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Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening t he w indows a nd a ir v ents b efore u sing t he a ir c onditioning.
Above
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h),
c
lose
t
he
w
indows
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
a
ir
v
ents
open
.
Remember
t
o
m
ake
u
se
o
f
e
quipment
t
hat
c
an
h
elp
k
eep
t
he
te
mperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
d
own
(
sunroof
a
nd
w
indow
bl
inds...).
Switch
o
ff
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
u
nless
i
t
h
as
a
utomatic
r
egulation,
as s
oon
a
s
t
he
d
esired
t
emperature
i
s
a
ttained.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
d
emisting
a
nd
d
efrosting
c
ontrols,
i
f
n
ot
a
utomatic.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eated
s
eat
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
h
eadlamps
a
nd
f
ront
f
oglamps
w
hen
t
he
l
evel
o
f
l
ight
do
es
n
ot
r
equire
t
heir
u
se.
Avoid
r
unning
t
he
e
ngine
b
efore
m
oving
o
ff,
p
articularly
i
n
w
inter;
y
our
ve
hicle
w
ill
w
arm
u
p
m
uch
f
aster
w
hile
d
riving.
Eco-driving
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. During a cceleration c hange u p e arly.
With
a
n
a
utomatic
o
r
e
lectronic
g
earbox,
g
ive
p
reference
t
o
a
utomatic
mo
de
a
nd
a
void
p
ressing
t
he
a
ccelerator
p
edal
h
eavily
o
r
s
uddenly.
The
g
ear
s
hift
i
ndicator
i
nvites
y
ou
e
ngage
t
he
m
ost
s
uitable
g
ear:
a
s
so
on as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it
straight
a
way.
For
v
ehicles
f
itted
w
ith
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
t
his
in
dicator
a
ppears
o
nly
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather than t he b rake p edal, a nd p ress t he a ccelerator p rogressively. T hese pr
actices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2
emissions a
nd a
lso h
elps r
educe t
he b
ackground t
raffic n
oise.
Control the use of your electrical
equipment
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds ab ove 2 5 m ph ( 40 k m/h) w hen t he t raffic i s f lowing w ell.As
a p
assenger,
i
f
y
ou
a
void
c
onnecting
y
our
m
ultimedia
d
evices
(f
ilm,
m
usic,
v
ideo
g
ame...),
y
ou
w
ill
c
ontribute
t
owards
l
imiting
t
he
co
nsumption o f e lectrical e nergy, a nd s o o f f uel.
Disconnect y our p ortable d evices b efore l eaving t he v ehicle.
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Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
t
he
l
oads
c
arried
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
r
educe
w
ind
r
esistance
(
roof
ba
rs,
r
oof
r
ack,
b
icycle
c
arrier,
t
railer...).
U
se
a r
oof
b
ox
i
n
p
reference.
Remove
r
oof
b
ars
a
nd
r
oof
r
acks
a
fter
u
se.
At
t
he
e
nd
o
f
w
inter,
r
emove
s
now
t
yres
a
nd
r
efit
y
our
s
ummer
t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on
maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
o
ut
t
his
c
heck
i
n
p
articular:
-
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney,
-
at e
ach
c
hange
o
f
s
eason,
-
af
ter
a l
ong
p
eriod
o
ut
o
f
u
se.
Don't
f
orget
t
he
s
pare
w
heel
a
nd
t
he
t
yres
o
n
a
ny
t
railer
o
r
c
aravan.
Have
y
our
v
ehicle
s
erviced
r
egularly
(
engine
o
il,
o
il
f
ilter,
a
ir
f
ilter,
pa
ssenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter...)
a
nd
o
bserve
t
he
s
chedule
o
f
op
erations
r
ecommended
i
n
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
s
chedule.
With
a B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngine,
i
f
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem
i
s
f
aulty
y
our
v
ehicle
be
comes
p
olluting;
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
wi
thout
d
elay
t
o
h
ave
t
he
e
missions
o
f
n
itrous
o
xides
b
rought
b
ack
t
o
th
e
l
egal
l
evel.
When
r
efuelling,
d
o
n
ot
c
ontinue
a
fter
t
he
t
hird
c
ut-off
o
f
t
he
n
ozzle
t
o
av
oid
a
ny
o
ver flow.
At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles
(3
0
00
k
ilometres)
t
hat
y
ou
w
ill
s
ee
t
he
f
uel
c
onsumption
s
ettle
d
own
t
o
a c
onsistent
a
verage.
Eco-driving
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Languages
Once the "Languages" menu has been selected, you c an c hange t he l anguage u sed b y t he sc
reen
b
y
c
hoosing
o
ne
f
rom
a d
efined
l
ist.
Units
Once the "Units" menu has been selected,
you can c hange t he u nits o f t he f ollowing param
eters:
-
te
mperature
(
°C
o
r
°
F),
-
fu
el
c
onsumption
(
l/100
k
m,
m
pg
o
r
k
m/l).
Once the fuel consumption units have
been
s
et
t
o
m
pg,
t
he
i
nformation
i
n
t
he
in
strument panel screen on speed and
distance
w
ill
a
lso
b
e
i
n
m
ph
a
nd
m
iles.
As
a s
afety
m
easure,
c
onfiguration
b
y
th
e driver of the multifunction screen
should
o
nly
b
e
d
one
w
hen
s
tationary.
Display settings
Once the "Display settings" menu has been selected, you c an g ain a ccess t o t he f ollowing s ettings:
- year,
- m onth,
-
d
ay,
-
h
o u r,
-
m
inutes,
-
12 o
r
2
4
h
our
m
ode.
F
On
ce
y
ou
h
ave
s
elected
a s
etting,
p
ress
th
e "7" or " 8"
b
uttons
t
o
c
hange
i
ts
v
alue.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" buttons to switch
respectively
t
o
t
he
p
revious
o
r
n
ext
s
etting.
F
Pr
ess the "OK"
b
utton
t
o
s
ave
t
he
c
hange
an
d return to the normal display or press
the "Back"
b
utton
t
o
c
ancel.Setting the date and time
F
Pr
ess the ME
nU b
utton.
F
Se
lect
"
Display
s
ettings"
u
sing
t
he
"5 "
o
r
"6 " b
utton.
F
P
ress "OK"
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
s
election.
F
Se
lect
t
he
"
Year"
f
unction
u
sing
t
he
"5 "
o
r
"6 " b
utton.
F
P
ress "OK"
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
s
election.
F
Ch
oose
t
he
d
esired
v
alue,
u
sing
t
he
"7 "
o
r
"8 " b
utton.
F
P
ress "OK"
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
s
election.
F
Re
peat the procedure to set the "Month",
"Day",
"
Hours",
a
nd
"
Minutes".
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Display configuration
Once this menu has been selected, you can
gain access t o t he f ollowing s ettings:
-
br
ightness-video
se
tting,
-
da
te
a
nd
t
ime
s
etting,
-
se
lection
o
f
u
nits.
Once the fuel consumption units have
been
c
hanged
t
o
m
pg,
t
he
i
nformation
in t
he
s
creen
r
elating
t
o
s
peed
a
nd
di
stance
a
lso
c
hanges
t
o
m
ph
a
nd
mile
s
res
pectively. As
a s
afety
m
easure,
c
onfiguration
b
y
th
e driver of the multifunction screen
should
o
nly
b
e
d
one
w
hen
s
tationary.
Choice of language
Once this menu has been selected, you can
change the l anguage u sed b y t he s creen b y ch
oosing
o
ne
f
rom
a d
efined
l
ist.With Audio system on, once this menu is
selected y
ou c an c onfigure y our B luetooth ha
nds-free s ystem ( pairing), v iew t he v arious te
lephone
d
irectories
(
list
o
f
c
alls,
s
ervices...)
an
d
m
anage
y
our
c
alls
(
call,
h
ang
u
p,
s
econd
ca
ll,
s
ecret
m
ode...).
For more information on the "Telephone"
function,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"
Audio
s
ystem"
s
ection.
"Telephone" Menu
Setting the date and time
F Select the "Set date and time" function
using
t
he
"5 " o
r "6 "
b
utton.
F
P
ress "OK"
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
s
election.
F
Ad
just
t
he
s
ettings
o
ne
b
y
o
ne
u
sing
th
e
"7 " o
r "8" button then confirm
with
"O
K".
F
Then
select the "OK"
b
ox
i
n
t
he
s
creen
an
d
c
onfirm.
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Tr i p c o m p u t e r
Monochrome screen A
Information displays
F Press the button, located at the end of the
wiper stalk , to display the various items of
trip
c
omputer
i
nformation
i
n
s
uccession.The
t
rip
c
omputer
p
rovides
t
he
f
ollowing
in
formation:
-
ran
ge,
-
cu
rrent fuel consumption,
-
St
op & Start time counter,
- di stance travelled,
-
av
erage
f
uel
c
onsumption,-
av
erage
spe
ed.
F
Th
e
n
ext
p
ress
t
hen
r
eturns
y
ou
t
o
t
he
no
rmal
di
splay.
System
t
hat
g
ives
y
ou
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
c
urrent
j
ourney
(
range,
f
uel
c
onsumption…).
Trip reset
F Press the control for more than two
s
econds to reset to zero the distance
travelled,
t
he
a
verage
f
uel
c
onsumption
an
d
t
he
a
verage
s
peed.
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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.