Familiarisation
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Electronic gearbox
Moving off
With the parking brake applied, press the brakepedal then select position N to 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. Select position
Eusing the gear lever.
The gear engaged is displayed in the
instrument panel screen.
The gearbox continuously selects the most
suitable gear.
Manual mode
Press the clutch pedal fully when changinggear.
Reverse
To engage reverse gear, push the gear lever fully to the right then towards the rear. Reverse gear can only be engaged when the vehicle is stationary, engine at idle.
Driving safely
EASY mode (automatic mode)Manual gearbox
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Place the gear lever in position M
, then changeup or down through the gears by pressing the lever:
- rearwards, "+"to change up,
- forwards, "-"to change down.
You can also use the steering mounted control
paddles.
The
gear engaged is displayed in the
instrument panel screen.
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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.
