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Starting the vehicle
Insert the key in the ignition switch.
Operate the starter by turning the
key to position 4 (START) .
When the engine turns over, release
the key. The ignition switch is placed
in position 3 (ON) automatically.
Switching the vehicle off
Park the vehicle.
While pressing the key, turn it to-
wards you to position 1 (LOCK) .
Remove the key from the ignition
switch. Changing the battery
Battery reference: CR1616/3 volts.
Unclip the casing using a coin at the
notch.
S l i d e t h e fl a t b a t t e r y o u t o f i t s h o u s i n g .
Slide the new battery into its housing
observing the original direction.
Clip the casing.
Key in ignition
A buzzer sounds on opening the
driver's door, if the key has been left
in the ignition.
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The vehicle will relock automatically
after thirty seconds unless a door or
the tailgate is opened. This function
prevents inadvertent unlocking.
The duration which precedes the au-
tomatic relocking of the vehicle can
b e c o n fi g u r e d v i a t h e c o l o u r s c r e e n
"Equipment" menu.
Folding the key
First press button A to fold the key. Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip
which has a special code. When the igni-
tion is switched on, this code must be
recognised to permit starting.
This electronic engine immobiliser locks
the engine management system a few
moments after the ignition is switched
off and prevents starting of the engine
by anyone who does not have the key.
Anti-theft protection
In the event of a malfunction and if
your vehicle does not start; contact a
CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
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Starting the vehicle
Insert the key in the ignition switch.
Operate the starter by turning the
key to position 4 (START) .
When the engine turns over, release
the key. The ignition switch is placed
in position 3 (ON) automatically.
Switching the vehicle off
Park the vehicle.
While pressing the key, turn it to-
wards you to position 1 (LOCK) .
Remove the key from the ignition
switch. Changing the battery
Battery reference: CR1616/3 volts.
Unclip the casing using a coin at the
notch.
S l i d e t h e fl a t b a t t e r y o u t o f i t s h o u s i n g .
Slide the new battery into its housing
observing the original direction.
Clip the casing.
Key in ignition
A buzzer sounds on opening the
driver's door, if the key has been left
in the ignition.
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FUEL TANK Opening the cap may cause an inrush
of air. This vacuum, which is completely
normal, is caused by the sealing of the
fuel system.
T o fi l l t h e t a n k s a f e l y :
the engine
must be
switched off,
pull the control A located at the
bottom right of the driver’s seat to
r e l e a s e t h e f u e l fi l l e r fl a p ,
o p e n t h e f u e l fi l l e r fl a p B ,
t u r n t h e fi l l e r c a p C to the left,
W h e n y o u h a v e fi l l e d t h e t a n k :
r e fi t t h e fi l l e r c a p , i n s e r t i n g t h e u p -
p e r p a r t fi r s t ,
s c r e w i n t h e fi l l e r c a p t o t h e r i g h t ,
c l o s e t h e fl a p .
E n s u r e t h a t t h e f u e l fi l l e r fl a p i s c l o s e d
correctly.
r e m o v e t h e fi l l e r c a p C ,
fi l l t h e t a n k , b u t do not continue af-
ter the 3rd cut-off of the nozzle ;
this could cause malfunctions.
Low fuel level
Filling
A l a b e l , a f fi x e d o n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e fl a p ,
reminds you of the type of fuel to be
used according to your engine.
More than 5 litres of fuel must be added
in order to be registered by the fuel gauge. When the low fuel level is
reached, this indication ap-
pears on the instrument
p a n e l s c r e e n . W h e n i t fi r s t
comes on, approximately
10 litres of fuel remain.
The symbol fl a s h e s s l o w l y (approxi-
mately once per second).
When the symbol begins to
fl a s h r a p i d l y (approximately
twice per second), there is not
much fuel remaining in your tank (ap-
proximately 5 litres).
Y o u m u s t fi l l t h e t a n k t o a v o i d r u n n i n g
out of fuel.
This symbol indicates that the
fuel tank cap is located on the
left-hand side of the vehicle.
Location of the cap
1. Opening.
2. Closing.
Capacity of the tank: approximately
60 litres.
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Quality of the fuel used for Diesel engines
The Diesel engines are perfectly com-
patible with biofuels which conform to
current and future European standards
(Diesel fuel which complies with stan-
dard EN 590 mixed with a biofuel which
complies with standard EN 14214)
available at the pumps (containing up
to 7 % Fatty Acid Methyl Ester).
The B30 biofuel can be used in cer-
tain Diesel engines; however, this use
is subject to strict application of the
special servicing conditions. Consult a
CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or dilut-
ed, domestic fuel...) is strictly prohibited
(risk of damage to the engine and fuel
system).
petrol engines
The petrol engines are perfectly com-
patible with E10 type petrol biofuels
(containing 10 % ethanol), conforming
to European standards EN 228 and
EN 15376.
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 %
ethanol) are reserved exclusively for ve-
hicles marketed for the use of this type
of fuel (BioFlex vehicles). The quality of
the ethanol must comply with European
standard EN 15293.
For Brazil only, special vehicles are
marketed to run on fuels containing up
to 100 % ethanol (E100 type).
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T h e A S C / T C L s y s t e m s o f f e r
e x c e p t i o n a l s a f e t y i n n o r m a l
d r i v i n g , b u t t h i s s h o u l d n o t e n -
c o u r a g e t h e d r i v e r t o t a k e e x t r a r i s k s
o r d r i v e a t h i g h s p e e d .
T h e c o r r e c t f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e s e s y s -
t e m s d e p e n d s o n o b s e r v a t i o n o f t h e
m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s
r e g a r d i n g t h e w h e e l s ( t y r e s a n d
r i m s ) , t h e b r a k i n g c o m p o n e n t s , t h e
e l e c t r o n i c c o m p o n e n t s a n d t h e a s -
s e m b l y a n d r e p a i r p r o c e d u r e s u s e d
b y C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r s .
A f t e r a n i m p a c t , h a v e t h e s e s y s t e m s
c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Deactivation
I n e x c e p t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n s ( s t a r t i n g a
v e h i c l e w h i c h i s b o g g e d d o w n , s t u c k
i n s n o w , o n s o f t g r o u n d , . . . ) , i t m a y b e
b e t t e r t o d e a c t i v a t e t h e A S C s y s t e m , s o
t h a t t h e w h e e l s c a n m o v e f r e e l y a n d r e -
gain grip.
Press the "ASC OFF" b u t t o n , l o c a t -
e d t o t h e r i g h t o f t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l ,
u n t i l t h e A S C O F F s y m b o l a p p e a r s
i n t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l s c r e e n .
T h e d i s p l a y o f t h i s s y m b o l i n t h e t o p
r i g h t c o r n e r o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l
s c r e e n i n d i c a t e s t h a t t h e A S C a n d T C L
s y s t e m s a r e d e a c t i v a t e d . Reactivation
T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e n o t r e a c t i v a t e d a u -
t o m a t i c a l l y a b o v e 3 0 m p h ( 5 0 k m / h ) .
Press the "ASC OFF" b u t t o n a g a i n
t o r e a c t i v a t e t h e m m a n u a l l y .
S w i t c h i n g o f f o f t h e s y m b o l i n t h e t o p
r i g h t c o r n e r o f t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l
s c r e e n i n d i c a t e s t h e r e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e
A S C a n d T C L s y s t e m s .
Operating fault
T h e d i s p l a y o f t h i s m e s -
s a g e i n t h e i n s t r u m e n t
p a n e l s c r e e n i n d i c a t e s a
m a l f u n c t i o n o f t h e s e s y s -
t e m s .
C o n t a c t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r t o h a v e t h e
A S C / T C L s y s t e m s c h e c k e d .
TRAJECTORY CONTROL
SYSTEMS
Activation
T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e a c t i v a t e d a u t o m a t i -
c a l l y e a c h t i m e t h e v e h i c l e i s s t a r t e d .
T h e y o p e r a t e w h e n t h e v e h i c l e s p e e d i s
h i g h e r t h a n 1 0 m p h ( 1 5 k m / h ) .
Traction control and automatic stability control
T r a c t i o n c o n t r o l o p t i m i s e s t r a c t i o n t o
p r e v e n t w h e e l s p i n , b y a c t i n g o n t h e
b r a k e s o f t h e d r i v i n g w h e e l s a n d o n t h e
engine.
A u t o m a t i c s t a b i l i t y c o n t r o l a c t s o n t h e
b r a k e o f o n e o r m o r e w h e e l s a n d o n t h e
engine to keep the vehicle on the tra-
j e c t o r y r e q u i r e d b y t h e d r i v e r .
T h e y c o m e i n t o o p e r a t i o n i n
t h e e v e n t o f a g r i p o r t r a j e c t o r y
p r o b l e m .
T h i s i s i n d i c a t e d b y fl a s h i n g
o f t h i s s y m b o l o n t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l
screen.
A s s o c i a t e d s y s t e m s w h i c h g u a r a n t e e
t h e d i r e c t i o n a l s t a b i l i t y o f t h e v e h i c l e
w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f t h e l a w s o f p h y s i c s :
- t r a c t i o n c o n t r o l ( T C L ) ,
- a u t o m a t i c s t a b i l i t y c o n t r o l ( A S C ) .
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PARKING BRAKE
Releasing
Pull the lever up and press the but-
ton A to release the parking brake.
5-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX
Reverse
To change to reverse gear, lift the ring
under the gear lever knob and push the
gear lever to the left then to the front.
Reverse gear can only be engaged
when the vehicle is stationary with
the engine idling. Applying
Pull the parking brake lever up to
immobilise your vehicle.
When parking on a slope, direct your
wheels towards the pavement and
apply the parking brake.
When the vehicle is being
driven, the display of this
message indicates that the
parking brake is still on or has
not been properly released.
6-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX
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Stopping - Starting on a slope
Do not use the accelerator pedal to
immobilise the vehicle on a slope,
apply the
parking brake
instead.
When starting on a slope, accelerate
gradually while releasing the parking
brake.
Switching to sequential mode
Once you have moved off, you can
switch to sequential mode by selecting
position +/- .
"D" disappears and the gears engaged
appear in succession on the instrument
panel screen.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits it.
Take your foot off the accelerator pedal
gently to engage the gear.
Switching to automated mode
Automated mode
After using the sequential mode, you
can return to the automated mode by
selecting position D .
"D" appears on the instrument panel
screen.
The gearbox then operates in auto-active
mode, without any action on the part of
the driver.
It continuously selects the gear most
suited to the conditions of:
- driving style,
- road characteristics,
- vehicle load.
To optimise driving comfort and obtain
the most suitable gear, avoid sharp
variations in the pressure on the
accelerator pedal.
Auto sequential mode
In the automated mode, you can take
over control temporarily at any time us-
ing the steering mounted controls.
The use of these controls permits manual
selection of the gears in situations which
require a faster changedown than that
offered in automated mode (arrival at a
roundabout, exit from a car park with a
steep gradient, overtaking...). Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can:
- move to position N to leave the
gearbox in neutral.
- l e a v e a g e a r e n g a g e d , s u c h a s fi r s t or reverse.
In both cases, you must apply the park-
ing brake to immobilise the vehicle.
Operating anomaly
With the ignition on, if the message
"Slow down" or "Maintenance re-
quired" appears on the multifunction
screen, this indicates a gearbox mal-
function.
When a message is displayed, carry
out the following operations:
- slow down and stop your vehicle in a safe place,
- place the lever in position N and let
the engine run,
- open the bonnet to allow the engine to cool.
If the message disappears for a long
period, you can set off again.
If the message remains displayed or
appears frequently, contact a CITROËN
dealer without delay.
P r e s s t h e b r a k e p e d a l fi r m l y
while starting the engine.
Start the engine. "N" appears on the
instrument panel screen.
S e l e c t fi r s t g e a r ( p o s i t i o n D or +/- ) or
reverse (position R ).
Release the parking brake.
Release the brake pedal then accelerate.
"D" or "1" or "R" appear on the instru-
ment panel screen. The gearbox engages the gear re-
quested if the engine speed permits it.
The gear engaged appears.
To return to the automated mode, press
the back of the
"+/OFF" control for ap-
proximately 2 seconds.
At low speeds, when approaching a
s t o p o r t r a f fi c l i g h t s f o r e x a m p l e , t h e
g e a r b o x c h a n g e s d o w n t o fi r s t g e a r
automatically.