27
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Warning lamps
When the engine is running or the vehicle is being d riven, t he i llumination o f o ne o f t he fo
llowing
w
arning
l
amps
i
ndicates
a f
ault
w
hich
re
quires
a
ction
o
n
t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.Any f
ault r esulting i n t he i llumination o f a w arning l amp m ust b e i nvestigated f urther b y re
ading t he a ssociated m essage i n t he m ultifunction s creen.
If you encounter any problems, do not hesitate to contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Warning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
STOP fixed,
a
lone
o
r
as
sociated with
another
w
arning
l
amp,
ac
companied by an
audible
s
ignal
a
nd
a me
ssage
i
n
t
he
s
creen.Illumination
o
f
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
as
sociated
w
ith
a s
erious
b
raking
sy
stem
o
r
e
ngine
c
oolant
t
emperature
proble
m.Stop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o
a
s
t
he
e
ngine
m
ay
cu
t
o
ut
w
hen
d
riving.
Park,
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
c
all
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
or a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Service temporarily. Minor problems have occurred for
which
t
here
i
s
n
o
s
pecific
w
arning
lamp
.Identify
t
he
p
roblem
b
y
r
eading
t
he
m
essage
s
hown
i
n
th
e
s
creen,
s
uch
a
s,
f
or
e
xample:
-
th
e
e
ngine
o
il
l
evel,
-
th
e screenwash level,
-
th
e remote control battery,
-
sa
turation of the particle filter on Diesel vehicles
(refer
t
o
t
he
"
Particle
f
ilter
(
Diesel)"
s
ection).
For any other faults, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop.
fixed. Major
p
roblems
h
ave
o
ccurred
f
or
wh
ich
t
here
i
s
n
o
s
pecific
w
arning
lamp
.Identify
t
he
p
roblem
b
y
r
eading
t
he
m
essage
s
hown
in t
he screen and contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop.
Monitoring
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine oil
pressure fixed.
There
i
s
a f
ault
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
lu
brication
s
ystem.You
m
ust
s
top
a
s
s
oon
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o.
Park,
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Battery charge fixed. The
b
attery
c
harging
c
ircuit
h
as
a f
ault
(d
irty
o
r
l
oose
t
erminals,
s
lack
o
r
c
ut
al
ternator
b
elt,
.
..).The
w
arning
l
amp
s
hould
g
o
o
ff
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
st
arted.
If
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
g
o
o
ff,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Door(s) open fixed
i
f
t
he
s
peed
i
s
be
low
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).A
d
oor
o
r
t
he
b
oot
i
s
s
till
o
pen. Close
t
he
d
oor
o
r
b
oot.
fixed
a
nd
a
ccompanied
by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
i
f
th
e speed is above
6
m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
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Following disconnection of the vehicle battery, replacement of the remote control battery or
in the event of a remote control malfunction,
you
c
an
n
o
l
onger
u
nlock,
l
ock
o
r
l
ocate
y
our
ve
hicle.
F
Fi
rst
o
f
a
ll,
u
se
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
l
ock
t
o
u
nlock
or l
ock
y
our
v
ehicle.
F
Th
en,
r
einitialise
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Remote control problem
Reinitialisation
F Switch off t he i gnition.
F Tu rn t he k ey t o p osition 2 (Ignition).
F
Pr
ess
t
he
c
losed
p
adlock
i
mmediately
f
or
a fe
w
s
econds.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
r
emove
t
he
k
ey
fr
om
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch.
The
r
emote
c
ontrol
i
s
f
ully
o
perational
a
gain.
Changing the battery
Battery ref.: CR1620 / 3 volts.F Un clip t he c asing b y i nserting a c oin a t t he no
tch
a
nd
r
otating.
F
Sl
ide
t
he
f
lat
b
attery
o
ut
o
f
i
ts
l
ocation.
F
Sl
ide the new battery into its location
observing
t
he
o
riginal
d
irection.
F
Cl
ip
t
he
c
asing
i
n
p
lace,
t
hen
t
he
c
hrome
fi
nisher.
F
Re
initialise
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol.
If the battery is flat, you are
informed
b
y
l
ighting
o
f
t
his
w
arning
la
mp
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
an
d
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.
F
Un
fold
t
he
k
ey.
F
Re
lease
t
he
c
hrome
f
inisher
b
y
p
ressing
o
n
lu
g
A.
F Ma
intain
p
ressure
o
n
l
ug
A
and remove the
chrome
f
inisher
b
y
s
liding
i
t
o
ff
a
t
4
5°.
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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.
121
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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi
th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
ge
ar
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
A
/ D or M,
when
y
ou
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
●
or g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
n
a
nd the
brake
p
edal
r
eleased,
w
hen
y
ou
m
ove
th
e
g
ear
s
elector
t
o
p
osition
A / D
or M,
●
or w
hen
y
ou
e
ngage
r
everse
g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
yo
u
o
pen
t
he
d
river's
d
oor,
-
yo
u
u
nfasten
t
he
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt,
-
th
e
s
peed
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
e
xceeds
7 m
ph
(
11
k
m/h)
w
ith
t
he
e
lectronic
g
earbox
sy
stem,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
f
or
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
w
arning
l
amp
f
lashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
g
oes
o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
a m
anual
g
earbox
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de,
i
f
y
ou
e
ngage
a g
ear
w
ithout
fu
lly
d
epressing
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
a me
ssage
i
s
d
isplayed
a
sking
y
ou
t
o
fu
lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
e
ngine
c
an
r
estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
th
e
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
n
ot
f
astened,
-
th
e
v
ehicle
h
as
n
ot
e
xceeded
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h)
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
e
ngine
s
tart
u
sing
th
e
k
ey,
-
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
n
eeded
t
o
m
aintain
a co
mfortable
t
emperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
co
mpartment,
-
de
misting
i
s
a
ctive,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
t
o
a
ssure
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
Driving
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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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Engine compartment
fusebox
The fusebox is located in the engine compartment n ear t he b attery ( left-hand s ide).Access to the fuses
F Unclip the c over.
F Ch ange t he f use ( see c orresponding parag
raph).
F
Wh
en you have finished, close the cover
carefully
t
o
e
nsure
t
he
s
ealing
o
f
t
he
f
use
box
.
All
w
ork
o
n
t
he
f
uses
i
n
t
he
b
ox
lo
cated on the battery, must be done
by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Practical information