbox.

- If possible, fit a wheel chock.
Call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Displa
y of the message "Parking brake fault" and of thefollowing warning lamps:

- The parking brake does not have its full per formance to securely hold the vehicle
in all situations.
You should make your vehicle safe:


- Park on a level surface.

- Engage a gear with a manual or electronic gearbox, or place the gear selector in
position Pwith an automatic gearbox.

- If possible, fit a wheel chock.
Call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
The flashin
g of the Pwarning lamps on star ting the vehicle indicates that the parkingbrake is not correctly applied.
As soon as possible, stop the vehicle and try to completely release the parking brake, using the control lever, with your foot on the brake pedal.
Displa
y of the message "Battery fault
" and the followingwarning lamp:

- The state of charge of the battery is very low and requires immobilisation of the
vehicle in a safe place: engage a gear with a manual gearbox or fit a chock toone of the wheels.

- Once the battery is completely discharged, the controls do not operate: to
release the parking brake, call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Hill start assist
System which keeps your vehicle immobilised
temporarily (approximately 2 seconds) whenstarting on a gradient, the time it takes to
move your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal. This system only operates when:
- the vehicle is completely stationary, withyour foot on the brake pedal,
- cer tain conditions of slope are met,
- with the driver’s door closed.
The hill star t assist system cannot be deactivated.
On an ascendin
g slope, with the vehiclestationary, the vehicle is held for amomentarily when you release the brakepedal:


- provided you are in first gear or neutral on
a manual gearbox,

- provided you are in position A
or M
on an electronic gearbox, Dor Mon an automatic gearbox.


Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, thevehicle is held momentarily when yourelease the brake pedal.

Operating fault

If a fault in the system occurs, these warning lamps come on, accompanied by an alert message. Contact a CITROËN dealer or
a qualified workshop to have the systemchecked.
Do not exit the vehicle while it is beingheld in the hill star t assist phase.
If you need to exit the vehicle withthe engine running, apply the parkingbrake manually then ensure that theparking brake warning lamp (and the warning lamp P
in the lever of theelectric parking brake) are on fixed (not flashing).

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5-speed manual
gearbox

Engaging reverse gear
)With clutch pedal fully down, place the gear lever in neutral.)Push the gear lever to the right then backwards.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate star ting of the engine:


- always select neutral,

- press the clutch pedal.









6-speed manual
gearbox
Engaging 5th or 6thgear
)
Move the lever fully to the right to engage 5thor 6 th
gear.
Only engage reverse gear when thevehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.

As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:


- always select neutral,

- press the clutch pedal.



Engaging reverse gear
)
Raise the ring under the knob and move
the gear lever to the left then for wards.
Failure to follow this advice may cause permanent damage to the gearbox (engagement of 3rdor 4 thgear bymistake).

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6-speed electronic gearbox system
Six-speed electronic gearbox system which
offers a choice between the comfor t of fully automatic operation and manual gear changing. There are two driving modes:
-automatedmode for automatic control
of the gears by the gearbox, without anyaction on the par t of the driver - manualmode for sequential gear changingby the driver using the steering mountedpaddles.
In automated mode, you can temporarily take
over control of gear changing.
R
. Reverse )
With your foot on the brake, move the selector lever.N. Neutral. )
With your foot on the brake, select this
position to star t the engine.
A
. Automated mode.)
Move the selector lever to position Ato select this mode.M.Manual mode with sequential manual gear changing. )
Move the selector lever to position M
toselect this mode, then use the steeringmounted control paddles to change gear.



Gear selector lever
+.Change up paddle to the right of the steering wheel.)Pull the "+"steering mounted paddle
towards you to change up a gear.-. Change down paddle to the left of thesteering wheel.)Pull the "-"
steering mounted paddle
towards you to change down a gear.

Steering mounted control paddles


The steering mounted paddles cannotbe used to select neutral or to engageor disengage reverse gear.

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Never select neutral Nwhen driving.
Automated mode
)Select position A.
AUTOor A
and the gear engaged is
displayed in the instrument panel.
The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without an
y action on the par t of the driver. Itcontinuously selects the most suitable gear for:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- the st
yle of driving,
- the profile of the road.
- t
he vehicle load.


For optimum acceleration, for examplewhen overtaking another vehicle, press the accelerator pedal firmly past the point of resistance.


Te m p o r a ry control of gear changing

You can temporarily take over control of gear changing using the "+"
and "-"steeringmounted paddles. If the engine speed allows,
the instruction to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain
s
ituations such as overtaking a vehicle or the
approach to a corner.
After a few moments without any action on
the control paddles, the gearbox resumes
automatic control of the gears.

)Select position M.
The gears engaged are displayed in succession
in the instrument panel.
The
gear change requests are only acted on if
the engine speed permits.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
durin
g gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the gearboxchanges down automatically to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will notchange up unless the driver acts on thesteering mounted paddles.

Manual mode

You can change mode at any time by movingthe selector lever from A
to Mor the other way
round.

N
ever select neutral N
while the vehicle ismoving.

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To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.
)Select position R.


Reverse


Engagement of reverse gear is accompanied
b
y an audible signal.

At low speed, if reverse gear is requested, the Nindicator flashes and the gearbox goes into neutral automatically. To engage reverse, put
the selector lever in position N , then position R.
Before switching off the engine, you can:
- move to position N
to engage neutral,or
- leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will
not be possible to move the vehicle.
Stopping the vehicle
In both cases, if automatic operation of the
electric parking brake has been deactivated, you must apply the parking brakeby pullingthe control lever.
When immobilising the vehicle, withthe engine running, you must place theselector lever in neutral N . Before carrying out any work in the
engine compartment, ensure that theselector lever is in neutral N
and that the parking brake is applied.Whatever the circumstances, you mustmanually apply the parking brake when parking, if automatic operation has been deactivated.
With the i
gnition on, the flashing of Aor
AUTO, accompanied by an audible signal and
a message, indicates a malfunction of thegearbox.

Operating fault

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Automatic gearbox
This gearbox offers two driving modes.
- automatedmode for automatic management of the gears by the gearbox,
without any action on the par t of the driver,-manualmode for sequential gear changingby the driver using the steering mountedpaddles.
P
.Park.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
applied or released.

- Starting the engine.R.
Reverse.


- Reversing, vehicle stationary and engine at
i
dle.
N.Neutral.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
applied.

- Startin
g the engine.D.Automatic operation. M.Manual operation with sequential changingof the six gears.


Gear selector lever


To select position P
, move the gear Pselector to the highest position (towards R), then push it for wards and Rthen to the left. Only engage it when the vehicle is at acomplete stop. In this position, the frontwheels are locked. Ensure that the gear selector is correctly positioned.

To move the gear selector, switch onthe ignition or star t the engine.
If the battery is not sufficiently charged, it is not possible to move the gear selector.


To come out of position P
, move the Pgear selector to the right to the desired position, while keeping your foot on thebrake pedal.


It is possible to change from one modeto the other at any time.
With the automated mode, you cantemporarily take control of the gear changes at any time.

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+.Control paddle for changing up, to the right
of the steering wheel. )Pull the " +" paddle towards you to change
up.-. Control paddle for changing down, to the
left of the steering wheel. )Pull the "- " paddle towards you to changedown.


Steering mounted control paddles


The steering mounted control paddlescannot be used to select neutral or toselect or come out of reverse.
When
you move the gear selector, the symbol corresponding to its position is displayed in the instrument panel. P.Park. R. Reverse.
N.Neutral.D. Drive (automatic forward drive).
1 to 6.Gears engaged in manual operation.-.Invalid value in manual operation.
Displays in the instrument panel
Moving off
)
With your foot on the brake pedal, selectposition Por N.
)
Start the engine.
IfPis displayed in the instrument panel,although the gear selector is in another position, place the gear selector inposition Pto be able to star t the engine.
)
With the engine running, press the brake pedal. )
Select automated mode (position D),manual mode (position M) or reverse (position R
). R
If you do not press thebrake pedal to come out of position P, this warning lamp P


Other wise, there is an audible signalaccompanied by a message.
or symbol appears in the instrument panel, accompanied by the message"Place automatic gearbox in position P",
flashing of P
in the instrument paneland an audible signal.

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)Check that the symbol displayed in the instrument panel agrees with the position
en
gaged.)Progressively release the brake pedal.)If the parking brake is release, the vehicle moves off.
If the parking brake is applied and automatic operation is activated, accelerate away.
Never press the accelerator and brake pedals at the same time. Braking and acceleration should be done only with the right foot. Pressing both pedals together risks damaging the gearbox.

Never leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle when the engine is running.
When carrying out a maintenance operation with the engine running, applythe parking brake and select position P
. P
Never select position P
or Runless thevehicle is a a complete stop with the brake applied. When you want to engage reverse, to avoid jolt, do not accelerate immediatelyafter engaging R.Changing into position Risaccompanied by an audible signal.

Never select position N
when driving.If position N
is engaged in error when moving, allow the engine to idle, thenengage position Dto accelerate.
When the engine is running at idle,brakes releases, if position R, Dor M
is selected, the vehicle will move even if the accelerator is not pressed.

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Invalid value in manual operation
This symbol is displayed i
f a gear is not engaged correctly (gear selector
between two positions). You can temporaril
y take control of gear changes using the "+
" and "-" steering mounted control paddles. If the engine speed allows, the
instruction to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain situations such as overtaking another vehicle or
approaching a bend.
After a few moments with no action on the control paddles, the gearbox manages thegears automatically again.

Te m p o r a ry manual control of the gears


Manual mode
Dand the gear engaged are displayed in the instrument panel.
The gearbox operates in auto-active
mode, without any action from the driver. It continuously selects the most appropriate gear
according to the following conditions:


- optimisation of fuel consumption,

- drivin
g style,

- relief of the road,

- vehicle load.


Automated mode
)
Select position D.

For maximum acceleration, without touching
the gear selector, press the accelerator fully
down (kick down). The gearbox changes down
automatically and maintains the gear selected
until the maximum en
gine speed is reached.
When braking, the gearbox changes down
automatically for more effective engine braking.
When you take your foot of the accelerator pedal suddenly, the gearbox does not change
up, so as to improve safety.
) Select position M.)
Use the " + " and "- " steering mounted
control paddles to change gear.
The gears engaged are displayed successively
in the instrument panel.
When stationar
y or at very low speed, the gearbox automatically engages 1st
gear.
In manual mode, it is not necessary to release
the accelerator pedal when changing gear.
The change from one gear to another is onlyeffected if the conditions of vehicle speed andengine speed allow; other wise the automatic
laws of operation are imposed temporarily.
If the engine speed is too high or too low,
the display of the gear selected flashes for a few seconds, then the new gear engaged is displayed.
It is possible to change mode at any time, by moving the gear selector from D
to Mor the other way round.