2013 Citroen C4 PICASSO RHD brake

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Displays in the instrument panel
N.
Neutral
R.ReverseM.(gear engaged)Manual mode.
AUTO or A.Automated mode.
Nflashes in the instrument panel,accompanied by an audible signal anda message, if the selector lever is not in position N on starting.
Moving off
)
Select position N.)
Press the brake pedal down fully.
)
Start the engine.
Nappears in the instrument panelscreen.
)
Select automated mode (position A) or Amanual mode (position M) or reverse
(position R
). R)
Release the parking brake by pulling thecontrol lever, if automatic operation hasbeen deactivated. )
Progressively take your foot off the brake pedal,)
If the parking brake is released, the vehicle moves off.
If the parking brake is applied and the
automatc mode is activated, accelerate
progressively.
A or AUTO
and 1, 1
or Ris displayed
in the instrument panel.


The Foot on brakewarning lamp comes on the instrument panel, accompanied by an
audible signal and a message, if the brake pedal is not pressed on star ting the engine.

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To engage reverse gear R, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.
)Select position R.


Reverse


Engagement of reverse gear is accompanied
b
y an audible signal.

At low speed, if reverse gear is requested, the Nindicator flashes and the gearbox goes into neutral automatically. To engage reverse, put
the selector lever in position N , then position R.
Before switching off the engine, you can:
- move to position N
to engage neutral,or
- leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will
not be possible to move the vehicle.
Stopping the vehicle
In both cases, if automatic operation of the
electric parking brake has been deactivated, you must apply the parking brakeby pullingthe control lever.
When immobilising the vehicle, withthe engine running, you must place theselector lever in neutral N . Before carrying out any work in the
engine compartment, ensure that theselector lever is in neutral N
and that the parking brake is applied.Whatever the circumstances, you mustmanually apply the parking brake when parking, if automatic operation has been deactivated.
With the i
gnition on, the flashing of Aor
AUTO, accompanied by an audible signal and
a message, indicates a malfunction of thegearbox.

Operating fault

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Automatic gearbox
This gearbox offers two driving modes.
- automatedmode for automatic management of the gears by the gearbox,
without any action on the par t of the driver,-manualmode for sequential gear changingby the driver using the steering mountedpaddles.
P
.Park.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
applied or released.

- Starting the engine.R.
Reverse.


- Reversing, vehicle stationary and engine at
i
dle.
N.Neutral.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake
applied.

- Startin
g the engine.D.Automatic operation. M.Manual operation with sequential changingof the six gears.


Gear selector lever


To select position P
, move the gear Pselector to the highest position (towards R), then push it for wards and Rthen to the left. Only engage it when the vehicle is at acomplete stop. In this position, the frontwheels are locked. Ensure that the gear selector is correctly positioned.

To move the gear selector, switch onthe ignition or star t the engine.
If the battery is not sufficiently charged, it is not possible to move the gear selector.


To come out of position P
, move the Pgear selector to the right to the desired position, while keeping your foot on thebrake pedal.


It is possible to change from one modeto the other at any time.
With the automated mode, you cantemporarily take control of the gear changes at any time.

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+.Control paddle for changing up, to the right
of the steering wheel. )Pull the " +" paddle towards you to change
up.-. Control paddle for changing down, to the
left of the steering wheel. )Pull the "- " paddle towards you to changedown.


Steering mounted control paddles


The steering mounted control paddlescannot be used to select neutral or toselect or come out of reverse.
When
you move the gear selector, the symbol corresponding to its position is displayed in the instrument panel. P.Park. R. Reverse.
N.Neutral.D. Drive (automatic forward drive).
1 to 6.Gears engaged in manual operation.-.Invalid value in manual operation.
Displays in the instrument panel
Moving off
)
With your foot on the brake pedal, selectposition Por N.
)
Start the engine.
IfPis displayed in the instrument panel,although the gear selector is in another position, place the gear selector inposition Pto be able to star t the engine.
)
With the engine running, press the brake pedal. )
Select automated mode (position D),manual mode (position M) or reverse (position R
). R
If you do not press thebrake pedal to come out of position P, this warning lamp P


Other wise, there is an audible signalaccompanied by a message.
or symbol appears in the instrument panel, accompanied by the message"Place automatic gearbox in position P",
flashing of P
in the instrument paneland an audible signal.

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)Check that the symbol displayed in the instrument panel agrees with the position
en
gaged.)Progressively release the brake pedal.)If the parking brake is release, the vehicle moves off.
If the parking brake is applied and automatic operation is activated, accelerate away.
Never press the accelerator and brake pedals at the same time. Braking and acceleration should be done only with the right foot. Pressing both pedals together risks damaging the gearbox.

Never leave children unsupervised inthe vehicle when the engine is running.
When carrying out a maintenance operation with the engine running, applythe parking brake and select position P
. P
Never select position P
or Runless thevehicle is a a complete stop with the brake applied. When you want to engage reverse, to avoid jolt, do not accelerate immediatelyafter engaging R.Changing into position Risaccompanied by an audible signal.

Never select position N
when driving.If position N
is engaged in error when moving, allow the engine to idle, thenengage position Dto accelerate.
When the engine is running at idle,brakes releases, if position R, Dor M
is selected, the vehicle will move even if the accelerator is not pressed.

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Before switching off the engine, you canchange to position P or Nto be in neutral.
In either case, appl
y the parking brake to
immobilise the vehicle, unless it is programmed
in automatic mode.
If the lever is not in position P, on opening the Pdriver's door or approximately 45 seconds after switching off the ignition there is an audible signal and a message appears: )move the gear selector to position P; the audible signal stops and the message
disappears.

Operating fault
Whenever parking, you must apply the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle, if automatic
operation has been deactivated.
Parking the vehicle

In all circumstances, ensure that thegear selector is in position Pbefore leaving your vehicle.In th
e event of a fault with the
gearbox, the ser vice warning lamp
comes on in the instrument panel, accompanied by a message and anaudible signal.

In this case the gearbox goes into back-up
mode and stays in 3rdgear. You may then feel
a noticeable jolt when going from P to Rand from N
to R
. This jolt does not present any risk
to the gearbox.
Do not exceed 60 mph (10 0 km/h) while also
observing legal speed limits.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

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Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp comes onin the instrument panel and the enginegoes into standby automatically:
-with a manual gearbox
, at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you place the gear lever in neutral, and you release the clutch pedal, - with an electronic gearbox,at speeds
below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the
brake pedal or place the gear selector lever in position N ,
- with an automatic gearbox,
with the
vehicle stationary, when you press the brake pedal or place the gear selector lever in position N.If your vehicle is fitted with the system, a timecounter calculates the sum of the periods in STOP mode during a journey. It resets itself to
zero every time the ignition is switched on with
the STA R T/STOP button.
Never refuel with the engine in STOPmode; you must switch off the ignition with the STA R T/STOP button.
For your comfor t, during parkingmanoeuvres, STOP mode is not available for a few seconds after coming out of reverse gear.STOP mode does not affect the functionality of the vehicle, such as for example, braking, power steering...


Special cases: STOP mode not
available
STOP mode is not invoked when:


- the driver's door is open,

- the driver's seat belt is not fastened,

- the vehicle has not exceeded
6 mph(10 km/h) since the last engine start usingthe START/STOP button,

- the electric parking brake is applied or being applied,

- the engine is needed to maintain acomfor table temperature in the passenger compartment,

- demistin
g is active,

- some special conditions (battery charge, engine temperature, braking assistance,ambient temperature...) where the engine isneeded to assure control of a system.

In this case, the "ECO"
warning lampflashes for a few seconds then goesoff.This operation is per fectly normal.
The Stop & Star t system puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode - during stops in the traffic (red lights, traffic jams, or other...). The engine restar ts automatically - START mode - as soon as you want to move off. The restart takes place instantly, quickly and silently.
Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Star t system reduces fuel consumption and exhaust emissions as well as the noise level when stationary.

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Going into engine START mode
The "ECO"warning lamp goes off and the engine starts automatically:
-with a manual gearbox
, when you fullydepress the clutch pedal,
-
with an electronic gearbox
:
●
gear selector lever in position Aor M
,
when you release the brake pedal,
●
or gear selector lever in position Nand the brake pedal released, when you place the gear selector lever inposition A
or M,●
or when you engage reverse gear.
-
with an automatic gearbox:
●
gear selector in position Dor M
, whenyou release the brake pedal,
●
or gear selector in position N
and brakepedal released, when you place the gear selector in position D
or M,●
or when you engage reverse.
START mode is invoked automatically when:
- you open the the driver's door,
- you unfasten the driver's seat belt,
- the speed of the vehicle exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h) with a manual gearbox, 7 mph(11 k m / h) with an electronic gearbox and
2 mph (3 km/h) with an automatic gearbox,
- the electric parking brake is being applied,
- some special conditions (battery charge,engine temperature, braking assistance,
ambient temperature...) where the engine is
needed for control of a system.
Special cases: START invoked automatically

If the system has been deactivatedin STOP mode, the engine restar ts immediately. Deactivation o
f Stop & Star t is done in the
"Driving assistance" menu.
Deactivation
In this case the "ECO"
warning lampflashes for a few seconds, then goes off.
This operation is per fectly normal.
Press this button to deactivate thesystem.
This is con
firmed by the indicator lamp in the button and this symbol.


When driving on a flooded road, it isrecommended that the Stop & Star tfunction be deactivated and that you drive very slowly.