high beam Citroen C4 PICASSO 2016 2.G Owner's Manual

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The system may suffer interference or
not  work   correctly:
-

u
nder conditions of poor visibility
(falling
  snow,   heavy   rain   or   thick  
f

og,
 ...
),
-

i
f the windscreen is dirty, misted or
obscured
  (by   a   sticker,   ...)   in   front   of  
t

he camera,
-
 
i
f   the   vehicle   is   facing   highly  
re

flective
 si
gns.
The
  system   is   not   able   to   detect:
-

r
oad users that do not have their
own
  lighting,   such   as   pedestrians,
-
 
r
oad   users   whose   lighting   is  
o

bscured,   such   as   vehicles   running  
b

ehind a safety barrier (on a
motor way,
  for   example),
-

r
oad users at the top or bottom of
a steep slope, on twisty roads, on
crossroads.
Deactivation
F In the Driving menu, select the " Driving
assistance " tab, then "Automatic
headlamp dip ";
  the   system   changes   to  
"

automatic   illumination   headlamps"   mode.
To reactivate the system, flash the headlamps
again.
Depending   on   the   situation,  
t

hese indicator lamps
come on.
Activation
F Put   the   lighting   control   stalk   ring  i
n the " AUTO "
  position.
F

I

n the Driving menu, select " Driving
assistance ", then "Automatic headlamp
dip ".
Operation
- dipped beam is
maintained, this indicator
lamp comes on in the
instrument
 pan

el.
F

F
lash the headlamps
(going   beyond   the   point  
o

f resistance) to activate
the   function.
Once the function is activated, the system
operates
 
as
 
follows:
If
 
the
 
ambient
 
light   level   is   sufficient   and/or   if  
t

he traffic conditions do not allow illumination of
the
 
main
 
beam
 
headlamps:
If
 
the
 
ambient
 
light   level   is   very   low   and   the  
t

raffic
 
conditions   permit:
-

m
ain beam comes
on
  automatically:   this  
i

ndicator lamp comes on in
the
  instrument   panel.
Pause
If the situation requires a change of headlamp beam,   the   driver   can   take   over   at   any   time.
F
 
F
lashing   the   headlamps  
a

gain   pauses   the  
f

unction and the system
changes
  to   "automatic   illumination   of  
h

eadlamps"
 m
ode:
-

i
f the "AUTO" and "Dipped beam"
indicator lamps are on, the system
changes
  to   main   beam,
-

i
f the "AUTO" and "Main beam" indicator
lamps
  are   on,   the   system   changes   to  
d

ipped
 be
am.
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Directional dipped beam
headlamps (xenon model)Main beam headlamps (xenon model)
F Remove the protective plastic cover by pulling   the   tab.
F
 
P
ush   the   connector.
F
 
R
emove   the   bulb   and   change   it.
For reassembly, carry out these operations in
reverse
 o

rder.
D5S
 
xenon
 
bulbs
 
must
 
be
 
changed
 
b

y a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop,
 
as
 
there
 
is
 
a
 
risk
 
of
 
el

ectrocution.
In the event of failure of one
of the D5S bulbs, it is recommended
that the bulb on the other side be
changed
 
at
 
the
 
same
 
time.
The headlamps have polycarbonate
lenses
 
with
 
a
 
protective
 
coating:
F

d

o not clean them using a dr y
or abrasive cloth, nor with a
detergent or solvent product,
F
 
u

se
 
a
 
sponge
 
and
 
soapy
 
water
 
or
 
a
 
p

H neutral product,
F
 
w

hen
 
using
 
a
 
high
 
pressure
 
washer
 
o

n
 
persistent
 
marks,
 
do
 
not
 
keep
 
t

he lance directed towards the
lamps
 
or
 
their
 
edges
 
for
 
too
 
long,
 
s

o
 
as
 
not
 
to
 
damage
 
their
 
protective
 
c

oating
 a

nd
 sea

ls.
Changing
 
a
 
bulb
 
should
 
only
 
be
 
done
 
a

fter the headlamp has been switched
off
 
for
 
several
 
minutes
 
(risk
 
of
 
serious
 
b

urns).
F

D

o not touch the bulb directly with
your
 
fingers,
 
use
 
a
 
lint-free
 
cloth.
It is imperative to use only anti-
ultraviolet (UV) type bulbs to avoid
damaging
 t

he
 h

eadlamp.
Always replace a failed bulb with a
new bulb with the same type and
specification.
In the event of a breakdown