2015 Citroen C4 RHD engine

169
Switching off the engine
F Immobilise the v ehicle.
F Pl ace t he g ear s elector a t P or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
Do not leave your vehicle with the
electronic
 k

ey
 s
till
 i
nside.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 l
eads
 t
o
 a l
oss
 of b

raking
 a
ssistance.
If
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
mmobilised,
 t
he
 en

gine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
top.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nside
 th

e vehicle, press the " S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton.
The
 e

ngine
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
teering
 co

lumn
 l
ocks.
Emergency starting
When the electronic key is in the recognition zone a nd, a fter p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 a
t
 P
or N for
vehicles
 w

ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 ne

utral
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox.F Op
en t he f ront a rmrest.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 m
at
 b
y
 i
ts
 t
ab
 a
nd
 r
emove
 i
t.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 b
ack-up
 rea

der.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 o
n
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 f
ully
 d
eclutch
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button.
 Th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
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Driving

173
With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake w hether t he e ngine i s r unning o r o ff, p ull
control lever A .
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
-
 il

lumination
 of th
e
 br
aking
 war
ning
 la

mp
 a
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 P w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e control lever A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ase
 of a

n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 in p

osition P .
Before
 l

eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is co
nfirmed b y:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
If you pull control lever A w ithout p ressing th
e b rake p edal, t he p arking b rake w ill no

t
 b
e
 r
eleased
 a
nd
 a w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 co

me
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release t he p arking b rake, p ress on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
 n

ecessary,
 y
ou
 c
an
 m
ake
 a ma
ximum
application
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
 T
his
 i
s
 ob

tained
 by me
ans
 of a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 s
ee
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n
 m
aximum"
 a
nd
 a b
eep
 i
s
 h
eard.
In
 t
he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
owing,
 a l
oaded
 v
ehicle
 o
r
 pa

rking
 o
n
 a g
radient,
 m
ake
 a m
aximum
 ap

plication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 t
urn
 t
he
 fr

ont
 w
heels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g

ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.
After
 a m

aximum
 a
pplication,
 t
he
 r
elease
 t
ime
 wi

ll
 b
e
 l
onger.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- in the c ase o f a v ehicle t owing a c aravan or a t

railer,
 i
f
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 ac

tivated
 b
ut
 y
ou
 a
re
 a
pplying
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 ma
nually,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 g
radient
 y
ou
 a
re
 p
arked
 o
n
 m
ay
 va

ry
 (
e.g.
 o
n
 a f
erry,
 o
n
 a l
orry,
 d
uring
 towi

ng).
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Driving

174
Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of the br aking war ning la
mp a nd o f t he P w arning l amp i n th

e control lever A ,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tationary,
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 is a

utomatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed
 (
not
 fla

shing).
Never
 l

eave
 a c
hild
 a
lone
 i
nside
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 a
s
 t
hey
 co

uld
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not pr ess th e ac celerator pe dal un necessarily, as y

ou
 m
ay
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking o n a g radient, t urn t he f ront wh

eels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 en

gage
 a g
ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.The
 e

lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleases
automatically and progressively when you
press
 t
he
 a
ccelerator:
F
Ma
nual gearbox:
 p
ress
 d
own
 f
ully
 o
n
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal,
 e
ngage
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 r
everse,
 pr

ess
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 mov

e off.
F
Au
tomatic gearbox
:
 s
elect
 p
osition
 D
,
M
or R
 t
hen
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination o
f t he b raking wa
rning l amp a nd t he P w arning la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal,
 i
f
 th

e
 p

arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 in t

he
 c

ase
 o
f
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 P.
T

he
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 a
nd
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 i
mmobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 it i

s essential to manually
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 b

y
 p
ulling
control lever A .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Driving

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 .
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Driving

185
Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO" w arning l amp c omes o n in t
he i nstrument p anel a nd t he e ngine go

es
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 a
utomatically:
-
 wi

th a manual gearbox ,
 a

t
 s
peeds
 b
elow
 12 mp

h
 (2
0
 km
/h),
 or ve
hicle
 st
ationary
 wi
th
 Pu

reTech
 1
30
 p
etrol
 a
nd
 B
lueHDi
 1
15
 a
nd
 12

0
 D
iesel
 v
ersions,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
ear
 le

ver
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 c
lutch
 peda

l, If
 y

our
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 t
he
 sy

stem,
 a t
ime
 c
ounter
 c
alculates
 th

e
 s
um
 o
f
 t
he
 p
eriods
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de
 d
uring
 a j
ourney.
 I
t
 r
esets
 it

self
 t
o
 z
ero
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 ig

nition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n
 w
ith
 t
he
 ke

y
 o
r
 t
he
 "
START/STOP"
 b
utton.
-
 wi

th an automatic gearbox, vehicle
stationary,
 w

hen
 y
ou
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 or p

lace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 N.
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:
- th e v ehicle i s o n a s teep s lope ( up o r d o

w n),
-
 th

e
 d
river's
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
astened,
-
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 h
as
 n
ot
 e
xceeded
 6 m
ph
 (1

0 km/h)
 s
ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 e
ngine
 s
tart
 (
using
 th

e
 k
ey
 o
r
 t
he
 "
START/STOP"
 b
utton),
-
 th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 bei

ng
 ap
plied,
-
 th

e
 e
ngine
 i
s
 n
eeded
 t
o
 m
aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t
emperature
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i
s
 a
ctive,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 t
o
 a
ssure
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
In this case, the "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 fl

ashes
 f
or
 a f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 of

f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
The
 S

top
 & S

tart system
 p

uts
 t

he
 e

ngine
 t

emporarily
 i

nto
 s

tandby
 - S

TOP
 m

ode
 - d

uring
 s

tops
 i

n
 t

he
 t

raffic
 (
red
 l
ights,
 t
raffic
 j
ams,
 o
r
 o
ther...).
 T
he
 en

gine
 r

estarts
 a

utomatically
 - S

TART
 m

ode
 - a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 y

ou
 w

ant
 t

o
 m

ove
 o

ff.
 T

he
 r

estart
 t

akes
 p

lace
 i
nstantly,
 q
uickly
 a
nd
 s
ilently.
Per fect
 f

or
 u

rban
 u

se,
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 s

ystem
 r

educes
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 e

missions
 a

s
 w

ell
 a
s
 t
he
 n
oise
 l
evel
 w
hen
 s
tationary.
Never
 r

efuel
 w

ith
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de;
 y

ou
 m

ust
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 i

gnition
 wi

th
 t

he
 k

ey
 o

r
 t

he
 "

START/STOP"
 bu

tton.
STOP m
ode d
oes n
ot a
ffect t
he fu

nctionality of the vehicle, such as
braking,
 p

ower
 s

teering,
 f

or
 e

xample.
6
Driving

186
Deactivation
Going into engine START mode
At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch to
de activate t he s ystem.
This
 i

s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
he
 s
witch
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co

ming
 o
n
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a mes

sage.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
The "ECO" w arning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts a utomatically:
-
 wi

th a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress
 t

he
 c
lutch
 p
edal,
-
 wi

th an automatic gearbox:
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 D
or M, when
you
 r

elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 N a
nd
 b
rake
 pe

dal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
lace
 t
he
 g
ear
 sel

ector in position D or M ,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.For s
afety r easons o r t o e nsure s mooth op
eration, S TART m ode i s i nvoked au

tomatically
 when
:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 1
5
 m
ph
 (2

5
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox
 (
3
 k
m/h
 (2 m

ph)
 w
ith
 P
ureTech
 1
30
 p
etrol
 a
nd
 Bl

ueHDi
 D
iesel
 1
15
 a
nd
 1
20
 v
ersions)
 o
r
 2 mp

h
 (
3
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
-
 th

e
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 b
eing
 a
pplied,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 t
o
 a
ssure
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
In this case the "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 fl

ashes
 f
or
 f
ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 of

f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g
earbox
 i
n
 S
TOP
 m
ode,
 if a g

ear
 i
s
 e
ngaged
 w
ithout
 f
ully
 de

pressing
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal,
 a w
arning
 la

mp
 c
omes
 o
n
 o
r
 a
n
 a
lert
 m
essage
 is d

isplayed
 a
sking
 y
ou
 t
o
 d
epress
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal
 t
o
 r
estart
 t
he
 e
ngine. If
 t

he
 s
ystem
 h
as
 b
een
 d
eactivated
 in S

TOP
 m
ode,
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 im

mediately.
Driving

204
TOTAL & CITROËN
Partners in performance and
protecting the environment
Innovation in the search for
performance
For over 40 year, the TOTAL Research and Development de partments ha ve de veloped lu

bricants
 f
or
 C
ITROËN,
 t
o
 m
atch
 t
he
 l
atest
 te

chnical innovations on CITROËN vehicles, both for
competition
 a

nd
 f
or
 e
veryday
 m
otoring.
For you, this is an assurance that you will obtain the
best
 p

er formance
 f
rom
 y
our
 e
ngine.
Optimum protection for
your engine
By having your CITROËN vehicle serviced w ith T OTAL l ubricants, y ou a re co

ntributing
 t
owards
 i
mproving
 t
he
 l
ife
 an

d
 p
er formance
 o
f
 y
our
 e
ngine,
 w
hile
 al

so
 p
rotecting
 t
he
 e
nvironment.
Practical information

206
Fuel used for petrol
engines
The petrol engines are compatible with E1
0 b io-petrol ( containing 1 0 % e thanol), co

nforming
 t
o
 E
uropean
 s
tandards
 E
N
 2
28
 
a

nd
 E
N
 1
5376.
E85
 t

ype
 f
uels
 (
containing
 u
p
 t
o
 8
5
 % e
thanol)
 ar

e
 r
eserved
 e
xclusively
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 m
arketed
 fo

r
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
BioFlex
 ve

hicles).
 T
he
 q
uality
 o
f
 t
he
 e
thanol
 m
ust
 co

mply
 w
ith
 E
uropean
 s
tandard
 E
N
 1
5293.
Fuel used for Diesel
engines
The Diesel engines are compatible with biofuels w hich c onform t o c urrent a nd f uture Eu

ropean
 s
tandards
 (
Diesel
 f
uel
 w
hich
 co

mplies
 w
ith
 s
tandard
 E
N
 5
90
 m
ixed
 w
ith
 a b

iofuel
 w
hich
 c
omplies
 w
ith
 s
tandard
 EN 1

4214)
 a
vailable
 a
t
 t
he
 p
umps
 (
containing
 up t

o
 7 % F
atty
 A
cid
 M
ethyl
 E
ster).
B30
 b

iofuel
 c
an
 b
e
 u
sed
 i
n
 c
ertain
 D
iesel
 en

gines.
 H
owever,
 t
his
 u
se,
 e
ven
 o
ccasional,
 re

quires
 s
trict
 a
pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 s
pecial
 se

rvicing
 c
onditions.
 C
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable
 o

r
 a
nimal
 o
ils,
 p
ure
 o
r
 d
iluted,
 do

mestic
 f
uel...)
 i
s
 s
trictly
 p
rohibited
 (
risk
 o
f
 da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 f
uel
 s
ystem).
The p
etrol o
r D
iesel e
ngine o
f y
our v
ehicle i
s fi
tted w
ith a c
atalytic c
onverter, a d
evice w
hich he

lps
 t

o
 r

educe
 t

he
 l

evel
 o

f
 h

armful
 e

missions
 in t

he
 e

xhaust
 g

ases.
For petrol engines, the use of unleaded fuel
is compulsory.
The
 f

iller
 n

eck
 i

s
 n

arrower,
 a

dmitting
 u

nleaded
 pe

trol
 n

ozzles
 o

nly.
Fuel supply cut-off
Your vehicle is equipped with a safety device wh ich cuts off the fuel supply in the event of a
collision. If you have put in the wrong fuel for
your vehicle, you must have the tank
drained and refilled with the correct
fuel before you star t the engine.
Practical information