2016 Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD Owner's Manual

87
Rear wiper
Park.If
 a s
ignificant
 a
ccumulation
 o
f
 s
now
 o
r
 ic

e
 i
s
 p
resent,
 o
r
 w
hen
 u
sing
 a b
icycle
 ca

rrier
 o
n
 t
he
 b
oot,
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 au

tomatic
 r
ear
 w
iper.
Intermittent
 w

ipe.
Wash-wipe
 (

set
 d
uration).
Rear
 w

iper
 s
election
 r
ing:
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi
ll c ome i nto o peration a utomatically i f t he wi

ndscreen
 w
ipers
 a
re
 o
perating.
Activation
 o

r
 d
eactivation
 o
f
 t
his
 a
utomatic
 fu

nction
 c
an
 b
e
 s
et
 i
n
 t
he
 t
ouch
 s
creen
 t
ablet.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen w ash, t hen t he w indscreen wi

pers,
 o
perate
 f
or
 a p
re-determined
 t
ime.
Your
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 i
nnovative
 wi

ndscreen
 w
ash
 s
ystem.
The
 s

creenwash
 f
luid
 i
s
 s
prayed
 a
ll
 al

ong
 t
he
 l
ength
 o
f
 t
he
 w
iper
 b
lade,
 s
o
 av

oiding
 i
mpairment
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
iew
 or t

hat
 o
f
 t
he
 p
assengers.
F
Selec

t the "
Driving assistance "
menu.
F
 In t

he
 s

econdary
 p

age,
 p

ress
 "
Ve
hicle settings
".
This
 f

unction
 i

s
 a

ctivated
 b

y
 d

efault.
4
Lighting and visibility

88
Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with the s unshine s ensor a nd l ocated i n t he ce

ntre
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 vi

ew
 m
irror.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
ain
 s
ensitive
 wi

pers
 w
hen
 u
sing
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
ar
 w
ash.
In
 w

inter,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 i
s
 c
ompletely
 c
lear
 o
f
 i
ce
 be

fore
 a
ctivating
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
ain
 sens

itive
 wi
pers.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs with the automatic rain sensitive wipers, the wipers will operate in
intermittent
 m

ode.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
The
 w

indscreen
 w

ipers
 o

perate
 a

utomatically,
 wi
thout a
ny a
ction o
n t
he p
art o
f t
he d
river, i
f ra
in i
s d
etected (
sensor b
ehind t
he r
ear v
iew mi

rror),
 a

dapting
 t

heir
 s

peed
 t

o
 t

he
 i

ntensity
 o

f
 th

e
 r

ainfall.
Switching on Switching off
The automatic ra
in sens itive wi ndscreen wi
pers m ust b e r eactivated b y p ushing th

e
 c
ontrol
 s
talk
 d
ownwards,
 i
f
 t
he
 ig

nition
 h
as
 b
een
 o
ff
 f
or
 m
ore
 t
han
 on

e minute.
Briefly
 p

ush
 t

he
 c

ontrol
 s

talk
 do

wnwards.
A
 w

iping
 c

ycle
 c

onfirms
 t

hat
 t

he
 in

struction
 h

as
 b

een
 a

ccepted.
This
 w

arning
 l

amp
 c

omes
 o

n
 i

n
 t

he
 in

strument
 p

anel
 a

nd
 a m

essage
 i

s
 di

splayed. Briefly
 p

ush
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 s
talk
 do

wnwards
 a
gain,
 o
r
 p
lace
 th

e
 c
ontrol
 s
talk
 i
n
 a
nother
 po

sition (Int, 1 or
 2
).
Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
This warning lamp goes off in the instrument pa
nel a nd a m essage i s d isplayed.
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89
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
To maintain the effectiveness of the flat wiper b lades, i t i s a dvisable t o:
-
 ha

ndle
 t
hem
 w
ith
 c
are,
-
 cl

ean
 t
hem
 r
egularly
 u
sing
 s
oapy
 wat

er,
-
 av

oid
 u
sing
 t
hem
 t
o
 r
etain
 ca

rdboard
 o
n
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
-
 re

place
 t
hem
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 s
igns
 o
f
 w e

a r.
This p
osition p
ermits r
elease o
f t
he w
indscreen wi
per b
lades.
It
 i

s
 u

sed
 f

or
 c

leaning
 o

r
 r

eplacement
 o

f
 t

he
 bl

ades.
 I

t
 c

an
 a

lso
 b

e
 u

seful,
 i

n
 w

inter,
 t

o
 de

tach
 t

he
 b

lades
 f

rom
 t

he
 w

indscreen.
F
 An

y
 a

ction
 o

n
 t

he
 w

iper
 s

talk
 i

n
 t

he
 m

inute
 af

ter
 s

witching
 o

ff
 t

he
 i

gnition
 p

laces
 t

he
 bl

ades
 v

ertically
 o

n
 t

he
 s

creen.
F
 To p

ark
 t

he
 b

lades
 a

gain,
 s

witch
 o

n
 t

he
 ig

nition
 a

nd
 o

perate
 t

he
 w

iper
 s

talk.
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Lighting and visibility

90
Hazard warning lamps
Visual warning with of all the direction in
dicators f lashing t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a ve

hicle
 b
reakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton,
 a
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 d
irection
 ind

icators
 fla
sh.
They
 c

an
 o
perate
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co

me
 o
n
 a
utomatically.
They
 s

witch
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
he
 f
irst
 t
ime
 y
ou
 ac

celerate.
F
 Yo

u
 c
an
 a
lso
 s
witch
 t
hem
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 b
utton. This
 s

ystem
 a
llows
 y
ou
 t
o
 m
ake
 a
n
 e
mergency
 or a

ssistance
 c
all
 t
o
 t
he
 e
mergency
 s
ervices
 o
r
 to t

he
 d
edicated
 C
ITROËN
 s
ervice.
Emergency or 
as

sistance call
For more information on the use of this fu
nction, r efer t o t he " Audio a nd t elematics" sec

tion.
Horn
F Press t he c entral p art o f t he s teering wh
eel.
Safety

91
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) incorporating the f ollowing s ystems:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS)
 a
nd
 t
he
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA),
-
 wh

eel
 a
nti-slip
 r
egulation
 (
ASR)
 o
r
 t
raction
 co

ntrol,
-
 dy

namic
 s
tability
 c
ontrol
 (
DSC).
Electronic stability control (ESC)
Definitions
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
and electronic brake force
distribution (EBFD)
This system improves the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking an

d
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 i
mproved
 c
ontrol
 i
n
 co

rners,
 i
n
 p
articular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 r
oad
 sur

faces.
The
 A

BS
 p
revents
 w
heel
 l
ock
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 emer

gency
 br
aking.
The
 e

lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 s
ystem
 ma

nages
 t
he
 b
raking
 p
ressure
 w
heel
 b
y
 w
heel.
Emergency braking assistance
(EBA)
In an emergency, this system enables you to reach t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly
 a
nd
 t
herefore
 r
educe
 t
he
 s
topping
 dist

ance.
It
 i

s
 t
riggered
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 s
peed
 a
t
 w
hich
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
edal
 i
s
 p
ressed.
 T
his
 i
s
 f
elt
 b
y
 a re

duction
 i
n
 t
he
 r
esistance
 o
f
 t
he
 p
edal
 a
nd
 a
n
 in

crease
 i
n
 t
he
 e
ffectiveness
 o
f
 t
he
 b
raking.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
The ASR system (also known as Traction Control) o ptimises t raction i n o rder t o l imit wh

eel
 s
lip
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 d
riving
 wh

eels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
 I
t
 a
lso
 i
mproves
 th

e
 d
irectional
 s
tability
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 ac

celeration.
Dynamic stability control (DSC)
If there is a difference between the path followed b y t he v ehicle a nd t hat r equired b y th

e
 d
river,
 t
he
 D
SC
 m
onitors
 e
ach
 w
heel
 a
nd
 au

tomatically
 a
cts
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 wh

eels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 t
o
 r
eturn
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 to t

he
 r
equired
 p
ath,
 w
ithin
 t
he
 l
imits
 o
f
 t
he
 l
aws
 of p

hysics.
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92
When this warning lamp comes on, coupled w ith t he S TOP war ning lamp , ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a me

ssage,
 i
t
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
here
 i
s
 a f
ault
 wi

th
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (E

BFD),
 w
hich
 c
ould
 c
ause
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 of t

he
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
Operation
When this warning lamp comes on, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal an

d
 a m
essage,
 i
t
 i
ndicates
 t
hat
 t
here
 is a f

ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 A
BS,
 w
hich
 c
ould
 ca

use loss of control of the vehicle
when
 br

aking.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
and electronic brake force
distribution (EBFD)When changing wh eels (t yres an d ri ms), ma
ke s ure t hat t hese a re a pproved f or yo

ur
 v
ehicle.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 it

self
 f
elt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibrations
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
In emergency braking, press
very firmly without releasing the
pressure.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
In
 b

oth
 c

ases,
 c

ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
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93
Dynamic stability control
(DSC) and anti-slip regulation
(ASR)The DSC system offers exceptional safety i n n ormal d riving, b ut t his s hould no

t
 e
ncourage
 t
he
 d
river
 t
o
 t
ake
 e
xtra
 ri

sks
 o
r
 d
rive
 a
t
 h
igh
 s
peed.
The
 c

orrect
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ystem
 de

pends
 o
n
 o
bservation
 o
f
 t
he
 man

ufacturer's
 re
commendations
 re

garding
 t
he
 w
heels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 r
ims),
 th

e
 b
raking
 c
omponents,
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 co

mponents
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
ssembly
 a
nd
 re

pair
 p
rocedures
 u
sed
 b
y
 C
ITROËN
 dea

lers.
After
 a

n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ch

ecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Activation
These systems are activated automatically each t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
As
 s

oon
 a
s
 t
hey
 d
etect
 a p
roblem
 o
f
 g
rip
 o
r
 tr

ajectory,
 t
hese
 s
ystems
 a
ct
 o
n
 t
he
 o
peration
 i
f
 th

e
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 b
rakes.
Deactivation
In exceptional conditions (starting a vehicle which i s b ogged d own, s tuck i n s now, o n s oft gr

ound...),
 i
t
 m
ay
 b
e
 a
dvisable
 t
o
 d
eactivate
 th

e
 D
SC
 s
ystem,
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 w
heels
 c
an
 m
ove
 fr

eely
 a
nd
 r
egain
 g
rip.
This
 i

s
 i

ndicated
 b

y
 f

lashing
 o

f
 t

his
 wa

rning
 l

amp
 i

n
 t

he
 i

nstrument
 p

anel.
Operating fault
But it is recommended that the system be re activated a s s oon a s p ossible.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 i
ndicator
 la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
ome
 o
n:
 t
he
 DS

C
 s
ystem
 n
o
 l
onger
 a
cts
 o
n
 t
he
 op

eration
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically each time t he i gnition i s s witched b ack o n o r f rom 
3
0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h).
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 re

activate
 i
t
 m
anually. If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d
 a m
essage,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 wi

th
 t
he
 s
ystem.
Contact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked.
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Safety

94
Seat belts
Front seat belts
The front seat belts are fitted with a pretensioning a nd f orce l imiting s ystem.
This
 s

ystem
 i
mproves
 s
afety
 i
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 se

ats
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 o
r
 s
ide
 i
mpact.
 De

pending
 o
n
 t
he
 s
everity
 o
f
 t
he
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 pr

etensioning
 s
ystem
 i
nstantly
 t
ightens
 t
he
 s
eat
 be

lts
 a
gainst
 t
he
 b
ody
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants.
The
 p

retensioning
 s
eat
 b
elts
 a
re
 a
ctive
 w
hen
 th

e
 i
gnition
 i
s
 o
n.
The
 f

orce
 l
imiter
 r
educes
 t
he
 p
ressure
 o
f
 t
he
 se

at belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improving
 t

heir
 p
rotection.Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n th
e buckle.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 f
astened
 co

rrectly
 b
y
 p
ulling
 t
he
 s
trap.
Unfastening
F Press the r ed b utton o n t he b uckle.
F Gu ide t he s eat b elt a s i t r eels i n.
Rear seat belts
The rear seats are each fitted with a three-point seat b elt.
Safety