2008 Citroen C4 PICASSO Gear

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E X T E R I O R
Panoramic glass roof
Xenon directional headlamps
Whether on dipped beams or main beams, this func-tion allows your headlamps to follow the direction of the road ahead.
Opening rear screen
Pneumatic rear suspension
The rear pneumatic suspen-sion enhances driving comfort and maintains a constant body height whatever the vehicle load.
Exterior side lighters
These light up the zones fac-ing the driver’s and passen-ger’s doors.
Front/rear parking assistance
Sensors located in the bumpers detect obstacles.
Parking space sensor
Measures the size of a space and informs you of the possi-bility of parking.
Exterior rear view mirrors
With electric foldback.
Automatically tilts in reverse gear.

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D A S H B O A R D
Driver’s air conditioning controls
Manual and automatic gearbox controls
Automatic electronic parking brake controlInstrument panel Passenger’s air conditioning controls
Scented air freshener
Refrigerated storage
Radio-CD
Fixed centred controls steering wheel
Gear control leversSelector

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D R I V I N G
(6-Speed) electronic gearbox system
R Reverse
N Neutral
A Automatic mode
M Manual mode
Using control levers + and - :
- Gear changing in manual mode
- Temporary manual operation in automatic mode.
To start
(6-Speed) electronic gearbox system
- Check that you are in neutral (position N).
- Press fi rmly on the brake pedal and turn the ignition key.
Position Position
Automatic gearbox
P Park
R Reverse
N Neutral
D Automatic mode
M Sequential mode
Using control levers + and - :
- Gear changing in sequential mode
- Temporary manual operation in automatic mode.
To start
Automatic gearbox
- Check that you are in position Por N and turn the ignition key.
Note : To exit position P, press on the brake pedal before moving the selector.
ControlControl
Position selector

L
J
H
MR
O
M
JLH
OO
R
K
N
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M U L T I F U N C T I O N S C R E E N A
To activate/deactivate the automatic guide-me-home lighting :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select the sub-menu for confi guration of your vehicle, then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Select guide-me-home lighting, by pressing J or M.
4. The system tells you whether the function status is active or inactive. Modify this status with a press on K or N.
5. Validate with a press on L.
To activate/deactivate the electronic parking brake automatic functions :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select the sub-menu for confi guration of your vehicle, then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Select electronic automatic parking brake by pressing J or M.
4. The system tells you whether the function status is active or in active. Modify this status with a press on K or N.
5. Validate with a press on L.
PERSONALISATION and CONFIGURATION
To activate/deactivate rear screen wipe when you engage reverse gear :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select the sub-menu for personalisation-con-fi guration of your vehicle, then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Select rear wipe by pressing Jor M.
4. The system tells you whether the function status is active or inactive. Modify this status with a press on K or N.
5. Validate with a press on L.

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J
H
MR
O
M
JLH
O
R
K
N
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CONFIGURATION
To activate/deactivate rear screen wipe when you engage reverse gear :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select "Person-alisation-Confi guration", then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Then select the sub-menu for vehicle parameters. Confi rm your choice with a press on L.
4. Using J or M, select "park-ing assistance". Confi rm your choice with a press on L.
5. Then by pressing L, select/deselect triggering of rear screen wipe in reverse gear, to activate/deactivate this.
6. Validate with "OK" on the dis-play.
TRIP COMPUTER
To enter the distance to be travelled in the trip computer :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select the icon for the trip computer, then con-fi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Press J or M to select entry of distance. Confi rm your choice with a press on L.
4. To choose the distance, select the fi gure you wish to modify via J or M, then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
5. Using J or M, adjust the value then validate with a press on L.
6. Validate with "OK" on the dis-play.
To access the log of alerts in the trip computer:
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select the icon for the trip computer, then con-fi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Select the log of alerts.
4. When you see the list displayed, scroll down using J or M.
5. Press on H, to return to the permanent display.
To access the status of functions, proceed in a similar manner.
To activate/deactivate the automatic guide-me-home lighting :
1. Press on O.
2. Use J or M to select "Person-alisation-Confi guration", then confi rm your choice with a press on L.
3. Then select the sub-menu for vehicle parameters. Confi rm your choice with a press on L.
4. Using J or M, select "lighting and signalling". Confi rm your choice with a press on L.
5. Then by pressing L, select/deselect "guide-me-home lighting" to activate/deactivate this. After activation, choose its duration : press on L, then use J or M to select the dura-tion and then press on L.
6. Validate with "OK" on the dis-play.
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5 speed gearbox
Reverse gear
Never engage reverse gear before the vehicle has come to a complete halt.
The movement should be made slowly in order to prevent snatching noises.
Note : With a manual gearbox :
- the cruise control is active from 4th gear above speeds of 40 km/h (25 mph),
- the speed limiter is active above speeds of 30 km/h (19 mph).
M A N U A L G E A R B O X

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Starting the engine
1. To start the engine, the selec-tor has to be in position N.
2.Press fi rmly on the brake pedal.
3. Action the starter.
4. When the engine is running, place the selector on R, A or M as desired.
5. Check, in the instrument pan-el, the position engaged.
6. Release the brake pedal and accelerate.
Note : If the selector is not in po-sition N, and/or if the brake pedal is not pressed, the correspond-ing warning lamp(s) display and a message informs you that at least one of these two conditions is not met.
In this case, the engine will not start, recommence the above pro-cedure.
Using the 6-speed electronic gearbox
Reverse gear
Engaging reverse gear
To engage reverse gear, move the selector to R.
Only attempt to change to reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary.
Automatic mode
Changing to automatic mode
To change to automatic mode, move the selector to A.
Manual mode
Changing to manual mode
Manual mode activates when you move the selector to M.- Pull the lever “+” to change up a gear.- Pull the lever “-” to change down a gear.
When the engine is running, be-fore accelerating to move the ve-hicle, make sure that the position engaged on the selector grille or in the instrument panel is either : R, A or AM.Do not leave the vehicle with the engine running in R, A or AM.
If the vehicle is moving rapidly, if an inadvertent attempt to engage reverse gear is made, the warning lamp N will fl ash and your vehicle will go automatically into neutral. To re-engage a gear, you have only to reposition the selector on A, Mor R.
( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E MG E N E R A L( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M
Neutral
Changing to neutral
To change to neutral, move the selector to N. If the vehicle is mov-ing, do not select this position even momentarily.

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To select automatic driving mode :
- Move the selector to position A. The warning lamp A lights up in the instrument panel to confi rm the selection.
The gearbox then functions in au-tomatic mode, without any inter-vention on your part.
It constantly selects the gear that is best suited to the following pa-rameters :
- driving style,
- road profi le,
- optimum fuel consumption.
Temporary manual operation when in automatic mode
- By pulling either of the levers “+” or “-”, you can exercise tempo-rary control over the changing of gears. The request to change gear will be taken into account. You will still be in automatic mode. The warning lamp A re-mains lit up in the instrument panel.
- This function enables you to an-ticipate certain situations such as the approach of a bend or the need to overtake another vehi-cle.
( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E MA U T O M A T I C M O D E( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M( 6 - S P E E D ) E L E C T R O N I C G E A R B O X S Y S T E M
Cancellation of automatic mode
The change from position A (driv-ing in automatic mode) to position M (driving in manual mode) or vice versa can be made at any time. The warning lamp A disappears in the instrument panel.