Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Manual

169
Switching off the engine
F Immobilise the v ehicle.
F Pl ace t he g ear s elector a t P or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
Do not leave your vehicle with the
electronic
 k

ey
 s
till
 i
nside.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 l
eads
 t
o
 a l
oss
 of b

raking
 a
ssistance.
If
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
mmobilised,
 t
he
 en

gine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
top.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nside
 th

e vehicle, press the " S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton.
The
 e

ngine
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
teering
 co

lumn
 l
ocks.
Emergency starting
When the electronic key is in the recognition zone a nd, a fter p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 a
t
 P
or N for
vehicles
 w

ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 ne

utral
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox.F Op
en t he f ront a rmrest.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 m
at
 b
y
 i
ts
 t
ab
 a
nd
 r
emove
 i
t.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 b
ack-up
 rea

der.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 o
n
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 f
ully
 d
eclutch
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button.
 Th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
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170
Emergency switch-off
In the event of an emergency only, the en gine ca n be sw itched of wi thout co

nditions.
 T
o
 d
o
 t
his,
 p
ress
 a
nd
 h
old
 th

e " START/STOP " button for about
3
 s

econds.
In
 t

his
 c

ase
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 l
ocks
 a
s
 s
oon
 as t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tops.
Electronic key not
recognised
If the electronic key is no longer in the recognition z one w hen d riving o r w hen y ou (l

ater)
 r
equest
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 a me

ssage
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
nd
 h
old
 t
he
 "S

TA R T/
STOP " button for about
3 seconds
 i

f
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 f
orce
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 (n

ote
that restar ting will not be
possible without the key ).
Ignition on position
(without starting)
With the Keyless Entry and Starting key inside th
e v ehicle, p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button, with no action on the pedals , allows
the
 i

gnition
 t
o
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
n.
With
 t

he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 au

tomatically
 g
oes
 i
nto
 e
nergy
 ec

onomy
 m
ode
 w
hen
 r
equired
 t
o
 ma

intain
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 bat

tery.F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button,
 t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 co

mes
 o
n
 b
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 no

t
 s
tart.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ig

nition
 a
nd
 s
o
 a
llow
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
o
 b
e
 loc

ked.
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171
Manual parking brake
Applying
F Pull the parking b rake l ever f ully u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle.
Releasing
F Pull the parking b rake l ever u p g ently, pr
ess the release button then lower the
lever
 ful

ly.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 if t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 S
TOP
warning
 l

amp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 in t

he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 on o

r
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 p
roperly
 r
eleased.When
 p

arking
 o
n
 a s
lope,
 d
irect
 y
our
 wh
eels a gainst t he k erb, a pply t he pa
rking b rake, e ngage a g ear a nd sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
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172
Electric parking brake
The electric parking brake has two operating modes:
-
 Au

tomatic application / release
 Ap

plication
 i
s
 a
utomatic
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 st

ops,
 r
elease
 i
s
 a
utomatic
 o
n
 u
se
 o
f
 t
he
 ac

celerator
 (
activated
 b
y
 d
efault),
-
 Ma

nual application / release
 Th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake
 c
an
 b
e
 a
pplied
 / re

leased
 m
anually
 b
y
 p
ulling
 c
ontrol
 lev

er
A.
I

f
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 i
s
 d
eactivated.Programming the mode
Depending on the co untry of sa le of th e ve hicle, th
e a utomatic a pplication w hen t he e ngine i s sw

itched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
elease
 w
hen
 yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 c
an
 b
e
 d
eactivated.
Activation
 / d

eactivation
 i
s
 d
one
 us

ing
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 me

nu;
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 s
ection
 c
overing
 th

e
 c
onfiguration
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 sys

tems.
The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 t
hen
 a
pplied
 a
nd
 r
eleased
 ma

nually.
 W
hen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 th

ere
 i
s
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
pplied.It
 i

s
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 d
o
 n
ot
 ap
ply t he p arking b rake i n v ery c old co
nditions ( ice) a nd d uring t owing (b

reakdown,
 c
aravan...).
 D
eactivate
 t
he
 au

tomatic
 f
unctions
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 park

ing
 br
ake
 man
ually.
Do
 n

ot
 p
lace
 a
ny
 o
bject
 (
packet
 o
f
 ci

garettes,
 t
elephone...)
 b
etween
 t
he
 ge

ar
 l
ever
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 br

ake
 c
ontrol
 l
ever.
Driving

173
With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake w hether t he e ngine i s r unning o r o ff, p ull
control lever A .
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
-
 il

lumination
 of th
e
 br
aking
 war
ning
 la

mp
 a
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 P w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e control lever A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ase
 of a

n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 in p

osition P .
Before
 l

eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is co
nfirmed b y:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
If you pull control lever A w ithout p ressing th
e b rake p edal, t he p arking b rake w ill no

t
 b
e
 r
eleased
 a
nd
 a w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 co

me
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release t he p arking b rake, p ress on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
 n

ecessary,
 y
ou
 c
an
 m
ake
 a ma
ximum
application
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
 T
his
 i
s
 ob

tained
 by me
ans
 of a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 s
ee
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n
 m
aximum"
 a
nd
 a b
eep
 i
s
 h
eard.
In
 t
he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
owing,
 a l
oaded
 v
ehicle
 o
r
 pa

rking
 o
n
 a g
radient,
 m
ake
 a m
aximum
 ap

plication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 t
urn
 t
he
 fr

ont
 w
heels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g

ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.
After
 a m

aximum
 a
pplication,
 t
he
 r
elease
 t
ime
 wi

ll
 b
e
 l
onger.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- in the c ase o f a v ehicle t owing a c aravan or a t

railer,
 i
f
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 ac

tivated
 b
ut
 y
ou
 a
re
 a
pplying
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 ma
nually,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 g
radient
 y
ou
 a
re
 p
arked
 o
n
 m
ay
 va

ry
 (
e.g.
 o
n
 a f
erry,
 o
n
 a l
orry,
 d
uring
 towi

ng).
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174
Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of the br aking war ning la
mp a nd o f t he P w arning l amp i n th

e control lever A ,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tationary,
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 is a

utomatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed
 (
not
 fla

shing).
Never
 l

eave
 a c
hild
 a
lone
 i
nside
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 a
s
 t
hey
 co

uld
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not pr ess th e ac celerator pe dal un necessarily, as y

ou
 m
ay
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking o n a g radient, t urn t he f ront wh

eels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 en

gage
 a g
ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.The
 e

lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleases
automatically and progressively when you
press
 t
he
 a
ccelerator:
F
Ma
nual gearbox:
 p
ress
 d
own
 f
ully
 o
n
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal,
 e
ngage
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 r
everse,
 pr

ess
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 mov

e off.
F
Au
tomatic gearbox
:
 s
elect
 p
osition
 D
,
M
or R
 t
hen
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination o
f t he b raking wa
rning l amp a nd t he P w arning la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal,
 i
f
 th

e
 p

arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 in t

he
 c

ase
 o
f
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 P.
T

he
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 a
nd
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 i
mmobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 it i

s essential to manually
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 b

y
 p
ulling
control lever A .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
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175
Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting the engine), the p arking b rake c an a utomatically a lter i ts fo

rce.
 T
his
 i
s
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
To
 a

dvance
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 a f
ew
 c
entimetres
 wi

thout
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 b
ut
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 on

,
 p
ress
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 b
y pulling then releasing the
control lever A .
 T

he
 f
ull
 r
elease
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
n
 th

e control lever A
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 go

ing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stability c ontrol s ystem, s ignalled b y th

e
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 br

aking
 s
tability
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ot
 g
uaranteed.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 a f

ailure
 o

f
 t

he
 m

ain
 s

ervice
 br

ake
 o

r
 i

n
 a

n
 e

xceptional
 s

ituation
 (

e.g.
 d

river
 ta

ken
 i

ll,
 u

nder
 i

nstruction,
 e

tc)
 a c

ontinuous
 pu

ll on the control lever A
 w

ill
 s

top
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
The
 e

lectronic
 s

tability
 c

ontrol
 p

rovides
 s

tability
 du

ring
 emer

gency
 br

aking.
If
 t

he
 e

mergency
 b

raking
 m

alfunctions,
 th

e
 m

essage
 "

Parking
 b

rake
 f

aulty"
 w

ill
 b

e
 di

splayed. The
 e

mergency
 b
raking
 m
ust
 o
nly
 b
e
 use

d
 in ex
ceptional
 cir
cumstances.
In
 t

his
 e

vent,
 s
tability
 m
ust
 b
e
 a
ssured
 b
y
 t
he
 dr

iver
 b

y
 r

epeating
 a
lternate
 "
pull-release"
 ac

tions on the control lever A .
6
Driving

176
Operating faults
If the electric parking brake malfunction warning lamp comes on together with one or more of the warning lamps presented in these tables, place the vehicle i n a s afe c ondition ( on l evel g round, g ear e ngaged) a nd c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop w ithout d elay.
Situations Consequences
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 c
an
 o
nly
 b
e
 u
sed
 m
anually.
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Ma

nual
 r
elease
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
vailable
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 c
ontrol.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
nd
 t
he
 m
anual
 a
pplication
 a
re
 s
till
 a
vailable.
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
Driving

177
SituationsConsequences
To
 a
pply
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake:
F
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 5 s
econds
 o
r
 u
ntil
 a
pplication
 i
s
 c
omplete.
F
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
heck
 t
he
 s
witching
 o
n
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 br

ake
 w
arning
 l
amps.
The
 a

pplication
 i
s
 s
lower
 t
han
 d
uring
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
To
 r

elease
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake:
F
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 h
old
 i
t
 f
or
 a
pproximately
 3 s
econds
 t
hen
 r
elease
 i
t.
If
 t

he
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 f
lashing
 o
r
 i
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amps
 d
o
 n
ot
 c
ome
 on w

ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
hese
 p
rocedures
 w
ill
 n
ot
 w
ork.
 P
lace
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 on l

evel
 g
round
 a
nd
 h
ave
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
and
 p

ossibly
flashing
Display
 o

f
 t

he
 m

essage
 " P

arking brake fault "
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp

s: -
 On

ly
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 a
pplication
 o
n
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 a
utomatic
 re

lease
 o
n
 a
cceleration
 f
unctions
 a
re
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 m
anual
 a
pplication/release
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 a
nd
 t
he
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
re
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
and
 p

ossibly
flashing
Battery
 f

ault: -
 If t

he
 b
attery
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
top
 i
mmediately
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 th

e
 t
raffic
 a
llows.
 S
top
 a
nd
 i
mmobilise
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 (
if
 n
ecessary,
 p
lace
 t
he
 tw

o
 c
hocks
 u
nder
 t
he
 w
heels).
-
 Ap

ply
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine.
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Driving

178
6-speed manual gearbox
Engaging 5th or 6th gear Engaging reverse gear
F Raise the r ing u nder t he k nob a nd m ove th
e g ear l ever t o t he l eft t hen f or wards.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.
F
 Mov

e
 t

he
 l

ever
 f

ully
 t

o
 t

he
 r

ight
 t

o
 engag

e 5
th or 6th g e a r.
F
ailure
 t

o
 o

bserve
 t
his
 p
rocedure
 ma

y
 c

ause
 p

ermanent
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 gea

rbox
 (enga
ging
 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
Driving