2020 CITROEN C4 PICASSO battery

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Precautions in use
In wintry conditions
In the event of an accumulation of snow
on the tailgate, clear the snow before
commanding a

motorised opening of the
tailgate.
The formation of ice can block the tailgate
and prevent its opening: wait until the ice
melts with the heating of the passenger
compartment.
When washing
When washing the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, lock your vehicle to avoid the
risk of unexpected opening.
Back-up control
To manually unlock the boot in the event of
a battery or central locking failure.
Unlocking
Locking after closing
If the fault persists after closing again, the boot
will remain locked. F
F
old the rear seats to gain access to the
lock from inside the boot.
F
I
nsert a small screwdriver into hole A of the
lock to unlock the boot.
F
M
ove the latch to the left.
Hands-free tailgate
To enable you to open or close the tailgate
while your hands are full, the motorised tailgate
may be fitted with the hands-free function.
For more information on the Motorised
tailgate
, refer to the corresponding section.
"Hands-free " opening
Making another kicking movement with your
foot below the bumper while the tailgate is
opening interrupts the movement. A third kicking
movement reverses the direction of movement.
If the vehicle is locked, it unlocks before
the tailgate opens.
F

I

f your hands are full, with the remote
control on you in the recognition zone A ,
make a kicking movement with your foot
below the rear bumper.
Flashing of the direction indicator lamps and
a


beeping sound confirm the request.
The tailgate opens to the stored position.
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Alarm
System which protects and provides a deterrent
a gainst theft and break-ins. It provides the
following types of monitoring:
-

E
xterior perimeter :
T

he system checks whether the vehicle is
opened. The alarm is triggered if anyone
tries to open a
door, the boot or the bonnet.
-

I
nterior volumetric:
T

he system checks for any variation in the
volume in the passenger compartment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks
a


window, enters the passenger
compartment or moves inside the vehicle.
Self-protection function : the system
checks for the putting out of ser vice of its
own components. The alarm is triggered
if the siren's battery, button or wiring is
disconnected or damaged. For all work on the alarm system,
contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
Activation
F Lock the vehicle using the remote control.
or
F

L

ock the vehicle using the "
K
eyless Entry
and Starting" system.
The monitoring system is active: the indicator
lamp for the button flashes once per second
and the direction indicators come on for about
2


seconds.
After an instruction to lock the vehicle using
the remote control or the "
K

eyless Entry
and Starting" system, the exterior perimeter
monitoring is activated after 5
seconds, the
interior volumetric monitoring after 45
seconds.
If an opening (door, boot, bonnet, etc.) is
incorrectly closed, the vehicle is not locked
but the exterior perimeter monitoring will be
activated after 45
seconds at the same time as
the interior volumetric monitoring.
Deactivation
F Press one of the remote control unlocking buttons.
or
F

U
nlock the vehicle with the "
K
eyless Entry
and Starting" system.
The monitoring system is deactivated: the
indicator lamp for the button goes off and the
direction indicators flash for about 2
seconds.
When the vehicle automatically locks itself
again (as happens if a
door or boot is not
opened within 30
seconds of unlocking),
the monitoring system is automatically
reactivated.
Locking the vehicle
with exterior perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivate the interior volumetric monitoring
to avoid unwanted triggering of the alarm in
certain cases such as:
-

l
eaving a pet in the vehicle,
F

Switch off the ignition and get out of the vehicle.
Short press
Long press
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Electric windows
Manual operation
To open or close the window, press or pull the
switch gently. The window stops as soon as the
control is released.
Automatic operation
To open or close the window, press or pull
switch fully: the window opens or closes
completely when the switch is released.
Pressing the switch again stops the movement
of the window.
Safety anti-pinch
When the window rises and meets an obstacle,
it stops and immediately partially lowers again.
In the event of unwanted opening of the
window on closing, press the switch until the
window opens completely, then pull the switch
immediately until the window closes. Continue
to hold the switch for approximately one second
after the window has closed.
The anti-pinch safety function is not active
during this system activation operation.
Deactivating the rear
controls for the rear
windows
For the safety of your children, press
switch 5 to prevent operation of the
rear windows irrespective of their
positions. The indicator lamp in the button comes on,
accompanied by a
message confirming
activation. It remains on, as long as the
deactivation is in place.
Use of the rear electric windows from the
driver's controls remains possible.
Reinitialisation of the
electric windows
Following reconnection of the battery, the anti-
pinch safety function must be reinitialised.
The anti-pinch safety function is not active
during these operations:
For each window:
-

L
ower the window fully, then raise it, it will
rise in steps of a
few centimetres each time
the control is pressed. Repeat the operation
until the window closes completely,
-

C
ontinue to pull the switch for at least one
second after reaching the window closed
position.
1.
Left-hand front.
2. Right-hand front.
3. Right-hand rear.
4. Left-hand rear.
5. Deactivate the electric window switches
located at the rear seats. The electric window switches remain
operational for approximately 45


seconds after
switching off the ignition.
Once this time has elapsed, the electric
windows will not operate. To reactivate them,
switch the ignition on again.
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Passenger seat backrest angle
F Pull the control upwards or turn the knob to adjust the backrest.
When the backrest is correctly inclined, release
the control.
To prevent the backrest from suddenly
folding for wards and hitting you, hold the
backrest with your back or hand while you
move the control.
Table position for the front
passenger seat backrest
Check that no object, either on or
underneath the seat, could hinder its
movement.
F

P
lace the head restraint in the low position,
raise the armrest and fold the tray on the
back of the seat.
F

P
ull the control fully up and tip the backrest
forwards.
To return to the normal position, guide the
backrest backwards until it locks into place.
This position, together with that of the rear
seats, allows you to transport long objects
inside the vehicle.
In this position, the backrest can support
a
maximum load of 30 kg.
Electric adjustments
To avoid discharging the battery, carry out
these adjustments with the engine running.
Longitudinal (driver seat)
F Push the control for wards or backwards to
slide the seat.
Backrest angle
F Tilt the control for wards or backwards to adjust the angle of the seat backrest.
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Settings for passengers in the
2nd rowSettings for passengers in the
third row
Ventilation with ignition on
function
F Turn the top dial to open or close the rear
vent.
F

T
urn the lower dial to decrease (to the left)
or increase (to the right) the air flow. F

P
ress on the vent's shutter.
F
A
djust the air flow of both vents using the
dial with four positions (off, low, medium,
h i g h).
F

D
irect the vent by turning the shutter.
With the ignition on, you can use the ventilation
system and access the Air conditioning menu
to control the air flow and air distribution in the
passenger compartment.
This function is available for a
few minutes,
depending on the state of charge of the battery
of your vehicle. This function does not activate the air
conditioning.
You can make use of the residual heat in the
engine to warm the passenger compartment
using the temperature setting buttons.
Recirculation of interior air
The intake of exterior air helps avoid and
eliminate misting of the windscreen and side
windows.
Recirculation of the interior air isolates the
passenger compartment from exterior odours
and fumes.
When required, this function can also be
used to speed up the heating or cooling of
the passenger compartment.
F

P
ress button 4 to recirculate the interior air
or to permit the intake of outside air.
When the indicator lamp is on, the air
recirculation function is activated, the intake of
exterior air is inhibited.
Avoid the prolonged use of interior
air recirculation – Risk of misting and
deterioration of air quality!
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Panoramic glass sunroof
It has an electrically-controlled blind.
Opening/closing the roof
blind
F Turn control A to begin sliding the roof blind to the desired position (positions 1 to 4).
F

T
o close the roof blind, turn control A to
position 0 .
Safety anti-pinch
This blind has an anti-pinch function. At the end
of its travel, if the blind meets an obstacle while
closing, it stops and moves back slightly.
If the blind encounters an obstacle, you should
reverse the movement by using the control. The driver must ensure that passengers
use the blind correctly.
Be particularly aware of children when
operating the blind.
Reinitalisation
In the event of a failure or battery disconnection
w hile the blind is moving or soon after it
stops, the safety anti-pinch function must be
reinitialised:
F

p
ut the blind in the closed position,
F

p
ress the button B for about two seconds.
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In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, the front foglamps and the
rear foglamps are prohibited. In these
situations, the power of their beams may
dazzle other drivers. They should only be
used in fog or falling snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your
responsibility to switch on the foglamps
and dipped headlamps manually as the
sunshine sensor may detect sufficient
light.
Switch off the front and rear foglamps
when they are no longer necessary.
Switching off of the lighting when the
ignition is switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the
lighting turns off immediately, except for
dipped beam headlamps if automatic
guide-me-home lighting is activated.Switching on the lighting after the
ignition is switched off
To reactivate the lighting control stalk,
rotate ring A to the 0
position – lamps off,
then to the desired position.
On opening the driver's door a
temporary
audible signal warns the driver that the
lighting is on.
It will go off automatically after a
period of
time that depends on the state of charge
in battery (entering energy economy
m o d e).
Direction indicators (flashers)
F Left: lower the lighting control stalk passing the point of resistance.
F

R
ight: raise the lighting control stalk passing
the point of resistance.
Three flashes
F Press briefly upwards or downwards, without going beyond the point of
resistance; the direction indicators will flash
3


times.
Parking lamps
Vehicle side marking by illumination of the
sidelamps on the traffic side only.
F

D
epending on version, within one minute
of switching off the ignition, operate the
lighting control stalk up or down depending
on the traffic side (for example, when
parking on the right, push the lighting
control stalk downwards; the left-hand
sidelamps come on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator lamp in the instrument panel.
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The system's fault does not prevent the
vehicle from being driven.
Localised Assistance Call
** According to the geographic coverage of "Localised Emergency Call", "Localised
Assistance Call" and the official national
language chosen by the owner of the
vehicle. Press this button for more
than 2
seconds to request
assistance if the vehicle breaks
down.
A voice message confirms that the call has
been made**.
Immediately pressing this button again cancels
the request.
The cancellation is confirmed by a voice
message.
Geolocation
To reactivate geolocation, simultaneously press
the "Localised Emergency Call" and "Localised
Assistance Call" buttons again, followed by
a
press on "Localised Assistance Call" to
confirm.
If you purchased your vehicle outside the
CITROËN dealer network, we invite you to
have a
dealer check the configuration of
these ser vices and, if desired, modify it to
suit your wishes. In a
multilingual country,
configuration is possible in the official
national language of your choice. For technical reasons and, in particular, to
improve the quality of Telematic ser vices
to customers, the manufacturer reserves
the right to carry out updates to the
vehicle's on-board telematic system.
If the indicator lamp lights up continuously red:
there is a

system fault.
If the indicator lamp flashes red: replace the
back-up battery.
In either case, emergency and assistance calls
may not function.
Contact a

qualified repairer as soon as
possible. The list of countries covered and of Telematic
ser vices is available from dealers or on the
website for your country.
You can deactivate geolocation by
simultaneously pressing the "Localised
Emergency Call" and "Localised Assistance
Call" buttons, followed by pressing "Localised
Assistance Call" to confirm. If you benefit from the Citroën Connect
Box offer with the SOS and assistance
pack included, there are additional
ser vices available to you in your personal
space, via the website for your country.Electronic stability control
(ESC)
Electronic stability control integrating the
following systems:
-

a
nti-lock braking system (ABS) and
electronic brake force distribution (EBFD),
-
em

ergency braking assistance (EBA),
-

w
heel anti-slip regulation (ASR) or traction
control,
-
d

ynamic stability control (DSC).
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