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Eco-driving
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. during acceleration change up early.
With an automatic or electronic gearbox, give preference to automatic
mode and avoid pressing the accelerator pedal heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator invites you engage the most suitable gear: as
soon as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight away.
For vehicles fitted with an electronic or automatic gearbox, this indicator
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather
than the brake pedal, and press the accelerator progressively. These
practices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions and also helps reduce the background traffic noise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm,
ventilate it by opening the windows and air vents before using the air
conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can help keep the temperature in
the passenger compartment down (sunroof and window blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has automatic regulation, as
soon as the desired temperature is attained.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front foglamps when the level of light
does not require their use.
Avoid running the engine before moving off, particularly in winter; your
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
as a p
assenger, if you avoid connecting your multimedia devices
(film, music, video game...), you will contribute towards limiting the
consumption of electrical energy, and so of fuel.
dis
connect your portable devices before leaving the vehicle.
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO
2 emissions.
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds
above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffic is flowing well.
Eco-driving
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Front foglamps fixed. The front foglamps are switched on
using the ring on the lighting control
stalk. Turn the ring on the lighting control stalk rear wards
twice to switch off the front foglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamps.
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The ignition switch is at the
2nd
position (ignition on).
Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warning lamp is on is determined
by the climatic conditions.
Parking brakefixed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
ob
serve the safety recommendations.
For more information on the parking brake, refer to the
corresponding section.
Engine coolant
temperature fixed blue
on s
tarting the engine, it indicates
that the engine is cold. After a few minutes driving, it swiches off to indicate
that the engine temperature is normal.
In order to protect your engine, avoid driving too hard
until the warning lamp has switched off.
Stop & Star t fixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams,
...) the Stop & Start system
has put the engine into ST
oP m
ode.The warning lamp goes off and the engine restarts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move off.
flashes for a few
seconds, then goes
of f. ST
oP m
ode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
ST
aR
T mode is invoked
automatically. For more information on special cases with STOP
mode and ST
aR
T mode, refer to the "Stop & Start"
section.
Monitoring
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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are designed to adapt the driver's visibility
progressively according to climatic conditions:
-
s
idelamps, to be seen,
-
d
ipped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling other drivers,
-
m
ain beam headlamps to see clearly when
the road is clear.
Additional lighting
other lamps are installed to fulfil the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
-
a r
ear foglamp to be seen from afar,
-
f
ront foglamps for even better for ward
vision.
Programming
Various automatic lighting control modes
are also available according to the following
options:
-
gu
ide-me-home lighting,
-
a
utomatic illumination of headlamps.
Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
automatic illumination of
headlamps.
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver
by means of the ring A and the stalk B .
A.
M
ain lighting mode selection ring: turn it
to position the symbol required facing the
mark.
Lighting off / daytime running lamps.
Sidelamps.
B.
S
talk for switching headlamps: pull the stalk
towards you to switch the lighting between
dipped and main beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the driver
can switch on the main beam headlamps temporarily
("headlamp flash") by maintaining a pull on the stalk.
dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator
lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the
lighting selected is on.
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Visibility
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Model with rear foglamp only
Rear foglamp
F
T
o switch on the foglamp, turn the ring C
forwards.
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model), the foglamp and the dipped
beam headlamps will remain on.
F
T
o switch off all of the lighting, turn the
ring
C rearwards.
Model with front foglamps and
a rear foglampFront and rear foglamps
Rotate and release the ring C :
F
f
or wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps,
F
f
or wards a second time to switch on the
rear foglamp,
F
r
ear wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp,
F
r
ear wards a second time to switch of the
front fog lamps.
C.
F
oglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped and main
beam headlamps. When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model) or when the dipped
headlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.
F
T
urn the ring rear wards to switch off
the foglamps, the sidelamps will then
switch off.
In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, the front foglamps and the
rear foglamp are prohibited. In these
situations, the power of their beams
may dazzle other drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the front
foglamps and the rear foglamp when
they are no longer necessary.
Visibility
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Linked with the Guide-me-home
lighting
Association with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides the guide-me-home
lighting with the following additional options:
-
a
utomatic activation of guide-me-home
lighting when automatic illumination of
headlamps is switched on (in the vehicle
parameters of the multifunction screen
configuration menu),
-
s
election of the duration of maintaining of
the lighting for 15, 30 or 60 seconds in the
vehicle parameters of the multifunction
screen configuration menu (except for
monochrome screen A where this is
preset).
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
sunshine sensor, the lamps come
on, this warning lamp is displayed
in the instrument panel and/or a message appears
in the multifunction screen, accompanied by an
audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine
sensor may detect sufficient light.
Therefore, the lamps will not come on
automatically.
do n
ot cover the sunshine sensor,
linked 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.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps 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 activation of the windscreen wipers.
as s
oon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or
after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps
are switched off automatically.
Activation
F Turn ring A to the "AUTO" position. The automatic
illumination of headlamps is accompanied by a
message in the multifunction screen.
Deactivation
F Turn ring A to a position other than "AUTO" .
de activation is accompanied by a
message in the multifunction screen.
Visibility
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Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this function
makes use of the beam from a front foglamp
to illuminate the inside of a bend, when the
vehicle speed is below 25 mph (approximately
40 km/h) (urban driving, winding road,
intersections, parking manouevres...).with cornering lighting
without cornering lightingSwitching on
This function starts:
- w hen the corresponding direction indicator
is switched on,
or
-
f
rom a certain angle of rotation of the
steering wheel.
Switching off
The system does not operate:
- b elow a certain angle of rotation of the
steering wheel,
-
a
bove 25 mph (40 km/h),
-
w
hen reverse gear is engaged.
Visibility
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Remote control key 54-57
- opening/closing
-
a
nti-theft protection
-
starting
-
battery
Exterior
Lighting controls 6 9 -72
LED daytime running lamps 7 3
Cornering lighting
7
4
Headlamp adjustment
7
5
Changing bulbs
1
62-166
-
f
ront lamps
-
foglamps
-
d
irection indicator repeaters
Door mirrors
5
2
Doors
61
- 63
-
opening/closing
-
c
entral locking
-
em
ergency control
Electric child lock
1
05
Electric windows
5
9 - 60Accessories
1
87-188
Wiper controls
7
6 -78
Changing a wiper blade
1
82
Boot
6
4
Temporary puncture repair kit
1
49 -153
Changing a wheel 1 54-160
- tools
-
removing/refitting
Snow chains
1
61
Changing bulbs
1
67-168
-
r
ear lamps
-
3
rd brake lamp
-
n
umber plate lamps
Rear parking sensors
1
36 -137
Reversing camera
1
38
Towbar
18
5 -18 6
Towing
18
3 -18 4
Hill start assist
1
28
Braking assistance
1
12
Trajectory control
1
13
Tyre pressures
1
96
Fuel tank
6
6 - 67
Misfuel prevention
6
8
Visual search