CITROEN 2014 C4 Picasso - Automatic Operation

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Driving
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Withthevehiclestationary,theparkingbrake
is automatically applied when the engine
is switched offbypressingtheSTART/STOP
button.
Applicationofoftheparkingbrake
isconfirmedbyilluminationofthe
brakeindicatorlampandtheP
indicatorlampinthecontrollever,
accompaniedbythedisplayofthe
message"Parkingbrakeapplied".
WiththeenginestalledorinSTOP
modeofStop&Start,automatic
applicationdoesnottakeplace.
Inautomaticmode,youcanmanually
applyorreleasetheparkingbrakeusing
thecontrollever.
Automatic operation
Automatic release
Thecompletereleaseoftheparking
brakeisconfirmedbythebrake
indicatorlampandthePindicator
lampinthecontrollevergoingoff,
accompaniedbythedisplayofthe
message"Parkingbrakereleased".
Whenstationarywiththeenginerunning,donot
depresstheacceleratorpedalunnecessarily,
youriskreleasingtheparkingbrake.
Ensurefirstthattheengineisrunningandthe
driver'sdoorisproperlyclosed.
Theelectricparkingbrakereleases
automatically and progressively when you
presstheaccelerator:
F Manualgearbox:fullydepresstheclutch
pedal,engage1
st
orreversegear;press
theacceleratorpedalandletuptheclutch
pedal.
F Electronicgearbox:selectpositionA, M or
Rthenpresstheacceleratorpedal.
F Automaticgearbox:selectpositionD, M or
Rthenpresstheaccelerator.
Automatic application
Withanelectronicorautomatic
gearbox,ifthebrakedoesnotrelease
automatically,checkthatthefrontdoors
arecorrectlyclosed.