2016 Citroen C4 RHD Owner's Manual

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B.   Rear wiper s election r ing: t urn t he r ing to p
lace t he d esired s ymbol a gainst t he mar

king.
Rear wiper
Park.
Intermittent
 w

ipe.
Wash-wipe.
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi ll c ome i nto o peration i f t he w indscreen wi

pers
 a
re
 o
perating.
The
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 o
r
 de

activated
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 con

figuration
 me
nu.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
Programming
If a significant accumulation of snow or ice i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi

cycle
 c
arrier,
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 re

ar
 w
iper
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 me

nu. Tu rn t he r ing t o i ts s top/the r ear s creen w ash, th
en t he r ear w iper o perates f or a s et d uration.
4
Lighting and visibility

136
Hazard warning 
lamp
s
Visual warning by means of the direction in
dicators t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a v ehicle br

eakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton,
 t
he
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 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.
Horn
Audible warning system to alert other road users t o a n i mminent d anger.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 st

eering
 whe
el.
Use
 t

he
 h
orn
 m
oderately
 a
nd
 o
nly
 i
n
 si

tuations
 a
llowed
 b
y
 t
he
 m
otoring
 re

gulations
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 y
ou
 a
re
 dr

iving
 i
n.
Emergency or 
as
sistance call
This system allows you to make an emergency or a
ssistance c all t o t he e mergency s ervices o r to t

he
 d
edicated
 C
ITROËN
 s
ervice.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
his
 fu

nction,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Audio
 a
nd
 t
elematics"
 sec

tion.
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137
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

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

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).
Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, i n pa

rticular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-
lock
 b

raking
 s
ystem
 w
hich
 c
ould
 re

sult in loss of control of the vehicle
when
 br

aking.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 to

gether
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
TOP
 a
nd
 A
BS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen,
 i
t
 i
ndicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 th

e
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 wh

ich
 c
ould
 r
esult
 i
n
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
Emergency braking
assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly,
 t
hus
 r
educing
 t
he
 s
topping
 d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The
 e

ffect
 o
f
 t
his
 i
s
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 t
he
 re

sistance
 o
f
 t
he
 p
edal
 a
nd
 a
n
 i
ncrease
 i
n
 br

aking
 ef
ficiency.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
In
 e

ither
 c

ase,
 c

ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
When
 b

raking
 i

n
 a

n
 e

mergency,
 p

ress
 ve

ry
 f

irmly
 w

ithout
 r

eleasing
 t

he
 pre

ssure. When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 fi

rmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
ressure.
When
 r

eplacing
 w

heels
 (

tyres
 a

nd
 ri

ms),
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 t

hey
 c

onform
 t

o
 t

he
 man

ufacturer's
 re

commendations.
Braking assistance systems
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138
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (DSC)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t

he
 w
heels,
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 dr

iving
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 to k

eep
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 r
equired
 by t

he
 d
river,
 w
ithin
 t
he
 l
imits
 o
f
 t
he
 l
aws
 o
f
 ph

ysics.
Activation
These systems are activated automatically ea ch t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
 c

ome
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a g
rip
 or tr

ajectory
 proble
m.
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.
Intelligent traction control
system ("Snow motion")
Deactivation
In extremely severe conditions (deep snow, mud, . ..), i f y ou a re u nable t o m ove o ff, i t m ay be u

seful
 t
o
 t
emporarily
 d
eactivate
 t
hese
 sy

stems
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 w
heels
 c
an
 s
pin
 f
reely
 a
nd
 al

low
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
o
 m
ove.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton,
 l
ocated
 n
ear
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel.
If
 t

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 t
hat
 t
hese
 s
ystems
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
Depending
 o

n
 v

ersion,
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 a sy

stem
 t

o
 h

elp
 d

riving
 o

n
 s

now:
 i

ntelligent
traction control .
This
 s

ystem
 d

etects
 s

ituations
 o

f
 d

ifficult
 su

r face
 a

dhesion
 t

hat
 c

ould
 m

ake
 i

t
 d

ifficult
 t

o
 mov

e
 o

ff
 o

r
 m

ake
 p

rogress
 o

n
 d

eep
 f

resh
 s

now
 or c

ompacted
 s

now.
In these situations, the intelligent traction
control
 l

imits
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 w

heel
 s

lip
 t

o
 pr

ovide
 t

he
 b

est
 t

raction
 a

nd
 t

rajectory
 c

ontrol
 fo

r
 y

our
 v

ehicle.
It
 i
s
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
ystems
 b
e
 re

activated
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
The u
se o
f s
now t
yres i
s s
trongly re
commended o
n s
ur faces o
ffering l
ow le

vels
 o

f
 a

dhesion.
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139
Reactivation
These systems are reactivated automatically each t ime t he i gnition i s s witched b ack o n o r fr

om
 3
0
 m
ph
 (
50
 k
m/h).
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 r
eactivate
 t
hem
 man

ually.
The
 i

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 i
ndicator
 la

mps
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd
 in t

his
 b
utton,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen,
 i
ndicates
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
hese
 sys

tems.
Operating fault
The trajectory control systems offer increased s afety i n n ormal d riving, b ut th

is
 s
hould
 n
ot
 e
ncourage
 t
he
 d
river
 t
o
 ta

ke
 e
xtra
 r
isks
 o
r
 d
rive
 a
t
 h
igh
 s
peed.
The
 c

orrect
 f
unctioning
 o
f
 t
hese
 sy

stems
 i
s
 a
ssured
 p
rovided
 t
hat
 ma

nufacturer's
 r
ecommendations
 a
re
 obs

erved
 on:
- wh

eels
 (
tyres
 a
nd
 r
ims),
-
 br

aking
 c
omponents,
-
 elec

tronic
 com
ponents,
-
 as

sembly
 a
nd
 r
epair
 p
rocedures.
After
 a

n
 i
mpact,
 h
ave
 t
hese
 s
ystems
 ch

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

alified
 wo
rkshop.
Have
 i

t
 c

hecked
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
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140
F To lower the a ttachment p oint, s queeze t he co
ntrol A a nd s lide i t d ownwards.
F
 To r

aise
 t
he
 a
ttachment
 p
oint,
 s
lide
 t
he
 co

ntrol A
 upw
ards.
Height adjustment
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 t he buck
le.
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.
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141
Seat belt not fastened / unfastened
warning lamp in the instrument
panel
When the ignition is switched on, this warning l amp c omes o n i n t he i nstrument pa

nel
 i
f
 t
he
 d
river
 a
nd/or
 t
he
 f
ront
 pa

ssenger
 h
as
 n
ot
 f
astened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
1. Driver's seat b elt n ot f astened / u nfastened war
ning lamp .
2.
 Fr

ont
 p
assenger's
 s
eat
 b
elt
 n
ot
 f
astened
 / un

fastened
 w
arning
 l
amp.
Seat belt not fastened /
unfastened warning lamps
display
The corresponding warning lamp 1 or 2 comes on in r ed o n t he s eat b elt a nd p assenger's f ront ai

rbag
 w
arning
 l
amps
 d
isplay,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 
if t

he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
astened
 o
r
 i
s
 u
nfastened.
From
 a

pproximately
 1

2
 m

ph
 (

20 km/h)
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 f

lashes
 f

or
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 o

f
 i

ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O

nce
 t

hese
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 h

ave
 e

lapsed,
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 r

emains
 o

n
 u

ntil
 t

he
 d

river
 an

d/or
 t

he
 f

ront
 p

assenger
 f

astens
 t

heir
 
s

eat
 b

elt.
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142
Rear seat belts
Fastening
F Pull the strap, t hen i nsert t he t ongue i n t he buck
le.
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.
F
On t

he outer seat belts, raise the bar to the
top
 o

f
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 t
o
 p
revent
 t
he
 t
ongue
 fr

om
 k
nocking
 a
gainst
 t
he
 s
ide
 t
rim.
This
 w

arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 w
hen
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 r
ear
 pa

ssengers
 un
fasten
 thei
r
 seat be
lt.
Seat belt unfastened warning
lamp in the instrument panelSeat belt unfastened warning
lamps display
3. Right h
and r ear s eat b elt w arning l amp.
4. Ce ntre r ear s eat b elt w arning l amp.
5.
 Le

ft
 h
and
 r
ear
 s
eat
 b
elt
 w
arning
 l
amp.
From
 a

pproximately
 1

2 mph
 (

20 km/h),
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 f

lashes
 f

or
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 o

f
 i

ncreasing
 vo

lume.
 O

nce
 t

hese
 t

wo
 m

inutes
 h

ave
 e

lapsed,
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp
 r

emains
 o

n
 u

ntil
 t

he
 o

ne
 o

r
 mo

re
 r

ear
 p

assengers
 f

asten
 t

heir
 s

eat
 b

elt.
The
 r

ear
 s

eats
 a

re
 e

ach
 f

itted
 w

ith
 a t

hree-point
 se

at
 b

elt,
 w

ith
 f

orce
 l

imiter
 a

nd,
 f

or
 t

he
 o

uter
 se
ats, a
n e
ffort l
imiter.
When
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning
 o
r
 w
hen
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving
 a
t
 l
ess
 th

an
 1
2
 m
ph
 (
20
 k
m/h),
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 war

ning
 lamp
s
 3, 4 a

nd
 5 c
ome
 o
n
 i
n
 r
ed
 f
or
 ap

proximately
 3
0
 s
econds,
 i
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 n
ot
 fa

stened.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 m
oving
 a
t
 m
ore
 t
han
 1
2
 m
ph
 (2

0
 k
m/h),
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 w
arning
 l
amps 3,
4
 a

nd
 5 c
ome
 o
n
 i
n
 r
ed,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
f
 a re

ar
 p
assenger
 h
as
 u
nfastened
 t
heir
 s
eat
 b
elt.
Safety