2014.5 Citroen C4 DAG ECO mode

55
94 
C4-2_en_Chap05_visibilite_ed01-2014
INTERIOR MOOD LIGHTING
The dimmed passenger  compartment  lighting
 improves  visibility  in  the  vehicle  
when

  the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
At night, two  interior  mood  lamps  in  the front courtesy lamp  come  on  automatically
when
 
the
 
sidelamps
 
are
 
switched
 
on.
Switching off
The interior  mood  lighting  switches  of f  automatically
 when  the  sidelamps  are  
switched

  off.
It
 
can
 
be
 
switched
 
of
f  
manually
 
by
 
ad
-
justing
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
lighting rheostat button to one of the lowest set

-
tings.
This
 
comes
 
on
 
automatically
 
when
 
the
 
boot

 
is
 
opened
 
and
 
goes
 
of
f  
automati
-
cally
  when   the   boot   is   closed.
BOOT LAMP
The lighting time  varies  accord -
ing   to   the   circumstances:
-
 
when
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
of
f,  
ap
-
proximately
  ten   minutes,
-
 in

 
energy
 
economy
 
mode,
 
ap
-
proximately
  thirty   seconds,
-
 
when
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
no

  limit.
VISIBILITY

88
122 
C4-2_en_Chap08_securite_ed01-2014
DIRECTION INDICATORS
F Left: lower  the  lighting  stalk  passing  the
  point   of   resistance.
F
 
Right:
 
raise
 
the
 
lighting
 
stalk
 
pass
-
ing
  the   point   of   resistance.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
F Press this  button,  the  direction  indi -
cators   flash.
They
  can   operate   with   the   ignition   off.
Automatic operation of hazard
warning lamps
When braking in  an  emergency ,  de -
pending  on  the  deceleration,  the  hazard  
warning

  lamps   come   on   automatically.
They
 
switch
 
of
f  
automatically
 
the
 
first
 
time

  you   accelerate.
F
 
Y
ou  
can
 
also
 
switch
 
them
 
of
f  
by
 
pressing

  the   button.
HORN
A visual warning  by  means  of  the  direc -
tion  indicators  to  alert  other  road  users  
to

 
a
 
vehicle
 
breakdown,
 
towing
 
or
 
ac
-
cident.
Three flashes of the direction
indicators
F
 
Press

 
briefly

 
upwards

 
or

 
down

-
wards,
 
without

 
going

 
beyond

 
the

 
point

 
of

 
resistance;

 
the

 
direction

 
in

-
dicators
 
will
 
flash
 
3
 
times.
If
 
you

 
forget

 
to

 
cancel

 
the

 
di

-
rection
 
indicators

 
for

 
more

 
than

 
twenty

 
seconds,

 
the

 
volume

 
of

 
the

 
audible

 
signal

 
will

 
increase

 
if

 
the

 
speed

 
is

 
above

 
40

 
mph
 
(60

 
km/h). Audible
 warning  system  to  alert  other  road
  users   to   an   imminent   danger.
Use
 
the
 
horn
 
moderately
 
and
 
only

 
in
 
situations
 
allowed
 
by
 
the

 
motoring
 
regulations
 
in
 
the
 
country

  you   are   driving   in.
F
 
Press
 
the
 
central
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
multi
-
function
  steering   wheel.
SAFETY

99
134 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The 
key
 
contains
 
an
 
electronic
 
chip
 
which

 
has
 
a
 
special
 
code.
 
When
 
the
 
ignition

 
is
 
switched
 
on,
 
this
 
code
 
must
 
be

 
recognised
 
for
 
engine
 
starting
 
to
 
be
 
authorised.
This

 
electronic
 
engine
 
immobiliser
 
locks
 
the

 
engine
 
management
 
system
 
a
 
few
 
minutes

 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f  
and

 
prevents
 
starting
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
anyone

  who   does   not   have   the   key.
In the event of a fault, you
are
 
informed
 
by
 
illu
mina-
tion
 
of
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp,
 
an

 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
screen.
In this case, your vehicle will not start;
contact

 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible. It

  has   3   positions:
-
 
position
 
1
(Stop):  
insert
 
and
 
remov
-
ing
  the   key,
-
 
position
 
2 (Ignition on)
:  
steering
 
column

 
unlocked,
 
ignition
 
on,
 
Diesel
 
preheating,

  engine   running,
-
 
position
  3 (Starting).Avoid
 
attaching
 
heavy
 
objects
 
to

 
the
 
key
,  
which
 
would
 
weigh
 
down

 
on
 
its
 
blade
 
in
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch

 
and
 
could
 
cause
 
a
 
mal
-
function.
Ignition on position
It
 
allows
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle's
 
elec
-
tric  
equipment
 
or
 
portable
 
devices
 
to
 
be
 
charged.
Once

 the  state  of  charge  of  the  battery  drops
 to  the  reserve  level,  the  system  
switches

 
to
 
energy
 
economy
 
mode:
 
the
 
power

 
supply
 
is
 
cut
 
of
f  
automatically
 
to
 
preserve

  the   remaining   battery   charge.
Keep
 
safely
,  
away
 
from
 
your
 
ve
-
hicle,
 
the
 
label
 
attached
 
to
 
the
 
keys

 
given
 
to
 
you
 
on
 
acquisition
 
of

  the   vehicle.
STARTING-SWITCHING OFF THE ENGINEIgnition switch
DRIVING

99
135 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
Starting the engine
With the parking  brake  applied  and  the  gearbox
  in   neutral   or   position   N or P:
F
 
depress
 
the
 
clutch
 
pedal
 
fully
 
(man
-
ual
  gearbox),
or
F

 
press
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal
 
firmly
 
(elec
-
tronic
  or   automatic   gearbox),
F
 
insert
 
the
 
key
 
into
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch;
 
the

  system   recognises   the   code,
F
 
unlock
 
the
 
steering
 
column
 
by
 
si
-
multaneously
 
turning
 
the
 
steering
 
and

  the   key.
In
 
certain
 
cases,
 
you
 
may
 
have
 
to

  apply   more   force   to   the   steer-
ing
 
(wheels
 
on
 
full
 
lock,
 
for
 
ex
-
ample).
F
 
With
 
a
 
petrol
 
engine,
 
operate
 
the
 
starter

 
motor
 
by
 
turning
 
the
 
key
 
to
 
position 3

 
without
 
pressing
 
the
 
ac
-
celerator
 
pedal,
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts.

 
Once
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
release

  the   key. F
 
With
 
a
 
Diesel
 
engine,
 
turn
 
the
 
key
 to position
2,  ignition  on,  to  operate  the
  engine   pre-heating   system.
Wait
 
until
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
goes

 
of
f  
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
then

 
operate
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
by

 
turning
 
the
 
key
 
to
 
position 3


without
 
pressing
 
the
 
accel
-
erator
 
pedal,
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts.

 
Once
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
run
-
ning,
  release   the   key.
In
 
wintry
 
conditions,
 
the
 
warning
 
lamp

 
can
 
stay
 
on
 
for
 
a
 
longer
 
pe
-
riod.
 
When
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
hot,
 
the
 
warning

 
lamp
 
does
 
not
 
come
 
on.
If

 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start
 
straight

 
away
,  
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
ig
-
nition.
 
W
ait  
a
 
few
 
moments
 
be
-
fore
 
operating
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
again.

 
If
 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start

 
after
 
several
 
attempts,
 
do
 
not

 
keep
 
trying:
 
you
 
risk
 
dam
-
aging
 
the
 
starter
 
motor
 
or
 
the
 
engine.

 
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer

  or   a   qualified   workshop.In
 
temperate
 
conditions,
 
do
 
not
 leave
 the  engine  at  idle  to  warm  up
 but  move  of f  straight  away  
and

  drive   at   moderate   speed.
Never
 
leave
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
in

 
an
 
enclosed
 
area
 
without
 
adequate

 
ventilation:
 
internal
 
combustion

 
engines
 
emit
 
toxic
 
exhaust

 
gases,
 
such
 
as
 
carbon
 
monoxide.

 
Danger
 
of
 
intoxica
-
tion
  and   death.
In
 
very
 
severe
 
wintry
 
conditions
 
(temperatures

 
below
 
-23°C),
 
to ensure the correct operation
and

 
durability
 
of
 
the
 
mechani
-
cal
 
components
 
of
 
your
 
vehicle,
 
engine

 
and
 
gearbox,
 
it
 
is
 
neces
-
sary
 
to
 
leave
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
for

  4   minutes   before   moving   off.
DRIVING

99
136 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
Key left in the "Ignition on"
position
On 
opening
 
the
 
driver's
 
door
,  
an
 
alert

 
message
 
is
 
displayed,
 
ac
-
companied
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal,
 
to

 
remind
 
you
 
that
 
the
 
key
 
is
 
still
 
in

 
the
 
ignition
 
switch
 
at
 
posi
-
tion
1 (Stop).
If
 
the
 
key
 
has
 
been
 
left
 
in
 
the
 
igni
-
tion switch at position 2 (Ignition
on),
 
the
 
ignition
 
will
 
be
 
switched
 
of

f   automatically   after   one   hour.
To
 
switch
 
the
 
ignition
 
back
 
on,
 
turn

 
the
 
key
 
to
 
position
 
1 (Stop)
,
then
 
back
 
to
 
position
 
2 (Ignition
on)

.Switching off the engine
F Stop   the   vehicle.
F  
With
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
at
 
idle,
 
turn
 
the

  key   to   position   1.
F
 
Remove
 
the
 
key
 
from
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch.
F

 
T
o  
lock
 
the
 
steering
 
column,
 
turn
 
the
 
steering

  until   it   locks. Energy economy mode
After
 switching  of f  the  engine  (posi -
tion 1-Stop ),  for  a  maximum  of  30  min -
utes you can still use functions such
as
 
the
 
audio
 
and
 
telematic
 
system,
 
the
 
wipers,

 
dipped
 
beam
 
headlamps,
 
cour
-
tesy
  lamps,   ...
For
 
more
 
information,
 
refer
 
to
 
the

 
"Practical
 
information"
 
sec
-
tion,
 
under
 
"Energy
 
economy
 
mode".
T

o  
facilitate
 
unlocking
 
of
 
the
 
steer
-
ing
 
column,
 
it
 
is
 
recommended that

 
the
 
wheels
 
be
 
returned
 
to the

 
straight
 
ahead
 
position
 
before switching

  off   the   engine.
F
 
Check
 
that
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
cor
-
rectly
 
applied,
 
particularly
 
on
 
sloping ground.Never

 
switch
 
of
f  
the
 
ignition
 
be
-
fore
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
at
 
a
 
complete
 
stop.

 
With
 
the
 
engine
 
of
f,  
the
 
braking

 
and
 
steering
 
assistance
 
systems

 
are
 
also
 
cut
 
of
f:  
risk
 
of
 
loss

  of   control   of   the   vehicle.
When you leave the vehicle,
keep
 
the
 
key
 
with
 
you
 
and
 
lock
 
the

  vehicle.
DRIVING

99
137 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE
The electric parking  brake  combines  2 operational
  modes:
-
 
Automatic Application/Release

 Application

 
is
 
automatic
 
when
 
the
 
engine

 
stops,
 
release
 
is
 
automatic
 
on

 
use
 
of
 
the
 
accelerator
 
(activated
 
by

  default),
-
 
Manual Application/Release

 The

 
parking
 
brake
 
can
 
be
 
applied
 
/
 
released

 
manually
 
by
 
pullin
g  
control
 
lever

A.
If
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in

 
the
 
instrument
 
panel,
 
the
 
au
-
tomatic
  mode   is   deactivated.Programming the mode
Depending
 
on
 
the
 
country
 
of
 
sale
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle,

 
the
 
automatic
 
application
 
when
 
the

 
engine
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f  
and
 
the
 
auto
-
matic  
release
 
when
 
you
 
press
 
the
 
ac
-
celerator   can   be   deactivated.
It  
is
 
recommended
 
that
 
you
 
do
 
not

 
apply
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
in
 
very

 
cold
 
conditions
 
(ice)
 
and
 
during

 
towing
 
(breakdown,
 
cara
-
van...).
 
Deactivate
 
the
 
automatic
 
functions

 
and
 
release
 
the
 
park
-
ing
  brake   manually.
Manual application
With the vehicle stationary, to apply the
parking brake  whether  the  engine  is  
running

  or   off,   pull control lever A.
The
 
application
 
of
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
confirmed

  by:
-
 
illumination of  the  braking  warn -
ing  lamp  and  of  the  P warning lamp

  in   the   control   lever   A,
- display  of  the  message  "Parking
  brake   on".
Before
 
leaving
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
en
-
sure
 
that
 
parking
 
brake
 
warning
 
lamp

 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
is
 
on

  fixed,   not   flashing.
When
 
the
 
driver
’s  
door
 
is
 
opened
 
with
 
the

 
engine
 
running,
 
a
 
message
 
is
 
dis
-
played
 
accompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
sig
-
nal
 
if

 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
has
 
not
 
been
 
applied.
Activation

 
/

 
deactivation

 
is

 
done

 
using

 
the

 
vehicle

 
configuration

 
menu;

 
refer

 
to

 
the

 
section

 
cov

-
ering
 
the

 
configuration

 
of

 
your

 
vehicle's

 
systems.
The
 
parking

 
brake

 
is

 
then

 
applied

 
and

 
released

 
manually

.
 
When

 
the

 
driver's

 
door

 
is

 
opened,

 
there

 
is

 
an

 
audible

 
sig

-
nal
 
and

 
a

 
message

 
is

 
displayed

 
if

 
the

 
brake

 
is
 
not
 
applied.
Do
 
not

 
place

 
any

 
object

 
(packet

 
of

 
cigarettes,

 
telephone...)

 
be

-
tween
 
the

 
gear

 
lever

 
and

 
the

 
electric

 
parking

 
brake

 
control

 
lever

.
DRIVING

99
149 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
Manual operation
F Select position M for sequential
changing   of   the   six   gears.
F
 
Push
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
+
 
sign
 
to
 
change

  up   a   gear.
F
 
Pull
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
-
 
sign
 
to
 
change

  down   a   gear.
It
 
is
 
only
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
one
 
gear

 
to
 
another
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
speed
 
and
 
engine

 
speed
 
permit;
 
otherwise,
 
the
 
gearbox

 
will
 
operate
 
temporarily
 
in
 
au
-
tomatic
  mode.D
 
disappears
 
and
 
the
 
gears
 
engaged

 
appear
 
in
 
succes
-
sion
  in   the   instrument   panel.
If
 
the
 
engine
 
speed
 
is
 
too
 
low
 
or

 
too
 
high,
 
the
 
gear
 
selected
 
flashes

 
for
 
a
 
few
 
seconds,
 
then
 
the
 
ac
-
tual
  gear   engaged   is   displayed.
It
 
is
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
position
 
D

(automatic)
 
to
 
position
 
M
 
(manual)
 
at
 
any

  time.
When
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
stationary
 
or
 
mov
-
ing
 
very
 
slowly
,  
the
 
gearbox
 
selects
 
gear

  M1   automatically.
The
 
sport
 
and
 
snow
 
programmes
 
do
 
not

  operate   in   manual   mode.Invalid value during manual
operation
This  symbol  is  displayed  if  a  
gear

 
is
 
not
 
engaged
 
correctly
 
(selector between two posi

-
tions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching  of f  the  engine,  you  can
 engage  position  P or N to place the
gearbox
  in   neutral.
In
 
both
 
cases,
 
apply
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
to

 
immobilise
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
unless
 
it
 
is
 
programmed

  to   automatic   mode.
If the lever is not in position P,
when
 
the
 
driver's
 
door
 
is
 
opened
 
or

 
approximately
 
45
 
seconds
 
after

 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
of
f,  
there

 
is
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message

  appears.
F

Return
the lever to posi-
tion

P
;  
the
 
audible
 
signal
 
stops

 
and
 
the
 
message
 
dis
-
appears. You
  risk   damaging   the   gearbox:
-
 
if
 
you
 
press
 
the
 
accelera
-
tor
 
and
 
brake
 
pedals
 
at
 
the
 
same

  time,
-
 
if
 
you
 
force
 
the
 
lever
 
from
 
position P

to another position
when
  the   battery   is   flat.
When
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
on,
 
the

 
lighting
 
of
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp,

 
accompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible

 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
multifunction

 
screen,
 
indicates
 
a
 
gear
-
box   malfunction.
In  
this
 
case,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
switches
 
to
 
back-up

 
mode
 
and
 
is
 
locked
 
in
 
3rd
 
gear

.  
Y
ou  
may
 
feel
 
a
 
substantial
 
knock
 
when

 
changing
 
from
 
P
to R  
and
 
from
 
N

to R.  This  will  not  cause  any  damage  to  the
  gearbox.
Do
 
not
 
exceed
 
60
 
mph
 
(100
 
km/h),
 
lo
-
cal
  speed   restrictions   permitting.
Have
 
it
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or

  a   qualified   workshop.
This
 
warning
 
lamp
 
may
 
also
 
come
 
on
 
if
 
a

  door   is   opened.
Operating fault
To reduce fuel  consumption  when
 stationary  for  long  periods  
with

 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
(traf
-
fic
 
jam...),
 
position
 
the
 
gear
 
le
-
ver at
N  
and
 
apply
 
the
 
parking
 
brake,

 
unless
 
it
 
is
 
programmed
 
in

  automatic   mode.
When
 
driving

 
through

 
flooded

 
roads

 
or

 
crossing

 
a

 
ford,

 
drive

 
at

 
walking

 
speed.
DRIVING

99
151 
C4-2_en_Chap09_conduite_ed01-2014
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR*
Operation
Depending on  the  driving  situation  and  your
 vehicle's  equipment,  the  system  
may

 
advise
 
you
 
to
 
skip
 
one
 
(or
 
more)
 
gear(s).

 
Y
ou  
can
 
follow
 
this
 
instruc
-
tion
 
without
 
engaging
 
the
 
intermediate
 
gears.
The

 
gear
 
engagement
 
recommenda
-
tions
 
must
 
not
 
be
 
considered
 
compulso
-
ry.
  In  
fact,
 
the
  configuration  
of
 
the
  road,  
the

 
amount
 
of
 
traffic
 
and
 
safety
 
remain
 
determining

 
factors
 
when
 
choosing
 
the
 
best

 
gear
.  
Therefore,
 
the
 
driver
 
remains
 
responsible

 
for
 
deciding
 
whether
 
or
 
not
 
to

 
follow
 
the
 
advice
 
given
 
by
 
the
 
sys
-
tem.
This
  function   cannot   be   deactivated.-
 Y ou   press   the   accelerator   pedal.
Example:
-
 
Y
ou   are   in   third   gear.
-  
The
 
system
 
may
 
suggest
 
that
 
you
 
engage

  a   higher   gear.The
 
information
 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
instru
-
ment   panel   in   the   form   of   an   arrow.
The  
system
 
adapts
 
its
 
gear
 
change

 
recommendation
 
ac
-
cording
 
to
 
the
 
driving
 
conditions
 
(slope,

 
load, 
...)  
and
 
the
 
de
-
mands
 
of
 
the
 
driver
 
(power
,  
ac
-
celeration,
  braking, ...).
The
  system   never   suggests:
-
 
engaging
  first   gear,
-
 
engaging
  reverse   gear,
System
 
which
 
reduces
 
fuel
 
consump
-
tion  
by
 
recommending
 
the
 
most
 
appro
-
priate   gear.
With  
an
 
electronic
 
or
 
automatic
 
gear
-
box,
 
the
 
system
 
is
 
only
 
active
 
in
 
manual
 
mode.
*

  Depending   on   engine. On
 
vehicle
 
fitted
 
with
 
a
 
manual
 
gear
-
box,  
the
 
arrow
 
may
 
be
 
accompanied
 
by
 
the

  gear   recommended.
DRIVING