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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.
The
g
ear
e
fficiency
i
ndicator
i
nvites
y
ou
e
ngage
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
g
ear:
as s
oon
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.
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...).
To
s
ave
e
nergy,
d
o
n
ot
s
et
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
a
t
t
oo
l
ow
a t
emperature.
As
s
oon
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
h
as
b
een
r
eached,
l
imit
t
he
u
se
o
f
th
e
a
ir
c
onditioning,
e
xcept
i
f
r
egulation
i
s
a
utomatic.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols
a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
c
onsider
po
ssible.
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
oglamp
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
d
oes
n
ot
re
quire
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
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
W
ith
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
d
o
n
ot
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
or sudd
enly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather th an 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
C
O
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elp r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
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.
.
Eco-driving
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Interior fittings with a manual gearbox
1. Sun visor.
2 . Gl ove box.
It h
ouses
a
n
a
uxiliary
s
ocket.
3.
12 V a
ccessor y socket (max. 120 W).
4.
US
B por t.
5.
Op
en storage.
6.
Cu
p holder.
7.
Fr
ont armrest with storage.
(d
epending
on ver
sion).
8.
Fr
ont door pockets.
9.
M
at.
Ease of use and comfort
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71
Interior fittings with an electronic gearbox
1. Sun visor.
2 . Gl ove box.
It h
ouses
a
n
a
uxiliary
s
ocket.
3.
12 V a
ccessor y socket (max. 120 W).
4.
US
B por t.
5.
Op
en storage.
6.
Cu
p holder.
7.
Fr
ont armrest.
8.
Fr
ont door pockets.
9.
M
at.
3
Ease of use and comfort
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Coat hooks
They are located above each rear door.Electronic gearbox
The armrest can be inclined for wards to benefit f rom i ts c omfort o r f olded c ompletely bac
kwards.
Front armrest
Manual gearbox
(depending on equipment)
These storage spaces can be used to house p ortable d evices ( mobile p hone, MP
3
p
layer...)
w
hich
c
an
b
e
c
onnected
to t
he
U
SB
p
ort
/ a
uxiliary
s
ocket
o
r
ch
arged
f
rom
t
he
1
2
V s
ocket
i
n
t
he
ce
ntre
c
onsole.
F
Fo
r
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
c
losed
s
torage
b
ox,
l
ift
th
e
l
ever
t
o
o
pen
t
he
l
id.
F
Fo
r
a
ccess
t
o
t
he
o
pen
s
torage
b
ox
b
elow
th
e
a
rmrest,
l
ift
t
he
c
omplete
a
rmrest
to
wards
t
he
r
ear.
Ease of use and comfort
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5-speed manual gearbox
Engaging reverse
gear
F Press the c lutch p edal f ully d own.
F Pu sh t he g ear l ever f ully t o t he r ight t hen bac
kwards. 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.
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Driving
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Operation
Gear efficiency indicator
System which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up, on vehicles fitted with a manual gearbox.
Th e
s
ystem
a
dapts
i
ts
g
ear
c
hange
re
commendation
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
dr
iving
c
onditions
(
slope,
l
oad, ...)
a
nd
th
e
d
emands
o
f
t
he
d
river
(
power,
ac
celeration,
b
raking, ...).
The
s
ystem
n
ever
s
uggests:
-
en
gaging
f
irst
g
ear,
-
engag
ing
re
verse
gea
r,
-
en
gaging
a l
ower
g
ear.
Example:
-
Yo
u
a
re
i
n
t
hird
g
ear.
Depending
o
n
t
he
d
riving
s
ituation
a
nd
y
our
ve
hicle's
e
quipment,
t
he
s
ystem
m
ay
a
dvise
yo
u
t
o
s
kip
o
ne
(
or
m
ore)
g
ear(s).
Y
ou
c
an
fo
llow
t
his
i
nstruction
w
ithout
e
ngaging
t
he
in
termediate
ge
ars.
-
Yo
u
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
-
Th
e
s
ystem
m
ay
s
uggest
t
hat
y
ou
e
ngage
a h
igher
g
ear.
The
i
nformation
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
i
n
t
he
f
orm
o
f
a
n
a
rrow,
a
ccompanied
b
y
th
e
r
ecommended
g
ear.
On
c
ertain
D
iesel
v
ersions
w
ith
m
anual
ge
arbox,
t
he
s
ystem
m
ay
s
uggest
ch
anging
i
nto
n
eutral
(N i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
th
e
i
nstrument
p
anel)
s
o
t
hat
t
he
e
ngine
ca
n
g
o
i
nto
s
tandby
(
STOP
m
ode
wi
th
S
top
& S
tart),
i
n
c
ertain
d
riving
con
ditions.
The
g
ear
e
ngagement
r
ecommendations
m
ust
no
t
b
e
c
onsidered
c
ompulsory.
I
n
f
act,
t
he
co
nfiguration
o
f
t
he
r
oad,
t
he
a
mount
o
f
t
raffic
an
d
s
afety
r
emain
d
etermining
f
actors
w
hen
ch
oosing
t
he
b
est
g
ear.
T
herefore,
t
he
d
river
re
mains
r
esponsible
f
or
d
eciding
w
hether
o
r
n
ot
to f
ollow
t
he
a
dvice
g
iven
b
y
t
he
s
ystem.
This
s
ystem
c
annot
b
e
d
eactivated.
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ETG electronic gearbox
N Neutral: with y our f oot o n t he b rake, p ress th
is c ontrol t o p ut t he g earbox i nto n eutral an
d
f
or
s
tarting
t
he
e
ngine.
D
Dr
ive:
p
ress
t
his
c
ontrol
t
o
e
ngage
f
or ward
dr
ive
w
ith
a
utomatic
o
peration
o
f
t
he
g
ears.
R
Re
verse:
w
ith
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake,
p
ress
th
is
c
ontrol
t
o
e
ngage
r
everse.
Control panel
F Press the b ack o f t he p addle t o th
e right o f t he s teering w heel t o cha
nge up.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do not al
low n eutral t o b e s elected, o r r everse ge
ar
t
o
b
e
e
ngaged
o
r
d
isengaged.
Five
o
r
s
ix-speed
e
lectronically
c
ontrolled
g
earbox
w
hich
o
ffers
t
he
c
omfort
o
f
a
utomatic
c
ontrol
o
f
t
he
g
ears,
w
ithout
a
ny
a
ction
b
y
t
he
d
river.
You
c
an
t
emporarily
t
ake
c
ontrol
o
f
g
ear
c
hanges
a
t
a
ny
t
ime,
u
sing
t
he
s
teering
m
ounted
c
ontrol
p
addles.
F
Pr
ess
t
he
b
ack
o
f
t
he
p
addle
t
o
th
e left
o
f
t
he
s
teering
w
heel
t
o
cha
nge down
.
Display in the instrument panel
F Place your foot on the brake
w
hen t his w arning l amp f lashes.
N
N
eutral
D
and 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 Drive (for ward d rive) a nd t he gea
r engag ed.
R
R
everse
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Before switching off the engine:
- pr ess c ontrol N to be in neutral,
or
- le
ave
t
he
v
ehicle
i
n
g
ear;
i
n
t
his
c
ase
t
he
ve
hicle
c
annot
b
e
m
oved.
Stopping the vehicle
For all parking situations, you must
appl y the parking brake t o i mmobilise th
e
v
ehicle.
When
i
mmobilising
t
he
v
ehicle
w
ith
th
e
e
ngine
r
unning,
y
ou
m
ust
s
elect
neut
ral
N.
Operating fault
- - - appears in the instrument panel.
F
Pr
ess control N .
F
Pr
ess
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
F
Wa
it
f
or
a
round
3
0
s
econds
u
ntil
N
or a
gear
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
F
Pr
ess control D , then N.
F
Wi
th
y
our
f
oot
s
till
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
s
tart
the engi
ne.
The
g
earbox
i
s
o
perational
a
gain.
Reinitialisation
(5-speed electronic
gearbox)
Following disconnection of the battery, it is ne
cessary t o r einitialise t he g earbox.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.
In
e
xceptional
c
ircumstances,
t
he
ge
arbox
m
ay
n
eed
a
n
a
utomatic
re
initialisation:
s
tarting
a
nd
g
ear
ch
anging
a
re
n
o
l
onger
p
ossible.
- - -
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pane
l.
Follow
t
he
p
rocedure
d
escribed
a
bove.
Before
do
ing
an
ything
un
der
th
e
bo
nnet,
en
sure that control N
h
as
b
een
p
ressed
an
d
t
hat
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied. With t
he i gnition o n, i llumination o f th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage,
in
dicates
a g
earbox
f
ault.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Driving