2012 Citroen C1 RHD Owner's Manual

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39 Comfort











Rear seats
Push the backrest towards the rear and engage it on mounting B . Take care not to trap the seat belts, inpar ticular between the seat back and themounting B.Check that the backrest has engaged correctly.
The rear head restraints can be removed andhave two positions:


- high, position for use.

- low, storage position.
Th
e seat backrest is folded from the rear of the
vehicle, with the boot open:


- check that the seat belt is positioned
correctly on the side of the seat back toavoid damaging it,

- place the head restraints in the low position(see "rear head restraints"),

- while folding the seat backrest, pull thestrap(s) A
, located behind the seat back.
Rear head restraints *


To raise the head restraint, pull it upwards.
To lower it, press lug Athen the head restraint.
To remove it:


- tilt the seat back slightly,

- move the head restraint to the highposition,

- press lug A
pulling the head restraint
upwards at the same time.


T
o refit it:


- tilt the seat back slightly,

- engage the rods of the head restraint in the
openings.

*
Dependin
g on version.
To reach the low position, press lug A.


Folding the backrest of the
bench seat
Returning the backrest of the
bench seat to its initial position

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Interior fi ttings
3-door5-door
1. Microphone for Bluetooth telephone2. Sun visor
Each sun visor has a cour tesy mirror
with a concealin
g flap and a card holder.3. Storage compar tments4. Storage box5. Front door pockets and speakers
Before opening the door, check that
there are no objects protruding from the
door pockets.
6. Cu
p holder
7. 12 volt accessories socket
(120 W max) This is supplied from the accessories position (1st
position of the ignitionswitch).8. Auxiliar y socket (JACK and USB) for por table equipment
9. Storage compartments in the rear doors

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41 Fittings
In order to obtain additional space,the spare wheel can be removed temporarily (boot tray available as anaccessory).














Boot fi ttings


1. Rear parcel shelf

To remove the shelf:


- unhook the shelf from its fixing A,

- pull upwards on each side to detach it from
its fixings,

- raise then tilt the shelf slightly to remove it. There are two shel
f storage options:
- either behind the rear seats,
- or flat in the boot. Located under the carpet and a plastic cover,
this contains the tools for wheel chan
ging and
towing.

2. Spare wheel / Additional
storage compartments

42Driving
The position of the gear lever ( R
, N
, Eor M )
and the gear engaged (1 to 5 ) are displayed in
the instrument panel screen.




















Electronic gearbox
Reverse "R". This gear will beengaged when stationary or at a
speed below approximately 4 mph (6 km/h).
Engagement of reverse gear is accompanied
by an audible signal.


Moving off

With the parking brake applied, press the brakepedal then select position Nto star t the engine.
With your foot on the brake, select position R , Eor M.
Release the parking brake, take your foot off
the brake
pedal, then accelerate. The
five-speed electronic gearbox gearboxoffers a choice between the ease of automated operationor the driving pleasure of manual gear changing
.
You can chan
ge from position Eto position Mand vice versa at any time.
Gear lever positions
Select the driving mode by moving the gear
lever.
N eutral "N".
Position the lever to the right inposition N, to star t the engine.
E
asy "E": automatic gear changing.
M
anual (+ / -) "M": manual gear changing.


Steering mounted control paddles
Press behind the +steering mounted control
paddle to change up.
Press behind the -steering mounted control
paddle to change down.
With the engine running, in these three positions, an audible signal is heard when the driver's door is opened.

Display in the instrument panel

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43 Driving

EASY mode (automatic
mode)
Select position E
using the gear lever.
The gear engaged is displayed in the
instrument panel screen.
The gearbox continuously selects the mostsuitable gear.
Manual mode
Place the gear lever in position M, then changeup or down using:
- the gear lever, pushing:


- rearwards, "+"to change up,

- forwards, "-"to change down.
- or the steering mounted controls paddles.
The gear engaged is displayed on the
instrument panel screen.
If the engine speed is too low, the gearbox automatically changes down to prevent stalling.
In the event of overheating of the clutch, position N is selected automatically and the
symbol N flashes accompanied by an audible
signal.


Operating fault
Stoppin
g the engine

Before switching off the engine, you can change to position Nto be in neutral.
In all cases, it is essential that you apply the
parking brake to immobilise the vehicle.
With the i
gnition on, illumination
of this warning lamp indicates a gearbox fault.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.

Stopping - Moving off on a
slo
pe
The gearbox is an electronically controlledmanual gearbox without a clutch pedal.
To hold the vehicle on a slope, it is necessary
to use the brake pedal or the parkin
g brake and not the accelerator pedal.
When moving off on a slope, accelerateprogressively while releasing the parking brake.

Always press the brake pedal while starting the engine.
Never select neutral N
while the vehicle is moving.In all cases, it is essential to apply the parking brake to immobilise the vehicle.

On a slope, use the brake to immobilisethe vehicle and place the gear lever in position N , E
or R.
Do not keep the vehicle immobilisedusing the accelerator.

If you press the accelerator pedal beyond the point of resistance, theelectronic gearbox gearbox changes
down for sharper acceleration.
Te m p o r a r i ly taking control of gear changes
You can temporarily take control of gear changes using the "+"and "-"
steering
mounted controls; if the engine speed allows,
the
gear change command is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain
situations such as over taking a vehicle or approaching a corner.
After a few moments with no action on thecontrols, the gearbox returns to automaticcontrol of the gears.

OFF
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Lighting control stalk
1.Lamps off
2
.Sidelamps
3. Dipped beam / Main beam
headlamps



Dipped beam / Main beam
headlam
ps
Dipped beam headlamps: pull the stalk.
Main beam headlamps:
push the stalk.


Lighting on audible warning
When the driver's door is opened with the
ignition off, a continuous audible signal is heard
if you have left your lighting on.

Headlamp flash

Pull the stalk fully towards you.
Selection is b
y rotation of ring A.

Front foglamps and rear
fo
glamp
)Turn the ring B forwards to turn it on.)Turn the ring B
rearwards to switch it off.

Vehicles fi tted with a rear
foglamp only (ring B)

In clear weather or in rain, both day andnight, the front foglamps and the rear foglamp are dazzling and their use is prohibited.
Do not forget to switch them off whenthey are no longer needed.
The rear foglamp only operates if the dipped beam / main beam headlampsare on.

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45 Visibility








LED daytime running lamps *
On starting the vehicle, the LED daytime running lamps come on automatically, if the lighting stalk is in the OFFposition.
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched on manually or automatically, the LED lamps switch off.
Deactivation/activation

Vehicles fi tted with front
foglamps and a rear foglamp (ring C)
Turn the ring C
: )forwards a 1 st
time to switch on the front
foglamps, )forwards a 2nd time to switch on the rear foglamp, )rearwards a 1 sttime to switch off the rear foglamp, )rearwards a 2nd
time to switch of the frontfoglamps.


Direction indicators
Left:
stalk downwards. Right:
stalk upwards.
The front foglamps only operate if thesidelamps or dipped beam / main beamheadlamps are on. The rear foglamp only operates if the front foglamps are on.
In countries where exterior lighting by day is nota legal requirement, it is possible to deactivate
the function in the following way.
- Engine stopped, lighting off and parking brake applied, switch on the ignition (key in
the Running position (2nd notch)).
- Within a period of 5 seconds, turn the
lighting control stalk ring Afrom the OFF
position to the Sidelamps
position thenreturn to the OFF
position three times.
An audible signal con
firms the deactivation of
the daytime running lamps.

*
LED: li
ght-emitting diodes.
In countries where daytime running lamps are required by law, this "Daytimerunning lamps" function is alwaysactivated by default and must not dedeactivated.



To reactivate the daytime running lamps, repeat this procedure. An audible signal confirms the
reactivation of the daytime running lamps.

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Headlamp
adjustment
opening the driver's door.

The cour tesy lamp is deactivated and is permanently off.





Courtesy lamp

Permanently on. To avoid causin
g a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the headlamps should be adjusted in relation to the load in the vehicle.0. 1 or 2 people in the front seats. -. 3 people.1. 4 people.
2.
4 people + maximum authorised load.
3. Driver + maximum authorised load.
The initial setting is position "0"
.