Citroen C3: Practical information / Free-wheeling
In certain situations, you must allow the vehicle
to free-wheel (while being towed, on a rolling road, in an automatic car wash,
or being
transported by rail or sea freight, etc.).
The procedure varies according to the type of
gearbox and parking brake.
With automatic gearbox and manual parking brake

Release procedure
- With the vehicle stationary and the engine
running, select mode N and switch off the
ignition.
Within 5 seconds:
- Switch on the ignition again.
- While depressing the brake pedal, move the
push selector forwards or backwards to confirm
mode N.
- Switch off the ignition.
If the 5-second time limit is exceeded, the
gearbox engages mode P; it is then necessary to
restart the procedure.
Reverting to normal operation
- Press button P on the selector.
Keyless Entry and
Starting
You must not depress the brake pedal
while switching the ignition on or off. If you do,
the engine will start, requiring you to restart
the procedure.
To respect the environment and ensure
compliance with the Euro 6 standard, without
adversely affecting the performance or fuel
consumption of its Diesel engines, CITROËN
has taken the decision to equip its vehicles
with a system that associates SCR (Selective
Catalytic Reduction) with a Diesel Particle Filter
(DPF) for the treatment of exhaust gases...
Other information:
It has 3 positions:
1. Stop: inserting and removing the key,
steering column locked.
2. Ignition: steering column unlocked, ignition
on, Diesel preheating, engine running.
3. Starting.
Avoid attaching heavy
objects to the key
or the remote control. It would weigh
down on its shaft in the ignition switch and
could cause a malfunction.
Ignition on position
It allows the use of the veh..
If your vehicle does not have an audio system
or a touch screen, you can still configure some
equipment by using the LCD text instrument
panel display.
Control buttons
A long press of this button
takes you to
the configuration menu, a short press
confirms.
Pressing one of these buttons
lets
you move in a menu, a list; change
a value.
Pressing this button takes you
back up a
level or ..