7
Eco-driving
Eco-driving
Eco-driving refers to a range of everyday
practices that allow the motorist to optimise
the vehicle's energy consumption (fuel and/or
electricity) and CO
2 emissions.
Optimise your use of the gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and
change up promptly. While accelerating, change
up early.
With an automatic gearbox, favour automatic
mode. Do not depress the accelerator pedal
heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator prompts you to engage
the most suitable gear. Whenever this indication
is displayed on the instrument panel, follow it
straight away.
With an automatic gearbox, this indicator
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use
engine braking rather than the brake pedal and
press the accelerator gradually. These practices
help to save on energy consumption, reduce
CO
2 emissions and decrease general traffic
noise.
Favour the use of “Eco” driving mode.
With an EAT8 gearbox, with the gear selector
in mode
D, and except in Sport mode, favour
"free-wheeling" by fully lifting your foot from the
accelerator pedal in order to save fuel. When the traffic is flowing smoothly, select the
cruise control.
Control the use of electrical equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment
is too warm, ventilate it by opening the windows
and air vents before using the air conditioning.
At speeds above 31
mph (50 km/h), close the
windows and leave the air vents open.
Consider using equipment that can help keep
the temperature in the passenger compartment
down (e.g.
sunroof blind, window blinds).
Unless automatically regulated, switch off the air
conditioning as soon as the desired temperature
has been reached.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting functions,
if they are not managed automatically.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Adapt the use of headlamps and/or foglamps
depending on visibility conditions.
Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter (other than in severe wintry
conditions: temperature below -23°C). The
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, avoid connecting your
multimedia devices (e.g.
film, music, video
game) to help reduce the consumption of energy.
Disconnect all portable devices before leaving
the vehicle.
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle. Place the
heaviest items in the boot as close as possible to
the rear seats. Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
minimise wind resistance (e.g.
roof bars, roof
rack, bicycle carrier, trailer). Preferably, use a
roof box.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit
summer tyres.
Avoid using Sport mode for too long, in order to
limit your energy consumption.
Comply with the servicing instructions
Check tyre pressures regularly, with the tyres
cold, referring to the label in the door aperture on
the driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:
–
before a long journey
.
–
at each change of season.
–
after a long period out of use.
Do not forget the spare wheel and, where
applicable, the tyres on your trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly (e.g.
engine
oil, oil filter, air filter, passenger compartment
filter, etc.). Observe the schedule of operations in
the manufacturer's service schedule.
With a BlueHDi Diesel engine, if the SCR system
is faulty, your vehicle will emit pollution. Visit
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop
as soon as possible to restore your vehicle's
nitrogen oxide emissions to legal levels.
When filling the fuel tank, do not continue after
the third cut-out of the nozzle, to avoid overflow.
21
Instruments
1when the driver's door is opened and when the
vehicle is locked or unlocked.
When travelling abroad, you may need to
change the units of distance and speed:
The display of distance and speed must be
expressed in the official unit of the country
(km or miles). The change of units is done via
the screen configuration menu, with the
vehicle stationary.
Total distance recorder
It measures the total distance travelled by the
vehicle since its first registration.
Trip distance recorder
This measures the distance travelled since it was
last reset by the driver.
Resetting the trip recorder
► With the ignition on, press the button until
zeros appear
.
Manual test on the
instrument panel
This function allows you, at any time, to check
certain indicators and to display the alerts log.
► With the engine running, briefly press this
button.
The following information is displayed on the
instrument panel:
–
Engine oil level.
–
Next service due.
–
Driving range associated with the
AdBlue® and
the SCR system (BlueHDi Diesel).
–
T
yre pressure check.
–
Current alerts.
This information is also displayed automatically every time the ignition is
switched on.
Lighting dimmer
This system allows the brightness of the
instruments and controls to be adjusted to suit
the ambient light level.
With buttons
With the lamps on, press button A to increase
the brightness of the lighting, or button B to
decrease it.
Release the button when the desired brightness
is reached.
With CITROËN Connect
Radio
► Press this button to select the
Settings menu.
► Select " Brightness".
► Adjust the brightness by pressing the
arrows or moving the slider .
The settings are applied immediately.
►
Press outside the settings window to exit.
Y
ou can also switch off the screen:
23
Instruments
1Distance that can still be travelled with the
fuel remaining in the tank (based on the
average fuel consumption over the last few miles
(kilometres) travelled).
This value may vary following a change in driving
style or terrain, leading to a significant change in
current fuel consumption.
When the range falls below 19 miles (30
km),
dashes are displayed.
After filling with at least 5 litres of fuel, the range
is recalculated and is displayed if it exceeds 62
miles (100
km).
If dashes instead of figures continue to be
displayed while driving, contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
Current consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)Calculated during the last few seconds.
This function is only displayed at speeds above
19 mph (30
km/h).
Average consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)Calculated since the last trip computer
reset.
Average speed
(mph or km/h)Calculated since the last trip computer
reset.
Distance travelled
(miles or km)Calculated since the last trip computer
reset.
Stop & Start time counter
(minutes/seconds or hours/minutes)
If your vehicle is equipped with Stop & Start, a
time counter calculates the time spent in STOP
mode during a journey.
It resets to zero every time the ignition is
switched on.
Touch screen
This system gives access to the following elements:
–
Permanent display of the time and the exterior
temperature (a blue warning lamp appears if
there is a risk of ice).
–
Heating/air conditioning controls.
–
V
ehicle functions and equipment setting
menus.
–
Audio system and telephone controls and
display of related information.
–
Display of visual manoeuvring aid functions
(visual parking sensor information, Park
Assist,
etc.).
–
Internet services and display of
related
information.
–
Front seat massage mode and intensity
settings (depending on version).
– Navigation system controls and
display of related information (depending on
version).
For safety reasons, always stop the
vehicle before performing operations
that require sustained attention.
Some functions are not accessible while
driving.
Principles
► Use the buttons arranged below the touch
screen for access to the menus, then press the
virtual buttons on the touch screen.
Some menus may display across two pages:
press the "OPTIONS" button to access the
second page.
After a few moments with no action on the second page, the first page is
displayed automatically.
To deactivate/activate a function, select " OFF"
or "ON".
Settings for a function
Access to additional information on the function
Confirm
Return to the previous page or confirm
24
Instruments
Menus
Press the touch screen with three fingers
to show all of the menu buttons.
For more information about the menus,
refer to the sections describing the audio
and telematics systems.
Radio/Media
Climate
Settings for temperature, air flow, etc.
For more information on Manual air
conditioning and Dual-zone automatic air
conditioning , refer to the corresponding
sections.
Navigation (Depending on equipment)
Driving or Vehicle (Depending on
equipment)
Activation, deactivation and settings for certain
functions.
The functions are organised in 2 tabs: " Driving
functions" and "Vehicle settings".
Telephone
Applications
Display of available connected services
and access to the Eco-coaching function.
Settings
Main settings for the audio system, touch
screen and digital instrument panel.
Energy
Access to the rechargeable hybrid system
features (energy flow, consumption statistics,
deferred charging, eSave function).
Energy menu
Flow
The page shows the operation of the
rechargeable hybrid system in real time.
1. Active driving mode 2.
Petrol engine
3. Electric motor
4. Traction battery charge level
The energy flows have a specific colour for each
type of driving:
–
Blue: 100% electrical energy
.
–
Orange: energy from the petrol engine.
–
Green: energy recovery
.
Statistics
This page shows electrical energy and fuel
consumption statistics.
1. Average electrical consumption for the current
trip (kWh/100
km) and historical values:
–
Blue bar chart: directly consumed energy
supplied by the traction battery
.
–
Green bar chart: energy recovered during
deceleration and braking, used to recharge the
battery
.
2. Average fuel consumption for the current trip
(kWh/100
km) and historical values (orange bar
chart).
►
Y
ou can change the displayed time scale by
pressing the
-
or + buttons.
25
Instruments
1A current trip is any trip of more than 20 minutes without switching off the ignition.
Deferred charging
By default, charging begins when the nozzle is
connected.
Deferred charging may be programmed via the
touch screen.
Deferred charging is then activated by a button
located in the charging flap.
You can also programme the deferred charging function using a smartphone, via
the MyCitroën application.
For more information on Charging the traction
battery (Rechargeable hybrid), refer to the
corresponding section.
eSave
The eSave function makes it possible to reserve
all or part of the electrical energy in the traction
battery for later use during a journey (e.g. driving
in an urban area or in an area reserved for
electric vehicles).
►
Select the electric range to be reserved ( 10
km
, 20 km or the full range MAX) then activate
the function by pressing ON.
Activation of the function is confirmed by
the lighting of this indicator lamp on the
instrument panel and the
indication of the energy
reserve in miles or kms.
►
T
o use the energy reserve, choose the
Electric driving mode in the mode selector.
If the requested range exceeds the
available range (not recommended), the
internal combustion engine starts to recharge
the traction battery up to the requested
threshold. This leads to excessive fuel
consumption.
Information banner(s)
Certain information is displayed permanently in
the touch screen banner(s).
Upper banner of the CITROËN Connect
Radio and CITROËN Connect Nav
– Time and outside temperature (a blue warning
lamp appears if there is a risk of ice).
–
Reminder of the air conditioning information,
and direct access to the corresponding menu.
–
Reminder of the information in the
Radio
Media and Telephone menus.
–
Notifications.
–
Access to the
Settings for the touch screen
and the digital instrument panel (date/time,
languages, units, etc.).
Date and time adjustment
With CITROËN Connect
Radio
► Select the Settings menu in the upper
banner of the touch screen.
►
Select "
Configuration ".
► Select "Date and time".
►
Select "
Date" or "Time".
►
Choose the display formats.
►
Change the date and/or time using the
numeric keypad.
►
Confirm with "
OK".
With CITROËN Connect Nav
Time and date settings are only available if GPS
synchronisation is deactivated.
► Select the Settings menu in the
banner of the touch screen.
►
Press the "
OPTIONS " button to access the
secondary page.
► Select " Setting the time-date".
►
Select the "
Date:" or "Time" tab.
►
Set the date and/or time using the numeric
keypad.
►
Confirm with "
OK".
Additional settings
You can choose:
– T o change the time zone.
–
T
o change the display format of the date and
time (12h/24h).
–
T
o activate or deactivate the summer time
management function (+1 hour).
–
T
o activate or deactivate GPS synchronisation
(UTC).
26
Instruments
The system does not automatically change between winter and summer time
(depending on the country of sale).
Remote functions
(Rechargeable hybrid)
These features are accessible
using a smartphone, via the
MyCitroën
application:
–
Battery charge management (deferred
charging).
–
T
emperature pre-conditioning management.
–
Consultation of the state of charge and range
of the vehicle.
Installation procedure
► Download the MyCitroën app from the
appropriate online store for your smartphone.
►
Create an account.
►
Enter the vehicle’
s VIN (code beginning with
"VF" on the vehicle registration document).
For more information on Identification
markings, refer to the corresponding section.
Network coverage
In order to be able to use the various
remotely operable features, ensure that your
vehicle is located in an area covered by the
mobile network.
A lack of network coverage may prevent
communication with the vehicle (for example,
if it is in an underground car park). In such
cases, the application will display a message
indicating that the connection with the vehicle
could not be established.
51
Ease of use and comfort
3retrieve the seat belt and hold it during the
operation.
►
Put the backrest
2 in the upright position and
push firmly to latch it home.
►
Check that the release strap 1
has correctly
returned to its position.
►
Ensure that the outer seat belts are not
trapped during the operation.
Please note: an incorrectly latched
backrest compromises the safety of
passengers in the event of sudden braking or
an impact.
The contents of the boot may be thrown
forward - risk of serious injury!
Heating and Ventilation
Air intake
The air circulating in the passenger compartment
is filtered and originates either from the
exterior, via the grille located at the base of the
windscreen, or from the inside in air recirculation
mode.
Controls
The controls are accessible in the " Air
conditioning " touch screen menu and are also
grouped together in the control panel on the
centre console.
Air distribution
1. Windscreen demisting/defrosting vents
2. Front side window demisting/defrosting vents
3. Adjustable and closable side air vents
4. Adjustable and closable central air vents
5. Air outlets to the front footwells
6. Air outlets to the rear footwells
7. Adjustable and closable air vents, with blower
(depending on version)
Advice
Using the ventilation and air
conditioning system
►
T
o ensure that air is distributed evenly,
keep the external air intake grilles at the base
of the windscreen, the nozzles, the vents, the
air outlets and the air extractor in the boot
free from obstructions.
►
Do not cover the sunshine sensor located
on the dashboard; this sensor is used to
regulate the automatic air conditioning
system.
►
Operate the air conditioning system for at
least 5 to 10 minutes once or twice a month to
keep it in perfect working order
.
►
If the system does not produce cold air
,
switch it off and contact a CITROËN dealer or
a qualified workshop.
When towing the maximum load on a steep
gradient in high temperatures, switching off
the air conditioning increases the available
engine power, enhancing the towing capacity.
Avoid driving for too long with the ventilation off or with prolonged operation
of interior air recirculation. Risk of misting and
deterioration of the air quality!
If the interior temperature is very high
after the vehicle has stood for a long
time in the sunshine, air the passenger
compartment for a few moments.
Put the air flow control at a setting high
enough to quickly change the air in the
passenger compartment.
Condensation created by the air
conditioning results in a discharge of
water underneath the vehicle. This is perfectly
normal.
58
Ease of use and comfort
Temperature pre-conditioning
(Rechargeable hybrid)
This function allows you to programme the
temperature in the passenger compartment to
reach a pre-defined, non-modifiable temperature
(approx. 21°C) before you enter the vehicle, on
the days and at the times of your choice.
This function is available when the vehicle is not
connected.
Programming
(With CITROËN Connect Nav)
In the Climate > OPTIONS menu:
Select Temperature conditioning .
► Press + to add a programming.
► Select the time of entry into the vehicle and
the desired days. Press OK.
► Press ON to activate this programming.
The pre-conditioning sequence begins
approximately 45 minutes before the
programmed time when the vehicle is connected
(20 minutes when it is not connected) and is
maintained for 10 minutes after.
Long-range remote control
This enables you to switch the heating in
the passenger compartment on or off from a
distance.
The remote control has a range of about 0.6
miles (1
km) in open country.
On
► Pressing and ho lding this button starts
the heating immediately (confirmed by the
green indicator lamp coming on briefly).
Switching off
► Pressing and ho lding this button stops
the heating immediately (confirmed by the
temporary illumination of the red indicator lamp).
The indicator lamp in the remote control flashes
for about 2 seconds if the vehicle has not
received the signal.
Then repeat the command after having changed
location.
Changing the battery
The indicator lamp in the remote control will
change to orange if the battery charge is low.
If the indicator lamp is not on, the battery is
discharged.
► Use a coin to unscrew the cap and replace
the battery .
Do not throw remote control batteries
away, as they contain metals that are
harmful to the environment. Take them to an
approved disposal point.
If the system is switched on using the
long-range remote control, the maximum
heating duration is around 45
min. with a
Diesel engine, and around 30
min. with a
petrol engine.
The ventilation is activated provided that the battery is sufficiently charged.
The heating is activated provided that:
–
the battery charge and the fuel level are
sufficient,
– the engine has been started since the
previous heating cycle,
–
60
minutes have elapsed between two
heating requests.
Programmable heating is supplied by the
vehicle fuel tank. Before use, make sure
that you have sufficient fuel. If the fuel tank is
on reserve, you are strongly recommended
not to programme the heating.
The additional heating must always be
switched off while refuelling to avoid any risk
of fire or explosion.
To avoid the risk of poisoning or asphyxia, the programmable heating
must not be used, even for short periods, in a
closed environment such as a garage or
workshop which is not equipped with an
exhaust gas extraction system.
Do not park the vehicle on a flammable
surface (dry grass, dead leaves, paper, etc.)
- Risk of fire!
Glazed surfaces such as the rear screen
or windscreen can become very hot in
places.
Never put objects on these surfaces; never
touch these surfaces - Risk of burns!