clutch Citroen C4 PICASSO 2013 1.G Owner's Manual

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Familiarisation
Driving safely


Starting the engine

With the electronic key
)Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nfor vehicles with an automatic gearbox or neutral for vehicles with a manual gearbox. )Inser t the electronic key in the reader.)Press the brake pedal on vehicles withelectronic gearbox or depress the clutchpedal fully on vehicles with manualgearbox.
)Press the "START/STOP" button briefly.
The steering column unlocks and theengine star ts.
With the Keyless Entry and
Starting system
) Place the gear selector lever at N
for
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, P or Nfor vehicles with an automatic gearbox or
neutral for vehicles with a manual gearbox) With the electronic key inside the vehicle(it is not necessary to place it in thereader), press the brake pedal on vehicles
with electronic gearbox or depress the
clutch pedal fully on vehicles with manual gearbox.) Press the "STA R T/STOP" button briefly.The steering column unlocks and the engine star ts.


Switching off the engine


With the electronic key
)
Immobilise the vehicle. )
Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nfor vehicles with an automatic gearbox or neutral for vehicles with a manual gearbox. ) Press the "STA R T/STOP" button briefly.
The engine stops and the steering column
locks. ) Remove the electronic key from the reader.


With the Keyless Entry and
Starting system
) Immobilise the vehicle. )
Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nfor vehicles with an automatic gearbox or neutral for vehicles with a manual gearbox. ) With the electronic key inside the vehicle, press the "STA R T/STOP" button.
The engine stops and the steering column
l
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Maintain pressure on the brake pedal until the engine star ts.

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Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO" warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel and the engine
automatically goes into standby:
-with a manual gearbox , at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the
selector lever into neutral, and you release
the clutch pedal,
- with a 6-speed electronic
gearbox, at
speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h), when youpress the brake pedal or when you put the
selector lever in position N.-with an automatic gearbox , with the
vehicle stationary, when you press the
brake pedal or when you put the selector
lever in position N.
In some circumstances, ST
OP mode may not
be available; the " ECO" warning lamp flashes
for few seconds, then goes off.
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Going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning lamp goes off
and the engine restarts automatically:
-with a manual gearbox, when you fullydepress the clutch pedal,-with a 6-speed electronic gearbox:


●
selector lever in position Aor M
, when
you release the brake pedal,

●
or selector lever in
position Nand brake
pedal released, when you change to
position Aor M ,

●
or when you engage reverse. -with an automatic gearbox:


●
selector lever in position Dor M
, when you release the brake pedal,

●
or selector lever in position Nand brake
pedal released, when you change to
position Dor M ,

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or when you engage reverse.

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Monitoring
Warning / indicator lampStateCauseAction / Observations
Electric parking brake
fixed. The electric parking brake is applied. Release the electric parking brake to switch off the
warning lamp: with your foot on the brake pedal, brieflypush the electric parking brake control lever.
Obser ve the safety recommendations.
For more information on the electric parking brake,
refer to the corresponding section.
Diesel engine pre-heating
fixed. The "START/STOP" switch has been pressed (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting.
Once it goes off, star ting is immediate, on condition
that you maintain pressure on the brake pedal for anelectronic or automatic gearbox, or the clutch pedal is pressed fully down for a manual gearbox.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the ambient conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then start the engine.
Blind spotsensors fixed. The blind spot monitoring function has been activated. For more information, refer to the correspondingsection.
Park Assist fixed. The Park Assist function has beenactivated. For more information, refer to the correspondingsection.

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Under-inflationfixed.The pressure in one or more wheelsis too low. Check the pressure of the tyres as soon as possible.
This check should preferably be carried out when the
tyres are cold.
You must reinitialise the system after the adjustment
of one or more tyre pressures and after changing one or more wheels.

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flashing then fixed, accompanied by the Service warning lamp.The s
ystem has fault: the tyrepressures are no longer monitored.Check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Have the system checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Warning / indicator lampStateCauseAction / Observations
Foot on thebrake pedal*fixed. The brake pedal is not pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to start the engine (lever in position N ).
If you wish to release the parking brake withoutpressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.
With an automatic gearbox, press the brake pedal to move the gear selector out of position P.P
flashing. With an electronic gearbox, if you hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the clutch overheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parkin
g brake.
Foot on theclutch*fixed. In the STOP mode of Stop & Start,changing to START mode is refused
because the clutch pedal is not fully down.You must declutch full
y to allow the change to engineSTA R T m o d e .
*
Only with the type 1 instrument panel

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Starting-switching off the engine with the electronic key
)Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nfor vehicles with an automatic gearbox or neutral with a manual gearbox. )Inser t the electronic key in the reader.)Press the brake pedal for vehicles with an electronic or automatic gearbox, or
fully declutch for vehicles with a manualgearbox.

Starting the engine
For Diesel vehicles, intemperatures below zero theengine will not star t until the preheater warning lamp has gone off.
If this warning lamp comes on after pressing "STA R T/STOP", you should hold the brake or clutch pedal down
until the warning lamp goes off and do not press the START/STOP buttonagain.



If one of the star ting conditions is notmet, a reminder message appears in the instrument panel screen. In somecircumstances, it is necessary to turnthe steering wheel slightly while pressingthe "STA R T/STOP" button to assistunlocking of the steering; a messagewarns you when this is needed.
)
Briefly press the " START/STOP"button.
The steering column unlocks and
the engine star ts more or less
immediatel
y (see the advice for
Diesel versions).

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Starting-switching off the engine with the "Keyless Entry and
Starting" system
)Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nwith an automatic gearbox, or neutral witha manual gearbox. )With the electronic key inside the vehicle (it is not necessary to put it in the reader), press the brake pedal for vehicles withan electronic or automatic gearbox, or fully declutch for vehicles with a manual
gearbox.
For Diesel vehicles, intemperatures below zero theengine will not star t until thepreheater warning lamp hasgone off. If this warning lamp comes onafter pressing "STA R T/STOP", you should hold the brake or clutch pedal down until thewarning lamp goes off and donot press the START/STOP button again.

Starting the engine
If one of the star ting conditions is not met, a reminder message appears inthe instrument panel screen. In somecircumstances, it is necessary to turn the steering wheel slightly while pressing the "STA R T/STOP" button to assist unlocking of the steering; a message warns you when this is needed.
)
Briefly press the " START/STOP"button.
The steering column locks and
the engine star ts more or less
instantly (see the advice for
Diesel versions).
The presence in the defined zone of theelectronic key for the "Keyless Entry and Starting" system is essential. For safety reasons, do not leave this zone with the vehicle running.


If the electronic key is not detected in the zone, a message is displayed. Movethe electronic key into the zone so thatthe engine can be started.

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Emergency starting

When the electronic key is in the defined zone
and your vehicle does not star t after pressing
the "STA R T/STOP" button: ) Place the gear selector at N
for vehicles
with an electronic gearbox, P or N
for
vehicles with an automatic gearbox or
neutral
for vehicles with a manual gearbox.
) With the electronic key inside
the vehicle, press the " START/
STO
P " button.
The engine stops and the steering column locks.
)Immobilise the vehicle. )Place the gear selector lever at Nfor
vehicles with an electronic gearbox, Por Nwith an automatic gearbox, or neutral with
a manual gearbox.
Switching off the engine

If the vehicle is not immobilised, the engine will not stop.

Do not leave your vehicle with theelectronic key still inside.
)Inser t the electronic key in the reader.)Press the brake pedal on vehicles with anelectronic or automatic gearbox, or fully
declutch with a manual gearbox.)Press the "STA R T/STOP" button.
The engine starts.

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With the vehicle stationary, the parking brakeis automatically applied when the engine is switched offby pressing the START/STOP fbutton.

Application o
f of the parking brake
is confirmed by illumination of the
brake indicator lamp and the Pindicator lamp in the control lever, accompanied by the display of the message "Parking brake applied".

With the engine stalled or in STOP mode of Stop & Star t, automatic application does not take place.


In automatic mode, you can manuallyapply or release the parking brake using the control lever.


Automatic operation


Automatic release


The complete release of the parkingbrake is confirmed by the brake
indicator lamp and the P indicator
lamp in the control lever going off,
accompanied by the display of the
message "Parking brake released".
When stationary with the engine running, do notdepress the accelerator pedal unnecessarily,you risk releasing the parking brake.
Ensure first that the engine is running and the
driver's door is properly closed.
The electric parkin
g brake releases automatically and progressivelywhen youpress the accelerator: )Manual gearbox: fully depress the clutchpedal, engage 1 st
or reverse gear; press
the accelerator pedal and let up the clutch pedal. )Automatic gearbox: select position D , Mor Rthen press the accelerator. )Electronic gearbox: select position A, Mor Rthen press the accelerator pedal.



Automatic application

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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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Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp comes onin the instrument panel and the enginegoes into standby automatically:
-with a manual gearbox
, at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you place the gear lever in neutral, and you release the clutch pedal, - with an electronic gearbox,at speeds
below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the
brake pedal or place the gear selector lever in position N ,
- with an automatic gearbox,
with the
vehicle stationary, when you press the brake pedal or place the gear selector lever in position N.If your vehicle is fitted with the system, a timecounter calculates the sum of the periods in STOP mode during a journey. It resets itself to
zero every time the ignition is switched on with
the STA R T/STOP button.
Never refuel with the engine in STOPmode; you must switch off the ignition with the STA R T/STOP button.
For your comfor t, during parkingmanoeuvres, STOP mode is not available for a few seconds after coming out of reverse gear.STOP mode does not affect the functionality of the vehicle, such as for example, braking, power steering...


Special cases: STOP mode not
available
STOP mode is not invoked when:


- the driver's door is open,

- the driver's seat belt is not fastened,

- the vehicle has not exceeded
6 mph(10 km/h) since the last engine start usingthe START/STOP button,

- the electric parking brake is applied or being applied,

- the engine is needed to maintain acomfor table temperature in the passenger compartment,

- demistin
g is active,

- some special conditions (battery charge, engine temperature, braking assistance,ambient temperature...) where the engine isneeded to assure control of a system.

In this case, the "ECO"
warning lampflashes for a few seconds then goesoff.This operation is per fectly normal.
The Stop & Star t system puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode - during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, or other...). The engine restar ts automatically - START mode - as soon as you want to move off. The restart takes place instantly, quickly and silently.
Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Star t system reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationary.