light CITROEN C5 2009 Owners Manual

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F A M I L I A R I S A T I O N
V I S I B I L I T Y
Front wipers
Control stalk positions

2 Fast wipe.

1 Normal wipe.

I Intermittent wipe.

0 Off.
Lighting
Sidelamps. Dipped/main beam.
Lighting off.

 Pull the control stalk towards you
to change between dipped and main
beam.
Front and rear foglamps
on.
Front foglamps on.
Automatic illumination of head-
lamps. Rear wiper (Tourer)


Rotate control C to the desired position.
Off
Intermittent wipe
Screenwash
Ring A
Ring B

 87 Screenwash

 Pull the screen wipe control stalk to-
wards you.

 92-93
 92

One press downwards:
-
AUTO: Automatic rain sensitive wipers
activated.
- Single wipe.
If the ignition has been switched off for
around 1 minute, automatic wiping must
be selected again.

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"Lighting" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:

 Activate/deactivate the lighting
of the daytime running lamps * .

 Activate/deactivate the guide-
me-home lighting and adjust its
duration.

 Activate/deactivate the dual-
function Xenon directional head-
lamps. "Comfort" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:

 Activate/deactivate the driver's
welcome lighting function.

 Select unlocking of all the doors
or just the driver's door.

 Activate/deactivate automatic
operation of the electric parking
brake.
* Depending on country.

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Total distance recorder
System which measures the total
distance travelled by the vehicle
during its life.
The total and trip distances are dis-
played for thirty seconds when the
ignition is switched off, when the
driver's door is opened and when
the vehicle is locked or unlocked.
Trip distance recorder
System which measures a distance
travelled during a day or other pe-
riod since it was reset to zero by the
driver.

 With the ignition on, press the
button until zeros appear. Lighting rheostat
System for manual adjustment of
the brightness of the instruments
and controls in relation to the exte-
rior brightness.
Operation

 Press button A to decrease the
brightness of the instruments
and controls.

 Press button B to increase the
brightness of the instruments
and controls. Deactivation
When the lighting is off, or in day
mode on vehicles fi tted with daytime
running lamps, pressing the buttons
does not have any effect.

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A C C E S S

 First press button A to fold the
key.

Locating your vehicle

 Press the closed padlock to lo-
cate your locked vehicle in a car
park.
This is indicated by switching on
of the interior lighting and fl ashing
of the direction indicators for a few
seconds.
The vehicle remains locked. Guide-me-home lighting
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip
which has a special code. When the
ignition is switched on, this code
must be recognised in order for
starting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser
locks the engine management sys-
tem a few minutes after the ignition
is switched off and prevents starting
of the engine by anyone who does
not have the key.
In the event of a mal-
function, you are in-
formed by lighting of
this warning lamp, an
audible signal and a message on
the multifunction screen.
In this case, your vehicle does not
start; contact a CITROËN dealer as
soon as possible.
Folding the key
A press on button B oper-
ates the guide-me-home
lighting (lighting of the
sidelamps, dipped beams
and number plate lamps).
A second press before the end of
the timing cancels the guide-me-
home lighting.
The timed duration can be set via the
"Lighting" menu on the "Main Menu"
of the instrument panel screen.

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A C C E S S

 First press button A to fold the
key.

Locating your vehicle

 Press the closed padlock to lo-
cate your locked vehicle in a car
park.
This is indicated by switching on
of the interior lighting and fl ashing
of the direction indicators for a few
seconds.
The vehicle remains locked. Guide-me-home lighting
Anti-theft protection
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip
which has a special code. When the
ignition is switched on, this code
must be recognised in order for
starting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser
locks the engine management sys-
tem a few minutes after the ignition
is switched off and prevents starting
of the engine by anyone who does
not have the key.
In the event of a mal-
function, you are in-
formed by lighting of
this warning lamp, an
audible signal and a message on
the multifunction screen.
In this case, your vehicle does not
start; contact a CITROËN dealer as
soon as possible.
Folding the key
A press on button B oper-
ates the guide-me-home
lighting (lighting of the
sidelamps, dipped beams
and number plate lamps).
A second press before the end of
the timing cancels the guide-me-
home lighting.
The timed duration can be set via the
"Lighting" menu on the "Main Menu"
of the instrument panel screen.

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EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS
Control stalk for the selection and con-
trol 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 in
relation to the climatic conditions:
- 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 fi tted to fulfi l the
requirements of particular driving
conditions:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from a distance,
- front foglamps for even better forward vision,
- directional headlamps for im- proved visibility when cornering,
- daytime running lamps to be seen during the day. Programming
Various automatic lighting control
modes are also available depending
on options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of head-
lamps,
- directional lighting.
Manual controls Lamps off.

Automatic illumination of
headlamps.
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or
main beam headlamps.

B. Stalk for switching headlamps:
pull to switch the lighting between
dipped headlamps/main beam
headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps
modes, the driver can switch on the
main beam headlamps temporarily
("headlamp fl ash") by maintaining a
pull on the stalk.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indi-
cator lamp on the instrument panel
confi rms the switching on of the
lighting selected.
The lighting commands are issued
directly by the driver by means of
the ring
A and the stalk B .
A. Main lighting mode selection ring:
turn it to position the symbol re-
quired facing the mark.
In some weather conditions (e.g.
low temperature or humidity), the
presence of misting on the inter-
nal surface of the glass of the
headlamps and rear lamps is nor-
mal; it disappears after the lamps
have been on for a few minutes.

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* According to country.
Daytime-running lamps
System which switches on special
lamps at the front, to make the ve-
hicle more visible by day.
They light up automatically and perma-
nently, when the engine is running, if:
- The function is activated * in the
"Main Menu" of the instrument
panel screen.
- The lighting control is at position 0
or AUTO .
- All the headlamps are off.
You can deactivate * this function
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen. Manual guide-me-home
lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped
beam headlamps on after the vehi-
cle's ignition has been switched off
makes the driver's exit easier when
the light is poor.
Switching on

 With the ignition off, "fl ash" the
headlamps using the lighting
stalk.


A further "headlamp fl ash" switches
the function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time.

Automatic illumination of headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam
headlamps are switched on automati-
cally, without any action on the part of
the driver, when a low level of external
light is detected or in certain cases of
activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a
suffi cient level or after the windscreen
wipers are switched off, the lamps are
switched off automatically.
Activation


Turn ring A to the "AUTO" position.
The automatic illumination of head-
lamps is accompanied by a message
on the instrument panel screen.
Deactivation

 Turn ring A to a position other
than "AUTO" . Deactivation is
accompanied by a message on
the instrument panel screen.

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V I S I B I L I T Y
Linked with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Link with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides the "guide-
me-home" lighting with the following
additional options:
- selection of the duration of light- ing for 15, 30 or 60 seconds in
the vehicle parameters on the
instrument panel screen confi gu-
ration menu,
- automatic activation of "guide- me-home" lighting when auto-
matic illumination of headlamps
is in operation.
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
brightness sensor, the lamps come
on and a message appears on the
instrument panel screen, accompa-
nied by an audible signal.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
In fog or snow, the brightness
sensor may detect suffi cient light.
Therefore, the lamps will not come
on automatically.
Do not cover the brightness sen-
sor, linked with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror;
the associated functions would no
longer operate.
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT
To avoid dazzling other road users,
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps must be adjusted according
to the load in the vehicle.

0. 1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

1. 5 people.

-. Intermediate setting.

2. 5 people + maximum authorised
loads.

-. Intermediate setting.

3. Driver + maximum authorised
loads.
Initial setting is position "0".
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS
Do not touch the xenon bulbs.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
If a malfunction occurs,
this warning lamp is dis-
played on the instrument
panel, accompanied by
an audible signal and a
message on the instru-
ment panel screen.
The system then places your headlamps
in the lowest position.
To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, this system corrects the
height of the xenon headlamp beams
automatically and when stationary,
depending on the load in the vehicle.

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* According to country.
Daytime-running lamps
System which switches on special
lamps at the front, to make the ve-
hicle more visible by day.
They light up automatically and perma-
nently, when the engine is running, if:
- The function is activated * in the
"Main Menu" of the instrument
panel screen.
- The lighting control is at position 0
or AUTO .
- All the headlamps are off.
You can deactivate * this function
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen. Manual guide-me-home
lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped
beam headlamps on after the vehi-
cle's ignition has been switched off
makes the driver's exit easier when
the light is poor.
Switching on

 With the ignition off, "fl ash" the
headlamps using the lighting
stalk.


A further "headlamp fl ash" switches
the function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time.

Automatic illumination of headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam
headlamps are switched on automati-
cally, without any action on the part of
the driver, when a low level of external
light is detected or in certain cases of
activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a
suffi cient level or after the windscreen
wipers are switched off, the lamps are
switched off automatically.
Activation


Turn ring A to the "AUTO" position.
The automatic illumination of head-
lamps is accompanied by a message
on the instrument panel screen.
Deactivation

 Turn ring A to a position other
than "AUTO" . Deactivation is
accompanied by a message on
the instrument panel screen.

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89
V I S I B I L I T Y
Linked with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Link with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides the "guide-
me-home" lighting with the following
additional options:
- selection of the duration of light- ing for 15, 30 or 60 seconds in
the vehicle parameters on the
instrument panel screen confi gu-
ration menu,
- automatic activation of "guide- me-home" lighting when auto-
matic illumination of headlamps
is in operation.
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
brightness sensor, the lamps come
on and a message appears on the
instrument panel screen, accompa-
nied by an audible signal.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
In fog or snow, the brightness
sensor may detect suffi cient light.
Therefore, the lamps will not come
on automatically.
Do not cover the brightness sen-
sor, linked with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror;
the associated functions would no
longer operate.
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT
To avoid dazzling other road users,
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps must be adjusted according
to the load in the vehicle.

0. 1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

1. 5 people.

-. Intermediate setting.

2. 5 people + maximum authorised
loads.

-. Intermediate setting.

3. Driver + maximum authorised
loads.
Initial setting is position "0".
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS
Do not touch the xenon bulbs.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
If a malfunction occurs,
this warning lamp is dis-
played on the instrument
panel, accompanied by
an audible signal and a
message on the instru-
ment panel screen.
The system then places your headlamps
in the lowest position.
To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, this system corrects the
height of the xenon headlamp beams
automatically and when stationary,
depending on the load in the vehicle.