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It has 3 positions:
-  p osition   1 (Stop):
  insert   and   removing   the  
k

ey,
-
 
p
osition   2 (Ignition on) :
  steering   column  
u

nlocked,   ignition   on,   Diesel   preheating,  
e

ngine
 r
unning,
-
 
p
osition   3 (Starting).
Ignition on position
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric e
quipment   or   portable   devices   to   be   charged.
Once
  the   state   of   charge   of   the   battery   drops  
t

o   the   reserve   level,   the   system   switches   to  
e

nergy   economy   mode:   the   power   supply   is  
c

ut   off   automatically   to   preserve   the   remaining  
b

attery   charge.
Starting-switching off the engine with the key
Ignition switch
Avoid attaching heavy objects to the key,   which   would   weigh   down   on   its  
b

lade   in   the   ignition   switch   and   could  
c

ause   a   malfunction.
Switching
  off   the   engine   leads   to   a   loss  
o

f   braking   assistance.
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Starting the engine
F With  a   petrol   engine,   operate   the   starter  m
otor   by   turning   the   key   to   position   3
without
  pressing   the   accelerator   pedal,  
u

ntil   the   engine   starts.   Once   the   engine   is  
r

unning,   release   the   key. F
 
W
ith   a   Diesel   engine,   turn   the   key   to  
p

osition 2
,   ignition   on,   to   operate   the  
eng

ine
 p
re-heating
 s
ystem.
Wait   until   this   warning   lamp   goes   off  
i

n   the   instrument   panel   then   operate  
t

he   starter   motor   by   turning   the   key  
t

o position 3   without   pressing   the  
a

ccelerator   pedal,   until   the   engine  
s

tarts.   Once   the   engine   is   running,  
r

elease   the   key.
If   the   engine   does   not   start   straight  
a

way,   switch   off   the   ignition.   Wait   a  
f

ew   moments   before   operating   the  
s

tarter   motor   again.   If   the   engine   does  
n

ot   start   after   several   attempts,   do   not  
k

eep   trying:   you   risk   damaging   the  
s

tarter   motor   or   the   engine.   Contact  
a

  CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.Never
  leave   the   engine   running   in  
a

n   enclosed   area   without   adequate  
v

entilation:
 in
ternal
 c
ombustion
 e

ngines   emit   toxic   exhaust   gases,  
s

uch   as   carbon   monoxide.   Danger   of  
i

ntoxication   and   death.
In   very   severe   wintry   conditions  
(

temperatures   below   -23°C),   to   ensure  
t

he   correct   operation   and   durability   of  
t

he   mechanical   components   of   your  
v

ehicle,   engine   and   gearbox,   it   is  n
ecessary   to   leave   the   engine   running  f
or   4   minutes   before   moving   off.
In
  certain   cases,   you   may   have   to   apply  
m

ore   force   to   the   steering   (wheels   on  
f

ull   lock,   for   example).
In   wintry   conditions,   the   warning   lamp  
c

an   stay   on   for   a   longer   period.   When  
t

he   engine   is   hot,   the   warning   lamp  
d

oes   not   come   on.In   temperate   conditions,   do   not   leave  
t

he   engine   at   idle   to   warm   up   but   move  
o

ff   straight   away   and   drive   at   moderate  
s

peed.
With   the   parking   brake   applied   and   the   gearbox  
i

n neutral or position N or P
:
F  
d
epress   the   clutch   pedal   fully   (manual  
g

earbox),


or
F  
p
ress   the   brake   pedal   firmly   (electronic   or  
a

utomatic   gearbox),
F  
i
nsert   the   key   into   the   ignition   switch;   the  
s

ystem   recognises   the   code,
F  
u
nlock   the   steering   column   by  
s

imultaneously   turning   the   steering   and   the  
k

ey.
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Switching off the engine
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1- Stop),
for   a   maximum   of   30   minutes   you   can   still   use  
f

unctions   such   as   the   audio   and   telematic  
s

ystem,   the   wipers,   dipped   beam   headlamps,  
c

ourtesy   lamps,   ...
F
 
C

heck
 
that
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
correctly
 
a

pplied,
 
particularly
 
on
 
sloping
 
ground.
Never
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
ignition
 
before
 
the
 
v

ehicle
 
is
 
at
 
a
 
complete
 
stop.
 
With
 
the
 
e

ngine
 
off,
 
the
 
braking
 
and
 
steering
 
a

ssistance
 
systems
 
are
 
also
 
cut
 
off:
 
risk
 
o

f
 
loss
 
of
 
control
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle.
To
 
facilitate
 
unlocking
 
of
 
the
 
steering
 c

olumn,
 
it
 
is
 
recommended
 
that
 
the
 w

heels
 
be
 
returned
 
to
 
the
 
straight
 
ahead
 p

osition
 
before
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
engine.
When
 
you
 
leave
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
keep
 
the
 
k

ey
 
with
 
you
 
and
 
lock
 
the
 
vehicle. For
  more   information,   refer   to   the  
"

Practical   information"   section,   under  
"

Energy   economy   mode".Key left in the "Ignition on"
position
If the key has been left in the ignition switch at position 2 (Ignition on) ,
the
  ignition   will   be   switched   off  
a

utomatically   after   one   hour.
To
  switch   the   ignition   back   on,   turn   the  
k

ey   to   position   1 (Stop),
  then   back   to  
p

osition 2 (Ignition on) .
F
 
S

top
 
the
 
vehicle.
F
 
W

ith
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
at
 
idle,
 
turn
 
the
 
key
 t
o position 1
.
F
 R
emove
 
the
 
key
 
from
 
the
 
ignition
 
switch.
F
 
T

o
 
lock
 
the
 
steering
 
column,
 
turn
 
the
 
s

teering
 
until
 
it
 
locks.
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Emergency switch-off
In the event of an emergency only, the  e ngine  c an  b e  s witched  o f  w ithout  
c

onditions.   To   do   this,   press   and   hold  
t

he "START/STOP" button for about
3
  seconds.
In
 
this
 
case   the   steering   column   locks   as   soon  
a

s
 
the
 
vehicle   stops.
Electronic key not
recognised
If the electronic key is no longer in the recognition   zone   when   driving   or   when   you  
(

later)   request   switching   off   the   engine,   a  
m

essage   is   displayed.
F
 
P
ress   and   hold   the   " S TA R T/
STOP" button for about
3 seconds
  if   you   want   to   force  
s

witching   off   the   engine   (note
that restar ting will not be
possible without the key ).
Ignition on position
(without starting)
With the Keyless Entry and Starting key inside t
he   vehicle,   pressing   the   "START/STOP "
button, with no action on the pedals , allows
the
  ignition   to   be   switched   on.
With
  the   ignition   on,   the   system  
a

utomatically   goes   into   energy  
e

conomy   mode   when   required   to  
m

aintain   the   state   of   charge   of   the  
b

attery.F

P
ress the "START/STOP "
button,
  the   instrument   panel  
c

omes   on   but   the   engine   does  
n

ot   start.
F
 
P
ress   the   button   again   to   switch   off   the  
i

gnition   and   so   allow   the   vehicle   to   be  
lo

cked.
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Electric parking brake
The electric parking brake has two operating modes:
-
 
A
utomatic Application/Release
 A

pplication   is   automatic   when   the   engine  
s

tops,   release   is   automatic   on   use   of   the  
a

ccelerator   (activated   by   default),
-
 
M
anual Application/Release
 T

he   parking   brake   can   be   applied   /  
r

eleased   manually   by   pulling   control  
l

ever

A.
If
  this   warning   lamp   comes   on   in  
t

he   instrument   panel,   the   automatic  
m

ode   is   deactivated.Programming the mode
Depending on  t he  c ountry  o f  s ale  o f  t he  v ehicle,  t
he   automatic   application   when   the   engine   is  
s

witched   off   and   the   automatic   release   when  
y

ou   press   the   accelerator   can   be   deactivated.
Activation
  /   deactivation   is   done  
u

sing   the   vehicle   configuration  
m

enu;   refer   to   the   section   covering  
t

he   configuration   of   your   vehicle's  
s

ystems.
The
  parking   brake   is   then   applied   and   released  
m

anually.   When   the   driver's   door   is   opened,  
t

here   is   an   audible   signal   and   a   message   is  
d

isplayed   if   the   brake   is   not   applied. It
  is   recommended   that   you   do   not  a
pply   the   parking   brake   in   very   cold  c
onditions   (ice)   and   during   towing  
(

breakdown,   caravan...).   Deactivate   the  
a

utomatic   functions   and   release   the  
par

king
 b
rake
 m
anually.
Do
  not   place   any   object   (packet   of  
c

igarettes,   telephone...)   between   the  
g

ear   lever   and   the   electric   parking  
b

rake   control   lever.
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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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Gear efficiency indicator*
Depending on the driving situation and your v
ehicle's   equipment,   the   system   may   advise  
y

ou   to   skip   one   (or   more)   gear(s).   You   can  
f

ollow   this   instruction   without   engaging   the  
i

ntermediate
 g
ears.
The
  gear   engagement   recommendations   must  
n

ot   be   considered   compulsory.   In   fact,   the  
c

onfiguration   of   the   road,   the   amount   of   traffic  
a

nd   safety   remain   determining   factors   when  
c

hoosing   the   best   gear.   Therefore,   the   driver  
r

emains   responsible   for   deciding   whether   or   not  
t

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

  higher   gear.
The
  information   appears   in   the   instrument  p
anel   in   the   form   of   an   arrow.
System
  which   reduces   fuel   consumption   by   recommending   the   most   appropriate   gear.
With   an   electronic   or   automatic   gearbox,   the  
s

ystem   is   only   active   in   manual   mode.
*
  Depending   on   engine. On
  vehicle   fitted   with   a   manual   gearbox,  
t

he   arrow   may   be   accompanied   by   the   gear  
re

commended.The
  system   adapts   its   gear   change  
r

ecommendation   according   to   the  
d

riving   conditions   (slope,   load, ...)   and  
t

he   demands   of   the   driver   (power,  
a

cceleration,   braking, ...).
The
  system   never   suggests:
-
 
e
ngaging   first   gear,
-
 enga

ging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Operation
On BlueHDi Diesel versions with manual gearbox,  t he  s ystem  m ay  s uggest  c hanging  i nto  
n

eutral   so   that   the   engine   can   go   into   standby  
(

STOP   mode   with   Stop   &   Start),   in   certain  
d

riving   conditions.   In   this   case,   N   is   displayed  
i

n   the   instrument   panel.
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Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"  warning   lamp   comes   on i
n   the   instrument   panel   and   the   engine g

oes   into   standby   automatically:
-
 
w

ith a manual gearbox ,
  at   speeds   below  
1

2
 
m

ph  
(
20  
k
m/h),  
o
r  
v
ehicle  
s
tationary  
w
ith  
P

ureTech   130   petrol   and   BlueHDi   Diesel  
v

ersions,   when   you   put   the   gear   lever   into  
n

eutral   and   release   the   clutch   pedal,
If
  your   vehicle   is   fitted   with   the
 s

ystem,   a   time   counter   calculates
 t

he   sum   of   the   periods   in   STOP
 m

ode   during   a   journey.   It   resets
 i

tself   to   zero   every   time   the
 i

gnition   is   switched   on   with   the
 k

ey   or   the   "START/STOP"   button.
-
 
w

ith an electronic gearbox ,
  at   a   speed  
b

elow   5   mph   (8   km/h),   when   you   press  
t

he
 
brake   pedal   or   put   the   gear   lever   into  
p

osition N .
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:
-  t he   vehicle   is   on   a   steep   slope   (up   or  
d

ow n),
-
 
t
he   driver's   door   is   open,
-
 
t
he   driver's   seat   belt   is   not   fastened,
-
 
t
he   vehicle   has   not   exceeded   6   mph  
(

10 km/h)   since   the   last   engine   start   (using  
t

he   key   or   the   "START/STOP"   button),
-
 
t
he   electric   parking   brake   is   applied   or  
be

ing
 a
pplied,
-
 
t
he   engine   is   needed   to   maintain   a  
c

omfortable   temperature   in   the   passenger  
c

ompartment,
-
 
d
emisting   is   active,
-
 
s
ome   special   conditions   (battery   charge,  
e

ngine   temperature,   braking   assistance,  
a

mbient   temperature...)   where   the   engine   is  
n

eeded   to   assure   control   of   a   system.
In this case, the "ECO"
 

warning   lamp  
f

lashes   for   a   few   seconds,   then  
goes
  off.
This operation is perfectly normal.
The
 
Stop
 
&
 
Start system
 
puts
 
the
 
engine
 
temporarily
 
into
 
standby
 
-
 
STOP
 
mode
 
-
 
during
 
stops
 
in
 
the
 
traffic   (red   lights,   traffic   jams,   or   other...).  
The
 
engine
 
restarts
 
automatically
 
-
 
START
 
mode
 
-
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
move
 
off.
 
The
 
restart
 
takes
 
place   instantly,   quickly   and   silently.
Per fect
 
for
 
urban
 
use,
 
the
 
Stop
 
&
 
Start
 
system
 
reduces
 
fuel
 
consumption
 
and
 
exhaust
 
emissions
 
as
 
well
  as   the   noise   level   when   stationary.
Never
 
refuel
 
with
 
the
 
engine
 
in
 
STOP
 
m

ode;
 
you
 
must
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
ignition
 
w

ith
 
the
 
key
 
or
 
the
 
"START/STOP"
 
b

utton.
With
 
an
 
electronic
 
gearbox,
 
for
 
your
 
c

omfort
 
during
 
parking
 
manoeuvres,
 
S

TOP
 
mode
 
is
 
not
 
available
 
for
 
a
 
few
 
s

econds
 
after
 
coming
 
out
 
of
 
reverse
 
g

e a r.
STOP
 
mode
 
does
 
not
 
affect
 
the
 
f

unctionality of the vehicle, such as
braking,
 
power
 
steering,
 
for
 
example.
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