Citroen DS5 2012 1.G Owner's Manual

129Driving





Reversing camera

A reversing camera is activated automatically
when reverse gear is engaged.
The colour image is provided in the navigationscreen. The
green lines represent the general direction of the vehicle.
The red lines represent around 30 cm beyond
the limit of your vehicle's rear bumper. The
audible signal becomes continuous from thislimit.
The blue lines represent the maximum turningcircle.

Clean the reversing camera regularly using a sponge and a soft cloth.

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Visibility

Lighting controls System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting and signalling.
Main lighting
There are various lamps on the vehicle:
- sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearly when
the road is clear,
- directional headlamps for improved
v
isibility when cornering.


Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the requirements of par ticular driving conditions:


- rear foglamps to better signal the presence of the vehicle in foggy conditions,

- front foglamps for better visibility in foggyconditions and to improve lighting at
intersections and when parking,

- daytime running lamps to be seen duringthe day.


Automatic lighting
functions

Various automatic lighting functions are also
available depending on options:


- guide-me-home lighting,

- directional headlamps,

- we
lcome lighting,

- daytime running lamps,

- automatic illumination of headlamps,

- automatic headlamp dipping.

Visibility


Selection ring for main lighting mode

Turn the ring to position the symbol required
facing the mark.

Lighting o
ff.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.


Sidelamps only.

Dipped or main beam headlamps.

Stalk for switching headlamps

Pull the stalk to switch the lighting between
dipped/main beam headlamps.

In the li
ghting off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaininga pull on the stalk.


Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp
in the instrument panel confirms the lighting switched on.

The foglamps operate with dipped and main beam headlamps.
Front and rear foglamps
Rotate and release the ring: )forwards a first time to switch on the frontfoglamps, )forwards a second time to switch on therear foglamps,
)rearwards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamps, )rearwards a second time to switch of the front fog lamps. When the headlamps switch off with automatic
illumination of headlamps
(AUTO model) or
when the dipped beam headlamps are switched
off manuall
y, the foglamps and sidelampsremain on.
) Turn the ring rear wards to switch off thefoglamps, the sidelamps will then switch off.

In good or rainy weather, both day and night, the front foglamps and the rear foglamps are prohibited. In these situations, the power of their beams may dazzle other drivers. They shouldonly be used in fog or snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your responsibility to switch on the foglamps and dipped headlamps manually as the sunshine sensor may detect sufficientlight.
Do not forget to switch off the front foglamps and the rear foglamps when they are no longer needed.

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Visibility

Lighting left on audible signal
An audible signal when a front door
is opened warns the driver that the vehicle's exterior lighting is on, with theignition off and in manual lighting mode.
In this case, switching off the lighting stops the audible signal.
With the ignition off, if the dipped headlamps remain on, the vehicle goes into "ECO" mode to avoid discharging the battery.

In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), the presence of misting on the internal sur face of theglass of the headlamps and rear lampsis normal; it disappears after the lamps have been on for a few minutes.

The daytime runninglamps can be activated and deactivated via the configuration menu.



The lighting goes off when you switchoff the ignition, but you can always switch it on again using the lighting control stalk.
Daytime running lamps
(LEDs)
They come on when the engine is star ted.
Depending on the country of sale or whererequired by regulations, they are used for:
- daytime running lamps in day mode andsidelamps in night mode (they are brighter
when daytime running lamps), or
- sidelamps in day and night mode.

switched on automatically, without any action
on the par t 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 sufficient
level or after the windscreen wipers are switched
off, the lamps are switched off automaticall
y.
Automatic illumination of headlamps
Activation
)Turn the ring to the "AU TO "position,automatic illumination of headlamps is activated and a message is displayed in
the screen.

Deactivation
)Turn the ring to another position. Deactivation is accompanied by a message in the screen.


Associated with the automatic"Guide-me-home" lighting

Association with the automatic lighting provides
the "guide-me-home" lighting with the followingadditional options after the ignition is switched off:


- selection of the lighting duration of 15, 30or 60 seconds in the vehicle parameters in
the vehicle configuration menu,

- automatic activation of "guide-me-home"lighting when automatic illumination of headlamps is in operation.



Operating fault

In the event of a malfunctionof the sunshine sensor,
the lighting comes on, this
warning lamp is displayed in the instrumentpanel and/or a message appears in the screen,
accompanied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
wor
kshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor may detect sufficient light. In this case, thelighting will not come on automatically. Do not cover the sunshine sensor,coupled with the rain sensor andlocated in the centre of the windscreen behind the rear view mirror;the associated functions would nolonger be controlled.

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Visibility
Automatic headlamp dipping
Switching on
System which automatically changes between
dipped and main beam according to the driving conditions, using a camera in the rear viewmirror.
) Put the lighting control stalk ring
in the "AUTO" position,
Activation
This automatic headlamp dippingsystem is a driving aid. The driver
remains responsible for the vehicle's lighting, its correct use for the prevailingconditions of light, visibility and trafficand obser vation of driving and vehicle regulations.
)Flash the headlamps(pull the stalk beyond thestiff point), which causes a change betweendipped and main beam,
the warning lamp in the
instrument panel comes on to confirm activation.

)
Press the button, its warning lamp comes on.


Switching off
)
Press the button, the warning
lamp goes off, the headlamps
remain in their current position
.

Pause

If the situation requires a change of headlamp beam, driver can take over at any time:
)Flash the headlamps
(pull the stalk beyond the
stiff point) to temporarily deactivate the system(pause), this changes the headlamps to dipped beam.
)Flash the headlamps
to reactivate the system.

The system will be operational as soon as you have exceeded 15 mph(25 km/h).If the speed drops below 9 mph (15 km/h),the system changes to dipped beam.

Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of
the sidelamps on the traffic side only.)Within one minute of switching off the
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk
up or down depending on the traffic side(for example: when parking on the left; lighting control stalk upwards; the righthand sidelamps are on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator warning lamp in the instrument panel.
To switch off the parking lamps, return the
lighting control stalk to the middle position or switch on the ignition. Temporarily keeping the dipped beam
headlamps on a
fter the vehicle's ignition has been switched off makes the exit of the vehicle's
occupants easier when the light is poor.
Manual guide-me-home
li
ghting

Switching on
)
Within one minute after switching of the
ignition, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.) A further "headlamp flash" switches thefunction off.


Switching off

The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
off automatically after a set time (this time is
pro
grammable in the configuration menu).



The system may suffer interference or not work correctly:


- under conditions of poor visibility(for example, snowfall, heavy rain or thick fog, ...),

- if the windscreen is dir ty, misted or obscured (by a sticker, ...) in front of the camera,

- if the vehicle is facing highly reflective signs.

The system is not able to detect:


- road users that do not have their own lighting, such as pedestrians,

- road users whose lighting isobscured, such as vehicles running behind a safety barrier (on amotorway, for example),

- road users at the top or bottom of a steep slope, on twisty roads, oncrossroads.