fuel consumption Citroen C6 2011 1.G Owner's Manual

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ECO-DRIVING
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2emissions.
Optimise the use of your
gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off
gently, change up without waiting
and drive by changing up quite
soon. If your vehicle has the sys-
tem, the gear shift indicator invites
you to change up; it is displayed
in the instrument panel, follow its
instructions.
With an automatic or electronic
gearbox, stay in Drive "D" or
Auto "A", according to the type
of gear selector, without pressing
the accelerator pedal heavily or
suddenly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between
vehicles, use engine braking
rather than the brake pedal, and
press the accelerator progres-
sively. These attitudes contribute
towards a reduction in fuel con-
sumption and CO
2 emissions and
also helps reduce the background
traffi c noise.
When the traffi c is fl owing well,
and if you have cruise control,
make use of the system at speeds
above 25 mph (40 km/h).
Control the use of your
electrical equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger
compartment is too warm, ventilate it
by opening the windows and air vents
before using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the
windows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment
that can help keep the temperature in
the passenger compartment down
(sun roof and window blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning,
unless it has automatic digital
regulation, as soon as the desired
temperature is attained.
Switch off the demisting and defrost-
ing controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon
as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front
foglamps when the level of light
does not require their use. Avoid running the engine before
moving off, particularly in winter;
your vehicle will warm up much
faster while driving.
As a passenger, if you avoid con-
necting your multimedia devices
(fi lm, music, video game...), you
will contribute towards limiting the
consumption of electrical energy,
and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices
before leaving the vehicle.

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Limit the causes of excess
consumption
Spread loads throughout the
vehicle; place the heaviest items
in the bottom of the boot, as close
as possible to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the
vehicle and reduce wind resist-
ance (roof bars, roof rack, bicycle
carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box
in preference. Remove roof bars
and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove
snow tyres and refi t your summer
tyres.
Observe the recommendations
on maintenance
when cold, referring to the label in the door aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:-before a long journey,-at each change of season,-after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and
the tyres on any trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regu-
larly (engine oil, oil fi lter, air fi lter...)
and observe the schedule of oper-
ations recommended by the manu-
facturer.When refuelling, do not continue
after the 3rd cut-off of the nozzle
to avoid any overfl ow.
At the wheel of your new vehicle,
it is only after the fi rst 1 800 miles
(3 000 kilometres) that you will
see the fuel consumption settle
down to a consistent average.

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MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAYS
COLOUR SCREEN C
To choose units(for temperature, fuelconsumption etc.):1.Press on A.2.UseB to select the icon "Per-sonalisation-Confi guration"
then confi rm your choice by pressing C.3.Select the display confi gura-
tion with a press onB. Confi rmyour choice with a press on C.4.Then select the sub-menu for Units. Confi rm your choice with a press onC.5.UseB to select the unit you
wish to modify, then validate
with a press onC.6.Validate"OK" on the screen.
To choose the language:1. Press onA.2. Use Bto select the icon "Per-sonalisation-Confi guration"
then confi rm your choice bypressingC.3. Select your choice of lan-guage, viaB.4. Use Bto select the desired language and validate your choice by pressingC.5. Validate "OK"on the screen.
AIR CONDITIONING
To activate/deactivate the air conditioning:1. Press on A.2. PressBto select the air condi-
tioning icon, then confi rm your choice by pressing C.3. UseB to select the modifi ca-
tion you wish to make to the air conditioning and validate your choice by pressing C.
To activate/deactivate
the left/right differential
adjustment of the air conditioning:1. Press on A.2. PressBto select the air condi-
tioning icon, then confi rm your choice by pressing C.3. UseB to select the modifi ca-
tion you wish to make to the
differential adjustment and vali-
date your choice with a pressonC.

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TRIP COMPUTER
Colour screen CNaviDrive colour display
Range
This is the distance that can still be travelled on the
amount of fuel remaining in the tank. When the dis-
tance that can still be travelled is less than around 30 km (or 18 miles), only four dashes are displayed.
Instantaneous consumption
This is the result from the consumption recorded within
the last 2 seconds. This function will only display
above 30 km/h (18 mph).
Distance to be travelled
To enter it, see "Multifunction displays".
Distance travelled
This is the distance that has been travelled since the
last reset to zero of the Journey selected.
Average consumption
This is the relationship between the fuel consumed and the distance travelled since the last reset to zero of the trip computer.
Average speed
This is obtained, from the last reset to zero of the trip computer, by dividing the distance travelled by the time
taken (with ignition switched on).

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Each press of the button, located at the end of the wiper stalk , displays the different trip computer information in succession, depending on the screen.

With the "vehicle" tab:


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the range, the current fuel consumption and the distance remainingto the destination.

Zero reset
When the required route is displayed, press the button for more than two seconds.
TRIP COMPUTER
VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS

VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS

WARNINGS LOG
STAT US OF FUNCTIONS

TYRE UNDER-INFLATION DETECTOR ZERO RESET
On-board computer
km
860
km l/100 Instantaneous info.
Range

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A few defi nitions

Range:displays the distance which can be travelled with the remaining fueldetected in the tank, based on the average consumption over the last fewmiles (kilometres).

This displayed value may vary signifi cantly following a change in the vehicle speed or the relief of the route.
When the range falls below 20 miles (30 km), dashes are displayed. After fi lling with at least 5 litres of fuel, the range is recalculated and is displayed as soon as it exceeds 60 miles (100 km).
If, whilst driving, dashes are displayed continuously in place of digits, contact a CITROÀN dealer.g


Current fuel consumption:
only calculated and displayed above 20 mph(30 km/h).


Average fuel consumption:
this is the average fuel consumption sincethe last trip recorder zero reset.


Distance travelled: calculated since the last trip computer zero reset.


Distance remaining to the destination: calculated with reference to the fi nal destination entered by the user. If guidance is activated, the navigation system calculates it as a current value.

Average speed: this is the average speed calculated since the last tripcomputer zero reset (ignition on).

TRIP COMPUTER
With tab "1" (route 1):●
the average speed, the average consumption and thedistance travelled calculated over trip "1" .
Tab "2" (trip 2) with the same functions for a second route.
On-board computer
Route
Distance km
km/h l/100
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