173
With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake w hether t he e ngine i s r unning o r o ff, p ull
control lever A .
The
a
pplication
o
f
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
co
nfirmed
b
y:
-
il
lumination
of th
e
br
aking
war
ning
la
mp
a
nd
o
f
t
he
P w
arning
l
amp
i
n
th
e control lever A,
-
di
splay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
n".
When
t
he
d
river’s
d
oor
i
s
o
pened
w
ith
t
he
en
gine
r
unning,
a m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
i
f
t
he
p
arking
br
ake
h
as
n
ot
b
een
a
pplied,
e
xcept
i
n
t
he
c
ase
of a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox
w
ith
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
in p
osition P .
Before
l
eaving
t
he
v
ehicle,
e
nsure
th
at
p
arking
b
rake
w
arning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
i
s
o
n
f
ixed,
n
ot
f
lashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is co
nfirmed b y:
-
th
e
b
raking
w
arning
l
amp
a
nd
th
e P
w
arning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
c
ontrol
lev
er A
g
oing
o
ff,
-
di
splay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
ff ".
If you pull control lever A w ithout p ressing th
e b rake p edal, t he p arking b rake w ill no
t
b
e
r
eleased
a
nd
a w
arning
l
amp
w
ill
co
me
o
n
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release t he p arking b rake, p ress on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
n
ecessary,
y
ou
c
an
m
ake
a ma
ximum
application
o
f
t
he
p
arking
b
rake.
T
his
i
s
ob
tained
by me
ans
of a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,
u
ntil
y
ou
s
ee
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
n
m
aximum"
a
nd
a b
eep
i
s
h
eard.
In
t
he
c
ase
o
f
t
owing,
a l
oaded
v
ehicle
o
r
pa
rking
o
n
a g
radient,
m
ake
a m
aximum
ap
plication
o
f
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
hen
t
urn
t
he
fr
ont
w
heels
t
owards
t
he
p
avement
a
nd
e
ngage
a g
ear
w
hen
y
ou
p
ark.
After
a m
aximum
a
pplication,
t
he
r
elease
t
ime
wi
ll
b
e
l
onger.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- in the c ase o f a v ehicle t owing a c aravan or a t
railer,
i
f
t
he
a
utomatic
f
unctions
a
re
ac
tivated
b
ut
y
ou
a
re
a
pplying
t
he
p
arking
br
ake
ma
nually,
-
wh
en
t
he
g
radient
y
ou
a
re
p
arked
o
n
m
ay
va
ry
(
e.g.
o
n
a f
erry,
o
n
a l
orry,
d
uring
towi
ng).
6
Driving
174
Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
th
e
b
raking
w
arning
l
amp
a
nd
th
e P
w
arning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
c
ontrol
lev
er A
g
oing
o
ff,
-
di
splay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
ff ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of the br aking war ning la
mp a nd o f t he P w arning l amp i n th
e control lever A ,
-
di
splay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
n".
The
a
pplication
o
f
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
co
nfirmed
b
y:
With
t
he
v
ehicle
s
tationary,
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
is a
utomatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before
l
eaving
t
he
v
ehicle,
e
nsure
th
at
p
arking
b
rake
w
arning
l
amp
i
n
th
e
i
nstrument
p
anel
i
s
o
n
f
ixed
(
not
fla
shing).
Never
l
eave
a c
hild
a
lone
i
nside
t
he
ve
hicle
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
n,
a
s
t
hey
co
uld
r
elease
t
he
p
arking
b
rake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not pr ess th e ac celerator pe dal un necessarily, as y
ou
m
ay
r
elease
t
he
p
arking
b
rake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking o n a g radient, t urn t he f ront wh
eels
t
owards
t
he
p
avement
a
nd
en
gage
a g
ear
w
hen
y
ou
p
ark.The
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
r
eleases
automatically and progressively when you
press
t
he
a
ccelerator:
F
Ma
nual gearbox:
p
ress
d
own
f
ully
o
n
t
he
cl
utch
p
edal,
e
ngage
f
irst
g
ear
o
r
r
everse,
pr
ess
o
n
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
a
nd
mov
e off.
F
Au
tomatic gearbox
:
s
elect
p
osition
D
,
M
or R
t
hen
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination o
f t he b raking wa
rning l amp a nd t he P w arning la
mp
i
n
t
he
c
ontrol
l
ever
A,
-
di
splay
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"
Parking
br
ake
o
n".
When
t
he
d
river’s
d
oor
i
s
o
pened,
a m
essage
i
s
di
splayed
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal,
i
f
th
e
p
arking
b
rake
h
as
n
ot
b
een
a
pplied,
e
xcept
in t
he
c
ase
o
f
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox
w
ith
t
he
ge
ar
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
P.
T
he
a
pplication
o
f
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
co
nfirmed
b
y:
With
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning
a
nd
t
he
v
ehicle
st
ationary,
i
n
o
rder
t
o
i
mmobilise
t
he
v
ehicle
it i
s essential to manually
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake
b
y
p
ulling
control lever A .
Before
l
eaving
t
he
v
ehicle,
e
nsure
th
at
p
arking
b
rake
w
arning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
i
s
o
n
f
ixed,
n
ot
f
lashing.
Driving
176
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 i n a s afe c ondition ( on l evel g round, g ear e ngaged) a nd c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop w ithout d elay.
Situations Consequences
Display
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"P
arking brake fault"
a
nd
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
war
ning
lamp
s: -
Th
e
a
utomatic
f
unctions
a
re
d
eactivated.
-
Hi
ll
s
tart
a
ssist
i
s
n
ot
a
vailable.
-
Th
e
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
c
an
o
nly
b
e
u
sed
m
anually.
Display
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"P
arking brake fault"
a
nd
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
war
ning
lamp
s: -
Ma
nual
r
elease
o
f
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
o
nly
a
vailable
b
y
p
ressing
th
e
a
ccelerator
p
edal
a
nd
r
eleasing
t
he
c
ontrol.
-
Hi
ll
s
tart
a
ssist
i
s
n
ot
a
vailable.
-
Th
e
a
utomatic
f
unctions
a
nd
t
he
m
anual
a
pplication
a
re
s
till
a
vailable.
Display
o
f
t
he
m
essage
"P
arking brake fault"
a
nd
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
war
ning
lamp
s: -
Th
e
a
utomatic
f
unctions
a
re
d
eactivated.
-
Hi
ll
s
tart
a
ssist
i
s
n
ot
a
vailable.
Driving
177
SituationsConsequences
To
a
pply
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake:
F
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
F
pu
ll
t
he
c
ontrol
f
or
a
t
l
east
5 s
econds
o
r
u
ntil
a
pplication
i
s
c
omplete.
F
sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
c
heck
t
he
s
witching
o
n
o
f
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
br
ake
w
arning
l
amps.
The
a
pplication
i
s
s
lower
t
han
d
uring
n
ormal
o
peration.
To
r
elease
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake:
F
sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.
F
pu
ll
t
he
c
ontrol
a
nd
h
old
i
t
f
or
a
pproximately
3 s
econds
t
hen
r
elease
i
t.
If
t
he
b
raking
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
f
lashing
o
r
i
f
t
he
w
arning
l
amps
d
o
n
ot
c
ome
on w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
n,
t
hese
p
rocedures
w
ill
n
ot
w
ork.
P
lace
t
he
v
ehicle
on l
evel
g
round
a
nd
h
ave
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
and
p
ossibly
flashing
Display
o
f
t
he
m
essage
" P
arking brake fault "
a
nd
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
war
ning
lamp
s: -
On
ly
t
he
a
utomatic
a
pplication
o
n
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
a
utomatic
re
lease
o
n
a
cceleration
f
unctions
a
re
a
vailable.
-
Th
e
m
anual
a
pplication/release
o
f
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
a
nd
t
he
em
ergency
b
raking
a
re
n
ot
a
vailable.
and
p
ossibly
flashing
Battery
f
ault: -
If t
he
b
attery
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
y
ou
m
ust
s
top
i
mmediately
a
s
s
oon
a
s
th
e
t
raffic
a
llows.
S
top
a
nd
i
mmobilise
y
our
v
ehicle
(
if
n
ecessary,
p
lace
t
he
tw
o
c
hocks
u
nder
t
he
w
heels).
-
Ap
ply
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
b
efore
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine.
6
Driving
180
Moving off
If position N is engaged inadvertently while d riving, a llow t he e ngine t o re
turn
t
o
i
dle
t
hen
e
ngage
p
osition
D
to
accelerate. F
Selec
t position D for automatic
chan
ging
of t
he
s
ix
g
ears.
The
g
earbox
t
hen
o
perates
i
n
a
uto-adaptive
mo
de,
w
ithout
a
ny
i
ntervention
o
n
t
he
p
art
of t
he
d
river.
I
t
c
ontinuously
s
elects
t
he
m
ost
su
itable
g
ear
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
s
tyle
o
f
d
riving,
th
e p rofile o f t he r oad a nd t he l oad i n t he ve
hicle.
For
m
aximum
a
cceleration
w
ithout
t
ouching
th
e
s
elector,
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
d
own
fu
lly
(
kick
d
own).
T
he
g
earbox
c
hanges
d
own
au
tomatically
o
r
m
aintains
t
he
g
ear
s
elected
un
til
t
he
m
aximum
e
ngine
s
peed
i
s
r
eached.
On
b
raking,
t
he
g
earbox
c
hanges
d
own
au
tomatically
t
o
p
rovide
e
ffective
e
ngine
br
aking.
If you release the accelerator sharply, the
gearbox
w
ill
n
ot
c
hange
t
o
a h
igher
g
ear
f
or
sa
fety
r
easons.
When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning
a
t
i
dle,
w
ith
th
e
b
rakes
r
eleased,
i
f
p
osition
R,
D or
M
i
s
s
elected,
t
he
v
ehicle
m
oves
e
ven
wi
thout
t
he
a
ccelerator
b
eing
p
ressed.
Never
l
eave
c
hildren
u
nsupervised
i
n
th
e
v
ehicle
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning.
When
c
arrying
o
ut
m
aintenance
w
ith
th
e
e
ngine
r
unning,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake
a
nd
s
elect
p
osition
P.
N
ever select position N while the
vehicle
i
s
m
oving.
Never select positions P or R unless the
vehicle
i
s
c
ompletely
s
tationary.
If
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
d
oes
n
ot
r
elease
au
tomatically,
c
heck
t
hat
t
he
f
ront
d
oors
ar
e
f
ully
c
losed.
F
Wi
th
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake,
s
elect
pos
ition
P
or N
.
F
St
art
t
he
e
ngine.
If
t
his
p
rocedure
i
s
n
ot
f
ollowed,
a
n
a
udible
si
gnal
i
s
h
eard,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a m
essage
i
n
th
e
i
nstrument
p
anel
s
creen.
F Wi
th t
he e
ngine r
unning, p
ress t
he b
rake peda
l.
F
Selec
t position R , D or M.
Automatic operation
The parking brake is released manually, the ve
hicle m oves o ff.
If
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
o
n
a
nd
a
utomatic
m
ode
is a
ctivated,
a
ccelerate
p
rogressively.
If you do not press the brake pedal when trying t o m ove t he g ear s elector o ut of p
osition P ,
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
o
r
t
his
sy
mbol
app
ears
in th
e
ins
trument
pane
l
ac
companied
by a m
essage,
f
lashing
o
f
t
he
P s
ymbol,
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a m
essage
a
nd
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
F Check that t he d isplay i n t he i nstrument pa
nel a grees w ith t he p osition e ngaged.
F
Gr
adually
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
Driving
188
Hill start assist
On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationar y, the vehicle is held for a brief
moment when you release the brake pedal:
-
if y
ou
a
re
i
n
f
irst
g
ear
o
r
n
eutral
w
ith
a man
ual
ge
arbox,
-
if y
ou
a
re
i
n
p
osition
D
or M with an
automatic
g
earbox.
Operation
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held for a brief moment when you
release the brake pedal.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs with the system, these warning lamps c ome o n. C ontact a C ITROËN d ealer or a q
ualified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ch
ecked.
System
w
hich
k
eeps
y
our
v
ehicle
i
mmobilised
te
mporarily
(
approximately
2 s
econds)
w
hen
st
arting
o
n
a g
radient,
t
he
t
ime
i
t
t
akes
t
o
mov
e
y
our
f
oot
f
rom
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
t
o
t
he
ac
celerator
peda
l.
This
f
unction
i
s
o
nly
a
ctive
w
hen:
-
th
e
v
ehicle
i
s
c
ompletely
s
tationary,
w
ith
yo
ur
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
-
wh
en
c
ertain
c
onditions
o
f
g
radient
a
re
met
,
-
wi
th
t
he
d
river’s
d
oor
c
losed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
Do
n
ot
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hile
i
t
i
s
b
eing
he
ld
i
n
t
he
h
ill
s
tart
a
ssist
p
hase.
If
y
ou
n
eed
t
o
l
eave
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hile
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake m
anually t
hen e
nsure t
hat t
he pa
rking b
rake w
arning l
amp i
s o
n (
not fl
ashing)
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Driving
223
Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate the o il f iller c ap i n t he e ngine co
mpartment o f y our v ehicle.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
p
etrol
o
r
D
iesel
en
gine,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
F
Un
screw
t
he
o
il
f
iller
c
ap
t
o
r
eveal
t
he
f
iller
ap
erture.
F
Ad
d
o
il
i
n
s
mall
q
uantities,
a
voiding
a
ny
sp
ills
o
n
e
ngine
c
omponents
(
risk
o
f
f
ire).
F
Wa
it
a f
ew
m
inutes
b
efore
c
hecking
t
he
le
vel
a
gain
u
sing
t
he
d
ipstick.
F
Ad
d
m
ore
o
il
i
f
n
ecessary.
F
Af
ter
c
hecking
t
he
l
evel,
c
arefully
r
efit
t
he
oi
l
f
iller
c
ap
a
nd
t
he
d
ipstick
i
n
i
ts
t
ube.
After
t
opping-up
t
he
o
il,
t
he
c
heck
w
hen
sw
itching
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
w
ith
t
he
o
il
l
evel
in
dicator
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
i
s
n
ot
v
alid
du
ring
t
he
3
0
m
inutes
a
fter
t
opping
u
p.
Engine oil change
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
In
o
rder
t
o
m
aintain
t
he
r
eliability
o
f
t
he
e
ngine
an
d
e
mission
c
ontrol
s
ystem,
n
ever
u
se
ad
ditives
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
Fluid specification
The brake fluid must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
The
b
rake
f
luid
l
evel
s
hould
b
e
c
lose
to t
he
"
MA X"
m
ark.
I
f
i
t
i
s
n
ot,
c
heck
th
e
b
rake
p
ad
w
ear.
Power steering
fluid level
The power steering fluid level should be c
lose t o t he " MA X" m ark. W ith th
e
e
ngine
c
old,
u
nscrew
t
he
c
ap
t
o
ch
eck
t
he
l
evel.
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227
Automatic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice
s
chedule
f
or
d
etails
o
f
th
e
l
evel
c
hecking
i
nterval
f
or
t
his
co
mponent.
Electric parking brake
This system does not require any routine s ervicing. H owever, i n th
e
e
vent
o
f
a p
roblem,
h
ave
t
he
sy
stem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Manual parking brake
If a loss of effectiveness of this
system is noticed, th e pa rking br ake mu
st
b
e
c
hecked,
e
ven
b
etween
tw
o
s
ervices.
Brake pads
Brake wear depends on the style of driving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v
ehicles
u
sed
i
n
t
own,
o
ver
s
hort
di
stances.
I
t
m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
Brake disc wear
For information on checking brake disc w ear, c ontact a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
br
ake,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Manual gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
sc
hedule
f
or
t
he
c
hecking
i
nterval
fo
r
t
his
c
omponent.
Only
u
se
p
roducts
r
ecommended
b
y
CI
TROËN
o
r
p
roducts
o
f
e
quivalent
qual
ity
and spe
cification.
In
o
rder
t
o
o
ptimise
t
he
o
peration
o
f
un
its
a
s
i
mportant
a
s
t
hose
i
n
t
he
br
aking
s
ystem,
C
ITROËN
s
elects
a
nd
of
fers
v
ery
s
pecific
p
roducts.
After
w
ashing
t
he
v
ehicle,
d
ampness,
or i
n
w
intry
c
onditions,
i
ce
c
an
f
orm
on t
he
b
rake
d
iscs
a
nd
p
ads:
b
raking
ef
ficiency
m
ay
b
e
r
educed.
M
ake
l
ight
br
ake
a
pplications
t
o
d
ry
a
nd
d
efrost
th
e
b
rakes.
have
t
he
c
ondition
o
f
t
he
b
rakes
c
hecked,
e
ven
be
tween
ve
hicle
se
rvices.
Unless
t
here
i
s
a l
eak
i
n
t
he
c
ircuit,
a d
rop
i
n
th
e
b
rake
f
luid
l
evel
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
he
b
rake
pa
ds
a
re
w
orn. Checking
t
his
s
ystem
m
ust
b
e
d
one
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
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