CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Automated Mode; Manual Mode

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Driving
N
e
v
e
r
se
l
ec
t n
eu
tr
a
l
N
when drivin
g
.
A
utomated mode

S
elect position
A
.
AUT
O
or
A
an
d
t
h
e
g
ear en
g
a
g
e
d
i
s
displayed in the instrument panel.
The gearbox operates in auto-active mode,
without an
y
action on the part o
f
the driver. It
c
ontinuousl
y
selects the most suitable
g
ear for:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- the st
y
le of drivin
g
,
- the profile of the road.
- t
he
v
ehicle
load
.
For optimum acceleration,
f
or example
w
h
en overta
ki
n
g
anot
h
er ve
hi
c
l
e, press
the accelerator pedal
f
irml
y
past the
p
oint o
f
resistance.
Temporar
y
control of
g
ea
r
c
han
g
in
g
You can temporaril
y
take over control o
f
g
ear chan
g
in
g
usin
g
the
"+
"
a
n
d
"-" steerin
g
mounted paddles. If the en
g
ine speed allows,
t
h
e
i
nstruct
i
on to c
h
an
g
e
g
ear
i
s acte
d
on.
This
f
unction allows
y
ou to anticipate certain
s
i
tuat
i
ons suc
h
as overta
ki
n
g
a ve
hi
c
l
e or t
h
e
a
pp
roach to a corner.
A
f
ter a
f
ew moments without an
y
action on
the control paddles, the
g
earbox resumes
automatic control of the
g
ears.

Select position
M
.
The
g
ears en
g
a
g
ed are displa
y
ed in succession
in the instrument panel.
The
g
ear chan
g
e requests are onl
y
acted on i
f
t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
perm
i
ts.
I
t
i
s not necessar
y
to re
l
ease t
h
e acce
l
erator
durin
g
g
ear chan
g
es.
When brakin
g
or slowin
g
down, the
g
earbox
c
han
g
es down automaticall
y
to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct
g
ear.
O
n sharp acceleration, the
g
earbox will not
c
han
g
e up unless the driver acts on the
s
teer
i
n
g
mounte
d
pa
ddl
es.
Manual mode
Y
ou can c
h
an
g
e mo
d
e at an
y
t
i
me
by
mov
i
n
g
th
e
se
l
ec
t
o
r l
e
v
e
r
f
r
o
m
A
t
o
M
or t
h
e ot
h
er wa
y
r
ou
n
d
.
N
e
v
e
r
se
l
ec
t n
eu
tr
a
l
N
whil
e
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
i
s
m
ov
i
n
g
.