2011 Citroen C4 DAG Owner's Manual

15
FAMILIARISATION
SEEING CLEARLY

Lighting


Ring A

Ring B


Direction indicators


"Motorway" function

Press the lighting stalk up or down once,
without passing the point of resistance;
the corresponding direction indicators
will fl ash three times.

This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when changing
lane on high-speed roads.
Wipers

Stalk A: windscreen wipers

Switching "AUTO" on/off


)
Press the stalk downwards and re-
lease.

Ring B: rear wiper



96

Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance; the corresponding
direction indicators will fl ash for as long
as the stalk remains in this position.



130




105

Lighting off.
Rear foglamp.
Park. Automatic illumination of head-
lamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
or
Front and rear foglamps. Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.


103




104

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VENTILATION


Recommended interior settings


Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of one of the three fully automatic modes by pressing the "AUTO"
button.

I require...



Manual Air Conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation/


Intake of outside air



Temperature



Manual A/C




HOT







COLD






DEMISTING


DEFROSTING

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FAMILIARISATION
MONITORING

Instrument panels
Warning lamps Central switch panel



A.
With the ignition on, the bars indicate
the level of fuel remaining.

B.
With the engine running, its associ-
ated low level warning lamp should
go off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level indi-
cator should show for a few seconds
that the level is OK or correct, de-
pending on version.



27


1.
With the ignition on, the orange and
red warning lamps come on.

2.
With the engine running, these
warning lamps should go off.



32


A.
Make an emergency call.

134, 223

B.
Access to CITROËN services.

134, 223


C.
Hazard warning.



130

D.
Central locking.



85

E.
Black panel (black screen).



48
If the levels are not correct, top up the
levels which are low. If warning lamps remain on, refer to the
page concerned.

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MONITORING

Side switch panel
Multifunction steering wheel


Cruise control/speed limiter
controls



166, 168


Optional functions controls


1.
Black panel (black screen).

48

2.
Dashboard lighting dimmer.

48

or
Control of the central colour screen
associated with the satellite naviga-
tion system.

56

3.
Courtesy lamp on/off.

106

or
Parking space sensors.

170


Audio system controls



228, 279


Bluetooth system or telephone
controls



228, 279

Illumination of the warning lamp indi-
cates the state of the system.


A.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.

133

B.
Deactivation of the parking sensors.

173

C.

Deactivation of the Stop & Start system.

159

D.
Activation of the blind spot sensor
system.

162

E.
Activation of the lane departure
warning system.

161

F.
Deactivation of the volumetric alarm
protection.

88

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FAMILIARISATION
PASSENGER SAFETY - STARTING

Passenger's front airbag

Seat belts and passenger's
front airbagIgnition switch


1.
Open the glove box.

2.
Insert the key.

3.
Select the position:
"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear
facing" child seat,
"ON"
(activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat.

4.
Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position.



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A.
Front left seat belt not fastened/
unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Front right seat belt not fastened/
unfastened warning lamp.

C.
Rear right seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

D.
Rear centre seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

E.

Rear left seat belt unfastened warning
lamp.

F.
Passenger's front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag activated
warning lamp.



135, 139


1.
Stop
position.

2.
Ignition on
position.

3.
Starting
position.



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When switching the ignition on and off,
the speedometer needle and the rev
counter and fuel gauge bars travel full
sweep and return to 0.

20
DRIVING SAFELY

Electric parking brake


Manual application/release
Automatic application/release

Before leaving the ve-
hicle, check that the
brake warning lamp in
the instrument panel
and the P
warning lamp in the control
lever A
are on fi xed (not fl ashing)
.
Manual application
of the parking
brake is possible by pulling
the control
lever A
.
With the ignition on, manual release
of
the parking brake is possible by press-
ing the brake pedal
and pulling then
releasing
the control lever A
. Press the accelerator pedal and let the
clutch pedal up (manual gearbox), the
parking brake is released automatically
and progressively as you move off.
With the vehicle at rest, on switching off
the engine the parking brake is applied
automatically.



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With the engine running, on
opening the driver's door there
is an audible warning; apply the
parking brake manually.
Do not leave a child alone inside
the vehicle with the ignition on;
they might release the parking
brake. If you are towing a trailer or car-
avan or if the slope might vary
(transport on a ferry, lorry, tow-
ing...) make a maximum manual
application with a long pull on
the control lever A
to immobilise
the vehicle. If this warning lamp is on in the
instrument panel, the auto-
matic application/release
is
deactivated
; apply and release
the parking brake manually.

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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY

6-speed electronic gearbox
system
Displays in the instrument panel
Moving off
This 6-speed gearbox offers a choice
between the comfort of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Steering mounted "-"
control paddle.

3.
Steering mounted "+"
control paddle.



The gear engaged or the driving mode
selected appears in the instrument panel
screen.

N

.
Neutral.

R

.
Reverse.

1 to 6

.
Gears engaged.

AUTO

.
Automated mode.



)
Select position N
and press the
brake pedal fi rmly while starting the
engine.

)
Engage fi rst gear by pulling the gear
lever 1
towards position A
or M
,
or
Engage reverse by pushing the gear
lever 1 towards position R
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Take your foot off the brake pedal
then accelerate.



151

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DRIVING SAFELY

Automatic gearbox


This six-speed gearbox offers the choice
between the comfort of automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gearchanging.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
"S"

(sport)
button.

3.
" 7
"

(snow)
button.

Displays in the instrument panel

Moving off


)
With your foot on the brake pedal,
select position P
or N
.

)
Start the engine.

)
Then select position R
, D
or M
.

)
Take your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate away.



154


Hill start assist

The driving mode selected and/or the
gear engaged appear in the left hand
instrument panel screen.

P.
Park.

R.
Reverse.

N.
Neutral.

D.
Drive (automatic operation).

S.
S

port
programme.


7
.
Snow
programme.

1 to 6.
Gear engaged.

-.
Invalid value in manual operation. Your vehicle is fi tted with a system
which holds your vehicle stationary mo-
mentarily, the time to move your foot
from the brake to the accelerator, to
help with moving off on a gradient.
This function is only active when:


- the vehicle is completely station-
ary with your foot on the brake pedal,

- certain conditions of gradient are
met,

- the driver's door is closed.



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Do not get out of the vehicle dur-
ing the hill start assist temporary
holding phase.