2016 Citroen C4 parking brake

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Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
 
t
he   braking   warning   lamp   and  
t

he P   warning   lamp   in   the   control  
l

ever A   going   off,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of t he b raking w arning l
amp   and   of   the   P  warning   lamp   in t

he control lever A ,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
The
 
application   of   the   parking   brake   is  
c

onfirmed   by:
With
 
the
 
vehicle   stationary,   the   parking   brake  
i

s automatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before   leaving   the   vehicle,   ensure  
t

hat   parking   brake   warning   lamp   in  
t

he
  instrument   panel   is   on   fixed   (not  
f

lashing).
Never leave a child alone inside the
vehicle
  with   the   ignition   on,   as   they  
c

ould   release   the   parking   brake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not press the accelerator pedal unnecessarily,
as
  you   may   release   the   parking   brake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or   parking   on   a   gradient,   turn   the   front  
w

heels   towards   the   pavement   and  
e

ngage   a   gear   when   you   park.The
  electric   parking   brake   releases
automatically and progressively when you
press   the   accelerator:
F
M
anual gearbox:
press down fully on the
clutch   pedal,   engage   first   gear   or   reverse,  
p

ress on the accelerator pedal and
move off.
F
A
utomatic gearbox
:   select   position   D
, M
or R   then   press   the   accelerator   pedal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination
  of   the   braking  w
arning   lamp   and   the   P   warning  
l

amp   in   the   control   lever   A,
-
 
d
isplay   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   on".
When
 
the
  driver’s   door   is   opened,   a   message   is  
d

isplayed
  accompanied   by   an   audible   signal,   if  
t

he
 
parking   brake   has   not   been   applied,   except  
i

n
 
the
 
case   of   an   automatic   gearbox   with   the  
g

ear
 
selector   in   position   P.
The
 
application   of   the   parking   brake   is  
c

onfirmed   by:
With
 
the
 
engine   running   and   the   vehicle  
s

tationary,   in   order   to   immobilise   the   vehicle  
i

t is essential to manually
 
apply   the   parking  
b

rake
 
by
 
pulling
control lever A .
Before   leaving   the   vehicle,   ensure
 t

hat   parking   brake   warning   lamp   in   the
 i

nstrument   panel   is   on   fixed,   not   flashing.
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Particular situations
In certain situations (e.g. starting the engine), the   parking   brake   can   automatically   alter   its  
f

orce.   This   is   normal   operation.
To
  advance   your   vehicle   a   few   centimetres  
w

ithout   starting   the   engine,   but   with   the   ignition  
o

n,   press   on   the   brake   pedal   and   release   the  
p

arking   brake   by pulling then releasing the
control lever A .
  The   full   release   of   the   parking  
b

rake   is   confirmed   by   the   warning   lamps   in  
t

he control lever A   and   in   the   instrument   panel  
g

oing   off   and   display   of   the   message   "Parking  
b

rake   off ".
Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stability   control   system,   signalled   by t

he   illumination   of   this   warning   lamp,
 b

raking   stability   is   then   not   guaranteed.
In
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
failure
 
of
 
the
 
main
 
service
 
b

rake
 
or
 
in
 
an
 
exceptional
 
situation
 
(e.g.
 
driver
 
t

aken
 
ill,
 
under
 
instruction,
 
etc)
 
a
 
continuous
 
p

ull on the control lever A
 
will
 
stop
 
the
 
vehicle.
The electronic stability control provides stability
during
 em

ergency
 b

raking.
If
 
the
 
emergency
 
braking
 
malfunctions,
 
t

he
 
message
 
"Parking
 
brake
 
faulty"
 
will
 
be
 
d

isplayed. The
  emergency   braking   must   only   be  
us

ed
 in e
xceptional
 c
ircumstances.
In
 
this
 
event,   stability   must   be   assured   by   the  
d

river
 
by
 
repeating   alternate   "pull-release"  
a

ctions on the control lever A .
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Operating faults
If the electric parking brake malfunction warning lamp comes on together with one or more of the warning lamps presented in these tables, place the vehicle   in   a   safe   condition   (on   level   ground,   gear   engaged)   and   contact   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified   workshop   without   delay.
Situations Consequences
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
T
he   automatic   functions   are   deactivated.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
-
 
T
he   electric   parking   brake   can   only   be   used   manually.
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
M
anual   release   of   the   electric   parking   brake   is   only   available   by   pressing  
t

he   accelerator   pedal   and   releasing   the   control.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
-
 
T
he   automatic   functions   and   the   manual   application   are   still   available.
Display
  of   the   message   "Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam
ps: -
 
T
he   automatic   functions   are   deactivated.
-
 
H
ill   start   assist   is   not   available.
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SituationsConsequences
To   apply   the   electric   parking   brake:
F
 
i
mmobilise   the   vehicle   and   switch   off   the   ignition.
F
 
p
ull   the   control   for   at   least   5   seconds   or   until   application   is   complete.
F
 
s
witch   on   the   ignition   and   check   the   switching   on   of   the   electric   parking  
b

rake   warning   lamps.
The
  application   is   slower   than   during   normal   operation.
To
  release   the   electric   parking   brake:
F
 
s
witch   on   the   ignition.
F
 
p
ull   the   control   and   hold   it   for   approximately   3   seconds   then   release   it.
If
  the   braking   warning   lamp   is   flashing   or   if   the   warning   lamps   do   not   come  
o

n   with   the   ignition   on,   these   procedures   will   not   work.   Place   the   vehicle  
o

n   level   ground   and   have   it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
and possibly
flashing
Display
 
of
 
the
 
message
 
" Parking brake fault "
  and   of   the   following  
w

arning
 lam

ps: -
 
O
nly   the   automatic   application   on   switching   off   the   engine   and   automatic  
r

elease   on   acceleration   functions   are   available.
-
 
T
he   manual   application/release   of   the   electric   parking   brake   and   the  
e

mergency   braking   are   not   available.
and possibly
flashing
Battery
 
fault: -
 I

f   the   battery   warning   lamp   comes   on   you   must   stop   immediately   as   soon   as
 t

he   traffic   allows.   Stop   and   immobilise   your   vehicle   (if   necessary,   place   the
 t

wo   chocks   under   the   wheels).
-
 
A
pply   the   electric   parking   brake   before   switching   off   the   engine.
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Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
1. Gear  selector.
2. B utton " T" (snow) .
3.
B

utton " S" (spor t) .
4.
 P

osition   markings   for   the   gear   selector.P.
 Pa

rk.
-  
I
mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n   or   off.
-  
S
tarting   the   engine.
R.
 R
everse.
-  
R
eversing   manoeuvres,   vehicle   stationary,  
e

ngine   at   idle.
N.
 N
eutral.
-  
I
mmobilisation   of   the   vehicle,   parking   brake  
o

n.
-  
S
tarting   the   engine.
D.
 A
utomatic
 ope
ration.
M.+ / -
   M
anual   operation   with   sequential  
c

hanging   of   the   six   gears.
F  
P
ush   for wards   to   change   up   through   the  
g

ears.
or
F  P ull   backwards   to   change   down   through  
t

he   gears.
Gear selector positions
When you move the selector in the gate to select   a   position,   the   corresponding   indicator  
c

omes   on   in   the   instrument   panel.
P
 
Pa
rk
R
Reverse
N
Neutral
D
 
D
rive   (automatic   driving)
S

Sp
ort
 pro
gramme
T

S
now
 pro
gramme
1 to 6
   Gear   engaged   during   manual   operation
-
 
I
nvalid   value   during   manual   operation
Displays in the instrument
panelSix speed  automatic  gearbox  which  of fers  a  choice b
etween   the   comfort   of   fully   automatic   operation, e

nhanced   by   sport   and   snow   programmes,   and
 t

he   pleasure   of   manual   gear   changing.
Two
  driving   modes   are   offered:
-

a
utomatic operation for electronic
management
  of   the   gears   by   the   gearbox,  
w

ith a sport
 
programme   for   a   more  
d

ynamic   style   of   driving   and   a   snow
programme
  to   improve   driving   when  
t

raction is poor,
-

m
anual
 
operation   for   sequential   changing  
o

f   the   gears   by   the   driver.
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Moving off
If position N is engaged inadvertently while   driving,   allow   the   engine   to  
r

eturn   to   idle   then   engage   position   D to
accelerate. F

Sel
ect position D for automatic
 c
hanging
 o

f   the   six   gears.
The   gearbox   then   operates   in   auto-adaptive  
m

ode,   without   any   intervention   on   the   part  
o

f   the   driver.   It   continuously   selects   the   most  
s

uitable   gear   according   to   the   style   of   driving,  t
he profile of the road and the load in the
vehicle.
For
  maximum   acceleration   without   touching  
t

he selector, press the accelerator pedal down
fully
  (kick   down).   The   gearbox   changes   down  
a

utomatically   or   maintains   the   gear   selected  
u

ntil   the   maximum   engine   speed   is   reached.
On
  braking,   the   gearbox   changes   down  
a

utomatically   to   provide   effective   engine  
b

raking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
  will   not   change   to   a   higher   gear   for  
s

afety   reasons.
When
  the   engine   is   running   at   idle,   with  
t

he   brakes   released,   if   position   R,
D
or
M   is   selected,   the   vehicle   moves  
e

ven   without   the   accelerator   being  
p

ressed.
Never leave children unsupervised in
the
  vehicle   when   the   engine   is   running.
When
  carrying   out   maintenance   with  
t

he   engine   running,   apply   the   parking  
b

rake   and   select   position   P.
Never select position N while the
vehicle
  is   moving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicle
  is   completely   stationary.
If
  the   parking   brake   does   not   release  
a

utomatically,   check   that   the   front   doors  
a

re   fully   closed.
F
 
W

ith
 
your
 
foot
 
on
 
the
 
brake,
 
select
 
p

osition


P or N
.
F
 
S

tart
 
the
 
engine.
If this procedure is not followed, an audible
signal
 
is
 
heard,
 
accompanied
 
by
 
a
 
message
 
in
 
t

he
 
instrument
 
panel
 
screen.
F
 W
ith
 
the
 
engine
 
running,
 
press
 
the
 
brake
 ped
al.
F

Sel

ect position R , D or M.
Automatic operation
The parking brake is released manually, the v
ehicle   moves   off.
If
  the   parking   brake   is   on   and   automatic   mode  
i

s   activated,   accelerate   progressively.
If you do not press the brake pedal when trying   to   move   the   gear   selector   out o

f position P ,
  this   warning   lamp   or   this
 s

ymbol
 ap

pears
 in t
he
 in
strument
 pan
el
 a
ccompanied
 b

y
 
a
 
message,   flashing   of   the   P
 
symbol,   the   display   of
 a

 
message
  and   an   audible   signal.
F Check  that   the   display   in   the   instrument  p
anel   agrees   with   the   position   engaged.
F
 
G
radually   release   the   brake   pedal.
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Manual operation
D disappears and the gears engaged   appear   in   succession   on  
t

he   instrument   panel.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is   not   engaged   correctly   (selector  
b

etween   two   positions).
Stopping the vehicle
If the selector is not in position P ,
when   the   driver's   door   is   opened   or  
a

pproximately   45   seconds   after   the  
i

gnition   is   switched   off,   there   is   an  
a

udible   signal   and   a   message   appears.
F

R
eturn the selector to position P ;
 
t

he   audible   signal   stops   and   the  
m

essage
 d
isappears.
F

Sel

ect position M for sequential
 c

hanging
 o

f
 
the
 
six
 
gears.
F

P

ush the selector towards the +
 
sign
 
to
 
c

hange
 
up
 
a
 
gear.
F

P

ull the selector towards the -
 
sign
 
to
 
c

hange
 
down
 
a
 
gear.
It
 
is
 
only
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
one
 
gear
 
to
 
a

nother
 
if
 
the
 
vehicle
 
speed
 
and
 
engine
 
speed
 p
ermit;
 
other wise,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
will
 
operate
 t
emporarily
 
in
 
automatic
 
mode.
If
 
the
 
engine
 
speed
 
is
 
too
 
low
 
or
 
too
 
high,
 
the
 
g

ear
 
selected
 
flashes
 
for
 
a
 
few
 
seconds,
 
then
 
t

he
 
actual
 
gear
 
engaged
 
is
 
displayed.
When
 
the
 
vehicle
 
is
 
stationary
 
or
 
moving
 
v

ery
 
slowly,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
selects
 
gear
 
1
automatically.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
when
 c

hanging
 g

ear.
It
 
is
 
possible
 
to
 
change
 
from
 
position
 
D
(automatic)
 
to
 
position
 
M
 
(manual)
 
at
 
any
 
time.
The
 
sport
 
and
 
snow
 
programmes
 
do
 
not
 
o

perate
 
in
 
manual
 
mode. Before
 
s
witching  
o
ff  
t
he  
e
ngine,  
p
ut  
t
he  
s
elector  
i

n position P or N   to   place   the   gearbox   in  
neu

tral.
In
 
both   cases,   apply   the   parking   brake   to  
i

mmobilise   the   vehicle,   unless   it   is   programmed  
t

o
 
automatic   mode.
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When the ignition is on, a message appears   in   the   instrument   panel  
s

creen   to   indicate   a   gearbox   fault.
Operating fault
You risk damaging the gearbox:
- i f you press the accelerator and
brake
  pedals   at   the   same   time,
-
 
i
f   you   force   the   selector   from  
p

osition P to another position when
the
  battery   is   flat.
To
  reduce   fuel   consumption   when  
s

tationary   for   long   periods   with   the  
e

ngine   running   (traffic   jam...),   position  
t

he   gear   selector   at   N and apply the
parking
  brake,   unless   it   is   programmed  
i

n   automatic   mode.
In
 
this
 
case,
 
the
 
gearbox
 
switches
 
to
 
back-up
 
m

ode
 
and
 
is
 
locked
 
in
 
3rd
 
gear.
 
You
 
may
 
feel
 
a

 
substantial
 
knock
 
when
 
changing
 
from
 
P
to R
 
and
 
from
 
N to R .
 
This
 
will
 
not
 
cause
 
any
 
d

amage
 
to
 
the
 
gearbox.
Do
 
not
 
exceed
 
60
 
mph
 
(100
 
km/h),
 
local
 
speed
 
r

estrictions
 p

ermitting.
Have
 
it
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
Driving