2014.5 Citroen C4 parking brake

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Operating faults
If the electric parking brake malfunction warning lamp comes on together with one or more of the warning lamps presented in these tables, place the vehicle   in   a   safe   condition   (on   level   ground,   gear   engaged)   and   contact   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop   without   delay.
Situations Consequences
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
T
he   automatic   functions   are   deactivated.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
-
 
T
he   electric   parking   brake   can   only   be   used   manually.
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
M
anual   release   of   the   electric   parking   brake   is   only   available   by   pressing  
t

he   accelerator   pedal   and   releasing   the   control.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
-
 
T
he   automatic   functions   and   the   manual   application   are   still   available.
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
T
he   automatic   functions   are   deactivated.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
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SituationsConsequences
To   apply   the   electric   parking   brake:
F
 
i
mmobilise   the   vehicle   and   switch   off   the   ignition.
F
 
p
ull   the   control   for   at   least   5   seconds   or   until   application   is   complete.
F
 
s
witch   on   the   ignition   and   check   the   switching   on   of   the   electric   parking  
b

rake   warning   lamps.
The
  application   is   slower   than   during   normal   operation.
To
  release   the   electric   parking   brake:
F
 
s
witch   on   the   ignition.
F
 
p
ull   the   control   and   hold   it   for   approximately   3   seconds   then   release   it.
If
  the   braking   warning   lamp   is   flashing   or   if   the   warning   lamps   do   not   come  
o

n   with   the   ignition   on,   these   procedures   will   not   work.   Place   the   vehicle  
o

n   level   ground   and   have   it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
and
 
possibly
flashing
Display
 
of
 
the
 
message
 
" Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam

ps: -
 
O
nly   the   automatic   application   on   switching   off   the   engine   and   automatic  
r

elease   on   acceleration   functions   are   available.
-
 
T
he   manual   application/release   of   the   electric   parking   brake   and   the  
e

mergency   braking   are   not   available.
and
 
possibly
flashing
Battery
 
fault: -
 I

f   the   battery   warning   lamp   comes   on   you   must   stop   immediately   as   soon   as
 t

he   traffic   allows.   Stop   and   immobilise   your   vehicle   (if   necessary,   place   the
 t

wo   chocks   under   the   wheels).
-
 
A
pply   the   electric   parking   brake   before   switching   off   the   engine.
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Manual parking brake
Applying
F Pull  the   parking   brake   lever   fully   up   to  i
mmobilise   your   vehicle.
Releasing
F Pull  the   parking   brake   lever   up   gently,  p
ress the release button then lower the
lever
 f

ully.
When the vehicle is being driven, if this warning   lamp   and   the   STOP w arning lam p c

ome   on,   accompanied   by   an   audible
 s

ignal   and   a   message   in   the   multifunction
 s

creen,   this   indicates   that   the   parking   brake
 i

s   still   on   or   has   not   been   properly   released.
When parking on a slope, direct your wheels   against   the   kerb,   apply   the  
p

arking   brake,   engage   a   gear   and  
s

witch   off   the   ignition.
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Displays in the instrument panel
Gear lever positions
N. neutral
R.
R everse
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
 
G
ears   in   sequential   mode.
AUTO.
  

 
T
his   comes   on   when   the   automated  
m

ode   is   selected.   It   switches   off   on  
c

hanging   to   sequential   mode.F

Sel
ect position N
.
F  
P
ress   the   brake   pedal   down   fully.
F  
S
tart   the   engine.
Moving off
F Select
  automated   mode   (position   A) or
sequential   mode   (position   M) or reverse
(position R ).
F
 
R
elease   the   parking   brake   unless   it   is  
p

rogrammed   to   automatic   mode.
F
 
P
rogressively   take   your   foot   off   the   brake  
ped

al.
F
 
A
ccelerate   away.
AUTO
 

and   1, 1 or R
  appear   in   the   instrument  
p

anel
 sc
reen.
N
 
appears
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
sc

reen.
You
  must   press   the   brake   pedal   when  
s

tarting   the   engine.
Engagement
 
of
 
reverse
 
gear
 
is
 
a

ccompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal. If
 
the
 
engine
 
does
 
not
 
start:
-
 
I

f
 
N
 
is
 
flashing
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
p

anel,
 
move
 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
to
 
p

osition A , then to position N .
-
 
I

f
 
the
 
"Foot on
brake"  warning
 
lamp
 
c

omes
 
on,
 
accompanied
 
b

y
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
t

he
 
display
 
of
 
a
 
message,
 
p

ress
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal
 
f

i r m l y.
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At low high speed, if reverse gear is requested, the N   indicator   flashes   and   the   gearbox   goes  
i

nto   neutral   automatically.   To   engage   reverse,  
p

ut   the   gear   lever   in   position   N, then position R .
Reverse
To engage reverse gear R,   the   vehicle   must   be  i
mmobilised   with   your   foot   on   the   brake   pedal.
F

Sel
ect position R .
Operating fault
Stopping the vehicle
When immobilising the vehicle, with t
he   engine   running,   you   must   place   the  
g

ear   lever   in   neutral   N.
Before
  carrying   out   any   work   in   the  
e

ngine   compartment,   ensure   that   the  
g

ear   lever   is   in   neutral N   and   that   the  
p

arking   brake   is   applied.
Whatever
  the   circumstances,   you   must  
m

anually   apply   the   parking   brake   when  
p

arking,   unless   the   parking   brake   is  
p

rogrammed   in   automatic   mode.
Before
  switching   off   the   engine,   you   can:
-
 
m

ove   to   position   N   to   engage   neutral,


or
-
 
l

eave   the   gear   engaged;   in   this   case,   it   will  
n

ot   be   possible   to   move   the   vehicle.
In both cases, you must apply the parking
brake
 
to   immobilise   the   vehicle.
With   the   ignition   on,   the   flashing   of   AUTO
,
accompanied   by   an   audible   signal   and   a  
m

essage   in   the   screen,   indicates   a   malfunction  
o

f   the   gearbox.
Have   it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
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driving

180
Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
1. Gear  lever.
2. bu tton "S" (spor t) .
3.


b
u
tton "T" (snow) . P.
  P

ark.
-  
I
mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n   or   off.
-  
S
tarting   the   engine.
R.
 
 
R
everse.
-  
R
eversing   manoeuvres,   vehicle   stationary,  
e

ngine   at   idle.
N.
  N
eutral.
-  
I
mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n.
-  
S
tarting   the   engine.
D.
 
 
A
utomatic
 ope
ration.
M + / -.   
M
anual   operation   with   sequential  
c

hanging   of   the   six   gears.
F  
P
ress   for wards   to   change   up   through   the  g
ears.
or
F  P ress   rear wards   to   change   down   through  
t

he   gears.
Gear lever
When you move the lever in the gate to select a  position,   the   corresponding   indicator   is  
d

isplayed   in   the   instrument   panel.
P.
  P

ark
R.

R
everse
N.
n
e
utral
D.
  D

rive   (Automatic   driving)
S.

Sp
ort
 pro
gramme
T .

S
now
 pro
gramme
1 to 6.
  Gear   engaged   during   manual   operation
-.
  I

nvalid   value   during   manual   operation
Displays in the instrument panelSix speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice   between   the   comfort   of   fully   automatic  
o

peration,   enhanced   by   sport   and   snow  
p

rogrammes,
 o
r
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Four
  driving   modes   are   offered:
-
 
a
utomatic operation for electronic
management
  of   the   gears   by   the   gearbox,
-
 
sp
ort
 
programme   for   a   more   dynamic   style  
o

f   driving,
-
 
s
now
 
programme   to   improve   driving   when  
t

raction is poor,
-
 
m
anual
 
operation   for   sequential   changing  
o

f   the   gears   by   the   driver.
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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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