Citroen C3 PICASSO 2013 1.G User Guide
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2013, Model line: C3 PICASSO, Model: Citroen C3 PICASSO 2013 1.GPages: 284, PDF Size: 8.85 MB
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1. Steering lock and ignition. 2.Audio equipment steering mounted control stalk.3.Wiper / screenwash / trip computer controlstalk.4.
Central adjustable air vents.
5. Storage tray.
Scented air freshener.
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.Sunshine sensor.
7. Passenger's air bag. 8.Side adjustable air vent.9.
Passenger's airbag deactivation switch.10.Glove box.11.
Dynamic stability control (ESP/ASR) switch
Parking sensors switch.
Central locking switch.
Hazard warning lamps switch.
Stop & Star t switch. 12. Heating / air conditioning controls.13.Audio equipment. 14.Emergency or assistance call. 15.12 V socket (100 W max).16.
USB por t / auxiliary socket.17.Cup holder. 18.Heated seat controls.19.
Parking brake.
Instruments and controls
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Driver's seat adjustment
Forwards - backwards
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Backrest 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
Armrest
A.
Releasing the armrest.
B. Adjusting the armrest.
Sitting comfortably
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Adjustment
This operates when the ignition is on.
From the driver's seat, select the mirror bymoving the control 1, to the left or to the right,
then adjust the mirror in the four directions
using the control 2.The demisting/defrosting of the mirrors is linked
with that of the rear screen.
Rear view mirror
Manual day/night model
1.Selection of the "day" position of the mirror.
2. Mirror adjustment.
Front seat belt
1.
Fastening.2.Height adjustment. 65
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Folding the mirrors
When parked, the mirrors can be folded manually or electrically.
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4
Sitting comfortably
Automatic day/night model
1.Automatic detection of day/night mode. 2.Mirror adjustment.
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Lighting
Ring A
Ring B
Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing thepoint of resistance; the corresponding directionindicators will flash for as long as the stalkremains in this position.
Direction indicators
Switching on "AUTO" mode
)Press the stalk down and release it.
Ring B: rear wiper
8188 Li
ghting off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Rear
foglamp.
or
Front and rear
foglamps. P
ark.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wi
pe.
Control stalk A: windscreen wipers
Wipers
Switching off "AUTO" mode
)
Push the stalk up and return it to position "0".
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"Motorway" function
Press the lighting stalk up or down once,without passing the point of resistance; thecorresponding direction indicators will flash
three times.
You can use this function at any speed, but it is particularly useful when changing lane on high-
speed roads.
Seeing clearly
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Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AU TO "button, after selecting the level of comfor t required.
Recommended interior settings
Vent ilat ion
I require...
Heating or Manual Air Conditioning
Air distributionAir flowAir recirculation / Intake of outside airTemperatureManual A/C
HOT
COLD
DEMISTINGDEFROSTING
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Tr a n s l u c e n t d igital
instrument panel
Switch panels
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels
which are low.A.With the ignition on, the level of fuelremaining is displayed in the digitalinstrument panel B. With the ignition on, the oil level indicator should display "OIL OK"for a few seconds. Li
ghting of the indicator lamp indicates the status of the corresponding function.A.Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system. With the i
gnition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.
With the engine running, these warning lampsshould go off almost immediately, with theexception of the warning lamp C(passenger's front airbag activated) which goes off after
approximately one minute.
I
f warning lamps remain on, refer to the
relevant page.
Warning lamps
Monitoring
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B. Deactivation of the rear parking sensors.
C.
Central locking.
D.Deactivation of Stop & Start.
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Passenger's front airbag
Electric child lock
1.
Inser t the key.2.
Select the position:
"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat,
"ON"
(activation), with front passenger or "forwards facing" child seat.3.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position. Illumination of the warnin
g lamp A
indicates
that the electric child lock is on. A. Front and/or rear seat belts not fastened / 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 deactivated
warning lamp.
H.Passenger's front airbag activated warning lamp.
Seat belts and passenger's
front airba
g
Passenger safety
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Driving safely
This 6 -speed gearbox offers the choice of
the comfor t of automated operation and 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 panel screen. N.Neutral. R. Reverse.1 to 6.
Gears engaged. AUTO.
Automated mode.
)
Select position N
and press the brake pedal firmly while star ting the engine. )
Select automated mode (position A
) or Amanual mode (position M ) by moving thegear lever 1,
or
en
gage reverse by pushing the gear lever 1to position R . ) Release the parking brake. )
Progressively take your foot off the brake
pedal, then accelerate away.
6-speed electronic gearbox
s
ystem Displa
y in the instrument
panel
Moving off
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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 Aor AM,
- or when you engage reverse.
Stop & Start
The "ECO"warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the engine
automatically goes into standby with the electronic gearbox system
:
- at speeds below 5 mph
(8 km/h, when you
press the brake pedal or when you put thegear lever in position N .
Going into engine START mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp goes off and
the engine restar ts automatically with
the electronic gearbox system:
In some circumstances,
STOP mode may not
be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp flashesfor few seconds, then goes off. In some circumstances
STA R T m o d e m ay be
invoked automatically; the "ECO"warning lamp flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.
Deactivation / Reactivation
You can deactivate the system at any time by
pressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the warninglamp in the button comes on.
Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switch off
the ignition using the key.
The system is reactivated automatically at every new start using the key.
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