CITROEN C5 - Traction and Stability Control Systems; ASR and ESP Systems; ESP;ASR Activation and Deactivation; Intelligent Traction Control (Snow Motion)

116
Driving
C5_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2015
- with a manual gearbox, when you fully
depress the clutch pedal,
- with an automatic gearbox:
● gear lever in position D or M, when you
release the brake pedal,
● or gear lever in position N and brake
pedal released, when you place the gear
lever in position D or M,
● or when you engage reverse gear.
Going into engine START
mode
The "ECO" warning lamp goes off
and the engine starts automatically:
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
In this case the "ECO" warning
lamp flashes for few seconds, then
goes off.
This operation is perfectly normal.
For safety reasons or to ensure smooth
operation, START mode is invoked
automatically when:
- you open the driver's door,
- you unfasten the driver's seat belt,
- the speed of the vehicle exceeds 15 mph
(25 km/h) with a manual gearbox or 2 mph
(3 km/h) with an an automatic gearbox for
BlueHDi Diesel versions,
- the electric parking brake is being applied,
- some special conditions (battery charge,
engine temperature, braking assistance,
ambient temperature...) where the engine is
needed to assure control of a system.
With a manual gearbox in STOP mode,
if a gear is engaged without fully
depressing the clutch pedal, a warning
lamp comes on or an alert message
is displayed asking you to depress the
clutch pedal to restart the engine.