2011 Citroen C4 RHD Owner's Manual

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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 chan-
ging 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



94

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



126




103

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


101




102

16

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





Recommended interior settings

VENTILATION

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FAMILIARISATION
MONITORING

Instrument panels
Warning lamps Central switch panel



A.
With the ignition on, the bars indi-
cate the level of fuel remaining.

B.

With the engine running, its associated
low level warning lamp should go
off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level
indicator should show for a few sec-
onds that the level is OK or correct,
depending 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.

130, 215

B.
Access to CITROËN services.

130, 215


C.
Hazard warning.



126

D.
Central locking.



83

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
relevant page.

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MONITORING

Side switch panel
Multifunction steering wheel


Cruise control/speed limiter
controls



161, 163


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.


104

or
Parking space sensors.

165


Audio system controls



220, 271


Bluetooth system or telephone
controls



220, 271

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


A.
Deactivating the ESP/ASR system.

129

B.
Deactivating the parking sensors.

167

C.
Deactivating the Stop & Start system.

154

D.
Activating the blind spot sensors.

157

E.
Switching on the electric child lock.

125

F.
Deactivating the volumetric alarm
monitoring.


85

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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 fac-
ing" 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/un-
fastened 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 war-
ning lamp.

F.
Passenger’s front airbag deactiva-
ted warning lamp.

G.
Passenger’s front airbag activated
warning lamp.



131, 135


1.
Stop
position.

2.
Ignition on
position.

3.
Starting
position.



80
When switching the ignition on or off,
the speedometer needle and the rev
counter and fuel gauge bars go full tra-
vel and then 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
caravan or if the slope might
vary (transport on a ferry, lorry,
towing...) make a maximum
manual application with a long
pull on the control lever A
to im-
mobilise the vehicle. If this warning lamp is on in the
instrument panel, the automa-
tic application/release
is de-
activated
; 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 on 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.



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DRIVING SAFELY

Automatic gearbox


This six-speed gearbox offers the
choice between the comfort of automa-
tic operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
"S"

(sport)
button.

3.
" 7
"

(snow)
button.

Displays in the instrument panel

Moving off


)
With your foot on the brake, 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.



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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 stationary 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 du-
ring the hill start assist tempo-
rary holding phase.