2016 Citroen C4 RHD tow

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

4
Exterior
Keyless Entry and 
St arting 62 -68
Remote
 c

ontrol
 56
- 61,
 6
8
-
 op

ening
 / c
losing
-
 ba

ckup
 c
ontrol
-
 bat

tery
Alarm
 71

-74
Wiper
 c

ontrols
 13
2-135
Changing
 a w

iper
 b
lade
 21
7 Door
 m

irrors
 86
- 87
Blind
 s

pot
 s
ensors
 19
1-193
Boot
 57

,
 6
2,
 7
9 - 80
Temporary
 pun

cture
 
re

pair
 k
it
 23
5 -239
Changing
 a w

heel
 24
0 -246
-
 to

ols
-
 re

moving
 / r
efitting
AdBlue
 a

dditive,
 
t

opping up
 33
-36,
 2
28 -231
Changing
 bul

bs
 25
3-255
-
 re

ar
 l
amps
-
 3rd brake lamp
- nu mber p late l amp
Parking
 s

ensors
 20
2-203
Towbar
 16

4,
 2
09
Quickly
 d

etachable
 
t

owball
 210
-214
Towing
 265

-266Accessories
 232

-233
Roof
 b
ars
 21
8
Panoramic
 s
unroof
 10
6
Braking
 a
ssistance
 13
7
Trajectory
 c

ontrol
 13
8 -139
Tyre
 u

nder-inflation
 d
etection
 18
9 -190
Tyre
 p

ressures
 23
9,
 2
74
Snow
 c

hains
 20
8Lighting
 c

ontrols
 12
1-128
Headlamp
 adju
stment
 12
9
Welcome
 l
ighting
 12
7
Directional
 l
ighting
 s
ystems
 13
0 -131
Changing
 bul
bs
 24
7-252
-
 fr
ont
 l
amps
-
 fr
ont
 f
oglamps
-
 si
de
 r
epeaters
Doors
 69
-70,
 7
8
Keyless
 E
ntry
 a
nd
 S
tarting
 62
- 68
-
 op
ening
 / c
losing
-
 emer
gency
 co
ntrol
Child l ock 16 2
Electric w indows 75 -77
Fuel
 t

ank
 20
5 -206
Misfuel
 p

revention
 20
7
Over view

20
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action/Observations
Anti-lock
Braking System
(ABS) fixed.
The
 a

nti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.The
 v

ehicle
 r
etains
 c
onventional
 b
raking.
Drive
 c

arefully
 a
t
 r
educed
 s
peed
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 w
ithout
 d e

l ay.
Engine
autodiagnosis
system
flashing.
The
 e

ngine
 m
anagement
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a f

ault.Risk
 o

f
 d
estruction
 o
f
 t
he
 c
atalytic
 c
onverter.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
fixed. The
 e

mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem
 h
as
 a fa

ult.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine is started.
If i t d oes n ot g o o ff, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer o r q ualified wo

rkshop
 w
ithout
 d
elay.
Low fuel level fixed, a ccompanied b y an
d a udible s ignal a nd a m

essage.When i
t f irst c omes o n t here r emains appro
ximately 6 l itres of fuel in the
tank.
At
 t

his
 p
oint,
 y
ou
 b
egin
 t
o
 u
se
 t
he
 f
uel
 re

serve.Refuel a
s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning o ut o f fu
el.
Until
 s

ufficient
 f
uel
 i
s
 a
dded,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 co

me
 o
n
 e
very
 t
ime
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage.
 Th

is
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 m
essage
 a
re
 r
epeated
 
w

ith
 i
ncreasing
 f
requency
 a
s
 t
he
 f
uel
 l
evel
 d
rops
 towa

rds
 "0".
F

uel
 t
ank
 c
apacity:
 a
pproximately
 6
0
l
itres.
Never
 c

ontinue
 t
o
 d
rive
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 r
un
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel,
 a
s
 th

is
 c
ould
 d
amage
 t
he
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 a
nd
 i
njection
 sys

tems.
Instruments

110
Front armrest
Longitudinal adjustment
F To move for wards, r aise t he l ever. 
T he a rmrest s lides f or wards t o i ts s top.
F
 To s

tow
 i
t,
 s
lide
 i
t
 f
ully
 b
ack
 a
nd
 p
ress
 do

wn
 t
o
 l
ock
 i
t.
Storage
There is a storage space below the cover of the a rmrest. D epending o n e quipment, t his c an co

ntain
 t
he
 b
ack-up
 r
eader
 f
or
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 ke

y
 o
f
 t
he
 K
eyless
 E
ntry
 a
nd
 S
tarting
 s
ystem.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 c
over
 f
ully.
Comfort
 a

nd
 s

torage
 s

ystem
 f

or
 t

he
 d

river
 a

nd
 f

ront
 p
assenger.
The
 l

ength
 o

f
 t

he
 a

rmrest
 c

over
 c

an
 b

e
 a

djusted.
Ease of use and comfort

113
Rear seats
Rear head restraints
These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
 c

an
 a
lso
 b
e
 r
emoved.
To
 r

emove
 a h
ead
 r
estraint:
F
 re

lease
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 u
sing
 c
ontrol
 1,
F ti

lt
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 2 s
lightly
 f
or wards,
F
 pu

ll
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 u
pwards
 t
o
 t
he
 s
top,
F
 th

en,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A. F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward
 if n

ecessary.
F
Po

sition the seat belt between the outer
and
 c

entre
 h
ead
 r
estraints
 t
o
 a
void
 tr

apping
 t
he
 b
elt
 w
hen
 r
epositioning
 t
he
 se

at
 b
ackrest.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraints
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ow
 pos

ition.F
Pu

ll control 1
 f
or wards
 t
o
 r
elease
 t
he
 s
eat
 ba

ck
 2.
F Fo

ld
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ack
 2 o
n
 t
o
 t
he
 c
ushion.
Never
 d

rive
 w
ith
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraints
 re

moved;
 t
hey
 m
ust
 b
e
 i
n
 p
lace
 a
nd
 co

rrectly
 adju
sted.
Folding the backrest
Bench seat with fixed one-piece cushion and split backrests (1/3 - 2/3) which can be folded individually t o a dapt t he l oad s pace i n t he b oot.
3
Ease of use and comfort

132
System for selection and control of the various front a nd r ear w iping m odes f or t he e limination of r

ain
 a
nd
 c
leaning
 t
he
 s
creens.
The
 v

ehicle's
 f
ront
 a
nd
 r
ear
 w
ipers
 a
re
 de

signed
 t
o
 i
mprove
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
isibility
 ac

cording
 t
o
 t
he
 c
limatic
 c
onditions.
The
 w

ipers
 a
re
 c
ontrolled
 b
y
 m
eans
 o
f
 s
talk
 A

for
 t

he
 f
ront
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ing
 B f
or
 t
he
 r
ear.
Programming
Various automatic wiper control modes are also available d epending o n w hether t he f ollowing op

tions
 a
re
 f
itted:
-
 au

tomatic
 ra
in
 sens
itive
 wi
ndscreen
 wi
pers,
-
 re

ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model without AUTO wiping
Model with AUTO wiping
Windscreen wiper
A.  Wiping speed c ontrol s talk: r aise o r l ower t he st
alk t o t he d esired p osition.
Fast
 w

iping
 (
heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 w

iping
 (
moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 w

iping
 (
proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Park.
Single
 w

ipe
 (
press
 d
ownwards
 o
r
 p
ull
 th

e
 s
talk
 b
riefly
 t
owards
 y
ou,
 t
hen
 re

lease).Automatic
 w

iping
 (
press
 dow

n,
 then re
lease).
or
Wiper controls
Single wipe (pull the stalk briefly towards you).
Lighting and visibility

144
Airbags
General information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th

e
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 r
ear
 c
entre
 p
assenger)
 in t

he
 e
vent
 o
f
 v
iolent
 c
ollisions.
 T
he
 a
irbags
 su

pplement
 t
he
 a
ction
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elts
 f
itted
 wi

th
 f
orce
 l
imiters
 (
all
 e
xcept
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 pa

ssenger
 be
lt).
If
 a c

ollision
 o
ccurs,
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 d
etectors
 re

cord
 a
nd
 a
nalyse
 t
he
 f
ront
 a
nd
 s
ide
 i
mpacts
 su

stained
 i
n
 t
he
 i
mpact
 d
etection
 z
ones:
-
 in t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a s
erious
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ar

e
 d
eployed
 i
nstantly
 a
nd
 c
ontribute
 to

wards
 b
etter
 p
rotection
 o
f
 t
he
 o
ccupants
 of t

he
 v
ehicle
 (
with
 t
he
 e
xception
 o
f
 t
he
 re

ar
 c
entre
 p
assenger);
 i
mmediately
 a
fter
 th

e
 i
mpact,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 d
eflate
 r
apidly
 s
o
 th

at
 t
hey
 d
o
 n
ot
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
r
 t
he
 e
xit
 of t

he occupants,
-
 in t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 a m
inor
 o
r
 r
ear
 i
mpact
 o
r
 i
n
 ce

rtain
 r
oll-over
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ma

y
 n
ot
 b
e
 d
eployed;
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 al

one
 c
ontributes
 t
owards
 e
nsuring
 y
our
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
hese
 s
ituations.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
This
 e

quipment
 w

ill
 o

nly
 d

eploy
 o

nce.
 If a s

econd
 i

mpact
 o

ccurs
 (

during
 t

he
 sa

me
 o

r
 a s

ubsequent
 a

ccident),
 t

he
 ai

rbag
 w

ill
 n

ot
 b

e
 d

eployed
 a

gain.
Deployment
 o
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 o
f
 t
he
 ai

rbags
 i
s
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a s
light
 em

ission
 o
f
 s
moke
 a
nd
 a n
oise,
 d
ue
 to t

he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
 i

ncorporated
 i
n
 t
he
 s
ystem.
This
 s

moke
 i
s
 n
ot
 h
armful,
 b
ut
 s
ensitive
 in

dividuals
 m
ay
 e
xperience
 s
light
 irr

itation.
The
 n

oise
 o
f
 d
etonation
 r
elated
 t
o
 t
he
 de

ployment
 o
f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 a
irbags
 m
ay
 re

sult
 i
n
 a s
light
 l
oss
 o
f
 h
earing
 f
or
 a sh

ort
 t
ime.
Safety

156
U:  seating p osition s uitable f or t he i nstallation of a c
hild s eat s ecured u sing t he s eat b elt an

d
 u
niversally
 a
pproved
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 an

d/or
 f
or ward
 f
acing.
U(R1) :
  id

entical
 t
o
 U, w

ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 ba

ckrest
 i
nclined
 f
ully
 f
or wards.
U(R2) :
  id

entical
 t
o
 U, w

ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 ad

justed
 t
o
 t
he
 h
ighest
 p
osition.
X :
  se

ating
 p
osition
 n
ot
 s
uitable
 f
or
 i
nstalling
 a ch

ild
 s
eat
 f
or
 t
he
 w
eight
 g
roup
 i
ndicated.(a)  Un
iversal c hild s eat: c hild s eat w hich c an b e in
stalled i n a ll v ehicles u sing t he s eat b elt.
(b)
  Gr

oup
 0
:
 f
rom
 b
irth
 t
o
 1
0
 k
g.
 I
nfant
 c
ar
 s
eats
 an

d
 "
car
 c
ots"
 c
annot
 b
e
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 fr

ont
 pa
ssenger
 seat
.
(c)
  Co

nsult
 t
he
 l
egislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 co

untry
 b
efore
 i
nstalling
 y
our
 c
hild
 o
n
 t
his
 seat

.
(d)
  To i

nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 a
t
 t
he
 r
ear,
 r
ear ward
 or f

or ward
 f
acing,
 m
ove
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 fo

r ward,
 t
hen
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 t
o
 al

low
 e
nough
 r
oom
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 t
he
 ch

ild's
 l
egs.Remove a
nd s tow t he h ead r estraint be

fore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 ba

ckrest
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 he

ad
 r
estraint
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 be

en
 r
emoved.
Safety