2008 Citroen C4 Owner's Manual

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To raise, pull upwards. To lower, press on the unlocking button and on the head restraint. The adjust-ment is correct when the upper edge of the restraint is level with the top of your head. The head restraint is also angle-adjustable.
To remove, press on the unlocking button and pull upwards.
Note: Never drive the vehicle with-out the head restraints fi tted.
Lumbar support
Driver’s seat height
Backrest angle
Access to the rear seats
Reach
Manual adjustments
Head restraint
Lift the control bar and adjust the seat to the desired position.
Turn the control to adjust the seat to the desired position.
Raise or lower the control the number of times required to obtain the desired position.
Use the control A to adjust the back-rest angle.
It is possible to recline the backrest to an angle of 45° by tilting it until it locks; press the control to unlock.
To access or exit the rear seat po-sitions, tilt the control 6 towards the front to fold the front seat back-rest and slide the front seat forwards.
Afterwards the front seat will revert to its initial position.
Make sure that the seat is securely locked in place.

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Heated seats
The front seats can be heated inde-pendently. Use the controls placed on the sides of the seats, turning them to select one of three heating levels:
0: Off.
1: Gentle heat.
2: Medium heat.
3: Strong heat.
The seat temperature will adjust ac-cordingly.
Note: The heated seats will only op-erate when the engine is running.
Note: The seats can still be moved on a temporary basis:
- when opening one of the front doors.
- after switching off the ignition.
Electrically operated adjustments
Adjustment of seat height, angle and reach
Adjustment of backrest angle and lumbar support
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Raise or lower the front of control 1 to make the front of the seat cushion higher or lower.
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Raise or lower the rear of control 1 to make the seat higher or lower.
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Action control 1 to the front or to the rear to move the seat forward or back.
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Push the top of control 2forward or back to adjust the backrest angle.
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Raise or lower control 2to increase or decrease the lumbar support.

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Memorisation of driving positions
You have the possibility to memorise two driving positions, via the buttons M/1 and M/2.
Memorisation using the buttons
To memorise, using the buttons lo-cated on the side of the seat:
- turn the ignition key to the drive position,
- adjust your seat and your exterior rear view mirrors,
- press on button M then immediately on button 1 "fi rst driving position" or on button 2 "second driving position".
The memorisation is recognised by an audible signal. Memorising of a new position cancels the previous one.
Recall of a memorised driving position
Vehicle stopped (ignition on or en-gine running)
- Press briefl y on button 1 or2 to recall the corresponding memorised position.
Note: after fi ve consecutive recalls of a memorised position, this function will be deactivated until the engine is started.
Vehicle moving
- Keep button 1 or 2 pressed to recall the corresponding memorised position.

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Before folding the seat
Before tipping the rear seat, make sure that the seat belts will not be snagged or trapped by the seat and its catches.
Position them carefully to the sides of the backrests.
Rear head restraints
The rear head restraints have two positions:
- A low stowed position when the seat is not occupied.
- A raised position to optimise the safety of the passenger, by raising it to its stop, including when used with a forward facing child seat.
To lower the head restraints, press on the unlocking controls.
To remove them, pull upwards as far as permitted, then press on the un-locking controls.
Note: Never drive the vehicle with-out the head restraints fi tted.
Rear armrest
- Lower the rear armrest to improve your comfort.
- Lift the cover for access to its storage box.
This can contain a storage box, two cup holders and two pen holders.
REAR SEATS
Folding the seat cushion
- raise the front of the seat cushion,
- tilt it towards the front seats.
When repositioning the seat base, make sure that the seat belt buckles are back in place.
Note: When you fold a rear seat cushion, you should also fold the corresponding backrest.

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Folding the backrest
Stow the head restraints.
Press on control A located on the extremity of the backrest and tilt fully forwards.
When returning the seat backrest to the normal position, ensure that it locks into place: the red warning in-dicator, located on the control, must not be visible.
Removing the seat base
To improve seating versatility, the rear seats are removable.
Detach one of the linkages from its securing point, then disengage the other linkage to remove the seat as-sembly.
When you are handling the rear seats, avoid trapping the seat belts and make sure that the belt buckles are positioned correctly.

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DOOR MIRRORS
Adjustment of rear view mirrors
Functions with ignition switched on.
From the driver’s position, select the rear view mirror via the control 1, then adjust in the four directions by moving the control 2.
Deicing of rear view mirrors is cou-pled with electric demisting of the rear screen.
Fold-back of door mirrors
When the vehicle is parked, the door mirrors can be folded back either manually or electrically.
Electric fold-back
From the central position, one press towards the rear on control 1 folds the rear view mirrors back.
To return them to the initial position, press again on the control towards the rear.
Automatic electric fold back
Automatic fold-back operates when you lock the doors with the remote control.
The opposite movement applies when you unlock the doors, except if you operated fold-back before switching off the ignition.
Note: Automatic fold-back of the rear view mirrors can be deactivat-ed. Consult your CITROËN dealer.
Automatic tilting of mirrors when reversing
Ths function automatically gives you a view of the ground while reversing the vehicle.
Activation
With the engine running:
- Select the rear view mirror using control 1.
- Engage reverse gear, the mirror glass automatically positions itself to improve your vision of the pavement.
- If necessary, adjust the mirror to your preference using the electric control 2.
Deactivation
To deactivate the function, move control 1 to the central position.

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Automatic photochromic interior rear view mirror
This provides an automatic and pro-gressive changing between day use and night use.
To avoid causing dazzle, the mirror au-tomatically becomes darker depend-ing on the intensity of light coming from the rear. It becomes lighter as soon as brightness diminishes, thus ensuring optimal vision.
To operate
Switch on the ignition and press control 1.
- Warning lamp 2 on: automatic mode.
- Warning lamp 2 off: automatic mode stopped. The mirror remains in its lightest defi nition.
Note: for optimal vision, the mirror lightens automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
Manual interior mirror
The lever on the lower edge enables you to place the rear view mirror in either of two positions:
Day position: the lever is not visible.
Night position (antidazzle): the lever is visible.
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR
Both the height and reach of the steering wheel can be adjusted.
With the vehicle at rest, fi rst adjust the seat to the most suitable posi-tion, then adjust the position of the steering wheel.
STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment
Unlock the steering by pulling the control towards you.
Adjust the steering wheel position then lock by pushing the control fully downwards.
If you press fi rmly downwards on your steering wheel after locking, you may hear a slight click. The steering is then in its defi nitive position.
As a safety measure, do not adjust your driving position while driving.

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The key operates all the vehicle’s locks 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 previously removing the ignition key.
The key is used to deactivate the pas-senger’s front airbag (see "Safety").
It is dangerous to deadlock the vehicle when someone is inside as unlocking from the interior is impossible (without the remote control).
In the event of loss of the keys go to a CITROËN dealer with proof of ownership of the vehicle.
The CITROËN dealer network will be able to recover the key code and the transponder code to order replacement keys.
Central locking using the key
A brief action with the key locks the vehicle.
Central deadlocking using the key
A second action straight away with the key deadlocks the vehicle. It is then impossible to open the doors from either inside or outside the vehicle.
A long action with the key closes the windows.
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, central locking does not operate.
KEYS
Electronic immobiliser
The key contains a coded electronic chip. When switching on, the code must be recognised to allow the engine to be started.
This electronic immobiliser locks the engine management system a few seconds after switching off the ignition, and prevents unauthorised starting of the engine.
For any modifi cation concerning the keys it is essential to contact a CITROËN dealer taking the keys it is the keys it all of the keys in your possession with you.
Advice
If the key is not recognised, starting is not possible.
If this occurs, leave your vehicle immobilised and contact a CITROËN If this occurs, leave your vehicle vehicle
dealer.