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Electronic gearbox

Five or six-speed electronically controlled

gearbox which offers a choice between the

comfort of automated operation or the pleasure

of manual gear changing.

Gear lever

Steering mounted controls

Two driving modes are offered:

-

automated mode for automatic control

of the gears by the gearbox, without any

action by the driver,

-

manual mode for the sequential changing

of the gears by the driver, using the gear

lever or the steering mounted control

paddles.

In automated mode, you can temporarily take

control of gear changes at any time, using the

steering mounted control paddles.

R. Reverse

+. Paddle to the right of the steering wheel for

F

With your foot on the brake, move the lever

forwards to select this position.

changing up.

F

Press the back of the steering mounted "+"

N. Neutral.

With your foot on the brake, select this

position to start the engine.

A. Automated mode.

paddle to change up a gear.

-. Paddle to the left of the steering wheel for

F

changing down.

Press the back of the steering mounted "-"

F

Move the lever backwards to select this

mode.

paddle to change down a gear.

M + / -.

Manual mode with sequential gear

changing.

The steering mounted paddles do not

allow neutral to be selected, reverse

gear to be engaged or disengaged, or

the driving mode to be changed.

F

Move the lever backwards, then to the left

to select this mode, then:

push forwards to change up a gear,

or push backwards to change down a gear.

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display in the instrument panel Moving off

F

Select position N.

Press the brake pedal fully.

Start the engine.

Depending on the type of electronic

gearbox, the vehicle may move off on

its own (refer to the paragraph

"Creep function").

You must keep your foot on the brake

pedal while starting the engine.

F

Accelerate away.

N appears in the instrument panel.

Do not press the brake and clutch

pedals simultaneously. This can cause

rapid clutch wear.

N flashes in the instrument panel

screen if the gear lever is not in

position N when starting.

Gear lever positions

N. Neutral

R. Reverse

F

Select automated mode (position A),

manual mode (position M) or reverse

(position R).

1 2 3 4 5 / 6. Gears in manual mode.

AUTO. This comes on when automated mode

is selected. It goes off when changing

to manual mode.

AUTO and 1, 1 or R appear in the

instrument panel.

F

Place your foot on the brake

when this warning lamp flashes

(e.g.: starting the engine).

F

Release the parking brake.

Progressively take your foot off the brake

pedal.

Automated mode

F

Select position A.

Temporary control of gear

changing

You can temporarily take over control of gear

changes using the steering mounted "+" and

"-" control paddles: if the engine speed allows,

the gear change is carried out.

This function allows you to anticipate certain

situations such as overtaking another vehicle or

approaching a bend.

After a few moments without any action on the

paddles, the gearbox resumes control of gear

changing automatically.

creep function

(depending on equipment)

AUTO and the gear engaged appear

in the instrument panel.

This function allows the vehicle to be

manoeuvred more easily at low speeds

(when parking, in traffic jams...).

With the gear lever in position A, M or R, the

vehicle moves as soon as you take your

foot off the brake pedal, at low speed and

with the engine at idle.

The gearbox then operates in auto-adaptive

mode, without any action on the part of the

driver. It continuously selects the most suitable

gear taking account of:

-

optimisation of fuel consumption,

driving style,

road conditions,

vehicle load.

For optimum acceleration, when overtaking

another vehicle for example, press the

accelerator pedal fully down, beyond the point

of resistance.

Do not leave children unsupervised

inside the vehicle when the engine is

running.

The creep function may be temporarily

unavailable if the clutch temperature is

too high or the slope too steep.

You can change mode at any time by

moving the gear lever from A to M or

the other way round.

Never select neutral (position N) when

moving.

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Manual mode

Reverse

Stopping the vehicle

To engage reverse, the vehicle must be

immobilised with your foot on the brake.

Before switching off the engine:

F

Select position M.

The gears engaged appear in

succession in the instrument panel.

-

change to position N to be in neutral,

F

Select position R.

or

-

leave the vehicle in gear; in this case the

vehicle cannot be moved.

The gear change requests are only carried out

if the engine speed permits.

It is not necessary to release the accelerator

pedal during gear changes.

There is an audible signal on

engagement of reverse.

For all parking situations, you must

apply the parking brake to immobilise

the vehicle.

When braking or slowing down, the gearbox

changes down automatically so that the vehicle

picks up in the right gear.

Under full acceleration, the change up will

not take place unless the driver operates the

gear lever or steering mounted control paddle

(unless the engine is close to its maximum

speed).

At low speed, if reverse gear is requested,

the N warning lamp flashes and the gearbox

goes into neutral automatically.

To engage reverse, put the gear lever into

position N, then to position R.

When immobilising the vehicle with the

engine running, you must put the gear

lever into neutral (position N).

Before doing anything under the

bonnet, ensure that the gear lever is in

neutral (position N) and that the parking

brake is applied.

You can change mode at any time by

moving the gear lever from A to M or

the other way round.

Never select neutral (position N) when

moving.

Reinitialisation

Operating fault

(5-speed electronic

With the ignition on, if this warning

gearbox)

lamp comes on and AUTO flashes,

accompanied by an audible signal and a

message in the multifunction screen, this

indicates a gearbox fault.

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a

qualified workshop.

Following disconnection of the battery, it is

necessary to reinitialise the gearbox.

In exceptional circumstances, the

gearbox may need an automatic

reinitialisation: starting and gear

changing are no longer possible.

F

Switch on the ignition.

AUTO and - - appear in the instrument panel.

AUTO and - - appear in the

instrument panel.

F

Select position N.

Press the brake pedal.

Wait for around 30 seconds until N or a

gear appears in the instrument panel.

Move the gear lever to position A, then to

position N.

With your foot still on the brake pedal, start

the engine.

Follow the procedure described above.

F

The gearbox is operational again.

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