parking sensors Citroen C4 PICASSO DAG 2008.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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F A M I L I A R I S A T I O N

Panoramic glass roof

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Xenon directional headlamps
Whether on dipped beams
or main beams, this function
allows your headlamps to fol-
low the direction of the road
ahead.

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Opening rear screen

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Pneumatic rear suspension
This enhances driving comfort and
maintains a constant body height,
whatever the vehicle load.
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Exterior side lighters
These light up the zones facing the
driver’s and passenger’s doors.

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Front/rear parking assistance
Sensors, located in the
bumpers, detect obstacles.

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Parking space sensor
This measures the size of a space
and informs you of the possibility
of parking.

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Exterior rear view mirrors
With electric foldback.
Automatically tilts in reverse gear.
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E X T E R I O R

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Operation
You have identifi ed a parking space:


Press button A to select the function.

 Activate the direction indicator
on the side where the space is to
be measured.

 During the measuring, go
forward the length of the space,
at a speed less than 12 mph
(approx. 20 km/h), to prepare for
your manoeuvre.
The system then measures the size of the space.

 The system informs you of the
level of diffi culty of the manoeuvre
via a message on the multifunction
screen accompanied by a gong.

 Depending on the message is-
sued by the system, you may or
may not be able to perform the
manoeuvre. Parking possible

Parking diffi cult

Parking not advised
The function displays the following
types of message: The function deselects itself auto-
matically:
- when you engage reverse gear,
- when you switch off the ignition,
- if measuring is not requested,
- within fi ve minutes of selection of
the function,
- if the vehicle speed exceeds the threshold of 45 mph (approx.
70 km/h) for one minute.
If there is a malfunction,
have the system checked
by a CITROËN dealer.
If the lateral distance between your
vehicle and the parking space is too
large, the system may not be able to
measure the space.
- The function remains available
after each measurement and
thus can measure more than
one space during your search.
- In bad weather conditions or in winter, make sure that the sensors
are not covered by dirt, or by ice or
snow.
- The parking space sensor function deactivates the front
parking assistance during the
space measuring phase when
you are in forward gear.

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VISUAL AND AUDIBLE FRONT AND/OR REAR PARKING ASSISTANCE
System consisting of four proximity
sensors, installed in the front and/or
rear bumper.
It detects any obstacle (person,
vehicle, tree, barrier...) located
behind the vehicle, however, it will
not be able to detect obstacles
located immediately below the
bumper.
An object, such as a stake, a road-
works cone or any other similar ob-
ject may be detected at the start of
the manoeuvre but may no longer
be detected when the vehicle moves
nearer to it. The parking assistance is
switched
off :
- when you exit reverse gear,
- when the speed is higher than 6 mph (10 km/h) in forward gear,
- when the vehicle has been stationary for more than three
seconds in forward gear.
The parking assistance system
cannot, in any circumstances, re-
place the need for vigilance and
responsibility on the part of the
driver.
The parking assistance is switched on :
- by engaging reverse gear,
- at a speed below 6 mph (10 km/h)
in forward gear.
This is accompanied by an audible
signal and/or displaying of the vehi-
cle on the multifunction display.
The proximity information is indicated by:
- an audible signal which be- comes more rapid as the vehicle
approaches the obstacle,
- a diagram on the multifunction display, with blocks which move
closer to the vehicle.
The obstacle is located in relation to
the emission of the audible signal by
the speakers; front or rear and right
or left.
When the distance between the ve-
hicle and the obstacle is less than
approximately twenty-fi ve centime-
tres, the audible signal becomes
continuous and/or the "Danger"
symbol appears, depending on the
multifunction display version.