2013.5 Citroen C4 DAG Owner's Manual

15
FAMILIARISATION
SEEING CLEARLY


Lighting


Ring A

Ring B


Direction indicators


Three fl ashes
Press the lighting stalk up or down
once, without passing the point of re-
sistance; the corresponding direction
indicators will fl ash three times.
This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when chang-
ing 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


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99

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


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139



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109

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

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107



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108

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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 indi-
cate 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.


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28


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

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


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32


A.
Make an emergency call.

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142, 233

B.
Access to CITROËN services.

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142, 233


C.
Hazard warning.


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139

D.
Central locking.


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86

E.
Black panel (black screen).


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47
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


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178, 176


Optional function controls


1.
Black panel (black screen).

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47

2.
Dashboard lighting dimmer.

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47

3.
Courtesy lamp on / off.

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110
or
Parking space sensors.

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180


Audio system controls


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238, 291


Bluetooth system or telephone
controls



238, 291

Illumination of the lamp indicates the
state of the system.


A.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR
system.

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141

B.
Deactivation of the parking sensors.

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183

C.
Deactivation of the Stop & Start
system.

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169

D.
Activation of the blind spot sensor
system.

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172

E.
Activation of the lane departure
warning system.

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171

F.
Deactivation of the volumetric alarm
protection.

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88

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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 pas-
senger or "forwards facing" child
seat.

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


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147


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 unfas-
tened warning lamp.

D.
Centre rear seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

E.
Left hand rear seat belt unfastened
warning lamp.

F.
Passenger's front airbag deactivat-
ed warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag activated
warning lamp.


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143, 147


1.
Stop
position.

2.
Ignition on
position.

3.
Starting
position.


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82
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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150

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
immobilise the vehicle. If this warning lamp is on in the
instrument panel, the automat-
ic application / release
is de-
activated
; apply and release
the parking brake manually.

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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY


Electronic gearbox

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 pan-
el 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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158

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DRIVING SAFELY


Automatic gearbox


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


1.
Gear lever.

2.
"S"
(sport)
button.

3.
" 
"
(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.


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161




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.



.
Snow
programme.

1 to 6.
Gear engaged.

-.
Invalid value in manual opera-
tion. 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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164
Do not get out of the vehicle dur-
ing the hill start assist temporary
holding phase.