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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.
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Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"  warning   lamp   comes   on i
n   the   instrument   panel   and   the   engine g

oes   into   standby   automatically:
-

w

ith a manual gearbox , at speeds below
12
 
m

ph  
(
20  
k
m/h),  
o
r  
v
ehicle  
s
tationary  
w
ith  
P

ureTech   130   petrol   and   BlueHDi   115   and  
1

20
 
Diesel   versions,   when   you   put   the   gear  
l

ever into neutral and release the clutch
pedal,
If your vehicle is fitted with the
system,
  a   time   counter   calculates
 t

he   sum   of   the   periods   in   STOP
 m

ode   during   a   journey.   It   resets
 i

tself   to   zero   every   time   the
 i

gnition   is   switched   on   with   the
 k

ey   or   the   "START/STOP"   button.
-

w

ith an automatic gearbox, vehicle
stationary,
  when   you   press   the   brake   pedal  
o

r
 
place   the   gear   selector   in   position   N.
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:
-  t he   vehicle   is   on   a   steep   slope   (up   or  
d

ow n),
-
 
t
he   driver's   door   is   open,
-
 
t
he   driver's   seat   belt   is   not   fastened,
-
 
t
he   vehicle   has   not   exceeded   6   mph  
(

10 km/h)   since   the   last   engine   start   (using  
t

he   key   or   the   "START/STOP"   button),
-
 
t
he   electric   parking   brake   is   applied   or  
be

ing
 a
pplied,
-
 
t
he   engine   is   needed   to   maintain   a  
c

omfortable   temperature   in   the   passenger  
c

ompartment,
-
 
d
emisting   is   active,
-
 
s
ome   special   conditions   (battery   charge,  
e

ngine   temperature,   braking   assistance,  
a

mbient   temperature...)   where   the   engine   is  
n

eeded   to   assure   control   of   a   system.
In this case, the "ECO"
 

warning   lamp  
f

lashes   for   a   few   seconds,   then   goes  
o

f f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
The
 
Stop
 
&
 
Start system
 
puts
 
the
 
engine
 
temporarily
 
into
 
standby
 
-
 
STOP
 
mode
 
-
 
during
 
stops
 
in
 
the
 
traffic   (red   lights,   traffic   jams,   or   other...).   The  
e

ngine
 
restarts
 
automatically
 
-
 
START
 
mode
 
-
 
as
 
soon
 
as
 
you
 
want
 
to
 
move
 
off.
 
The
 
restart
 
takes
 
place
 
instantly,   quickly   and   silently.
Per fect
 
for
 
urban
 
use,
 
the
 
Stop
 
&
 
Start
 
system
 
reduces
 
fuel
 
consumption
 
and
 
exhaust
 
emissions
 
as
 
well
  as   the   noise   level   when   stationary.
Never
 
refuel
 
with
 
the
 
engine
 
in
 
STOP
 
m

ode;
 
you
 
must
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
ignition
 
w

ith
 
the
 
key
 
or
 
the
 
"START/STOP"
 
b

utton.
STOP
 
mode
 
does
 
not
 
affect
 
the
 
f

unctionality of the vehicle, such as
braking,
 
power
 
steering,
 
for
 
example.
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Deactivation
Going into engine START mode
At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch to
d eactivate   the   system.
This
  is   confirmed   by   the   switch   warning   lamp  
c

oming   on   accompanied   by   the   display   of   a  
m

essage.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
The "ECO"  warning   lamp   goes   off  a
nd   the   engine   starts   automatically:
-

w

ith a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress the clutch pedal,
-

w

ith an automatic gearbox:
●
 
g

ear   selector   in   position   D or M, when
you
  release   the   brake   pedal,
●
 
o

r
 
gear   selector   in   position   N   and   brake  
p

edal   released,   when   you   place   the   gear  
s

elector in position D or M ,
●
 
o

r
 
when   you   engage   reverse   gear.For
  safety   reasons   or   to   ensure   smooth  o
peration,   START   mode   is   invoked  
a

utomatically
 w
hen:
-
 
y
ou   open   the   driver's   door,
-
 
y
ou   unfasten   the   driver's   seat   belt,
-
 
t
he   speed   of   the   vehicle   exceeds   15   mph  
(

25   km/h)   with   a   manual   gearbox   (3   km/h  
(

2   mph)   with   PureTech   130   petrol   and  
B

lueHDi   Diesel   115   and   120   versions)   or  
2 m

ph   (3   km/h)   with   an   automatic   gearbox,
-
 
t
he   electric   parking   brake   is   being   applied,
-
 
s
ome   special   conditions   (battery   charge,  
e

ngine   temperature,   braking   assistance,  
a

mbient   temperature...)   where   the   engine   is  
n

eeded   to   assure   control   of   a   system.
In this case the "ECO"
 

warning   lamp  
f

lashes   for   few   seconds,   then   goes  
o

f f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
  a   manual   gearbox   in   STOP   mode,  
i

f
 
a
  gear   is   engaged   without   fully  
d

epressing   the   clutch   pedal,   a   warning  
l

amp   comes   on   or   an   alert   message  
i

s
 
displayed   asking   you   to   depress   the  
c

lutch   pedal   to   restart   the   engine. If
  the   system   has   been   deactivated  
i

n   STOP   mode,   the   engine   restarts  
i

mmediately.
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Maintenance
In the event of a malfunction with the system, the "ECO OFF"   switch   warning   lamp   flashes,  
t

hen   comes   on   continuously.
have
  it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Operating fault
This system requires the use of a 12 V battery of   specific   technology   and   characteristics  
(

reference   numbers   available   from   a   CITROËN  
d

ealer   or   a   qualified   workshop).
Fitting
  a   battery   not   listed   by   CITROËN would  
i

ntroduces   the   risk   of   faults   with   the   system.
Before
  doing   any   work   under   the  
b

onnet, deactivate the Stop & Start
system   to   avoid   the   risk   of   injury   related  
t

o   an   automatic   change   to   START  
m

ode.
The   Stop   &   Start   system   makes   use   of  
a

n   advanced   technology.   All   work   on  
t

his   type   of   battery   must   only   be   carried  
o

ut   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
In
 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
fault
 
in
 
STOP
 
mode,
 
t

he
 
vehicle
 
may
 
stall.
 
All
 
of
 
the
 
i

nstrument
 
panel
 
warning
 
lamps
 
come
 
o

n.
Depending
 
on
 
version,
 
an
 
alert
 
m

essage
 
may
 
also
 
be
 
displayed
 
asking
 
y

ou
 
to
 
put
 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
into
 
position
 
N
and
 
put
 
your
 
foot
 
on
 
the
 
brake
 
pedal.
It is then necessary to switch off the
ignition,
 
then
 
restart
 
the
 
engine
 
using
 
t

he
 
key
 
or
 
the
 
"START/STOP"
 
button.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically a t   every   new   start   using   the   key   or   the  
"

START/STOP"   button.
Press the "ECO OFF"
  switch   again.
The
 
system   is   active   again;   this   is   confirmed  
b

y
 
the
  switch   warning   lamp   going   off   and   the  
d

isplay   of   a   message.
Driving