Hill Start Assist - CITROËN C5 Handbook

Driving

Hill start assist

System which keeps your vehicle immobilised
temporarily (approximately 2 seconds) when
starting on a gradient, the time to move your
foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator
pedal.
This function is only active when:
- the vehicle is completely stationary, with
your foot on the brake pedal,
- in certain conditions on a gradient,
- with the driver's door closed.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated.
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Operation
On an ascending gradient, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held for a brief
moment when you release the brake pedal:
- provided you are in first gear or neutral on
a manual gearbox,
provided you are in D or M on an automatic
-
gearbox.
Do not exit the vehicle while it is being
held in the hill start assist phase.
If you need to leave the vehicle with the
engine running, apply the parking brake
manually and ensure that the parking
brake warning lamp (in the instrument
panel) is on fixed (not flashing).
On a descending gradient, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held for a brief moment when you
release the brake pedal.