Citroen C3 2007.5 1.G Workshop Manual

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For safety, the wiper system is deactivated when the igni-tion is switched off.
Position I: The wipe speed adjusts automatically to the speed of the vehi-cle.
Positions 1 and 2: When the vehicle is stationary, the speed of the wipers will reduce automatically.
For safety, the wiper system is deactivated when the igniti on is switched off.
When you switch the ignition on again, to reactivate the function:Return to position0.Or go to the desired position.
Activation of the function is confi rmed by one sweep of the w ipers.
Vehicle with rain sensor
Activation of automatic wipe:
One touch downwards: “AUTO”. The wipe speed will adjust accord ing to the intensity of the rain.Note: If automatic wipe is active, a touch downwards triggers a single wipe, without deactivating automatic wipe.
Deactivation of automatic wipe:Go to position I, then return to position 0.
Or stop the engine.
WARNING
Do not cover the rain detector which is located behind the interior rear detectorview mirror and visible from outside the windscreen.
For washing the vehicle, switch off the ignition or deactivate the automatic wipe.

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W I P E R S
Check that the windscreen and rear wipers can operate freely when for example a bicycle-carrier is fi tted, or in freezing conditions.
Remove any accumulation of snow at the base of the windsc reen.
Changing the wiper blades
If you have to replace them, the wiper blades have to be parked in the maintenance position. For this, switch off the ignition and then within one minute move the wiper control stalk. The wipers stand up in a vertical position.
After replacement, switch on the ignition and move the wiper control stalk so that the wipers resume their normal position.
A. Windscreen wash
To operate the windscreen wash, pull the wiper stalk towards you.
The screen wash is accompanied by a timed wipe of the windscreen, the headlamp wash also activates if the dipped beams are on.
B. Rear screen wipe
First notch
Off.
Second notch
Intermittent rear wipe.
Third notch
Timed rear wash/wipe.
Automatic wipe
When the windscreen wipers are operational and reverse gear is engaged.
Activation/deactivation of this func-tion is possible in the menu “Per-sonalisation/Confi guration” in the “Main menu”.
Deactivation may be necessary when a bicycle-carrier is installed on the tailgate.

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W I P E R S
Check that the windscreen and rear wipers can operate freely when for example a bicycle-carrier is fi tted, or in freezing conditions.
Remove any accumulation of snow at the base of the windsc reen.
Changing the wiper blades
If you have to replace them, the wiper blades have to be parked in the maintenance position. For this, switch off the ignition and then within one minute move the wiper control stalk. The wipers stand up in a vertical position.
After replacement, switch on the ignition and move the wiper control stalk so that the wipers resume their normal position.
A. Windscreen wash
To operate the windscreen wash, pull the wiper stalk towards you.
The screen wash is accompanied by a timed wipe of the windscreen, the headlamp wash also activates if the dipped beams are on.
B. Rear screen wipe
First notch
Off.
Second notch
Intermittent rear wipe.
Third notch
Timed rear wash/wipe.
Automatic wipe
When the windscreen wipers are operational and reverse gear is engaged.
Activation/deactivation of this func-tion is possible in the menu “Per-sonalisation/Confi guration” in the “Main menu”.
Deactivation may be necessary when a bicycle-carrier is installed on the tailgate.

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D A S H B O A R D A D J U S T M E N T S
Seat belt height adjustment
The correct positioning of the seat belt is across the middle of the shoulder. See USER PRECAU-TIONS.
Adjust the height of the seat belt anchorage by holding down the button and the lever.
Headlamps adjustment
You are advised to adjust the aim of the headlamps in accordance with vehicle load.
In the dashboard on the right hand side of the steering column.
0: Unladen weight.
1: Lightly laden.
2: Half laden.
3: Fully laden.
As a metter of safety, these manœuvres should not be performed while the vehicle is moving.
Steering column adjustment
The steering can be adjusted for both height and reach.
With the vehicle stationary, fi rst adjust your seat to the most suit-able position, then adjust the posi-tion of the steering wheel. See “Driving position”.
Unlock the steering wheel by pull-ing the control upwards.
Adjust the position of the steering wheel then lock by pushing the control fully downwards.
Make sure that you have a good view of the instrument panel dis-plays.

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R E A R V I E W M I R R O R S
Electric exterior rear view mirrors
Your vehicle is equipped with elec-tric door mirrors.
Set the position of the selected door mirror:1. Left hand door mirror.2. Right hand door mirror.
Move the control in the four direc-tions to set the position.
The defrosting of the exterior rear view mirrors is linked to the electri-cal demisting of the rear window.
Fold-back of door mirrors
When the vehicle is parked, the door mirrors can be folded back either manually or electrically.
Turn the control to position 3 for electric foldback of the rear view mirrors.
Quit position 3 to deploy the rear view mirrors.
The end of the glass in the exte-rior rear view mirrors is aspherical, so as to enlarge the lateral fi eld of vision.
Objects observed in the aspherical part of the rear view mirrors are in reality closer than they appear.
You must take this into account in order to be properly aware of the distances involved.
Interior rear view mirror
The lever on the lower edge ena-bles you to place the rear view mir-ror in either of two positions:
Day position: the lever is not vis-ible.
Night position (anti-dazzle): the lever is visible.

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Electric operation
The switches on the console allow the vehicle’s electric windows to be controlled from the driver’s posi-tion.
Sequential control on driv-er's side
An action on the control to the fi rst notch causes a window movement which stops as soon as the control is released.
An action on the control to the second notch causes the window to close or open completely, a fur-ther press on the control stops the movement.Note: The window controls also operate for a limited time after you have switched off the ignition.
ALWAYS PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE CHILDREN ARE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING THE WINDOWS
Always remove the ignition key when leaving the vehicle, even if for a short time.
If there is an obstruction when operating a window, you must immedi-ately reverse the window movement. To do that, reverse th e position of the control concerned.
If the driver is operating the electric window controls for passengers, he or she should ensure that no passenger is obstructing th e window from closing.
The driver must ensure that the electric windows are use d properly by passengers.
Anti-pinch on driver's window
An anti-pinch device stops the window from rising. If it meets an obstacle, it goes back down.
After a battery disconnection or if there has been a malfunction, you have to re-initialise the anti-pinch function:Use the control to fully open the window, then reclose. It will rise only a few centimetres.
Press again on the control until the window closes fully.
During this operation, the anti-pinch protection does not work.

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Reverse gear
Do not select reverse gear until the vehicle is completely stationary.
Depress the clutch pedal and wait a few moments before gently engag-ing reverse gear.
Manual gearbox gear lever.
M A N U A L G E A R B O X

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A U T O M A T I C G E A R B O X
Automatic gear selection leverParking (Position P).
Reverse gear (Position R).Neutral (Position N).
The automatic gearbox offers you:
Operation in automatic auto-active mode, adapting automatically to your style of driving (Position D).Operation in sequential mode, with manual gear changing (Position M).Operation in Sport or Snow automatic mode (Position Dand by pressing on button Aor B).

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The engine can only be started when the lever is at position P or N.
A safety device ensures that start-ing is impossible in the other posi-tions.
After starting the engine, with selector on P, depress the brake pedal then shift the selector to D, R or M:D for automatic mode.
R for reverse gear.
M to change to manual mode.
The change from position D (driv-ing in automatic mode) to posi-tion M (driving in sequential mode) or vice versa can be made at any time.

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A U T O M A T I C G E A R B O X
Automatic forward drive
Sequential forward drive
The gearbox always selects the gear best adapted to the following param-eters:Style of driving.
Road profi le.
Vehicle load.
The gearbox then functions in auto-adaptive mode, without any action on your part.
For certain manoeuvres (for example overtaking), it is possible to ob tain maximum acceleration by pressing hard down on the accelerator pedal , which may trigger automatic changedown to a lower gear.
Remarks:During braking, the gearbox may kick down automatically in order to offer an effective engine brake.
If you suddenly lift your foot off the accelerator, the gearbox will guard your safety by not changing up again.