2015 Citroen C4 RHD Owner's Manual

175
Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting the engine), the p arking b rake c an a utomatically a lter i ts fo

rce.
 T
his
 i
s
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
To
 a

dvance
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 a f
ew
 c
entimetres
 wi

thout
 s
tarting
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 b
ut
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 on

,
 p
ress
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 pa

rking
 b
rake
 b
y pulling then releasing the
control lever A .
 T

he
 f
ull
 r
elease
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amps
 i
n
 th

e control lever A
 a
nd
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 go

ing
 o
ff
 a
nd
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stability c ontrol s ystem, s ignalled b y th

e
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp,
 br

aking
 s
tability
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ot
 g
uaranteed.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 a f

ailure
 o

f
 t

he
 m

ain
 s

ervice
 br

ake
 o

r
 i

n
 a

n
 e

xceptional
 s

ituation
 (

e.g.
 d

river
 ta

ken
 i

ll,
 u

nder
 i

nstruction,
 e

tc)
 a c

ontinuous
 pu

ll on the control lever A
 w

ill
 s

top
 t

he
 v

ehicle.
The
 e

lectronic
 s

tability
 c

ontrol
 p

rovides
 s

tability
 du

ring
 emer

gency
 br

aking.
If
 t

he
 e

mergency
 b

raking
 m

alfunctions,
 th

e
 m

essage
 "

Parking
 b

rake
 f

aulty"
 w

ill
 b

e
 di

splayed. The
 e

mergency
 b
raking
 m
ust
 o
nly
 b
e
 use

d
 in ex
ceptional
 cir
cumstances.
In
 t

his
 e

vent,
 s
tability
 m
ust
 b
e
 a
ssured
 b
y
 t
he
 dr

iver
 b

y
 r

epeating
 a
lternate
 "
pull-release"
 ac

tions on the control lever A .
6
Driving

176
Operating faults
If the electric parking brake malfunction warning lamp comes on together with one or more of the warning lamps presented in these tables, place the vehicle i n a s afe c ondition ( on l evel g round, g ear e ngaged) a nd c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop w ithout d elay.
Situations Consequences
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 c
an
 o
nly
 b
e
 u
sed
 m
anually.
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Ma

nual
 r
elease
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 o
nly
 a
vailable
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 c
ontrol.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
nd
 t
he
 m
anual
 a
pplication
 a
re
 s
till
 a
vailable.
Display
 o

f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "P

arking brake fault"
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp
s: -
 Th

e
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
-
 Hi

ll
 s
tart
 a
ssist
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
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177
SituationsConsequences
To
 a
pply
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake:
F
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 5 s
econds
 o
r
 u
ntil
 a
pplication
 i
s
 c
omplete.
F
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 c
heck
 t
he
 s
witching
 o
n
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 br

ake
 w
arning
 l
amps.
The
 a

pplication
 i
s
 s
lower
 t
han
 d
uring
 n
ormal
 o
peration.
To
 r

elease
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake:
F
 sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 h
old
 i
t
 f
or
 a
pproximately
 3 s
econds
 t
hen
 r
elease
 i
t.
If
 t

he
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 f
lashing
 o
r
 i
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amps
 d
o
 n
ot
 c
ome
 on w

ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
hese
 p
rocedures
 w
ill
 n
ot
 w
ork.
 P
lace
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 on l

evel
 g
round
 a
nd
 h
ave
 i
t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
and
 p

ossibly
flashing
Display
 o

f
 t

he
 m

essage
 " P

arking brake fault "
 a

nd
 o
f
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 war

ning
 lamp

s: -
 On

ly
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 a
pplication
 o
n
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 a
utomatic
 re

lease
 o
n
 a
cceleration
 f
unctions
 a
re
 a
vailable.
-
 Th

e
 m
anual
 a
pplication/release
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 a
nd
 t
he
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
re
 n
ot
 a
vailable.
and
 p

ossibly
flashing
Battery
 f

ault: -
 If t

he
 b
attery
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
top
 i
mmediately
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 th

e
 t
raffic
 a
llows.
 S
top
 a
nd
 i
mmobilise
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 (
if
 n
ecessary,
 p
lace
 t
he
 tw

o
 c
hocks
 u
nder
 t
he
 w
heels).
-
 Ap

ply
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 b
efore
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine.
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Driving

178
6-speed manual gearbox
Engaging 5th or 6th gear Engaging reverse gear
F Raise the r ing u nder t he k nob a nd m ove th
e g ear l ever t o t he l eft t hen f or wards.Only
 e

ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 i
s
 s
tationary
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
t
 i
dle.
As
 a s
afety
 p
recaution
 a
nd
 t
o
 f
acilitate
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine:
-
 al
ways
 s
elect
 n
eutral,
-
 pr
ess
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
F
 Mov

e
 t

he
 l

ever
 f

ully
 t

o
 t

he
 r

ight
 t

o
 engag

e 5
th or 6th g e a r.
F
ailure
 t

o
 o

bserve
 t
his
 p
rocedure
 ma

y
 c

ause
 p

ermanent
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 gea

rbox
 (enga
ging
 3rd or 4th gear by m i
st a ke).
Driving

179
Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
1. Gear selector.
2. Bu
tton "T" (snow) .
3.
Bu

tton "S" (spor t) .
4.
 Po

sition
 m
arkings
 f
or
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector.P.
 Par

k.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re
verse.
-
 Re
versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
N.
 Ne
utral.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on.
- St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D.
 Au
tomatic
 opera
tion.
M.+ / -
   Ma
nual
 o
peration
 w
ith
 s
equential
 ch

anging
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu
sh
 f
or wards
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. or
F Pu ll b ackwards t o c hange d own t hrough th

e
 g
ears.
Gear selector positions
When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator co

mes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P
 Par

k
R
R

everse
N
N

eutral
D
 Dr

ive
 (
automatic
 d
riving)
S
Spo

rt
 prog
ramme
T
Sn

ow
 prog
ramme
1 to 6
  G

ear
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
-
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
Displays in the instrument
panelSix speed automatic gearbox w hich o f fers a c hoice be
tween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic o peration, en

hanced
 b
y
 s
port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes,
 a
nd
 th

e
 p
leasure
 o
f
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 o
ffered:
-
 au

tomatic operation for electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
 wi

th a sport
 p
rogramme
 f
or
 a m
ore
 dy

namic
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving
 a
nd
 a s
now
programme
 t

o
 i
mprove
 d
riving
 w
hen
 tr

action is poor,
-
 man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
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Driving

180
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.
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181
These two special programmes supplement the automatic o peration i n v ery s pecific c onditions of u

se.
Sport programme "S"
F Press button "S" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a utomatically f avours a d ynamic st

yle
 o
f
 d
riving.
S
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Snow programme "T"
F Press button " T" , a fter s tarting t he e ngine.
The g earbox a dapts t o d riving o n s lippery ro

ads.
This
 p

rogramme
 i
mproves
 s
tarting
 a
nd
 d
rive
 wh

en
 t
raction
 i
s
 p
oor.
T
 a

ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.F
 At a

ny
 t
ime,
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
utton
 s
elected
 ag

ain
 t
o
 l
eave
 t
he
 s
pecial
 p
rogramme
 en

gaged
 a
nd
 r
eturn
 t
o
 a
uto-adaptive
 m
ode.
Sport and snow programmes
Return to auto-adaptive
mode
6
Driving

182
Manual operation
D disappears and the gears engaged a ppear i n s uccession o n th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is not e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be

tween
 t
wo
 p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
If the selector is not in position P ,
when t he d river's d oor i s o pened o r ap

proximately
 4
5
 s
econds
 a
fter
 t
he
 ig

nition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff,
 t
here
 i
s
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 a
ppears.
F
Re

turn the selector to position P ;
 th

e
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 me

ssage
 di
sappears.
F
Selec

t position M for sequential
 chan

ging
 of t

he
 s

ix
 g

ears.
F
 Pu

sh
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 + s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 u

p
 a g

ear.
F
 Pu

ll
 t

he
 s

elector
 t

owards
 t

he
 - s

ign
 t

o
 ch

ange
 d

own
 a g

ear.
It
 i

s
 o

nly
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 o

ne
 g

ear
 t

o
 an

other
 i

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

peed
 a

nd
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 pe
rmit; o
ther wise, t
he g
earbox w
ill o
perate te
mporarily i
n a
utomatic m
ode.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 s

peed
 i

s
 t

oo
 l

ow
 o

r
 t

oo
 h

igh,
 t

he
 ge

ar
 s

elected
 f

lashes
 f

or
 a f

ew
 s

econds,
 t

hen
 th

e
 a

ctual
 g

ear
 e

ngaged
 i

s
 d

isplayed.
When
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 i

s
 s

tationary
 o

r
 m

oving
 ve

ry
 s

lowly,
 t

he
 g

earbox
 s

elects
 g

ear
 1


automatically.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
when
 chan

ging
 ge

ar.
It
 i

s
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

hange
 f

rom
 p

osition
 D


(automatic)
 t

o
 p

osition
 M (

manual)
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime.
The
 s

port
 a

nd
 s

now
 p

rogrammes
 d

o
 n

ot
 op

erate
 i

n
 m

anual
 m

ode. Before
 sw

itching
 of
f
 th
e
 en
gine,
 pu
t
 th
e
 se
lector
 in p

osition P or N
 t
o
 p
lace
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
n
 neut

ral.
In
 b

oth
 c
ases,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 im

mobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 u
nless
 i
t
 i
s
 p
rogrammed
 to a

utomatic
 m
ode.
Driving