Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2015 1.G Owner's Manual

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting Selection ring for main lighting
mode
Turn the ring to position the symbol required facing   the   mark.
Lighting
  off   /   Daytime   running   lamps.
Automatic
  illumination   of   headlamps.
Sidelamps
 o

nly.
Dipped
  or   main   beam   headlamps.
Dipping the headlamps
Pull the stalk to switch the lighting between dipped   /   main   beam   headlamps.
In
  the   lighting   off   and   sidelamps   modes,   the  
d

river   can   switch   on   the   main   beam   headlamps  
t

emporarily   ("headlamp   flash")   by   maintaining   a  
p

ull   on   the   stalk.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp in   the   instrument   panel   confirms   the   lighting  
s

witched   on.
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Foglamp selection ring
The foglamps operate with dipped and main beam headlamps.
Front foglamps and rear
foglamp
When the headlamps switch off with automatic illumination   of   headlamps   (AUTO   model)  
o

r   when   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   are  
s

witched   off   manually,   the   foglamps   and  
si

delamps
 re
main
 o
n.
F
 
T
urn   the   ring   rear wards   to   switch   off   the  
f

oglamps,   the   sidelamps   will   then   switch  
o

f f.
Rear foglamp only
F To   switch   it   on,   turn   the   ring   for wards.
When   the   lighting   is   switched   off   automatically  
(

with   AUTO   model),   the   foglamp   and   the   dipped  
b

eam   headlamps   will   remain   on.
F
 
T
o   switch   it   off,   turn   the   ring   rear wards.Rotate
  and   release   the   ring:
F  f or wards   a   first   time   to   switch   on   the   front  
fo

glamps,
F
 
f
or wards   a   second   time   to   switch   on   the  
r

ear
 fo
glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   first   time   to   switch   off   the   rear  
fo

glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   second   time   to   switch   of   the  
f

ront   fog   lamps.
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In good or rainy weather, both day and   night,   the   front   foglamps   and   the  
r

ear   foglamp   are   prohibited.   In   these  
s

ituations,   the   power   of   their   beams  
m

ay   dazzle   other   drivers.   They   should  
o

nly   be   used   in   fog   or   snow.
In
  these   weather   conditions,   it   is   your  
r

esponsibility   to   switch   on   the   foglamps  
a

nd   dipped   beam   headlamps   manually  
a

s   the   sunshine   sensor   may   detect  
s

ufficient   light.
Do
  not   forget   to   switch   off   the   front  
f

oglamps   and   the   rear   foglamp   when  
t

hey   are   no   longer   necessary.Switching off the lamps
when the ignition is
switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the lamps turn   off   immediately,   except   for   dipped   beam i

f   guide-me-home   lighting   is   activated.
Switching on the lamps
after the ignition is
switched off
To reactivate the lighting control, rotate the   ring   to   the   "0"  position   -   lamps   off,  
t

hen   to   the   desired   position.
On
  opening   the   driver's   door   a  
t

emporary   audible   signal   warns   the  
d

river   that   the   lighting   is   on.
The
  lamps,   with   the   exception   of   the  
s

idelamps,   switch   off   automatically   after  
a

  maximum   duration   of   thirty   minutes   to  
p

revent   discharging   of   the   battery.
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Automatic illumination
of headlamps
Activation
F Turn  the   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   accompanied  
b

y   the   display   of   a   message.
When
 
a
 
low
 
level
 
of
 
ambient
 
light
 
is
 
detected
 
b

y
 
a
 
sunshine
 
sensor,
 
the
 
number
 
plate
 
lam

ps,
  

sidelamps
 an

d
 d

ipped
 b

eam
 h

eadlamps
 a

re
 
switched
 
on
 
automatically,
 
without
 
any
 
a

ction
 
on
 
the
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
driver.
 
They
 
can
 
also
 
c

ome
 
on
 
if
 
rain
 
is
 
detected,
 
at
 
the
 
same
 
time
 
as
 
a

utomatic
 
operation
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
the
 
brightness
 
returns
 
to
 
a
 
s

ufficient
 
level
 
or
 
after
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers
 
a

re
 
switched
 
off,
 
the
 
lamps
 
are
 
switched
 
off
 
au

tomatically.
Deactivation
F Turn   the   ring   to   another   position.  
de activation of the function is
accompanied
  by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the sunshine   sensor,   the   lighting   comes  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
I

n
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   In   this  
c

ase,   the   lighting   will   not   come   on  
au

tomatically.
do n

ot cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled
  with   the   rain   sensor   and  
l

ocated   in   the   centre   of   the   windscreen  
b

ehind   the   rear   view   mirror;   the  
a

ssociated   functions   would   no   longer  
be c

ontrolled.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
in
 
the
 
instrument   panel   accompanied   by   an  
a

udible
 
signal   and/or   a   message.
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Daytime running lamps / Sidelamps
(LEDs)
The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) come on automatically   when   the   engine   is   started. In
  some   weather   conditions   (e.g.   low  
t

emperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.
They   provide   the   following   functions:
-  D aytime   running   lamps   (lighting   control  
s

talk   in   position   "0 " or " AUTO " with
adequate
  light   level).
-
 
S
idelamps   (lighting   control   stalk   in  
p

osition "AUTO"
  with   low   light   level   or  
"

Sidelamps   only"   or   "Main   or   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps").The
  LEDs   are   brighter   when   operating  
a

s   daytime   running   lamps.
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Parking lamps
Switching on
F W ith   the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  
u

sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The
  manual   guide-me-home   lighting   switches  
o

ff   automatically   after   a   set   time.
The
  temporary   illumination   of   the   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Side
 
markers
 
for
 
the
 
vehicle
 
by
 
illumination
 
of
 
t

he
 
sidelamps
 
on
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
only.
F
 
D

epending
 
on
 
version,
 
within
 
one
 
minute
 
o

f
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
ignition,
 
operate
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
up
 
or
 
down
 
depending
 
o

n
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
(for
 
example:
 
when
 p
arking
 
on
 
the
 
left;
 
lighting
 
control
 
stalk
 u
pwards;
 
the
 
right
 
hand
 
sidelamps
 
are
 
on).
This
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
i

llumination
 
of
 
the
 
corresponding
 
direction
 
i

ndicator
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
To
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
parking
 
lamps,
 
return
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
to
 
the
 
central
 
position.
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
When the automatic illumination of headlamps i s   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level   is   low,  
d

ipped   beam   comes   on   automatically   when  
s

witching   off   the   ignition.
Activation
  or   deactivation   of   the   system,   as   well  
a

s   the   period   for   the   guide-me-home   lighting  
a

re   set   in   the   touch   screen   tablet.
F

Sel
ect the "Driving assistance "
menu.
F
 
I
n   the   secondary   page,   press  
"V

ehicle settings".
Manual
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Headlamp adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road u
sers,   the   height   of   the   headlamps   should   be  
a

djusted   in   relation   to   the   load   in   the   vehicle.
The
  initial   setting   is   position   "0".
Travelling abroad
The design of the dipped beam h
eadlamps   allows,   without   modification,  
d

riving   in   a   country   that   drives   on   the  
o

ther   side   of   the   road   to   the   country   in  
w

hich   your   vehicle   was   sold.
0.
d
r

iver only
 o

r
 
driver
 
+
 
front
 
passenger.
-.
 
D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
p

assengers.
1.
 D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
passengers
 
+
 l

oad
 
in
 
the
 
boot.
-.
 
D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
passengers
 
+
 l

oad
 
in
 
the
 
boot.
2.
 D

river
 
only
 
+
 
maximum
 
authorised
 
load
 
in
 
t

he
 
boot.
This
 
position
 
is
 
sufficient
 
to
 
avoid
 
causing
 
dazzle.
Higher
 
settings
 
may
 
limit
 
the
 
spread
 
of
 
light
 
f

rom
 
the
 
headlamps.
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Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this system makes   use   of   the   beam   from   a   front   foglamp  
t

o   illuminate   the   inside   of   a   bend,   when   the  
v

ehicle   speed   is   below   25   mph   (approximately  
4

0   km/h)   (urban   driving,   winding   road,  
in

tersections,
 par
king
 m
anoeuvres...). With cornering l
ighting
Without cornering
 l
ighting
Switching on
This system starts:
-  w hen   the   corresponding   direction   indicator  
i

s   switched   on,


or
-
 
f
rom   a   certain   angle   of   rotation   of   the  
s

teering
 w
heel.
Switching off
The system does not operate:
-  b elow   a   certain   angle   of   rotation   of   the  
s

teering
 w
heel,
-
 
a
bove   25   mph   (40   km/h),
-
 
w
hen   reverse   gear   is   engaged.
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Wiper control stalk
Manual controls
The wipers are controlled directly by the driver.
Model with AUTO wiping Model with manual wipingWindscreen wipers
Wiping speed control stalk: raise or lower the s
talk   to   the   desired   position.
Fast
  wipe   (heavy   rain).
Normal
  wipe   (moderate   rain).
Intermittent
  wipe   (proportional   to   the  
s

peed   of   the   vehicle).
Park.
Single
  wipe   (press   downwards   or   pull  
t

he   stalk   briefly   towards   you,   then  
r

elease).
or Automatic
  wiping   (press   down,
 t

hen   release)   or   single   wipe
 
(

pull   the   stalk   briefly   towards   you).
Do
 
not
 
operate
 
the
 
wipers
 
on
 
a
 
dry
 
w

indscreen.
 
Under
 
extremely
 
hot
 
or
 
c

old
 
conditions,
 
ensure
 
that
 
the
 
wiper
 
b

lades
 
are
 
not
 
stuck
 
to
 
the
 
windscreen
 
b

efore
 
operating
 
the
 
wipers.
In
 
wintry
 
conditions,
 
remove
 
snow,
 
ice
 
o

r
 
frost
 
present
 
on
 
the
 
windscreen,
 a
round
 
the
 
wiper
 
arms
 
and
 
blades
 
and
 t
he
 
windscreen
 
seal,
 
before
 
operating
 
t

he
 
wipers.
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Rear wiper
Park.If   a   significant   accumulation   of   snow   or  
i

ce   is   present,   or   when   using   a   bicycle  
c

arrier   on   the   boot,   deactivate   the  
a

utomatic   rear   wiper.
Intermittent
  wipe.
Wash-wipe
  (set   duration).
Rear
 
wiper   selection   ring:
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper w
ill   come   into   operation   automatically   if   the  
w

indscreen   wipers   are   operating.
Activation
  or   deactivation   of   this   automatic  
f

unction   can   be   set   in   the   touch   screen   tablet.
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen   wash,   then   the   windscreen  
w

ipers,   operate   for   a   pre-determined   time.
Your
  vehicle   is   fitted   with   an   innovative  
w

indscreen   wash   system.
The
  screenwash   fluid   is   sprayed   all  
a

long   the   length   of   the   wiper   blade,   so  
a

voiding   impairment   of   the   driver's   view  
o

r   that   of   the   passengers.
F

Sel

ect the "
Driving assistance "
menu.
F
 
I

n
 
the
 
secondary
 
page,
 
press
 "
V
ehicle settings
".
This
 
function
 
is
 
activated
 
by
 
default.
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