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31Familiarisation

Stop & Start


Engine going into STOP mode


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The "ECO"
warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel and the engine is
automatically put into standby:


- 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 an electronic gearbox;
at speeds
below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press
the brake pedal or put the gear lever in
position N
.


Engine going into START mode

Deactivation / Reactivation

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

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The system is reactivated automatically
every time you start the engine with
the key.
Before refuelling or doing anything
under the bonnet, you must switch off
the ignition with the key. The "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restarts automatically:


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

- with an electronic gearbox;



●
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 certain circumstances the STOP mode may
not be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds then goes off. In certain condition, START mode may engage
automatically; the "ECO"
warning lamp flashes
then goes off.
Driving safely

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As a passenger, if you avoid connecting
your multimedia devices (film, music, video
game...), you will contribute towards limiting
the consumption of electrical energy, and so
of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices before
leaving the vehicle.



Limit the causes of excess
consumption

Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the
heaviest items in the bottom of the boot, as
close as possible to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
reduce wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack,
bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box in
preference.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and
refit your summer tyres.



Observe the recommendations
on maintenance

Check the tyre pressures regularly, when
cold, referring to the label in the door
aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:


- before a long journey,

- at each change of season,

- after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and the tyres on
any trailer or caravan.

Have your vehicle ser viced regularly (engine
oil, oil filter, air filter...) and obser ve the
schedule of operations recommended by the
manufacturer.



When refuelling, do not continue after
the third cut-off of the nozzle to avoid any
over flow.
Switch off the headlamps and front foglamps
when the level of light does not require their
use.

Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter; your vehicle will warm
up much faster while driving.

At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after
the first 1 800 miles (3 000 kilometres) that you
will see the fuel consumption settle down to a
consistent average.

59Monitoring









Lighting dimmer

Permits manual adjustment of the brightness of
the instruments and controls in relation to the
exterior brightness. Only operates when the
vehicle lighting is on in night mode.

Activation




Press button A
to change the brightness of
the instruments and controls.


When the lighting reaches the minimum
setting, release the button, then press
again to increase it.
or



When the lighting reaches the maximum
setting, release the button, then press
again to reduce it.


When the lighting reaches the level of
brightness required, release the button.
This indicator and the lighting
value appear in the middle of the
instrument panel during adjustment
to show the lighting level compared
to the 16 levels available. You can also modify the level of lighting by
turning the thumb wheel B
, located on the left
of the steering wheel:



upwards; to reduce the level,


downwards; to increase the level.



Deactivation

When the vehicle lighting is off, or in day mode
(daytime running lamps on), pressing the button
or turning the thumb wheel does not have any
effect.

System allowing certain screens to be switched
off for night driving.
The instrument panel remains on with
the analogue vehicle speed, electronic or
automatic gearbox gear selected, cruise control
or speed limiter information, if in use, and the
low fuel alerts as appropriate.
If there is an alert or a change in a function
or to a setting, the black panel mode is
interrupted.






Black panel (black screen)


Activation




With the vehicle lighting on, press this
button again to activate the black panel.


Press once more to illuminate on the
various screens again.
In order to retain the digital reading of the
speed in km/h, activation of black panel mode
is prohibited in countries that use metric units.
In the instrument panel, you can change the
colour of its dials (button A
) independently from
that of the screens (button B
).
There are five colour variants, from white to
blue.



press the appropriate button as many times
as needed to obtain the desired colour.








Customising the instrument
panel colours

Monochrome screen C

This displays the following information:


- time,

- date,

- ambient temperature (this flashes if there is
a risk of ice),

- parking sensor information,

- parking space measurement,

- current audio source,

- telephone or Bluetooth system information,

- trip computer (refer to the end of the
section),

- alert messages,

- settings menus for the screen and the
vehicle equipment.



Displays in the screen

From the control panel of your audio system,
you can press:



button A
to chooses between the display
of audio information in full screen or the
shared display of audio and trip computer
information,


the "MENU"
button for access to the main
menu
,


the " 
" or " 
" buttons to scroll through the
items on the screen,


the " 
" or " 
" buttons to change a setting
value,


the "OK"
button to confirm,
or



the "Back"
button to abandon the
operation in progress.



Controls




Press the "MENU"
button for access to the
main menu
:


- "Multimedia",

- "Telephone",

- "Trip computer",

- "Bluetooth connection",

- "Personalisation-configuration",


Press the " 
" or " 
" button to select the
menu required, then confirm by pressing
the "OK"
button.



Main menu

A few definitions…

This value may vary following a change
in the style of driving or the relief,
resulting in a significant change in the
current fuel consumption.
If dashes are displayed continuously
while driving in place of the digits,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. This function is only displayed from
20 mph (30 km/h).
The fuel consumption of your vehicle will
be higher than the official figures obtained
by CITROËN during the first 3 000 miles
(5 000 km) of the vehicle's life.


Range

(miles or km)
This indicates the distance
which can still be travelled with the fuel
remaining in the tank in relation to the average
fuel consumption over the last few miles
(kilometres) travelled.
When the range falls below 20 miles (30 km),
dashes are displayed. After filling with at least
5 litres of fuel, the range is recalculated and is
displayed when it exceeds 60 miles (100 km).

Current fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
This is the average fuel consumption during the
last few seconds.

Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
This is the average fuel consumption since the
last trip computer zero reset.

Average speed

(mph or km/h)
This is the average speed calculated
since the last trip computer zero reset
(ignition on).


Distance travelled

(miles or km)
This indicates the distance
travelled since the last trip computer zero reset.









Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes/seconds or hours/
minutes)
If your vehicle is fitted with Stop & Start, a time
counter calculates the time spent in STOP
mode during a journey.
It resets to zero every time the ignition is
switched on with the key.

Alarm *
System which protects and provides a deterrent against theft and break-ins. It provides the following types of monitoring.


- exterior perimeter

The system checks for opening of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries to open a
door, the boot, the bonnet...




- interior volumetric

The system checks for any variation in the
volume in the passenger compartment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks a
window, enters the passenger compartment or
moves inside the vehicle.




Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system

- tilt

The system checks for any change in the
attitude of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if the vehicle is lifted,
moved or knocked.




Self-protection function

The system checks for the putting out of
ser vice of its components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery, the central
control or the siren wiring are put out of service
or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.


Activation




Switch off the ignition and get out of the vehicle.


Press the locking button on the remote control.
The monitoring system is active: the indicator
lamp in the button flashes once per second.
After the locking button on the remote control
is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoring
is activated after a delay of 5 seconds and the
interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring after
a delay of 45 seconds.

Deactivation




Press the unlocking button on the remote
control.
The alarm system is deactivated: the indicator
lamp in the button goes off.
If an opening (door, boot...) is not
closed fully, the vehicle is not locked
but the exterior perimeter monitoring
will be activated after a delay of
45 seconds at the same time as
the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring.

*
According to country.

For optimum acceleration, for example
when overtaking another vehicle, press
the accelerator pedal firmly past the
point of resistance.


Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of
gear changing using the "+"
and "-"
steering
mounted paddles: if the engine speed allows,
the request to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations such as overtaking a vehicle or the
approach to a corner.
After a few moments without any action on
the control paddles, the gearbox resumes
automatic control of the gears.



Manual mode




Select position A
.


Automated mode


AUTO
and the gear engaged
appear in the instrument panel
screen.
The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without any action on the part of the driver. It
continuously selects the most suitable gear for:


- optimisation of fuel consumption,

- the style of driving,

- the profile of the road.

- the vehicle load.



Select position M
.
The gears engaged appear in succession in the
instrument panel screen.
The gear change requests are
only acted on if the engine speed
permits. It is not necessary to release the accelerator
during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the gearbox
changes down automatically to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will not
change up unless the driver acts on the gear
lever or the steering mounted paddles.

Never select neutral N
when driving.
Never select neutral N
while the vehicle
is moving.

You can change mode at any time by
moving the gear lever from A
to M
or
the other way round.