Controls Citroen C4 PICASSO 2013 1.G Owner's Guide
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Visibility
Exterior lighting controls
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicleare designed to adapt the driver's visibility progressively according to the climaticconditions:
- 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 provided to meet the requirements of particular driving conditions:
- rear foglamps,
- front foglamps with cornering lighting,
- directional headlamps for improved
v
isibility when cornering,
- daytime running lamps to be more visibleduring the day,
- guide-me-home and welcome lighting to
facilitate access to the vehicle,
- parking lamps as vehicle position markers.
Programming
The setting of some functions can be adjusted:
- automatic illumination of headlamps,
- Automatic headlamps,
-
guide-me-home lighting,
- welcome lighting,
- cornering lighting,
- directional lighting.
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), the presence of misting on the internal sur face of theglass of the headlamps and rear lampsis normal; it disappears after the lamps have been on for a few minutes.
Tr a v e l l i ng abroad
Halogen headlamps
For motoring in countries that driveon the other side of the road, it isnecessary to adapt the adjustment of the dipped beams so as to not dazzlethe drivers of approaching vehicles.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or qualified workshop.Xenon headlamps
The design of the dipped beamheadlamps allows you to drive in acountry that drives on the other side of the road, without the need for any modification.In the event of the failure of one or morebulbs, a message advises you to checkthe lamp(s) in question. S
ystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
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Visibility
Wiper controls
Programming
Your vehicle may also include some functions
that can be configured:
- automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,
- rear w
iping on engaging reverse gear.
Manual controls
Windscreen wipers
Fast wipe (heavy rain).
Normal wipe
(moderate rain).
Intermittent wipe
(proportional to the
speed of the vehicle).
P
ark.
Automatic wipin
g (press down,
then release).
Single wipe (pull the stalk brieflytowards you). The wipers are controlled directly by the driver.
Wiping speed control stalk: raise or lower the
stalk to the desired position.
Model without AUTO wiping
Model with AUTO wiping
Single wipe (press downwards or pull
the stalk briefly towards you, thenrelease).
or
In wintry conditions, remove snow, iceor frost present on the windscreen, around the wiper arms and blades andthe windscreen seal, before operatingthe wipers.
Do not operate the wipers on a dry windscreen. Under extremely hot or
cold conditions, ensure that the wiper blades are not stuck to the windscreen,before operating the wipers.
The front wiper system includes asafety device which can temporarilyinhibit operation if it detects obstacles such as ice or snow.