warning Citroen C3 RHD 2014 2.G Owner's Manual

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a complete product range,
bringing together technology and a permanent spirit of innovation,
for a modern and creative approach to mobility
.
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Happy motoring!
At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
more comfortable and more enjoyable.
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Key
contributes to the protection of the environment
additional information safety warning
Reading the detailed sections is essential to
make the most of your vehicle, in complete
safety.
Your vehicle is fitted with only some of the
equipment described in this document,
depending on the trim level, version and the
specifications for the country in which it is
sold.
The fitting of electrical equipment or
accessories which are not recommended
by CITR
o Ë n may result in a failure of
your vehicle's electronic system. Contact
a CITR o Ë n dealer for information on the
recommended equipment and accessories.
We draw your attention to the following...

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Child seats 86
dea

ctivating the passenger's front airbag
8
9
IS
oF

IX child seats
9
4
Electric child lock

9
8
Child safety
Instrument panels 10
Indicator and warning lamps
1
2
Adjustment buttons

2
5
Trip computer

2
7
MonitoringOver view
Monochrome screen a 3
0
Monochrome screen C
3
3
16/9 colour screen (eMyWay)

3
7
Multifunction screens
Ventilation 39
Heating

41
Manual air conditioning
4

1
Front demist - defrost

4
3
di

gital air conditioning
4
4
Rear screen demist - defrost

4
6
Scented air freshener

4
7
Front seats

4
8
Rear seats

5
0
M i r r o r s
51
S

teering wheel adjustment
5
2
Comfort
Remote control key 53
Alarm
5
8
Window controls

6
0
Doors

6
2
Boot
6

5
Fuel tank

6
6
Misfuel prevention (
die

sel)
6
8
access
Lighting controls 69
LED lamps
7
3
Headlamp adjustment
7

3
Wiper controls

7
4
Courtesy lamps

7
7
Interior mood lighting

7
8
Boot lamp

7
8
Visibility
Interior fittings 79
Boot fittings
8
4
Fittings
Eco-driving
Contents

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direction indicators 99
Hazard warning lamps
9
9
Horn


10 0
Emergency or assistance call

1
00
Tyre under-inflation detection

1
01
Braking assistance systems

1
05
Trajectory control systems

1
06
Front seat belts

1
07
air

bags
1
09
Safety
Parking brake 1 13
6-speed manual gearbox
1
13
Electronic gearbox
1

14
au

tomatic gearbox
1
18
Gear ef ficiency indicator

1
22
Stop & Start

1
23
Hill start assist

1
26
Speed limiter

1
27
Cruise control

1
29
Rear parking sensors
1

31
Reversing camera
1

33
driving
eMyWay 19 7
Audio system
2
51
audio and telematics
al

phabetical index
Bonnet 13 5
Running out of fuel (
di
esel)
1
36
Petrol engines

1
37
di

esel engines
1
38
Checking levels

1
39
Checks
14

2
Checks
Temporary puncture repair kit 144
Changing a wheel
1
49
Snow chains

1
56
Changing a bulb

1
57
Changing a fuse
1

64
Battery
1

71
Energy economy mode

1
74
Changing a wiper blade

1
75
Towing the vehicle

1
76
Towing a trailer

1
78
a

udio pre-equipment
1
80
Accessories
1

82
Practical information Technical data
Petrol engines 1
84
Petrol weights
1
85
LPG engines

1
87
LPG weights

1
88
di

esel engines
1
89
Diesel weights

1
91
di

mensions

193
Identification markings
1

94
Emergency or assistance

1
95
Visual search
Contents

7
Instruments and controls1. Steering wheel adjustment control.
2. Headlamp height adjustment.
3.
C

ruise control / speed limiter controls.
4.
L

ighting and direction indicator control
stalk.
5.


Microphone.
6.
C

entral locking button.
7.
M

ultifunction screen.
8.
H

azard warning lamps button.
9.
C

entral adjustable air vents.
10.
S

unshine sensor
H

i-Fi audio system central speaker.
11.
P

assenger's airbag.
12 .
G

love box / Passenger's airbag
deactivation / Fusebox.
13.


b
o
nnet release lever.
14 .
1

2 V accessory socket
U

S
b
port / auxiliary socket.
15.
U

pper and lower storage.
16.


a
u
dio system or eMyWay.
17.
H

eating / air conditioning controls.
.
over view

10
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.
Instrument panels with manual gearbox
5. Display management button S
ervicing information.


a
d
just the time and choose units.
R

eset the service indicator.
6.
I

nstrument panel lighting button.


a
d
justs the brightness of the lighting of the
instruments and controls.
1. R
ev counter.
I
ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
F

uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
4.
S

creen. A.
A

mbient temperature.

(
°Celsius or °Fahrenheit)
B. G ear efficiency indicator.
C. Ti me.
D.
E

ngine oil level indicator.
A

ppears a few seconds after switching on
the ignition, then disappears.
E.
T

rip computer.
F.
S

ervice indicator.
(

miles or km) then,


T
otal mileage.
T

hese two functions are displayed
successively when switching on
the


ignition.
Screen
For more information, refer to the
section on the button or function and its
associated display.
Dials
Monitoring

11
Instrument panels for electronic or automatic gearboxes
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps. Depending on the version, the instrument panel may have permanent
back-lighting.
1.
R
ev counter.
I

ndicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).
2.
V

ehicle speed.
I

ndicates the current speed of the moving
vehicle (mph or km/h).
3.
F

uel level.
I

ndicates the quantity of fuel remaining in
the tank.
4.
S

creen.
5.
D

isplay management button
A

lternates display between range and trip
mileage recorder.
S

ervicing information.
R

esets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator).
6.
I

nstrument panel lighting button.


a
d
justs the brightness of the lighting of the
instruments and controls.
ScreenDials
For more information, refer to the
section on the button or function and its
associated display. A.
S

peed limiter

(
mph or km/h) or

C
ruise control.
B.
G
ear efficiency indicator.
C.
E
lectronic
or automatic gearbox
information.
D.
R
ange

(
miles or km) or

T
rip mileage recorder.
E.
S
ervice indicator

(
miles or km), then

T
otal mileage recorder
. T hese two functions are displayed
successively when switching on the ignition
F.
E

ngine oil level indicator.
A

ppears a few seconds after switching on
the ignition, then disappears.
1
Monitoring

12
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 started, 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 certain 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/indicator lamp is onCause Action / Observations
Left-hand direction
indicatorflashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed down.
Right-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The lighting stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps fixed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.
Hazard warning
lamps
flashing with audible
signal. 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 it
be ascertained whether the situation is
normal or whether a fault has occurred.
Indicator and warning lamps
Monitoring

13
Front foglampsfixed. The front foglamps are switched on
using the ring on the lighting control
stalk. Turn the ring on the lighting control stalk rear wards
twice to switch off the front foglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The rear foglamps are switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rear wards to switch off the
rear foglamps.
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The key is at position 2 (ignition on) in
the ignition switch. Wait until the warning lamp goes off before starting.
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 start, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then start the engine.
Parking brake fixed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
ob

serve the safety recommendations.
For more information on the parking brake, refer to the
corresponding section.
Dipped beam
headlamps
fixed.
The lighting stalk is in the "
di
pped
beam headlamps" position.
Main beam
headlamps fixed.
The lighting stalk is pulled towards
you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.
Warning/indicator lamp
is onCause Action / Observations
1
Monitoring

14
Stop & Star tfixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams,
...) the Stop & Start system
has put the engine into ST
oP m

ode.The warning 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
of f. ST
oP m

ode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
ST
aR

T mode is invoked
automatically. For more information on special cases with STOP
mode and ST
aR

T mode, refer to the "Stop & Start"
section.
Engine coolant
temperature
fixed blue
on s
tarting 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 warning lamp has switched off.
Warning/indicator lamp
is onCause Action / Observations
Monitoring

15
Foot on the
brake pedalfixed.
The brake pedal must be pressed. With an electronic gearbox, press the brake pedal to
start the engine (lever in position N).
With an automatic gearbox, with the engine running,
press the brake pedal before releasing the parking
brake, to unlock the lever and come out of position P .
If you wish to release the parking brake without
pressing the brake pedal, this warning lamp will
remain on.
flashing. With an electronic gearbox, if you
hold the vehicle on an incline using
the accelerator for too long, the
clutch overheats. Use the brake pedal and/or the parking brake.
Automatic
wiping fixed.
The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
1
Monitoring