Citroen C3 2010.5 2.G User Guide

FAMILIARISATION
VENTILATION
Advice on interior settings

Digital air conditioning: use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO" button is recommended.

I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning

Air distribution Air fl ow
Air recirculation
/

Exterior air intake
Temperature Manual A/C

HEAT

COOL

DEMISTING

DEFROSTING

FAMILIARISATION
MONITORING
Instrument panel

A. With the ignition on, the fuel gauge
bars for the fuel remaining should
come on.

B. With the engine running, the associ-
ated low level warning lamp should
go off.

C. With the ignition on, the oil level in-
dicator should display "OIL OK" for
a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
level which is low.


 19 Warning lamps

1. With the ignition on, the orange and
red warning lamps come on.

2. With the engine running, these
warning lamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to
the page concerned.


 21, 26 Switch panel
Lighting of the indicator lamp indicates
the status of the corresponding function.

A. Activation of the electric child lock.


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B. Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.
or
Deactivation of the interior volumet-
ric alarm.

C.
Deactivation of the Stop & Start system.


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 114

FAMILIARISATION
PASSENGER SAFETY
Front passenger’s airbag

1. Open the glove box.

2. Insert the key.

3. Select position:
"ON" (activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat,
"OFF" (deactivation), with "rear fac-
ing" child seat.

4. Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position.


 101 Front seat belts and
passenger’s front airbag

A. Front seat belts not fastened or un-
fastened warning lamp.


 102 Electric child lock
The lighting of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the status of the corresponding
function.

A. Deactivation of the rear door controls.
or

B. Deactivation of the rear door and
rear electric window controls.


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B. Front passenger’s airbag deactiva-
tion indicator lamp.

C. Front passenger’s airbag activation
indicator lamp.


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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY
Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode The "ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and
the engine goes into standby:
- with a manual gearbox; at speeds
below 12 mph (20 km/h), put the
gear lever into neutral, then release
the clutch pedal.
In certain circumstances, STOP may
not be available; the "ECO" warning
lamp fl ashes for a few seconds, then
goes off.


 113 Going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts:
- with a manual gearbox; depress
the clutch pedal.
In certain circumstances, START mode
may be invoked automatically; the

"ECO" warning lamp fl ashes for a few
seconds, then goes off.


 114 Deactivation/Reactivation
You can deactivate the system at any
time by pressing the
"ECO OFF" button;
the warning lamp in the button comes
on.
The system is reactivated auto-
matically every time the engine
is started with with the key.
Before refuelling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition with
the key.


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FAMILIARISATION Speed limiter "LIMIT"

1. Selecting/Switching off speed limiter
mode.

2. Decrease the programmed value.

3. Increase the programmed value.

4. Speed limiter on/off.


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DRIVING SAFELY
Cruise control "CRUISE"

1. Selecting/Switching off cruise con-
trol mode.

2. Decrease the programmed value.

3. Increase the programmed value.

4. Cruise control Off/Resume.


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The values must be set with the engine
running. Display in the instrument panel
The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it
is selected.
In order to be programmed or activated,
the vehicle speed must be higher than
25 mph (40 km/h), with at least fourth
gear engaged on a manual gearbox
(second gear on a "SensoDrive" or au-
tomatic gearbox). Cruise control
Speed limiter

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MONITORING
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.
PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL GEARBOX INSTRUMENT PANELS

5. Display management button
Servicing information.
Adjust the time and choose units.
Reset the service indicator.

6. Instrument panel lighting button.
Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and controls.
For more information, refer to the
section on the button or function
and its associated display.
Dials

1. Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2. Vehicle speed.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (mph or km/h).

3. Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remain- ing in the tank.

4. Screen.
A. Ambient temperature.
(°Celsius or °Fahrenheit)

B. Gear
effi ciency
indicator.

C. Time.

D. Engine oil level indicator.
Appears a few seconds after switching
on the ignition, then disappears.

E. Trip computer.

F. Service indicato
r.
(miles or km) then,
Total mileage.
These two functions are displayed successively when switching on the
ignition.
Screen

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MONITORING
PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL, SENSODRIVE OR AUTOMATIC
GEARBOX INSTRUMENT PANELS
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.
Depending on the version, the instrument panel may have permanent back-lighting.
Dials

1. Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2. Vehicle speed.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (mph or km/h).

3. Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remain- ing in the tank.

4. Screen.
5. Display management button
Alternates display between range and trip mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip distance recorder or service in-
dicator).

6. Instrument panel lighting button.
Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and controls.
For more information, refer to the
section on the button or function
and its associated display.
A. Speed limiter
(mph or km/h) or
Cruise control.

B. Gear
effi ciency
indicator.

C. SensoDrive
or
automatic gearbox
information.

D. Range
(miles or km) or
Trip mileage recorder.

E. Service indicator
(miles or km), then
Total mileage recorder
These two functions are displayed successively when switching on the
ignition.

F. Engine oil level indicator
Appears a few seconds after switch- ing on the ignition, then disappears.
Screen

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Indicator and warning lamps
Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operat ion (operation or
deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occurrence of a fault (wa rning lamp).
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the vehi cle's ignition is
switched on.
When the engine is started, these same warning lamps should switch off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warning lamp concerned.
Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding
system has come into operation. The warning lamps may come
on continuously (fi xed) or fl ash.
Certain warning lamps may
come on in two different modes.
Only by relating the type of ligh-
ting to the operating status of
the vehicle can it be ascertained
whether the situation is normal
or whether a fault has occurred.
Associated warnings
The switching on of certain warning lamps may be accompanied b y an audible
signal and a message on the multifunction screen.

Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations

Left-hand
direction
indicato
r fl ashing with
buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
down.


Right-hand
direction
indicator fl ashing with
buzzer.
The lighting stalk is pushed up.

Sidelamps fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.

Hazard
warning lamps fl ashing with
audible signal. The hazard warning lamps
switch, located on the
dashboard, has been operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction indicators
and their associated indicator lamps fl ash
simultaneously.

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MONITORING

Front
foglamps fi xed. The front foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards twice to
switch off the front foglamps.

Rear
foglamps fi xed. The rear foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards to switch off
the rear foglamps.

Diesel engine
pre-heating fi xed. The ignition switch is
at the 2nd position
(ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before
starting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not start, switch the ignition off
and then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off
again, then start the engine.

Parking brake fi xed. The parking brake is
applied or not properly
released. Release the parking brake to switch off the
warning lamp, keeping your foot on the brake
pedal.
Observe the safety recommendations.
For further information on the parking brake, refer
to the "Driving" section.


Dipped beam
headlamps fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Dipped beam headlamps"
position.

Main beam
headlamps fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled
towards you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam
headlamps.

Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations

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MONITORING

Stop & Start fi xed.
The Stop & Start system
has put the engine in STOP
mode at a vehicle stop
(traffi c lights, traffi c jam,
or other...). The warning lamp goes off and the engine
restarts automatically in START mode, as soon
as you want to move off.
fl ashes for a
few seconds,
then goes off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically.
Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start" for special
cases with STOP mode and START mode.

Passenger's
airbag
system fi xed. The control switch, located
in the glove box, is in
the "
ON " position.
The passenger's front
airbag is activated.
In this case, do not install a
rear-facing child seat. Turn the control switch to the "
OFF " position
to deactivate the front passenger's airbag.
In this case you can install a rear-facing child
seat.


Engine
coolant
temperature fi xed blue . On starting the engine, it
indicates that the engine
is cold. After a few minutes driving, it swiches off to
indicate that the engine temperature is normal.
In order to protect your engine, avoid driving too
hard until the warning lamp has switched off.

Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations