2014.5 Citroen C4 DAG wipers

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Monochrome screen A 35
Monochrome   screen   C  37
Colour
  screen  
41
T

rip   computer  
43
2 - 35  46
MULTIFUNCTION
SCREENS
Ventilation 47
Manual   air   conditioning  50
Dual-zone
  digital  
air
  conditioning  
52
Front

  demist   -   defrost  
56
Rear

  screen   demist   -  
defrost
 
56
Front

  seats  
57
Rear

  seats  
62
Mirrors

 
63
Steering

  wheel   adjustment  
65
COMFORT
3 -
47  65
Remote control key 66
Alarm  74
Doors
 
76
Boot

 
77
Electric

  windows  
78
Panoramic

  sunroof  
80
ACCESS
4 -
66  80
Lighting controls 81Automatic illumination of headlamps 85
Welcome
 
lighting
 86
Headlamp
 
adjustment
 
87
Directional

 
lighting
 
88
Wiper

 
controls
 
90
Automatic

 
rain
 
sensitive
 
wipers
 
91
Courtesy

 
lamps
 
93
Interior

 
mood
 
lighting
 
94
Boot

 
lamp
 
94
5 - 81  94
VISIBILITY
Interior fittings 95
Centre   consoles  98
Front
  armrest  
99
Boot

  fittings  
104
Luggage

  cover  
(enterprise
  version)  
107
6 - 95  107
FITTINGS
Instrument panels 12
Rev   counter  15
W
arning   and   indicator   lamps  
16
Indicators

 
29
T

ime   and   units  
32
Customisation

 
34
OVERVIEW 4  9
MONITORING
1 -
12  34
Child seats 108
Deactivating   the   passenger's   front  
airbag

 
1
10
ISOFIX
  child   seats  
1
17
Child
  lock  
121
7 - 108  121
CHILD
SAFETY
E
CO
-
DRIVING

10
 11
ConTEnTS

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Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and  dipped  beam  head -
lamps  are  switched  on  automatically ,  
without any action on the part of the
driver

,  
when
 
a
 
low
 
level
 
of
 
external
 
light
 
is

 
detected
 
or
 
in
 
certain
 
cases
 
of
 
activa
-
tion
  of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
the
 
brightness
 
returns
 
to
 
a
 
sufficient

 
level
 
or
 
after
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers

 
are
 
switched
 
of
f,  
the
 
lamps
 
are
 
switched

  off   automatically.
Activation
F
 
T
urn  
ring
 
A to the

"AUTO"  
position. The

 
automatic
 
illumination
 
of
 
head
-
lamps
  is   accompanied   by  
a
 
message in

  the   screen.
Deactivation
F
 
T
urn  
ring
 
A
to a position other
than

"AUT
O".  
Deactivation
 
is
 
ac
-
companied
 
by
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
screen.Coupling with the automatic "Guide-
me-home" lighting
Association

 with  the  automatic  illu mi-
nation  of  headlamps  provides  "guide-
me-home"
 
lighting
 
with
 
the
 
following
 
additional

  options:
-
 
selection
 
of
 
the
 
lighting
 
duration
 
to
 
15,

 
30
 
or
 
60
 
seconds
 
in
 
the
 
settings
 
in

 
the
 
vehicle
 
configuration
 
menu
 
(except

 
in
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
the
 
mono
-
chrome
 
screen
 
A,
 
for
 
which
 
the
 

duration

  is   set:   60   seconds),
-
 automatic

 
activation
 
of
 
"guide-me-
home"

 
lighting
 
when
 
automatic
 
illumi
-
nation
  of   headlamps   is   in   operation.
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor ,  the  lighting come

 
on,
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
is displayed

 
on
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
and/or
 
a message

 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
screen,
 
accompa
-
nied
 
by
 
an
 
audible   signal.
Contact
 
a

 
CITROËN
 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
work
-
shop
 
workshop.
Operating fault
In  
fog
 
or
 
snow
,  
the
 
sunshine
 
sensor

 
may
 
detect
 
sufficient
 
light.

 
Therefore,
 
the
 
lighting
 
will
 
not

  come   on   automatically.
d

o not cover the sunshine sen-
sor,
 
coupled
 
with
 
the
 
rain
 
sensor
 
and

 
located
 
in
 
the
 
centre
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen

 
behind
 
the
 
rear
 
view
 
mirror;

 
the
 
associated
 
functions
 
would

  no   longer   be   controlled.
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WIPER CONTROLS
System for selection  and  control  of  the  various
 front  and  rear  wiping  modes  for  
the

 
elimination
 
of
 
rain
 
and
 
cleaning
 
the
 
screens.
The

 
vehicle's
 
front
 
and
 
rear
 
wipers
 
are
 
designed

 
to
 
improve
 
the
 
driver's
 
visibil
-
ity
  according   to   the   climatic   conditions.
The
 
wipers
 
are
 
controlled
 
by
 
means
 
of
 
stalk

 
A
 
for
 
the
 
front
 
and
 
the
 
ring
 
B
for
the
  rear.
Programming
Various automatic  wiper  control  modes  are
 also  available  depending  on  wheth -
er
  the   following   options   are   fitted:
-
 
automatic
 
rain
 
sensitive
 
windscreen
 
wipers,
-
 rear

  wiping   on   engaging   reverse   gear.Model without AUTO wiping
Model with AUTO wiping
Windscreen wiper
A.  Wiping  speed  control  stalk:  raise  or lower
 the  stalk  to  the  desired  position.
Fast
  wiping   (heavy   rain).
Normal
  wiping   (moderate   rain).
Intermittent
 
wiping
 
(proportional to

  the   speed   of   the   vehicle).
Park.
Single
 
wipe
 
(press
 
downwards
 
or

 
pull
 
the
 
stalk
 
briefly
 
towards
 
you,

  then   release).
Automatic
 
wiping
 
(press
 
down,

  then   release).
Single
 
wipe
 
(pull
 
the
 
stalk briefly

  towards   you).
or
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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers  operate  automat -
ically, without any action on the part of
the
 
driver
,  
if
 
rain
 
is
 
detected
 
(sensor
 
be
-
hind
 
the
 
rear
 
view
 
mirror),
 
adapting
 
their speed

  to   the   intensity   of   the   rainfall.
Briefly
 
push
 
stalk
 
A
 
down
-
wards.
The
 
instruction
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
a

 
wiping
 
cycle,
 
accompanied
 
by

 
illumination
 
of
 
this
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the

 
instrument
 
panel
 
and
 
an
 
activation
 
message. Switching on
Switching off Operating fault
If

 
an
 
automatic
 
rain
 
sensitive
 
wiper
 
mal
-
function occurs, the wipers will operate
in
  intermittent   mode.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
quali
-
fied
  workshop.
d

o not cover the rain sensor,
linked
 
with
 
the
 
sunshine
 
sensor
 
and

 
located
 
in
 
the
 
centre
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen

 
behind
 
the
 
rear
 
view
 
mirror

.
Switch
 
of
f  
the
 
automatic
 
rain
 
sensitive

 
wipers
 
when
 
using
 
an
 
automatic

  car   wash.
In
 
winter
,  
it
 
is
 
advisable
 
to
 
wait until

 
the
 
windscreen
 
is
 
completely clear

 
of
 
ice
 
before
 
activating
 
the automatic

  rain   sensitive   wipers.
The
 
automatic
 
rain
 
sensitive
 
windscreen

 
wipers
 
must
 
be
 
re
-
activated  if  the  ignition  has  been  of
f   for   more   than   one   minute.
Briefly
 
push
 
stalk
 
A
 
downwards
 
again.
The

 
instruction
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
this

 
warning
 
lamp
 
going
 
of
f  
in
 
the

 
instrument
 
panel
 
and/or
 
the
 
display
 
of

  a   deactivation   message.
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Low screenwash / headlamp wash
fluid level
On 
vehicle
 
fitted
 
with
 
headlamp
 
wash
-
ers,
 
the
 
low
 
level
 
of
 
this
 
fluid
 
is
 
indicat
-
ed
 
by
 
gauge
 
in
 
the
 
reservoir
 
filler
 
neck
 
under

  the   bonnet.
Checking
 
and
 
topping
 
up
 
this
 
fluid
 
can
 
should

  be   done   with   the   engine   off.
The
 
level
 
of
 
this
 
fluid
 
should
 
be
 
checked
 
regularly

,   particularly   during   winter.
Refer
 
to
 
"Checks
 
-
 
Screenwash
 
/
 
head
-
lamp
 
wash
 
level"
 
section
 
for
 
the
 
proce
-
dure
  on   checking   the   level.
F
 
Pull
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wiper
 
stalk
 
to
-
wards  
you.
 
The
 
windscreen
 
wash
 
then

 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers
 
operate
 
for

  a   fixed   period.
The  
headlamp
 
washers
 
only
 
operate when
the dipped or main beam head
-
lamps are on, with the vehicle moving.
To  
reduce
 
the
 
consumption
 
of
 
the

 
fluid
 
by
 
the
 
headlamp
 
wash
-
ers, they operate only with every
seventh use of the screenwash
or  
every
 
25
 
miles
 
(40
 
km)
 
during
 
a

  given   journey.
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B.   Rear wiper  selection  ring:  turn  the  ring
 to  place  the  desired  symbol  
against

  the   marking.Rear wiper
If a significant  accumulation  of  snow
or ice is present, or when
using
 
a
 
tailgate
 
bicycle
 
carrier
,  
deactivate

 
the
 
automatic
 
rear
 
wiper

 
via
 
the
 
vehicle
 
configura
-
tion
  menu. Park.
Intermittent
  wipe.
Wash-wipe.
 T
urn  
the
 
ring
 
to
 
its
 
stop/the
 
rear screen wash, then the rear wiper


operates   for   a   set   duration.
Reverse gear
When  
reverse
 
gear
 
is
 
engaged,
 
the
 
rear

 
wiper
 
will
 
come
 
into
 
operation
 
if
 
the
 
windscreen

  wipers   are   operating.
The  function  is  activated  or  de -
activated
 
via
 
the
 
vehicle
 
configu
-
ration
  menu.
This
 
function
 
is
 
activated
 
by
 
de
-
fault.
Programming
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
To maintain
 the  ef fectiveness  of  the
 flat  wiper  blades,  it  is  advis -
able
  to:
-
 
handle
  them   with   care,
-
 
clean
 
them
 
regularly
 
using
 
soapy water

,
-
 
avoid
 
using
 
them
 
to
 
retain
 
cardboard

 
on
 
the
 
wind
-
screen,
-
 
replace
 
them
 
at
 
the
 
first
 
signs
 
of

  wear.
This
 
position
 
permits
 
release
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen

  wiper   blades.
It
 
is

 
used
 
for
 
cleaning
 
or
 
replacement
 
of

 
the

 
blades.
 
It
 
can
 
also
 
be
 
useful,
 
in
 
winter

,  
to
 
detach
 
the
 
blades
 
from
 
the
 
windscreen.
F

 
Any
 
action
 
on
 
the
 
wiper
 
stalk
 
in
 
the
 
minute

 
after
 
switching
 
of
f  
the
 
igni
-
tion  
places
 
the
 
blades
 
vertically
 
on
 
the

  screen.
F
 
T

o  
park
 
the
 
blades
 
again,
 
switch
 
on
 
the

 
ignition
 
and
 
operate
 
the
 
wiper
 
stalk.
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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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Fuse N° RatingFunctions
F19 30 AWindscreen
  wipers   slow   /   fast   speed.
F20 15 AFront
  and   rear   screenwash   pump.
F21 20 AHeadlamp
  wash   pump.
F22 15 AHorn.
F23 15 ARight-hand
  main   beam   headlamp.
F24 15 ALeft-hand
  main   beam   headlamp.
F27 5 ALeft-hand
  dipped   headlamp.
F28 5 ARight-hand
  dipped   headlamp.
Engine compartment fuses
The fusebox is  placed  in  the  engine  compartment
 near  the  battery  (left-
hand
  side).
Access to the fuses
F
 
Unclip
  the   cover.
F
 
Change
 
the
 
fuse
 
(see
 
correspond
-
ing
  paragraph).
F
 
When
 
you
 
have
 
finished,
 
close
 
the
 
cover

 
carefully
 
to
 
ensure
 
sealing
 
of
 
the

  fusebox. Fuse table
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LOAD REDUCTION MODE
System which manages  the  use  of  cer -
tain  functions  according  to  the  level  of  
charge

  remaining   in   the   battery.
When the vehicle  is  being  driven,  the  load
 reduction  function  temporarily  de -
activates certain functions, such as the
air
 
conditioning,
 
the
 
heated
 
rear
 
screen...
The deactivated functions  are  reactivat -
ed  automatically  as  soon  as  conditions  
permit.
ENERGY ECONOMY MODE
System which manages  the  period  of  use of certain functions to conserve a
sufficient
  level   of   charge   in   the   battery.
After
 
the
 
engine
 
has
 
stopped,
 
you
 
can
 
still

 
use
 
functions
 
such
 
as
 
the
 
audio
 
equipment,

  windscreen  
wipers,
 
dipped
 
beam

 
headlamps,
  courtesy  
lamps,
 
etc.
 
for

 
a
 
maximum
 
combined
 
period
 
of
 
thirty minutes.
Switching to economy mode
Once this period  has  elapsed,  a  message appears
 in  the  screen  indicating  that  the vehicle

 
has
 
switched
 
to
 
economy
 
mode and

 
the
 
active
 
functions
 
are
 
put
 
on
 
standby
.
If the telephone  is  being  used  at  the
 same  time  on  the  navigation  
system,

 
it
 
will
 
be
 
interrupted
 
after 10

  minutes.
A
 flat

 
battery
 
prevents
 
the
 
en
-
gine
 
from
 
starting
 
(refer
 
to
 
the
 
corresponding

  paragraph).
Exiting economy mode
These functions  are  reactivated  auto -
matically  the  next  time  the  vehicle  is  
driven.
F

 
In
 
order
 
to
 
resume
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
these functions

 
immediately
,  
start
 
the
 
engine and

  let   it   run   for   a   few   minutes.
The
 
time
 
available
 
to
 
you
 
will
 
then
 
be double

 
the
 
period
 
for
 
which
 
the
 
engine is left running.  However ,  this  period  will
always   be   between   five   and   thirty   minutes.
This period may  be  greatly  re -
duced  if  the  battery  is  not  fully  
charged.
CHANGING A WIPER BLADE
Before removing a front wiper
blade
F Within one  minute  after  switching  of
f  the  ignition,  operate  the  wiper  
stalk

 
to
 
position
 
the
 
wiper
 
blades
 
vertically

  on   the   windscreen.
Removing
F Raise the  corresponding  wiper  arm.
F  
Unclip
  the   wiper   blade   and   remove   it.
Fitting
F Put the  corresponding  new  wiper  blade
  in   place   and   clip   it.
F
 
Fold
  down   the   wiper   arm   carefully.
After fitting a front wiper blade
F Switch  on   the   ignition.
F  
Operate
 
the
 
wiper
 
stalk
 
again
 
to
 
park

  the   wiper   blades.
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