Driving tips
could cause the brakes to overheat, resulting in
reduced braking efficiency.
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Parking brake disengaged.
Driver seat belt fastened.
All doors should be closed.
Driving tips
Improving fuel economy
Warning
The following tips will help you in improving
fuel economy.
– Avoid excessive idling.
– Avoid sudden acceleration.
– Avoid unnecessary deceleration and stopping.
– Keep steady cruise speed as much as possible.
Use the parking brake when parking
your vehicle and shift the gear shift lever
into the first gear or reverse gear position
for the sake of safety.
Once the brake pedal is released, without
pressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle will
start moving in the intended direction slowly
until it achieves a speed of 7 km/h.
If the vehicle is on steep incline, it may not be
able to achieve 7 km/h.
Driving on slippery roads
Keep the air filter clean
Pressing the accelerator pedal will further allow
higher speed.
Under wet road conditions, you should drive at
a lower speed than on dry roads due to possible
slippage of tyres during braking. When driving
on icy, snow-covered, or muddy roads, reduce
your speed and avoid sudden acceleration,
abrupt braking, or sharp steering movements.
If the air cleaner is clogged with dust, there
will be greater intake resistance, resulting in
decreased power output and increased fuel
consumption.
Optimising the driving range (Electric)
The vehicle's consumption of electrical energy
greatly depends on the route, speed and driving
style, as well as the use of the heating/air
conditioning.
Try to remain in the "ECO" zone on the power
indicator, by driving smoothly and maintaining a
steady speed.
Anticipate the need to slow down and release
the accelerator pedal allowing the motor to
apply regenerative braking there by slowing
down and at the same time recharge the high
voltage battery, there by increasing the range
of the vehicle.
Use brake pedal only when necessary. When
the high voltage battery is fully charged, you
may experience reduced regenerative braking
torque. Also, regenerative braking may be
reduced at very high or very low battery
temperature.
Keep tyre pressures correct
Driving on stopping and starting on incline
Under-inflating of the tyres can waste fuel due
to increased running resistance of the tyres.
Keep your tyres inflated to the correct pressure
shown on the label on the driver’s door lock
pillar.
After the vehicle is stopped on the incline and
is to be driven again, it is recommended to
apply parking brake, release the brake pedal
and press the accelerator pedal gently. Once
a slight movement is detected in the intended
direction, the parking brake should be released
so that the vehicle moves without rolling back
or forward.
Warning
Do not use tyres other than those
specified by CITROËN. Never use different
sizes or types of tyres on the front and rear
wheels.
Optimise the use of the gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and
change up without waiting. While accelerating
changing up early.
Driving on hills
When climbing steep hills, the vehicle may
begin to slow down and show a lack of power.
If this happens, you should shift to a lower gear
so that the engine will again be operating in its
normal power range.
While driving down a hill, never turn off the
vehicle.
Try not to hold the brake pedal down too long
or too often while going down a long hill. This
Creep function (Electric)
Use ECO mode whenever possible to reduce
acceleration force.
Use the air conditioning rather than the heating
to demist the passenger compartment.
The vehicle is equipped with creep function,
which reduces driving stress in the bumper-to
bumper traffic condition.
The creep function will be active in the
following conditions :
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Vehicle in D, R and ECO mode.
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