light Citroen C5 2012 (RD/TD) / 2.G User Guide

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"Choice of language" menu

This allows you to choose the display
and voice recognition language.


"Choice of units" menu

This allows you to choose metric or
imperial units. The main menu allows you to pro-
gramme certain vehicle and instru-
ment panel screen functions:







Main menu

The instrument screen A
is located in
the centre of the instrument panel.


- With the vehicle stationary, you
can access the main menu of
the screen by quickly pressing
on the left-hand thumb wheel B

on the steering wheel.

-
Whilst driving, the message "Action
impossible whilst driving"
is dis-
played on the instrument panel if you
try to open the main menu.

"Vehicle parameters" menu

This allows you to access the para-
meters relating to:


- The vehicle lighting.

- The comfort levels in the vehicle.

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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 headlamps.



"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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Front
foglamps


fi xed. The front foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards
twice to switch off the front
foglamps.




Rear
foglamps


fi xed. The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards
to switch off the rear foglamps.









Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
It may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the screen.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action / Observations






Left-hand
direction
indicato

r


fl ashing with
buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed down.




Right-hand
direction
indicator


fl ashing with
buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed up.




Sidelamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.




Dipped beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped
beam headlamps" position.





Main beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled towards
you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped
beam headlamps.



Hazard
warning
lamps


fl ashing with
audible signal. The hazard warning lamps switch,
located on the dashboard, has been
operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction
indicators and their associated
indicator lamps fl ash simultaneously.

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Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action / Observations






Diesel engine
pre-heating


fi xed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on).
Wait until the warning lamp has switched
off before starting.
The duration for which the warning lamp is
on is determined by the climatic conditions.




Parking
brake


fi xed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch
off the warning lamp, keeping your
foot on the brake pedal.
Observe the safety
recommendations.
For further information on the
parking brake, refer to the "Driving"
section.
fl ashing. The parking brake is not fully
applied or is released.



Passenger's
airbag
system
fi xed. The control switch, located in the
glove box, is in the " ON
" position.
The passenger's front airbag is
activated.
In this case, do not install a rear-
facing child seat. Turn the control switch to the " OFF
"
position to deactivate the front
passenger's airbag.
In this case you can install a rear-facing
child seat.


Stop & Start


fi xed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffi c jams, ...) the Stop & Start
system has put the engine into
STOP mode. The warning lamp goes off and the
engine restarts automatically in
START mode, as soon as you want
to move off.

fl ashes for a few
seconds, then
goes off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start"
for special cases with STOP mode
and START mode.

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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.

To conform to legislation in the
country you are crossing, change
the units of distance (miles or km)
via the confi guration menu.











Lighting dimmer

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.



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.

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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS

Defi ne vehicle parameters *
This menu allows you to activate or
deactivate certain driving and com-
fort systems, listed by category:


- Parking help


- Screen wiper functions



●
Engage rear wiper when in re-
verse (Rear wiper coupled to
reverse; see "Visibility"),

-

Confi gure lighting (see "Visibility"):



●
Duration of guide-me-home
lighting,

●
Directional headlamps function,

●

Daytime running lamps function ** .




Alert log
It lists the active alerts by displaying
the various associated messages in
turn.

Select language
This menu allows you to select the
language used by the screen display:
(Français, English, Italien, Portugais,
Espagnol, Allemand, Néerlandais,
Turc, Polonais, Russe).
Display confi guration
This menu allows you to choose a
colour scheme for the screen, adjust
the brightness, set the date and time
and choose the units for distance
(km or miles), fuel consumption
(l/100 km, mpg or km/l) and tempe-
rature (°Celsius or °Fahrenheit).
Speech synthesis setting

This menu allows you to set the volume
for navigation instructions and to chooses
the type of voice (male or female).


When setting the time, you can
choose to "Synchronise minutes
with GPS"
, so that the minutes
are set automatically by satellite
reception.

* Depending on country.

** Depending on country of sale.

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COMFORT

5. Air fl ow adjustment
The air fl ow level is indicated by the
progressive lighting of the fan blade
indicator lamps.

Reducing the fl ow to minimum
switches the air conditioning
OFF.

To prevent condensation and dete-
rioration of the quality of the air in
the passenger compartment, ensure
that an adequate fl ow of air is main-
tained.

6. Air conditioning
The air conditioning will
only operate when the
engine is running. The air
blower control (air fl ow ad-
justment) must be active in
order to obtain air conditioning.


)
Press control 6
. The indicator
lamp comes on.
In order to be effective, the air con-
ditioning must be used with the win-
dows closed.
7. Air recirculation - intake of
exterior air

Automatic air intake mode

It is activated by default
in automatic comfort reg-
ulation.
Automatic mode is acti-
vated with reverse gear or
operation of the screen-
wash.
This function permits re-
circulation of the air and isolation
the passenger compartment from
exterior fumes and odours. It is inac-
tive when the ambient temperature
is below +5 °C to avoid the risk of
misting inside the vehicle.
Closing the air intake



)
Press control 7
to close
the exterior air intake.
It must be cancelled as soon as pos-
sible to permit renewal of the air in
the passenger compartment and
demisting.

Intake of exterior air



)
Press control 7
once
to open the exterior air
intake.
While retaining the other settings,
this position allows the driver to iso-
late the passenger compartment at
any time from unpleasant exterior
odours and fumes.

)
Press the control:


- to increase the air fl ow,


- to reduce the air fl ow.


You can store the air condition-
ing settings. Refer to the "Storing
driving positions" section.

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COMFORT
As a safety precaution, these ope-
rations must only be carried out
while the vehicle is stationary.
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT

The steering wheel can be adjusted
for height and reach to adapt the
driving position to the size of the
driver.

Adjustment



)
First, adjust the driver's seat to
the most suitable position.

)
When stationary
, pull the lever A

to unlock the steering wheel ad-
justment.

)
Adjust for height and reach.

)
Push the lever to lock the steering
wheel adjustment.
After locking, if you press fi rmly on
the steering wheel, a slight click may
be heard.






Automatic day/night model

In order to guarantee optimum visi-
bility during your manoeuvres, the
mirror lightens automatically when
reverse gear is engaged. By means of a sensor, which mea-
sures the light from the rear of the
vehicle, this system automatically
and progressively changes between
the day and night uses.
It has an anti-dazzle system which
darkens the mirror glass: this reduc-
es any driver discomfort caused by
the light beam of following vehicles,
the sun... In vehicles fi tted with electrochro-
matic door mirrors, the system has
an on/off button and an associated
warning lamp.

On


)
With the ignition on, press on
button 1
.
The warning lamp 2
comes on and the
mirror glass is in automatic mode.

Off


)
Press on button 1
.
The warning lamp 2
goes off and the
mirror glass remains in its lightest
defi nition.

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ACCESS
REMOTE CONTROL KEY
System which permits central
unlocking or locking of the vehicle
using the lock or from a distance. It
is also used to locate and start the
vehicle and provide guide-me-home
lighting, as well as providing protec-
tion against theft.

Unlocking the vehicle


Complete unlocking using the
remote control

Unfolding the key


)
First press button A
to unfold the
key.


)
Press the open padlock
to unlock the vehicle.


Complete unlocking using
the key


)
Turn the key to the left in the
driver's door lock to unlock the
vehicle.
Unlocking is confi rmed by rapid
fl ashing of the direction indicators
for approximately two seconds and
lighting of the courtesy lamp (if the
function is activated).
According to version, the door mir-
rors unfold at the same time.



Selective unlocking using
the remote control


)
Press the open pad-
lock once to unlock the
driver's door only.

)
Press the open padlock again to
unlock the other doors and the
boot. According to version, the exterior
mirrors unfold at the same time as
the fi rst unlocking action.
The complete or selective unlocking
parameter is set via the instrument
panel screen confi guration menu
(see "Instruments and controls" sec-
tion).
Complete unlocking is activated by
default.
Selective unlocking is not possible
using the key.
Each unlocking is confi rmed by
rapid fl ashing of the direction indica-
tors for approximately two seconds
and by switching on of the courtesy
lamp.


Electric boot opening




)
Press button B
to open
the boot.

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Normal locking using the key


)
Turn the key to the right in the
driver's door lock to lock the ve-
hicle completely.
Locking is confi rmed by fi xed light-
ing of the direction indicators for ap-
proximately two seconds and by the
courtesy lamp going off.
According to version, the door mir-
rors fold at the same time. If one of the doors, the rear screen
or the boot is still open, the central
locking does not take place.
When the vehicle is locked, if it is un-
locked inadvertently, it will lock again
automatically after thirty seconds un-
less a door is opened.
When stationary with the engine
off, locking is confi rmed by fl ashing
of the interior locking control indi-
cator lamp.
The folding and unfolding of the
door mirrors using the remote
control can be deactivated by a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop.








Deadlocking using the
remote control


)
Press the closed pad-
lock to lock the vehicle
completely or press the
closed padlock for more
than two seconds to
close the windows and
sunroof automatically in
addition to locking.

)
Press the closed padlock again
within fi ve seconds to deadlock
the vehicle.



















Locking the vehicle


Normal locking using the remote
control


)
Press the closed pad-
lock to lock the vehicle
completely.

)
Press the closed padlock for
more than two seconds to close
the windows and sunroof auto-
matically in addition to locking.



Deadlocking using the key



)
Turn the key to the right in the driv-
er's door lock to lock the vehicle
completely and hold it in this posi-
tion for more than two seconds to
close the windows automatically in
addition to locking.

)
Turn the key to the right again
within fi ve seconds to deadlock
the vehicle.
Deadlocking is confi rmed by fi xed
lighting of the direction indicators for
approximately two seconds.
According to version, the exterior
mirrors fold at the same time.
Deadlocking renders the exterior
and interior door controls inopera-
tive.
It also deactivates the manual cen-
tral control button.
When stationary with the engine
off, locking is confi rmed by fl ashing
of the indicator lamp on the interior
locking control.
If one of the doors or the boot is
open or has not been closed cor-
rectly, the central locking will not
work.
Therefore, never leave anyone in-
side the vehicle when it is dead-
locked.