light Citroen C3 RHD 2013 2.G User Guide

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Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).


When the ignition is switched on

Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the vehicle's ignition is switched on.
When the engine is star ted, these same
warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the
information on the warning lamp concerned.

Operation indicator lamps

If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.

Associated warnings
The illumination of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the multifunction screen.The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Left-hand direction indicator flashing with buzzer.The lighting stalk is pushed down.
Right-handdirection indicatorr

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps

fixed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.
Hazard warning lamps flashing with audiblesignal.The hazard warning lamps switch,
located on the dashboard, has been
operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction indicators and
their associated indicator lamps flash simultaneously.
Certain warning lamps may come on
in one of two different modes. Only by relating the type of illumination to the operating status of the vehicle can itbe ascertained whether the situation isnormal or whether a fault has occurred.









Indicator and warning lamps

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Front foglampsfixed.The front foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards twice to switch off
the front foglamps.
Rear foglampsfixed.The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamps.
Diesel engine pre-heatingfixed.The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on).Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting.
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then star t the engine.
Parking brakefixed.The parking brake is applied or not properly released.Release the parking brake to switch off the warninglamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.Observe the safety recommendations.
For fur ther information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Parking brake" section.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Dipped beamheadlampsfixed.The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped
beam headlamps" position.
Main beam headlampsfixed.The lighting stalk is pulled towardsyou. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.

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Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Stop & Start
fixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams, ...) the Stop & Star t systemhas put the engine into STOP mode. The warnin
g lamp goes off and the engine restarts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to move off.

flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.
STOP mode is temporarily unavailable. or
START mode is invoked
automaticall
y. For more in
formation on special cases with STOP mode and STA R T m o d e , r efer to the "Stop & Start"section.
Engine coolanttemperature

fixed blue.On star ting the engine, it indicates
that the engine is cold. After a few minutes driving, it swiches off to indicate
that the engine temperature is normal.
In order to protect your engine, avoid driving too hard
until the warnin
g lamp has switched off.

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The instrument panel remains illuminated with
only the vehicle speed and cruise control or
speed limiter information, if in use.
If there is an aler t or a change in a function
or to a setting, the black panel mode is
interrupted.
Activation
) With the lighting on, press the left handbutton of the instrument panel several
times to progressively reduce the
dashboard lighting level.
) Press the button again to reduce the lighting to the minimum level and switch off
the interior mood lighting.) Press the button again to activate the black
panel.


Black panel
System allowing cer tain displays to be switched
off for night driving.

Activation
When the lighting is on:)press the button to change the brightness
of the instruments and controls, )when the level of brightness required isreached, release the button.
Deactivation

When the lighting is off, or in day mode on
vehicles
fitted with daytime running lamps,pressing the button does not have any effect.

Lighting dimmer
System for manual adjustment of the brightness of the instruments and controls in relation to theexterior brightness.

Multifunction screens
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Vehicle confi guration
Once the "Vehicle Configuration" menu has
been selected, you can activate or deactivate
the following equipment:
- wiper linked with reverse gear (refer to the"Visibility" section),
- guide-me-home lighting (refer to the"Visibility" section),
- parking sensors (refer to the "Driving"
section).
Options
Once the "Options" menu has been selected,
you can start diagnostics of the status of the
equipment (active, not active, faulty).
Display settings

Once the "Display settings" menu has been selected, you can gain access to the following settings:


- year,

- month,

- day,

- hour,

- minutes,

-
12 or 24 hour mode.
)
Once you have selected a setting, press
the "  " or "
" buttons to change its value.
)
Press the " 
" or "
" buttons to switch
respectively to the previous or next setting.) Press the "OK"
button to save the change
and return to the normal displa
y or press
the "Back"button to cancel.
Setting the date and time)Press the MENUbutton.
)Select "Display settings" using the "
" or "
" button.)Press "OK"
to confirm the selection. )Select the "Year" function using the " "or " " button.)Press "OK"
to confirm the selection. )Choose the desired value, using the " " or "
" button.)Press "OK"
to confirm the selection. )Repeat the procedure to set the "Month",
"Day", " H our s", and " M inute s".

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Example: setting of the duration of the guide-
me-home lighting) Press the " 
" or "
" buttons, then
the "OK"button to select the menurequired.
) Press the " 
" or "
" buttons, then
the "OK"button to select the "Guide-
me-home headlamps" line.
) Press the " " or " " buttons to set thevalue required (15, 30 or 60 seconds), then
press the "OK"button to confirm.
)Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then
the "OK"
button to select the "OK"boxand confirm or press the "Back"button to cancel.

"Personalisation-
Confi
guration" menu
Defi ne the vehicle parameters
Once this menu has been selected, you can activate or deactivate the following equipment:
- wiper linked to reverse gear (refer to the "Visibility" section),
- guide-me-home lighting and duration (see "Visibility" section),
- parking sensors (refer to the "Driving" section).
Once this menu has been selected, you can gain access to the following functions:
- define the vehicle parameters,
- display configuration,
- choice of language.

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*
According to country.


System language

This menu allows you to select the language
used by the display: Deutsch, English,Espanol, Français, Italiano, Nederlands, Polski,
Portugues, Türkçe * .

Date and time
This menu allows you to set the date and time,
the format of the date and the format of the
time:)Press "SETUP"

. )Select the "Date and time" function andpress the knob to confirm. )Select the "Adjust date and time" function and press the knob to confirm. )Adjust the settings in turn using the
directional arrows, confirming with the knob.)Select the "Date format" function and press
the knob to confirm.)Confirm the desired format using the knob. )Select the "Time format" function andpress the knob to confirm. )Confirm the desired format using the knob.

Display
This menu allows you to set the brightness of
the screen, the screen colour scheme and the colour of the map (day/night or auto mode).
Vehicle
This menu allows you to activate or deactivate cer tain driving and comfort equipment:
- wiper linked with reverse gear (refer to the "Visibility" section),
- guide-me-home lighting and duration(refer to the "Visibility" section),
- parking sensors (refer to the "Driving"section).


Units

This menu allows you to select the units:
temperature (°C or °F) and fuel consumption(km/l, l/100 or mpg).

System

This menu allows you to restore the factory configuration, display the software version and
activate scrolling text.

For safety reasons, configuration of the multifunction screen by the driver mustonly be done when stationary.

Comfort
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Heating / Ventilation Manual air
conditioning
The heating / ventilation or air conditioning systems operates with the engine running, as
well as in STOP mode with Stop & Star t.

1. Temperature adjustment

2. Air fl ow ad
justment
)
Turn the dial from blue(cold) to red (hot) to adjust
the temperature to your
requirements.
) Turn the dial from position 1to position 5
to obtain a comfortable air flow.
Manual control panel
Electric control
panel
Manual control
panel
Electric control
panel
)
If you place the air flow control in position 0
(deactivation of the system), the temperature is nolonger maintained at a comfor table level. However, a slight flow of air,
due to the movement of the vehicle, can still be felt.

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4. Air conditioning on/off
Press this button to switch off the air conditioning.
Stoppin
g the air conditioning may cause some problems (humidity, misting).
Automatic operation of the air conditioning is resumed when the button is pressed again.
The symbol
"A/C"is displayed.
5. Air intake / Air recirculation

Press this button for recirculation of
the interior air. The air recirculation
s
ymbol 5is displayed.
Air recirculation enables the passenger compartment
to be isolated from exterior odours and smoke.

6. Air distribution adjustment
Pressing this button several times in succession enables the air flow to bedirected in turn towards:


- t
he windscreen and the side windows (demisting or defrosting),

- the windscreen, side windows and air
vents,

- the windscreen, the side windows, the air
vents and the footwells,

- the windscreen
, the side windows and thefootwells,

- the footwells,

- the air vents and the footwells,

- the air vents.



7. Air fl ow adjustment

Press the "full fan"button to
in
crease the air flow.
The air
flow symbol, the fan, fills progressivelyaccording to the value requested.


Switching the system off

Press the air flow "empty fan"
button 7until the fan symbol disappears.
Thi
s action switches off all of the functions of
the air conditioning system.
Thermal com
for t is no longer controlled. A slight flow of air resulting from the movement
of the vehicle, remains perceptible however.
Pressin
g the air flow "full fan"
button 7or on "AUTO"
reactivates the system with the values set before it was switched off.
Press the "empty fan"button todecrease the air flow. Press this button again or press the
"AUTO"button to resume automatic management of
the intake of air. The air recirculation s
ymbol 5goes off.

Avoid driving for long periods with the air conditioning switched off (risk of mistingand reduction of the air quality in the cabin).

For maximum cooling or heating of the cabin, it is possible to go beyond the minimum 14 or maximum 28 values.)Press the blue button 2
until "LO"is displayed or the red button 2
until"HI"
is displayed.
Avoid prolonged recirculation of interior air (risk of condensation or deterioration of the air quality).

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Rear seats
Bench seat with fixed one-piece cushion and split backrest (right hand 2/3, left hand 1/3) to adjust the load space in the boot.


Rear head restraints Folding the backrest

They can also be removed. To remove a head restraint: )release the backrest using control 1,)tilt the backrest 2
slightly forwards, )pull the head restraint upwards to the stop, )then, press the lug A
.
)
Move the corresponding front seat for ward if necessary.)
Check that the seat belt is positioned correctly on the side of the seat backrest. )
Place the head restraints in the low position.


With passengers in the rear seats,
never drive with the head restraints removed; they must be in place and correctly adjusted. These have one position for use
(up) and a stowed position (down).
)
Pull control 1
forwards to release the seat backrest 2.)
Fold the seat backrest 2on to the cushion.



Repositioning the seat backrest


When repositioning the seat backrest,take care not to trap the seat belts.

)
Straighten the seat backrest 2
and secure it. )
Check that the red indicator, located next to
the control 1, is no longer visible.