headlamp Peugeot RCZ 2013 User Guide

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"PERSONALISATION-CONFIGURATION"
MENU
Once this menu has been selected, you can gain access to the
following functions:


- defi ne the vehicle parameters,

- display confi guration,

- choice of language.


Define the vehicle parameters

Once this menu has been selected, you can activate or deactivate the
following equipment:


- selective unlocking (refer to the "Access" section),

- guide-me-home and welcome lighting (refer to the "Visibility" and
"Ease of use and comfort" sections),

- interior mood lighting (refer to the "Ease of use and comfort" section),

- daytime running lamps (refer to the "Visibility" section),

- rear parking sensors (refer to the "Driving" section).
)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then the "OK"
button to select the
"Guide-me-home headlamps" line.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to set the value required (15, 30 or
60 seconds), then press the "OK"
button to confi rm.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then the "OK"
button to select the
"OK"
box and confi rm or press the "Back"
button to cancel.
Example: setting of the duration of the guide-me-home lighting


)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then the "OK"
button to select the
menu required.

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS

For operation of the retractable screen (opening, closing,
adjustment of the position, etc.), refer to the "Access to the
retractable screen" section.



"SETUP" MENU




)
Press the "SETUP"
button to gain access to the confi guration
menu:


- "Display confi guration",

- "Voice synthesis",

- "Choice of language",

- "Vehicle parameters",

- "Alert log".



For safety reasons, confi guration of the multifunction screen by
the driver must only be done when stationary.


Display configuration

This menu allows you to choose a colour scheme for the screen, to
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
temperature (°Centigrade or °Fahrenheit).
When setting the time, you can select " Synchronise minutes with
GPS
", so that the minutes are set automatically by satellite reception.


Voice synthesis

This men allows you to adjust the volume for navigation instructions and
to choose the type of voice (male or female).

*
Depending on version.

**
According to country of sale.


Choice of language

This menu allows you to choose the language used by the screen
(French, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Dutch, Turkish,
Polish, Russian).


Vehicle parameters *

This menu allows you to activate or deactivate certain driving and
comfort equipment, arranged by category:

- Parking assistance


- Operation of wipers



●
Enagages rear wiper linked to reverse (Rear wiper operates in
reverse gear; refer to "Visibility"),

- Lighting confi guration (see "Visibility"):



●
Duration of the guide-me-home lighting,

●
Directional headlamps (main/additional directional lighting),

●
Mood lighting (Interior mood lighting),

●
Daytime running lamps function ** .



Alert log

It lists the active alerts by displaying their associated messages in turn.

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REAR VIEW MIRROR

Adjustable mirror providing a central rearward view.
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which darkens the mirror glass
and reduces the nuisance to the driver caused by the sun, headlamps
from other vehicles...

As a safety measure, the mirrors should be adjusted to reduce
the "blind spot".









Automatic day/night model


In order to ensure optimum visibility during your manoeuvres, the
mirror lightens automatically when reverse gear is engaged.

By means of a sensor, which measures the light from the rear of the
vehicle, this system automatically and progressively changes between
the day and night uses.
Due to the curve of the rear screen, the image in the rear view
mirror may be slightly distorted; take this into account when
manoeuvring the vehicle.

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EASE OF USE and COMFORT
EXTERIOR WELCOME LIGHTING
The remote switching on of the lighting makes your approach to the
vehicle easier in poor light. It is activated according to the level of light
detected by the sunshine sensor.

SWITCHING ON




)
Press the open padlock on the remote control.
The dipped beam headlamps and the sidelamps come on; your
vehicle is also unlocked.




PROGRAMMING

The duration of the welcome lighting is associated with and
identical to that of the automatic guide-me-home lighting.

The lighting duration is selected via the vehicle
confi guration menu.


SWITCHING OFF


The exterior welcome lighting switches off automatically after a set
time, when the ignition is switched on or on locking the vehicle.

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EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS
Control stalk for the selection and control 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,

- directional headlamps for improved visibility when cornering,

- daytime running lamps to be seen during the day.



SETTINGS

Various automatic lighting control modes are also available depending
on options:


- daytime running lamps,

- automatic illumination of headlamps,

- directional lighting,

- guide-me-home lighting.

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

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VISIBILITY


Model without AUTO lighting



Model with AUTO lighting



MANUAL CONTROLS

The lighting is controlled 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
required facing the mark.
Lighting off / daytime running lamps.





Automatic illumination of headlamps.

B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull it to switch 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. Sidelamps only.
Dipped or main beam headlamps.


DISPLAYS

Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on the instrument panel
confi rms the switching on of the lighting selected.
The instrument panel has permanent back-lighting, both day and night.
In this case, illumination of the instrument panel is not linked to the
exterior lighting.

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C.
Foglamp selection ring.
The foglamp operates with the dipped and main beam headlamps.


Rear foglamp.


)
Turn the ring C
forwards and release to switch on the rear foglamp.
When the lighting is switched off automatically (with AUTO model)
or when the dipped beam headlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamp and the sidelamps will remain on.


)
Turn the ring C
rearwards and release to switch off all the lamps.






In good or rainy weather, both day and night, use of the rear
foglamp is prohibited. In these situations, the power of its beam
may dazzle other drivers. It should only be used in fog or snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your responsibility to switch
on the foglamp and dipped beam headlamps manually as the
sunshine sensor may detect suffi cient light.
Do not forget to switch off the rear foglamp when it is no longer
needed.


Switching off the lamps when the ignition is switched off

On switching off the ignition, all of the lamps turn off immediately,
except for dipped beam if guide-me-home lighting is activated.


Switching on the lamps after the ignition is switched off

To reactivate the lighting control, rotate ring A
to the "0"
position -
lamps off, then to the desired position.
On opening the driver's door a temporary audible signal warns the
driver that the lighting is on.
The lamps, with the exception of the sidelamps, switch off
automatically after a maximum duration of thirty minutes to
prevent discharging of the battery.

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VISIBILITY






DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS

Daytime lighting, compulsory in certain countries, which comes on
automatically when the engine is started providing better visibility of the
vehicle by other road users

In countries in which it is imposed by regulations:


- by default, this function is activated and cannot be deactivated,

- the dipped beam headlamps come on, associated with the
sidelamps and the number plate lamps.


For other countries where the vehicle is sold, this function is assured
by specifi c lamps. The lighting control stalk should be in position "0"
or
"AUTO"
.
This function can be activated or deactivated via the vehicle
confi guration menu.
Deactivation of the daytime running lamps is effective after
operation of the lighting control stalk or after the next engine
start; activation is immediate.











LED LAMPS

They come on when the engine is started.
Depending on the destination country, they are used for:


- daytime running lamps * in day mode and sidelamps in night mode
(they are brighter when daytime running lamps),
or


- sidelamps in day and night mode.
Where LED lamps are fi tted, the fi lament bulbs for the daytime running
lamps / sidelamps in the front lamp units are not used.

* function that can be set in the vehicle confi guration menu.

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AUTOMATIC ILLUMINATION OF HEADLAMPS

When a low level of ambient light is detected by a sunshine sensor, the
number plate lamps, sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are switched
on automatically, without any action on the part of the driver. They can also
come on if rain is detected, at the same time as automatic operation 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 the ring to the "AUTO"
position. The activation of the function
is accompanied by the display of a message in the screen.



Deactivation



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







MANUAL GUIDE-ME-HOME LIGHTING

The temporary illumination of the dipped beam headlamps after the
vehicle'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.

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VISIBILITY

AUTOMATIC "GUIDE-ME-HOME" LIGHTING

Operating fault

In the event of a malfunction of the sunshine sensor, the
lighting comes on, this warning lamp is displayed in the
instrument panel and/or a message appears in the screen,
accompanied by an audible signal.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor may detect suffi cient light. In
this case, the lighting will not come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor, coupled with the rain sensor
and located in the centre of the windscreen behind the rear view
mirror; the associated functions would no longer be controlled.

When the automatic illumination of headlamps function is activated,
under low ambient light the dipped beams headlamps come on
automatically when the ignition is switched off.


Programming

Activation or deactivation, as well as the duration of the guide-me-home
lighting, is set in the vehicle confi guration menu.