CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Hill Start Assist

9
Driving
131
Hill start assist
(with the 6-speed
electronic gearbox
system)
Sy
stem which holds
y
our vehicle temporaril
y
(
approximately 2 seconds
)
when starting on a
s
lope, the time it takes to move
y
our
f
oot
f
rom
the brake pedal to the accelerator pedal.
This function is onl
y
active when:
- the vehicle is completel
y
stationar
y
, with
y
our foot on the brake pedal,
- certa
i
n con
di
t
i
ons on a s
l
ope are met,
- with th
e
d
riv
e
r
’s
doo
r
c
l
osed
.
Th
e
hill
s
t
a
rt
ass
i
s
t
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
ca
nn
o
t
be
deac
tiv
a
t
ed
.
On an ascendin
g
slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when
y
ou release the brake pedal
:
- provided
y
ou are in automated mode
(
position
A
) or in manual mode (position
A
M
)
on an electronic
g
earbox.
On a descendin
g
slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
v
ehicle is held momentaril
y
when
y
ou
release the brake
p
edal
.
Operatin
g
fault
If a malfunction of the s
y
stem occurs, these
warnin
g
lamps come on. Contact a CITRO
Ë
N
dealer or a quali
f
ied workshop to have the
sy
stem c
h
ec
k
e
d
.
D
o not
l
eave t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e w
hil
e
i
t
i
s
b
e
i
n
g
h
e
ld
i
n t
h
e
hill
start ass
i
st p
h
ase.
I
f
y
ou need to leave the vehicle with
the engine running, manually apply
the parkin
g
brake then ensure that the
p
arkin
g
brake warnin
g
lamp is on
(
not
flashin
g)
in the instrument panel.
O
p
eration