2015 Citroen C4 RHD parking brake

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Moving off
If position N is engaged inadvertently while d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re

turn
 t
o
 i
dle
 t
hen
 e
ngage
 p
osition
 D
to
accelerate. F
Selec

t position D for automatic
 chan
ging
 of t

he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
The
 g
earbox
 t
hen
 o
perates
 i
n
 a
uto-adaptive
 mo

de,
 w
ithout
 a
ny
 i
ntervention
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 of t

he
 d
river.
 I
t
 c
ontinuously
 s
elects
 t
he
 m
ost
 su

itable
 g
ear
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving,
 th
e p rofile o f t he r oad a nd t he l oad i n t he ve
hicle.
For
 m

aximum
 a
cceleration
 w
ithout
 t
ouching
 th

e
 s
elector,
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 d
own
 fu

lly
 (
kick
 d
own).
 T
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 o
r
 m
aintains
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elected
 un

til
 t
he
 m
aximum
 e
ngine
 s
peed
 i
s
 r
eached.
On
 b

raking,
 t
he
 g
earbox
 c
hanges
 d
own
 au

tomatically
 t
o
 p
rovide
 e
ffective
 e
ngine
 br

aking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
 w

ill
 n
ot
 c
hange
 t
o
 a h
igher
 g
ear
 f
or
 sa

fety
 r
easons.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning
 a
t
 i
dle,
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
rakes
 r
eleased,
 i
f
 p
osition
 R,

D or
M
 i

s
 s
elected,
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 m
oves
 e
ven
 wi

thout
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 b
eing
 p
ressed.
Never
 l

eave
 c
hildren
 u
nsupervised
 i
n
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 r
unning.
When
 c

arrying
 o
ut
 m
aintenance
 w
ith
 th

e
 e
ngine
 r
unning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 a
nd
 s
elect
 p
osition
 P.
N

ever select position N while the
vehicle
 i

s
 m
oving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicle
 i

s
 c
ompletely
 s
tationary.
If
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
elease
 au

tomatically,
 c
heck
 t
hat
 t
he
 f
ront
 d
oors
 ar

e
 f
ully
 c
losed.
F
 Wi

th
 y

our
 f

oot
 o

n
 t

he
 b

rake,
 s

elect
 pos

ition
P

or N
.
F
 St

art
 t

he
 e

ngine.
If
 t

his
 p

rocedure
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

ollowed,
 a

n
 a

udible
 si

gnal
 i

s
 h

eard,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a m

essage
 i

n
 th

e
 i

nstrument
 p

anel
 s

creen.
F Wi
th t
he e
ngine r
unning, p
ress t
he b
rake peda
l.
F
Selec

t position R , D or M.
Automatic operation
The parking brake is released manually, the ve
hicle m oves o ff.
If
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 o
n
 a
nd
 a
utomatic
 m
ode
 is a

ctivated,
 a
ccelerate
 p
rogressively.
If you do not press the brake pedal when trying t o m ove t he g ear s elector o ut of p

osition P ,
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 o
r
 t
his
 sy

mbol
 app
ears
 in th
e
 ins
trument
 pane
l
 ac
companied
 by a m

essage,
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
he
 P s
ymbol,
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m

essage
 a
nd
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
F Check that t he d isplay i n t he i nstrument pa
nel a grees w ith t he p osition e ngaged.
F
 Gr

adually
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Driving

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Automatic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 se

rvice
 s
chedule
 f
or
 d
etails
 o
f
 th

e
 l
evel
 c
hecking
 i
nterval
 f
or
 t
his
 co

mponent.
Electric parking brake
This system does not require any routine s ervicing. H owever, i n th

e
 e
vent
 o
f
 a p
roblem,
 h
ave
 t
he
 sy

stem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Manual parking brake
If a loss of effectiveness of this
system is noticed, th e pa rking br ake mu

st
 b
e
 c
hecked,
 e
ven
 b
etween
 tw

o
 s
ervices.
Brake pads
Brake wear depends on the style of driving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v

ehicles
 u
sed
 i
n
 t
own,
 o
ver
 s
hort
 di

stances.
 I
t
 m
ay
 b
e
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 
Brake disc wear
For information on checking brake disc w ear, c ontact a C ITROËN de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 br

ake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Manual gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 sc

hedule
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hecking
 i
nterval
 fo

r
 t
his
 c
omponent.
Only
 u

se
 p
roducts
 r
ecommended
 b
y
 CI

TROËN
 o
r
 p
roducts
 o
f
 e
quivalent
 qual

ity
 and spe
cification.
In
 o

rder
 t
o
 o
ptimise
 t
he
 o
peration
 o
f
 un

its
 a
s
 i
mportant
 a
s
 t
hose
 i
n
 t
he
 br

aking
 s
ystem,
 C
ITROËN
 s
elects
 a
nd
 of

fers
 v
ery
 s
pecific
 p
roducts.
After
 w

ashing
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 d
ampness,
 or i

n
 w
intry
 c
onditions,
 i
ce
 c
an
 f
orm
 on t

he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads:
 b
raking
 ef

ficiency
 m
ay
 b
e
 r
educed.
 M
ake
 l
ight
 br

ake
 a
pplications
 t
o
 d
ry
 a
nd
 d
efrost
 th

e
 b
rakes.
have
 t

he
 c

ondition
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rakes
 c
hecked,
 e
ven
 be

tween
 ve

hicle
 se
rvices.
Unless
 t

here
 i
s
 a l
eak
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ircuit,
 a d
rop
 i
n
 th

e
 b

rake
 f

luid
 l
evel
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 b
rake
 pa

ds
 a

re
 w

orn. Checking
 t

his
 s
ystem
 m
ust
 b
e
 d
one
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
7
Practical information

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For BlueHDi Diesel versions
If your vehicle has an electric parking brake,
the j ack i s s towed i n a b ag p laced i n t he b oot.If your vehicle has a manual parking brake
,
the j ack i s s towed u nder t he s pare w heel a nd un

der
 t
he
 s
torage
 b
ox:
F
 re

move
 t
he
 "
space-saver"
 t
ype
 s
pare
 wh

eel,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 p
olystyrene
 s
torage
 b
ox,
F
 pu

sh
 t
he
 j
ack
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 l
ift
 i
t
 b
y
 i
ts
 r
ear
 part

.The
 s

pare
 w
heel
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot
 u
nder
 th

e
 f
loor.
Depending
 o

n
 v
ersion,
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel
 m
ay
 b
e
 a s

tandard
 s
ize
 s
teel
 o
r
 a
lloy
 w
heel;
 f
or
 s
ome
 co

untries
 o
f
 s
ale
 i
t
 i
s
 t
he
 "
space
 s
aver"
 t
ype.
For access to the spare wheel, first refer to
"Access
 t

o
 t
he
 t
ools"
 i
n
 t
his
 s
ection.
Access to the spare wheel
If your vehicle has an electric parking brake, o nly a " space s aver" t ype o f wh

eel
 c
an
 b
e
 s
towed
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
8
In the event of a breakdown