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Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation
o
r
m
anual
g
ear
c
hanging.
Two
d
riving
m
odes
a
re
a
vailable:
-
au
tomatic operation with electronic
management
o
f
t
he
g
ears
b
y
t
he
g
earbox,
-
man
ual
o
peration
f
or
s
equential
c
hanging
of t
he
g
ears
b
y
t
he
d
river.
Automatic gearbox (EAT6)
P. Park.
- 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 + / -.
Man
ual operation with sequential
changing
o
f
t
he
s
ix
g
ears.
F
Pu
ll
b
ackward
t
o
c
hange
u
p
t
hrough
t
he
ge
ars.
or
F Pu
sh
f
or ward
t
o
c
hange
d
own
t
hrough
t
he
ge
ars. When you move the selector to select a
position,
t
he
c
orresponding
i
ndicator
i
s
di
splayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
P.
Par
k
R.
R
everse
n. Ne
utral
D.
Dr
ive
(A
utomatic
opera
tion)
1 2 3 4 5 6.
Ge
ars
e
ngaged
d
uring
m
anual
opera
tion
-.
In
valid
v
alue
d
uring
m
anual
o
peration
gear selector positionsDisplays in the instrument panel
Foot on brake
F Press the b rake p edal w hen t his in
dicator lamp is displayed in the
instrument
p
anel
(
e.g.:
s
tarting
the engi
ne).
Driving
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To reduce fuel consumption when at
a prolonged s tandstill w ith t he e ngine ru
nning
(
traffic
j
am...),
p
ut
t
he
s
elector
in t
he
n p
osition
a
nd
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
t
he
d
river's
d
oor
i
s
o
pened
o
r
ap
proximately
4
5
s
econds
a
fter
t
he
ig
nition
i
s
s
witched
o
ff,
a w
arning
me
ssage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen.
F Re
turn the selector to position P
; th
e m
essage d
isappears.
When
d
riving
o
n
f
looded
r
oads
o
r
w
hen
cr
ossing
a f
ord,
p
roceed
a
t
w
alking
pa
ce. There
i
s
a r
isk
o
f
d
amage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox:
-
if y
ou press the accelerator and
brake
p
edals
a
t
t
he
s
ame
t
ime,
-
if y
ou force the movement of the
selector from the P position to
another position when the battery
is
f
lat.
F
Selec
t position M for sequential
chan
ging
of t
he
s
ix
g
ears.
F
Mov
e the selector towards the +
s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
u
p
a g
ear.
F
Mov
e the selector towards the -
s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
d
own
a g
ear.
It
i
s
o
nly
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
o
ne
g
ear
t
o
an
other
i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
s
peed
a
nd
e
ngine
s
peed
pe
rmit;
o
ther wise,
t
he
g
earbox
w
ill
o
perate
te
mporarily
i
n
a
utomatic
m
ode.
Manual operation
D disappears and the gears en
gaged a ppear i n s uccession i n t he ins
trument
pane
l.
If
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed
i
s
t
oo
l
ow
o
r
t
oo
h
igh,
t
he
ge
ar
s
elected
f
lashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
th
e
a
ctual
g
ear
e
ngaged
i
s
d
isplayed.
It
i
s
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
p
osition
D
(automatic)
t
o
p
osition
M (
manual)
a
t
a
ny
t
ime.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
s
tationary
o
r
m
oving
ve
ry
s
lowly,
t
he
g
earbox
e
ngages
f
irst
g
ear
auto
matically.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is n ot e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be
tween
t
wo
p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or n t o p lace t he g earbox i n neut
ral.
In
b
oth
c
ases,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle. When
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
n,
t
he
l
ighting
of t
his
w
arning
l
amp,
a
ccompanied
Operating fault
by an audible signal and a message in the mu
ltifunction s creen, i ndicates a g earbox f ault.
In
t
his
c
ase,
t
he
g
earbox
s
witches
t
o
b
ack-up
mo
de
a
nd
i
s
l
ocked
i
n
3
rd
g
ear.
Y
ou
m
ay
f
eel
a s
ubstantial
k
nock
w
hen
c
hanging
f
rom
P
to R and from
n t
o R.
T
his
w
ill
n
ot
c
ause
a
ny
da
mage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox.
Do
n
ot
e
xceed
6
0
m
ph
(
100
k
m/h),
l
ocal
s
peed
res
trictions
pe
rmitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
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System which prevents the vehicle from
exceeding the s peed p rogrammed b y t he dr
iver.
When
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed
l
imit
i
s
r
eached,
pr
essing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
i
n
t
he
n
ormal
ma
nner
n
o
l
onger
h
as
a
ny
e
ffect.
The speed limiter is switched on
man
ually:
it re
quires
a p
rogrammed
s
peed
o
f
a
t
l
east
2
0
m
ph
(
30
k
m/h).
The speed limiter is switched off by manual
operation
o
f
t
he
c
ontrol.
The
p
rogrammed
s
peed
c
an
b
e
e
xceeded
te
mporarily
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
f
irmly.
To
r
eturn
t
o
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed,
s
imply
sl
ow
d
own
t
o
a s
peed
b
elow
t
he
p
rogrammed
spe
ed.
The
pr
ogrammed
sp
eed
re
mains
in th
e
me
mory
wh
en
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
ff.
Speed limiter
The speed limiter cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
f
or
v
igilance
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.The
c
ontrols
o
f
t
his
s
ystem
a
re
g
rouped
to
gether
o
n
s
talk
A
.
1. Sp
eed
l
imiter
m
ode
s
election
t
humb
w
heel.
2.
Va
lue
d
ecrease
b
utton.
3.
Va
lue
i
ncrease
b
utton.
4.
Sp
eed
l
imiter
o
n
/ o
ff
b
utton.
Steering mounted controls
The programmed information is grouped to
gether i n t he i nstrument p anel s creen.
5.
Sp
eed
l
imiter
o
n
/ o
ff
i
ndication.
6.
Sp
eed
l
imiter
m
ode
s
election
i
ndication.
7.
Pr
ogrammed
s
peed
v
alue.
Displays in the instrument panel
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Cruise control
System which automatically maintains the
speed of t he v ehicle a t t he v alue p rogrammed by t
he driver, without any action on the
accelerator
peda
l.
The cruise control is switched on
man
ually:
it re
quires a minimum vehicle speed of 25 mph
(40
k
m/h),
a
s
w
ell
a
s
t
he
e
ngagement
o
f:
-
fo
urth
g
ear
o
n
a m
anual
g
earbox,
-
se
cond
g
ear
o
n
a o
r
a
utomatic
o
r
e
lectronic
ge
arbox,
i
n
s
equential
m
ode,
-
p
osition A
o
n
a
n
e
lectronic
g
earbox
o
r
pos
ition D
o
n
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox.
The cruise control is switched off manually
or
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
b
rake
o
r
c
lutch
p
edal
o
r
o
n
tr
iggering
o
f
t
he
t
rajectory
c
ontrol
s
ystems
f
or
sa
fety
r
easons.
It
i
s
p
ossible
t
o
e
xceed
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed
te
mporarily
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
To
r
eturn
t
o
t
he
p
rogrammed
s
peed,
s
imply
re
lease
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
Switching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
c
ancels
a
ny
pr
ogrammed
s
peed
v
alue. The
c
ontrols
o
f
t
his
s
ystem
a
re
g
rouped
to
gether
o
n
s
talk
A.
1. Cr
uise
c
ontrol
m
ode
s
election
t
humb
w
heel.
2.
Va
lue
d
ecrease
b
utton.
3.
Va
lue
i
ncrease
b
utton.
4.
Cr
uise
c
ontrol
o
ff/resume
b
utton.Steering mounted controls
The cruise control cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need to
respect speed limits, nor can it replace the
need
f
or
v
igilance
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.The
p
rogrammed
i
nformation
i
s
g
rouped
to
gether
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
s
creen.
5.
Cr
uise
c
ontrol
o
ff/resume
i
ndication.
6.
Cr
uise
c
ontrol
m
ode
s
election
i
ndication.
7.
Pr
ogrammed
s
peed
v
alue.
Displays in the instrument panel
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Parking sensors
This system indicates the proximity of an obstacle ( person, v ehicle, t ree, g ate, e tc.) wh
ich comes within the field of detection of
sensors
l
ocated
i
n
t
he
b
umper.
Certain
t
ypes
o
f
o
bstacle
(
stake,
r
oadworks
co
ne,
e
tc.)
d
etected
i
nitially
w
ill
n
o
l
onger
b
e
de
tected at the end of the manoeuvre, if they
are
l
ocated
i
n
b
lind
s
pots
i
n
t
he
s
ensors'
f
ield
of d
etection.
This system cannot in any circumstances replace
the n eed f or v igilance o n t he p art o f t he d river.
Audible assistance
The proximity information is given by an intermittent a udible s ignal, t he f requency o f w hich in
creases
a
s
t
he
v
ehicle
a
pproaches
t
he
o
bstacle.
The
s
ound
e
mitted
b
y
t
he
s
peaker
(
right
o
r
l
eft)
in
dicates
t
he
s
ide
o
n
w
hich
t
he
o
bstacle
i
s
l
ocated.
When the distance between the vehicle and
the
o
bstacle
b
ecomes
l
ess
t
han
a
pproximately
th
irty
c
entimetres,
t
he
a
udible
s
ignal
b
ecomes
co
ntinuous.
Rear parking sensors
Visual assistance*
This supplements the audible signal by displaying b ars i n t he s creen w hich m ove pr
ogressively
n
earer
t
o
t
he
v
ehicle.
When
t
he
o
bstacle
i
s
v
ery
c
lose,
t
he
"
Danger"
sy
mbol
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
s
creen.
The
s
ystem
i
s
s
witched
o
n
b
y
e
ngaging
r
everse
g e
a r.
This
i
s
c
onfirmed
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
The system is switched off when you come out
of
r
everse
g
ear.
*
D
epending
o
n
v
ersion.
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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by means o f t he r ing A a nd t he s talk B.
A
utomatic
i
llumination
o
f
h
eadlamps.
B.
St
alk
f
or
s
witching
t
he
h
eadlamp
b
eam:
pu
ll
t
he
s
talk
t
o
s
witch
b
etween
d
ipped
a
nd
ma
in
b
eam
h
eadlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the
d
river can switch on the main beam
headlamps
t
emporarily
(
"headlamp
f
lash")
b
y
ma
intaining
a p
ull
o
n
t
he
s
talk.
A.
Ma
in
l
ighting
m
ode
s
election
r
ing:
t
urn
i
t
to p
osition
t
he
s
ymbol
r
equired
f
acing
t
he
mar
k.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
Da ytime r unning l amps ( engine r unning).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on th
e i nstrument p anel c onfirms t he s witching o n of t
he
l
ighting
s
elected.
The
i
nstrument
p
anel
h
as
p
ermanent
b
ack-
lighting.
I
llumination
o
f
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
i
s
th
erefore
n
ot
l
inked
t
o
t
he
e
xterior
l
ighting.
Visibility
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Operation
When your vehicle is too close to or
approaches the v ehicle a head t oo q uickly t he sy
stem
a
utomatically
a
pplies
t
he
b
rakes
t
o
av
oid
a c
ollision.
The collision can be avoided automatically if the
difference in speed between your vehicle and the
vehicle
a
head
d
oes
n
ot
e
xceed
9 m
ph
(
15
k
m/h).
Above this threshold, the system will do what
is possible to avoid or reduce the accident by
lowering
t
he
s
peed
o
f
i
mpact.
The
a
utomatic
b
raking
m
ay
b
ring
t
he
v
ehicle
t
o
a c
omplete
s
top
i
f
t
he
s
ituation
r
equires
i
t.
In this case, the vehicle is held stationary
temporarily
(
for
a
bout
1
.5
s
econds)
t
o
a
llow
th
e
d
river
t
o
t
ake
b
ack
c
ontrol
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
bra
ke
peda
l.
You are then alerted by the display of a
message.
The
b
rake
l
amps
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle
c
ome
o
n
t
o
wa
rn
o
ther
r
oad
u
sers.
After an impact, the system is
automatically
p
ut
o
ut
o
f
s
ervice:
i
t
n
o
longe
r
opera
tes.
You
m
ust
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
ma
de
o
perational
a
gain.
During
a
utomatic
b
raking,
t
he
d
river
ca
n
a
lways
o
btain
a h
igher
r
ate
o
f
de
celeration than that controlled by the
system,
b
y
p
ressing
f
irmly
o
n
t
he
b
rake
peda
l.
The t
riggering o f t he s ystem m ay c ause th
e
e
ngine
t
o
s
tall,
u
nless
t
he
d
river
de
presses
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal
q
uickly
en
ough
d
uring
a
utomatic
b
raking.
Deactivation
The system is deactivated in the vehicle
configuration menu, a ccessible w ith t he i gnition o n.
Its
s
tate
i
s
m
emorised
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
sw
itched off.
When the system is deactivated, a
message i s d isplayed e very t ime t he ig
nition
i
s
s
witched
o
n,
t
o
w
arn
y
ou.
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Range indicators
Once the AdBlue® tank is on reserve or after de
tection of a fault with the SCR emissions
control
s
ystem,
w
hen
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
on
, an indicator displays an estimate of the
distance
t
hat
c
an
b
e
c
overed,
t
he
r
ange,
b
efore
en
gine
s
tarting
i
s
p
revented.
In the event of simultaneous system fault and
low AdBlue
® level, the shortest range figure is th
e o
ne d
isplayed. The
e
ngine
s
tart
p
revention
s
ystem
re
quired
b
y
r
egulations
i
s
a
ctivated
au
tomatically once the AdBlue
® tank is e
mpty.
In the event of the risk of non-starting related to a lack of AdBlue®
Range greater than 1 500 miles (2 400 km)
When t he i gnition i s s witched o n, n o in
formation
o
n
r
ange
i
s
d
isplayed
a
utomatically
in t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Remaining range between 350 and 1500 miles (600 and 2 400 km)
When switching on the ignition, the UREA warning l amp c omes o n, a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a me
ssage
(
e.g.:
"
Top
u
p
e
missions
a
dditive:
St
arting
p
revented
i
n
9
00
m
iles")
i
ndicating
th
e
r
emaining
r
ange
e
xpressed
i
n
m
iles
o
r
kil
ometres.
When
d
riving,
t
he
m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
e
very
20
0
m
iles
(
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ank y ourself.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
opping-up
t
he
AdB
lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
Practical information