Being the vehicle owner of a recent Citroen C4 provides us specific features, in reality, modern cars give access to an increasingly impressive number of features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or safety. In this article we are gonna take a look at a feature that is supposed to make you feel secure in your car, the automatic closing of the doors. This option may be deactivated without a reason, so we’re going to discover how to activate auto locking on your Citroen C4. To do this, we will first look at the operation of this option and how it works, then, in a second part, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Citroen C4?
Before we teach you how to activate the automatic lock of your Citroen C4, we will take a look at the efficacy of this features. In fact, the number of carjacking is continuously raising, and our Citroen C4 is a place where we tend to feel safe. On the other hand, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel vulnerable to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have introduced this option. In general there is a door lock button that permits you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this feature automatically locks the doors of your vehicle whenever you exceed a certain speed or a certain time after starting up. The advantage is that you no longer have to get worried about this gesture to assure optimal safety.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Citroen C4?
Sadly, it can happen that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this option can be shut off, we will now discover the two solutions to let you to activate the automatic lock on your Citroen C4.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a vehicle: The lock button
The easiest approach if you are in the event that your automatic door closure no more be effective, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will also need to have the engine running) and fairly quickly come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a few seconds until you hear an audible alert and, depending on the year of your Citroen C4, the turn indicators that are activated. This approach should be sufficient in most instances to activate the automatic door lock on your Citroen C4.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Citroen C4: Via the computer
Finally, a more complex approach but which can be related to a factory defect or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Citroen C4, you will have the ability to go through your diagnostic socket. You will have to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. On the other hand, this is only suggested for people with some mechanics knowledges and we advise that you stop by your dealer to do this.
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