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Message is on Cause Solution - action Observations
Dynamic stability control
system (ASC) Fixed
Dynamic stability control system
(ASC) fault. Consult a CITROËN
dealer.
Four wheel
drive system Fixed Four wheel drive transmission
system fault. Consult a CITROËN
dealer.
Four wheel
drive system temperature Fixed The temperature of the four
wheel drive transmission
system is too high. Stop the vehicle and
contact a CITROËN
dealer. The vehicle switches
to front wheel
drive (2 WD) mode
automatically.
Automatic headlamp
adjustment system Fixed
The automatic headlamp
adjustment is faulty. Consult a CITROËN
dealer. O n l y o n v e h i c l e fi t t e d
with xenon bulbs.
Battery charge Fixed Battery charge fault. Stop the vehicle and
contact a CITROËN
dealer.
Ambient
temperature Fixed The ambient temperature is
3 °C (37 °F) or below. Road icy.
Take care and drive
slowly. Caution: The road
may be icy even
when this screen is
not displayed.
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Prevention messages
I n f o r m a t i o n m e s s a g e s ( i g n i t i o n a t " O N " )
Message is on S t a t u s o f t h e s y s t e m
2WD two wheel drive system Flashing When the "2WD" (2 wheel drive) mode is selected using the
transmission mode selector.
4WD four wheel drive system Flashing When the "4WD" (4 wheel drive) mode is selected using the
transmission mode selector.
This mode is the default mode.
4WD LOCK four
wheel drive system Flashing When the "LOCK" (4 wheel drive) mode is selected using the
transmission mode selector.
Ambient
temperature Fixed This indicates the ambient temperature.
When the vehicle is stationary or if the speed is b
elow 12 mph
(20 km/h) the temperature displayed may not be the true temperature.
D i s p l a y is on Cause Solution - action Observations
Service
indicator Fixed Informs the driver of
the time remaining
before the vehicle's
scheduled service. Consult a CITROËN
dealer.
This is displayed for a
few seconds when the ignition
is switched on.
Break
advised Fixed Informs the driver that
they should stop to
take a break. You are advised to
take a break. This is displayed when the
driving time that you set
previously is reached.
An audible signal is heard
3 times and is then heard every
5 minutes until the vehicle
stops.
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REAR VIEW MIRROR
A d j u s t t h e m i r r o r b y m o v i n g i t u p o r
d o w n a n d / o r t o t h e l e f t o r r i g h t .
T h e r e a r v i e w m i r r o r h a s t w o p o s i t i o n s :
- d a y ( n o r m a l ) ,
- n i g h t ( a n t i - d a z z l e ) .
T o c h a n g e f r o m o n e t o t h e o t h e r , p u s h
o r p u l l t h e l e v e r o n t h e l o w e r e d g e o f
t h e m i r r o r .
STEERING WHEEL MANUAL
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Pull the locking lever downwards
( p o s i t i o n B ) w h i l e s u p p o r t i n g t h e
s t e e r i n g w h e e l .
Adjust the steering wheel to the re-
q u i r e d h e i g h t .
Lock the steering wheel adjustment
b y p u s h i n g t h e l e v e r u p w a r d s ( p o s i -
tion A ) . The sun visors fold forwards, and to the
s i d e w h e n t h e y a r e u n h o o k e d .
T h e y a r e fi t t e d w i t h a c o u r t e s y m i r r o r
a n d a t i c k e t h o l d e r .
A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , t h e s e o p -
erations must only be carried out
w h i l e t h e v e h i c l e i s s t a t i o n a r y .
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DIRECTION INDICATORS HAZARD WARNING LAMPS HORN
Left: lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance.
Right: raise the lighting stalk pass-
ing the point of resistance.
Press one of the spokes of the
steering wheel.
"Motorway" function
P r e s s b r i e fl y u p w a r d s o r d o w n -
w a r d s , w i t h o u t g o i n g b e y o n d t h e
p o i n t o f r e s i s t a n c e ; t h e d i r e c t i o n i n -
d i c a t o r s w i l l fl a s h 3 t i m e s . A u d i b l e w a r n i n g t o a l e r t o t h e r r o a d u s e r s
t o a n i m m i n e n t d a n g e r .
T h e a u d i b l e s i g n a l c a n 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 " E q u i p m e n t "
m e n u .
P r e s s t h i s b u t t o n , t h e d i r e c t i o n i n d i -
c a t o r s fl a s h .
T h e y c a n o p e r a t e w i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o f f .
Automatic operation of hazard warning lamps
W h e n b r a k i n g i n a n e m e r g e n c y , d e -
p e n d i n g o n t h e d e c e l e r a t i o n , t h e h a z a r d
w a r n i n g l a m p s c o m e o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y .
T h e y s w i t c h o f f a u t o m a t i c a l l y t h e fi r s t
t i m e y o u a c c e l e r a t e .
Y o u c a n a l s o s w i t c h t h e m o f f b y
p r e s s i n g t h e b u t t o n .
A v i s u a l w a r n i n g b y m e a n s o f t h e d i r e c -
t i o n i n d i c a t o r s t o a l e r t o t h e r r o a d u s e r s t o
a v e h i c l e b r e a k d o w n , t o w i n g o r a c c i d e n t .
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BRAKING ASSISTANCE
SYSTEMS
G r o u p o f s u p p l e m e n t a r y s y s t e m s w h i c h
h e l p y o u t o o b t a i n o p t i m u m b r a k i n g i n
c o m p l e t e s a f e t y i n e m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n s :
- a n t i - l o c k b r a k i n g s y s t e m ( A B S ) ,
- e l e c t r o n i c b r a k e f o r c e d i s t r i b u t i o n ( E B F D ) .
W h e n b r a k i n g i n a n e m e r g e n c y ,
p r e s s v e r y fi r m l y w i t h o u t r e l e a s -
i n g t h e p r e s s u r e . T h e t w o w a r n i n g l a m p s c o m e s o n a t
t h e s a m e t i m e a n d t h e t w o w a r n i n g s
a r e d i s p l a y e d a l t e r n a t e l y o 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 .
W h e n r e p l a c i n g w h e e l s ( t y r e s a n d
r i m s ) , e n s u r e t h a t t h e y c o n f o r m t o 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 .
Operating fault
I f t h i s w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n , a c c o m p a -
n i e d b y t h e i n d i c a t i o n o 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 t 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 a n t i - l o c k b r a k i n g s y s t e m w h i c h c o u l d
r e s u l t i n a l o s s o f c o n t r o l o f t h e v e h i c l e
when braking.
C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
I f t h e s e t w o w a r n i n g l a m p s c o m e o n ,
l i n k e d w i t h t h e w a r n i n g s o 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 y i n d i c a t e a m a l -
f u n c t i o n o f t h e e l e c t r o n i c b r a k e f o r c e
d i s t r i b u t i o n w h i c h c o u l d r e s u l t i n a l o s s
of control of the vehicle on braking.
You MUST stop as soon as it is safe
to do so.
C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Anti-lock braking system and electronic brake force distribution
L i n k e d s y s t e m s w h i c h i m p r o v e t h e
s t a b i l i t y a n d m a n o e u v r a b i l i t y o f y o u r
v e h i c l e w h e n b r a k i n g , i n p a r t i c u l a r o n
p o o r o r s l i p p e r y s u r f a c e s . T h e w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n f o r a
f e w s e c o n d s w h e n t h e i g n i t i o n i s
s w i t c h e d o n ( O N p o s i t i o n ) . I f i t d o e s
n o t s w i t c h o f f o r d o e s n o t c o m e o n ,
c o n t a c t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
When the vehicle is stationary
When the vehicle is moving
I f t h i s w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n
c o n t i n u o u s l y i t 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 a n t i - l o c k b r a k i n g
s y s t e m w h i c h c o u l d r e s u l t i n a
loss of control of the vehicle on braking.
You MUST stop as soon as it is safe
to do so.
C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Activation
T h e a n t i - l o c k b r a k i n g s y s t e m i s a c t i v e i f
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 6 m p h
( 1 0 k m / h ) . I t i s d e a c t i v a t e d w h e n t h e v e -
h i c l e s p e e d f a l l s b e l o w 3 m p h ( 5 k m / h ) .
T h e a n t i - l o c k b r a k i n g s y s t e m c o m e s
i n t o o p e r a t i o n a u t o m a t i c a l l y w h e n t h e r e
is a risk of wheel lock.
N o r m a l o p e r a t i o n o f t h e A B S m a y m a k e
i t s e l f f e l t b y s l i g h t v i b r a t i o n o f t h e b r a k e
p e d a l .
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AIRBAGS
The airbags do not operate
when the ignition is switched
off.
T h i s e q u i p m e n t w i l l o n l y o p e r a t e
o n c e . I f a s e c o n d i m p a c t o c c u r s
( d u r i n g t h e s a m e o r a s u b s e q u e n t
a c c i d e n t ) , t h e a i r b a g w i l l n o t o p e r a t e .
Front airbags
S y s t e m w h i c h p r o t e c t s t h e h e a d a n d
c h e s t o f t h e d r i v e r a n d f r o n t p a s s e n g e r
i n t h e e v e n t o f a f r o n t i m p a c t .
T h e d r i v e r ' s a i r b a g i s fi t t e d i n t h e c e n t r e
of the steering wheel; the front passen-
g e r ' s a i r b a g i s fi t t e d i n t h e d a s h b o a r d
above the glove box.
Activation
T h e a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d s i m u l t a n e -
o u s l y , u n l e s s t h e p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r
b a g i s d e a c t i v a t e d , i n t h e e v e n t o f a s e -
r i o u s f r o n t i m p a c t a p p l i e d t o a l l o r p a r t
o f t h e f r o n t i m p a c t z o n e A , i n t h e l o n -
g i t u d i n a l c e n t r e l i n e o f t h e v e h i c l e o n a
h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e a n d d i r e c t e d f r o m t h e
front to the rear of the vehicle.
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g i n fl a t e s b e t w e e n t h e
f r o n t o c c u p a n t o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d t h e
d a s h b o a r d t o c u s h i o n t h e i r f o r w a r d
m o v e m e n t .
Impact detection zones
A. F r o n t i m p a c t z o n e .
B. S i d e i m p a c t z o n e .
T r i g g e r i n g o f t h e a i r b a g ( s ) i s a c c o m -
p a n i e d b y a s l i g h t e m i s s i o n o f h a r m -
l e s s s m o k e a n d a n o i s e , d u e t o t h e
a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e p y r o t e c h n i c c a r t r i d g e
i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t h e s y s t e m .
T h i s s m o k e i s n o t h a r m f u l , b u t s e n s i -
t i v e i n d i v i d u a l s m a y e x p e r i e n c e s l i g h t
irritation.
T h e n o i s e o f t h e d e t o n a t i o n m a y r e -
s u l t i n a s l i g h t l o s s o f h e a r i n g f o r a
s h o r t t i m e .
S y s t e m d e s i g n e d t o m a x i m i s e t h e s a f e t y
o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f
t h e r e a r c e n t r e p a s s e n g e r ) i n t h e e v e n t
o f v i o l e n t c o l l i s i o n s . I t s u p p l e m e n t s t h e
a c t i o n o f t h e f o r c e - l i m i t i n g s e a t b e l t s .
I f a c o l l i s i o n o c c u r s , t h e e l e c t r o n i c
d e t e c t o r s r e c o r d a n d a n a l y s e t h e f r o n t
a n d s i d e i m p a c t s s u s t a i n e d i n t h e i m -
p a c t d e t e c t i o n z o n e s :
- i n t h e c a s e o f a s e r i o u s i m p a c t , t h e
a i r b a g s a r e t r i g g e r e d i n s t a n t l y a n d
p r o t e c t t h e o c c u p a n t s o f t h e v e h i c l e
( w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f t h e r e a r c e n -
t r e p a s s e n g e r ) ; i m m e d i a t e l y a f t e r t h e
i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s d e fl a t e r a p i d l y s o
t h a t t h e y d o n o t h i n d e r v i s i b i l i t y o r t h e
e x i t o f t h e o c c u p a n t s ,
- i n t h e c a s e o f a m i n o r o r r e a r i m p a c t o r i n c e r t a i n r o l l - o v e r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e
a i r b a g s w i l l n o t b e t r i g g e r e d ; t h e
s e a t b e l t a l o n e i s s u f fi c i e n t t o p r o -
v i d e o p t i m u m p r o t e c t i o n i n t h e s e
s i t u a t i o n s .
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Lateral airbags
U s e o n l y a p p r o v e d c o v e r s o n t h e s e a t s . T h e s e w i l l n o t h i n d e r i n fl a t i o n o f t h e
l a t e r a l a i r b a g s . C o n s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
D o n o t fi x o r a t t a c h a n y t h i n g t o t h e s e a t b a c k s ( c l o t h i n g . . . ) . T h i s c o u l d c a u s e
i n j u r y t o t h e c h e s t o r a r m s i f t h e l a t e r a l a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d .
D o n o t s i t w i t h t h e u p p e r p a r t o f t h e b o d y a n y n e a r e r t o t h e d o o r t h a n
n e c e s s a r y .
For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the
following safety rules:
S i t i n a n o r m a l u p r i g h t p o s i t i o n .
W e a r a c o r r e c t l y a d j u s t e d s e a t b e l t .
D o n o t l e a v e a n y t h i n g b e t w e e n t h e
o c c u p a n t s a n d t h e a i r b a g s ( a c h i l d ,
p e t , o b j e c t . . . ) . T h i s c o u l d h a m p e r t h e
o p e r a t i o n o f t h e a i r b a g s o r i n j u r e t h e
o c c u p a n t s .
A f t e r a n a c c i d e n t o r i f t h e v e h i c l e h a s
b e e n s t o l e n o r b r o k e n i n t o , h a v e t h e
a i r b a g s y s t e m s c h e c k e d .
A l l w o r k o n t h e a i r b a g s y s t e m i s s t r i c t -
l y f o r b i d d e n u n l e s s i t i s c a r r i e d o u t b y
q u a l i fi e d p e r s o n n e l o f t h e C I T R O Ë N
d e a l e r n e t w o r k .
E v e n i f a l l o f t h e p r e c a u t i o n s m e n t i o n e d
a r e o b s e r v e d , a r i s k o f i n j u r y o r o f m i n o r
b u r n s t o t h e h e a d , c h e s t o r a r m s w h e n
a n a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d c a n n o t b e r u l e d
o u t . T h e b a g i n fl a t e s a l m o s t i n s t a n t l y
( w i t h i n a f e w m i l l i s e c o n d s ) t h e n d e -
fl a t e s w i t h i n t h e s a m e t i m e d i s c h a r g i n g
t h e h o t g a s v i a o p e n i n g s p r o v i d e d f o r
t h i s p u r p o s e . Curtain airbags
D o n o t fi x o r a t t a c h a n y t h i n g t o t h e r o o f . T h i s c o u l d c a u s e
i n j u r y t o t h e h e a d i f
t h e c u r t a i n a i r b a g i s t r i g g e r e d .
D o n o t r e m o v e t h e g r a b h a n d l e s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e r o o f , t h e y p l a y a p a r t i n s e c u r i n g
t h e c u r t a i n a i r b a g s . Front airbags
D o n o t d r i v e h o l d i n g t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l b y i t s s p o k e s o r r e s t i
n g y o u r h a n d s o n
the centre part of the wheel.
P a s s e n g e r s m u s t n o t p l a c e t h e i r f e e t o n t h e d a s h b o a r d .
I f p o s s i b l e , d o n o t s m o k e a s d e p l o y m e n t o f t h e a i r b a g s c a n c a u s e b u r n s o r t h e
r i s k o f i n j u r y f r o m a c i g a r e t t e o r p i p e .
N e v e r r e m o v e o r p i e r c e t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l o r h i t i t v i o l e n t l y .
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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