2014.5 Citroen C4 turn signal

22
Presence of
water in the
Diesel fuel**fixed.
The   Diesel   fuel   filter   contains   water. Risk   of   damage   to   the   injection   system   on   Diesel  e
ngines.
Contact
  a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop  
w

ithout   delay.
Particle filter
(Diesel) fixed,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y   an   audible   signal  
m

essage   on   the   risk  
o

f   blockage   of   the  
p

article   filter.This
  indicates   that   the   particle   filter   is  
s

tarting   to   become   saturated.As
  soon   as   driving   conditions   allow,   regenerate   the  
f

ilter   by   driving   at   a   speed   of   at   least   35   mph   (60   km/h)  
u

ntil   the   warning   lamp   goes   off.
fixed,
  accompanied   by
 a

n   audible   signal   and
 a

nd   a   message   that   the
 p

article   filter   additive
 l

evel   is   too   low.This
  indicates   the   low   level   of   the  
a

dditive
 r
eservoir.Have
  the   reservoir   topped   up   as   soon   as   possible   by   a  
C

ITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action/Observations
Airbags temporarily. This   lamp   comes   on   for   a   few  
s

econds   when   you   turn   on   the  
i

gnition,   then   goes   off.
This   lamp   should   go   off   when   the   engine   is   started.
If   it   does   not   go   off,   contact   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
fixed. One   of   the   airbag   or   seat   belt  
p

retensioner   systems   has   a   fault.
Have   it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
**
 
Only
 
on   the   type   1   instrument   panel.
Monitoring

24
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action/Observations
+
+ SCR emissions
control system

(BlueHDi Diesel) fixed,
  on   switching   on  
t

he   ignition,   associated  
w

ith   the   SERVICE   and  
e

ngine   diagnostic   warning  
l

amps,   accompanied   by  
a

n   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage.A
  fault   with   the   SCR   emissions  
c

ontrol   system   has   been   detected.This
  alert   disappears   once   the   exhaust   emissions  
r

eturn   to   normal   levels.
flashing,
  on   switching   on  
t

he   ignition,   associated  
w

ith   the   SERVICE   and  
e

ngine   diagnostic   warning  
l

amps,   accompanied   by  
a

n   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage   indicating   the  
r

emaining
 d
riving
 r
ange.After
  confirmation   of   the   fault   with   the  
e

missions   control   system,   you   can  
d

rive   for   up   to   650   miles   (1   100   km)  
b

efore   the   engine   starting   inhibition  
s

ystem   is   triggered.Contact
  a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop   without delay, to avoid a breakdown .
flashing,
  on   switching   on  
t

he   ignition,   associated  
w

ith   the   SERVICE   and  
e

ngine   diagnostic   warning  
l

amps,   accompanied   by  
a

n   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage.You
  have   exceeded   the   authorised  
d

riving   limit   following   confirmation  
o

f   a   fault   with   the   emissions   control  
s

ystem:   the   engine   starting   inhibition  
s

ystem   prevents   starting   of   the  
e

ngine.To
  be   able   to   start   the   engine,   you   must call on a
CITROËN
  dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop.
Monitoring

25
Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
I t   may   be   accompanied   by   an   audible   signal   and   a   message   in   the   screen.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action/Observations
Left-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The   lighting   stalk   is   pushed   down.
Right-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The   lighting   stalk   is   pushed   up.
Hazard warning
lamps flashing
  with   audible  
s

ignal. The
  hazard   warning   lamps   switch,
 l

ocated   on   the   dashboard,   has   been
 ope

rated. The
  left-hand   and   right-hand   direction   indicators   and  
t

heir   associated   indicator   lamps   flash   simultaneously.
Sidelamps fixed. The
  lighting   stalk   is   in   the  
"

Sidelamps"
 p
osition.
Dipped beam
headlamps fixed.
The
  lighting   stalk   is   in   the   "Dipped  
b

eam   headlamps"   position   or   in   the  
"

AUTO"   position   in   conditions   of   low  
l

ight.
Main beam
headlamps fixed.
The
  lighting   stalk   is   pulled   towards  
yo

u. Pull
  the   stalk   again   to   return   to   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps.
Front foglamps fixed. The
  front   foglamps   are   switched   on  
u

sing   the   ring   on   the   lighting   control  
st

alk. Turn
  the   ring   on   the   lighting   control   stalk   rear ward  
t

wice   to   switch   off   the   front   foglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The
  rear   foglamps   are   on.Turn
  the   ring   on   the   stalk   rear ward   to   switch   off   the  
r

ear
 fo
glamps.
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Monitoring

119
Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of the   sidelamps   on   the   traffic   side   only.
F
 
W
ithin   one   minute   of   switching   off   the  
i

gnition,   operate   the   lighting   control   stalk  
u

p   or   down   depending   on   the   traffic   side  
(

for   example:   when   parking   on   the   left;  
l

ighting   control   stalk   upwards;   the   right  
h

and   sidelamps   are   on).
This
  is   confirmed   by   an   audible   signal   and  
i

llumination   of   the   corresponding   direction  
i

ndicator   warning   lamp   in   the   instrument   panel.
To
  switch   off   the   parking   lamps,   return   the  
l

ighting   control   stalk   to   the   central   position.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The temporary illumination of the dipped beam headlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
F With  the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  u
sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off   automatically   after   a   set   time.
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Visibility

120
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are   switched   on   automatically,   without   any  
a

ction   on   the   part   of   the   driver,   when   a   low   level  
o

f   external   light   is   detected   or   in   certain   cases  
o

f   activation   of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
  soon   as   the   brightness   returns   to   an  
a

dequate   level   or   after   the   windscreen   wipers  
a

re   switched   off,   these   lamps   are   switched   off  
a

utomatically   and   the   daytime   running   lamps  
c

ome   on.
Activation
F Turn   ring   A to the "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   confirmed   by  
t

he   display   of   a   message.
Deactivation
F Turn  ring   A to a position other
than "AUTO".   The   deactivation   of   the  
f

unction   is   confirmed   by   the   display   of   a  
m

essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine   sensor,   the   lighting   come  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
o

n   the   instrument   panel   and/or   a  
m

essage   appears   in   the   screen,  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal.
Contact
  a   CITROËN   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop   workshop.
In
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   Therefore,  
t

he
 
lighting   will   not   come   on  
au

tomatically.
do n

ot cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled
  with   the   rain   sensor   and  
l

ocated   in   the   centre   of   the   windscreen  
b

ehind   the   rear   view   mirror;   the  
a

ssociated   functions   would   no   longer  
be c

ontrolled.
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168
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  
c

onfirmed   by:
-
 i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l

amp   and   of   the   P
 
warning   lamp   in
 t

he control lever A ,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
When
  the   driver’s   door   is   opened   with   the  
e

ngine   running,   a   message   is   displayed  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal   if   the   parking  
b

rake   has   not   been   applied,   except   in   the   case  
o

f   an   automatic   gearbox   with   the   gear   lever   in  
p

osition P .
Before
  leaving   the   vehicle,   ensure
 t

hat   parking   brake   warning   lamp   in   the
 i

nstrument   panel   is   on   fixed,   not   flashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is c
onfirmed   by:
-
 
t
he   braking   warning   lamp   and  
t

he P   warning   lamp   in   the   control  
l

ever A   going   off,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
If you pull control lever A  without   pressing t
he   brake   pedal,   the   parking   brake   will n

ot   be   released   and   a   warning   lamp   will
 c

ome   on   in   the   instrument   panel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release   the   parking   brake,   press on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
  necessary,   you   can   make   a   maximum
application
 
of   the   parking   brake.   This   is  
o

btained
 by m
eans
 o
f
 a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,   until   you   see   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on   maximum"   and   a   beep   is   heard.
In   the   case   of   towing,   a   loaded   vehicle   or  
p

arking   on   a   gradient,   make   a   maximum  
a

pplication   of   the   parking   brake   then   turn   the  
f

ront   wheels   towards   the   pavement   and   engage  
a

  gear   when   you   park.
After
  a   maximum   application,   the   release   time  
w

ill   be   longer.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- i n   the   case   of   a   vehicle   towing   a   caravan  
o

r   a   trailer,   if   the   automatic   functions   are  
a

ctivated   but   you   are   applying   the   parking  
b

rake
 m
anually,
-
 
w
hen   the   gradient   you   are   parked   on   may  
v

ary   (e.g.   on   a   ferry,   on   a   lorry,   during  
tow

ing).
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Moving off
A message is displayed if you try to move   the   gear   lever   from   position   P to
another
  position   without   pressing   the  
b

rake
 ped
al. F

Sel
ect position D for automatic
 c
hanging
 o

f   the   six   gears.
The   gearbox   then   operates   in   auto-adaptive  
m

ode,   without   any   intervention   on   the   part  
o

f   the   driver.   It   continuously   selects   the   most  
s

uitable   gear   according   to   the   style   of   driving,  
t

he   profile   of   the   road   and   the   load   in   the  
v

ehicle.
For   maximum   acceleration   without   touching  
t

he   lever,   press   the   accelerator   pedal   down  
f

ully   (kick   down).   The   gearbox   changes   down  
a

utomatically   or   maintains   the   gear   selected  
u

ntil   the   maximum   engine   speed   is   reached.
On   braking,   the   gearbox   changes   down  a
utomatically   to   provide   efficient   engine  b
raking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
  will   not   change   to   a   higher   gear   for  
s

afety   reasons.
When
  the   engine   is   running   at   idle,   with  
t

he   brakes   released,   if   position   R
, D or
M   is   selected,   the   vehicle   moves   even  
w

ithout   the   accelerator   being   pressed.
When   the   engine   is   running,   never  
l

eave   children   in   the   vehicle   without  
sup

ervision.
When   carrying   out   maintenance   with  
t

he   engine   running,   apply   the   parking  
b

rake   and   select   position   P
.
ne

ver select position N while the
vehicle
  is   moving.
ne

ver select positions P or R unless the
vehicle
  is   completely   stationary.
If position N
 
is
 
engaged
 
inadvertently
 
w

hile
 
driving,
 
allow
 
the
 
engine
 
to
 
r

eturn
 
to
 
idle
 
then
 
engage
 
position
 
D to
accelerate.
F
 
W

ith
 
your
 
foot
 
on
 
the
 
brake,
 
select
 
p

osition


P or N
.
F
 
S

tart
 
the
 
engine.
If
 
this
 
procedure
 
is
 
not
 
followed,
 
there
 
is
 
an
 
a

udible
 
signal,
 
accompanied
 
by
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
t

he
 
multifunction
 
screen.
F
 
W

ith
 
the
 
engine
 
running,
 
press
 
the
 
brake
 
ped

al.
F
 
R

elease
 
the
 
parking
 
brake,
 
unless
 
it
 
is
 
p

rogrammed
 
to
 
automatic
 
mode.
F

Sel

ect position R
, D or M.
F
 
G

radually
 
release
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal.
The
 
vehicle
 
moves
 
off
 
immediately.
Automatic operation
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Manual operation
D disappears and the gears engaged   appear   in   succession   in  
t

he   instrument   panel.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is   not   engaged   correctly   (selector  
b

etween   two   positions).
Stopping the vehicle
If the lever is not in position P , when the
driver's  d oor  i s  o pened  o r  a pproximately  
4

5   seconds   after   the   ignition   is   switched  
o

ff,   there   is   an   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage
 ap
pears.
F

R
eturn the lever to position P ;
 
t

he   audible   signal   stops   and   the  
m

essage
 d
isappears.
F

Sel

ect position M for sequential
 c

hanging
 o

f
 
the
 
six
 
gears.
F
 
P

ush
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
+
 
sign
 
to
 
c

hange
 
up
 
a
 
gear.
F
 
P

ull
 
the
 
lever
 
towards
 
the
 
-
 
sign
 
to
 
change
 
d

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

nother
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
speed
 
and
 
engine
 
speed
 p
ermit;
 
other wise,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
will
 
operate
 t
emporarily
 
in
 
automatic
 
mode.
If
 
the
 
engine
 
speed
 
is
 
too
 
low
 
or
 
too
 
high,
 
the
 
g

ear
 
selected
 
flashes
 
for
 
a
 
few
 
seconds,
 
then
 
t

he
 
actual
 
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
 
moving
 
v

ery
 
slowly,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
selects
 
gear
 
M1
automatically.
The
 
sport
 
and
 
snow
 
programmes
 
do
 
not
 
o

perate
 
in
 
manual
 
mode. Before
  switching   off   the   engine,   you   can  
e

ngage   position   P or N   to   place   the   gearbox   in  
neu

tral.
In
 
both   cases,   apply   the   parking   brake   to  
i

mmobilise   the   vehicle,   unless   it   is   programmed  
t

o
 
automatic   mode.
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Driving