CITROEN C6 2012 Handbook (in English)

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P
R
N
A
D
M
IN BRIE
F
Position P: Parking.
Position R: Reverse gear.
Position N: Neutral.Position D: Operation in automatic mode.
Position M: Operation in
sequential mode.
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The automatic gearbox offers you:Operation in auto-active mode, with automatic adap-
tation to your style of driving as well as to the road profi le (Position D).Operation in sequential mode, with manual gear changing (Position M).Operation in SPORT or SNOW automatic mode (Position Dand successive presses on
the control A).
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For safety:The gear lever can only be disengaged from position P if you are pressing the brake pedal.When a door is opened, an audible signal sounds if the gear selector is not in position P.
Before leaving the vehicle, make absolutely certain that position P is selected.
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AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
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DRIVING

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IN BRIE
F
You can activate/deactivate the
parking assistance by pressing
buttonA. When the parking assist-
ance is inactive, the warning lampon button Ais lit up.
PARKING ASSISTANCELANE DEPARTURE
WARNING SYSTEM
This driving assistance device
warns you when you unwittinglycross a lane marking (either a con-
tinuous or a dotted line on the roadsurface). It is designed for use onmotorways and dual carriageways,
operating only above speeds of
approx. 50 mph (80 km/h).
A press on button Bactivates thefunction, the warning lamp on the
button lights up.
HEAD-UP DISPLAY
The Head-up display projectsessential driving data into thedriver's fi eld of vision. This enablesthe driver never to take his eyesoff the road.
The controls for the Head-up dis-play are located beneath the air
vent on the driver's side.
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DRIVING

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ECO-DRIVING
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2
emissions.
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 vehi-
cle and reduce wind resistance
(roof bars, roof rack, bicycle car-
rier, 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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ABDC
REMOTE CONTROL
Note:The simultaneous use of other high frequency equipment (mobile telephones, domestic
alarms, etc.) may momentarily hinder the operation of the remote control.
If there is a permanent fault, the remote control has to bereinitialised. See "Changing the remote control battery".
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CENTRAL UNLOCKING
A press on button A unlocks your vehicle.
This operation is confi rmed b
y the rapid fl ashing of the direction indicators
and the lighting of the interior lamp (if the function is activated). It can alsodeploy the exterior rear view mirrors.
CENTRAL LOCKING - CLOSING OF WINDOWS AND SUN
ROOF - DEADLOCKINGA short presson buttonB locks your vehicle.
Along presson buttonB locks your vehicle and closes the windows and the sun roof.Two successive presses on button Bdeadlocks the vehicle. It is then
impossible to open the doors from either inside or outside the vehicle.
This operation is confi rmed b
y the direction indicators illuminating for approx.
2 seconds and by the interior lamp switching off. This also folds the exterior
rear view mirrors.
If any of the doors, or the boot, is open or not properly closed, the centrallocking does not operate.



If closing the windows and sun roof using the remote control,the user must make sure that no person is preventing thewindows and/or sun roof from closing properly.
It is dangerous to operate the deadlocking when a personis in the vehicle as unlocking is impossible from the inside(without the remote control).

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REMOTE CONTROL
FOLDING AND EJECTING THE KEY
ButtonD is for folding and ejecting the key from its housing in the remotecontrol.
If
you do not press on button D, you could damage the key mechanism.
Changing the remote control battery
Unclip the cover to gain access to the battery.
Battery:CR 0523 - 3 V.
After a chan
ge of battery, it may be necessary to re-initialise the remotecontrol. To do that, switch on the ignition and immediately press button Bonyour remote control to trigger the action desired. This may take some tenseconds.Note: Make a careful note of the numbers for the keys and for the remote
control on the ASSISTA NCE card. Keep this in a safe place.
Do not throw away the old batteries. They should be returned to aCITROËN dealer or deposited at a recognised collection point (a camerarshop, for example).
Except when reinitialising, the remote control cannot function while the key is in the ignition,even when switched off.
Warning: by inadvertently actioning the remote control, when for example it is in your pocket,you can unlock the vehicle without your realising it.
However, if none of the doors are opened within thirty seconds following an unlocking, the doorswill automatically relock.
Warning: there is a risk of damage if the replacement battery is not the correct one.
Only use batteries that are identical or equivalent to those approved by CITROËN.
GUIDE-ME-HOME LIGHTING
A press on buttonC operates theguide-me-home lighting (illumina-
tion of the sidelamps and dipped
beams for approx. one minute).
A second press prior to the end of
this period cancels the guide-me-home lighting.
LOCATING OF THE VEHICLE
To locate the vehicle in a carpark,press button B, the interior lampscome on and the direction indica-
tors fl ash for a few seconds. Thevehicle remains locked.

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KEYS
It is dangerous to operate the deadlocking when a person is in the vehicle as unlocking is impossible from the inside (without the remote control).
The key number is on the label attached to the key.
Should you lose your key or remote control, a CITROËN dealer can supply replacements.
If you unlock your vehicle using the key because of a problem with the battery, be aware that opening/closing a door with the window closed can seriously damage the glass, even to the point of breaking it. See "Access".
ELECTRONIC IMMOBILISER KEY
The key operates all the vehicle’slocks as well as the ignition.Note:For safety reasons, a buzzer will sound if you have switched off the ignition and opened the driver’s
door without having removed the
ignition key.
The ke
y can be used to deactivate
the front passenger’s airbag. See"Airbags".
CENTRAL LOCKING USING THE KEY
A brief action with the key locks the vehicle.
Deadlocking: Central locking using the key
A second action straightaway with the key deadlocks the vehicle. It is then
impossible to open the doors from either inside or outside the vehicle.Note:With the vehicle stationary and the engine switched off, locking is
signalled by the fl ashing of the interior locking control warning lamp.
If any of the doors, or the boot, is open or not properly closed, the central locking does not operate.
ELECTRONIC IMMOBILISER
The ELECTRONIC IMMOBILISER device locks the engine supply system.
The s
ystem activates automatically as the key is removed from the ignition.
All the vehicle
’s keys contain an electronic immobiliser device.
A
fter you switch on the ignition, a dialogue starts between the key and theelectronic immobiliser device.
If the ke
y is not recognised, you cannot start the vehicle.
If this occurs, leave your vehicle immobilised and contact a CITROËN dealer.

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ANTI-INTRUSION ALARM
Your vehicle may be equipped with
an ANTI-INTRUSION ALARM. Thisprovides:Exterior perimeter protection
by means of detectors on the
vehicle access points (doors,
boot, bonnet) as well as on the electrical supply.
Interior volumetric protection
by means of ultrasonic sensors (detecting movement inside thepassenger compartment). This can be deactivated using thecontrol1.


The installation also has a siren,
and a warning lamp on the control1which is visible from outside the
vehicle, indicating the three possi-ble statuses of the alarm:Alarm not active (disarmed),
warning lamp off.
Alarm active
(armed), the
warning lamp fl ashes slowly.
Alarm tri
ggered (signalling an
intrusion), the warning lamp
fl ashes rapidly if the alarm is deactivated by a press on thecontrol A. It stops as soon as you switch on the ignition.Note: If there is a malfunction,
the warning lamp remains perma-nently on.



DEACTIVATION OF THE
ALARM USNG THE REMOTE
CONTROL
The alarm is disarmed when youunlock the vehicle (with a press onbutton Aon the remote control).
DEACTIVATION OF THEALARM WITH THE KEY
Unlock the doors with the key. Thesiren triggers. Enter the vehicle,
insert the key in the ignition and
turn it to the drive position to stopthe siren. Otherwise the siren
will continue for approximately30 seconds.

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ANTI-INTRUSION ALARM
OPERATING THE ALARM
First make sure all the doors are closed.
The alarm is armed by pressing button Bon the remote control.
With the alarm armed, the protections are active after 5 seconds (perimeter) and 45 seconds (volumetric).
When the alarm is armed (on standby), any intrusion
will trigger the siren for 30 seconds, accompanied by
the direction indicators lighting up.
The alarm then
goes back on standby, but the triggering remains memorised and is signalled by the rapid fl ashing
of the warning lamp on control1 after you have deacti-
vated the alarm with a press on the unlocking button A.The fl ashing stops when you switch on the ignition.
The siren is also triggered if there is a cutting of the electrical supply. To stop it, restore the electrical supply
then press on the unlocking button A.Note:If you want to lock your vehicle without arming the
alarm, just lock with the key only.
If you lock your vehicle and a door, or the boot, is still open, the central locking does not operate but the alarm will arm itself after approx. 45 seconds.Note:The siren is automatically deactivated (for exam-ple for disconnecting the battery) as soon as the vehicle is unlocked using the remote control.
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Deactivating the volumetric detection
You can operate the alarm with perimeter protection
only, by deactivating the volumetric protection (if for example you wish to leave an animal in the vehicle).
For this, switch o
ff the ignition then immediately pressbutton1 for at least one second.
The warning lamp on button1should come perma-nently on. It will start to fl ash when the alarm is armed.
Arm the alarm b
y locking your vehicle with the remotecontrol.
It is recommended to deactivate the volumetric detec-
tion when washing the vehicle in order to prevent the
random triggering of the alarm.
Automatic activation (according to destination)
The alarm is armed automatically, 2 minutes after the
last door, or the boot, has been closed.
In order to prevent the alarm from triggering when you
open one of the doors or the boot, it is essential to press
the unlocking button A again on the remote control.

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STEERING LOCK – IGNITION – STA R T ER
NEVER REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY BEFORE THE ENGINE HAS COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
IT IS ESSENTIAL ALWAYS TO DRIVE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, SO AS TO RETAIN STEERING AND BRAKING ASSISTANCE (risk of the steering lock engaging and loss of safety features).
Do not hang a heavy object on the key; it could pull the key out of alignment in the switch and could cause a malfunction.
When stationary, having removed the key, carefully turn the steering wheel if you wish to lock the steering.
S: STEERING LOCK
To unlock the steering, gently move
the steering wheel while turning the
ke
y, without exerting undue force.
When you remove the key, turn
your steering wheel to lock the
steering. The key can only beremoved when in positionS.
M: DRIVE POSITION
The steering is unlocked (by turningthe key in positionM, if necessarymove the steering wheel).
STARTING AND STOPPINGTHE ENGINE
See "Driving".
ECONOMY MODE
In order not to discharge the bat-
tery while the engine is stopped,your vehicle goes automati-cally into economy mode after
a maximum of 30 minutes. Eco-nomy mode is indicated by a mes-sage on the screen.
The electrical components relatin
gto comfort and also the headlamps(not sidelamps or hazard warninglamps) cut out automatically. Toreactivate them, it is necessary tostart the engine.
Depending on your vehicle ver-
sion, the following warning lamps are tested:
If one of these warning lamps does
not light up, this indicates a mal-
function.
D: STARTING
Release the key as soon as the engine starts. Never turn it while
the engine is running.