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Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery
with a special specification and
technology.
All
w
ork
o
n
t
his
t
ype
o
f
b
attery
m
ust
on
ly be done by a CITROËN dealer or
a
q
ualified
w
orkshop.
For more information on the 12 V
battery,
p
lease
s
ee
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the
"ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe
w
m
oments
t
hen
c
omes
o
n
c
ontinuously.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
In the event of a fault in STOP mode, the
vehicle
m
ay
s
tall.
A
ll
o
f
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
wa
rning
l
amps
c
ome
o
n.
I
t
i
s
t
hen
n
ecessary
to s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
ag
ain
u
sing
t
he
k
ey.
Press
t
his
s
witch
t
o
d
eactivate
t
he
s
ystem.
The deactivation is confirmed by the switch
warning
l
amp
c
oming
o
n
a
ccompanied
b
y
a mes
sage.
Pressing
t
his
s
witch
a
gain
r
eactivates
t
he
fu
nction.
The
s
witch
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff,
ac
companied
b
y
a m
essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co
mpartment, it may be useful to deactivate
Stop
& S
tart.
You can request deactivation at any time, once
the
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n.
If
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode,
i
t
r
estarts
im
mediately.
Stop & Start reactivates automatically each
time
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n.
Deactivation / Manual
reactivation
Opening the bonnet
Driving on flooded roads
Before
d
riving
t
hrough
a f
looded
r
oad,
it i
s
s
trongly
r
ecommended
t
hat
y
ou
de
activate
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem.
For
m
ore
a
dvice
o
n
d
riving,
pa
rticularly on flooded roads, refer to
the
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Before
d
oing
a
nything
u
nder
t
he
b
onnet,
de
activate the Stop & Start system to
avoid
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
r
elated
t
o
a
n
au
tomatic
c
hange
t
o
S
TART
m
ode.
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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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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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The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed t o i mprove t he d river's v isibility pr
ogressively
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
w
eather
con
ditions.
Wiper controls
Programming
You can modify the settings for the following functions:
-
au
tomatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
-
re
ar
w
iping
o
n
e
ngaging
r
everse
g
ear.
Model with AUTO wiping
The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by m eans o f t he s talk A a nd t he r ing B.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
A. Wiping s peed s election s talk.
Single
w
ipe
(
press
d
own
a
nd
re
lease).Automatic,
t
hen
s
ingle
w
ipe.
Fast
(
heavy
r
ain).
Normal
(
moderate
r
ain).
Intermittent
(
proportional
t
o
t
he
sp
eed
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle).
Of f.
or
Model without AUTO wiping
Refer to the corresponding section.
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A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
wh
en a door is opened,
-
wh
en
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol
l
ocking
b
utton
i
s
ac
tivated,
i
n
o
rder
t
o
l
ocate
y
our
v
ehicle.
It
s
witches
o
ff
g
radually:
-
wh
en
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
l
ocked,
-
wh
en
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n,
-
30 s
econds
a
fter
t
he
l
ast
d
oor
i
s
c
losed.
Permanently
o
ff.
Permanent
li
ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.
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Under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.
Th e under-inflation detection system
does
n
ot
r
eplace
t
he
n
eed
f
or
v
igilance
on t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.
This system does not avoid the need to
check
t
he
t
yre
p
ressures
(
including
t
he
sp
are
w
heel)
e
very
m
onth
a
s
w
ell
a
s
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney.
Driving
w
ith
u
nder-inflated
t
yres
im
pairs
r
oad
h
olding,
e
xtends
b
raking
di
stances and causes premature
tyre wear, particularly under arduous
condition
(
high
l
oading,
h
igh
s
peed,
long jou
rney).The inflation pressures defined for
your vehicle can be found on the tyre
pressure
l
abel.
For more information on the
identification
m
arkings,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
Tyre
p
ressures
s
hould
b
e
c
hecked
wh
en
t
he
t
yres
a
re
"
cold"
(
vehicle
st
opped
f
or
1 h
our
o
r
a
fter
a j
ourney
o
f
le
ss
t
han
6 m
iles
(
10
k
m)
a
t
m
oderate
spe
eds).
Other wise
(
when
h
ot),
a
dd
0
.3
b
ar
t
o
th
e
p
ressures
s
hown
o
n
t
he
l
abel.
Driving
w
ith
u
nder-inflated
t
yres
in
creases
f
uel
c
onsumption.
The system monitors the pressures in the four
tyres,
o
nce
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
m
oving.
It
c
ompares
t
he
i
nformation
g
iven
b
y
t
he
f
our
wh
eel speed sensors with reference values,
which must be reinitialised ever y time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed .
The
s
ystem
t
riggers
a
n
a
lert
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
de
tects a drop in the inflation pressure of one
or
m
ore
t
yres.
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Active City Brake
Active City Brake is a driving assistance system that aims to avoid a frontal collision
or reduce the speed of an impact if the driver
does
n
ot
r
eact
s
ufficiently
(
inadequate
b
rake
appl
ication).This
s
ystem
i
s
d
esigned
t
o
i
mprove
dr
iving
s
afety.
It
r
emains
t
he
d
river's
r
esponsibility
t
o
co
ntinuously monitor the state of the
traffic and to assess the distances and
relative
s
peeds
o
f
o
ther
v
ehicles.
Active
C
ity
B
rake
c
an
i
n
n
o
ci
rcumstances replace the need for
vigilance
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.
Never
l
ook
a
t
t
he
l
aser
s
ensor
t
hrough
an op
tical
ins
trument
(m
agnifying
gla
ss,
mi
croscope...)
a
t
a d
istance
o
f
l
ess
t
han
10 c
entimetres:
r
isk
o
f
e
ye
i
njury.Automatic
b
raking
o
ccurs
l
ater
t
han
i
f
do
ne by the driver, so as to intervene
only
w
hen
t
here
i
s
a h
igh
r
isk
o
f
col
lision.Principle
Using a laser sensor located at the top of the windscreen, this system detects a vehicle
running
i
n
t
he
s
ame
d
irection
o
r
s
tationary
ah
ead
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
When
n
ecessary,
t
he
v
ehicle's
b
raking
s
ystem
is o
perated automatically to avoid a collision
with
t
he
v
ehicle
a
head.
Conditions for activation
Active City Brake only operates if the following conditions a re m et:
●
ig
nition
o
n,
●
th
e
v
ehicle
i
s
i
n
a f
or ward
g
ear,
●
sp
eed
i
s
b
etween
a
bout
3 a
nd
1
8
m
ph
(
5
a
nd
3
0
k
m/h),
●
th
e
b
raking
a
ssistance
s
ystems
(
ABS,
EB
FD,
e
mergency
b
raking
a
ssistance)
a
re
no
t faulty,
●
th
e
t
rajectory
c
ontrol
s
ystems
(
ASR,
D
SC)
ar
e not deactivated or faulty,
●
th
e
v
ehicle
i
s
n
ot
i
n
a t
ight
c
orner,
●
th
e
s
ystem
h
as
n
ot
b
een
t
riggered
d
uring
th
e
p
revious
1
0
s
econds.
Safety