2014.5 Citroen C4 DAG ignition

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The trajectory control  systems  of
fer  increased  safety  in  normal  
driving,

 
but
 
this
 
should
 
not
 
en
-
courage
 
the
 
driver
 
to
 
take
 
extra
 
risks

  or   drive   at   high   speed.
The
 
correct
 
functioning
 
of
 
these
 
systems

 
is
 
assured
 
provided
 
that

 
manufacturer's
 
recommen
-
dations
  are   observed   on:
-
 
wheels
  (tyres   and   rims),
-
 
braking
  components,
-
 
electronic
  components,
-
 
assembly
 
and
 
repair
 
proce
-
dures.
After
 
an
 
impact,
 
have
 
these
 
sys
-
tems
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer

  or   a   qualified   workshop.
Reactivation
These
 systems
 are
 reactivated
 automati
-
cally
 
each

 
time

 
the

 
ignition

 
is

 
switched back

 
on
 
or
 
from
 
30
 
mph
 
(50
 
km/h).
F
 
Press

 
this

 
button

 
again

 
to

 
reactivate

 
them

 
manually.
The
 
illu

mination
 
of

 
the

 
indicator

 
lamps

 
in

 
the

 
instrument

 
panel

 
and

 
in

 
this

 
button,

 
accompa

-
nied
 
by

 
an

 
audible

 
signal

 
and

 
a

 
message

 
in

 
the

 
screen,

 
indicates

 
a

 
fault

 
with

 
these
 
systems.
Have
 
it

 
checked

 
by

 
a

 
CITROËN

 
dealer

 
or

 
a
 
qualified
 
workshop.
Operating faultEMERGENCY
OR ASSIST
ANCE CALL
This system allows  you  to  make  an  emergency
 or  assistance  call  to  the  
emergency

 
services
 
or
 
to
 
the
 
dedicated
 
CITROËN

  service.
For more information  on  the  use  of  this function,
 refer  to  the  "Audio  and  telematics" section.
SAFETY

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Seat belt not fastened / unfastened
warning lamp in the instrument panelWhen
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
on, this

 
warning
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in the

 
instrument
 
panel
 
if
 
the
 
driver and/or

 
the
 
front
 
passenger
 
has not

  fastened   their   seat   belt.1.
 
Driver's
 
seat
 
belt
 
not
 
fastened
 
/
 
un
-
fastened   warning   lamp.
2.  
Front
 
passenger's
 
seat
 
belt
 
not
 
fas
-
tened   /   unfastened   warning   lamp.
Seat belt not fastened / unfastened
warning lamps display
F  
T
o  
lower
 
the
 
attachment
 
point,
 
squeeze

 
the
 
control
 
A
 
and
 
slide
 
it
 
downwards.
F
 
T
o  
raise
 
the
 
attachment
 
point,
 
slide
 
the control

A   upwards.
Height adjustment
SEAT BELTS
Front seat belts
The front
 seat  belts  are  fitted  with  a  pre -
tensioning   and   force   limiting   system.
This
 
system
 
improves
 
safety
 
in
 
the
 
front
 
seats

 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
front
 
or
 
side
 
im
-
pact.
 
Depending
 
on
 
the
 
severity
 
of
 
the
 
impact,

 
the
 
pretensioning
 
system
 
in
-
stantly
 
tightens
 
the
 
seat
 
belts
 
against
 
the

  body   of   the   occupants.
The
 
pretensioning
 
seat
 
belts
 
are
 
active
 
when

  the   ignition   is   on.
The
 
force
 
limiter
 
reduces
 
the
 
pressure
 
of

the seat belt on the chest of the oc-
cupant,
  so   improving   their   protection.
Fastening
F
 
Pull
 
the
 
strap,
 
then
 
insert
 
the
 
tongue
 
in

  the   buckle.
F
 
Check
 
that
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
fastened
 
correctly

  by   pulling   the   strap.
Unfastening
F
 
Press
  the   red   button   on   the   buckle.
F
 
Guide
  the   seat   belt   as   it   reels   in. The
 
corresponding
 
warning
 
lamp
 
1
or
2
 
comes
 
on
 
in
 
red
 
on
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
and
 
passenger's

 
front
 
airbag
 
warning
 
lamps
 
display

,  
accompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal

 
and
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
screen,
 

if

 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
not
 
fastened
 
or
 
is
 

unfastened.
From

 
approximately
 
12
 
mph
 
(20 
km/h)
 this

 
warning
 
lamp
 
flashes
 
for
 
two
 
minutes accompanied

 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
of
 
in
-
creasing
 
volume.
 
Once
 
these
 
two
 
minutes have

 
elapsed,
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
remains on

 
until
 
the
 
driver
 
and/or
 
the
 
front
 
passen
-
ger
  fastens   their   seat   belt.
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Rear seat belts
The rear seats  are  each  fitted  with  a  three-point
 seat  belt,  with  force  limiter  
and,

 
for
 
the
 
outer
 
seats,
 
an
 
ef
fort  
limiter
.
Fastening
F
 
Pull
 
the
 
strap,
 
then
 
insert
 
the
 
tongue
 
in

  the   buckle.
F
 
Check
 
that
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is
 
fastened
 
correctly

  by   pulling   the   strap.
Unfastening
F
 
Press
  the   red   button   on   the   buckle.
F
 
Guide
  the   seat   belt   as   it   reels   in.
F
o n the outer seat belts, raise the
bar
 
to
 
the
 
top
 
of
 
the
 
backrest
 
to
 
prevent

 
the
 
tongue
 
from
 
knocking
 
against

  the   side   trim. This
 warning  lamp  comes  on  in  
the

 
instrument
 
panel
 
when
 
one
 
or

 
more
 
rear
 
passengers
 
unfas
-
ten
  their   seat   belt.
Seat belt unfastened warning lamp
in the instrument panel
3.  
Right
 
hand
 
rear
 
seat
 
belt
 
warning
 
lamp.
4.

 
Centre
  rear   seat   belt   warning   lamp.
5.
 
Left
 
hand
 
rear
 
seat
 
belt
 
warning
 
lamp.
Seat belt unfastened warning lamps
display
When

 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
on,
 
with
 
the

 
engine
 
running
 
or
 
when
 
the
 
ve
-
hicle
 
is
 
moving
 
at
 
less
 
than
 
12
 
mph
 
(20

 
km/h),
 
the
 
corresponding
 
warning
 
lamps

 
3
, 4
 
and
 
5
 
come
 
on
 
in
 
red
 
for
 
ap
-
proximately
 
30
 
seconds,
 
if
 
the
 
seat
 
belt
 
is

  not   fastened.
When
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
moving
 
at
 
more
 
than 12

 
mph
 
(20
 
km/h),
 
the
 
corresponding warning

 
lamps
 
3, 4 and

 
5 come
 
on
 
in
 
red, accompanied

 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
a message

 
in
 
the
 
screen,
 
if
 
a
 
rear
 
passen
-
ger
  has   unfastened   their   seat   belt.
From
 
approximately
 
12 
mph  
(20 
km/h),
 this

 
warning
 
lamp
 
flashes
 
for
 
two
 
minutes accompanied

 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
of
 
in
-
creasing
 
volume.
 
Once
 
these
 
two
 
minutes have

 
elapsed,
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
remains on

 
until
 
the
 
one
 
or
 
more
 
rear
 
passengers fasten

  their   seat   belt.
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AIRBAGS
System designed to  contribute  towards  improving
 the  safety  of  the  occupants  
(with

 
the
 
exception
 
of
 
the
 
rear
 
centre
 
passenger)

 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
violent
 
colli-
sions.

 
The
 
airbags
 
supplement
 
the
 
ac
-
tion
 
of
 
the
 
force-limiting
 
seat
 
belts
 
(with
 
the

 
exception
 
of
 
the
 
centre
 
rear
 
pas
-
senger).
If
 
a
 
collision
 
occurs,
 
the
 
electronic
 
de
-
tectors
 
record
 
and
 
analyse
 
the
 
front
 
and

 
side
 
impacts
 
sustained
 
in
 
the
 
im
-
pact
  detection   zones:
-
 
in
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
a
 
serious
 
impact,
 
the
 
airbags

 
are
 
deployed
 
instantly
 
and
 
contribute

 
towards
 
better
 
protection
 
of the occupants of the vehicle (with
the

 
exception
 
of
 
the
 
rear
 
centre
 
pas
-
senger);
 
immediately
 
after
 
the
 
im
-
pact,
 
the
 
airbags
 
deflate
 
rapidly
 
so
 
that

 
they
 
do
 
not
 
hinder
 
visibility
 
or
 
the

  exit   of   the   occupants,
-
 
in
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
a
 
minor
 
or
 
rear
 
impact
 
or

 
in
 
certain
 
roll-over
 
conditions,
 
the
 
airbags

 
may
 
not
 
be
 
deployed;
 
the
 
seat

 
belt
 
alone
 
contributes
 
towards
 
ensuring

 
your
 
protection
 
in
 
these
 
situations.
The airbags do not operate when
the ignition is switched off.
A. Front  impact   zone.
B.  
Side
  impact   zone.
Impact detection zones
Deployment  
of
 
one
 
or
 
more
 
of
 
the

 
airbags
 
is
 
accompanied
 
by
 
a

 
slight
 
emission
 
of
 
smoke
 
and
 
a

 
noise,
 
due
 
to
 
the
 
activation
 
of
 
the

 
pyrotechnic
 
cartridge
 
incor
-
porated
  in   the   system.
This
 
smoke
 
is
 
not
 
harmful,
 
but
 
sensitive

 
individuals
 
may
 
experi
-
ence
  slight   irritation.
The
 
noise
 
of
 
detonation
 
related
 
to

 
the
 
deployment
 
of
 
one
 
or
 
more

 
airbags
 
may
 
result
 
in
 
a
 
slight

 
loss
 
of
 
hearing
 
for
 
a
 
short
 
time.
Front airbags
System which protects  the  driver  and  front
 passenger  in  the  event  of  a  seri -
ous
 
front
 
impact
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
limit
 
the
 
risk
 
of

  injury   to   the   head   and   thorax.
The
 
driver's
 
airbag
 
is
 
fitted
 
in
 
the
 
centre
 
of

 
the
 
steering
 
wheel;
 
the
 
front
 
passen
-
ger's
 
airbag
 
is
 
fitted
 
in
 
the
 
dashboard
 
above

  the   glove   box.
Deployment
The
 
airbags
 
are
 
deployed,
 
except
 
the passenger's

 
front
 
airbag
 
if
 
it
 
is
 
deactivat
-
ed,
 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
serious
 
front
 
impact to

 
all
 
or
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
front
 
impact
 
zone
 
A, in


the
 
longitudinal
 
centreline
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle on

 
a
 
horizontal
 
plane
 
and
 
directed
 
from the

  front   to   the   rear   of   the   vehicle.
The
 
front
 
airbag
 
inflates
 
between
 
the
 
tho
-
rax
 
and
 
head
 
of
 
the
 
front
 
occupant
 
of
 
the vehicle

 
and
 
the
 
steering
 
wheel,
 
driver's side,

 
and
 
the
 
dashboard,
 
passenger's side

  to   cushion   their   forward   movement.
This
 
equipment

 
will

 
only

 
deploy

 
once.

 
If

 
a

 
second

 
impact

 
occurs

 
(during

 
the

 
same

 
or

 
a

 
subse

-
quent
 
accident),

 
the

 
airbag

 
will

 
not

 
be
 
deployed
 
again.
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Deactivation
Only 
the
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag
 
can
 
be

  deactivated:
F
 
insert
 
the
 
key
 
in
 
the
 
passenger
 
air
-
bag
  deactivation   switch,
F

turn it to the
"OFF" position,
F
 
then,
 
remove
 
the
 
key
 
keeping
 
the
 
switch

  in   the   new   position.
According
 
to
 
version,
 
this
 
warn
-
ing
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in
 
the
 
in
-
strument
 
panel
 
and/or
 
in
 
the
 
seat

 
belt
 
and
 
passenger's
 
front
 
airbag

 
warning
 
lamps
 
display
 
when
 
the
 
ignition

 
is
 
on
 
and
 
until
 
the
 
airbag
 
is
 
re
-
activated. To assure the safety of your
child,
 
the
 
passenger's
 
front
 
air
-
bag
 
must
 
be
 
deactivated
 
when
 
you

 
install
 
a
 
"rear
 
facing"
 
child
 
seat

 
on
 
the
 
front
 
passenger
 
seat.
Otherwise,

 
the
 
child
 
would
 
risk
 
being

 
seriously
 
injured
 
or
 
kille
d  
if
 
the

  airbag   were   deployed.
Reactivation
When
 
you
 
remove
 
the
 
child
 
seat,
 
turn
 
the switch to the

"ON" position to re-
activate
 
the
 
airbag
 
and
 
so
 
assure
 
the
 
safety

 
of
 
your
 
front
 
passenger
 
in
 
the
 
event

  of   an   impact.
With
 
the
 
ignition
 
on,
 
this
 
warn
-
ing
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in
 
the
 
seat
 
belt

 
and
 
passenger's
 
front
 
air
-
bag
 
warning
 
lamps
 
display
 
for
 
approximately

 
one
 
minute,
 
if
 
the
 
pas
-
senger's
  front   airbag   is   activated.Operating fault
If  
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
comes
 
on
 
in

 
the
 
instrument
 
panel,
 
con
-
tact
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
qualified

 
workshop
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
system

 
checked.
 
The
 
airbags
 
may
 
no
 
longer

 
be
 
deployed
 
in
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
se
-
rious
  impact.
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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
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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.
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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.
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