Citroen C5 DAG 2010.5 (RD/TD) / 2.G Owners Manual
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2010.5, Model line: C5 DAG, Model: Citroen C5 DAG 2010.5 (RD/TD) / 2.GPages: 336, PDF Size: 18.85 MB
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A C C E S S
             Quality of the fuel used for  
petrol engines  
  The  petrol  engines  are  perfectly  
compatible  with  E10  type  petrol 
biofuels  (containing  10 %  ethanol), 
conforming  to  European  standards 
EN 228 and EN 15376. 
 E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 % ethanol) are reserved exclusively for 
vehicles marketed for the use of this 
type  of  fuel  (BioFlex  vehicles).  The 
quality  of  the  ethanol  must  comply 
with European standard EN 15293.  
 For  Brazil  only,  special  vehicles  are  
marketed  to  run  on  fuels  containing 
up to 100 % ethanol (E100 type).                 Quality of the fuel used for  
Diesel engines  
  The  Diesel  engines  are  perfectly  
compatible  with  biofuels  which  con-
form to current and future European 
standards  (Diesel  fuel  which  com-
plies  with  standard  EN  590  mixed 
with  a  biofuel  which  complies  with 
standard EN 14214) available at the 
pumps  (containing  up  to  7 %  Fatty 
Acid Methyl Ester).  
 The B30 biofuel can be used in cer- 
tain  Diesel  engines;  however,  this 
use  is  subject  to  strict  application 
of  the  special  servicing  conditions. 
Consult a CITROËN dealer.  
 The use of any other type of (bio)fuel  
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or di-
luted, domestic fuel...) is strictly pro-
hibited (risk of damage to the engine 
and fuel system).   
 MISFUEL PREVENTION 
 Mechanical  device  which  prevents  
 fi   l l i n g    t h e    t a n k    o f    a    D i e s e l    v e h i c l e  
with  petrol.  It  avoids  the  risk  of 
engine damage that can result from 
 fi   l l i n g   w i t h   t h e   w r o n g   f u e l .   
   L o c a t e d   i n   t h e   fi   l l e r   n e c k ,   t h e   m i s f u e l   
prevention device appears when the 
 fi   l l e r   c a p   i s   r e m o v e d .   
  Operation  
   W h e n    a    p e t r o l    fi   l l e r    n o z z l e    i s    i n t r o - 
 d u c e d   i n t o   t h e   f u e l   fi   l l e r   n e c k   o f   y o u r  
Diesel vehicle, it comes into contact 
 w i t h    t h e    fl   a p .    T h e    s y s t e m    r e m a i n s  
 c l o s e d   a n d   p r e v e n t s   fi   l l i n g .   
  
Do  not  persist  but  introduce  a  
 D i e s e l   t y p e   fi   l l e r   n o z z l e .    
 It  is  still  possible  to  use  a  fuel  can 
 t o   fi   l l   t h e   r e s e r v o i r .     
 I n    o r d e r    t o    e n s u r e    a    g o o d    fl   o w    o f   
fuel,  do  not  place  the  nozzle  of  the 
 f u e l   c a n   i n   d i r e c t   c o n t a c t   w i t h   t h e   fl   a p  
of the misfuel prevention device.   
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EXTERIOR LIGHTING CONTROLS 
 Control stalk for the selection and con- 
trol of the various front and rear lamps 
providing the vehicle's lighting.  
  Main lighting  
 The  various  front  and  rear  lamps  of  
the  vehicle  are  designed  to  adapt 
the driver's visibility progressively in 
relation to the climatic conditions:  
   -   sidelamps, to be seen, 
  -   dipped  beam  headlamps  to  see without dazzling other drivers, 
  -   main  beam  headlamps  to  see  clearly when the road is clear.   
  Additional lighting  
   O t h e r    l a m p s    a r e    fi   t t e d    t o    f u l fi   l    t h e   
requirements  of  particular  driving 
conditions:  
   -   a rear foglamp to be seen from a  distance, 
  -   front  foglamps  for  even  better  forward vision, 
  -   directional  headlamps  for  im- proved visibility when cornering, 
  -   daytime  running  lamps  to  be  seen during the day.      Programming  
 Various  automatic  lighting  control  
modes are also available depending 
on options:  
   -   guide-me-home lighting, 
  -   automatic  illumination  of  head-
lamps, 
  -   directional lighting.    
  Manual controls   Lamps off.   
      Automatic  illumination  of  
headlamps.  
 Sidelamps only. 
 Dipped  headlamps  or  
main beam headlamps. 
  
B.    Stalk  for  switching  headlamps: 
pull to switch the lighting between 
dipped  headlamps/main  beam 
headlamps. 
 In  the  lamps  off  and  sidelamps 
modes, the driver can switch on the 
main  beam  headlamps  temporarily 
 ( " h e a d l a m p    fl   a s h " )    b y    m a i n t a i n i n g    a  
pull on the stalk.  
  Displays  
 Lighting  of  the  corresponding  indi- 
cator  lamp  on  the  instrument  panel 
 c o n fi   r m s    t h e    s w i t c h i n g    o n    o f    t h e  
lighting selected.  
 The  lighting  commands  are  issued 
directly  by  the  driver  by  means  of 
the ring  
A  and the stalk   B .    
A.    Main lighting mode selection ring: 
turn  it  to  position  the  symbol  re-
quired facing the mark. 
 In  some  weather  conditions  (e.g. 
 l o w   t e m p e r a t u r e   o r   h u m i d i t y ) ,   t h e  
presence  of  misting  on  the  inter-
nal  surface  of  the  glass  of  the 
headlamps and rear lamps is nor-
mal; it disappears after the lamps 
have been on for a few minutes.       
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C.   Foglamps selection ring. 
 The foglamps operate with the side- 
lamps  and  the  dipped  and  main 
beam headlamps.  
   -  
1  st turn forwards: rear foglamps on. 
  -  1  st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.   
   -   1 st  turn forwards: front foglamps on. 
  -   2 nd  turn forwards: rear foglamps on. 
  -   1 st  turn rearwards: rear foglamps off. 
  -   2 nd  turn rearwards: front foglamps  off.   
  Model with rear foglamps  
only 
  Model with front and rear 
foglamps        In good or rainy weather, both day  
and  night,  the  front  foglamps  and 
the rear foglamps are prohibited. In 
these situations, the power of their 
beams  may  dazzle  other  drivers. 
They should only be used in fog or 
snow.  
 In  these  weather  conditions,  it  is  
your responsibility to switch on the 
foglamps  and  dipped  headlamps 
manually as the brightness sensor 
 m a y   d e t e c t   s u f fi   c i e n t   l i g h t .   
 Do  not  forget  to  switch  off  the  front  
foglamps  and  the  rear  foglamps 
when they are no longer necessary.   
  Lamps on buzzer  
 The  triggering  of  an  audible  signal  
when a front door is opened warns 
the  driver  that  he  has  forgotten  to 
switch  off  his  vehicle's  lamps,  with 
the ignition off and in manual lamps 
mode.  
 In this case, switching off the lamps  
stops the audible signal.  
 With  the  ignition  off,  if  the  dipped  
headlamps  remain  on,  they  will 
switch  off  automatically  after  thirty 
minutes  to  prevent  discharging  of 
the battery.      
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  *   According to country.  
       Daytime-running lamps  
 System  which  switches  on  special  
lamps  at  the  front,  to  make  the  ve-
hicle more visible by day.  
 They light up automatically and perma- 
nently, when the engine is running, if:  
   -   The  function  is  activated *   in  the 
"Main  Menu"  of  the  instrument  
panel screen. 
  -   The lighting control is at position   0  
or   AUTO  . 
  -   All the headlamps are off.   
 You  can  deactivate *   this  function  
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen.          Manual guide-me-home  
lighting  
 Temporarily  keeping  the  dipped  
beam  headlamps  on  after  the  vehi-
cle's  ignition  has  been  switched  off 
makes  the  driver's  exit  easier  when 
the light is poor.  
  Switching on  
   
        W i t h    t h e    i g n i t i o n    o f f ,    " fl   a s h "    t h e  
headlamps  using  the  lighting  
stalk. 
  
    
 A   f u r t h e r   " h e a d l a m p   fl   a s h "   s w i t c h e s  
the function off.   
  Switching off  
 The manual guide-me-home lighting  
switches off automatically after a set 
time.   
             Automatic illumination of headlamps 
 The  sidelamps  and  dipped  beam 
headlamps are switched on automati-
cally, without any action on the part of 
the driver, when a low level of external 
light is detected or in certain cases of 
activation of the windscreen wipers.  
 As soon as the brightness returns to a  
 s u f fi   c i e n t   l e v e l   o r   a f t e r   t h e   w i n d s c r e e n  
wipers are switched off, the lamps are 
switched off automatically.  
  Activation  
   
    
Turn ring   A  to the   "AUTO"   position. 
The  automatic  illumination  of  head- 
lamps is accompanied by a message 
on the instrument panel screen.   
  Deactivation  
   
     Turn  ring    A   to  a  position  other 
than    "AUTO"  .  Deactivation  is 
accompanied  by  a  message  on  
the instrument panel screen.      
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  Linked with the automatic  
"Guide-me-home" lighting  
 Link  with  the  automatic  illumination  
of  headlamps  provides  the  "guide-
me-home" lighting with the following 
additional options:  
   -   selection of the duration of light- ing  for  15,  30  or  60  seconds  in  
the  vehicle  parameters  on  the 
 i n s t r u m e n t   p a n e l   s c r e e n   c o n fi   g u -
ration menu, 
  -   automatic  activation  of  "guide- me-home"  lighting  when  auto-
matic  illumination  of  headlamps 
is in operation.   
  Operating fault  
 In  the  event  of  a  malfunction  of  the  
brightness  sensor,  the  lamps  come 
on  and  a  message  appears  on  the 
instrument  panel  screen,  accompa-
nied by an audible signal.  
 Consult a CITROËN dealer. 
 In  fog  or  snow,  the  brightness  
 s e n s o r    m a y    d e t e c t    s u f fi   c i e n t    l i g h t .  
Therefore, the lamps will not come 
on automatically.  
 Do  not  cover  the  brightness  sen- 
sor, linked with the rain sensor and 
located  in  the  centre  of  the  wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror; 
the  associated  functions  would  no 
longer operate.   
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT 
 To  avoid  dazzling  other  road  users,  
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps  must  be  adjusted  according 
to the load in the vehicle.  
  
0.    1 or 2 people in the front seats. 
  
-.    3 people. 
  
1.    5 people. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
2.    5 people + maximum authorised 
loads. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
3.    Driver  +  maximum  authorised 
loads. 
 Initial setting is position   "0".  
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS 
 Do  not  touch  the  xenon  bulbs.  
Consult a CITROËN dealer.   
If  a  malfunction  occurs, 
this warning lamp is dis-
played on the instrument 
panel,  accompanied  by 
an audible signal and a 
message  on  the  instru-
ment panel screen. 
 The system then places your headlamps 
in the lowest position. 
 To avoid causing a nuisance to other 
road  users,  this  system  corrects  the 
height of the xenon headlamp beams 
automatically  and  when  stationary, 
depending on the load in the vehicle.    
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V I S I B I L I T Y
  *   According to country.  
       Daytime-running lamps  
 System  which  switches  on  special  
lamps  at  the  front,  to  make  the  ve-
hicle more visible by day.  
 They light up automatically and perma- 
nently, when the engine is running, if:  
   -   The  function  is  activated *   in  the 
"Main  Menu"  of  the  instrument  
panel screen. 
  -   The lighting control is at position   0  
or   AUTO  . 
  -   All the headlamps are off.   
 You  can  deactivate *   this  function  
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen.          Manual guide-me-home  
lighting  
 Temporarily  keeping  the  dipped  
beam  headlamps  on  after  the  vehi-
cle's  ignition  has  been  switched  off 
makes  the  driver's  exit  easier  when 
the light is poor.  
  Switching on  
   
        W i t h    t h e    i g n i t i o n    o f f ,    " fl   a s h "    t h e  
headlamps  using  the  lighting  
stalk. 
  
    
 A   f u r t h e r   " h e a d l a m p   fl   a s h "   s w i t c h e s  
the function off.   
  Switching off  
 The manual guide-me-home lighting  
switches off automatically after a set 
time.   
             Automatic illumination of headlamps 
 The  sidelamps  and  dipped  beam 
headlamps are switched on automati-
cally, without any action on the part of 
the driver, when a low level of external 
light is detected or in certain cases of 
activation of the windscreen wipers.  
 As soon as the brightness returns to a  
 s u f fi   c i e n t   l e v e l   o r   a f t e r   t h e   w i n d s c r e e n  
wipers are switched off, the lamps are 
switched off automatically.  
  Activation  
   
    
Turn ring   A  to the   "AUTO"   position. 
The  automatic  illumination  of  head- 
lamps is accompanied by a message 
on the instrument panel screen.   
  Deactivation  
   
     Turn  ring    A   to  a  position  other 
than    "AUTO"  .  Deactivation  is 
accompanied  by  a  message  on  
the instrument panel screen.      
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V I S I B I L I T Y
  Linked with the automatic  
"Guide-me-home" lighting  
 Link  with  the  automatic  illumination  
of  headlamps  provides  the  "guide-
me-home" lighting with the following 
additional options:  
   -   selection of the duration of light- ing  for  15,  30  or  60  seconds  in  
the  vehicle  parameters  on  the 
 i n s t r u m e n t   p a n e l   s c r e e n   c o n fi   g u -
ration menu, 
  -   automatic  activation  of  "guide- me-home"  lighting  when  auto-
matic  illumination  of  headlamps 
is in operation.   
  Operating fault  
 In  the  event  of  a  malfunction  of  the  
brightness  sensor,  the  lamps  come 
on  and  a  message  appears  on  the 
instrument  panel  screen,  accompa-
nied by an audible signal.  
 Consult a CITROËN dealer. 
 In  fog  or  snow,  the  brightness  
 s e n s o r    m a y    d e t e c t    s u f fi   c i e n t    l i g h t .  
Therefore, the lamps will not come 
on automatically.  
 Do  not  cover  the  brightness  sen- 
sor, linked with the rain sensor and 
located  in  the  centre  of  the  wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror; 
the  associated  functions  would  no 
longer operate.   
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT 
 To  avoid  dazzling  other  road  users,  
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps  must  be  adjusted  according 
to the load in the vehicle.  
  
0.    1 or 2 people in the front seats. 
  
-.    3 people. 
  
1.    5 people. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
2.    5 people + maximum authorised 
loads. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
3.    Driver  +  maximum  authorised 
loads. 
 Initial setting is position   "0".  
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS 
 Do  not  touch  the  xenon  bulbs.  
Consult a CITROËN dealer.   
If  a  malfunction  occurs, 
this warning lamp is dis-
played on the instrument 
panel,  accompanied  by 
an audible signal and a 
message  on  the  instru-
ment panel screen. 
 The system then places your headlamps 
in the lowest position. 
 To avoid causing a nuisance to other 
road  users,  this  system  corrects  the 
height of the xenon headlamp beams 
automatically  and  when  stationary, 
depending on the load in the vehicle.    
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V I S I B I L I T Y
  Linked with the automatic  
"Guide-me-home" lighting  
 Link  with  the  automatic  illumination  
of  headlamps  provides  the  "guide-
me-home" lighting with the following 
additional options:  
   -   selection of the duration of light- ing  for  15,  30  or  60  seconds  in  
the  vehicle  parameters  on  the 
 i n s t r u m e n t   p a n e l   s c r e e n   c o n fi   g u -
ration menu, 
  -   automatic  activation  of  "guide- me-home"  lighting  when  auto-
matic  illumination  of  headlamps 
is in operation.   
  Operating fault  
 In  the  event  of  a  malfunction  of  the  
brightness  sensor,  the  lamps  come 
on  and  a  message  appears  on  the 
instrument  panel  screen,  accompa-
nied by an audible signal.  
 Consult a CITROËN dealer. 
 In  fog  or  snow,  the  brightness  
 s e n s o r    m a y    d e t e c t    s u f fi   c i e n t    l i g h t .  
Therefore, the lamps will not come 
on automatically.  
 Do  not  cover  the  brightness  sen- 
sor, linked with the rain sensor and 
located  in  the  centre  of  the  wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror; 
the  associated  functions  would  no 
longer operate.   
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT 
 To  avoid  dazzling  other  road  users,  
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps  must  be  adjusted  according 
to the load in the vehicle.  
  
0.    1 or 2 people in the front seats. 
  
-.    3 people. 
  
1.    5 people. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
2.    5 people + maximum authorised 
loads. 
  
-.    Intermediate setting. 
  
3.    Driver  +  maximum  authorised 
loads. 
 Initial setting is position   "0".  
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS 
 Do  not  touch  the  xenon  bulbs.  
Consult a CITROËN dealer.   
If  a  malfunction  occurs, 
this warning lamp is dis-
played on the instrument 
panel,  accompanied  by 
an audible signal and a 
message  on  the  instru-
ment panel screen. 
 The system then places your headlamps 
in the lowest position. 
 To avoid causing a nuisance to other 
road  users,  this  system  corrects  the 
height of the xenon headlamp beams 
automatically  and  when  stationary, 
depending on the load in the vehicle.    
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DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING 
  
without cornering lighting   
  
with cornering lighting    
  "Cornering lighting" function  
 With  dipped  or  main  beams,  this  
function  provides  additional  lighting 
for  the  inside  of  a  bend,  when  the 
vehicle  speed  is  below  25  mph 
 ( a p p r o x   4 0   k m / h ) .   
 This  lighting  is  most  useful  when  
travelling  at  low  and  medium  speed 
(urban  driving,  winding  road,  inter-
 s e c t i o n s ,   p a r k i n g   m a n o e u v r e s . . . ) .   
  Activation  
 This function is activated:  
   -   when  the  direction  indicator  is 
activated, 
  -   from a certain angle of rotation of  the steering wheel.     Deactivation  
 This function is deactivated:  
   -   below a certain angle of rotation 
of the steering wheel, 
  -   when  stationary  or  at  very  low  speed, 
  -   when reverse gear is engaged, 
  -   when  the  directional  headlamps  are switched off.       
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  Programming  
 The  function  is  activated  or  deac- 
tivated  via  the  instrument  panel 
screen "Main Menu".  
 To do this, select "Vehicle parameters\ 
Lighting\Directional headlamps".   
  Operating fault  If  a  malfunction  occurs,  this  
 w a r n i n g   l a m p   fl   a s h e s   o n   t h e  
instrument panel, accompa-
nied  by  a  message  on  the 
multifunction screen. 
 Consult a CITROËN dealer. 
 When stationary or moving at very 
low speed or when reverse gear is 
engaged, the function is inactive.  
 The  status  of  the  function  remains  
in the memory when the ignition is 
switched off.   
          Directional headlamps  
function  
 When  the  dipped  or  main  beam  
headlamps are on, this function, as-
sociated with the "cornering lighting" 
function,  enables  the  light  beam  to 
follow the direction of the road.  
 The  use  of  this  function,  linked  with  
the  xenon  headlamps  only,  consid-
erably  improves  the  quality  of  your 
lighting when cornering. 
  
with   
 directional lighting   
  
without   
 directional lighting