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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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Creep function
(depending on equipment)
This function allows the vehicle to be
manoeuvred more e asily a t l ow s peeds ( when pa
rking,
i
n
t
raffic
j
ams...).
With
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
A,
M or R,
the vehicle moves as soon as you take your
foot off the brake pedal , at low speed and
with
t
he
e
ngine
a
t
i
dle.
Automated mode
AUTO and the g ear e ngaged a ppear in t
he i nstrument p anel.
The
g
earbox
t
hen
o
perates
i
n
a
uto-adaptive
mo
de, without any action on the part of the
driver.
I
t
c
ontinuously
s
elects
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
ge
ar
t
aking
a
ccount
o
f:
-
op
timisation of fuel consumption,
-
dr
iving
s
tyle,
-
ro
ad conditions,
-
ve
hicle
l
oad.
For
o
ptimum
a
cceleration,
w
hen
ov
ertaking
an
other
v
ehicle
f
or
e
xample,
p
ress
t
he
ac
celerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of
r
esistance. You
c
an
c
hange
m
ode
a
t
a
ny
t
ime
b
y
mov
ing
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
f
rom
A
to M or
the
o
ther
w
ay
r
ound.
The creep function may be temporarily
unavailable if the clutch temperature is
too
h
igh
o
r
t
he
s
lope
t
oo
s
teep.
Do not leave children unsupervised
inside
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ru
nning. F
Selec
t position A
.
Never
s
elect
n
eutral
(
position
n
) w
hen
mov
ing.
Temporary control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control of gear ch anges u sing t he s teering m ounted " +" and "-
"
control
p
addles:
i
f
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed
a
llows,
t
he
ge
ar
c
hange
i
s
c
arried
o
ut.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situations
su
ch
as ove
rtaking
an
other
ve
hicle
or ap
proaching
a b
end.
After a few moments without any action on the
paddles,
t
he
g
earbox
r
esumes
c
ontrol
o
f
g
ear
chan
ging
au
tomatically.
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There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- 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.
To reduce fuel consumption when at
a
p
rolonged
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.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
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.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
Pu
sh the selector towards the +
s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
u
p
a g
ear.
F
Pu
ll 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. This
s
ymbol
i
s
d
isplayed
i
f
a g
ear
is n
ot
e
ngaged
c
orrectly
(
selector
be
tween
t
wo
p
ositions).
D
d
isappears
a
nd
t
he
g
ears
en
gaged
a
ppear
i
n
s
uccession
i
n
t
he
ins
trument
pane
l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
b
oth
c
ases,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear 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
s
elects
g
ear
M1
au
tomatically.
The
s
port
a
nd
s
now
p
rogrammes
d
o
n
ot
op
erate
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
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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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Gear efficiency indicatorSystem which reduces fuel consumption by advising the driver to change up.
Operation
Example:
- Yo
u a re i n t hird g ear.
-
Yo
u
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal.
-
Th
e
s
ystem
m
ay
s
uggest
t
hat
y
ou
e
ngage
a h
igher
g
ear.
The information appears in the instrument
panel
i
n
t
he
f
orm
o
f
a
n
a
rrow. The s
ystem a dapts i ts g ear c hange re
commendation
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
dr
iving
c
onditions
(
slope,
l
oad, ...)
a
nd
th
e
d
emands
o
f
t
he
d
river
(
power,
ac
celeration,
b
raking, ...).
The
s
ystem
n
ever
s
uggests:
-
en
gaging
f
irst
g
ear,
-
engag
ing
re
verse
gea
r,
-
en
gaging
a l
ower
g
ear.
With an electronic or automatic
gearbox,
t
he
s
ystem
i
s
o
nly
a
ctive
i
n
man
ual
mo
de.
On vehicle fitted with a manual
gearbox,
t
he
a
rrow
m
ay
b
e
ac
companied
b
y
t
he
g
ear
rec
ommended.
Depending o
n t
he d
riving s
ituation a
nd y
our ve
hicle's e
quipment, t
he s
ystem m
ay a
dvise yo
u
t
o
s
kip
o
ne
(
or
m
ore)
g
ear(s).
Y
ou
c
an
fo
llow
t
his
i
nstruction
w
ithout
e
ngaging
t
he
in
termediate
ge
ars.
The
g
ear
e
ngagement
r
ecommendations
m
ust
no
t
b
e
c
onsidered
c
ompulsory.
I
n
f
act,
t
he
co
nfiguration
o
f
t
he
r
oad,
t
he
a
mount
o
f
t
raffic
an
d
s
afety
r
emain
d
etermining
f
actors
w
hen
ch
oosing
t
he
b
est
g
ear.
T
herefore,
t
he
d
river
re
mains
r
esponsible
f
or
d
eciding
w
hether
o
r
n
ot
to f
ollow
t
he
a
dvice
g
iven
b
y
t
he
s
ystem.
This
f
unction
c
annot
b
e
d
eactivated.
Driving
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Stop & Start
Operation
going into engine STOP mode
For your comfort, during parking manoeuvres, STOP mode is not
available for a few seconds after
coming
o
ut
o
f
r
everse
g
ear.
Stop & Start mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such as for
example,
b
raking,
p
ower
s
teering...
Never
r
efuel
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de;
y
ou
m
ust
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
wi
th
t
he
k
ey.
The "ECO" w
arning l
amp c
omes on i
n the instrument panel and the
engine
g
oes
i
nto
s
tandby:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox , when stationary
or
a
t
s
peeds
b
elow
1
2
m
ph
(
20
k
m/h)
(d
epending
o
n
v
ersion),
w
hen
y
ou
p
ut
t
he
ge
ar
l
ever
i
nto
n
eutral,
a
nd
y
ou
r
elease
t
he
cl
utch
p
edal.
-
wi
th a 5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox ,
when stationary or at speeds below 5 mph
(8
k
m/h)
(
depending
o
n
v
ersion),
w
hen
yo
u
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
o
r
p
ut
t
he
g
ear
sel
ector in position
n.
- wi
th an automatic gearbox , vehicle
stationary,
w
hen
y
ou
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
or y
ou
p
lace
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
n
.
A ti
me counter calculates
the sum of the periods in
STOP mode
d
uring
a j
ourney.
It r
ests itself to zero every time
the
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n
w
ith
th
e
k
ey.
The
S
top
& S
tart system
p
uts
t
he
e
ngine
te
mporarily
i
nto
s
tandby
- S
TOP
m
ode
- d
uring
st
ops
i
n
t
he
t
raffic
(
red
l
ights,
t
raffic
j
ams...).
The
e
ngine
r
estarts
a
utomatically
- S
TART
mo
de
- a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
w
ant
t
o
m
ove
o
ff.
Th
e r
estart t
akes p
lace i
nstantly, q
uickly a
nd sile
ntly.
Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Start system
reduces
f
uel
c
onsumption
a
nd
e
xhaust
em
issions as well as the noise level when
stationary.
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Fuel tankFuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres (petrol) or 46 litres (Diesel);
(Depending on version: approximately 30 litres (petrol or Diesel)).
Low fuel level
Filling
A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds you o f t he t ype o f f uel t o b e u sed d epending o n you
r
engi
ne.
Additions of fuel must be of at least 7 litres, in
order
t
o
b
e
r
egistered
b
y
t
he
f
uel
g
auge.The
k
ey
c
annot
b
e
r
emoved
f
rom
t
he
lo
ck
u
ntil
t
he
c
ap
i
s
r
efitted.
Opening
t
he
f
iller
c
ap
m
ay
c
reate
a no
ise
c
aused
b
y
a
n
i
nrush
o
f
a
ir.
T
his
va
cuum
i
s
e
ntirely
n
ormal,
r
esulting
fr
om
t
he
s
ealing
o
f
t
he
f
uel
s
ystem.
To
f
ill
t
he
t
ank
s
afely:
F th e engine must be switched off,
F op en the fuel filler flap,
F
in
sert
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
c
ap,
t
hen
t
urn
i
t
t
o
th
e
l
eft,F
re
move
t
he
c
ap
a
nd
h
ook
i
t
o
nto
t
he
c
lip
lo
cated on the inside of the flap,
F fi ll t he t ank, b ut do not continue after the
3rd cut- off of the pump ;
t
his
c
ould
c
ause
ma
lfunctions.
When
y
ou
h
ave
f
illed
t
he
t
ank:
F
pu
t
t
he
c
ap
b
ack
i
n
p
lace,
F
tu
rn
t
he
k
ey
t
o
t
he
r
ight,
t
hen
r
emove
i
t
fr
om the cap,
F
cl
ose
t
he
f
lap.
When the fuel tank minimum level is reached t his w arning l amp c omes o n on t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
W
hen
i
t
f
irst
co
mes on there remains approximately
5 litres
o
f
f
uel
i
n
t
he
t
ank.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the
system in S TOP m ode; y ou m ust s witch of
f
t
he
i
gnition
w
ith
t
he
k
ey.
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running
o
ut
o
f
f
uel.
If
y
ou
r
un
o
ut
o
f
f
uel
(
Diesel),
r
efer
a
lso
t
o
t
he
"C
hecks"
sec
tion.
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Fuel used for petrol
engines
The petrol engines are compatible with E1
0 b io-petrol ( containing 1 0 % e thanol), co
nforming
t
o
E
uropean
s
tandards
E
N
2
28
a
nd
E
N
1
5376.
E85
t
ype
f
uels
(
containing
u
p
t
o
8
5
% e
thanol)
ar
e
r
eserved
e
xclusively
f
or
v
ehicles
m
arketed
fo
r
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
his
t
ype
o
f
f
uel
(
BioFlex
ve
hicles).
T
he
q
uality
o
f
t
he
e
thanol
m
ust
co
mply
w
ith
E
uropean
s
tandard
E
N
1
5293.
Fuel used for Diesel
engines
The Diesel engines are compatible with biofuels available at the pumps which meet
current
a
nd
f
uture
E
uropean
s
tandards:
-
Di
esel fuel that meets standard EN590
mixed
w
ith
a b
iofuel
t
hat
m
eets
s
tandard
EN
14214,
-
Di
esel fuel that meets standard EN16734
mixed
w
ith
a b
iofuel
t
hat
m
eets
s
tandard
EN
14214
(
possibly
c
ontaining
u
p
t
o
1
0
% Fa
tty
A
cid
M
ethyl
E
ster),
-
Pa
raffinic Diesel fuel that meets standard
EN15940
m
ixed
w
ith
a b
iofuel
t
hat
m
eets
st
andard
E
N14214
(
possibly
c
ontaining
u
p
to 7 % F
atty
A
cid
M
ethyl
E
ster).
The
u
se
o
f
B
20
o
r
B
30
f
uel
m
eeting
s
tandard
EN
16709
i
s
p
ossible
i
n
y
our
D
iesel
e
ngines.
Ho
wever, this use, even occasional, requires
strict
a
pplication
o
f
t
he
s
pecial
s
ervicing
co
nditions
r
eferred
t
o
a
s
"
Arduous
c
onditions".
Fo
r more information, contact a CITROËN
dealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop. The u
se o f a ny o ther t ype o f ( bio)fuel (v
egetable o r a nimal o ils, p ure o r d iluted, do
mestic
f
uel...)
i
s
s
trictly
p
rohibited
(
risk
o
f
da
mage
t
o
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
f
uel
s
ystem).
Only the use of Diesel fuel additives that meet
the
s
tandard
B
715000
i
s
a
uthorised.
Practical information