2012 Citroen C4 key

Your vehicle is fi tted with only some of the
equipment described in this document,
depending on the trim level, version and the
specifi cations for the country in which it is
sold.
The fi tting of electrical equipment or
accessories which are not recommended
by CITROËN may result in a failure of your
vehicle's electronic system. Please note this
specifi c warning and contact a CITROËN
dealer to be shown the recommended
equipment and accessories.
CITROËN has a presence on every continent,
a complete product range,
bringing together technology and a permanent spirit of innovation,
for a modern and creative approach to mobility.
We thank you and congratulate you on your choice.


Happy motoring!

Key

safety warning We draw your attention to the following...


contributes to the protection of the environment


programming a function with the
confi guration menu
At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
more comfortable and more enjoyable.
additional information

refer to the page indicated

CONTENTS
2
Monochrome screen A 51
Monochrome screen C 53
Colour screen and map 56
Trip computer 59
2 - MULTIFUNCTION
SCREENS 51 Î 62
Ventilation 63
Manual air conditioning 65
Dual-zone digital air
conditioning 67
Rear screen demist - defrost 70
Front seats 71
Rear seats 76
Mirrors 77
Steering wheel adjustment 79
3 - COMFORT 63 Î 79
Remote control key 80
Alarm 89
Doors 91
Boot 92
Electric windows 93
Panoramic sunroof 95
Fuel tank 96
Misfuel prevention (Diesel) 98
4 - ACCESS 80 Î 98
Lighting controls 99
Automatic illumination
of headlamps 103
Welcome lighting 104
Headlamp adjustment 105
Directional lighting 106
Wiper controls 108
Automatic rain sensitive wipers 109
Courtesy lamps 111
Interior mood lighting 112
Boot lamp 112
5 - VISIBILITY 99 Î 11 2
Interior fi ttings 113
Centre consoles 116
Front armrest 117
Boot fi ttings 122
Luggage cover
(enterprise version) 125
6 - FITTINGS 113 Î 125
Instrument panels 28
Rev counter 32
Warning and indicator lamps 33
Indicators 44
Manual test 47
Time and units 48
Customisation 50
FAMILIARISATION 4 Î 25
1 - MONITORING 28 Î 50
Child seats 126
ISOFIX child seats 131
Child lock 134
7 - CHILD SAFETY 126 Î 134 ECO-DRIVING 26 Î 27

6
OPENING


2-button remote control
3-button remote control
Welcome lighting



A.
Unfolding/Folding the key
(fi rst press this button).



80, 82


A.
Folding/unfolding the key
(fi rst press this button).



81, 82
When a sensor detects a low level of
light, the remote switching on of the
dipped beam headlamps, the sidelamps
and the side spotlamps makes your ap-
proach to the vehicle easier. Complete or selective unlock-
ing of the vehicle
(rapid fl ashing of the direction
indicators).
Normal locking
(press once; fi xed lighting of
the direction indicators). Complete or selective unlock-
ing of the vehicle
(rapid fl ashing of the direction
indicators).
Opening the windows
(hold until the desired level is reached).
Selective unlocking of the boot.
Normal locking
(press once; fi xed lighting of
the direction indicators).
Closing the windows
(hold until the desired level is
reached). In the same way, the passenger com-
partment lighting, such as the courtesy
lamps and the footwell lamps, comes
on.



104

19
FAMILIARISATION
PASSENGER SAFETY - STARTING


Passenger's front airbag
Seat belts and passenger's
front airbag
Ignition 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.



143


A.
Left hand front seat belt not fas-
tened/unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Right hand front seat belt not fas-
tened/unfastened warning lamp.

C.
Right hand rear seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

D.
Centre rear seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

E.
Left hand rear seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

F.
Passenger's front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag activated
warning lamp.



140, 144


1.
Stop
position.

2.
Ignition on
position.

3.
Starting
position.



83
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.

23
FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY


Stop & Start


Engine going into STOP mode
Engine going into START mode
Deactivation/Reactivation
In some circumstances the STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warn-
ing lamp fl ashes for a few seconds then
goes off.

- with a manual gearbox;
at speeds
below 12 mph (20 km/h), when you
put the gear lever into neutral and
release the clutch pedal,

- with the 6-speed electronic gear-
box system;
at speeds below
5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the
brake pedal or you put the gear le-
ver in position N
.



163


- with a manual gearbox;
when you
fully depress the clutch pedal,

- with the 6-speed electronic gear-
box system;



●
with the gear lever in position A

or M
, when you release the brake
pedal,

●
or gear lever in position N
and
brake pedal released, when you
change to position A
or M
,

●
or when you engage reverse.

In some circumstances, START mode
may engage automatically; the "ECO"

warning lamp fl ashes then goes off.



164
You can deactivate the system at any
time by pressing the "ECO OFF"
button;
the button's warning lamp comes on.



164

The "ECO"
warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts au-
tomatically:
The "ECO"
warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel and the engine is
put into standby automatically:
The system is reactivated auto-
matically every time you start the
engine with the key.

Before refuelling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition with
the key.

1
MONITORING
50
In the instrument panel, you can change
the colour of its dials (button A
) indepen-
dently from that of the screens (button B
).
There are fi ve colour variants, from
white to blue.


)
press the appropriate button as
many times as needed to obtain the
desired colour.
This menu allows you to choose a fam-
ily of polyphonic sounds from the four
available. These sounds are grouped
together in a family and are adapted
to suit the situation and context (alert,
confi rmation, rejection, direction indica-
tors, lighting left on, key in ignition...).






Customising the instrument
panel colours





Customising the polyphonic
sounds
For safety reasons, these opera-
tions are only possible when sta-
tionary.
For the customisable colour
instrument panel with audio system


)
Press the "MENU"
button for ac-
cess to the main menu.

)

Select the "Personalisation-confi guration" menu and confi rm.

)
Select the "Choice of sounds" line
and confi rm.

)
Select the desired family of sounds
and confi rm.

)
Save the modifi cations by confi rming
"OK".
For the customisable colour
instrument panel associated with
the satellite navigation system


)
Press the thumb wheel for access
to the main menu.

)
Select the "Choice of sounds" line
and confi rm.

)
Select the desired family of sounds
and confi rm.

)
Save the modifi cations by confi rming
"OK".
For safety reasons, the driver
must only carry out these opera-
tion when stationary.

2
MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
55

Choice of language
Once this menu has been selected, you
can choose the language used by the
display from a pre-defi ned list.
For safety reasons, confi gura-
tion of the multifunction screen
by the driver must only be done
when stationary.
)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to set
the value required (15, 30 or 60 sec-
onds), then press the "OK"
button
to confi rm.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then
the "OK"
button to select the "OK"

box and confi rm or press the "ESC"

button to cancel.
For example: setting of the duration of
the "follow-me-home" lighting


)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, to se-
lect the "Defi ne the vehicle param-
eters" menu, then the " OK
" button.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to
select the "Interior lighting" line,
then the "OK"
button; then follow
the same procedure to select the
"Follow-me-home headlamps" line.
Display confi guration
This menu gives access to the following
settings:


- "Choice of units",

- "Date and time adjustment",

- "Display parameters",

- "Brightness".


Choice of sounds
This menu allows you to choose a family
of polyphonic sounds from the four avail-
able. These sounds are grouped togeth-
er in a family and are adapted to suit the
situation and context (alert, confi rmation,
rejection, direction indicators, lighting left
on, key in ignition...).


- "Driving assistance":


●
"Parking brake automatic" (Auto-
matic electric parking brake; see
the "Driving" section),

●
"Rear wipe in reverse gear" (Rear
wiper coupled to reverse gear;
see the "Visibility" section),

●
"Speeds memorised" (Memorising
speeds; see the "Driving" section).



- "Vehicle lighting" (see the "Visibility"
section):


●
"Directional headlamps" (Main/
additional directional lighting),

●
"Daytime lights" (Daytime running
lamps).



- "Interior lighting" (see the "Visibility"
section:


●
"Follow-me-home headlamps"
(Automatic operation of headlam-
ps after switching off the ignition),

●
"Welcome lighting" (Exterior and
interior welcome lighting).

2
MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
58

Vehicle parameters
This menu is used to activate or deac-
tivate certain driving and comfort sys-
tems, classifi ed in different categories:


- "Access to the vehicle" (see
"Access" section):


●
"Plip action" (Selective unlocking
of the driver's door),

●
"Unlocking only boot" (Selective
unlocking of the boot).



- "Driving assistance":


●
"Parking brake automatic" (Auto-
matic electric parking brake; see
"Driving" section),

●
"Rear wipe in reverse gear" (Rear
wiper coupled to reverse gear;
see "Visibility" section),

●
"Speeds memorised" (Memoris-
ing speeds; see "Driving" sec-
tion).



- "Vehicle lighting" (see "Visibility"
section):


●
"Directional headlamps" (Main/
additional directional lighting),

●
"Daytime lights" (Daytime running
lamps).



- "Interior lighting" (see "Visibility"
section):


●
"Follow-me-home " (Automatic
timed operation of headlamps),

●
"Welcome lighting" (Interior/exte-
rior welcome lighting).


Display confi guration
This menu is used to confi gure:


- the display language of the central
screen, from a pre-defi ned list,

- the units: temperature (°Celsius or
°Fahrenheit) and fuel consumption
(l/100 km, mpg or km/l),

- the graphical presentation of the
central screen, from a pre-defi ned
list.


Choice of sounds
This menu allows you to choose a fam-
ily of polyphonic sounds from the four
available. These sounds are grouped
together in a family and are adapted
to suit the situation and context (alert,
confi rmation, rejection, direction indica-
tors, lighting left on, key in ignition...).