Citroen C3 2012 2.G User Guide

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1.
Steering lock and ignition.

2.
Audio equipment steering wheel
controls.

3.
Wipers/screenwash/trip computer
control stalk.

4.
Microphone.

5.
Scented air freshener.

6.
Central locking switch.

7.
Multifunction screen.

8.
Hazard warning lamps switch.

9.
Central adjustable air vents.

10.
Sunshine sensor
Hi-Fi audio system central speaker.

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Passenger's airbag.

12.
Side adjustable air vent.

13.
Glove box/Passenger's airbag
deactivation/Audio/video sockets.

14.
Parking brake.

15.
Central armrest with storage.

16.
Upper and lower storage.

17.
MyWay or Audio system.

18.
Heating/air conditioning controls.

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Front seats


1.
Forwards-backwards adjustment.
2.
Height adjustment.
3.
Seat back angle adjustment.



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Other adjustments


4.
Head restraint height adjustment.



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Steering wheel adjustment



1.
Release the adjustment mechanism.

2.
Adjust the wheel for height and
reach.

3.
Lock the adjustment mechanism.



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For reasons of safety, these op-
erations must only be carried out
with the vehicle stationary.
Other functions...

Heated seats.
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Door mirrors


Adjustment

A.
Selecting the mirror.

B.
Adjusting the position of the mirror.

C.
De-selecting the mirror.
Rear view mirror


Manual day/night type


1.
Selecting the "day" position of the
mirror.

2.
Adjusting the mirror.



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Automatic day/night type



1.
Fitting the belt.

2.
Fastening.

3.
Check that the belt is correctly fas-
tened by pulling on the belt webbing.



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1.

Automatic detection of day/night mode.


2.
Adjusting the mirror.
Other functions...

Folding/Unfolding.
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Lighting


Ring A

Ring B



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Lighting off.
Automatic illumination of head-
lamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Rear foglamps.
or
Front and rear foglamps.
Wipers


2.
Fast wipe.

1.
Normal wipe.

Int.
Intermittent wipe.

0.
Park.

AUTO È

Automatic wiping or single wipe.



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Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.
Control stalk A: windscreen wipers
Wash-wipe: pull the control stalk towards
you.
Switching on "AUTO" mode


)
Push the control stalk downwards
and release it.


Switching off "AUTO" mode


)
Push the control stalk upwards and
return it to position "0"
.

Ring B: rear wiper


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Advice on interior settings


Digital air conditioning:
use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button is recommended.

I require...



Heating or Manual air conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation /
Exterior air intake


Temperature



Manual A/C




HEAT




COOL




DEMISTING

DEFROSTING



VENTILATION

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Instrument panel



A.
With the ignition on, the fuel gauge
bars for the fuel remaining should
come on.

B.
With the engine running, the associ-
ated low level warning lamp should
go off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level in-
dicator should display "OIL OK"
for
a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
level which is low.



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Warning lamps



1.
With the ignition on, the orange and
red warning lamps come on.

2.
With the engine running, these
warning lamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to
the page concerned.



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Switch panel

Illumination of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the state of the corresponding
system.


A.
ESP/ASR system deactivation.


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B.
Stop & Start system deactivation.

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Front passenger's airbag



1.
Open the glove box.

2.
Insert the key.

3.
Select position:
"ON"
(activation), with front passenger
or "forwards facing" child seat,
"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear
facing" child seat".

4.
Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position.



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Front seat belts and
passenger's front airbag


A.
Front seat belts not fastened or un-
fastened warning lamp.



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Electric child lock

Illumination of the lamp A
indicates that
the rear door and rear electric window
controls are deactivated.



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B.
Front passenger's airbag deactiva-
tion indicator lamp.

C.
Front passenger's airbag activation
indicator lamp. 


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Electronic gearbox
Display in the instrument panel
Starting and moving off
5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox offering
the choice of the comfort of automated
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Steering-mounted "-" control paddle.

3.
Steering-mounted "+" control paddle. The gear engaged or the driving mode
selected appears in the instrument pan-
el screen.

N.
Neutral.

R.
Reverse.

1 to 5/6.
Gears engaged.

AUTO.
Automated mode.

)
Select position N
.

)
Apply the foot brake fi rmly

)
Start the engine.

)
Select automated mode (position A
)
or manual mode (position M
) by
moving the gear lever 1
,
or
engage reverse by pushing the gear
lever 1
to the position R
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Progressively take your foot off the
brake pedal, then move off.



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Automatic gearbox

Display in the instrument panel
Starting and moving off
This 4-speed gearbox offers the choice
of the comfort of automatic operation or
the pleasure of manual gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
"S" (sport) switch.

3.
" 7
" (snow) switch. The driving mode selected and/or the
gear engaged appear in the instrument
panel screen.

P.
Park.

R.
Reverse.

N.
Neutral.

D.
Drive (Automatic operation).

S.
Sport
programme.

7
Snow
programme.

1 to 4.
Gears engaged.

-.
Invalid value in manual operation.

)
Apply the parking brake.

)
Select position P
or N
.

)
Start the engine.

)
Apply the foot brake.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Then select position R
, D
or M
.

)
Progressively remove your foot from
the brake pedal: the vehicle moves
off on its own.



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