2014 Citroen C4 CACTUS parking brake

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Lighting control 113
Automatic illumination of headlamps
1
17
Daytime running lamps /Sidelamps (LEDs)
1

18
Headlamp adjustment
1

20
Cornering lighting
1

21
Wiper control stalk

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22
Automatic rain sensitive wipers
1

24
Panoramic sunroof
1

26
Courtesy lamp

1
27
Brightness of instruments and controls

1
28
Boot lamp

1
28
Visibility
Instrument panel 2 0
Indicator and warning lamps
2
1
Indicators
33
7

-inch touch screen tablet
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7
Trip computer

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3
Distance recorders

4
5
Setting the date and time

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6
Monitoring
Familiarisation
Remote control key 4
7
Central locking
5
1
Doors
52
Boot
5

4
Front electric window controls

5
5
Rear door windows
5

6
Access
Front seats 5 7
Rear seats
6
0
Mirrors
62
Steering wheel adjustment
6

4
Ventilation


65
Heating


67
Manual air conditioning
6

9
Automatic air conditioning

7
1
Front Demist - Defrost

7
5
Rear screen demist - defrost

7
6
Comfort
Interior fittings 77
Boot fittings
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3
Fittings
Starting - Stopping the engine 86
Parking brake
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5

-speed manual gearbox
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8
Gear shift indicator

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9
Electronic gearbox
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Hill start assist

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4
Stop & Start

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5
Speed limiter
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Cruise control

1
01
Memorising speeds
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Parking sensors
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Reversing camera
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07
Park Assist

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Driving
Eco-driving
Contents

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Driving safely
Electronic gearbox
This five or six speed electronically controlled
gearbox offers the ease of automatic
management of the gears, without intervention
by the driver. The steering mounted paddles
allows temporary manual control of the gears.Display in the instrument panel
N Neutral.
D and 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 D rive (for ward drive) and
the gear engaged.
R
Reverse.
Moving off
F Switch the ignition on.
F P ress the N (Neutral) control.
F

P
ress firmly on the brake pedal.
F

S
tart the engine.
F

P
ress control D to select for ward drive,


or
P

ress control R to select reverse gear.
F

R
elease the parking brake.
F

P
rogressively release the brake pedal: the
vehicle moves off.
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Familiarisation

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Rear foglampfixed. The rear foglamp is switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamp.
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The key is at position 2 (ignition on) in
the ignition switch. Wait until the warning lamp goes off before starting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not start, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then start the engine.
Parking brake fixed. 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.
Observe the safety recommendations.
For further information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Parking brake" section.
Warning / indicator lamp
StateCause Action / Observations
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Monitoring

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Under-inflationfixed, accompanied by
an audible signal and
a message. The pressure in one or more wheels
is too low.
Check the pressure of the tyres as soon as possible.
This check should preferably be carried out when the
tyres are cold.
You must reinitialise the system after the adjustment
of one or more tyre pressures and after changing one
or more wheels.
For more information, refer to the "Under-inflation
detection" section.
+ flashing then fixed,
accompanied by the
Service warning lamp.The system has fault: the tyre
pressures are no longer monitored.
Check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
have the system checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Foot on the
brake pedal flashing, accompanied
by an audible signal
and a message, and
associated with the
"Foot on the brake"
warning flashing in the
control panel for the
electronic gearbox. The brake pedal is not pressed when
starting the engine, with an electronic
gearbox.
With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to
start the engine.
If you wish to release the parking brake without
pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.
flashing. With an electronic gearbox, if you
hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the
clutch overheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parking brake.
Warning / indicator lamp
StateCause Action / Observations
Monitoring

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Parking brake
ApplicationRelease
When parking on a slope, direct your
wheels against the kerb, apply the
parking brake, engage a gear and
switch off the ignition.When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning lamp and the STOP

warning lamp come on, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message
in the screen, this indicates that the
parking brake is still on or has not
been fully released.
F

P

ull the parking brake lever up to
immobilise your vehicle. F

P

ull the parking brake lever up slightly,
press the release button, then lower the
lever fully.
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N flashes in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal and
a message if the control N has not been
pressed for starting.
Press control N to select neutral.
Moving off
F Switch on the ignition.
F Sel ect neutral (control N ).

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he indicator lamp for the control comes on.
F

P
ress the brake pedal fully.
F

S
tart the engine. N appears in the instrument panel.
F
S
elect for ward drive (control D) or reverse
(c ontrol R )
T

he associated indicator lamp comes on in
the control panel.
D and 1 or R appear in the instrument
panel.Creep function
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more easily at low speeds (when
parking, in traffic jams...).
After pressing control D or R , the vehicle
moves as soon as you take your foot off the
brake pedal , at low speed and with the engine
at idle.
The creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too high or the slope too steep. Do not leave children unsupervised
inside the vehicle when the engine is
running.
You must keep your foot on the brake
pedal while starting the engine.
The "Foot on the brake" warning and
the associated control panel indicator
lamp flash if the brake pedal is not
pressed when starting the engine.
Press firmly on the brake pedal.
F

R

elease the parking brake.
F

P

rogressively take your foot off the brake
pedal.
T

he vehicle moves off.
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Before switching off the engine:
- p ress control N to be in neutral,


or
-

l
eave the vehicle in gear; in this case the
vehicle cannot be moved.
Stopping the vehicle
For all parking situations, you must
apply the parking brake to immobilise
the vehicle.
When immobilising the vehicle with
the engine running, you must select
neutral


N.
Operating fault
- - - appears in the instrument panel.
F

P

ress control N .
F

P

ress the brake pedal.
F

W

ait for around 30 seconds until N or a
gear appears in the instrument panel.
F

P

ress control D , then N.
F

W

ith your foot still on the brake pedal, start
the engine.
The gearbox is operational again.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
Following disconnection of the battery, it is
necessary to reinitialise the gearbox.
F

S
witch on the ignition.
In exceptional circumstances, the
gearbox may need an automatic
reinitialisation: starting and gear
changing are no longer possible. - - - appears in the instrument
panel.
Follow the procedure described above.
Before doing anything under the bonnet,
ensure that control N has been pressed
and that the parking brake is applied. With the ignition on, illumination of
this warning lamp, accompanied by
an audible signal and a message,
indicates a gearbox fault.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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Hill start assist
System which keeps your vehicle immobilised
temporarily (approximately 2 seconds) when
starting on a gradient, the time it takes to
move your foot from the brake pedal to the
accelerator pedal.
This system only operates when:
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t
he vehicle is completely stationary, with
your foot on the brake pedal,
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c
ertain conditions of slope are met,
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w
ith the driver’s door closed.
The hill start assist system cannot be
deactivated.
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal, provided
that:
-

y
ou are in first gear or neutral with a
manual gearbox,
-

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ou are in position D with an electronic
gearbox.Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a fault in the system occurs, these warning
lamps come on, accompanied by an alert
message. Contact a CITROËN dealer or
a qualified workshop to have the system
checked.
Do not leave the vehicle while it is being
held in the hill start assist phase.
If you need to exit the vehicle with
the engine running, apply the parking
brake.
Driving