front CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2011 Owner's Manual

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COMFORT
Fully-folded position


)
Move the corresponding front seat
forward if necessary.

)
Put the rear seat in the fully back po-
sition.

)
Place the head restraints in the low
position.

)
Pull control A
, to release the seat
back which folds easily onto the
seat cushion.
The seat fi ts into the fl oor, providing a
continuous level fl oor.
To put the seat back in position:


)
Pull the seat back backwards until it
locks in place.

)
Return the seat cushion to the de-
sired position.

Adjusting the head restraints

The 1/3 - 2/3 rear seat is fi tted with head
restraints.
They have a high position (for comfort
and safety) and a low position (for rear
visibility).
They may be removed, as follows:


)
pull the head restraint upwards as
far as possible,

)
then, press on the lug A
.
When you are carrying rear pas-
sengers, never drive with the
head restraints removed. They
must be secured in place in the
high position.

When putting back in position, take
care not to jam the seat belts.

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COMFORT
The objects observed are, in re-
ality, closer than they appear.
Take this into account in order
to correctly judge the distance
of vehicles approaching from
behind.

MIRRORS

Door mirrors

The mirror glass is electrically adjustable.
A lamp located under the mirror shell
provides lighting for the driver's and
front passenger's entry and exit.
This exterior lighting comes on when the
vehicle is unlocked or a door is opened
and stays on for a timed period.

Folding


)
From outside: lock the vehicle using
the remote control or the key.

)
From inside: with the ignition on, pull
the control A
in the central position
rearwards.
The folding and unfolding of the
door mirrors using the remote
control can be deactivated by a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop.
Never fold or unfold the electric
folding mirrors manually.

Adjustment

Unfolding


)
From outside: unlock the vehicle us-
ing the remote control or the key.

)
From inside: with the ignition on, pull
the control A
in the central position
rearwards. If the mirrors are folded using
control A
, they will not unfold
when the vehicle is unlocked.
Pull again on control A
.


)

Move control A
to the right or to the left
to select the corresponding mirror.

)
Move control B
in all four directions
to adjust.

)
Return control A
to the central posi-
tion.

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ACCESS
WINDOW CONTROLS
System which opens or closes a win-
dow manually or automatically. It is
fi tted with anti-pinch protection if an
obstacle is detected on the one-touch
models and a deactivation system to
prevent misuse of the rear switches on
all models.


1.
Driver's electric window control
switch.


2.
Passenger's electric window con-
trol switch.


3.
Rear right electric window control
switch.


4.
Rear left electric window control
switch.


5.
Deactivating the rear electric win-
dow and door controls.



In the event of unwanted opening of
the window on closing (for example
in the presence of frost):


)
press the switch until it opens
completely,

)
then pull it immediately until
it closes,

)
continue to hold the switch
for approximately one second
after the window has closed.

The safety anti-pinch function is
not active during these opera-
tions.

Safety anti-pinch
The one-touch electric windows are fi t-
ted with a safety anti-pinch function.
When the window rises and meets an
obstacle, it stops and partially lowers
again. The electric window switches
remain operational for approxi-
mately 45 seconds after the igni-
tion is switched off or until a front
door is opened.
Electric windows



)
Press or pull the switch. The
window stops as soon as
the switch is released.
One-touch electric windows

There are two methods
of operation:


- manual mode



)
Press or pull the switch gently.
The window stops as soon as the
switch is released.

- automatic mode



)
Press or pull the switch fully. The
window opens or closes complete-
ly when the switch is released.

)
Pressing the switch again stops
the movement of the window.
The electric window switches
remain operational for approxi-
mately 45 seconds after the igni-
tion is switched off or until a front
door is opened.

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ACCESS
DOORS


)
After unlocking the vehicle using the
remote control or the key, pull the
door handle.



From inside


)
Pull the front door control to open
the door; this unlocks the vehicle
completely.

)
Pull the rear door control to open
the door; this unlocks only the door
opened.




Closing

When a door is not closed correctly:


- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message
in the multifunction screen for
a few seconds,

- when the vehicle is moving
(speed
higher than 6 mph (10 km/h)), this
warning lamp comes on, accom-
panied by an audible signal and a
message in the multifunction screen
for a few seconds.


Opening


From outside

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ACCESS
Emergency control
System which locks or unlocks the
doors mechanically in the event of a
malfunction of the battery or of the cen-
tral locking.


)
Insert the key in the lock, located
on the edge of the door, then turn it
one eighth of a turn
.

Opening



)
After unlocking the vehicle using the
remote control or the key, pull the
handle and raise the tailgate.

BOOT



- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message
on the multifunction screen for
a few seconds,

- when the vehicle is moving
(speed
above 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warn-
ing lamp comes on, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message
on the multifunction screen for a
few seconds.

Tailgate release

System for mechanical unlocking of the
boot in the event of a battery or central
locking malfunction.

Unlocking


)
Fold back the rear benchseat to
gain access to the lock from inside
the boot.

)
Insert a small screwdriver into hole A

of the lock to unlock the tailgate.


Locking the driver’s door


)
Insert the key in the lock, then turn it
to the left.


Unlocking the driver’s door


)
Insert the key in the lock, then turn it
to the right.


Locking the front and rear
passenger doors
Unlocking the front and rear
passenger doors


)
Pull the interior door opening control.


Closing



)
Lower the tailgate using the interior
grab handle. If the tailgate is not closed correctly:
In the event of a failure with
the central locking system, you
should disconnect the battery to
lock the boot and so ensure the
complete locking of the vehicle.

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ACCESS
PANORAMIC SUNROOF
System which consists of an area of
panoramic tinted glass to increase the
light and visibility in the passenger com-
partment. It is fi tted with 2 independent
manual blinds to help maintain a com-
fortable temperature.

Closing


Rear blind


)
Pull the blind forwards until it locks in.


Front blind


)

Pull the blind rearwards until it locks in.

Opening

Each blind is fi tted with a roller
which stores it once you release it.

)
Raise the blind's handle and re-
lease.

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VISIBILITY
LIGHTING CONTROLS
System for selection and control of the
various front and rear lamps providing
the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting

The various front and rear lamps of the
vehicle are designed to adapt the driver's
visibility progressively according to cli-
matic conditions:


- sidelamps, to be seen,

- dipped beam headlamps to see
without dazzling other drivers,

- main beam headlamps to see clearly
when the road is clear.



Additional lighting

Other lamps are installed to fulfi l the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:


- a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,

- front foglamps for even better for-
ward vision.



Programming

Various automatic lighting control modes
are also available according to the fol-
lowing options:


- guide-me-home lighting,

- automatic illumination of headlamps.


Model without AUTO lighting



Model with AUTO lighting





Automatic illumination of
headlamps.

Manual controls

The lighting is controlled directly by the
driver by means of the ring A
and the
stalk B
.

A.
Main lighting mode selection ring:
turn it to position the symbol re-
quired facing the mark.
Lamps off.
Sidelamps.

B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull
the stalk towards you to switch the
lighting between dipped and main
beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam head-
lamps temporarily ("headlamp fl ash") by
maintaining a pull on the stalk. Dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indica-
tor lamp in the instrument panel confi rms
that the lighting selected is on.

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VISIBILITY


Model with rear foglamp only
Rear foglamp


)
To switch on the foglamp, turn the
ring C
forwards.
When the lighting is switched off auto-
matically (with AUTO model), the foglamp
and the dipped beam headlamps will re-
main on.


)
To switch off all of the lighting, turn
the ring C
rearwards.

In good or rainy weather, by
both day and night, the front fo-
glamps and the rear foglamp are
prohibited. In these situations,
the power of their beams may
dazzle other drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the
front foglamps and the rear fo-
glamp when they are no longer
necessary.

Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched
off, all of the lamps switch off
automatically, unless guide-me-
home lighting is activated.
If the lighting is switched on
manually after switching off the
ignition, there is an audible sig-
nal when a front door is opened
to warn the driver that they have
forgotten to switch off the vehi-
cle's lighting, with the ignition off.


Model with front foglamps and
a rear foglamp Front and rear foglamps
Rotate and release the ring C
:


)
forwards a fi rst time to switch on the
front foglamps,

)
forwards a second time to switch on
the rear foglamp,

)
rearwards a fi rst time to switch off
the rear foglamp,

)
rearwards a second time to switch
of the front fog lamps.








C.
Foglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped
and main beam headlamps. When the lighting is switched off auto-
matically (with AUTO model) or when
the dipped headlamps are switched off
manually, the foglamps and sidelamps
will remain on.


)
Turn the ring rearwards to switch
off the foglamps, the sidelamps will
then switch off.

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VISIBILITY
In fog or snow, the sunshine
sensor may detect suffi cient
light. Therefore, the lamps will
not come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sen-
sor, linked with the rain sensor
and located in the centre of the
windscreen behind the rear view
mirror; the associated functions
would no longer be controlled.

Linked with the Guide-me-home
lighting
Association with the automatic illumina-
tion of headlamps provides the guide-me-
home lighting with the following additional
options:


- automatic activation of guide-me-
home lighting when automatic illu-
mination of headlamps is switched
on (in the vehicle parameters of the
multifunction screen confi guration
menu),

-
selection of the duration of maintaining
of the lighting for 15, 30 or 60 seconds
in the vehicle parameters of the mul-
tifunction screen confi guration menu
(except for monochrome screen A

where this is preset).



Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction
of the sunshine sensor, the
lamps come on, this warn-
ing lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel and/or a message ap-
pears in the multifunction screen, ac-
companied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi ed workshop.
HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT

The initial setting is position "0"
. To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, the height of the halogen
headlamps should be adjusted accord-
ing the load in the vehicle.

0.
1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-.
Less than 5 people.

1.
5 people.

-.
5 people + maximum authorised load.

2 - 3.
Driver + maximum authorised load.

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VISIBILITY
WIPER CONTROLS
System for selection and control of the
various front and rear wiping modes for
the elimination of rain and cleaning.
The vehicle's front and rear wipers are
designed to improve the driver's visibility
progressively according to the climatic
conditions.

Manual controls

The wiper commands are issued direct-
ly by the driver by means of the stalk A

and the ring B
.

Model with intermittent wiping



Model with AUTO wiping
fast (heavy rain),
normal (moderate rain),
intermittent (proportional to
the speed of the vehicle),
automatic, then single
wipe (see following
page). park,

single wipe (press down and
release),
Various automatic wiper control modes
are also available according to the fol-
lowing options:


- automatic rain sensitive windscreen
wipers,

- rear wiping on engaging reverse
gear.

Windscreen wipers

A.
Wiping speed selection stalk:





or