2013 Citroen C4 PICASSO RHD panel

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Emergency braking


In the event of a failure of the main servicebrake or in an exceptional situation (e.g. driver
taken ill, under instruction, etc
) a continuous
pull on the control lever will brake the vehicle.
Brakin
g takes place while the control lever is
being pulled. It is interrupted if the control lever
is released.
The ABS and DSC systems provide stability of
the vehicle during emergency braking.
If the emergency braking malfunctions, the
message "Parking brake control faulty" will be
displayed.

I
f a failure of the ABS and DSC systems, signalled by the illumination of one or both
warning lamps in the instrument panel, thenstability of the vehicle is no longer guaranteed.
In this event, stability must be assured by the
driver by repeating alternate "pull-release" actions on the control lever until the vehicle is immobilised.



The emergency braking should only be used in an exceptional situation.
Re
peat this procedure to reactivate automatic
operation.
Reactivation of automatic operation is
confirmed by the indicator lamp in the instrument panel going off.

Deactivating automatic
o
peration

In some situations, such as very cold weather
or towing (caravan, recovery), it may be necessary to deactivate automatic operation of
the system. )Star t the engine.)Apply the parking brake with the control
lever, if it is released. )Ta k e your foot off the brake pedal.)Push and hold the control lever in the release direction for at least 10 seconds and no more than 15 seconds.)Release the control lever. )Press and hold the brake pedal. )Pull the control lever in the apply direction
for 2 seconds.
D
eactivation of the automatic functions
is confirmed by illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel.
)Release the control lever and the brake pedal.
From this point the parkin
g brake can only
be applied and released manually using the control lever.

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SituationsConsequences
Displa
y of the message "Parking brake fault" and of thefollowing warning lamps: The Parking Brake is faulty, the manual and automatic functions may not operate.When stationary, to immobilise your vehicle: y


- Pull and hold the control lever for about 7 to 15 seconds, until the warning lampcomes on in the instrument panel.
If this procedure does not work, you should make your vehicle safe:


- Park on a level surface.

- Engage a gear with a manual or electronic gearbox, or place the gear selector inposition Pwith an automatic gearbox.

- If possible, fit a wheel chock.
Call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Displa
y of the message "Parking brake fault" and of thefollowing warning lamps:

- The parking brake does not have its full per formance to securely hold the vehicle
in all situations.
You should make your vehicle safe:


- Park on a level surface.

- Engage a gear with a manual or electronic gearbox, or place the gear selector in
position Pwith an automatic gearbox.

- If possible, fit a wheel chock.
Call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
The flashin
g of the Pwarning lamps on star ting the vehicle indicates that the parkingbrake is not correctly applied.
As soon as possible, stop the vehicle and try to completely release the parking brake, using the control lever, with your foot on the brake pedal.
Displa
y of the message "Battery fault
" and the followingwarning lamp:

- The state of charge of the battery is very low and requires immobilisation of the
vehicle in a safe place: engage a gear with a manual gearbox or fit a chock toone of the wheels.

- Once the battery is completely discharged, the controls do not operate: to
release the parking brake, call on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

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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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Never select neutral Nwhen driving.
Automated mode
)Select position A.
AUTOor A
and the gear engaged is
displayed in the instrument panel.
The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without an
y action on the par t of the driver. Itcontinuously selects the most suitable gear for:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- the st
yle of driving,
- the profile of the road.
- t
he vehicle load.


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


Te m p o r a ry control of gear changing

You can temporarily take over control of gear changing using the "+"
and "-"steeringmounted paddles. If the engine speed allows,
the instruction to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain
s
ituations 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.

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

Manual mode

You can change mode at any time by movingthe selector lever from A
to Mor the other way
round.

N
ever select neutral N
while the vehicle ismoving.

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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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Invalid value in manual operation
This symbol is displayed i
f a gear is not engaged correctly (gear selector
between two positions). You can temporaril
y take control of gear changes using the "+
" and "-" steering mounted control paddles. If the engine speed allows, the
instruction to change gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate cer tain situations such as overtaking another vehicle or
approaching a bend.
After a few moments with no action on the control paddles, the gearbox manages thegears automatically again.

Te m p o r a ry manual control of the gears


Manual mode
Dand the gear engaged are displayed in the instrument panel.
The gearbox operates in auto-active
mode, without any action from the driver. It continuously selects the most appropriate gear
according to the following conditions:


- optimisation of fuel consumption,

- drivin
g style,

- relief of the road,

- vehicle load.


Automated mode
)
Select position D.

For maximum acceleration, without touching
the gear selector, press the accelerator fully
down (kick down). The gearbox changes down
automatically and maintains the gear selected
until the maximum en
gine speed is reached.
When braking, the gearbox changes down
automatically for more effective engine braking.
When you take your foot of the accelerator pedal suddenly, the gearbox does not change
up, so as to improve safety.
) Select position M.)
Use the " + " and "- " steering mounted
control paddles to change gear.
The gears engaged are displayed successively
in the instrument panel.
When stationar
y or at very low speed, the gearbox automatically engages 1st
gear.
In manual mode, it is not necessary to release
the accelerator pedal when changing gear.
The change from one gear to another is onlyeffected if the conditions of vehicle speed andengine speed allow; other wise the automatic
laws of operation are imposed temporarily.
If the engine speed is too high or too low,
the display of the gear selected flashes for a few seconds, then the new gear engaged is displayed.
It is possible to change mode at any time, by moving the gear selector from D
to Mor the other way round.

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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.