Citroen C8 2008 1.G Owner's Manual

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Parking assistance
Audible and/or visual front parking
assistance.  64
2 buttons
Pull the handle of
the sliding door to
trigger its electrical
opening. 4 buttons
A press on either of
the buttons allows
you to electrically
open the corres-
ponding sliding
door. Fuel l ap open
With the fuel l ap
open during refuel-
ling, a safety sys-
tem restricts the
opening of the sli-
ding door.
 16
 122
Right-
hand
door
Left-
hand
door

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Tailgate
Remote control locking and
unlocking. Pull the handle and lift
up the tailgate. Transverse roof bars
Disengage the four levers, slide
the rails in then lock the levers.
Wheelbrace.
Jack.
Towing eye.

69
 129
 130
Parking assistance
Audible and/or visual rear parking
assistance.
 64
Spare wheel
Secure the punctured wheel to
the l oor using the cable. Re-
close the cover to the opening.  130

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1. Electric rear view mirror
controls.
- Electric window controls.
- Deactivation of rear electric
window controls.
2. Upper driver’s glove box.
3. Adjustable central air vents.
4. RD4 radio or GPS NaviDrive
radio telephone with shutter.
5. Instrument panel / Large
colour screen.
6. Sunlight and cabin
temperature sensor.
7. Upper passenger’s glove box.
8. Windscreen deicing and
demisting vent.
9. Loudspeaker (tweeter).
10. Window deicing and
demisting vent.
11. Passenger’s airbag
deactivation switch (if i tted). 26.
Bonnet opening (under
cover) – left-hand side.
27. Acoustic windscreen.
12.
Adjustable side air vent.
13. Battery / Fuse box.
14. Passenger’s airbag.
15. Lower passenger’s glove
box / CD changer.
16. Air conditioning controls.
17. Cigar lighter / 12 V accessory
socket.
18. Hazard warning lamps.
19. Oddments tray or additional
telematics control.
20. Refrigerated compartment.
21. Ashtray / Bottle-holder.
22. Seat adjustment control.
23. Storage.
24. Fuse box.
25. Parking brake – left-hand
side.
 71
DATE AND TIME
ADJUSTMENT
ADDITIONAL HEATING
With the engine idle or with
the vehicle stationary it is
usual to notice a whistling
noise and some minor
emissions (steam / odours). 
35-36

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1.
Volumetric alarm deactivation
switch.
2. Cruise control / speed limiter
controls.
3. Lighting, direction indicator
controls.
4. Driver’s airbag. Horn.
5. Multifunction display.
6. Radio controls under steering
wheel.
7. Screen wipe / screen wash /
trip computer controls.
8. Gear lever.
9. Ignition.
10. Headlamp height adjustment.
11. a/ ESP/ASR activation/
deactivation button.
b/ Parking assistance activation/deactivation button.
12. Steering column adjustment
control.
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Easy-to-use control for accessing
the NaviDrive functions.
NaviDrive : see NaviDrive hand-
book.
RD4 : see CD radio handbook. NaviDrive
The NaviDrive system incorporates
a hard drive with a capacity of
10 Gb, for storing your music.
The Jukebox function allows
you to listen to up to 10 hours of
selected music. The detailed map
of Europe is stored on this hard
drive, without the need for a CD.
This is displayed on the colour
screen and offers you a 3D view.
The GSM hands-free telephone
gives you access, via your SIM
card, to the CITROËN Emergency
service (conditions apply).
RD4
HANDS-FREE KIT
Receive a call
Make a call
selection
validation

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Pull the button
on the end of the
parking brake
forwards. The
parking brake
lever goes back
down. You can
now rotate the
seat. To resume
normal operation
of the parking
brake, pull the lever upwards until
it clicks into place.
1.
Longitudinal
adjustment.
2. Backrest angle.
3. Seat height.
4. Lumbar
support.
5. Head restraint
height and
anlgle.
Manually
adjustable
seat
Electrically
adjustable seat  89-90
Driver’s seat
Rotating the seat

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Other types of seats
Central rear seat
Matching side seats
Captain’s chair
Rear benchseat
 93

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Seat belts
Height adjustment.
Visibility
2 fast
1 normal
I intermittent
0 off

X single wipe.
AUTO, push the stalk
downwards.
G E T T I N G S T A R T E D
 45
 46 
42
Adjust the height and the reach of
the steering wheel.
Electronic external rear view mir-
rors.
Reposition control
Adjust
Select 
44
 47
Locking. Lamps off
Sidelamps
Main beams (blue)
Dipped beams (green)
AUTO, automatic
lighting of headlamps
Screen wipe controls 
39

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P A S S E N G E R S A F E T Y
Deactivation of front
passenger’s airbag
Opening
Sliding side doors from the
inside.
CHILD SAFETY
Anti-pinch.
Child monitoring mirror.
Child seats. Parking brake
Bonnet opening controls
The bonnet opening control is
a red handle under the bonnet.
Release the bonnet from the
inside of the vehicle, then go
to the front of the vehicle and
put your hand under the logo to
open and support the bonnet,
insert the bonnet stay correctly
into its housing.
Electric windows / Anti-pinch
Child monitoring mirror
Battery

48

115

83
 86
 48
 83
 87
 67

106

56