10
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
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.
With
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
g
ive
p
reference
t
o
a
utomatic
m
ode
a
nd
av
oid
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
o
r
s
uddenly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than 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
CO2 emissions and also helps reduce the background traffic noise.
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.
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...).
Switch
o
ff
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
u
nless
i
t
h
as
a
utomatic
r
egulation,
a
s
so
on
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
i
s
a
ttained.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols,
i
f
n
ot
a
utomatic.
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
ront
f
oglamps
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
do
es
n
ot
r
equire
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
The gear efficiency indicator invites you engage the most suitable gear: as soon 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.
For
v
ehicles
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
t
his
i
ndicator
a
ppears
on
ly
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
Eco-driving
11
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
r
ecommended
i
n
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
s
chedule.
With
a B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngine,
i
f
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem
i
s
f
aulty
y
our
v
ehicle
be
comes
p
olluting;
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
wi
thout
d
elay
t
o
h
ave
t
he
e
missions
o
f
n
itrous
o
xides
b
rought
b
ack
t
o
th
e
l
egal
l
evel.
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
54
Touch screen tablet
Temporary display in a new window:
F Pr ess t he e nd o f t he w iper c ontrol s talk f or ac
cess
t
o
t
he
i
nformation
a
nd
d
isplay
t
he
di
fferent
t
abs.
Display of information
Permanent display: The current instantaneous fuel
consumption
t
ab
w
ith:
-
th
e
r
ange,
-
th
e
c
urrent
f
uel
c
onsumption,
-
th
e
S
top
& S
tart
t
ime
c
ounter.
The trip "1"
t
ab
w
ith:
-
th
e
d
istance
t
ravelled.
- th e a verage f uel c onsumption,
- th e a verage s peed,
fo
r
t
he
f
irst
t
rip.
The trip "2"
t
ab
w
ith:
-
th
e
d
istance
t
ravelled.
-
th
e
a
verage
f
uel
c
onsumption,
-
th
e
a
verage
s
peed,
fo
r
t
he
s
econd
t
rip.
Trip reset
The trip computer information is displayed in the 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.
F
Selec
t the "
Driving "
m
enu.
F
Wh
en
t
he
d
esired
t
rip
i
s
di
splayed,
p
ress
t
he
r
eset
b
utton
or p
ress
a
nd
h
old
t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
wi
per
c
ontrol
s
talk.
Tr i p s "1" a nd " 2" a re i ndependent b ut t heir u se is i
dentical.
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.
Instruments
55
A few definitions…
Range
(miles or km)
Wh
en
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).
Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
Stop & Start time counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
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. The
f
uel
c
onsumption
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle
wi
ll
b
e
h
igher
t
han
t
he
o
fficial
f
igures
ob
tained
b
y
C
ITROËN
d
uring
t
he
f
irst
1 8
00
m
iles
(
3
0
00
k
m)
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle's
li
fe.
This
f
unction
i
s
o
nly
d
isplayed
f
rom
20 m
ph
(
30
k
m/h).
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.
The
d
istance
w
hich
c
an
s
till
b
e
t
ravelled
w
ith
th
e
f
uel
r
emaining
i
n
t
he
t
ank
(
at
t
he
a
verage
fu
el
c
onsumption
s
een
ov
er
t
he
l
ast
f
ew
m
iles
(k
ilometres)
tra
velled).
Calculated
ov
er
t
he
l
ast
f
ew
s
econds.
Calculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
c
omputer
r
eset.
If
y
our
v
ehicle
i
s
f
itted
w
ith
S
top
& S
tart,
a ti
me
c
ounter
c
alculates
t
he
t
ime
s
pent
i
n
ST
OP mode
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.
Calculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
c
omputer
r
eset.
Calculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
c
omputer
r
eset.
1
Instruments
274
Identification markings
A. Vehicle identification number (VIN) under
t
he bonnet.
This
n
umber
i
s
e
ngraved
o
n
t
he
b
odywork
n
ear
th
e
s
uspension
d
amper
m
ounting.
B.
Ve
hicle identification number on the
dashboard.
This
n
umber
i
s
i
ndicated
o
n
a s
elf-adhesive
la
bel
w
hich
i
s
v
isible
t
hrough
t
he
w
indscreen. D. Tyre/paint label.
This
l
abel
i
s
a
ffixed
t
o
t
he
d
river's
f
ront
p
illar.
C. Manufacturer's label.
The V IN i s i ndicated o n a s elf-destroying l abel af
fixed
t
o
t
he
d
river's
c
entre
p
illar.It
b
ears
t
he
f
ollowing
i
nformation:
-
th
e
t
yre
p
ressures,
f
or
u
nladen
a
nd
l
aden
con
ditions,
-
th
e
t
yre
s
izes
(
including
t
he
l
oad
i
ndex
a
nd
spe
ed
rat
ing),
-
th
e
s
pare
t
yre
i
nflation
p
ressure,
-
th
e
p
aint
c
olour
c
ode.
The t yre p ressures m ust b e c hecked wh
en
t
he
t
yres
a
re
c
old,
a
t
l
east
o
nce
a mo
nth.
Low tyre pressures increase fuel
consumption.
Various
v
isible
m
arkings
f
or
t
he
i
dentification
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
Technical data