CITROEN C-Elysee Handbook page 58

Driving
As a safety precaution and to facilitate
engine starting:
► Always select neutral.
► Press the clutch pedal.
6-speed automatic
gearbox
6-speed automatic gearbox which offers a choice
between the comfort of automatic operation or
manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are available:
– Automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the gearbox:
• With the Sport programme for a more
dynamic driving style.
• Or the Snow programme to improve driving
in the event of poor grip.*
– Manual operation for sequential changing of
the gears by the driver.
* Snow programme: depending on the country of sale.
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Gear selector module
1. Gear selector
2. Sport programme
3. Snow programme
P. Park
– Vehicle immobilised, parking brake
applied or released.
– Engine starting.
R. Reverse
– Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle
stationary, engine at idle.
N. Neutral
– Vehicle immobilised, parking brake
applied.
– Engine starting.
D. Automatic operation
M. +/- Manual operation
► To shift up/down through the gears,
push the control backwards/forwards.
Information displayed on
the instrument panel
When a position is selected in the grid with the
gear selector, the corresponding indicator lamp
lights up on the instrument panel.
P. Park
R. Reverse
N. Neutral
D. Drive (automatic operation)
S. Sport programme
T.
Snow programme
1...6. Gear engaged during manual operation
-. Instruction not accepted during manual
operation
Foot on the brake
► Depress the brake pedal when this
warning lamp is displayed on the
instrument panel (e.g. when starting the engine).
Starting the vehicle
► With your foot on the brake pedal,
select position P or N.
► Start the engine.
If the conditions are not met, you will hear an
audible signal, accompanied by the display of a
message.
► With the engine running, depress the brake
pedal.