CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Page 157

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4
Driving
I
nva
lid
va
l
ue
i
n manua
l
o
p
erat
i
on
This symbol is displayed i
f
a gear is
n
ot en
g
a
g
ed correctl
y
(g
ear selecto
r
between two positions
)
.
You can temporaril
y
take control o
f
g
ear
c
han
g
es usin
g
the "
+
"
a
n
d
"
-
" steerin
g
mounted
c
ontrol paddles. If the en
g
ine speed allows, the
instruction to chan
g
e
g
ear is acted on.
This function allows
y
ou to anticipate certain
si
tuat
i
ons suc
h
as overta
ki
n
g
anot
h
er ve
hi
c
l
e or
approac
hi
n
g
a
b
en
d
.
Af
t
e
r
a
fe
w m
o
m
e
nt
s
with n
o
ac
ti
o
n
o
n th
e
c
ontrol paddles, the gearbox manages the
g
ears automaticall
y
a
g
ain.
Temporar
y
manual control of the
gears
Manual mode
D
and the
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed are displa
y
ed in the
i
nstrument pane
l
.
Th
e
g
ear
b
ox operates
i
n auto-act
i
ve
m
ode, without an
y
action
f
rom the driver. It
c
ontinuously selects the most appropriate gear
accordin
g
to the
f
ollowin
g
conditions:
- optimisation of fuel consumption,
- drivin
g
st
y
le,
- relief of the road
,
- v
e
hi
c
l
e
l
oad
.
Automated mode

S
elect position
D
.
For maximum acceleration, without touching
the
g
ear selector, press the accelerator
f
ull
y
down
(
kick down
)
. The
g
earbox chan
g
es down
automaticall
y
and maintains the
g
ear selected
until the maximum en
g
ine speed is reached.
When brakin
g
, the
g
earbox chan
g
es down
automaticall
y
f
or more e
ff
ective en
g
ine brakin
g
.
When
y
ou take
y
our
f
oot o
f
the accelerator
p
e
d
a
l
su
dd
en
ly
, t
h
e
g
ear
b
ox
d
oes not c
h
an
g
e
up, so as to improve sa
f
ety.

S
elect
p
osition
M
.

U
se t
h
e
"
+
"
a
n
d
"
-
"
steer
i
ng mounte
d
c
ontrol paddles to chan
g
e
g
ear.
The
g
ears en
g
a
g
ed are displa
y
ed successivel
y
in the instrument panel.
When stationar
y
or at ver
y
low speed, the
g
earbox automaticall
y
en
g
a
g
es 1s
t
g
ear.
I
n manua
l
mo
d
e,
i
t
i
s not necessar
y
to re
l
ease
t
h
e acce
l
erator pe
d
a
l
w
h
en c
h
an
gi
n
g
g
ear.
The chan
g
e
f
rom one
g
ear to another is onl
y
eff
ected i
f
the conditions o
f
vehicle s
p
eed and
e
n
g
ine speed allow; otherwise the automatic
laws of operation are imposed temporaril
y
.
If the en
g
ine speed is too hi
g
h or too low,
the displa
y
of the
g
ear selected flashes for a
f
ew seconds, then the new
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed is
di
sp
l
a
y
e
d
.
I
t
i
s poss
ibl
e to c
h
an
g
e mo
d
e at an
y
t
i
me,
by
mov
i
n
g
t
h
e
g
ear se
l
ector
f
r
o
m
D
t
o
M
or t
h
e ot
h
er wa
y
roun
d
.