2016 Citroen C4 RHD ESP

164
When towing
Distribution of loads
F Distribute the l oad i n t he t railer s o t hat t he he
aviest i tems a re a s c lose a s p ossible t o th

e
 a
xle
 a
nd
 t
he
 n
ose
 w
eight
 a
pproaches
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 e
xceeding
 i
t.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 th

us
 re
ducing
 en
gine
 pe
rformance.
 Ab

ove 1 000 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 lo

ad
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 00

0 metres
 o
f
 a
ltitude.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 w
eights
 (
and
 t
he
 to

wed
 l
oads
 w
hich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle)
 r
efer
 to t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
 If t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 STO

P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 st

op
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 th

e
 e
ngine
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To a void ov erheating o f t he b rakes, t he u se o f en

gine
 b
raking
 i
s
 r
ecommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the t yre p ressures o f t he t owing ve
hicle a nd o f t he t railer, o bserving t he rec

ommended
 pre
ssures.
Lighting
F Check the e lectrical l ighting a nd s ignalling on t
he t railer a nd t he h adlamp b eam h eight of y

our
 v
ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
djusting
 t
he
 he

adlamp
 b
eam
 h
eight,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
The
 r

ear
 p
arking
 s
ensors
 w
ill
 b
e
 de

activated
 a
utomatically
 i
f
 a g
enuine
 CI

TROËN
 t
owbar
 i
s
 u
sed.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the temperature o f t he c oolant.
As
 t

he
 f
an
 i
s
 e
lectrically
 c
ontrolled,
 i
ts
 c
ooling
 ca

pacity
 i
s
 n
ot
 d
ependent
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed.
F
 To l

ower
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed,
 r
educe
 y
our
 spe

ed.
The
 m

aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 o
n
 a l
ong
 i
ncline
 de

pends
 o
n
 t
he
 g
radient
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
mbient
 te

mperature.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 k
eep
 a c
heck
 o
n
 t
he
 c
oolant
 te

mperature.
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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

179
Automatic gearbox
Gear selection gate
1. Gear selector.
2. Bu
tton "T" (snow) .
3.
Bu

tton "S" (spor t) .
4.
 Po

sition
 m
arkings
 f
or
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector.P.
 Par

k.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on o

r
 o
ff.
-
 St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
R.
 Re
verse.
-
 Re
versing
 m
anoeuvres,
 v
ehicle
 s
tationary,
 en

gine
 a
t
 i
dle.
N.
 Ne
utral.
-
 Im
mobilisation
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 p
arking
 b
rake
 on.
- St
arting
 t
he
 e
ngine.
D.
 Au
tomatic
 opera
tion.
M.+ / -
   Ma
nual
 o
peration
 w
ith
 s
equential
 ch

anging
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ix
 g
ears.
F
 Pu
sh
 f
or wards
 t
o
 c
hange
 u
p
 t
hrough
 t
he
 ge

ars. or
F Pu ll b ackwards t o c hange d own t hrough th

e
 g
ears.
Gear selector positions
When you move the selector in the gate to select a p osition, t he c orresponding i ndicator co

mes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
P
 Par

k
R
R

everse
N
N

eutral
D
 Dr

ive
 (
automatic
 d
riving)
S
Spo

rt
 prog
ramme
T
Sn

ow
 prog
ramme
1 to 6
  G

ear
 e
ngaged
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
-
 In

valid
 v
alue
 d
uring
 m
anual
 o
peration
Displays in the instrument
panelSix speed automatic gearbox w hich o f fers a c hoice be
tween t he c omfort o f f ully a utomatic o peration, en

hanced
 b
y
 s
port
 a
nd
 s
now
 p
rogrammes,
 a
nd
 th

e
 p
leasure
 o
f
 m
anual
 g
ear
 c
hanging.
Two
 d

riving
 m
odes
 a
re
 o
ffered:
-
 au

tomatic operation for electronic
management
 o

f
 t
he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 g
earbox,
 wi

th a sport
 p
rogramme
 f
or
 a m
ore
 dy

namic
 s
tyle
 o
f
 d
riving
 a
nd
 a s
now
programme
 t

o
 i
mprove
 d
riving
 w
hen
 tr

action is poor,
-
 man

ual
 o
peration
 f
or
 s
equential
 c
hanging
 of t

he
 g
ears
 b
y
 t
he
 d
river.
6
Driving

184
Gear efficiency indicator*
Depending on the driving situation and your ve
hicle's e quipment, t he s ystem m ay a dvise yo

u
 t
o
 s
kip
 o
ne
 (
or
 m
ore)
 g
ear(s).
 Y
ou
 c
an
 fo

llow
 t
his
 i
nstruction
 w
ithout
 e
ngaging
 t
he
 in

termediate
 ge
ars.
The
 g

ear
 e
ngagement
 r
ecommendations
 m
ust
 no

t
 b
e
 c
onsidered
 c
ompulsory.
 I
n
 f
act,
 t
he
 co

nfiguration
 o
f
 t
he
 r
oad,
 t
he
 a
mount
 o
f
 t
raffic
 an

d
 s
afety
 r
emain
 d
etermining
 f
actors
 w
hen
 ch

oosing
 t
he
 b
est
 g
ear.
 T
herefore,
 t
he
 d
river
 re

mains
 r
esponsible
 f
or
 d
eciding
 w
hether
 o
r
 n
ot
 to f

ollow
 t
he
 a
dvice
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 f

unction
 c
annot
 b
e
 d
eactivated. -
 Yo

u
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
 Th

e
 s
ystem
 m
ay
 s
uggest
 t
hat
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 a h

igher
 g
ear.
The
 i

nformation
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 i
n
 t
he
 f
orm
 o
f
 a
n
 a
rrow.
System
 w

hich
 r
educes
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 b
y
 r
ecommending
 t
he
 m
ost
 a
ppropriate
 g
ear.
With
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 i
s
 o
nly
 ac

tive
 i
n
 m
anual
 m
ode.
* Depending
 o

n
 e
ngine.
On
 v

ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a m
anual
 g
earbox,
 th

e
 a
rrow
 m
ay
 b
e
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 t
he
 g
ear
 rec

ommended. The
 s

ystem
 a
dapts
 i
ts
 g
ear
 c
hange
 re

commendation
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 dr

iving
 c
onditions
 (
slope,
 l
oad, ...)
 a
nd
 th

e
 d
emands
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river
 (
power,
 ac

celeration,
 b
raking, ...).
The
 s

ystem
 n
ever
 s
uggests:
-
 en

gaging
 f
irst
 g
ear,
-
 engag

ing
 re
verse
 gea
r.
Operation
On BlueHDi Diesel 150 versions with manual g earbox, t he s ystem m ay su

ggest
 c
hanging
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 s
o
 t
hat
 th

e
 e
ngine
 c
an
 g
o
 i
nto
 s
tandby
 (
STOP
 mo

de
 w
ith
 S
top
 & S
tart),
 i
n
 c
ertain
 dr

iving
 c
onditions.
 I
n
 t
his
 c
ase,
 N
is
displayed
 i

n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Driving

189
Tyre under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pr
essures o f t he t yres w hile d riving.
The
 s

ystem
 c
ontinuously
 m
onitors
 t
he
 pr

essures of the four tyres, as soon as the
vehicle
 i

s
 m
oving.
A
 p

ressure
 s
ensor
 i
s
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 v
alve
 o
f
 ea

ch
 t
yre
 (
except
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel).
The
 s

ystem
 t
riggers
 a
n
 a
lert
 i
f
 a d
rop
 i
n
 pr

essure
 i
s
 d
etected
 i
n
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 t
yres.
The
 t

yre
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
n
 ai

d
 t
o
 d
riving
 w
hich
 d
oes
 n
ot
 r
eplace
 t
he
 n
eed
 fo

r
 v
igilance
 o
n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.This
 s

ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 a
void
 t
he
 n
eed
 to c

heck
 t
he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 r
egularly
 (i

ncluding
 t
he
 s
pare
 w
heel)
 a
nd
 b
efore
 a l

ong
 j
ourney.
Driving
 w
ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 ad

versely
 a
ffects
 r
oad
 h
olding,
 ex

tends
 b
raking
 d
istances
 a
nd
 c
auses
 pr

emature
 t
yre
 w
ear,
 p
articularly
 u
nder
 ar
duous c onditions ( vehicle l oaded, hi
gh s peed, l ong j ourney).The tyre pressures for your vehicle can
be
 f

ound
 o
n
 t
he
 t
yre
 p
ressure
 l
abel.
The
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 m
ust
 b
e
 c
hecked
 wh

en
 t
he
 t
yres
 c
old
 (
vehicle
 s
topped
 fo

r
 1 h
our
 o
r
 a
fter
 d
riving
 f
or
 l
ess
 t
hen
 6 m

iles
 (
10
 k
m)
 a
t
 m
oderate
 s
peed).
 Ot

her wise,
 a
dd
 0
.3
 b
ar
 t
o
 t
he
 v
alues
 in

dicated
 o
n
 t
he
 l
abel.
For mor e in formation on ide ntification ma
rkings, i ncluding t he t yre p ressure la

bel,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 in

creases
 f
uel
 c
onsumption.
6
Driving

191
Blind spot sensors
This driving assistance system warns the driver of the p resence o f a nother v ehicle i n t he b lind sp

ot
 a
ngle
 o
f
 t
heir
 v
ehicle
 (
areas
 m
asked
 f
rom
 th

e
 d
river's
 f
ield
 o
f
 v
ision),
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 t
his
 pr

esents
 a p
otential
 d
anger.
Operation
F On switching on t he i gnition, o r e ngine ru
nning, p ress t his b utton t o a ctivate t he fu

nction;
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n.
Sensors
 f

itted
 i
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 a
nd
 r
ear
 b
umpers
 mo

nitor
 t
he
 b
lind
 s
pots.
A
 w

arning
 l

amp
 a

ppears
 i

n
 t

he
 d

oor
 m

irror
 o

n
 th
e s
ide i
n q
uestion:
- im
mediately, w
hen b
eing ov
ertaken,
-
 af

ter
 a d

elay
 o

f
 a

bout
 o

ne
 s

econd,
 w

hen
 ove

rtaking
 a v

ehicle
 s

lowly.
This
 s

ystem
 i

s
 d

esigned
 t

o
 i

mprove
 sa

fety
 w

hen
 d

riving
 a

nd
 i

s
 i

n
 n

o
 ci

rcumstances
 a s

ubstitute
 f

or
 t

he
 u

se
 of t

he
 i

nterior
 r

ear
 v

iew
 m

irror
 a

nd
 d

oor
 mi

rrors.
 I

t
 i

s
 t

he
 d

river's
 r

esponsibility
 t

o
 co

nstantly
 c

heck
 t

he
 t

raffic,
 t

o
 a

ssess
 th

e
 d

istances
 a

nd
 r

elative
 s

peeds
 of o

ther
 v

ehicles
 a

nd
 t

o
 p

redict
 t

heir
 mov

ements
 b

efore
 d

eciding
 w

hether
 t

o
 chan

ge
 lane

.
The
 b

lind
 s

pot
 s

ensor
 s

ystem
 c

an
 n

ever
 re

place
 t

he
 n

eed
 f

or
 v

igilance
 o

n
 t

he
 pa

rt
 o

f
 t

he
 d

river.
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Driving

195
Switching on
F If the speed setting i s s uitable ( last s peed se
tting p rogrammed i n t he s ystem) p ress bu

tton 4
 t
o
 s
witch
 t
he
 s
peed
 l
imiter
 o
n.
F
Tu

rn the wheel 1 to the "LIMIT"
position
to
 s
elect
 t
he
 s
peed
 l
imiter;
 t
he
 f
unction
 i
s
 paus

ed.
F
 Pr
essing
 b
utton
 4 t
emporarily
 i
nterrupts
 t
he
 fu

nction
 (pa
use).
Adjusting the limit speed
setting
You do not have to switch the speed limiter on in order t o s et t he s peed. To m
odify t he l imit s peed s etting f rom t he cu

rrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle:
F
 in s

teps
 o
f
 +
/-
 1 m
ph
 (
km/h),
 m
ake
 su

ccessive short presses on button 2 or 3,
F
 co

ntinuously,
 i
n
 s
teps
 o
f
 +
/-
 5 m
ph
 (
km/h),
 pr

ess
 a
nd
 h
old
 b
utton
 2
or 3.
To
 m

odify
 t
he
 l
imit
 s
peed
 s
etting
 u
sing
 me

morised
 s
peeds
 a
nd
 f
rom
 t
he
 t
ouch
 s
creen
 tab

let:
F
pr

ess button 5
 t
o
 d
isplay
 t
he
 s
ix
 m
emorised
 sp

eed
 set
tings,
F
 pr

ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 f
or
 t
he
 d
esired
 s
peed
 set

ting.
This
 s

etting
 b
ecomes
 t
he
 n
ew
 l
imit
 s
peed.
To
 m

odify
 t
he
 l
imit
 s
peed
 s
etting
 u
sing
 me

morised
 sp
eeds
 an
d
 fr
om
 yo
ur
 Au
dio
 sy
stem
 (o

nly
 w
ith
 t
he
 m
onochrome
 s
creen
 C
):
F
 wi

th
 t
he
 s
ystem
 f
irst
 a
ctivated.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 m
emorising
 s
peeds,
 re

fer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
 ma

ke
 a l
ong
 p
ress
 o
n
 b
utton
 2
or 3, the
system
 d

isplays
 t
he
 m
emorised
 s
peed
 cl

osest
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ctual
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 ; th

is
 s
etting
 b
ecomes
 t
he
 n
ew
 l
imit
 s
peed.
F
 to c

hoose
 a
nother
 m
emorised
 s
peed,
 m
ake
 an

other
 l
ong
 p
ress
 o
n
 b
utton
 2
or 3.
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Driving

198
Switching on
F To start the c ruise c ontrol a nd s et a c ruise sp
eed, o nce t he v ehicle h as r eached t he de

sired
 s
peed,
 p
ress
 b
utton
 2
or 3:
 t

he
 cu

rrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 b
ecomes
 t
he
 cr

uise
 s
peed
 s
etting.
 Yo

u
 c
an
 r
elease
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
F
Tu

rn the wheel 1 to the "CRUISE"
position
to
 s
elect
 c
ruise
 c
ontrol
 m
ode;
 t
he
 f
unction
 is p

aused. F
 Pr
essing
 b
utton
 4
interrupts operation of
the
 s
ystem
 (
pause).
Take
 c
are:
 p
ressing
 a
nd
 h
olding
 bu

tton
2
or 3 results
 i
n
 a r
apid
 c
hange
 in t

he
 s
peed
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
F
 Pr

essing
 b
utton
 4 a
gain
 r
estores
 o
peration
 of t

he
 c
ruise
 c
ontrol
 (
ON).
As
 a p
recaution,
 i
t
 i
s
 r
ecommended
 th

at
 t
he
 c
ruise
 s
peed
 c
hosen
 b
e
 c
lose
 to t

he
 c
urrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 s
o
 as t

o
 a
void
 a
ny
 s
udden
 a
cceleration
 o
r
 de

celeration
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
Adjusting the cruise speed
setting
The cruise control must be activated.
To
 m
odify
 t
he
 c
ruise
 s
peed
 s
etting
 f
rom
 t
he
 cu

rrent
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle:
F
 in s

teps
 o
f
 + o
r
 - 1 m
ph
 (
km/h),
 m
ake
 re

peated
 s
hort
 p
resses
 o
n
 b
utton
 2
or 3,
F
 co

ntinuously,
 i
n
 s
teps
 o
f
 + o
r
 - 5 m
ph
 (k

m/h),
 p
ress
 a
nd
 h
old
 b
utton
 2
or 3.
To
 m

odify
 t
he
 c
ruise
 s
peed
 s
etting
 u
sing
 me

morised
 s
peeds
 a
nd
 f
rom
 t
he
 t
ouch
 s
creen
 tab

let:
F
pr
ess button 5
 t
o
 d
isplay
 t
he
 s
ix
 m
emorised
 sp

eed
 set
tings,
F
 pr
ess
 t
he
 b
utton
 f
or
 t
he
 d
esired
 s
peed
 set

ting.
This
 s
etting
 b
ecomes
 t
he
 n
ew
 c
ruise
 s
peed.
To
 m
odify
 t
he
 c
ruise
 s
peed
 s
etting
 u
sing
 me

morised
 sp
eeds
 an
d
 fr
om
 yo
ur
 Au
dio
 sy
stem
 (o

nly
 w
ith
 t
he
 m
onochrome
 s
creen
 C
):
F
 wi

th
 t
he
 s
ystem
 f
irst
 a
ctivated.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 m
emorising
 s
peeds,
 re

fer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
 ma

ke
 a l
ong
 p
ress
 o
n
 b
utton
 2
or 3, the
system
 d

isplays
 t
he
 m
emorised
 s
peed
 cl

osest
 t
o
 t
he
 a
ctual
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 ; th

is
 s
etting
 b
ecomes
 t
he
 n
ew
 c
ruise
 s
peed.
F
 to c

hoose
 a
nother
 m
emorised
 s
peed,
 m
ake
 an

other
 l
ong
 p
ress
 o
n
 b
utton
 2
or 3.
Driving