change time Citroen C8 DAG 2008.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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FAMILIARISATION
Interior

13. Battery / Fuse box.

14. Passenger air bag.

15. Passenger's lower glove box /
CD changer / Fuse box.

16. Air conditioning controls.

17. Lighter / 12 V accessories socket.

18. Hazard warning lights switch.

19. Storage compartment or additional
telematics control.

20. Cooled compartment.

21. Ashtray / Can holder.

22. Seat adjustment control.

23. Storage compartment.

24. Handbrake - on the left.

1. Electric mirror controls.
- Electric window controls.
- Deactivation of the rear electric controls.

2. Driver's upper glove box.

3. Central adjustable vents.

4. Audio equipment or GPS
multimedia audio equipment with
fl ap.

5. Instrument panel / Large colour
display.

6. Sunshine and passenger
compartment temperature sensor.

7. Passenger's upper glove box.

8. Windscreen demisting vents.

9. Speaker (tweeter).

10. Front window demisting vents.

11. Passenger air bag disarming
switch, if fi tted on your vehicle.

12. Side adjustable vent.
25. Bonnet release under cover - on
the left.

26. Acoustic windscreen.
INTERIOR OVERVIEW
SETTING THE DATE AND
TIME
For more information about
this adjustment, refer to the "Setting
the date and time" section of the
"In-car technology" chapter.
ADDITIONAL HEATER
With the engine at idle
or when the vehicle is
stationary, it is normal
to notice a high-pitched
whistling and a slight emission of
smoke and odour.

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Instruments and controls
READY TO SET OFF
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Warning light is indicates Solution - action
ESP / ASR fl ashing.
wheel skid avoided. The system optimises the traction and improves
the directional stability of the vehicle.
Chapter 5, "Driving safety" section.
remaining on.
a malfunction of the system.
E.g.: under-infl ation of the tyres. Check the pressure of the tyres. Call a CITROËN
dealer .
remaining on
with the button
(below the
steering wheel
on the left)
pressed. deactivation of the system.
The operation of the system has been
deactivated. Chapter 5, "Driving safety" section.

Diesel
pre-heating lit. climatic conditions requiring
pre-heating. Wait until the warning light is switched off before
operating the starter.

Dipped
headlamps /
Daytime
lights lit. manual selection or
automatic lighting.
Rotate the ring on the lights stalk to the second
position.
lighting of the dipped headlamps
from the time the ignition is
switched on - daytime lights.
Depending on the country in
which the vehicle is sold.
Chapter 3, "Steering wheel controls" section.

Main beam
headlamps
pulling of the stalk towards
you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped headlamps.
and with an
audible signal,
ignition off. opening of the driver's door
with the lights still on.
Rotate the ring on the lights stalk to position 0.

Direction
indicators fl ashing with
buzzer. change of direction via the
lights stalk, to the left of the
steering wheel. To the Right: control to be pushed upwards.
To the Left: control to be pushed downwards.

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Gearboxes and steering wheel
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- press the lever to the + sign to change to a higher
gear, from 1 to 4 or from
1 to 6,
- conversely, press the lever to the - sign to change to a
lower gear. You can change from position
D
(automatic mode) to position M
(manual mode) at any time.
Stopping the vehicle, starting
the engine
Reverse gear
- Select position R , with the
vehicle stationary and the
engine at idle.
If the battery is fl at and the lever is
in position P , it will be impossible
to change to another position. - Select position
P to

immobilise the vehicle or
to start the engine , with
the handbrake on or off.
- You can also select position N to park or to

start the engine , with the
handbrake on.
If position N is engaged
inadvertently while driving, allow
the engine to return to idle before
engaging position D to accelerate.
Manual mode
Manual changing of the gears by
pressing.
- Select lever position M , In manual mode, it is only possible to
change from one gear to another if
the vehicle speed and engine speed
permit. If they do not, the vehicle will
operate temporarily in automatic mode.
When the vehicle is stationary or
moving very slowly, the gearbox
automatically selects gear 1.
The
 (snow) programme does not
operate in manual mode.

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Steering wheel controls
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Front fog lights (green)
and rear fog lights
(amber, 2nd rotation of
the ring forwards). To switch off the front and rear
fog lights, turn the ring rearwards
twice in succession.
Front and rear fog lights
Rotate ring B forwards to switch on
and rearwards to switch off. The
status is confi rmed by the light on the
instrument panel.
These operate with the side lights and
the dipped beam headlamps. In clear weather or in rain, both
day and night, rear fog lights
dazzle and are prohibited.
Do not forget to switch them off when
they are no longer needed.
Automatic switching on of the lights
switches off the rear fog lamps, but the
front fog lamps remain on. Daytime lights
Depending on the country in which
the vehicle is sold, the vehicle may
be equipped with daytime lights. The
dipped headlamps come on when the
vehicle is started.
The instruments and controls
(instrument panel, display, air
conditioning control panel, ...)
are only lit on switching to the
automatic switching on of the lights
mode or when the lights are switched
on manually.

Dipped beam/main
beam change
Pull the stalk fully towards you.
Front fog lights (green,
1st rotation of the ring
forwards).
Lights-on buzzer
When the ignition is switched off, when
the driver's door is opened, a buzzer
sounds if you have left your lights on.
This warning light comes on
on the instrument panel.

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Press the MENU button then select the CONFIGURATION function, then SOUNDS, then ACTIVATE AUXILIARY SOURCE to acti vate the auxiliary input of the audio equipment.
Connect the portable equipment (MP3 player…) to the audio sockets (white and red, RCA type) located in the glove box using a JACK/RCA audio cable.
Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select AUX.
Insert one or more CDs in the changer.
Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD CHANGER. Press one of the buttons on the alphanumeric keypad to select the corresponding CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a track on the CD.
The displaying and management of the commands takes place via the portable equipment.
It is not possible to copy the fi les onto the hard disc from the auxiliary input.
It is not possible to copy the fi les onto the hard disc from the CD changer.
USING THE AUXILIARY INPUT (AUX)
JACK / RCA AUDIO CABLE NOT SUPPLIED
CD CHANGER
PLAYING A CD
(NOT MP3 COMPATIBLE)
CD CHANGER

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Insert an MP3 compilation in the player. The audio equipment searches for all of the music tracks, which may take anything between a few seconds and several tens of seconds, before play begins.
On a single disc, the CD player can read up to 255 MP3 fi les spread over 8 directory levels. However, it is advisable to keep to a limit of two levels to reduce the access time before the CD is played.
To play a disc which has already been inserted, press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a track on the CD. Press the LIST REFRESH button to display the list of directories of the MP3 compilation.
* According to level of fi nish.
PLAYING AN MP3 COMPILATION *
CD
PLAYING A CD (NOT MP3 COMPATIBLE)
Insert the CDs in the changer one by one. Press the SOURCE button several times in succession and select CD CHANGER.
Press one of the buttons on the numeric keypad to select the corresponding CD.
Press one of the buttons to select a track on the CD. Press and hold one of the buttons for fast forwards or backwards play.
CD CHANGER