2015 Citroen C4 Owner's Manual

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Switching off the engine
F Immobilise  the   vehicle.
F  P lace   the   gear   selector   lever   at   N for
vehicles
  with   an   electronic   gearbox,   P or N
with
  an   automatic   gearbox,   or   neutral   with  
a m

anual
 g
earbox.
do n

ot leave your vehicle with the
electronic
  key   still   inside.
Switching
  off   the   engine   leads   to   a   loss  
o

f   braking   assistance.
If
  the   vehicle   is   not   immobilised,   the  
e

ngine   will   not   stop.
F
 
W
ith   the   electronic   key   inside  
t

he vehicle, press the " S TA R T/
STOP "
  button.
 T

he   engine   stops   and   the  
s

teering   column   locks.
Emergency starting
When the electronic key is in the recognition zone   and,   after   pressing   the   "START/STOP"
button,
  the   engine   does   not   start:
F
 
P
lace   the   gear   selector   at   N for vehicles
with
  an   electronic   gearbox,   P or N for
vehicles
  with   an   automatic   gearbox   or  
n

eutral   for   vehicles   with   a   manual   gearbox.F
 P lace   the   electronic   key   in   the   back-up  
re

ader.
 (

see   the   "Access   -   Back-up   key"   section).
F
 
P
ress   the   brake   pedal   on   vehicles   with   an  
e

lectronic   or   automatic   gearbox,   or   fully  
d

eclutch   with   a   manual   gearbox.
F

P
ress the "START/STOP"
button.
 T

he   engine   starts.
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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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anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
Keep safely, away from your vehicle, the   label   attached   to   the   keys   given   to  
y

ou   on   acquisition   of   the   vehicle.
The
 
keys
 
contain
 
an
 
electronic
 
chip
 
which
 
has
 a
 
special
 
code.
 
When
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
o

n,
 
this
 
code
 
must
 
be
 
recognised
 
for
 
engine
 
s

tarting
 
to
 
be
 
authorised.
This
 
electronic
 
engine
 
immobiliser
 
locks
 
the
 
e

ngine
 
management
 
system
 
a
 
few
 
minutes
 
a

fter
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched
 
off
 
and
 
prevents
 
s

tarting
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
anyone
 
who
 
does
 
not
 
h

ave
 
the
 
key. In the event of a fault, you are
informed
 
by
 
illumination
 
of
 
this
 
w

arning
 
lamp,
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
a

nd/or
 
the
 
display
 
of
 
a
 
message,
 
d

epending
 o

n
 v

ersion.
In
 
this
 
case,
 
your
 
vehicle
 
will
 
not
 
start;
 
contact
 
a

 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
possible.
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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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With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake   whether   the   engine   is   running   or   off,   pull
control lever A .
The
  application   of   the   parking   brake   is  
c

onfirmed   by:
-
 i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l

amp   and   of   the   P
 
warning   lamp   in
 t

he control lever A ,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
When
  the   driver’s   door   is   opened   with   the  
e

ngine   running,   a   message   is   displayed  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal   if   the   parking  
b

rake   has   not   been   applied,   except   in   the   case  
o

f   an   automatic   gearbox   with   the   gear   lever   in  
p

osition P .
Before
  leaving   the   vehicle,   ensure
 t

hat   parking   brake   warning   lamp   in   the
 i

nstrument   panel   is   on   fixed,   not   flashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is c
onfirmed   by:
-
 
t
he   braking   warning   lamp   and  
t

he P   warning   lamp   in   the   control  
l

ever A   going   off,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
If you pull control lever A  without   pressing t
he   brake   pedal,   the   parking   brake   will n

ot   be   released   and   a   warning   lamp   will
 c

ome   on   in   the   instrument   panel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release   the   parking   brake,   press on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
  necessary,   you   can   make   a   maximum
application
 
of   the   parking   brake.   This   is  
o

btained
 by m
eans
 o
f
 a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,   until   you   see   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on   maximum"   and   a   beep   is   heard.
In   the   case   of   towing,   a   loaded   vehicle   or  
p

arking   on   a   gradient,   make   a   maximum  
a

pplication   of   the   parking   brake   then   turn   the  
f

ront   wheels   towards   the   pavement   and   engage  
a

  gear   when   you   park.
After
  a   maximum   application,   the   release   time  
w

ill   be   longer.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- i n   the   case   of   a   vehicle   towing   a   caravan  
o

r   a   trailer,   if   the   automatic   functions   are  
a

ctivated   but   you   are   applying   the   parking  
b

rake
 m
anually,
-
 
w
hen   the   gradient   you   are   parked   on   may  
v

ary   (e.g.   on   a   ferry,   on   a   lorry,   during  
tow

ing).
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Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is 
c onfirmed   by:
-
 
t
he   braking   warning   lamp   and  
t

he P   warning   lamp   in   the   control  
l

ever A   going   off,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of t he b raking w arning l
amp   and   of   the   P  warning   lamp   in t

he control lever A ,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
The
 
application   of   the   parking   brake   is  
c

onfirmed   by:
With
 
the
 
vehicle   stationary,   the   parking   brake  
i

s automatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before   leaving   the   vehicle,   ensure  
t

hat   parking   brake   warning   lamp   in  
t

he
  instrument   panel   is   on   fixed   (not  
f

lashing).
ne

ver leave a child alone inside the
vehicle
  with   the   ignition   on,   as   they  
c

ould   release   the   parking   brake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not press the accelerator pedal unnecessarily,
as
  you   may   release   the   parking   brake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or   parking   on   a   gradient,   turn   the   front  
w

heels   towards   the   pavement   and  
e

ngage   a   gear   when   you   park.The
  electric   parking   brake   releases
automatically and progressively when you
press
  the   accelerator:
F

M
anual gearbox: press down fully on the
clutch
  pedal,   engage   first   gear   or   reverse,  
p

ress   on   the   accelerator   pedal   and   move  
o

f f.
F

E
lectronic gearbox: select position A, M
or R
  then   press   on   the   accelerator   pedal.
F

A
utomatic gearbox: select position D, M
or R
  then   press   the   accelerator   pedal.
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Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination  of   the   braking  w
arning   lamp   and   the   P   warning  
l

amp   in   the   control   lever   A,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting the engine), the   parking   brake   can   automatically   alter   its  
f

orce.   This   is   normal   operation.
To
  advance   your   vehicle   a   few   centimetres  
w

ithout   starting   the   engine,   but   with   the   ignition  
o

n,   press   on   the   brake   pedal   and   release   the  
p

arking   brake   by pulling then releasing the
control lever A .
  The   full   release   of   the   parking  
b

rake   is   confirmed   by   the   warning   lamps   in  
t

he control lever A   and   in   the   instrument   panel  
g

oing   off   and   display   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
When
 
the
 
driver’s
 
door
 
is
 
opened,
 
a
 
message
 
is
 
d

isplayed
 
accompanied
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal,
 
if
 
t

he
 
parking
 
brake
 
has
 
not
 
been
 
applied,
 
except
 
i

n
 
the
 
case
 
of
 
an
 
automatic
 
gearbox
 
with
 
the
 
g

ear
 
lever
 
in
 
position
 
P .
The
 
application
 
of
 
the
 
parking
 
brake
 
is
 
c

onfirmed
 
by:
With
 
the
 
engine
 
running
 
and
 
the
 
vehicle
 s
tationary,
 
in
 
order
 
to
 
immobilise
 
the
 
vehicle
 
i

t is essential to manually
 

apply
 
the
 
parking
 
b

rake
 
by
 
pulling control lever A .
Before
 
leaving
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
ensure
 t

hat
 
parking
 
brake
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the
 i

nstrument
 
panel
 
is
 
on
 
fixed,
 
not
 
flashing.
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Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stability  control   system,   signalled   by t

he   illumination   of   this   warning   lamp,
 b

raking   stability   is   then   not   guaranteed.
In
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
failure
 
of
 
the
 
main
 
service
 
b

rake
 
or
 
in
 
an
 
exceptional
 
situation
 
(e.g.
 
driver
 
t

aken
 
ill,
 
under
 
instruction,
 
etc)
 
a
 
continuous
 
p

ull on the control lever A
 
will
 
stop
 
the
 
vehicle.
The electronic stability control provides stability
during
 em

ergency
 b

raking.
If
 
the
 
emergency
 
braking
 
malfunctions,
 
t

he
 
message
 
"Parking
 
brake
 
faulty"
 
will
 
be
 
d

isplayed. The
  emergency   braking   must   only   be  
us

ed
 in e
xceptional
 c
ircumstances.
In
 
this
 
event,   stability   must   be   assured   by   the  
d

river
 
by
 
repeating   alternate   "pull-release"  
a

ctions on the control lever A .
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