air Citroen C3 PLURIEL 2007.5 1.G Owner's Manual

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IAutomatic air conditioning
The automatic air conditioning system ensures your comfort and optimum circulation of air in the passenger compartment.
SensoDrive gearbox
The automated 5-speed manual gearbox gives you the choice of the comfort of automatic mode or the driving pleasure of a manual gearbox.
Cruise control
This system allows you to automatically maintain the speed of the vehicle at the value programmed by the driver, without the need to press on the accelerator.
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23 Front electric window controls.
24 Parking brake.
25 Moveable ashtray.
26 Rear electric window controls.
27 Gear lever.
28 Cigar lighter / 12 V
accessories socket (functions
with ignition switched on)
(Maximum power 120 W).
29 Air conditioning or heating/
ventilation.
30 Storage/CD changer.
31 Radio.
32 Bonnet release.
33 Lower glovebox :

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Driver’s seat belt fastening
detectionDeactivation of front
passenger’s airbag
The warning lamp lights up if the driver’s seat belt has not been fastened when the ignition is switched on and between 0 and 20 km/h.
Over 20 km/h, the warning lamp fl ashes accompanied by a sound signal for approximately 2 minutes. After this it remains lit up.
1. With the ignition off, insert the key in switch A.
2. Turn the key to the «OFF» position, the passenger’s airbag is deactivated.
3. The front passenger’s airbag deactivation warning lamp, on the instrument panel, lights up when the ignition is switched on.
Isofi x fastening system
Two rings B, located between the backrest and the seat cushion, al-low a child seat to be fi tted.
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K E Y S
It is dangerous to operate the deadlocking when a person is in the vehicle as unlocking is impossible from the inside (without the remote control).
The key number is on the label attached to the key.
Should you lose your key or remote control, a CITROËN dealer can supply replacements.
Electronic immobiliser key
The key operates all the vehicle’s locks as well as the ignition.Note: For safety reasons, a buzzer will sound if you have switched off the ignition and opened the driv-er’s door without having removed the ignition key.
The key can be used to deactivate the front passenger’s airbag. See “Airbags”.
Central locking using the key
A brief action with the key locks the vehicle.
Deadlocking: Central locking using the key
A second action straightaway with the key deadlocks the vehicle. It is then impossible to open the doors from either inside or outside the vehicle.Note:With the vehicle stationary and the engine switched off, locking is sig-nalled by the fl ashing of the interior locking control warning lamp.If any of the doors, or the boot, is open or not properly clo sed, the central locking does not operate.
Electronic immobiliser
The ELECTRONIC IMMOBILISER device locks the engine supply system.
The system activates automatically as the key is removed from the igni tion.
All the vehicle’s keys contain an electronic immobiliser device.
After you switch on the ignition, a dialogue starts between the key and the electronic immobiliser device.
If the key is not recognised, you cannot start the vehicle .
If this occurs, leave your vehicle immobilised and contact a CITRO ËN dealer.



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C O D E C A R D
A confi dential card is given to the new owner when he takes delivery of his new vehicle.
This card bears a hidden access code for the use of the CITROËN dealer when servicing the elec-tronic immobiliser device.
Do not scratch the protective strip, the security of the immobi-liser system depends on the infor-mation below remaining covered.
Should the card be lost, your immobiliser system can no longer be considered secure.
In the event of a change of vehicle ownership, it is essential for the new owner to possess the CODE card.
Keep it in a safe place.
Never leave it in the vehicle.
The key number is on the label attached to the key.
Should you lose your key or remote control, a CITROËN dealer can supply replacements.
Should the confi dential card become lost, a CITROËN deal er would have to undertake a major repair
Advice
Keep the code card bearing your personal electronic immobiliser numb er in a safe place (never in the vehicle).
If any key modifi cations become necessary (addition, cancellation or replace-ment of the key), It is essential to take the confi dential card together with all the keys to a CITROËN dealer.the key), It is

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ESP/ASR
It comes on for a few sec-onds each time you switch on the ignition.
If either of the ESP or ASR sys-tems is active, the warning lamp fl ashes.
For a malfunction
When the vehicle is moving, the lighting of this warning lamp indi-cates a system malfunction.
Contact a CITROËN dealer.
Function deactivated
The warning lamp remains con-tinuously on.
Front passenger's air-bag deactivation
See “Airbags”.
It is tested briefl y on starting.
Airbag fault
See “Airbags”.
It is tested briefl y on starting.
W A R N I N G L A M P S
ABS system
The ABS warning lamp lights up when you switch on the ignition: it should go out after a few seconds.
If it does not go out, there could be a system malfunction.
See “Brakes”.
Diesel engine preheating
See method for starting the engine.
See “Driving”.
Left hand direction indi-cator
See “Signalling”.
Right hand direction indicator
See “Signalling”.
Foot on brake (Elec-tronic Gearbox System)
The fl ashing of this warn-ing lamp in the instrument panel indicates the need to apply the brake pedal in order to start the engine or engage reverse gear.
Sidelamps
See “Signalling”.
Front foglamps
See “Signalling”.
Dipped beams
See “Signalling”.
Foglamps (rear)
See “Signalling”.
Main beams
See “Signalling”.
If the hazard lamps are activated, this means that the direction indica-tors fl ash on both sides at the same time.

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I N S T R U M E N T P A N E L L I G H T I N G –
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Lighting rheostat
The dimmer is active when the lamps are on and affects:The instrument panel: Rev counter, fuel level display.
The display screen.The air conditioning control panel.
Selection of mode and brightness is done by pressing the dimmer button A on the instrument panel.
Night driving (headlamps on)
4 levels of brightness + 1 level for Black panel.
Adjustment is by successive presses on button A in the follow-ing cycle:
level 4
W level 3
W level 2
W level 1
W Black panel.


This function is to give you the best possible visual conditions for driv-ing at night.
In black panel mode, the following information only will be displayed temporarily, should you request it or in the event of an alert:The warning lamps in zone C(bottom area of the instrument panel) will come on in the event of an alert: e.g. fuel low, coolant temperature.
The direction indicator warning lamps.The speed indicator.
The gear engaged.The mileage recorder each time you press button B.
The automatic air conditioning display each time you press one of the buttons.
The trip computer information.






Night drivingThe fi rst press on button D“DARK” places the display on standby. Only the time and the temperature remain visible at the top of the screen.
A second press on D switches the screen and the instrument panel off (black panel) with the exception of information con-cerning for example:The speed indicator.The gearbox.Cruise control / Speed limiter if this has been activated.Note: Timed lighting of func-tions if you:
Press any of the display con-trols.Select Radio-CD.Operate any of the air condi-tioning controls.Note: All the displays come on if there is an alert.A third press on D returns you to normal lighting.


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Operational anomaly
If the system is malfunctioning, the warning lamp ESP lights up in the instrument panel.
Contact a CITROËN dealer to have the system checked.
The ESP system offers increased driving safety but is not in place to encourage the driver to take additional risks or to drive at excessive speeds.
The functioning of this system is subject to compliance with the manufacturer’s recommendations on wheels (tyres and rims), brake parts and electronic components, as well as with the assembly and repair procedures approved by CITROËN.on wheels (tyres and rims), brake parts and electronic parts and electronic
After any collision, have this system checked by a CITROËN dealer.
E L E C T R O N I C S T A B I L I T Y
P R O G R A M M E ( E S P )
Deactivation
In exceptional conditions (vehicle stuck in snow, soft ground, etc.) it may prove useful to deactivate the ESP systems to allow the wheels to spin and thus regain traction.Press button A.
The warning lamp associated with control A (AESP Off) lights up, as does the ESP warning lamp on the instrument panel.
The ESP system is no longer active.
The ESP system reactivates:Automatically after the ignition has been switched off.ally
Automatically when you drive at above approx. 50 km/h (approx. 3 0 mph).ally
Manually with another press on button allyA.




This system is associated with the ABS and in addition to the ABS. In the event of a loss of control of the vehicle by the driver, the ESP system acts automati-cally on one or more wheels and also on the engine to bring the vehicle back on trajectory.
Operation
The ESP warning lamp fl ashes in the instrument panel if the ESP system is cor-recting the vehicle's trajectory.

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Locking from the inside
A press on the control A operates the electric central locking and unlocking, provided all the doors are closed.
It is still possible to open the doors from the inside.
If one of the doors, or the rear screen or the tailgate, is open or not properly closed, then the cen-tral locking does not operate.
The warning lamp associated with the control A signals 3 statuses:Alt fl ashes when the ignition key is in the stop position or when the key is not detected and the doors are locked.It lights up when the ignition key is in the “accessories” position or “ignition + engine running” or starter position and if the door s are locked.
It goes out when the doors are not locked.Note: Control A is inactive if the vehicle has been locked using t he remote control or the key.
Anti-theft
As soon as the vehicle reaches a speed of around 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph), the rear screen and the tailgate lock automatically. The rear screen and the tailgate unlock when a door is opened or when you press the locking/unlocking button.
Anti-theft protection
On starting the vehicle, the system automatically locks the doors as soon as you reach approximately 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph).Note: If a door has been opened, this will lock again aut omatically when the vehicle reaches approx. 10 km/h (approx. 6 mph).
Activation / Deactivation of the function
After switching on the ignition, give a long press on the central unlocking button until a message is displayed.



Manual operation (Emergency mode)
It is possible to lock the vehicle’s doors, in the event of an electrical malfunction, by actioning control Bon each door.
With the door open, insert for example the end of a key into the cavity and turn.
Then close the door.
After a repair, normal functioning resumes by means of the unlock-ing control A, the remote control or the key used in the driver’s door.
If you decide to drive with the doors locked, remember that in the event of an accident t h i s r e n d e r s a c c e s s more difficult for the emergency services.
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Warning: The automatic air conditioning system uses a temperature sensor located on the dashboard (see reference A), this sensor should not be obstructed.
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