2010 CITROEN C5 Owners Manual

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 Move the stalk briefl y upwards or
downwards, without going beyond
the point of resistance; the direction
indicators will fl ash 3 times.
Direction indicators -
"Motorway" function
D R I V I N G

 113 Ignition switch

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Positions

P: Park.

R: Reverse.

N: Neutral.

D: Automatic mode.

M: Sequential mode. The automatic gearbox offers:
-
Operation in auto-active mode ,
with automatic adaptation to your
style of driving as well as to the road
profi le ( Position D ).
- Operation in sequential mode , with
manual gear changing ( Position M ).
-
Operation in automatic SPORT mode
(Position D) and press button A .

- Operation in automatic SNOW mode
(Position D) and press button B .

For safety:
Automatic gearbox

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The gear lever can only be
disengaged from position
P if you
are pressing the brake pedal .
When a door is opened, an audible
signal sounds if the gear lever is not
in position P .
Before leaving the vehicle, make
absolutely certain that position P is
selected.
D R I V I N G

R Reverse

N Neutral

A Automated mode

M Manual mode
Using the paddles 1 "+" and 2 "-" :
- changing gear in manual mode,
- taking temporary manual control in automated mode.
6-speed electronic gearbox
system
SPORT programme

 With the lever in A and the engine
running, press button 3 .

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D R I V I N G
Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode The " ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and
the engine goes into standby:
- with the 6-speed electronic gear-
box system ; at speeds below 4 mph
(6 km/h), press the brake pedal or
put the gear lever in position N . Going into engine START mode
You can deactivate the system at any
time by pressing the " ECO OFF" button;
the button’s warning lamp comes on.
The system is reactivated automati-
cally every time you start the engine
with the key.
Before refuelling or doing anything
under the bonnet, you must switch off
the ignition with the key.
The "
ECO" warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts:
- with the gear lever in position A or

M , release the brake pedal,
- or with the gear lever in position N
and the brake pedal released, move
to position A or M ,
- or engage reverse.
In certain circumstances, the STOP
mode may not be available; the " ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes for a few seconds,
then goes off.
In certain circumstances, START mode
may be invoked automatically; the
" ECO" warning lamp fl ashes for a few
seconds, then goes off.

 140

 141 Deactivation/Reactivation

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You can activate/deactivate the parking
sensors by pressing button B . When
the parking sensors are inactive, the
warning lamp on button B comes on.
Parking sensors (visual and
audible)
Parking space sensor
You can select the "Parking space
sensor" by pressing button
A , with the
direction indicator activated on the side of
the space to be measured, a speed lower
than 12 mph (20 km/h) and at a distance
of less than 1.5 metres from the space.
The fi xed illumination of the warning
lamp indicates that the function is
selected.
D R I V I N G

 154
 156 Use of this system is recommended on
motorways and dual carriageways, and
operates only at speeds above 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Pressing button
C activates the
system, the warning lamp on the button
comes on.
Lane departure warning system
The system does not alert you if one
of your direction indicators is operating
and for approximately 20 seconds after
the direction indicator has stopped.
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INSTRUMENT PANELS - PETROL AND DIESEL - MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC GEARB
OX
Panel grouping together the dials and vehicle operation indicator and warning lamps.

A. Fuel gauge

B. Indicator:

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"Choice of language" menu
This allows you to choose the display
and voice recognition language.
"Choice of units" menu
This allows you to choose metric or
imperial units.
The main menu allows you to pro-
gramme certain vehicle and instru-
ment panel screen functions:
Main menu
The instrument screen A is located in
the centre of the instrument panel.
- With the vehicle stationary, you can access the main menu of
the screen by quickly pressing
on the left-hand thumb wheel B
on the steering wheel.
- Whilst driving, the message
"Action impossible whilst
driving" is displayed on the in-
strument panel if you try to open
the main menu. "Vehicle parameters" menu
This allows you to access the pa-
rameters relating to:
- The vehicle lighting.
- The comfort levels in the vehicle.

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"Lighting" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:

 Activate/deactivate the lighting
of the daytime running lamps * .

 Activate/deactivate the guide-
me-home lighting and adjust its
duration.

 Activate/deactivate the dual-
function Xenon directional head-
lamps. "Comfort" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:

 Activate/deactivate the driver's
welcome lighting function.

 Select unlocking of all the doors
or just the driver's door.

 Activate/deactivate automatic
operation of the electric parking
brake.
* Depending on country.

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TRIP COMPUTER
System which provides current in-
formation concerning your journey
(range, consumption, etc.)
Information displays
Trip zero reset
The trip computer is displayed on
the instrument panel screen.

 Turn the left-hand thumb wheel A
on the steering wheel to display
the various trip computer tabs in
succession:
- the current information tab is displayed in zone B of the in-
strument panel, with: