2016 Citroen C4 RHD Owner's Manual

167
Switching off the engine
Energy economy mode
After switching off the engine (position 1- Stop),
f or 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,
 .
..
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.
Never
 s

witch
 o

ff
 t

he
 i

gnition
 b

efore
 t

he
 ve

hicle
 i

s
 a

t
 a c

omplete
 s

top.
 W

ith
 t

he
 en

gine
 o

ff,
 t

he
 b

raking
 a

nd
 s

teering
 as

sistance
 s

ystems
 a

re
 a

lso
 c

ut
 o

ff:
 r

isk
 of l

oss
 o

f
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 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.
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. For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.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) .
F
 St

op
 t

he
 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.
6
Driving

168
Starting / Switching off the engine with Keyless Entry and 
St
arting
Starting the engine
It is not necessary to place the electronic key in the rea
der. F Br
iefly press the "S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton
 w
hile
 m
aintaining
 pr

essure
 o
n
 t
he
 p
edal
 u
ntil
 t
he
 en

gine
 st
arts.
The
 s

teering
 c
olumn
 u
nlocks
 a
nd
 t
he
 en

gine
 st
arts.
See
 t

he
 a
dvice
 b
elow
 f
or
 D
iesel
 ver

sions.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 a
fter
 pr

essing
 "ST

ART/STOP",
 y

ou
 s
hould
 ho

ld
 t
he
 b
rake
 o
r
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 d
own
 un

til
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 d
o
 no

t press the "START/STOP " button
again.
If one of the starting conditions is not me t, a r eminder m essage a ppears i n th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 s
creen.
 I
n
 s
ome
 ci

rcumstances,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 t
urn
 th

e
 s
teering
 w
heel
 s
lightly
 w
hile
 p
ressing
 th

e " START/STOP " button to assist
unlocking
 o

f
 t
he
 s
teering;
 a m
essage
 wa

rns
 y
ou
 w
hen
 t
his
 i
s
 n
eeded.
If the electronic key is not detected in the z one, a m essage i s d isplayed. M ove th

e
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nto
 t
he
 z
one
 s
o
 t
hat
 th

e
 e
ngine
 c
an
 b
e
 s
tarted.
The presence of the "Keyless Entry
and
 S

tarting"
 e

lectronic
 k

ey
 i

n
 t

he
 re

cognition
 z

one
 i

s
 e

ssential.
As
 a s

afety
 m

easure,
 d

o
 n

ot
 l

eave
 t

his
 zo

ne
 w

ith
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 r

unning. In
 t

emperatures
 b
elow
 z
ero
 th

e
 e
ngine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
tart
 u
ntil
 th

e
 p
reheater
 w
arning
 l
amp
 ha

s
 g
one
 o
ff.
F
 Pl

ace
 t

he
 g

ear
 s

elector
 l

ever
 P

or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g

earbox,
 o

r
 n

eutral
 w

ith
 a man

ual
 ge

arbox.
F
 Wi

th
 t

he
 e

lectronic
 k

ey
 i

nside
 t

he
 v

ehicle,
 pr

ess
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 f

or
 v

ehicles
 w

ith
 a

n
 au

tomatic
 g

earbox,
 o

r
 f

ully
 d

eclutch
 f

or
 ve

hicles
 w

ith
 a m

anual
 g

earbox.
Diesel vehicles
Driving

169
Switching off the engine
F Immobilise the v ehicle.
F Pl ace t he g ear s elector a t P or N with
an
 a

utomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 n
eutral
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
Do not leave your vehicle with the
electronic
 k

ey
 s
till
 i
nside.
Switching
 o

ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 l
eads
 t
o
 a l
oss
 of b

raking
 a
ssistance.
If
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
mmobilised,
 t
he
 en

gine
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
top.
F
 Wi

th
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
nside
 th

e vehicle, press the " S TA R T/
STOP "
 b

utton.
The
 e

ngine
 s
tops
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
teering
 co

lumn
 l
ocks.
Emergency starting
When the electronic key is in the recognition zone a nd, a fter p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button,
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart:
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 a
t
 P
or N for
vehicles
 w

ith
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 o
r
 ne

utral
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox.F Op
en t he f ront a rmrest.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 m
at
 b
y
 i
ts
 t
ab
 a
nd
 r
emove
 i
t.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 b
ack-up
 rea

der.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 o
n
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 g
earbox,
 o
r
 f
ully
 d
eclutch
 w
ith
 a man

ual
 ge
arbox.
F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button.
 Th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts.
6
Driving

170
Emergency switch-off
In the event of an emergency only, the en gine ca n be sw itched of wi thout co

nditions.
 T
o
 d
o
 t
his,
 p
ress
 a
nd
 h
old
 th

e " START/STOP " button for about
3
 s

econds.
In
 t

his
 c

ase
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 l
ocks
 a
s
 s
oon
 as t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tops.
Electronic key not
recognised
If the electronic key is no longer in the recognition z one w hen d riving o r w hen y ou (l

ater)
 r
equest
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 a me

ssage
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
nd
 h
old
 t
he
 "S

TA R T/
STOP " button for about
3 seconds
 i

f
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 f
orce
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 (n

ote
that restar ting will not be
possible without the key ).
Ignition on position
(without starting)
With the Keyless Entry and Starting key inside th
e v ehicle, p ressing t he "ST
ART/STOP"
button, with no action on the pedals , allows
the
 i

gnition
 t
o
 b
e
 s
witched
 o
n.
With
 t

he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 au

tomatically
 g
oes
 i
nto
 e
nergy
 ec

onomy
 m
ode
 w
hen
 r
equired
 t
o
 ma

intain
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 bat

tery.F
Pr

ess the "START/STOP "
button,
 t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 co

mes
 o
n
 b
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 no

t
 s
tart.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 a
gain
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ig

nition
 a
nd
 s
o
 a
llow
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
o
 b
e
 loc

ked.
Driving

171
Manual parking brake
Applying
F Pull the parking b rake l ever f ully u p t o im
mobilise y our v ehicle.
Releasing
F Pull the parking b rake l ever u p g ently, pr
ess the release button then lower the
lever
 ful

ly.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 if t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 S
TOP
warning
 l

amp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 in t

he
 m
ultifunction
 s
creen,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 s
till
 on o

r
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 p
roperly
 r
eleased.When
 p

arking
 o
n
 a s
lope,
 d
irect
 y
our
 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.
6
Driving

172
Electric parking brake
The electric parking brake has two operating modes:
-
 Au

tomatic application / release
 Ap

plication
 i
s
 a
utomatic
 w
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 st

ops,
 r
elease
 i
s
 a
utomatic
 o
n
 u
se
 o
f
 t
he
 ac

celerator
 (
activated
 b
y
 d
efault),
-
 Ma

nual application / release
 Th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake
 c
an
 b
e
 a
pplied
 / re

leased
 m
anually
 b
y
 p
ulling
 c
ontrol
 lev

er
A.
I

f
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 mo

de
 i
s
 d
eactivated.Programming the mode
Depending on the co untry of sa le of th e ve hicle, th
e a utomatic a pplication w hen t he e ngine i s sw

itched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
elease
 w
hen
 yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 c
an
 b
e
 d
eactivated.
Activation
 / d

eactivation
 i
s
 d
one
 us

ing
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 me

nu;
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 s
ection
 c
overing
 th

e
 c
onfiguration
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 sys

tems.
The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 t
hen
 a
pplied
 a
nd
 r
eleased
 ma

nually.
 W
hen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 th

ere
 i
s
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
pplied.It
 i

s
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 d
o
 n
ot
 ap
ply t he p arking b rake i n v ery c old co
nditions ( ice) a nd d uring t owing (b

reakdown,
 c
aravan...).
 D
eactivate
 t
he
 au

tomatic
 f
unctions
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 park

ing
 br
ake
 man
ually.
Do
 n

ot
 p
lace
 a
ny
 o
bject
 (
packet
 o
f
 ci

garettes,
 t
elephone...)
 b
etween
 t
he
 ge

ar
 l
ever
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
lectric
 p
arking
 br

ake
 c
ontrol
 l
ever.
Driving

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).
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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.
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