2018 CITROEN C4 CD player

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Coat hooks
They are located above each rear door.Electronic gearbox
The armrest can be inclined for wards to benefit   from   its   comfort   or   folded   completely  
ba

ckwards.
Front armrest
Manual gearbox
(depending on equipment)
These storage spaces can be used to house   portable   devices   (mobile   phone,  
M

P3   player...)   which   can   be   connected  
t

o   the   USB   port   /   auxiliary   socket   or  
c

harged   from   the   12   V   socket   in   the  
c

entre   console.
F
 
F

or   access   to   the   closed   storage   box,   lift  
t

he   lever   to   open   the   lid.
F
 
F

or   access   to   the   open   storage   box   below  
t

he   armrest,   lift   the   complete   armrest  
t

owards   the   rear.
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Ease of use and comfort

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Accessories
A wide range of accessories and genuine parts is available from the CITROËN dealer network.
T hese   accessories   and   parts   are   all   suitable   for   your   vehicle   and   benefit   from   CITROËN's   recommendation   and   warranty.
"Comfort"
Door deflectors, side sun blinds, insulated
module,  coat   hanger   fixed   to   head   restraint,  
m

obile   reading   lamp,   front   and   rear   parking  
s

ensors, portable ashtray, scented air
freshener,
  blind   for   sunroof...
"Transport systems"
Boot carpet, boot liner, boot net, boot spacers,
transverse  roof   bars,   ski   carrier,   roof   box,  
t

owbar,  
t
owbar  
w
iring  
h
arnesses,  
b
icycle  
c
arrier  
f

or   mounting   on   the   towbar   and   on   the   roof  
b

ars,   towbars   with   fixed   and   quickly   detachable  
t

owball...
"Styling"
Aluminium foot rest, alloy wheels, front spoiler, r ear   diffuser,   exterior   expressive   stickers...
"Security and safety":
Anti-intrusion alarm, vehicle tracking system, first   aid   kit,   fire   extinguisher,   warning   triangle,  
h

igh   visibility   vest,   wheel   security   bolts,   snow  
c

hains,   non-slip   covers,   front   foglamp   kit,   dog  
g

uard,   pet   seat   belt,   seat   belt   cutter/glass  
h

ammer...
"Protection"
Mats*, seat covers, mud flaps, vehicle cover...
I
f
 
a
 
towbar
 
and
 
wiring
 
harness
 
are
 f
itted outside the CITROËN dealer
network,
 
the
 
installation
 
must
 
be
 
done
 
s

trictly
 
in
 
line
 
with
 
the
 
manufacturer's
 
r

ecommendations. *
 
T
o   avoid   any   risk   of   jamming   the   pedals:
-
 
e
nsure   that   mats   are   correctly   positioned  
a

nd secured,
-
 
n
ever   fit   one   mat   on   top   of   another.
"Multimedia"
Bluetooth hands-free kits, portable satellite navigation   system,   driving   assistance   systems,  
s

martphone   carriers,   DVD   player,   CD   player,  
2

30   V   socket,   semi-integral   satellite   navigation  
s

ystem,   rear   multimedia   carrier,   navigation  
m

apping   updates,   aftermarket   digital   radio...
By
  visiting   a   CITROËN   dealer   you   can   also  
o

btain   cleaning   and   maintenance   products  
(

interior   and   exterior)   -   including   ecological  
p

roducts   in   the   "TECHNATURE"   range,  
p

roducts   for   topping   up   (screenwash...),   paint  
t

ouch-up   pens   and   aerosols   for   the   exact  
c

olour   of   your   vehicle,   refills   (sealant   cartridge  
f

or   the   temporary   puncture   repair   kit...)...
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Practical information

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With the engine running, press to mute   the   sound.
With
  the   ignition   off,   press   to   switch  
t

he   system   on.
Volume
  adjustment   (each   source  
i

s
 i
ndependent,
 i
ncluding
 T
raffic
 a

nnouncements   (TA)   and   navigation  
i

nstructions).
Selecting
 
the
 
audio
 
source
 
(depending
 
on
 
ve

rsion):
-
 
"

FM"
 
/
 
"AM"
 
/
 
"DAB"*
 
stations.
-
 
"

USB"
 
memory
 
stick.
-
 
C

D
 
player
 
(located
 
under
 
the
 
right
 
hand
 
f

ront
 
seat)**.
-

T

elephone connected by Bluetooth* and
Bluetooth*
 
audio
 
streaming.
-
 
M

edia
 
player
 
connected
 
to
 
the
 
auxiliary
 
s

ocket
 
( jack,
 
cable
 
not
 
supplied).
* Depending
 
on
 
equipment.
**

T

he CD player is available as an accessory
from
 
CITROËN
 
dealers.
Short-cuts:
 
using
 
the
 
touch
 
buttons
 
in
 
the
 
upper
 
b

and of the touch screen tablet, it is possible
to
 
go
 
directly
 
to
 
the
 
selection
 
of
 
audio
 
source,
 
t

he
 
list
 
of
 
stations
 
(or
 
titles,
 
depending
 
on
 
the
 
s

ource)
 
or
 
the
 
temperature
 
setting.
The screen is of the "resistive" type, it
is 
n
ecessary  
t
o  
p
ress  
f
irmly,  
p
articularly  
f

or   "flick"   gestures   (scrolling   through   a  
l

ist,   moving   the   map...).   A   simple   wipe  
w

ill   not   be   enough.   Pressing   with   more  
t

han   one   finger   is   not   recognised.
The   screen   can   be   used   when   wearing  
g

loves.   This   technology   allows   use   at  
a

ll
 t
emperatures.
Under   very   hot   conditions,   the   volume  
m

ay   be   limited   to   protect   the   system.  
T

he   return   to   normal   takes   place   when  
t

he
 
temperature   in   the   passenger  
c

ompartment   drops. To clean the screen, use a soft
non-abrasive cloth (spectacles cloth)
without
  any   additional   product.
Do
  not   use   pointed   objects   on   the  
sc

reen.
Do not touch the screen with wet
hands.
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Music
USB playerSelecting the source
The steering mounted SRC ( s o u r c e)
button   can   be   used   to   go   to   the   next  
m

edia   source,   available   if   the   source  
i

s   active.
Select
  change   of   source.
Press on Media
to display the
primary
 pag
e.
The
 
system
 
builds
 
playlists
 
(in
 
temporary
 
m

emory),
 
an
 
operation
 
which
 
can
 
take
 
from
 
a

 
few
 
seconds
 
to
 
several
 
minutes
 
at
 
the
 
first
 
c

onnection.
Reduce
 
the
 
number
 
of
 
non-music
 
files
 
and
 
the
 n
umber
 
of
 
folders
 
to
 
reduce
 
the
 
waiting
 
time.
The
 
playlists
 
are
 
updated
 
every
 
time
 
the
 
i

gnition
 
is
 
switched
 
off
 
or
 
connection
 
of
 
a
 
USB
 
m

emory
 
stick.
 
The
 
lists
 
are
 
memorised:
 
if
 
they
 
a

re
 
not
 
modified,
 
the
 
subsequent
 
loading
 
time
 
w

ill
 
be
 
shorter.
Insert
 
the
 
USB
 
memory
 
stick
 
into
 
the
 
USB
 
port
 
o

r connect the USB device to the USB port
using
 
a
 
suitable
 
cable
 
(not
 
supplied).
Auxiliary (AUX) socket
Connect the portable device (MP3 player…) to t
he   auxiliary   Jack   socket   using   an   audio   cable  
(

not
 sup
plied).
First
  adjust   the   volume   of   your   portable   device  
(

to   a   high   level).   Then   adjust   the   volume   of   your  
a

udio   system.
Display
  and   management   of   the   controls   are  
v

ia   the   portable   device. Choose
  the   source.
Press OK
 

to   confirm   the   selection.
CD player
Insert the CD in the player.
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The audio equipment will only play audio files with   ".wma,   .aac,   .flac,   .ogg   and.   mp3"   file  
e

xtensions   and   with   a   bit   rate   of   between  
32
  Kbps   and   320   Kbps.
It
  also   supports   VBR   (Variable   Bit   Rate)   mode.
No
  other   type   of   file   (.mp4, ...)   can   be   played.
".wma"
  files   must   be   of   the   standard   wma   9   type.
The
  sampling   rates   supported   are   32,   44   and  
4

8   KHz.
It
  is   advisable   to   restrict   file   names   to  
2

0 characters,   without   using   of   special  
c

haracters   (e.g.:   "   "   ? ;   ù)   to   avoid   any   playing  
a

nd
 d
isplaying
 pro
blems.
Information and advice
Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32 (file   allocation   table).
The
 
system
 
supports
 
USB
 
mass
 
s

torage
 
devices,
 
BlackBerry
® devices
or Apple® players via USB ports. The a
daptor
 
cable   not   supplied.
Control of the peripheral device is with
the
 
audio
  system   controls.
Other
 
peripherals,   not   recognised   on  
c

onnection,   must   be   connected   to   the  
a

uxiliary
 
socket   using   a   Jack   cable   (not  
sup

plied). It
  is   recommended   that   the   USB   cable  
f

or   the   portable   device   is   used.
The   system   does   not   support   the  
s

imultaneous   connection   of   two  
i

dentical   devices   (two   memory   sticks,  
t

wo Apple
® players) but it is possible
t
o
 
connect
  one   memory   stick   and   one  
A

pple
® player at the same time.
I
n order to be able to play a recorded CDR or
CDRW,
 
when
 
recording
 
it
 
is
 
preferable
 
to
 
select
 
t

he
 
ISO
 
9660
 
level
 
1,
 
2
 
or
 
Joliet
 
standard.
If
 
the
 
disc
 
is
 
recorded
 
in
 
another
 
format
 
it
 
may
 
n

ot
 
be
 
played
 
correctly.
It
 
is
 
recommended
 
that
 
the
 
same
 
recording
 
s

tandard is always used for an individual disc,
with
 
as
 
low
 
a
 
speed
 
as
 
possible
 
(4x
 
maximum)
 
f

or
 
optimum
 
sound
 
quality.
In
 
the
 
particular
 
case
 
of
 
a
 
multi-session
 
CD,
 
the
 J
oliet
 
standard
 
is
 
recommended.
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Bluetooth® audio streaming
Streaming allows audio files on your telephone to   be   played   through   the   vehicle's   spx`eakers.
Connect
  the   telephone:   see   the   "Telephone "
section, then " Bluetooth".
Choose the " Audio" or "All"
 pro

file.
If
  play   does   not   start   automatically,   it   may   be  
n

ecessary   to   start   the   audio   playback   from   the  
t

elephone.
Control
  is   from   the   peripheral   device   or   by  
u

sing   the   audio   system   buttons.
Once
  connected   in   streaming   mode,  
t

he telephone is considered to be a
media
  source.
It
  is   recommended   that   you   activate  
"R

epeat"
  on   the   Bluetooth   peripheral.
Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB port
using
 
a
 
suitable
 
cable   (not   supplied).
Play
 
starts
 
automatically.
Control
 
is
 
via
 
the
 
audio   system. The classifications available are those
of the portable device connected
(artists
  /   albums   /   genres   /   playlists   /  
a

udiobooks   /   podcasts).
The default classification used is by
artist.   To   modify   the   classification   used,  
r

eturn   to   the   first   level   of   the   menu  
t

hen select the desired classification
(playlists   for   example)   and   confirm  t
o   go   down   through   the   menu   to   the  
de

sired
 t
rack.
The
  version   of   software   in   the   audio   system  
m

ay   not   be   compatible   with   the   generation   of  
y

our Apple
® player.
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Media
QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
Playback   of   my   USB  
m

emory   stick   starts   only  
a

fter
 
a
 
very   long   wait  
(

around
  2   to   3   minutes). Some
  files   supplied   with   the   memory   stick   may   greatly   slow   down  
a

ccess   to   reading   the   memory   stick   (multiplication   by   10   of   the  
c

atalogue   time). Delete
  the   files   supplied   with   the   memory   stick  
a

nd   limit   the   number   of   sub-folders   in   the   file  
s

tructure   on   the   memory   stick.
When
 
I
 
connect   my   iPhone  
a

s a telephone and to the
USB
 
port   at   the   same   time,  
I

 
am
 
unable   to   play   the  
m

usic
 
files. When
  the   iPhone   connects   automatically   as   a   telephone,   it   forces  
t

he   streaming   function.   The   streaming   function   takes   the   place   of  
t

he USB function which is then not useable, there is a period without
sound
  of   the   track   being   played   with   Apple
® players.D isconnect and reconnect to the USB port (the
USB   function   takes   priority   over   streaming).
The
 
CD
 
is
 
ejected
 
a

utomatically
 
or
 
is
 
not
 
p

layed
 
by
 
the
 
player. The CD is inserted upside down, is unplayable, does not contain any
audio
 
data
 
or
 
contains
 
an
 
audio
 
format
 
which   the   player   cannot   play.Check
  that   the   CD   is   inserted   in   the   player   the  
r

ight   way   up.
Check
  the   condition   of   the   CD:   the   CD   cannot   be  
p

layed   if   it   is   too   badly   damaged.
Check
  the   content   in   the   case   of   a   recorded   CD:  
r

efer   to   the   advice   in   the   "AUDIO"   section.
The
  audio   system's   CD   player   does   not   play  
DV

Ds.
Some
  recorded   CDs   will   not   be   played   by   the  
a

udio   system   because   they   are   not   of   adequate  
q

uality.
The CD has been recorded in a format that is not compatible with the player (udf...).
The CD is protected by an anti-pirating protection system which is not   recognised   by   the   audio   system.
There
 
is
 
a
 
long
 
waiting
 p

eriod
 f

ollowing
 t

he
 i

nsertion
 o

f a CD or connection of a
USB
 
memory
 
stick. When
  a   new   medium   is   inserted,   the   system   reads   a   certain  
a

mount   of   data   (directory,   title,   artist,   etc.).   This   may   take   from   a   few  
s

econds   to   a   few   minutes. This
  phenomenon   is   normal.
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QUESTIONANSWER SOLUTION
The CD player sound is
p o o r. The
  CD   used   is   scratched   or   of   poor   quality.Insert
  good   quality   CDs   and   store   them   in   suitable  
c

onditions.
The
  audio   equipment   settings   (bass,   treble,   ambiences)   are  
un

suitable. Set
  the   treble   or   bass   level   to   0,   without   selecting  
an am

bience.
Some
 
characters   in   the  
m

edia
 
information   are   not  
d

isplayed correctly while
playing. The
  audio   system   does   not   display   some   types   of   characters. Use   standard   characters   to   name   tracks   and  
f

olders.
Playing
  of   streaming   files  
d

oes
 
not   start. The
  peripheral   device   connected   does   not   support   automatic   play. Start   the   playback   from   the   device.
The
 
names   of   tracks   and  
t

he
 
track   length   are   not  
d

isplayed on the screen
when
 s

treaming
 a
udio. The
  Bluetooth   profile   does   not   allow   the   transfer   of   this   information.
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