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A C C E S S
Triggering
This is indicated by sounding of the
s i r e n a n d fl a s h i n g o f t h e d i r e c t i o n
indicators for approximately thirty
seconds.
After it has been triggered, the alarm
is again operational.
If the alarm is triggered ten times in
succession, the eleventh time will
result in it becoming inactive. If the indicator light on button A
fl a s h e s r a p i d l y , t h i s i n d i c a t e s t h a t
the alarm was triggered during
your absence. When the ignition is
s w i t c h e d o n , t h i s fl a s h i n g s t o p s i m -
mediately.
To avoid triggering the alarm when
washing your vehicle, lock it using
the key.
Do not activate the alarm before
disconnecting the battery, other-
wise the siren will sound. Failure of the remote control
Unlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver's door lock.
Open the door; the alarm is trig-
gered.
Switch on the ignition; the alarm
stops.
Locking the vehicle without
alarm
Lock or deadlock the vehicle
using the key in the driver's door
lock.
* According to country.
Malfunction
When the ignition is switched on,
lighting of the indicator lamp on
button
A for ten seconds indicates
a siren fault.
Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer. Automatic operation *
Depending on the legislation in force
in your country, one of these cases
may occur:
- 45 seconds after the vehicle is
locked using the remote control,
the alarm is activated, regard-
less of the status of the doors
and boot.
- 2 minutes after the last door or the boot is closed, the alarm is
activated.
To avoid triggering the alarm
o n e n t e r i n g t h e v e h i c l e , fi r s t
press the unlocking button on
the remote control.
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Unlocking
Press button A again to unlock
the vehicle.
The red indicator lamp on the button
switches off.
If the vehicle is locked or dead-
locked from the outside, the red in-
d i c a t o r l a m p fl a s h e s a n d b u t t o n A
is inactive.
In this case, use the remote
control or the key to unlock the
vehicle.
Automatic centralised control
System which provides full auto-
matic locking or unlocking of the
doors, boot and rear screen while
driving.
You can activate or deactivate this
function.
Locking
When the speed exceeds 6 mph
(10 km/h), the doors, the boot and
the rear screen lock automatically. Unlocking
Above 6 mph (10 km/h), press
button A to unlock the doors, the
boot and the rear screen tempo-
rarily.
Activation
Press button A for more than
two seconds.
A c o n fi r m a t i o n m e s s a g e a p p e a r s o n
the multifunction screen.
Deactivation
Press button A again for more
than two seconds.
A c o n fi r m a t i o n m e s s a g e a p p e a r s o n
the multifunction screen.
Emergency control
System which locks or unlocks the doors mechanically in the event of a malfunction of the battery or of the central locking.
Locking the driver's door
Insert the key in the lock, then turn it to the right.
Unlocking the driver's door
Insert the key in the lock, then turn it to the left.
Locking the front and rear passenger doors
Insert the key in the lock, located on the edge of the door, then turn it one eighth of a turn .
Unlocking the front and rear passenger doors
Pull the interior door opening control.
If one of the doors or the boot or
rear screen is open, the automatic
central locking does not take place.
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Emergency boot lid release
System for mechanical unlocking of
the boot in the event of a battery or
central locking malfunction.
Unlocking
Fold back the rear seats to gain
access to the lock from inside
the boot.
Insert a small screwdriver into
hole A of the lock to unlock the
tailgate.
Push the white part, located
inside the lock, to the left to
unlock the boot.
PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF
System which consists of a pano-
ramic tinted glass surface to increase
the light and visibility in the passenger
compartment.
Fitted with an electric blind in several
sections to improve thermal and
aural comfort.
Opening the roof blind
Rotate the control B to slide the
roof blind to the position desired
(positions 1 to 9 ). Closing the roof blind
Rotate the control B to posi-
tion 0 to close the roof blind.
Recommendations
- Pressing the locking button on the remote control for more than
two seconds will close the blind
(practical when, for example,
you leave your vehicle on a sun-
lit car park).
- On returning to your vehicle, a press on the button B reposi-
tions the blind to the last position
selected.
Anti-pinch
The blind has an anti-pinch function.
At the end of its travel, when the blind
encounters an obstacle on closing, it
stops and moves back slightly.
Following a fault or after a battery
disconnection during the movement
of the blind or after it has stopped,
you have to re-initialise the anti-
pinch function:
place the blind in the closed
position,
press button B for approximately
two seconds.
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Emergency boot lid release
System for mechanical unlocking of
the boot in the event of a battery or
central locking malfunction.
Unlocking
Fold back the rear seats to gain
access to the lock from inside
the boot.
Insert a small screwdriver into
hole A of the lock to unlock the
tailgate.
Push the white part, located
inside the lock, to the left to
unlock the boot.
PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF
System which consists of a pano-
ramic tinted glass surface to increase
the light and visibility in the passenger
compartment.
Fitted with an electric blind in several
sections to improve thermal and
aural comfort.
Opening the roof blind
Rotate the control B to slide the
roof blind to the position desired
(positions 1 to 9 ). Closing the roof blind
Rotate the control B to posi-
tion 0 to close the roof blind.
Recommendations
- Pressing the locking button on the remote control for more than
two seconds will close the blind
(practical when, for example,
you leave your vehicle on a sun-
lit car park).
- On returning to your vehicle, a press on the button B reposi-
tions the blind to the last position
selected.
Anti-pinch
The blind has an anti-pinch function.
At the end of its travel, when the blind
encounters an obstacle on closing, it
stops and moves back slightly.
Following a fault or after a battery
disconnection during the movement
of the blind or after it has stopped,
you have to re-initialise the anti-
pinch function:
place the blind in the closed
position,
press button B for approximately
two seconds.
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C. fog lamps selection ring.
The fog lamps operate with the
sidelamps and the dipped and main
beam headlamps.
- 1 st turn forwards: rear foglamp on.
- 1 st turn rearwards: rear foglamp off. - 1 st turn forwards: front foglamps
on.
- 2 nd turn forwards: rear foglamps on.
- 1 st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.
- 2 nd turn rearwards: front foglamps off.
Model with rear foglamp only
Model with front and rear
foglamps In good or rainy weather, both day
and night, the front foglamps and
the rear foglamp are prohibited. In
these situations, the power of their
beams may dazzle other drivers.
They should only be used in fog or
snow.
In these weather conditions, it is
your responsibility to switch on the
foglamps and dipped headlamps
manually as the brightness sensor
m a y d e t e c t s u f fi c i e n t l i g h t .
Do not forget to switch off the front
foglamps and the rear foglamp when
they are no longer necessary.
Lighting on buzzer
The triggering of an audible signal
when a front door is opened warns
the driver that he has forgotten to
switch off his vehicle's lamps, with
the ignition off and in manual light-
ing mode.
In this case, switching off the lamps
stops the audible signal.
With the ignition off, if the dipped
headlamps remain on, they will
switch off automatically after thirty
minutes to prevent discharging of
the battery.
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D R I V I N G
To immobilise the vehicle,
engine running
With the engine running and the ve-
hicle stationary, in order to immobi-
lise the vehicle you need to manually
apply the parking brake by pulling
on control A .
The application of the parking brake
i s c o n fi r m e d b y : - the lighting of warning lamp P on control A and
on the instrument panel,
- the display of a message "park- ing brake applied" on the multi-
function screen.
When the driver’s door is opened, a
beep is heard and a message dis-
played if the parking brake has not
been applied.
Before leaving the vehicle,
check that warning lamp P
on the instrument panel is
permanently lit. Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting
the engine), the parking brake can
automatically alter its force. This is
normal operation.
To advance your vehicle (towing,
etc.) without starting the engine, but
with the ignition on, press on the
brake pedal and release the park-
ing brake
by pulling then releasing
control A .
The full release of the parking brake
i s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e e x t i n c t i o n o f
warning lamp P (red) on the instru-
ment panel and the display of a
message "parking brake released"
on the multifunction screen.
If the parking brake malfunctions
while applied or if the battery runs
fl a t , a n e m e r g e n c y r e l e a s e i s a l w a y s
possible.
Activation/Deactivation of the
automatic functions *
The automatic application when the
engine is switched off and the au-
tomatic release when you press
the accelerator can be deactivated.
Activation/deactivation is performed
u s i n g t h e c o n fi g u r a t i o n m e n u o f t h e
multifunction screen. To do so, select
" P e r s o n a l i s a t i o n / C o n fi g u r a t i o n / D e fi n e
the Vehicle parameters/Driving assis-
tance/Automatic handbrake".
The deactivation of these
f u n c t i o n s i s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e
lighting of this warning lamp
on the instrument panel.
With the automatic functions
deactivated, the application and
release of the parking brake are
done manually.
* According to country
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Emergency unlocking In the event of the electric parking
brake malfunctioning or the battery
r u n n i n g fl a t , a n e m e r g e n c y m e c h a -
nism can unlock the parking brake.
Immobilise the vehicle, with the
e n g i n e r u n n i n g , b y e n g a g i n g fi r s t
gear (manual gearbox), posi-
tion P (automatic gearbox) or M
or R (6-speed electronic gear-
box).
Switch off the engine, but leave
the ignition on.
If the vehicle cannot be immo- bilised, do not do anything and
contact a CITROËN dealer with-
out delay.
Fetch the vehicle blocks E and
the unlocking tool F (handle)
from the toolbox.
Immobilise the vehicle by placing
blocks E at the front and at the
rear of one of the rear wheels.
Slide the front left-hand seat
back as far as possible.
L i f t u p t h e fl o o r p l u g B
on the
carpet in front of the seat.
Pierce the tab C on the tube D
with the unlocking tool F .
Place the end of the handle F in
the tube D .
Turn the unlocking tool F clock-
wise.
For safety reasons , it is
essential to continue turning the
device as far as it will go or until
you hear a knocking noise. The
parking brake is released.
Remove the unlocking tool F and
store it with the blocks E in the
toolbox.
- The operation of the parking brake reinitialises when the ig-
nition is switched off then on
again. If the reinitialisation of the
parking brake proves impossi-
ble, contact a CITROËN dealer.
- The subsequent time required for application may be longer
than during normal operation.
For safety reasons, after this manoeuvre it is essential to cont act a CITROËN dealer urgently to have the plug
replaced.
Following an emergency unlocking, immobilisation of the vehi cle is no longer guaranteed once the manual emer-
gency unlocking has been deployed and the manual control doe s not allow the re-application of your parking
brake.
Take no action, either on control A , or stopping starting the engine while the unlocking to ol F is engaged.
Take care not to allow moisture or dust in the proximity of th e plug.
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SITUATION
CONSEQUENCES
4 Display of message
" Parking brake
faulty " a n d t h e f o l l o w i n g w a r n i n g l a m p s :
and/or
fl a s h i n g - The automatic functions are deactivated.
- The hill start assist is unavailable.
T o a p p l y t h e e l e c t r o n i c p a r k i n g b r a k e :
Immobilise the vehicle and switch off the ignition
Pull the control lever for at least 5 seconds or until maximum
application.
Switch on the ignition and check that the electric parking brake
warning lamps are on.
- Application may take longer than in normal operation.
- If warning lamp P fl a s h e s o r i f t h e w a r n i n g l a m p s d o n o t c o m e
on when the ignition is switched on, this method does not work.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
T o r e l e a s e t h e e l e c t r i c p a r k i n g b r a k e :
Switch on the ignition.
Pull the control lever and hold it for approximately 3 second s.
5 Display of message
" Parking brake control
faulty – automatic mode activated " and
t h e f o l l o w i n g w a r n i n g l a m p s :
and/or
fl a s h i n g - Only the functions for automatic application on switchi
ng off the
engine and automatic release on acceleration are available.
- Manual application/release of the electric parking brake a nd
dynamic emergency braking are unavailable.
6 Battery fault - Lighting of the battery warning lamp ma
kes it essential to stop
t h e v e h i c l e a s s o o n a s t r a f fi c a l l o w s . S t o p a n d i m m o b i l i s e y o u r
vehicle.
- Apply the electric parking brake before switchi ng off the engine.