Driving Mode; Hill Start Assist - CITROEN C5 AIRCROSS Handbook

Stop as soon as it is safe to do so, away
from the traffic, and call a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
When the ignition is switched off, the
gearbox goes into mode P automatically.

Driving mode

1. ECO.
Press this button to activate/deactivate
"ECO" mode (confirmed by the
illumination/extinction of the indicator
lamp).
2. SPORT.
Press this button to activate/deactivate
"SPORT" mode (confirmed by the
illumination/extinction of the indicator lamp).
When the message disappears, the selected
mode is activated.
Each mode is independent and they cannot
be activated simultaneously. Activation of
one mode deactivates the other.
"SPORT" mode (depending on version)
With the engine running, when SPORT mode is
activated, the gearbox delays changing up for
a more dynamic driving style.
Activating SPORT mode is not recommended
in the following situations:
- ASR/DSC deactivated,
- low fuel level reached,
- low AdBlue level reached.
In mode D, pressing this button activates the
SPORT programme.
"S" appears in the instrument panel.
Pressing this button again deactivates the
function.
Pressing this button has no effect when
towing a connected trailer.
"ECO" mode
This allows fuel consumption to be reduced.
With the EAT8 gearbox, "free-wheeling" mode
may activate to save fuel. Take your foot fully
off the accelerator pedal to anticipate slowing
down.
SPORT or ECO mode is automatically
deactivated when the ignition is switched
off.

Hill start assist

System which keeps your vehicle immobilised
temporarily (approximately 2 seconds) when
starting on a gradient, the time it takes to
move your foot from the brake pedal to the
accelerator pedal.
It is only active when:
- the vehicle is completely stationary, with
your foot on the brake pedal,
- certain slope conditions are met,
- the driver's door is closed.
Do not leave 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. Then check that the parking
brake warning lamp is on fixed on the
instrument panel.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated. However, use of the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle interrupts
its operation.
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