D R I V I N G
HILL START ASSIST
Operation
System which holds your vehicle tem-
porarily (approximately 2 seconds)
when starting on a slope, the time it
takes to move your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal.
This function is only active when:
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the vehicle is completely station-
ary, with your foot on the brake
pedal,
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in particular conditions on a
slope,
with the driver’s door closed.
On an ascending slope, with the
vehicle stationary, the vehicle is
held for a brief moment when you
release the brake pedal:
On a descending slope, with the
vehicle stationary and reverse
gear engaged, the vehicle is held
momentarily when you release
the brake pedal.
The hill start assist cannot be deac-
tivated.
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provided you are in first gear or
neutral on a manual gearbox,
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provided you are in position A
or M with the electronic gearbox
system,
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provided you are in position D or
M on an automatic gearbox.
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Operating fault
Do not exit the vehicle while
it is being held in the hill
start assist phase.
If you need to exit the ve-
hicle with the engine running, man-
ually apply the parking brake and
ensure that the warning lamp P
(red) in the instrument panel is on
(not flashing).
If a malfunction of the system oc-
curs, these warning lamps come
on. Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop to have the sys-
tem checked.
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