headlamp Citroen C3 PICASSO 2016 1.G Owner's Manual
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Child seats 94
Deactivating the passenger's front airbag
 9
 7
Isofix child seats
 
1
 03
Child lock
 
1
 07
Child safety
Instrument panel 1 0
Indicator and warning lamps  
1
 1
Indicators
 
2
 2
Distance recorders
 
2
 6
MonitoringOverview
Screen without audio equipment 2
7
Screen with audio equipment  
2
 9
Trip computer
 
4
 0
Multifunction screens
Ventilation 43
Rear screen demist/defrost
 4
 5
Heating
 
46
Manual air conditioning
 4
6
Dual-zone digital air conditioning
 4
8
Scented air freshener
 5
1
Front seats
 
5
 2
Rear seats
 5
5
Mirrors
  57
Steering wheel adjustment
 
5
 8
Comfort
Remote control key 59
Window controls  
6
 2
Doors
  64
Boot
 
67
Panoramic sunroof
 6
8
Fuel tank
 
6
 9
Misfuel prevention (Diesel)
 7
1
Access
Lighting controls 72
LED daytime running lamps  
7
 6
Cornering lighting
 7
7
Headlamp adjustment
 7
8
Wiper controls
 
7
 9
Courtesy lamps
 
8
 2
Boot lamp
 
8
 3
Visibility
Front fittings 84
Rear fittings  
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 8
Boot fittings
 
9
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Fittings
Eco-driving         
Contents   
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Guide-me-home lighting
After the ignition has been switched off, the headlamps remain on briefly to make your 
exit from the vehicle easier when the light is poor.
ASR and DSC systems
These systems are linked to assure the 
directional stability of the vehicle, within the 
limits of the laws of physics.
Glass panoramic sunroof
This roof provides incomparable visibility and 
light in the passenger compartment.
Rear parking sensors / Reversing camera
These two systems warn you if an obstacle is detected behind the vehicle 
when reversing.114
Exterior
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Over view  
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Instruments and controls
1. Cruise control / speed limiter switches.
2. Steering wheel adjustment control.
3.
 L
ighting and direction indicator control 
stalk.
4.
 I
nstrument panel.
5.
 D
river's airbag.
 
Horn.
6.
 G
ear lever.
7.
 B
onnet release.
8.
 D
oor mirror controls.
 E
lectric window controls.
 R
ear electric windows and doors 
deactivation control.
9.
 F
usebox.
10.
 M
anual headlamp height adjustment.
11.
 F
ront side window demisting vent.
12 .
 W
indscreen demisting vent.
13.
 N
avigation screen and scented air 
freshener.
 
or
 
Storage. 
Over view  
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Eco-driving
Optimise the use of your gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without waiting. 
During acceleration change up early.
With an automatic or electronic gearbox, give preference to automatic 
mode and avoid pressing the accelerator pedal heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator invites you engage the most suitable gear: as 
soon as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it 
straight away.
For vehicles fitted with an electronic or automatic gearbox, this indicator 
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather 
than the brake pedal, and press the accelerator progressively. These 
practices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and CO
2 
emissions and also helps reduce the background traffic noise.
Control the use of your electrical 
equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it 
by opening the windows and air vents before using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windows and leave the air vents 
open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can help keep the 
temperature in the passenger compartment down (sunroof and window 
blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has automatic regulation, as 
soon as the desired temperature is attained.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front foglamps when the level of light 
does not require their use.
Avoid running the engine before moving off, particularly in winter; your 
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, if you avoid connecting your multimedia devices 
(film, music, video game...), you will contribute towards limiting the 
consumption of electrical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices before leaving the vehicle.
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO
2 emissions.
If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds 
above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffic is flowing well. 
Eco-driving  
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Indicator and warning lamps
Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).
Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning lamps may 
be accompanied by an audible signal and a 
message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously 
(fixed) or flash.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few 
seconds when the vehicle's ignition is switched 
on.
When the engine is started, these same 
warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the 
information on the warning lamp concerned.Certain warning lamps may come on 
in one of two different modes. Only by 
relating the type of illumination to the 
operating status of the vehicle can it 
be ascertained whether the situation is 
normal or whether a fault has occurred.
Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Warning
/indicator  lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Left-hand 
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The lighting stalk is pushed down.
Right-hand 
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The lighting stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps fixed. The lighting stalk is in the 
"Sidelamps" position.
Dipped beam 
headlamps fixed.
The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped 
beam headlamps" position.
Main beam 
headlamps fixed.
The lighting stalk is pulled towards you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.
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Monitoring  
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Example: setting of the duration of the guide-
me-home lighting
F 
P
 ress the " 5" or " 6" buttons, then 
the
  "OK" button to select the menu 
required.
F
 
P
 ress the " 5" or " 6" buttons, then 
the
  "OK" button to select the "Guide-me-
home headlamps" line. F
 
P
 ress the "
7" or " 8" buttons to set the 
value required (15, 30 or 60 seconds), then 
press the "OK"  button to confirm.
F  
P
 ress the "5" or " 6" buttons, then 
the
  "OK" button to select the "OK"  box 
and confirm or press the "Back"  button to 
cancel.
Define the vehicle parameters
Once this menu has been selected, you can 
activate or deactivate the following equipment:
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w
 iper linked with reverse gear (refer to the 
"Visibility" section),
-
 
d
 aytime running lamps, (refer to the 
"Visibility" section),
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 gu
ide-me-home lighting
Using this menu, you can also reinitialise the 
tyre under-inflation detection system (see the 
"Safety" section).
"Personalisation-
Configuration" menu
Once this menu has been selected, you can 
gain access to the following functions:
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d
 efine the vehicle parameters,
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 d
isplay configuration,
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 c
hoice of language. 
Multifunction screens  
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Adjustment
F Adjust the mirror so that the glass is directed correctly in the "day" position.
Manual day/night model
Day / night position
F Pull the lever to change to the "night" anti-dazzle position.
F
 
P
 ush the lever to change to the normal 
"day" position.
Rear view mirror
Adjustable mirror providing a central rear ward view.
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which darkens the mirror glass and reduces the nuisance to 
the driver caused by the sun, headlamps from other vehicles...
Steering wheel adjustment
F When stationary , pull the control lever to 
release the adjustment mechanism.
F
 
A
 djust the height and reach to suit your 
driving position.
F
 
P
 ush the control lever to lock the 
adjustment mechanism.
As a safety measure, the mirrors should 
be adjusted to reduce the "blind spot". As a safety measure, these operations 
should only be carried out with the 
vehicle stationary.
Automatic day/night model
By means of a sensor, which measures the 
light from the rear of the vehicle, this system 
automatically and progressively changes 
between the day and night uses.
In order to ensure optimum visibility 
during your manoeuvres, the mirror 
lightens automatically when reverse 
gear is engaged. 
Comfort  
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Lighting controlsSystem 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 climatic conditions:
- 
s
 idelamps, to be seen,
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d
 ipped beam headlamps to see without 
dazzling other drivers,
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m
 ain beam headlamps to see clearly when 
the road is clear.
Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the 
requirements of particular conditions of 
visibility:
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a r
 ear foglamp to be seen from afar,
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f
 ront foglamps for even better for ward 
vision.
Programming
Various automatic lighting control modes 
are also available according to the following 
options:
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 gu
ide-me-home lighting,
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a
 utomatic illumination of headlamps.
Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Automatic illumination of 
headlamps.
Manual controls
Lighting off (ignition off) /Daytime running lamps (engine running).
Sidelamps.
B.
 S
talk 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 headlamps 
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a 
pull on the stalk. Dipped headlamps or main 
beam headlamps.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator 
lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the 
lighting selected is on. The lighting is controlled directly by the driver 
by means of the ring A and the stalk B
.
A.
 M
 ain lighting mode selection ring: turn it 
to position the symbol required facing the 
mark. 
Visibility  
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Model with rear foglamp only
Rear foglamp
F
 
T
o switch on the foglamp, turn the ring C 
forwards.
When the lighting is switched off automatically 
(with AUTO model), the foglamp and the dipped 
beam headlamps will remain on.
F
 
T
o switch off all of the lighting, turn the 
ring
 
C rearwards.
Model with front foglamps  
and a rear foglampFront and rear foglamps
Rotate and release the ring C :
F
 
f
or wards a first time to switch on the front 
foglamps,
F
 
f
or wards a second time to switch on the 
rear foglamp,
F
 
r
ear wards a first time to switch off the rear 
foglamp,
F
 
r
ear wards a second time to switch of the 
front fog lamps.
C.
 F
oglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped and main 
beam headlamps. When the lighting is switched off automatically 
(with AUTO model) or when the dipped 
headlamps are switched off manually, the 
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.
F 
T
 urn the ring rear wards to switch off the 
foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch off.
In good or rainy weather, by both day 
and night, the front foglamps 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 foglamp when 
they are no longer necessary.
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Visibility  
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Manual guide-me-home 
lighting
The temporary illumination of the dipped beam 
headlamps after the vehicle's ignition has been 
switched off makes the driver's exit easier 
when the light is poor.
Switching on
F With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.
F
 
A f
 urther "headlamp flash" switches the 
function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches 
off automatically after a set time.
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 signal when a front door 
is opened to warn the driver that they 
have forgotten to switch off the vehicle's 
lighting, with the ignition off.
In some weather conditions (e.g. low 
temperature or humidity), the presence 
of misting on the internal sur face of the 
glass of the headlamps and rear lamps 
is normal; it disappears after the lamps 
have been on for a few minutes. 
Visibility