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COMFORT
ACCESS
60 Remote c ontrol k ey
64
Wi
ndow controls
66
Do
ors
69
Boo
t 72 Fr
ont seats
77
Rea
r seats
78
St
eering
w
heel
a
djustment
79
M
irrors
81
V
entilation
83
Hea
ting
83
Man
ual
air co
nditioning
86
Di
gital
air co
nditioning
89
Fr
ont demist - defrost
90
Re
ar screen demist - defrost
90
Sc
ented air freshener
92
In
terior
fit
tings
96
Bo
ot
fi
ttings
MOnITORIng
18 Instrument panels
22
In
dicator
a
nd
w
arning
l
amps
35
I
ndicators
40
Adju
stment
bu
ttons
42
Mo
nochrome screen A
45
Mo
nochrome screen C
49
To
uch screen tablet
54
Tr
ip computer
004
002 003
0 01DRIVIng
100 Driving re commendations
101
St
arting-switching
o
ff
t
he
en
gine
104
Pa
rking
b
rake
105
6-
speed
man
ual
ge
arbox
106
El
ectronic
g
earbox
(
ETG)
111
Au
tomatic
g
earbox
115
Au
tomatic
g
earbox
(
EAT6)
119
Ge
ar
e
f ficiency
i
ndicator
120
Stop
& Start
123
Hi
ll start assist
124
Speed
limiter
126
Cr
uise control
128
Pa
rking
sens
ors
130
Re
versing
ca
mera
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Exterior
Customising kits
These expressive stickers form part o f a r ange o f k its, v ery di
fferent one from another, which
allow you to create a unique
and
a
ttractive
e
xterior
f
or
y
our
ve
hicle.
guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, under low lighting conditions the headlamps remain o n f or a f ew s econds t o h elp y ou l eave t he v ehicle.
Active City Brake
The purpose of this system is to avoid a
frontal collision or reduce the speed of impact
if the driver fails to react or does not react
sufficiently.
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Stop & Start
This system puts the engine te
mporarily o n s tandby d uring st
ops
i
n
t
he
t
raffic
(
red
l
ights,
t
raffic
ja
ms,
e
tc...).
T
he
e
ngine
r
estarts
au
tomatically as soon as you want
to
m
ove
o
ff.
T
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem
re
duces
f
uel
c
onsumption,
e
xhaust
emi
ssions and the noise level when
stationary.
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
k
ey
i
s
a
t
p
osition
2 (
ignition
o
n)
i
n
th
e
i
gnition
s
witch.Wait
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
b
efore
s
tarting.
The
p
eriod
o
f
i
llumination
o
f
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
de
termined
b
y
t
he
a
mbient
c
onditions
(
up
t
o
a
bout
th
irty
s
econds
i
n
v
ery
l
ow
t
emperatures).
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart,
s
witch
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff
a
nd
th
en
o
n,
w
ait
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff
a
gain,
th
en
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied
o
r
n
ot
pr
operly
rel
eased.Release
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
w
arning
la
mp,
k
eeping
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
Observe
t
he
s
afety
r
ecommendations.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
p
arking
b
rake,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
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 in START mode, as soon as you want to
move
o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
t
hen
g
oes
o
ff.STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START
m
ode
i
s
i
nvoked
auto
matically.For more information on Stop & Start, refer to the
corresponding
se
ction.
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
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 emission control system has a
fault.
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. When it first comes on there remains
approximately 5 litres of fuel in the
tank. You m
ust r efuel a s s oon a s p ossible t o a void r unning ou
t o f f uel.
This
w
arning
l
amp
w
ill
c
ome
o
n
e
very
t
ime
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
sw
itched
o
n,
u
ntil
a s
ufficient
a
ddition
o
f
f
uel
i
s
m
ade.
Fuel
t
ank
c
apacity:
a
pproximately
5
0
l
itres
(
petrol)
or 4
6
l
itres
(
Diesel);
d
epending
o
n
v
ersion:
ap
proximately
3
0
l
itres
(
petrol
o
r
D
iesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel as
this
c
ould
d
amage
t
he
e
mission
c
ontrol
a
nd
i
njection
sys
tems.
Maximum coolant
temperature fixed.
The
te
mperature
of th
e
co
oling
sy
stem
is t
oo
h
igh.Stop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o.
Wait
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
h
as
c
ooled
d
own
b
efore
t
opping
up t
he
l
evel,
i
f
n
ecessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN dealer or
qualified
wo
rkshop.
Monitoring
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A few definitions
Range
(miles or km)
Current fuel consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes / seconds or hours / minutes)
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.
If dashes are displayed continuously
while
d
riving
i
n
p
lace
o
f
t
he
d
igits,
co
ntact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop.
When
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).
Distance remaining to
destination
(miles or km)
Th
e distance which can still be travelled with
the
f
uel
r
emaining
i
n
t
he
t
ank
(
related
t
o
t
he
av
erage
f
uel
c
onsumption
ov
er
t
he
l
ast
f
ew
mi
les
(k
ilometres)
tra
velled). Calculated
ov
er
t
he
l
ast
f
ew
s
econds.
This i
s t
he d istance r emaining t o b e t ravelled to t
he
f
inal
d
estination.
I
t
c
an
b
e
e
ntered
b
y
the
user.
If the distance is not entered, dashes are
displayed
i
n
p
lace
o
f
t
he
d
igits.
If your vehicle is fitted with Stop & Start, a time
counter calculates the time spent in STOP
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
w
ith
t
he
k
ey.
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
Ca
lculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
r
eset.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Ca
lculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
r
eset.
Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)
Ca
lculated
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
t
rip
r
eset.
This function is only displayed from
20 mph
(
30
k
m/h).
Tr i p c o m p u t e r
Monitoring
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The heating / ventilation or air conditioning systems operates with the engine running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
1. Temperature adjustment
F Turn the dial from blue
(cold) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th
e temperature to your
requirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the dial from position 1
to position 5 to obtain a
comfortable
a
ir
f
low.
F
If y
ou place the air flow control
in position 0
(
deactivation
o
f
t
he
sy
stem),
t
he
t
emperature
i
s
n
o
lo
nger
m
aintained
a
t
a c
omfortable
le
vel.
H
owever,
a s
light
f
low
o
f
a
ir,
du
e to the movement of the vehicle,
can
s
till
b
e
f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen, side windows and
footwells.
Footwells.
Central
a
nd
s
ide
v
ents.
The air distribution can be
adapted
b
y
p
lacing
t
he
d
ial
in a
n
i
ntermediate
p
osition.
4. Air intake / Air recirculation
The intake of exterior air avoids the formation of mist o n t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
The recirculation of interior air insulates the
passenger
c
ompartment
f
rom
e
xterior
o
dours
an
d
s
moke.
Return
t
o
e
xterior
a
ir
i
ntake
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible
to p
revent deterioration of the air quality and
the
f
ormation
o
f
m
ist.
Manual control panel F
Mov
e the manual control to
the
l
eft
t
o
b
e
i
n
t
he
"
recycling
in
terior
a
ir"
p
osition.
F
Mov
e the manual control to the
right
t
o
r
eturn
t
o
t
he
"
fresh
a
ir
in
take"
p
osition.
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Digital air conditioningThe air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
Automatic operation
1. Automatic "comfort"
programme
Press the "AUTO" b utton. Th
e "A UTO" s ymbol i s d isplayed.For
y
our
c
omfort,
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
sw
itched
o
ff,
t
he
s
ettings
a
re
r
etained
un
til
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
s
witched
o
n
a
gain.
To
p
revent
t
oo
g
reat
a d
istribution
o
f
co
ld
a
ir
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
c
old,
t
he
a
ir
fl
ow will only reach its optimum level
gradually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds
to a level of comfort and not to a temperature in
degrees
C
elsius
o
r
F
ahrenheit. On
e
ntering
t
he
v
ehicle,
i
f
t
he
i
nterior
is v
ery cold or hot, there is no need to
change
t
he
v
alue
d
isplayed
i
n
o
rder
to r
each
t
he
r
equired
l
evel
o
f
c
omfort.
Th
e system corrects the temperature
difference
a
utomatically
a
nd
a
s
q
uickly
as p
ossible.
Press the " 5" and " 6" buttons to
change
t
his
v
alue.
A s
etting
a
round
th
e value 21 enables optimum
comfort
t
o
b
e
o
btained.
H
owever,
de
pending
o
n
y
our
r
equirements,
a se
tting
b
etween
1
8
a
nd
2
4
i
s
u
sual.
3. Automatic "visibility"
programme
The automatic comfort programme ma
y not be sufficient for rapid
demisting
o
r
d
efrosting
o
f
t
he
wi
ndscreen and side windows
(humidity,
s
everal
p
assengers,
i
ce,
e t
c .) .
With
S
top
& S
tart,
w
hen
d
emisting
h
as
be
en activated, the STOP mode is not
available.
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme.
T
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
i
n
t
he
b
utton
3
comes
o
n.
The system automatically controls the air
conditioning
a
nd
t
he
f
low
o
f
a
ir
a
nd
p
rovides
op
timum air distribution to the windscreen and
side
w
indows.
I
t
d
eactivates
a
ir
r
ecirculation
5.
T
o
e
xit
t
his
p
rogramme,
p
ress
b
utton
3 a
gain
o
r
"AU
TO" ,
t
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
i
n
t
he
b
utton
g
oes
of
f and "AUTO"
i
s
d
isplayed.
We
r
ecommend
t
hat
y
ou
u
se
t
his
m
ode.
It p
rovides optimised automatic control of
all
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
f
unctions:
p
assenger
co
mpartment temperature, air flow, air
distribution
a
nd
a
ir
i
ntake,
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
th
e
c
omfort
v
alue
t
hat
y
ou
h
ave
c
hosen.
This
s
ystem
i
s
d
esigned
t
o
o
perate
e
ffectively
in a
ll
s
easons,
w
ith
t
he
w
indows
c
losed.
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Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an
y
t
ime
t
o
a
ny
e
ventuality.
On
a l
ong
j
ourney,
a b
reak
e
very
t
wo
h
ours
i
s
s
trongly
r
ecommended.
In
d
ifficult
w
eather,
d
rive
s
moothly,
a
nticipate
t
he
n
eed
t
o
b
rake
a
nd
i
ncrease
t
he
d
istance
f
rom
ot
her
veh
icles.
Driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t
he
e
ngine
o
r
g
earbox,
a
s
w
ell
a
s
t
o
t
he
el
ectrical
s
ystems
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da
mage
t
o
t
he
b
raking
s
ystem!
Do
n
ot
p
ark
o
r
r
un
t
he
e
ngine
w
hen
st
ationary in areas where inflammable
substances
a
nd
m
aterials
(
dry
g
rass,
de
ad
l
eaves...)
m
ight
c
ome
i
nto
c
ontact
wi
th
t
he
h
ot
e
xhaust
s
ystem
- R
isk
o
f
fi
re!
Never leave a vehicle unsupervised
with
t
he
e
ngine
r
unning.
I
f
y
ou
h
ave
to l
eave
y
our
v
ehicle
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
ru
nning,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
an
d
p
ut
t
he
g
earbox
i
nto
n
eutral
o
r
pos
ition
n o
r P,
d
epending
o
n
t
he
t
ype
of g
earbox.
-
ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
d
epth
o
f
w
ater
d
oes
n
ot
ex
ceed
1
5
c
m,
t
aking
a
ccount
o
f
w
aves
th
at
m
ight
b
e
g
enerated
b
y
o
ther
u
sers,
-
de
activate the Stop & Start system,
-
drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop and do not switch off the
engine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
l
eaving
t
he
f
looded
r
oad,
a
s
s
oon
a
s
ci
rcumstances
a
llow,
m
ake
s
everal
l
ight
b
rake
ap
plications
t
o
d
ry
t
he
b
rake
d
iscs
a
nd
p
ads.
If in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a
C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.