2017 CITROEN C-ELYSÉE brake

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Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain
vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pay close attention to the traffic and keep your
hands on the wheel so that you are ready to
react at any time to any eventuality.
On a long journey, a break every two hours is
strongly recommended.
In difficult weather, drive smoothly, anticipate
the need to brake and increase the distance
from other vehicles.
Driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded
roads, as this could cause serious damage
to the engine or gearbox, as well as to the
electrical systems of your vehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied
- Risk of overheating and damage to the
braking system!
Risk of fire!
As the exhaust system of your vehicle
is very hot, even several minutes after
switching off the engine, do not park or run
the engine over areas where inflammable
substances and materials are present:
grass, leaves, etc.
Never leave a vehicle unsupervised with
the engine running. If you have to leave
your vehicle with the engine running, apply
the parking brake and put the gearbox into
neutral or position N or P, depending on
the type of gearbox.
If you are obliged to drive through water:
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heck that the depth of water does not
exceed 15 cm, taking account of waves
that might be generated by other users,
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eactivate the Stop & Start system,
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rive as slowly as possible without stalling.
Under no circumstances exceed 7 mph
(10


km/h),
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o not stop and do not switch off the
engine.
On leaving the flooded road, as soon as
circumstances allow, make several light brake
applications to dry the brake discs and pads.
If in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
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Starting the engine
The parking brake must be applied.
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ith a manual gearbox, place the gear
lever in neutral then depress the clutch
pedal fully.
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ith an automatic gearbox, select position
P, then firmly press the brake pedal.
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ith an electronic gearbox, select position
N then firmly press the brake pedal.
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nsert the key into the ignition switch; the
system recognises the code.
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nlock the steering column by
simultaneously turning the steering and the
key.
In certain cases, you may have to turn
the steering wheel energetically to move
the wheels (for example if the wheels are
braced against a kerb). F
W ith a petrol engine, operate the starter
motor by turning the key to position 3
without pressing the accelerator pedal,
until the engine starts. Once the engine is
running, release the key.
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ith a Diesel engine, turn the key to
position 2 , ignition on, to operate the
engine pre-heating system.
Wait until this warning light goes off
in the instrument panel then operate
the starter motor by turning the key
to position 3 without pressing the
accelerator pedal, until the engine
starts. Once the engine is running,
release the key.
In winter conditions, the lighting time of
the indicator light is longer. When the
engine is warm, the indicator light does
not come on. If the engine does not start immediately,
turn off the ignition. Wait a few minutes
before restarting. If after a few attempts
the engine does not start, do not persist:
you risk damaging the starter and the
engine. Contact a
CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
In temperate conditions, do not leave
the engine at idle to warm up but move
off straight away and drive at moderate
speed.
Never leave the engine running in
an enclosed area without adequate
ventilation: internal combustion engines
emit toxic exhaust gases, such as carbon
monoxide. There is a risk of poisoning and
death!
In severe wintry conditions (temperature
below -23°C), the engine should be left at
idle for four minutes before moving off to
ensure the correct operation and life of the
mechanical parts of your vehicle, engine
and gearbox.
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Switching off the engine
F Stop the vehicle.Energy savings mode
For more information on the Energy
economy mode refer to the
corresponding section.
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ith the engine running in idle, turn the key
to position 1 .
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emove the key from the ignition switch.
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o lock the steering column, turn the
steering until it locks.
To facilitate unlocking of the steering column,
it is recommended that the wheels be
returned to the straight ahead position
before switching off the engine.
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heck that the parking brake is
correctly applied, particularly on
sloping ground. After switching off the engine (position
1- Stop
), for a maximum of 30 minutes you
can still use functions such as the audio and
communications system, the wipers, dipped
beam headlights, courtesy lights, ...
Never turn the ignition off before the
vehicle is at a complete stop. With the
engine off, the braking and steering
assistance systems are also cut off: risk
of loss of control of the vehicle.
When you leave the vehicle, keep the key
with you and lock the vehicle.
When opening the driver's door, an alert
message is displayed, accompanied by
an audible signal, to remind you that the
key is still in the ignition switch at position
1 (Stop) .
If the key has been left in the ignition
switch at position 2 (Ignition on) , the
ignition will be switched off automatically
after one hour.
To switch the ignition back on, turn the key
to position 1 (Stop) , then back to position
2 (Ignition on) .
Key left in the "Ignition on" position
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Parking brake
LockingUnlocking
F Pull the parking brake lever up slightly,
press the release button, then lower the
lever fully.
When parking on a slope, direct your
wheels against the kerb, apply the parking
brake, engage a gear and switch off the
ignition. When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning light and the STOP

warning light come on, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message
in the screen, this indicates that the
parking brake is still on or has not
been fully released.
Manual gearbox
Engaging reverse gear
F Press the clutch pedal fully down.
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ush the gear lever fully to the right then
backwards.
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ull the parking brake lever up to
immobilise your vehicle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate
starting of the engine:
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lways select neutral,
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ress the clutch pedal.
Only engage reverse gear when the
vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
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Electronic gearbox
Five-speed electronically controlled gearbox
which offers a choice between the comfort of
automated operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.
There are two driving modes:
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a
utomated mode for automatic control
of the gears by the gearbox, without any
action by the driver,
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man
ual mode for sequential changing
of the gears by the driver, using the gear
selector.
Gear selector
Displays in the instrument panel
Gear selector positions
N. Neutral.
R. Reverse.
1 2 3 4 5. Gears in manual mode.
AUTO. It comes on when the automatic
mode is selected. It switches off on
changing to manual mode.
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P
lace your foot on the brake
when this warning light flashes
(e.g.: starting the engine).
R.
Reverse.
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ith your foot on the brake, move
the selector for wards to select this
position. N.
Neutral.
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ith your foot on the brake, select
this position to start the engine.
A. Automatic mode.
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ove the selector backwards to
select this mode.
M + / -. Manual mode with sequential gear
changing.
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ove the selector backwards,
then to the left to select this mode,
then:
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ush for wards to change up a
g e a r,
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r pull backwards to change down
a g e a r.
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Moving off
F Select position N.
F P ress the brake pedal firmly.
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tart the engine.
You must keep your foot on the brake
pedal while starting the engine.
If the engine does not start:
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If N is flashing in the instrument panel,
move the selector to position A then to
position N .
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f the “Foot on brake” message
appears, press the brake pedal
harder.
N appears in the instrument cluster.
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ect automated mode (position A ),
manual mode (position M ) or reverse
(position R ) AUTO
and 1, 1 or R appear on the
instrument cluster.
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elease the parking brake.
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radually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle then moves off straight away
(refer to the section on the "Autonomous
traction function").
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Accelerate.
Do not press the brake and clutch pedals
simultaneously. This can cause very rapid
wear on the clutch.Autonomous traction function
This function provides great flexibility in
manoeuvring the vehicle at low speed (when
parking, in traffic jams, …).
With the gear selector in position A , M or R,
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with the engine at idle.
When the engine is running, never leave
children in the vehicle without supervision.
The autonomous traction function may
be temporarily unavailable if the clutch
temperature is too high or the slope too
steep.
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Automated mode
F Select position A.
You can change mode at any time by
moving the gear selector from A to M or
the other way round.
Moving vehicle, never select the neutral N .
The instrument cluster displays
AUTO
along with the gear engaged.
The gearbox is then operating in auto-active
mode, without any action on the part of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitable
gear for adapted to the following parameters:
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ptimisation fuel consumption,
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he style of driving,
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oad conditions,
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ehicle load.
For optimum acceleration, when overtaking
another vehicle for example, press the
accelerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of resistance.
Manual mode
F Select position M .
Moving vehicle, never select the neutral N .
You can change mode at any time by
moving the gear selector from M to A or
the other way round. The gears engaged appear in turn in
the instrument cluster.
The shift requests are taken into account only if
the engine speed allows.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
when changing gear.
When braking or slowing down, the gearbox
changes down automatically to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
Under full acceleration, unless the engine is
close to its maximum speed, gear upshift will
only take place when the driver operates the
gear selector.
Reverse gear
To engage reverse gear, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.
F
Sel
ect position R .
There is an audible signal upon
engagement of reverse.
At low speed, if reverse gear is requested, the
N indicator flashes and the gearbox goes into
neutral automatically.
To engage reverse, put the gear selector into
position N , then to position R .
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Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can:
- m ove to position N to engage neutral,
or
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eave the gear engaged; in this case, it will
not be possible to move the vehicle.
For all parking situations, you must apply
the parking brake to immobilise the
vehicle.
In case of immobilization of the vehicle,
engine running, absolutely put the gearbox
in neutral N .
Before working in the engine
compartment, ensure that the gear
selector is in neutral N and the parking
brake is applied.
Reinitialisation
Following disconnection of the battery, you
have to reinitialise the gearbox.
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witch on the ignition.AUTO and - appear in the
instrument cluster.
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ect position N .
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P
ress the brake pedal.
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ait for approximately 30 seconds until N
or a gear appears in the instrument cluster.
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ove the gear selector to position A , then
to position N .
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ith your foot still on the brake pedal, start
the engine.
The gearbox is operational again. Exceptionally, it may be necessary to
reinitialise the gearbox automatically: in
such a case the vehicle won't start and no
gear change will happen.
Malfunction
or
With the ignition on, if this warning
light comes on and AUTO
flashes,
accompanied by an audible signal
and a message in the multifunction
screen, this indicates a gearbox
fault.
Have them checked by a
CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop. AUTO
and - appear in the
instrument cluster.
Follow the procedure described above.
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