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You can change  mode  at  any  time
 by  moving  the  gear  lever  
from

 
A
to M or the other way
round.
At
 
low
 
high
 
speed,
 
if
 
reverse
 
gear
 
is
 
requested,

 
the
 
N
 
indicator
 
flashes
 
and
 
the

 
gearbox
 
goes
 
into
 
neutral
 
automati
-
cally.
 
T
o  
engage
 
reverse,
 
put
 
the
 
gear
 
lever in position

N, then position R. When
 immobilising  the  vehicle,  with
 the  engine  running,  you  
must

 
place
 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
in
 
neu
-
tral N.
Before
 
carrying
 
out
 
any
 
work
 
in
 
the

 
engine
 
compartment,
 
ensure
 
that

 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
is
 
in
 
neutral N


and
 
that
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
ap
-
plied.
Whatever
 
the
 
circumstances,
 
you

 
must
 
manually
 
apply
 
the
 
parking

 
brake
 
when
 
parking,
 
unless

 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
pro
-
grammed
  in   automatic   mode.
Reverse
To engage reverse  gear  R , the vehicle
must  be  immobilised  with  your  foot  on  
the

  brake   pedal.
F

Select position
R.
Operating fault
With the ignition  on,  the  flashing  of  AUT
O,  accompanied  by  an  audible  sig -
nal
 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
screen,
 
indi
-
cates
  a   malfunction   of   the   gearbox.
Have
 
it
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or

  a   qualified   workshop.
Manual mode
F Select position M.
The  
gears
 
engaged
 
appear
 
in
 
succession

 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel

  screen.
The
 
gear
 
change
 
requests
 
are
 
only
 
act
-
ed
  on   if   the   engine   speed   permits.
It is not necessary to release the accel-
erator
  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. T
emporary 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
 
re
-
sumes   automatic   control   of   the   gears.
n
ever select neutral N while the
vehicle   is   moving.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching
 of f  the  engine,  you  can:
-
 
move
 
to
 
position
 
N
 
to
 
engage
 
neu
-
tral,
or
-

 
leave
 
the
 
gear
 
engaged;
 
in
 
this
 
case,

 
it
 
will
 
not
 
be
 
possible
 
to
 
move
 
the

  vehicle.
In both cases, you must apply the
parking brake
 
to
 
immobilise
 
the
 
ve
-
hicle.
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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.
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HILL START ASSIST
System which  keeps  your  vehicle  im -
mobilised  temporarily  (approximately  
2

 
seconds)
 
when
 
starting
 
on
 
a
 
gradi
-
ent,
 
the
 
time
 
it
 
takes
 
to
 
move
 
your
 
foot
 
from

 
the
 
brake
 
pedal
 
to
 
the
 
accelerator
 
pedal.
This

  function   is   only   active   when:
-
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
completely
 
stationary
,  
with

  your   foot   on   the   brake   pedal,
-
 
when
 
certain
 
conditions
 
of
 
gradient
 
are

  met,
-
 
with
  the   driver’s   door   closed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated. On an ascending slope, with the ve-
hicle stationary, the vehicle is held
for a brief moment when you release
the brake pedal:
-
 
if
 
you
 
are
 
in
 
first
 
gear
 
or
 
neutral
 
with
 
a

  manual   gearbox,
-
 
if
 
you
 
are
 
in
 
position
 
A
or M with an
electronic
  gearbox,
-
 
if
 
you
 
are
 
in
 
position
 
D
or M with an
automatic
  gearbox.
Operation
do not leave the vehicle while it
is  being  held  in  the  hill  start  as -
sist
  phase.
If
 
you
 
need
 
to
 
leave
 
the
 
vehi
-
cle
 
while
 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
running,
 
apply

 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
manu
-
ally
 
then
 
ensure
 
that
 
the
 
parking
 
brake

 
warning
 
lamp
 
is
 
on
 
(not
 
flashing)

 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.On a descending slope, with the ve

-
hicle stationary and reverse gear en-
gaged, the vehicle is held for a brief
moment when you release the brake
pedal.Operating fault
If a  fault  occurs  with  the  system,  these  warning
 lamps  come  on.  Contact  a  
CITROËN

 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
work
-
shop
  to   have   the   system   checked.
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TOTAL & CITROËN
Partners in performance and
protecting the environment
Innovation in the search for
performance
For 
over
 
40
 
year
,  
the
 
T
OTAL
 Research
 
and
 
Development

 
departments
 
have
 
developed
 
for

 
CITROËN,
 
lubricants
 
to
 
match
 
the
 
latest technical innovations on CITR

o Ë n
vehicles,
 
both
 
for
 
competition
 
and
 
for
 
everyday

  motoring.
For you, this is an assurance that you will
obtain
 
of
 
the
 
best
 
performance
 
for
 
your
 
engine.
Optimum protection for your
engine
By

 
having
 
your
 
CITROËN
 
vehicle serviced

 
with
 
T
OTAL
 lubricants, you

 
are
 
contributing
 
towards
 
im
-
proving
 
the
 
life
 
and
 
performances of

 
your
 
engine,
 
while
 
also
 
protect
-
ing
  the   environment.
prefers
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Fuel used for petrol engines
The petrol engines  are  compatible  with  E10
 bio-petrol  (containing  10  %  etha -
nol),
 
conforming
 
to
 
European
 
standards
 
EN

  228   and   EN   15376.
E85
 
type
 
fuels
 
(containing
 
up
 
to
 
85
 
%
 
ethanol)

 
are
 
reserved
 
exclusively
 
for
 
vehicles

 
marketed
 
for
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
this
 
type

 
of
 
fuel
 
(BioFlex
 
vehicles).
 
The
 
quality

 
of
 
the
 
ethanol
 
must
 
comply
 
with
 
European

  standard   EN   15293.
Fuel used for Diesel engines
The Diesel engines  are  compatible  with  biofuels
 which  conform  to  current  and  
future

 
European
 
standards
 
(Diesel
 
fuel
 
which

 
complies
 
with
 
standard
 
EN
 
590
 
mixed

 
with
 
a
 
biofuel
 
which
 
complies
 
with

 
standard
 
EN
 
14214)
 
available
 
at
 
the

 
pumps
 
(containing
 
up
 
to
 
7
 
%
 
Fatty
 
Acid

  Methyl   Ester).
The
 
B30
 
biofuel
 
can
 
be
 
used
 
in
 
cer
-
tain
 
Diesel
 
engines.
 
However
,  
this
 
use,
 
even

 
occasional,
 
requires
 
strict
 
applica
-
tion
 
of
 
the
 
special
 
servicing
 
conditions.
 
Contact

 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
quali
-
fied
  workshop.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable
 
or
 
animal
 
oils,
 
pure
 
or
 
dilu
t-
ed,
 
domestic
 
fuel...)
 
is
 
strictly
 
prohibited
 
(risk

 
of
 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
engine
 
and
 
fuel
 
system).
The

 
petrol

 
or

 
Diesel

 
engine

 
of

 
your

 
ve

-
hicle
 
is

 
fitted

 
with

 
a

 
catalytic

 
converter

,
 a
 device
 which
 helps
 to
 reduce
 the
 lev
-
el
 of
 harmful
 emissions
 in
 the
 exhaust
 gases.
For petrol engines, the use of un
-
leaded fuel is compulsory.
The
 
filler

 
neck

 
is

 
narrower

,
 
admitting

 
unleaded

 
petrol
 
nozzles
 
only.
Fuel supply cut-off
Your vehicle  is  equipped  with  a  safety  device
 which  cuts  of f  the  fuel  supply  in  
the

  event   of   a   collision.
If you have put in the wrong
fuel for your vehicle, you must
have the tank drained and re-
filled with the correct fuel be-
fore you start the engine.
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MISFUEL PREVENTION
(D IESEL )*
Mechanical device  which  prevents  fill -
ing  the  tank  of  a  Diesel  vehicle  with  
petrol.

 
It
 
avoids
 
the
 
risk
 
of
 
engine
 
dam
-
age
 
that
 
can
 
result
 
from
 
fillin
g  
with
 
the
 
wrong

  fuel.
Located
 
in
 
the
 
filler
 
neck,
 
the
 
misfuel
 
prevention

 
device
 
appears
 
when
 
the
 
filler

  cap   is   removed.
Operation
When a petrol  filler  nozzle  is  introduced  into
 the  fuel  filler  neck  of  your  Diesel  
vehicle,

 
it
 
comes
 
into
 
contact
 
with
 
the
 
flap.

 
The
 
system
 
remains
 
closed
 
and
 
prevents

  filling.
Do not persist but introduce a Diesel
type filler nozzle.
It
 
remains
 
possible
 
to
 
use
 
a
 
fuel
 
can

  to   fill   the   tank.
In
 
order
 
to
 
ensure
 
a
 
good
 
flow
 
of
 
fuel,

 
do
 
not
 
place
 
the
 
nozzle
 
of
 
the

 
fuel
 
can
 
in
 
direct
 
contact
 
with
 
the

 
flap
 
of
 
the
 
misfuel
 
prevention
 
device

  and   pour   slowly.*
 
According
  to   country   of   sale.
Travelling abroad
As
 
Diesel
 
fuel
 
pump
 
nozzles
 
may

 
be
 
dif
ferent  
in
 
other
 
coun
-
tries,  
the
 
presence
 
of
 
the
 
misfuel
 
prevention

 
device
 
may
 
make
 
re
-
fuelling   impossible.
Before  
travelling
 
abroad,
 
we
 
recommend

 
that
 
you
 
check
 
with
 
the

 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
network,
 
whether your vehicle is suitable
for

 
the
 
fuel
 
pumps
 
in
 
the
 
country
 
in

  which   you   want   to   travel.
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RUNNING OUT OF FUEL
(D IESEL )
1.6 HDi engine
F Fill the  fuel  tank  with  at  least  five  li -
tres   of   diesel.
F
 
Open
  the   bonnet.
F
 
If
 
necessary
,  
unclip
 
the
 
styling
 
cover
 
for

  access   to   the   priming   pump.
F
 
Squeeze
 
and
 
release
 
the
 
priming
 
pump

 
repeatedly
 
until
 
resistance
 
is
 
felt

 
(there
 
may
 
be
 
resistance
 
at
 
the
 
first

  press).
F
 
Operate
 
the
 
starter
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts

 
(if
 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start
 
at

 
the
 
first
 
attempt,
 
wait
 
around
 
15 seconds

  before   trying   again).
F
 
If
 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start
 
after
 
a
 
few

 
attempts,
 
operate
 
the
 
priming
 
pump

  again   then   start   the   engine.
F
 
Refit
 
the
 
styling
 
cover
 
and
 
clip
 
it
 
in
 
place.
F

 
Close
  the   bonnet.
2.0 HDi engine
F Fill the  fuel  tank  with  at  least  five  li -
tres   of   Diesel.
F
 
Open
  the   bonnet.
F

If necessary
, unclip the style cover
for
  access   to   the   priming   pump.
F
 
Slacken
  the   bleed   screw.
F
 
Squeeze
 
and
 
release
 
the
 
priming
 
pump

 
repeatedly
 
until
 
fuel
 
appears
 
in

  the   transparent   pipe.
F
 
T
ighten   the   bleed   screw.
F
 
Operate
 
the
 
starter
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
starts

 
(if
 
the
 
engine
 
fails
 
to
 
start
 
at

 
the
 
first
 
attempt,
 
wait
 
around
 
15 seconds

  before   trying   again).
F
 
If
 
the
 
engine
 
fails
 
to
 
start
 
after
 
a
 
few
 
attempts,

 
operate
 
the
 
priming
 
pump
 
again,

  then   the   starter.
F
 
Put
 
the
 
style
 
cover
 
back
 
in
 
position
 
and

 
clip
 
it
 
in
 
place,
 
ensuring
 
that
 
it
 
has

  clipped   correctly.
F
 
Close
  the   bonnet.
If
 
the

 
engine

 
does

 
not

 
start

 
first

 
time,

 
don't

 
keep

 
trying

 
but

 
start

 
the

 
procedure

 
again

 
from

 
the

 
be

-
ginning.
On
 
vehicles

 
fitted

 
with

 
HDi

 
engines,

 
the

 fuel
 system
 must
 be
 primed
 if
 you
 run
 out
 of
 fuel;
 refer
 to
 the
 corresponding
 engine
 
compartment
 
view.
If
 
the

 
tank

 
on

 
your

 
vehicle

 
is

 
fitted

 
with

 
a

 
misfuel

 
prevention

 
device,

 
refer

 
to

 
the

 
"Misfuel

 
prevention
 
(Diesel)"
 
section.
1.6 BlueHDi engine
F Fill  the  fuel  tank  with  at  least  five  li -
tres   of   Diesel.
F
 
Switch
 
on
 
the
 
ignition
 
(without
 
start
-
ing
  the   engine).
F
 
W
ait  
around
 
6
 
seconds
 
and
 
switch
 
of

f   the   ignition.
F
 
Repeat
  the   operation   10   times.
F
o perate the starter to run the en-
gine.
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BONNET
F Push the  exterior  safety  catch  B to
the   left   and   raise   the   bonnet.
Opening
F Open  the   front   left   door.
F
Pull
the interior bonnet release le-
ver
A,  
located
 
at
 
the
 
bottom
 
of
 
the
 
door

  aperture. F
 
Unclip
 
the
 
stay
 
C
 
from
 
its
 
housing
 
on

  the   back   of   the   bonnet.
F
 
Fix
 
the
 
stay
 
in
 
the
 
notch
 
to
 
hold
 
the
 
bonnet

  open.
The location of the interior bonnet
release
 
lever
 
prevents
 
opening
 
of the

 
bonnet
 
while
 
the
 
front
 
left
 
door is

  closed.
Closing
F Take  the  stay  out  of  the  support  notch.
F
 
Clip
 
the
 
stay
 
in
 
its
 
housing
 
on
 
the
 
back

  of   the   bonnet.
F
 
Lower
 
the
 
bonnet
 
and
 
release
 
it
 
at
 
the

  end   of   its   travel.
F
 
Pull
 
on
 
the
 
bonnet
 
to
 
check
 
that
 
it
 
is
 
secured

  correctly.
Do
 
not
 
open
 
the
 
bonnet
 
in
 
high
 
winds.
When

 
the
 
engine
 
is
 
hot,
 
handle
 
the

 
exterior
 
safety
 
catch
 
and
 
the
 
bonnet

 
stay
 
with
 
care
 
(risk
 
of
 
burns).
Before

 
doing

 
anything

 
under

 
the

 
bonnet, switch of

f the Stop &
Start
 
system

 
to

 
avoid

 
any

 
risk

 
of

 
injury

 
resulting

 
from

 
an

 
automatic change

 
to
 
START
 

mode.
The cooling fan may start after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
b
ecause of the presence of
electrical  
equipment
 
under
 
the
 
bonnet,

 
it
 
is
 
recommended
 
that

 
exposure
 
to
 
water
 
(rain,
 
 
washing,
  ...)   be   limited.
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