air condition Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Manual

90
Stop & Start
The heating and air conditioning systems o nly w ork w hen t he e ngine i s ru

nning.
To
 m

aintain
 a c
omfortable
 t
emperature
 in t

he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment,
 y
ou
 c
an
 te

mporarily
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy

stem.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 re

fer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
In
 o

rder
 f

or
 t

hese
 s

ystems
 t

o
 b

e
 f

ully
 e

ffective,
 f

ollow
 t

he
 o

peration
 a

nd
 m

aintenance
 gu

idelines
 below

:
F
 To o

btain
 a

n
 e

ven
 a

ir
 d

istribution,
 t

ake
 c

are
 n

ot
 t

o
 o

bstruct
 t

he
 e

xterior
 a

ir
 i

ntake
 g

rilles
 lo

cated
 a

t
 t

he
 b

ase
 o

f
 t

he
 w

indscreen,
 t

he
 n

ozzles,
 t

he
 v

ents
 a

nd
 t

he
 a

ir
 o

utlets,
 a

s
 w

ell
 as t

he
 a

ir
 e

xtractor
 l

ocated
 i

n
 t

he
 b

oot.
F
 Do n

ot
 c

over
 t

he
 s

unshine
 s

ensor,
 l

ocated
 o

n
 t

he
 d

ashboard;
 t

his
 i

s
 u

sed
 f

or
 r

egulation
 of t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem.
F
 Op

erate
 t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem
 f

or
 a

t
 l

east
 5 t

o
 1

0
 m

inutes,
 o

nce
 o

r
 t

wice
 a m

onth
 to k

eep
 i

t
 i

n
 p

er fect
 w

orking
 o

rder.
F
 En

sure
 t

hat
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 f

ilter
 i

s
 i

n
 g

ood
 c

ondition
 a

nd
 h

ave
 t

he
 f

ilter
 el

ements
 r

eplaced
 r

egularly.
  We r

ecommend
 t

he
 u

se
 o

f
 a c

ombined
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 f

ilter.
 T

hanks
 t

o
 i

ts
 sp

ecial
 a

ctive
 a

dditive,
 i

t
 c

ontributes
 t

o
 t

he
 p

urification
 o

f
 t

he
 a

ir
 b

reathed
 b

y
 t

he
 oc

cupants
 a

nd
 t

he
 c

leanliness
 o

f
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 (

reduction
 o

f
 a

llergic
 sy

mptoms,
 b

ad
 o

dours
 a

nd
 g

reasy
 d

eposits).
F
 To e

nsure
 c

orrect
 o

peration
 o

f
 t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem,
 y

ou
 a

re
 a

lso
 a

dvised
 t

o
 h

ave
 it c

hecked
 r

egularly
 a

s
 r

ecommended
 i

n
 t

he
 m

aintenance
 a

nd
 w

arranty
 g

uide.
F
 If t

he
 s

ystem
 d

oes
 n

ot
 p

roduce
 c

old
 a

ir,
 s

witch
 i

t
 o

ff
 a

nd
 c

ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
When t
owing t
he m
aximum l
oad o
n a s
teep g
radient i
n h
igh t
emperatures, s
witching o
ff t
he ai
r c
onditioning i
ncreases t
he a
vailable e
ngine p
ower a
nd s
o i
mproves t
he t
owing a
bility. The
 c

ondensation
 c
reated
 b
y
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning
 r
esults
 i
n
 a d
ischarge
 of w

ater
 u
nder
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hich
 i
s
 pe

r fectly
 n
ormal.
If
 a
fter
 a
n
 e
xtended
 s
top
 i
n
 s
unshine,
 th

e
 i
nterior
 t
emperature
 i
s
 v
ery
 hi

gh,
 f
irst
 v
entilate
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
oments.
Put
 t
he
 a
ir
 f
low
 c
ontrol
 a
t
 a s
etting
 h
igh
 en

ough
 t
o
 q
uickly
 c
hange
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger
 co
mpartment.
The
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 co

ntain
 c
hlorine
 a
nd
 d
oes
 n
ot
 p
resent
 an

y
 d
anger
 t
o
 t
he
 o
zone
 l
ayer.
Recommendations for ventilation and air conditioning
Ease of use and comfort

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Advice
Digital air conditioning: use t he a utomatic m ode i n p reference b y p ressing t he "A UTO" b utton.
I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning
Air distribution Air flowRecirculation of interior air /
Intake of exterior air Temperature Manual AC
HOT
COLD
DEMISTING
DEFROSTING
Interior settings
3
Ease of use and comfort

92
Manual air conditioning
The air conditioning system operates only with the engine running.
F
 Tu
rn
 t
he
 d
ial
 t
o
 s
elect
 a po

sition
 b
etween
 b
lue
 (
cold)
 an

d
 r
ed
 (
hot)
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 a
djust
 th

e
 t
emperature
 t
o
 y
our
 re

quirements.
1. Temperature adjustment
This dial is used to increase or decrease t he s peed o f t he a ir bo

oster
 f
an.
2. Air flow adjustment 3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen,
 s
ide
 w
indows
 a
nd
 fo

otwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The
 a

ir
 d
istribution
 c
an
 b
e
 ad

apted
 b
y
 p
lacing
 t
he
 d
ial
 i
n
 a
n
 in

termediate
 po
sition.
F Tu
rn t
he d
ial f
rom p
osition 1
to position 5 to
obtain
 a c

omfortable
 a

ir
 f

low. This
 d

ial
 i

s
 u
sed
 t
o
 a
rrange
 t
he
 d
istribution
 o
f
 ai

r
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c
ompartment
 by c
ombining
 se

veral
 a

ir
 o
utlets.
F
If y

ou place the air flow control
in position 0 ,
 t

he
 s

ystem
 i

s
 de

activated.
 H

owever,
 a s

light
 f

low
 of a

ir,
 d

ue
 t

o
 t

he
 m

ovement
 o

f
 t

he
 ve

hicle,
 c

an
 s

till
 b

e
 f

elt.
Avoid
 d

riving
 t

oo
 l

ong
 w

ith
 t

he
 ve

ntilation
 o

ff
 (

risk
 o

f
 m

isting
 a

nd
 de

terioration
 o

f
 a

ir
 q

uality).
Ease of use and comfort

93
4. Air intake / Air recirculation 5. Air conditioning On / Off
The air conditioning is designed to operate effectively in all seasons,
with
 t

he
 w
indows
 c
losed.
It
 e

nables
 y

ou
 t
o:
-
 lo

wer
 t

he
 t
emperature,
 i
n
 s
ummer,
-
 in

crease
 t
he
 e
ffectiveness
 o
f
 t
he
 d
emisting
 in w

inter,
 a
bove
 3 °
C.Switching on
F Press the "A /C " b utton, t he b utton's in
dicator l amp c omes o n.
Switching off
F Press the "A /C " button a gain, t he b utton's in
dicator l amp g oes o ff.
Switching
 o

ff
 m
ay
 a
ffect
 c
omfort
 l
evels
 (h

umidity,
 co
ndensation).
The
 i

ntake
 o

f
 e

xterior
 a

ir
 p

revents
 t

he
 f

ormation
 of m

ist
 o

n
 t

he
 w

indscreen
 a

nd
 s

ide
 w

indows.
The recirculation of interior air isolates the
passenger
 c

ompartment
 f

rom
 e

xterior
 o

dours
 an

d
 s

moke.
F Pr
ess the button to recirculate
the i
nterior a
ir. T
he i
ndicator la

mp
 c

omes
 o

n
 t

o
 c

onfirm
 t

his.
F
 Pr

ess
 t

he
 b

utton
 a

gain
 t

o
 p

ermit
 t

he
 i

ntake
 of e

xterior
 a

ir.
 T

he
 i

ndicator
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff
 to c

onfirm
 t

his.
Return
 t

o
 e

xterior
 a

ir
 i

ntake
 a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 p

ossible
 to p

revent
 d

eterioration
 o

f
 t

he
 t

he
 a

ir
 q

uality
 an

d
 t

he
 f

ormation
 o

f
 m

ist.
This
 f

unction
 a

llows
 h

ot
 o

r
 c

old
 a

ir
 t

o
 b

e
 de

livered
 s

electively
 a

nd
 m

ore
 q

uickly.
The
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 d
oes
 n
ot
 o
perate
 wh

en
 t
he
 a
ir
 f
low
 a
djustment
 c
ontrol
 2

is in position " 0".
To
 o
btain
 c
ooled
 a
ir
 m
ore
 q
uickly,
 y
ou
 ca

n use recirculation of interior air for a
few
 m
oments.
 T
hen
 r
eturn
 t
o
 f
resh
 a
ir
 in

take.
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Ease of use and comfort

96
7. Air flow adjustment
F Turn this control to the left to
decrease t he a ir f low o r t o t he ri

ght
 t
o
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 a
ir
 f
low.
The
 a

ir
 f

low
 i
ndicator
 l
amps,
 b
etween
 t
he
 t
wo
 fa

ns,
 c

ome
 o
n
 p
rogressively
 i
n
 r
elation
 t
o
 t
he
 va

lue
 req

uested.
5. Air conditioning On / Off
F Press this button to switch off
t he a ir c onditioning.
Switching
 t

he
 s
ystem
 o
ff
 c
ould
 r
esult
 i
n
 di

scomfort
 (h
umidity,
 co
ndensation).
F
 Pr

ess
 t

his
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
eturn
 t
o
 au

tomatic
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning.
 Th

e
 i

ndicator
 l
amp
 o
n
 t
he
 "A
/C " button
comes
 o

n. F Pr
ess o ne o r m ore b uttons t o di
rect t he a ir f low t owards:
-
 th

e
 w
indscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 wi

ndows
 (
demisting
 o
r
 de

f r o st ing),
-
 th

e
 o
uter
 a
nd
 c
entre
 a
ir
 ven

ts,
-
 th

e
 f
ootwells.
6. Air distribution adjustment
You can combine the three orientations to obtain t he d esired a ir d istribution.
Ease of use and comfort

99
Front demist - defrost
These markings on the control panel indicate the control positions for rapid demisting or defrosting o f t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
With manual air
conditioning
F Put the temperature, a ir f low a nd d istribution co
ntrols t o t he d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (i

ndicator
 l
amp
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 o
ff).
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e "A /C "
 b

utton;
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 bu

tton
 c
omes
 o
n.
With digital dual-zone air
conditioning
Automatic visibility programme
F Select this p rogramme t o d emist o r d efrost th
e w indscreen a nd s ide w indows a s qu

ickly
 a
s
 p
ossible.
The
 s

ystem
 a
utomatically
 m
anages
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning,
 a
ir
 f
low
 a
nd
 a
ir
 i
ntake,
 a
nd
 pr

ovides
 o
ptimum
 d
istribution
 t
owards
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows.
F
To stop the programme, press either the "vi sibility" b utton a gain o r "A UTO", the
warning
 l

amp
 o
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n
 t
he
 "A
UTO"
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
The system starts again with the values in use b efore i t w as o verridden b y t he v isibility prog

ramme.
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 d
emisting
 h
as
 be

en
 a
ctivated,
 t
he
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
With S
top & S
tart, w
hen t
he d
emisting, ai

r
 c

onditioning
 a

nd
 a

ir
 f

low
 f

unctions
 ar

e
 a

ctivated,
 S

TOP
 m

ode
 i

s
 n

ot
 av

ailable.
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Ease of use and comfort

100
Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the air conditioning system control panel.
Switching on
The rear screen demisting/defrosting can only operate w hen t he e ngine i s r unning.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 t
o
 d
emist /defrost
 t
he
 re

ar
 s
creen
 a
nd
 (
depending
 o
n
 v
ersion)
 th

e
 d
oor
 m
irrors.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically t o p revent a n e xcessive co

nsumption
 o
f
 c
urrent.
F
 It i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 s
top
 t
he
 d
emisting/
defrosting
 o

peration
 b
efore
 i
t
 i
s
 s
witched
 of

f
 a
utomatically
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
utton
 ag

ain.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
utton
 g
oes
 o
ff.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 d
emisting/defrosting
 of t

he
 r
ear
 s
creen
 a
nd
 d
oor
 m
irrors
 as s

oon as appropriate, as lower
current
 c

onsumption
 r
esults
 i
n
 red

uced
 fu
el
 con
sumption.
Ease of use and comfort