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129
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, t he h eight o f t he h alogen h eadlamp be

ams
 s
hould
 b
e
 a
djusted
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 lo

ad
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
0.
 1 o

r
 2 p
eople
 i
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eats.
-.
 3 p

eople.
1.
 5 p

eople.
-.
 In

termediate
 se
tting.
2.
 5 p

eople
 + m
aximum
 a
uthorised
 l
oad.
-.
 In

termediate
 se
tting.
3.
 Dr

iver
 + m
aximum
 a
uthorised
 l
oad.
Headlamp beam height adjustment
Automatic adjustment of
xenon headlamps
This system adjusts the height of the xenon headlamp b eams a utomatically a nd w hen st

ationary,
 a
ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 s
o
 as t

o
 a
void
 c
ausing
 a n
uisance
 t
o
 o
ther
 r
oad
 u
sers.
If
 a m

alfunction
 o
ccurs,
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 th

e
 s
creen.
The
 s

ystem
 t
hen
 p
laces
 y
our
 he

adlamps
 i
n
 t
he
 l
owest
 p
osition.
Do
 n

ot
 t
ouch
 t
he
 x
enon
 b
ulbs.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
The
 i

nitial
 s

etting
 i

s
 p

osition
 "

0" .
Manual adjustment of
halogen headlamps
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130
Directional lighting
Programming
with directional lighting
without directional lighting
When t
he d
ipped o
r m
ain b
eam h
eadlamps ar

e
 o

n,
 t

his
 f

unction,
 a

llows
 t

he
 l

ight
 b

eams
 t

o
 be

tter
 f

ollow
 t

he
 r

oad.
The
 u

se
 o

f
 t

his
 f

unction,
 c

oupled
 w

ith
 t

he
 xe

non
 h

eadlamps
 a

nd
 t

he
 c

ornering
 l

ighting,
 co

nsiderably
 i

mproves
 t

he
 q

uality
 o

f
 y

our
 li

ghting
 rou

nd
 bend

s.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs, this warning lamp fl ashes i n t he i nstrument p anel, ac

companied
 b
y
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 scre

en.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 i
nactive:
-
 wh

en
 s
tationary
 o
r
 a
t
 l
ow
 s
peeds,
-
 when re
verse
 is engag
ed.
The
 s
ystem
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 o
r
 de

activated
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 con

figuration
 me
nu.
 Th

e
 s

ystem
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
The
 s

tate
 o
f
 t
he
 s
ystem
 s
tays
 i
n
 m
emory
 o
n
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
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131
Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this function makes u se o f t he b eam f rom a f ront f oglamp to i

lluminate
 t
he
 i
nside
 o
f
 a b
end,
 w
hen
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 s
peed
 i
s
 b
elow
 2
5
 m
ph
 (
approximately
 40 k

m/h)
 (
urban
 d
riving,
 w
inding
 r
oad,
 int

ersections,
 park
ing
 man
oeuvres...). with cornering lighting
without cornering lighting
Switching on
The system operates:
- wh en t he c orresponding d irection i ndicator is s

witched
 o
n,
or
- fr

om
 a c
ertain
 a
ngle
 o
f
 r
otation
 o
f
 t
he
 st

eering
 whe
el.
Switching off
The system does not operate:
- be low a c ertain a ngle o f r otation o f t he st

eering
 whe
el,
-
 ab

ove
 2
5
 m
ph
 (
40
 k
m/h),
-
 wh

en
 r
everse
 g
ear
 i
s
 e
ngaged.
Programming
The system is activated or 
de activated i n t he v ehicle con

figuration
 me
nu.
The
 s

ystem
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
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132
System for selection and control of the various front a nd r ear w iping m odes f or t he e limination of r

ain
 a
nd
 c
leaning
 t
he
 s
creens.
The
 v

ehicle's
 f
ront
 a
nd
 r
ear
 w
ipers
 a
re
 de

signed
 t
o
 i
mprove
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
isibility
 ac

cording
 t
o
 t
he
 c
limatic
 c
onditions.
The
 w

ipers
 a
re
 c
ontrolled
 b
y
 m
eans
 o
f
 s
talk
 A

for
 t

he
 f
ront
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ing
 B f
or
 t
he
 r
ear.
Programming
Various automatic wiper control modes are also available d epending o n w hether t he f ollowing op

tions
 a
re
 f
itted:
-
 au

tomatic
 ra
in
 sens
itive
 wi
ndscreen
 wi
pers,
-
 re

ar
 w
iping
 o
n
 e
ngaging
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Model without AUTO wiping
Model with AUTO wiping
Windscreen wiper
A.  Wiping speed c ontrol s talk: r aise o r l ower t he st
alk t o t he d esired p osition.
Fast
 w

iping
 (
heavy
 r
ain).
Normal
 w

iping
 (
moderate
 r
ain).
Intermittent
 w

iping
 (
proportional
 t
o
 t
he
 sp

eed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle).
Park.
Single
 w

ipe
 (
press
 d
ownwards
 o
r
 p
ull
 th

e
 s
talk
 b
riefly
 t
owards
 y
ou,
 t
hen
 re

lease).Automatic
 w

iping
 (
press
 dow

n,
 then re
lease).
or
Wiper controls
Single wipe (pull the stalk briefly towards you).
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133
Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
Briefly push stalk A downwards.
Switching onSwitching off
Briefly push stalk A downwards aga
in.
The
 a

utomatic
 r
ain
 s
ensitive
 wi

ndscreen
 w
ipers
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
eactivated
 if t

he
 i
gnition
 h
as
 b
een
 o
ff
 f
or
 m
ore
 t
han
 on

e minute.
The
 i

nstruction
 i

s
 c

onfirmed
 b

y
 a w

iping
 c

ycle,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 i

llumination
 o

f
 t

his
 w

arning
 la

mp
 i

n
 t

he
 i

nstrument
 p

anel
 a

nd
 a

n
 a

ctivation
 mes

sage. The
 i

nstruction
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 b
y
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 g

oing
 o
ff
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd/or
 th

e
 d

isplay
 o
f
 a d
eactivation
 m
essage.
The
 w

indscreen
 w

ipers
 o

perate
 a

utomatically,
 wi

thout
 a

ny
 a

ction
 o

n
 t

he
 p

art
 o

f
 t

he
 d

river,
 i

f
 ra

in
 i

s
 d

etected
 (

sensor
 b

ehind
 t

he
 r

ear
 v

iew
 mi

rror),
 a

dapting
 t

heir
 s

peed
 t

o
 t

he
 i

ntensity
 o

f
 th

e
 r

ainfall.
Operating fault
If an automatic rain sensitive wiper malfunction oc
curs, t he w ipers w ill o perate i n i ntermittent mo

de.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop. Do
 n

ot
 c
over
 t
he
 r
ain
 s
ensor,
 l
inked
 w
ith
 th

e
 s
unshine
 s
ensor
 a
nd
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 ce

ntre
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 vi

ew
 m
irror.
Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
ain
 s
ensitive
 wi

pers
 w
hen
 u
sing
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
ar
 w
ash.
In
 w

inter,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 i
s
 c
ompletely
 c
lear
 o
f
 i
ce
 be

fore
 a
ctivating
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 r
ain
 sens

itive
 wi
pers.
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134
Special position of the
windscreen wipers
This position permits release of the windscreen wiper b lades.
It
 i

s
 u
sed
 f
or
 c
leaning
 o
r
 r
eplacement
 o
f
 t
he
 bl

ades.
 I
t
 c
an
 a
lso
 b
e
 u
seful,
 i
n
 w
inter,
 t
o
 de

tach
 t
he
 b
lades
 f
rom
 t
he
 w
indscreen.
F
 An

y
 a
ction
 o
n
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk
 i
n
 t
he
 m
inute
 af

ter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 p
laces
 t
he
 bl

ades
 v
ertically
 o
n
 t
he
 s
creen.
F
 To p

ark
 t
he
 b
lades
 a
gain,
 s
witch
 o
n
 t
he
 ig

nition
 a
nd
 o
perate
 t
he
 w
iper
 s
talk.To m
aintain t he e ffectiveness o f t he f lat wi

per
 b
lades,
 i
t
 i
s
 a
dvisable
 t
o:
-
 ha

ndle
 t
hem
 w
ith
 c
are,
-
 cl

ean
 t
hem
 r
egularly
 u
sing
 s
oapy
 wat

er,
-
 av

oid
 u
sing
 t
hem
 t
o
 r
etain
 ca

rdboard
 o
n
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
-
 re

place
 t
hem
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 s
igns
 o
f
 w e

a r.
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Low screenwash / headlamp
wash fluid level
On vehicle fitted with headlamp washers, the low l evel o f t his f luid i s i ndicated b y g auge i n th

e
 r
eservoir
 f
iller
 n
eck
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet.
Checking
 a

nd
 t
opping
 u
p
 t
his
 f
luid
 c
an
 s
hould
 be d

one
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
ff.
The
 l

evel
 o
f
 t
his
 f
luid
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
hecked
 re

gularly,
 part
icularly
 du
ring
 win
ter.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 c
hecking
 t
he
 sc

reenwash
 / h
eadlamp
 w
ash
 l
evel,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
F
 Pu

ll
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 w
iper
 s
talk
 t
owards
 yo

u.
 T
he
 w
indscreen
 w
ash
 t
hen
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 w
ipers
 o
perate
 f
or
 a f
ixed
 pe

riod.
The
 h
eadlamp
 w
ashers
 o
nly
 o
perate
 w
hen
 t
he
dipped or main beam headlamps are on , with
the vehicle moving .
To
 r
educe
 t
he
 c
onsumption
 o
f
 t
he
 f
luid
 by t

he
 h
eadlamp
 w
ashers,
 t
hey
 o
perate
 on

ly with every seventh use of the
screenwash
 o
r
 e
very
 2
5
 m
iles
 (
40
 k
m)
 du

ring
 a g
iven
 j
ourney.
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135
B.   Rear wiper s election r ing: t urn t he r ing to p
lace t he d esired s ymbol a gainst t he mar

king.
Rear wiper
Park.
Intermittent
 w

ipe.
Wash-wipe.
Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper wi ll c ome i nto o peration i f t he w indscreen wi

pers
 a
re
 o
perating.
The
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 o
r
 de

activated
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 con

figuration
 me
nu.
This
 f

unction
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 b
y
 d
efault.
Programming
If a significant accumulation of snow or ice i s p resent, o r w hen u sing a t ailgate bi

cycle
 c
arrier,
 d
eactivate
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 re

ar
 w
iper
 v
ia
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 me

nu. Tu rn t he r ing t o i ts s top/the r ear s creen w ash, th
en t he r ear w iper o perates f or a s et d uration.
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136
Hazard warning 
lamp
s
Visual warning by means of the direction in
dicators t o a lert o ther r oad u sers t o a v ehicle br

eakdown,
 t
owing
 o
r
 a
ccident.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton,
 t
he
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 fla

sh.
They
 c

an
 o
perate
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on the d eceleration, t he h azard w arning l amps co

me
 o
n
 a
utomatically.
They
 s

witch
 o
ff
 a
utomatically
 t
he
 f
irst
 t
ime
 y
ou
 ac

celerate.
F
 Yo

u
 c
an
 a
lso
 s
witch
 t
hem
 o
ff
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e
 b
utton.
Horn
Audible warning system to alert other road users t o a n i mminent d anger.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
he
 c
entral
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 m
ultifunction
 st

eering
 whe
el.
Use
 t

he
 h
orn
 m
oderately
 a
nd
 o
nly
 i
n
 si

tuations
 a
llowed
 b
y
 t
he
 m
otoring
 re

gulations
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 y
ou
 a
re
 dr

iving
 i
n.
Emergency or 
as
sistance call
This system allows you to make an emergency or a
ssistance c all t o t he e mergency s ervices o r to t

he
 d
edicated
 C
ITROËN
 s
ervice.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
his
 fu

nction,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Audio
 a
nd
 t
elematics"
 sec

tion.
Safety

137
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa

fety
 i
n
 e
mergency
 s
ituations:
-
 an

ti-lock
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 (
ABS),
-
 el

ectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 (
EBFD),
-
 em

ergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 (
EBA).
Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, i n pa

rticular
 o
n
 p
oor
 o
r
 s
lippery
 s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh

eel
 l
ock.
Normal
 o

peration
 o
f
 t
he
 A
BS
 m
ay
 m
ake
 i
tself
 fe

lt
 b
y
 s
light
 v
ibration
 o
f
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, accompanied b y a n a udible s ignal an

d
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 i
t
 in

dicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
nti-
lock
 b

raking
 s
ystem
 w
hich
 c
ould
 re

sult in loss of control of the vehicle
when
 br

aking.
If
 t

his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n,
 to

gether
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
TOP
 a
nd
 A
BS
warning
 l

amps,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 au

dible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 a m
essage
 i
n
 t
he
 sc

reen,
 i
t
 i
ndicates
 a m
alfunction
 o
f
 th

e
 e
lectronic
 b
rake
 f
orce
 d
istribution
 wh

ich
 c
ould
 r
esult
 i
n
 l
oss
 o
f
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 w
hen
 b
raking.
Emergency braking
assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu

ickly,
 t
hus
 r
educing
 t
he
 s
topping
 d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The
 e

ffect
 o
f
 t
his
 i
s
 a r
eduction
 i
n
 t
he
 re

sistance
 o
f
 t
he
 p
edal
 a
nd
 a
n
 i
ncrease
 i
n
 br

aking
 ef
ficiency.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
In
 e

ither
 c

ase,
 c

ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
When
 b

raking
 i

n
 a

n
 e

mergency,
 p

ress
 ve

ry
 f

irmly
 w

ithout
 r

eleasing
 t

he
 pre

ssure. When
 b

raking
 i
n
 a
n
 e
mergency,
 p
ress
 fi

rmly
 w
ithout
 r
eleasing
 t
he
 p
ressure.
When
 r

eplacing
 w

heels
 (

tyres
 a

nd
 ri

ms),
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 t

hey
 c

onform
 t

o
 t

he
 man

ufacturer's
 re

commendations.
Braking assistance systems
5
Safety

138
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (DSC)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t

he
 w
heels,
 b
y
 a
cting
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rakes
 o
f
 t
he
 dr

iving
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
 o

f
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels
 a
nd
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 to k

eep
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 o
n
 t
he
 t
rajectory
 r
equired
 by t

he
 d
river,
 w
ithin
 t
he
 l
imits
 o
f
 t
he
 l
aws
 o
f
 ph

ysics.
Activation
These systems are activated automatically ea ch t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
 c

ome
 i
nto
 o
peration
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a g
rip
 or tr

ajectory
 proble
m.
This
 i

s
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 f
lashing
 o
f
 t
his
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
Intelligent traction control
system ("Snow motion")
Deactivation
In extremely severe conditions (deep snow, mud, . ..), i f y ou a re u nable t o m ove o ff, i t m ay be u

seful
 t
o
 t
emporarily
 d
eactivate
 t
hese
 sy

stems
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 w
heels
 c
an
 s
pin
 f
reely
 a
nd
 al

low
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
o
 m
ove.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton,
 l
ocated
 n
ear
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel.
If
 t

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n,
 t
his
 in

dicates
 t
hat
 t
hese
 s
ystems
 a
re
 d
eactivated.
Depending
 o

n
 v

ersion,
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 a sy

stem
 t

o
 h

elp
 d

riving
 o

n
 s

now:
 i

ntelligent
traction control .
This
 s

ystem
 d

etects
 s

ituations
 o

f
 d

ifficult
 su

r face
 a

dhesion
 t

hat
 c

ould
 m

ake
 i

t
 d

ifficult
 t

o
 mov

e
 o

ff
 o

r
 m

ake
 p

rogress
 o

n
 d

eep
 f

resh
 s

now
 or c

ompacted
 s

now.
In these situations, the intelligent traction
control
 l

imits
 t

he
 a

mount
 o

f
 w

heel
 s

lip
 t

o
 pr

ovide
 t

he
 b

est
 t

raction
 a

nd
 t

rajectory
 c

ontrol
 fo

r
 y

our
 v

ehicle.
It
 i
s
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
ystems
 b
e
 re

activated
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
The u
se o
f s
now t
yres i
s s
trongly re
commended o
n s
ur faces o
ffering l
ow le

vels
 o

f
 a

dhesion.
Safety