2016 Citroen C4 RHD stop start

Driving recommendations 163
Starting / S witching o ff t he e ngine 
w
ith
 t
he
 k
ey
 16
5
Starting
 / S

witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
ith
 
K

eyless
 E
ntry
 a
nd
 S
tarting
 16
8
Manual
 park

ing
 br
ake
 17
1
Electric
 p

arking
 b
rake
 17
2
Manual
 ge

arbox
 17
8
Automatic
 g

earbox
 17
9
Gear
 e

f ficiency
 i
ndicator
 18
4
Stop
 & S

tart
 18
5
Hill
 s

tart
 a
ssist
 18
8
Tyre
 u

nder-inflation
 d
etection
 18
9
Blind
 s

pot
 s
ensors
 19
1
Speed
 l

imiter
 19
4
Cruise
 c

ontrol
 19
7
Memorising
 s

peeds
 20
0
Parking
 s

ensors
 20
2
Driving
Fuel 205
M isfuel p revention ( Diesel) 20 7
Snow
 c

hains
 20
8
Very
 c

old
 c
limate
 s
creen
 20
9
Towing
 a t

railer
 20
9
Towbar
 w

ith
 q
uickly
 d
etachable
 t
owball
 21
0
Energy
 e

conomy
 m
ode
 21
5
Audio
 p

re-equipment
 21
6
Changing
 a w

iper
 b
lade
 21
7
Fitting
 r

oof
 b
ars
 21
8
Bonnet
 219
Pe

trol
 e
ngines
 22
0
Diesel
 e

ngines
 22
1
Checking
 l

evels
 22
2
Checks
 226
Ad

Blue
® additive and SCR 
sy
stem ( BlueHDi D iesel) 22 8
Accessories
 23

2
Practical information
Running out of fuel (Diesel) 23 4
Temporary pun cture 
re
pair
 k
it
 23
5
Spare
 w

heel
 24
0
Changing
 a b

ulb
 24
7
Changing
 a f

use
 25
6
12
 V b

attery
 26
1
Towing
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 26
5
In the event of a breakdown
Petrol engines 26 7
Petrol w eights 26 8
Diesel
 e

ngines
 26
9
Diesel
 w

eights
 27
1
Dimensions
 27

3
Identification
 mar

kings
 27
4
Technical data
Emergency or assistance 27 6
7-inch t ouch s creen t ablet 27 9
Audio
 s

ystem
 34
9
Audio and telematics
Alphabetical
 ind
ex
Contents

27
Passenger's
airbag systemfixed i
n t he s eat b elt an
d p assenger's f ront air

bag
 war
ning
 lamp
s
 di

splay.The control switch, located in the glove b ox, h as b een p laced i n t he "ON

" position.
The
 pa

ssenger's
 fr
ont
 ai
rbag
 is ac
tivated.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 d
o
 n
ot
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 fa

cing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 t
his
 s
eat.Move the control switch to the "OFF" position to
deactivate t he p assenger's f ront a irbag.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 y
ou
 c
an
 i
nstall
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 se

at,
 u
nless
 t
here
 i
s
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 a
irbags
 (
airbag
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n).
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action/Observations
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s

tops
 (

red
 l

ights,
 tr

affic
 j

ams, ...)
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 sy

stem
 ha

s
 p

ut
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

nto
 S

TOP
 m

ode. The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 i
n
 S
TART
 m
ode,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g

oes
 of

f. STOP
 m

ode
 i

s
 t

emporarily
 una

vailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i

s
 i

nvoked
 auto

matically. For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Automatic
wiping
fixed.
The
 w

iper
 c

ontrol
 i

s
 p

ushed
 do

wnwards.
Automatic
 f
ront
 w
iping
 i
s
 a
ctivated.
To
 d
eactivate
 a
utomatic
 w
iping,
 o
perate
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 st

alk
 d
ownwards
 o
r
 p
ut
 t
he
 s
talk
 i
nto
 a
nother
 p
osition.
Lighting dimmer fixed. The
 l

ighting
 d

immer
 i

s
 m

aking
 a

n
 adju

stment.
You
 c
an
 a
djust
 t
he
 l
evel
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 in

struments
 b
etween
 1 a
nd
 1
6.
1
Instruments

55
A few definitions…
Range
(miles or km)
Wh
en
 t

he
 r

ange
 f
alls
 b
elow
 2
0
 m
iles
 (
30
 k
m),
 da

shes
 a

re
 d
isplayed.
 A
fter
 f
illing
 w
ith
 a
t
 l
east
 5 l

itres
 o

f
 f

uel,
 t
he
 r
ange
 i
s
 r
ecalculated
 a
nd
 i
s
 di

splayed
 w
hen
 i
t
 e
xceeds
 6
0
 m
iles
 (
100
 k
m).
Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
Stop & Start time counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
If
 d

ashes
 a

re
 d

isplayed
 c

ontinuously
 wh

ile
 d

riving
 i

n
 p

lace
 o

f
 t

he
 d

igits,
 co

ntact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop. The
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 o

f
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 wi

ll
 b

e
 h

igher
 t

han
 t

he
 o

fficial
 f

igures
 ob

tained
 b

y
 C

ITROËN
 d

uring
 t

he
 f

irst
 1 8

00
 m

iles
 (

3
 0

00
 k

m)
 o

f
 t

he
 v

ehicle's
 li

fe.
This
 f

unction
 i

s
 o

nly
 d

isplayed
 f

rom
 20 m

ph
 (

30
 k

m/h).
This
 v

alue
 m

ay
 v

ary
 f

ollowing
 a c

hange
 in t

he
 s

tyle
 o

f
 d

riving
 o

r
 t

he
 r

elief,
 re

sulting
 i

n
 a s

ignificant
 c

hange
 i

n
 t

he
 cu

rrent
 f

uel
 c

onsumption.
The
 d

istance
 w

hich
 c

an
 s

till
 b

e
 t

ravelled
 w

ith
 th

e
 f

uel
 r

emaining
 i

n
 t

he
 t

ank
 (

at
 t

he
 a

verage
 fu

el
 c

onsumption
 s

een
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 m

iles
 (k

ilometres)
 tra

velled).
Calculated
 ov

er
 t

he
 l

ast
 f

ew
 s

econds.
Calculated
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 t

rip
 c

omputer
 r

eset.
If
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 a ti

me
 c

ounter
 c
alculates
 t
he
 t
ime
 s
pent
 i
n
 ST

OP mode
 d
uring
 a j
ourney.
It
 r

esets
 t

o
 z
ero
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
n.
Calculated
 s

ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 c
omputer
 r
eset.
Calculated
 s
ince
 t
he
 l
ast
 t
rip
 c
omputer
 r
eset.
1
Instruments

90
Stop & Start
The heating and air conditioning systems o nly w ork w hen t he e ngine i s ru

nning.
To
 m

aintain
 a c
omfortable
 t
emperature
 in t

he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment,
 y
ou
 c
an
 te

mporarily
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy

stem.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 re

fer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
In
 o

rder
 f

or
 t

hese
 s

ystems
 t

o
 b

e
 f

ully
 e

ffective,
 f

ollow
 t

he
 o

peration
 a

nd
 m

aintenance
 gu

idelines
 below

:
F
 To o

btain
 a

n
 e

ven
 a

ir
 d

istribution,
 t

ake
 c

are
 n

ot
 t

o
 o

bstruct
 t

he
 e

xterior
 a

ir
 i

ntake
 g

rilles
 lo

cated
 a

t
 t

he
 b

ase
 o

f
 t

he
 w

indscreen,
 t

he
 n

ozzles,
 t

he
 v

ents
 a

nd
 t

he
 a

ir
 o

utlets,
 a

s
 w

ell
 as t

he
 a

ir
 e

xtractor
 l

ocated
 i

n
 t

he
 b

oot.
F
 Do n

ot
 c

over
 t

he
 s

unshine
 s

ensor,
 l

ocated
 o

n
 t

he
 d

ashboard;
 t

his
 i

s
 u

sed
 f

or
 r

egulation
 of t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem.
F
 Op

erate
 t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem
 f

or
 a

t
 l

east
 5 t

o
 1

0
 m

inutes,
 o

nce
 o

r
 t

wice
 a m

onth
 to k

eep
 i

t
 i

n
 p

er fect
 w

orking
 o

rder.
F
 En

sure
 t

hat
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 f

ilter
 i

s
 i

n
 g

ood
 c

ondition
 a

nd
 h

ave
 t

he
 f

ilter
 el

ements
 r

eplaced
 r

egularly.
  We r

ecommend
 t

he
 u

se
 o

f
 a c

ombined
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 f

ilter.
 T

hanks
 t

o
 i

ts
 sp

ecial
 a

ctive
 a

dditive,
 i

t
 c

ontributes
 t

o
 t

he
 p

urification
 o

f
 t

he
 a

ir
 b

reathed
 b

y
 t

he
 oc

cupants
 a

nd
 t

he
 c

leanliness
 o

f
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment
 (

reduction
 o

f
 a

llergic
 sy

mptoms,
 b

ad
 o

dours
 a

nd
 g

reasy
 d

eposits).
F
 To e

nsure
 c

orrect
 o

peration
 o

f
 t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s

ystem,
 y

ou
 a

re
 a

lso
 a

dvised
 t

o
 h

ave
 it c

hecked
 r

egularly
 a

s
 r

ecommended
 i

n
 t

he
 m

aintenance
 a

nd
 w

arranty
 g

uide.
F
 If t

he
 s

ystem
 d

oes
 n

ot
 p

roduce
 c

old
 a

ir,
 s

witch
 i

t
 o

ff
 a

nd
 c

ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
When t
owing t
he m
aximum l
oad o
n a s
teep g
radient i
n h
igh t
emperatures, s
witching o
ff t
he ai
r c
onditioning i
ncreases t
he a
vailable e
ngine p
ower a
nd s
o i
mproves t
he t
owing a
bility. The
 c

ondensation
 c
reated
 b
y
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning
 r
esults
 i
n
 a d
ischarge
 of w

ater
 u
nder
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
hich
 i
s
 pe

r fectly
 n
ormal.
If
 a
fter
 a
n
 e
xtended
 s
top
 i
n
 s
unshine,
 th

e
 i
nterior
 t
emperature
 i
s
 v
ery
 hi

gh,
 f
irst
 v
entilate
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
oments.
Put
 t
he
 a
ir
 f
low
 c
ontrol
 a
t
 a s
etting
 h
igh
 en

ough
 t
o
 q
uickly
 c
hange
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger
 co
mpartment.
The
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 co

ntain
 c
hlorine
 a
nd
 d
oes
 n
ot
 p
resent
 an

y
 d
anger
 t
o
 t
he
 o
zone
 l
ayer.
Recommendations for ventilation and air conditioning
Ease of use and comfort

99
Front demist - defrost
These markings on the control panel indicate the control positions for rapid demisting or defrosting o f t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
With manual air
conditioning
F Put the temperature, a ir f low a nd d istribution co
ntrols t o t he d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (i

ndicator
 l
amp
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 o
ff).
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e "A /C "
 b

utton;
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 bu

tton
 c
omes
 o
n.
With digital dual-zone air
conditioning
Automatic visibility programme
F Select this p rogramme t o d emist o r d efrost th
e w indscreen a nd s ide w indows a s qu

ickly
 a
s
 p
ossible.
The
 s

ystem
 a
utomatically
 m
anages
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning,
 a
ir
 f
low
 a
nd
 a
ir
 i
ntake,
 a
nd
 pr

ovides
 o
ptimum
 d
istribution
 t
owards
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows.
F
To stop the programme, press either the "vi sibility" b utton a gain o r "A UTO", the
warning
 l

amp
 o
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 o
n
 t
he
 "A
UTO"
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
The system starts again with the values in use b efore i t w as o verridden b y t he v isibility prog

ramme.
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 d
emisting
 h
as
 be

en
 a
ctivated,
 t
he
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
With S
top & S
tart, w
hen t
he d
emisting, ai

r
 c

onditioning
 a

nd
 a

ir
 f

low
 f

unctions
 ar

e
 a

ctivated,
 S

TOP
 m

ode
 i

s
 n

ot
 av

ailable.
3
Ease of use and comfort

108
Tall version
1. Front armrest  (s
ee d etails o n f ollowing p ages)
2.
12

V accessory socket
 (s

ee
 d
etails
 o
n
 f
ollowing
 p
ages)
3.
Stor

age box
4.
Cu

p holder / Bottle holder
5.
St

orage pocket or START/STOP button
(depending on version)
Ease of use and comfort

165
It has 3 positions:
- po sition 1 (Stop): i
nsert a nd r emoving th

e key,
-
 po

sition
 2
(Ignition on):
 s

teering
 c
olumn
 un

locked,
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 D
iesel
 p
reheating,
 en

gine
 ru
nning,
-
 po

sition
 3
(Starting).
Ignition on position
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric eq
uipment o r p ortable d evices t o b e c harged.
Once
 t

he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 t
he
 b
attery
 d
rops
 to t

he
 r
eserve
 l
evel,
 t
he
 s
ystem
 s
witches
 t
o
 en

ergy
 e
conomy
 m
ode:
 t
he
 p
ower
 s
upply
 i
s
 cu

t
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
o
 p
reserve
 t
he
 r
emaining
 ba

ttery
 c
harge.
Starting / Switching off the engine with the key
Ignition switch
Avoid attaching heavy objects to the key o r t he r emote c ontrol, w hich w ould we

igh
 d
own
 o
n
 i
ts
 b
lade
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 sw

itch
 a
nd
 c
ould
 c
ause
 a m
alfunction.
It
 c

ould
 a
dversely
 a
ffect
 t
he
 d
eployment
 of t

he
 f
ront
 a
irbag.
Switching
 o

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

raking
 a
ssistance.
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
Keep safely, away from your vehicle, the l abel a ttached t o t he k eys g iven t o yo

u
 o
n
 a
cquisition
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
The
 k

eys
 c
ontain
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 c
hip
 w
hich
 h
as
 a s

pecial
 c
ode.
 W
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 on

,
 t

his
 c
ode
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
ecognised
 f
or
 e
ngine
 st

arting
 t
o
 b
e
 a
uthorised.
This
 e

lectronic
 e
ngine
 i
mmobiliser
 l
ocks
 t
he
 en

gine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 a f
ew
 m
inutes
 af

ter
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
ff
 a
nd
 p
revents
 st

arting
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
y
 a
nyone
 w
ho
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ha

ve
 t

he
 k
ey.
In the event of a fault, you are
informed
 b
y
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp,
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 an

d/or
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage,
 dep

ending
 on ver
sion.
In
 t

his
 c
ase,
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ill
 n
ot
 s
tart;
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
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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