CITROEN C4 Owner's Handbook Manual page 162

Temporary control of gear changing
You can temporarily take over control
of gear changing using the "+" and "-"
steering mounted paddles: if the engine
speed allows, the request to change
gear is acted on.
This function allows you to anticipate
certain situations such as overtaking a
vehicle or the approach to a corner.
After a few moments without any action
on the control paddles, the gearbox re-
sumes automatic control of the gears.
Manual mode
 Select position M .
The gears engaged appear in
succession in the instrument
panel screen.
The gear change requests are only act-
ed on if the engine speed permits.
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It is not necessary to release the accel-
erator during gear changes.
When braking or slowing down, the
gearbox changes down automatically
to allow the vehicle to accelerate in the
correct gear.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will
not change up unless the driver acts on
the gear lever or the steering mounted
paddles.
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D R I V I N G
You can change mode at any
time by moving the gear lever
from A to M or the other way
round.
Never select neutral N while the
vehicle is moving.
Reverse
To engage reverse gear R , the vehicle
must be immobilised with your foot on
the brake pedal.
 Select position R .
At low high speed, if reverse gear is
requested, the N indicator fl ashes and
the gearbox goes into neutral automati-
cally. To engage reverse, put the gear
lever in position N , then position R .
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you
can:
- move to position N to engage neutral,
or
- leave the gear engaged; in this
case, it will not be possible to move
the vehicle.
In both cases, you must apply the
parking brake to immobilise the vehicle.
When immobilising the vehicle,
with the engine running, you
must place the gear lever in neu-
tral N .
Before carrying out any work in
the engine compartment, ensure
that the gear lever is in neutral N
and that the parking brake is ap-
plied.
Whatever the circumstances,
you must manually apply the
parking brake when parking,
unless the parking brake is pro-
grammed in automatic mode.
Operating fault
With the ignition on, the fl ashing of
AUTO , accompanied by an audible sig-
nal and a message in the screen, indi-
cates a malfunction of the gearbox.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.