CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Manual Mode

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Thissymbolisdisplayedifagearis
notengagedcorrectly(gearselector
betweentwopositions).
Youcantemporarilytakecontrolofgear
changesusingthe"+" and "-"steeringmounted
controlpaddles.Iftheenginespeedallows,the
instructiontochangegearisactedon.
This function allows you to anticipate certain
situationssuchasovertakinganothervehicleor
approachingabend.
After a few moments with no action on the
controlpaddles,thegearboxmanagesthe
gearsautomaticallyagain.
Temporary manual control of the
gears
Manual mode
Dandthegearengagedaredisplayedinthe
instrumentpanel.
Thegearboxoperatesinauto-active
mode,withoutanyactionfromthedriver.It
continuouslyselectsthemostappropriategear
accordingtothefollowingconditions:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- drivingstyle,
- relief of the road,
- vehicleload.
Automated mode
F Select position D.
Formaximumacceleration,withouttouching
thegearselector,presstheacceleratorfully
down(kickdown).Thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyandmaintainsthegearselected
untilthemaximumenginespeedisreached.
Whenbraking,thegearboxchangesdown
automaticallyformoreeffectiveenginebraking.
Whenyoutakeyourfootofftheaccelerator
pedalsuddenly,thegearboxdoesnotchange
up,soastoimprovesafety.
F Select position M.
F Use the "+" and "-"steeringmounted
controlpaddlestochangegear.
Thegearsengagedaredisplayedsuccessively
intheinstrumentpanel.
When stationary or at very low speed, the
gearboxautomaticallyengages1stgear.
In manual mode, it is not necessary to release
theacceleratorpedalwhenchanginggear.
Thechangefromonegeartoanotherisonly
effected if the conditions of vehicle speed and
enginespeedallow;otherwisetheautomatic
lawsofoperationareimposedtemporarily.
Iftheenginespeedistoohighortoolow,
thedisplayofthegearselectedflashesfora
fewseconds,thenthenewgearengagedis
displayed.
Itispossibletochangemodeatany
time,bymovingthegearselector
from D to Mortheotherwayround.