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Starting
The parking brake must be applied.
F
Wi
th
a m
anual
g
earbox,
p
lace
t
he
g
ear
le
ver
i
n
n
eutral
t
hen
d
epress
t
he
c
lutch
pe
dal
ful
ly.
F
Wi
th
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
p
lace
t
he
co
ntrol at N
t
hen
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f i
r m l y.
F
In
sert
t
he
k
ey
i
nto
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch;
t
he
sy
stem
r
ecognises
t
he
c
ode.
F
Un
lock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn
b
y
s
imultaneously
tu
rning
t
he
s
teering
a
nd
t
he
k
ey.
In
c
ertain
c
ases,
y
ou
m
ay
h
ave
t
o
a
pply
mo
re
f
orce
t
o
t
he
s
teering
(
wheels
o
n
fu
ll
l
ock,
f
or
e
xample).
F
Wi
th
a p
etrol
e
ngine,
o
perate
t
he
s
tarter
mo
tor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
p
osition
3
without
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal,
un
til
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts.
O
nce
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ru
nning,
r
elease
t
he
k
ey.
Starting-switching off the engine
It has 3 positions:
- po sition 1 (Stop): i
nsert a nd r emoving
t
he
k
ey,
-
po
sition
2
(Ignition on):
s
teering
c
olumn
un
locked,
i
gnition
o
n,
D
iesel
p
reheating,
en
gine
ru
nning,
-
po
sition
3
(Starting).
Ignition switch
Switching off the engine leads to a loss of b
raking a ssistance.
Ignition on position (2)
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric equipment o r p ortable d evices t o b e c harged.
Once
t
he
s
tate
o
f
c
harge
o
f
t
he
b
attery
d
rops
to t
he
r
eserve
l
evel,
t
he
s
ystem
s
witches
t
o
en
ergy
e
conomy
m
ode:
t
he
p
ower
s
upply
i
s
cu
t
o
ff
a
utomatically
t
o
p
reserve
t
he
r
emaining
ba
ttery
c
harge.
Avoid
a
ttaching
h
eavy
o
bjects
t
o
t
he
ke
y,
w
hich
w
ould
w
eigh
d
own
o
n
i
ts
bl
ade
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch
a
nd
c
ould
ca
use
a m
alfunction.
It
c
ould
a
dversely
a
ffect
t
he
d
eployment
of t
he
f
ront
a
irbag.
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F With a Diesel e ngine, t urn t he k ey t o pos
ition 2, i
gnition o n, t o o perate t he engi
ne
pr
e-heating
sy
stem.
Wait until this warning lamp goes off in the instrument p anel t hen o perate t he s tarter mo
tor
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
t
o
p
osition 3
without
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal,
un
til
t
he
e
ngine
s
tarts.
O
nce
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ru
nning,
r
elease
t
he
k
ey.
In wintry conditions, the warning lamp can s tay o n f or a l onger p eriod. W hen th
e
e
ngine
i
s
h
ot,
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
do
es
n
ot
c
ome
o
n. In
t
emperate
c
onditions,
d
o
n
ot
l
eave
th
e
e
ngine
a
t
i
dle
t
o
w
arm
u
p
b
ut
m
ove
of
f
s
traight
a
way
a
nd
d
rive
a
t
m
oderate
spe
ed.
Never
l
eave
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning
i
n
an e
nclosed
a
rea
w
ithout
a
dequate
ve
ntilation:
int
ernal
co
mbustion
en
gines
e
mit
t
oxic
e
xhaust
g
ases,
su
ch
a
s
c
arbon
m
onoxide.
D
anger
o
f
in
toxication a nd d eath.
In v ery s evere w intry c onditions (t
emperatures
b
elow
-
23°C),
t
o
e
nsure
th
e
c
orrect
o
peration
a
nd
d
urability
o
f
th
e
m
echanical
c
omponents
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle,
e
ngine
a
nd
g
earbox,
i
t
i
s
ne
cessary
t
o
l
eave
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning
fo
r
4 m
inutes
b
efore
m
oving
o
ff.
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
s
traight
aw
ay,
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
W
ait
a f
ew
mo
ments
b
efore
o
perating
t
he
s
tarter
mo
tor
a
gain.
I
f
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
st
art
a
fter
s
everal
a
ttempts,
d
o
n
ot
k
eep
tr
ying:
y
ou
r
isk
d
amaging
t
he
s
tarter
mo
tor
o
r
t
he
e
ngine.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
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Key left in the "Ignition on" position
If the key has been left in the ignition switch at position 2 (Ignition on) ,
the
i
gnition
w
ill
b
e
s
witched
o
ff
au
tomatically
a
fter
o
ne
h
our.
To
s
witch
t
he
i
gnition
b
ack
o
n,
t
urn
t
he
ke
y
t
o
p
osition
1
(Stop),
t
hen
b
ack
t
o
pos
ition 2 (Ignition on) .
Never
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
b
efore
t
he
ve
hicle
i
s
a
t
a c
omplete
s
top.
With
t
he
e
ngine
o
ff,
t
he
b
raking
a
nd
st
eering
a
ssistance
s
ystems
a
re
a
lso
cu
t
o
ff:
r
isk
o
f
l
oss
o
f
c
ontrol
o
f
t
he
ve
hicle.
When
y
ou
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle,
k
eep
t
he
ke
y
w
ith
y
ou
a
nd
l
ock
t
he
v
ehicle.
To
f
acilitate
u
nlocking
o
f
t
he
s
teering
co
lumn,
i
t
i
s
r
ecommended
t
hat
t
he
wh
eels
b
e
r
eturned
t
o
t
he
s
traight
a
head
po
sition
b
efore
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine.
Switching off
F Stop the v
ehicle.
F Wi th t he e ngine r unning a t i dle, t urn t he k ey to p
osition 1 .
F
Re
move
t
he
k
ey
f
rom
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch.
F
To l
ock
t
he
s
teering
c
olumn,
t
urn
t
he
st
eering
u
ntil
i
t
l
ocks.
F
Ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
c
orrectly
ap
plied,
p
articularly
o
n
s
loping
g
round.For
m
ore
i
nformation,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"E
nergy
e
conomy
m
ode"
s
ection.Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1- Stop), fo
r a m aximum o f 3 0 m inutes y ou c an s till u se fu
nctions
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
udio
a
nd
t
elematic
sy
stem,
t
he
w
ipers,
d
ipped
b
eam
h
eadlamps,
co
urtesy
l
amps,
.
..
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122
Parking brake
ApplicationRelease
When parking on a slope, direct your wh
eels a gainst t he k erb, a pply t he pa
rking
b
rake,
e
ngage
a g
ear
a
nd
sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
When the vehicle is being driven, if this warning l amp a nd t he S TOP war ning lamp co
me
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
si
gnal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
t
his
in
dicates
t
hat
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
s
till
o
n
o
r
ha
s
n
ot
b
een
f
ully
r
eleased.
F Pull the parking b rake l ever u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle. F Pu
ll t he p arking b rake l ever u p s lightly, pr
ess the release button, then lower the
lever
ful
ly.
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123
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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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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125
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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126
N flashes in the instrument panel, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal a nd a m
essage
i
f
t
he
c
ontrol
N
has not been
pressed
f
or
s
tarting.
Press control N
t
o
s
elect
n
eutral.
Moving off
F Switch on t he i gnition.
F Se lect n eutral ( control N). Th
e
i
ndicator
l
amp
f
or
t
he
c
ontrol
c
omes
o
n.
F
Pr
ess
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
f
ully.
F
St
art
t
he
e
ngine. N a
ppears i n t he i nstrument p anel.
F
Se
lect
f
or ward
d
rive
(
control
D) o
r
r
everse
(c o
ntrol
R) Th
e
a
ssociated
i
ndicator
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
i
n
th
e
c
ontrol
p
anel.
D
a
nd
1
or R
a
ppear
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pane
l.
Creep function
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa
rking,
i
n
t
raffic
j
ams...).
After
p
ressing
c
ontrol
D
or R, the vehicle
moves as soon as you take your foot off the
brake pedal ,
a
t
l
ow
s
peed
a
nd
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
at i
dle.
The
c
reep
f
unction
m
ay
b
e
t
emporarily
un
available
i
f
t
he
c
lutch
t
emperature
i
s
to
o
h
igh
o
r
t
he
s
lope
t
oo
s
teep.
Do
n
ot
l
eave
c
hildren
u
nsupervised
in
side
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ru
nning.
You
m
ust
k
eep
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
pe
dal
w
hile
s
tarting
t
he
e
ngine.
The
"
Foot
o
n
t
he
b
rake"
w
arning
a
nd
th
e
a
ssociated
c
ontrol
p
anel
i
ndicator
la
mp
f
lash
i
f
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
i
s
n
ot
pr
essed
w
hen
s
tarting
t
he
e
ngine.
Press
f
irmly
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal. F
Re
lease
t
he
p
arking
b
rake.
F
Pr
ogressively
t
ake
y
our
f
oot
o
ff
t
he
b
rake
peda
l.
Th
e
v
ehicle
m
oves
o
ff.
Driving