CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Page 135

9
Driving
133
Goin
g
into en
g
ine START mode
Th
e
"
ECO" warnin
g
lamp
g
oes
o
ff
and the en
g
ine starts with the
el
ectron
i
c
g
ear
b
o
x
s
y
ste
m
:
-
g
ear lever in position
A
or
M
, when
y
ou
r
elease the brake pedal,
- or
g
ear lever in position
N
a
n
d
th
e
b
r
a
k
e
p
e
d
a
l
re
l
ease
d
, w
h
en
y
ou move t
h
e
g
ear
l
ever to pos
i
t
i
on
A
or
M
,
- or w
h
en
y
ou en
g
a
g
e reverse
g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
a
utomaticall
y
For reasons of safet
y
and for
y
our comfort,
S
TART mode is invoked automaticall
y
when:
-
y
ou open the driver's door,
-
y
ou un
f
asten the driver's seat belt,
- the speed o
f
the vehicle exceeds 7 mp
h
(
11 km
/
h
)
with the electronic
g
earbox
s
ystem,
- some special conditions
(
batter
y
char
g
e,
e
n
g
ine temperature, brakin
g
assistance,
ambient temperature...
)
where the en
g
ine is
needed for control of a s
y
stem.
Th
e
"ECO" warnin
g
lamp flashes fo
r
a
f
ew seconds, then
g
oes o
ff
.
T
his operation is perfectly normal
.
Deactivation
A
t an
y
time, press the "ECO OFF"
s
wit
c
h t
o
deactivate the s
y
stem.
This is con
f
irmed b
y
the switch warnin
g
lamp
c
om
i
n
g
on accompan
i
e
d
by
a messa
g
e
i
n t
h
e
screen
.
I
f
the s
y
stem has been deactivated
in
S
T
O
P mode, the en
g
ine restarts
immediately.