CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2011 User Guide

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1.
Steering wheel adjustment control.

2.
Cruise control/speed limiter
switches.

3.
Lighting and direction indicator
control stalk.

4.
Central adjustable air vents.

5.
Storage tray.
Scented air freshener.

6.
Sunshine sensor.

7.
Passenger’s airbag.

8.
Side adjustable air vent.

9.
Glove box.
Fusebox.

10.
Bonnet release.

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Dynamic stability control
(ESP/ASR) switch.
Parking sensors switch.
Central locking switch.
Hazard warning lamps switch.
Electric child lock switch.
Stop & Start switch.

12.
Heating/air conditioning controls.

13.
Audio system.

14.
Emergency or assistance call.

15.
12 V socket (100 W max).

16.
USB port/auxiliary socket.

17.
Cup holder.

18.
Parking brake.



INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

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Driver’s seat adjustment

Forwards-backwards




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Seat back angle


Height


SITTING COMFORTABLY

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Steering wheel adjustment


1.
Release the adjustment mechanism.

2.
Adjust for height and reach.

3.
Lock the adjustment mechanism.
Front seat additional adjustments

Head restraint height





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Armrest


A.
Releasing the armrest.

B.
Adjusting the armrest.


SITTING COMFORTABLY

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Door mirror adjustment
This operates with the ignition on.
From the driver’s seat, select the mirror
by moving the control 1
, to the left or to
the right, then adjust the mirror in the
four directions by moving the control 2
.
The demisting - defrosting of the mirrors
is linked with that of the rear screen.
Rear view mirror adjustment


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

2.
Mirror adjustment.
Front seat belt


1.
Fastening.

2.
Height adjustment.



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Folding the mirrors

When parking, the mirrors can be folded
manually or electrically.



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SITTING COMFORTABLY

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Lighting

Ring A


Ring B
Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance; the corresponding
direction indicators will fl ash for as long
as the stalk remains in this position.
Direction indicators

Switching on "AUTO"



)
Press the stalk down and release it.

Ring B: rear wiper




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Lighting off.
Automatic illumination of head-
lamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Rear foglamp.
or
Front and rear foglamps.
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.
Stalk A: windscreen wipers




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Wipers

Switching off "AUTO"



)
Push the stalk up and return it to po-
sition "0"
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"Motorway" function

Push the lighting stalk up or down, with-
out passing the point of resistance; the
corresponding direction indicators will
fl ash three times.
This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when chang-
ing lane on high-speed roads.

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Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button, after selecting the
desired level of comfort.
Recommended interior settings


VENTILATION



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Heating or Manual Air Conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation/
Intake of outside air



Temperature



Manual A/C




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COLD















DEMISTING

DEFROSTING

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Translucent digital instrument panel
Switch panels


A.
With the ignition on, the level of fuel
remaining is displayed in the digital
instrument panel.

B.
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
levels which are low. Illumination of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the status of the corresponding
function.


A.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.

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B.
Deactivation of the rear parking sen-
sors.


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C.
Central locking.


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D.

Deactivation of the Stop & Start system.

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With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.
With the engine running, these warning
lamps should go off almost immediately,
with the exception of warning lamp C

(passenger’s front airbag activated)
which goes off after approximately
one minute.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to the
relevant page.
Warning lamps



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MONITORING

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Passenger’s front airbag
Electric child lock


1.
Insert the key.

2.
Select the position:
"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear fac-
ing" child seat,
"ON"
(activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat.

3.
Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position. Illumination of the indicator lamp A
indi-
cates that the electric child lock is on.

A.
Front and/or rear seat belts not fas-
tened/unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Front left seat belt warning lamp.

C.
Front right seat belt warning lamp.

D.
Rear right seat belt warning lamp.

E.
Rear centre seat belt warning lamp.

F.
Rear left seat belt warning lamp.

G.
Passenger’s front airbag deactivat-
ed warning lamp.

H.
Passenger’s front airbag activated
warning lamp.

Seat belts and passenger’s front airbag




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PASSENGER SAFETY

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DRIVING SAFELY
This 6-speed gearbox offers 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 6.
Gears engaged.

AUTO.
Automated mode.

)
Select position N
and press the
brake pedal fi rmly while starting 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
towards position R
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Progressively release the foot brake,
then accelerate away.
6-speed electronic
gearbox system Display in the instrument panel
Moving off



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The system is reactivated auto-
matically at every new start using
the key.
Before refuelling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition using
the key.
DRIVING SAFELY

Going into engine STOP mode


- gear lever in position A
or M
, when
you release the brake pedal,

- or gear lever in position N
and brake
pedal released, when you change to
position A
or M
,

- or when you engage reverse.
STOP & START

The "ECO"
warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel and the engine au-
tomatically goes into standby with
the

6-speed electronic gearbox system
:



- at speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h),
when you press the brake pedal or
when you put the gear lever in posi-
tion N
.

The "ECO"
warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts auto-
matically with a 6-speed elec-
tronic gearbox system
:
In some circumstances STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warn-
ing lamp fl ashes for a few seconds,
then goes off.



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In some circumstances START mode
may be invoked automatically; the
"ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes for a few
seconds, then goes off.



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Deactivation/Reactivation

You can deactivate the system at any time
by pressing the "ECO OFF" button; the
warning lamp in the button comes on.



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