9
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
The
g
ear
e
fficiency
i
ndicator
i
nvites
y
ou
e
ngage
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
g
ear:
as s
oon
a
s
t
he
i
ndication
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel,
f
ollow
i
t
st
raight
a
way.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h),
c
lose
t
he
w
indows
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
a
ir
v
ents
open
.
Remember
t
o
m
ake
u
se
o
f
e
quipment
t
hat
c
an
h
elp
k
eep
t
he
te
mperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
d
own
(
sunroof
a
nd
w
indow
bl
inds...).
To
s
ave
e
nergy,
d
o
n
ot
s
et
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
a
t
t
oo
l
ow
a t
emperature.
As
s
oon
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
h
as
b
een
r
eached,
l
imit
t
he
u
se
o
f
th
e
a
ir
c
onditioning,
e
xcept
i
f
r
egulation
i
s
a
utomatic.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols
a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
c
onsider
po
ssible.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eated
s
eat
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eadlamps
a
nd
f
oglamp
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
d
oes
n
ot
re
quire
t
heir
u
se.
Avoid
r
unning
t
he
e
ngine
b
efore
m
oving
o
ff,
p
articularly
i
n
w
inter;
y
our
ve
hicle
w
ill
w
arm
u
p
m
uch
f
aster
w
hile
d
riving.
As
a p
assenger,
i
f
y
ou
a
void
c
onnecting
y
our
m
ultimedia
d
evices
(f
ilm,
m
usic,
v
ideo
g
ame...),
y
ou
w
ill
c
ontribute
t
owards
l
imiting
t
he
co
nsumption
o
f
e
lectrical
e
nergy,
a
nd
s
o
o
f
f
uel.
Disconnect
y
our
p
ortable
d
evices
b
efore
l
eaving
t
he
v
ehicle.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
W
ith
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
d
o
n
ot
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
or sudd
enly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather th an t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr
actices
c
ontribute
t
owards
a r
eduction
i
n
f
uel
c
onsumption
a
nd
C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elp r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
If
y
our
v
ehicle
h
as
c
ruise
c
ontrol,
m
ake
u
se
o
f
t
he
s
ystem
a
t
s
peeds
ab
ove
2
5
m
ph
(
40
k
m/h)
w
hen
t
he
t
raffic
i
s
f
lowing
w
ell.
.
Eco-driving
10
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
t
he
l
oads
c
arried
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
r
educe
w
ind
r
esistance
(
roof
ba
rs,
r
oof
r
ack,
b
icycle
c
arrier,
t
railer...).
U
se
a r
oof
b
ox
i
n
p
reference.
Remove
r
oof
b
ars
a
nd
r
oof
r
acks
a
fter
u
se.
At
t
he
e
nd
o
f
w
inter,
r
emove
s
now
t
yres
a
nd
r
efit
y
our
s
ummer
t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on
maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
o
ut
t
his
c
heck
i
n
p
articular:
-
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney,
-
at e
ach
c
hange
o
f
s
eason,
-
af
ter
a l
ong
p
eriod
o
ut
o
f
u
se.
Don't
f
orget
t
he
s
pare
w
heel
a
nd
t
he
t
yres
o
n
a
ny
t
railer
o
r
c
aravan.
Have
y
our
v
ehicle
s
erviced
r
egularly
(
engine
o
il,
o
il
f
ilter,
a
ir
f
ilter,
pa
ssenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter...)
a
nd
o
bserve
t
he
s
chedule
o
f
op
erations
i
n
t
he
p
ersonalised
s
ervicing
s
chedule
f
or
y
our
v
ehicle.
With
a B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngine,
i
f
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem
d
evelops
a f
ault,
yo
ur
v
ehicle
b
ecomes
p
olluting;
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
w
ithout
d
elay
t
o
h
ave
t
he
e
missions
o
f
n
itrous
o
xides
b
rought
wi
thin
t
he
l
imits
s
et
b
y
t
he
d
irective.
When
r
efuelling,
d
o
n
ot
c
ontinue
a
fter
t
he
t
hird
c
ut-off
o
f
t
he
n
ozzle
t
o
av
oid
a
ny
o
ver flow.
At
t
he
w
heel
o
f
y
our
n
ew
v
ehicle,
i
t
i
s
o
nly
a
fter
t
he
f
irst
1 8
00
m
iles
(
3
0
00
k
ilometres)
t
hat
y
ou
w
ill
s
ee
t
he
f
uel
c
onsumption
s
ettle
d
own
t
o
a c
onsistent
a
verage.
Eco-driving
35
Trip computer
System that gives you information on the journey in progress (range, fuel consumption…).
Information display in the touch screen tablet
F Select the "D riving assistance "
menu. -
Th
e
c
urrent
f
uel
c
onsumption
t
ab
wi
th:
●
th
e
r
ange,
●
th
e
c
urrent
f
uel
c
onsumption,
●
th
e
S
top
& S
tart
t
ime
c
ounter.
-
Th
e
t
rip
"
1"
t
ab
w
ith:
●
th
e
a
verage
f
uel
c
onsumption,
●
th
e
d
istance
t
ravelled.
● th e a verage s peed,
fo r t he f irst t rip.
-
Th
e
t
rip
"
2"
t
ab
w
ith:
●
th
e
a
verage
f
uel
c
onsumption,
●
th
e
d
istance
t
ravelled.
●
th
e
a
verage
s
peed,
fo
r
t
he
s
econd
t
rip.
Trip reset
F When the d esired t rip i s d isplayed, p ress th
e Reset b utton o r o n t he e nd o f t he w iper co
ntrol
s
talk
u
ntil
z
eros
a
ppear.
Tr i p s "1"
a
nd
"
2"
ar
e
ind
ependent.
For
e
xample,
t
rip
"
1"
c
an
b
e
u
sed
f
or
d
aily
fi
gures,
a
nd
t
rip
"
2"
f
or
m
onthly
f
igures.
The
i
nformation
i
s
a
ccessible
i
n
t
he
t
he
t
ouch
s
creen
t
ablet.
For
a t
emporary
d
isplay
i
n
a n
ew
wi
ndow,
p
ress
t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
w
iper
s
talk
fo
r
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
i
nformation
a
nd
c
ycle
th
rough
t
he
d
ifferent
t
abs.
The
t
rip
c
omputer
i
nformation
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
th
e
p
rimary
p
age
o
f
t
he
m
enu.
F
Pr
ess
o
ne
o
f
t
he
b
uttons
t
o
d
isplay
t
he
desi
red
ta
b.
1
Instruments
36
Trip computer, a few definitions
Range
(miles or km)
Th e d istance w hich c an s till b e tr
avelled
w
ith
t
he
f
uel
r
emaining
i
n
th
e
t
ank
(
related
t
o
t
he
a
verage
f
uel
co
nsumption
ov
er
t
he
l
ast
f
ew
m
iles
(k
ilometres)
tra
velled).
This
v
alue
m
ay
v
ary
f
ollowing
a c
hange
in t
he
s
tyle
o
f
d
riving
o
r
t
he
r
elief,
re
sulting
i
n
a s
ignificant
c
hange
i
n
t
he
cu
rrent
f
uel
c
onsumption.
When
t
he
r
ange
f
alls
b
elow
2
0
m
iles
(
30
k
m),
da
shes
a
re
d
isplayed.
A
fter
f
illing
w
ith
a
t
l
east
5 l
itres
o
f
f
uel,
t
he
r
ange
i
s
r
ecalculated
a
nd
i
s
di
splayed
w
hen
i
t
e
xceeds
6
0
m
iles
(
100
k
m).
If
d
ashes
a
re
d
isplayed
c
ontinuously
wh
ile
d
riving
i
n
p
lace
o
f
t
he
d
igits,
co
ntact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop. This
f
unction
i
s
o
nly
d
isplayed
f
rom
2
0
m
ph
(
30
k
m/h).
Current fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Ca lculated ov er t he l ast f ew s econds.
Average fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Ca lculated s ince t he l ast t rip co
mputer
res
et.
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
Ca lculated s ince t he l ast t rip co
mputer
res
et.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Ca lculated s ince t he l ast t rip co
mputer
res
et.
Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
If
y
our
v
ehicle
i
s
f
itted
w
ith
S
top
& S
tart,
a t
ime
co
unter
c
alculates
t
he
t
ime
s
pent
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de
d
uring
a j
ourney.
It
r
esets
t
o
z
ero
e
very
t
ime
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
sw
itched
o
n.
Instruments
124
Operation
Gear efficiency indicator
System which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up, on vehicles fitted with a manual gearbox.
Th e
s
ystem
a
dapts
i
ts
g
ear
c
hange
re
commendation
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
dr
iving
c
onditions
(
slope,
l
oad, ...)
a
nd
th
e
d
emands
o
f
t
he
d
river
(
power,
ac
celeration,
b
raking, ...).
The
s
ystem
n
ever
s
uggests:
-
en
gaging
f
irst
g
ear,
-
engag
ing
re
verse
gea
r,
-
en
gaging
a l
ower
g
ear.
Example:
-
Yo
u
a
re
i
n
t
hird
g
ear.
Depending
o
n
t
he
d
riving
s
ituation
a
nd
y
our
ve
hicle's
e
quipment,
t
he
s
ystem
m
ay
a
dvise
yo
u
t
o
s
kip
o
ne
(
or
m
ore)
g
ear(s).
Y
ou
c
an
fo
llow
t
his
i
nstruction
w
ithout
e
ngaging
t
he
in
termediate
ge
ars.
-
Yo
u
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
-
Th
e
s
ystem
m
ay
s
uggest
t
hat
y
ou
e
ngage
a h
igher
g
ear.
The
i
nformation
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
i
n
t
he
f
orm
o
f
a
n
a
rrow,
a
ccompanied
b
y
th
e
r
ecommended
g
ear.
On
c
ertain
D
iesel
v
ersions
w
ith
m
anual
ge
arbox,
t
he
s
ystem
m
ay
s
uggest
ch
anging
i
nto
n
eutral
(N i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
th
e
i
nstrument
p
anel)
s
o
t
hat
t
he
e
ngine
ca
n
g
o
i
nto
s
tandby
(
STOP
m
ode
wi
th
S
top
& S
tart),
i
n
c
ertain
d
riving
con
ditions.
The
g
ear
e
ngagement
r
ecommendations
m
ust
no
t
b
e
c
onsidered
c
ompulsory.
I
n
f
act,
t
he
co
nfiguration
o
f
t
he
r
oad,
t
he
a
mount
o
f
t
raffic
an
d
s
afety
r
emain
d
etermining
f
actors
w
hen
ch
oosing
t
he
b
est
g
ear.
T
herefore,
t
he
d
river
re
mains
r
esponsible
f
or
d
eciding
w
hether
o
r
n
ot
to f
ollow
t
he
a
dvice
g
iven
b
y
t
he
s
ystem.
This
s
ystem
c
annot
b
e
d
eactivated.
Driving