dashboard CITROEN C6 2012 Handbook (in English)

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CONTENTS
DRIVING
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IN BRIEF
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Exterior.................................................r4
Opening.............................................5-6
Interior..................................................r7
Dashboard.........................................8-9
Getting started.............................10®12
Visibility..............................................13
Ventilation ........................................... 14
Monitoring ....................................15-16
Ensure the safety of passengers........17
Driving .........................................18®20
Eco-driving....................................21-22
Remote control..............................23-24
Keys....................................................25
Anti-intrusion alarm.......................26-27
Steering lock - Ignition - Starter.........r28
Driving – Starting the engine.............29
Instrument panel.........................30®36
Warning lamps ..............................31-32
Head-up display ............................37-38
Multifunction displays..................39®43
Tr i p c o m p u t e r..............................r44®49
Signalling .....................................50®52
Xenon dual-function directional
headlamps .......................................
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Wipers...........................................54-55
Windows .............................................56
Steering column adjustment -
Seat belt height adjustment .............57
Front seats....................................58-59
Memorisation......................................60
Seat belts warning lamp.....................61
Rear view mirrors........................62®64
Gearbox.......................................65®68
Cruise control................................69-70
Speed limiter.................................r71-72
Electronic stability programme ..........73
Brakes .................................................74
Electric parkin
g brake...................75 -76
Speed sensitive rear spoiler...............77
Parking assistance........................78-79
Lane departure warning system........80
Diesel particle fi lter............................r81

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FA.Key release/storage.B.Locking of the vehicle.
C.Unlocking of the vehicle.D. Guide-me-home lighting.
REMOTE CONTROL KEY
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OPENING
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OPENING THE BONNET
Inside the vehicle:
Pull the lever Atowards you.
Outside the vehicle:
Lift the lever Blocated under thefront edge close to the centre of
the bonnet then lift the bonnet.
Press on buttonA to the left of the
dashboard to open the fuel fi ller fl ap.
Opening and attaching the fuel capB.
FUEL TANK
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Tank capacity:approximately 72 litres

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1. Head-up display cavity
2.Steering column adjustment
3. Controls - Lighting/Direction indicators/
Rear foglamps/Voice recognition
4.Instrument panel
5.Horn
6. Controls - Wipers
7.
Front passenger's airbag deactivation
8. Driver's seat adjustment controls and memories
9. Controls - Windows/Rear view mirrors/Child
safety
10. Driver's airbag
11. Controls at the steering wheel - Speed limiter and
Cruise control
12. Electric parking brake
13. Suspension controls - Ground clearance
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justment/Sport mode
14. Automatic gearbox SPORT/SNOW mode controls
15.
Head-up display controls
16.
Oddments tray
17. Fuel fl ap control
18. Ignition switch
19. Controls - Radio controls under the steering wheel
DASHBOARD

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20. Passenger's airbag
21. Sunlight sensor
22.Multifunction display
23. Central air vents
24.Radio or NaviDrive
25. Controls - Lane Departure Warning System/
Anti-intrusion alarm
26. Gear lever
27. Hazard lamps button
28. Ashtray
29. Controls - Electronic stability programme
(ESP/ASR)/Central locking of doors and boot/
Parking assistance
30. Air conditioning controls
31.
Cup-holder
32.
Glovebox/Vehicle document storage/Fusebox
access fl ap/Audio-video sockets
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.Lateral air vent
34. Bonnet release
DASHBOARD

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FRONT SEATS
C.Adjustment of the backrest angle.
D. Adjustment of the backrest lumbar support.
E.Seat height and slide adjustments.
F
. Adjustment of the seat cushion
angle.
G
.Memorisation of dashboard
adjustments:
- Driver's seat.
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Steering wheel.
- Exterior rear view mirrors.
- Head-up displa
y.
You have the possibility to memo-
risetwo driving positions using buttons1and 2.
Electric adjustments
A. Adjustment of the backrest angle.
B.Controls for the heated seats.
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GETTING STARTED
Thecorrect positioningof the belt strap is through the middle of the
shoulder. See "Seat belts".
To a djust the seat belt for height, compress the control and slideit
in the desired direction.
SEAT BELT HEIGHTADJUSTMENT
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Manual adjustments

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NIGHT DRIVINGA fi rst presson the DARK button puts the display on standby. Only the
time and the temperature remain displayed.
A second
pressswitches off the display and the instrument panel,except for information concerning:The speed indicator.The automatic gearbox.Cruise control/Speed limiter if this has been activated.Note:
Temporary lighting of the display for modifi cation of audio-CD adjustments and air conditioning.
The display lights up if any of the other buttons on the display is pressed. To revert to night driving, press just once on button DARK.KKAll the displays come on if there is an alert.
A third press returns you to normal lighting.


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DASHBOARD BRIGHTNESS
With lamps switched on, press onbutton Cor Dto alter the intensityof the dashboard lighting.
In the "Main menu", you have a"Confi guration" menu, in which youcan adjust the display brightness.See "Display" and the NaviDrivechapter.
For enhanced visual comfort, youcan also adjust the orientation of
the NaviDrive display by pressingbuttonsA and B.
INSTRUMENT PANEL – DISPLAY

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HEAD-UP DISPLAY
CONTENT OF THE HEAD-UPDISPLAYA"Fuel low" alertB"STOP" warning lampC "ESP" warning lampDNavigation instructionsE "SERVICE" warning lampFMain beams warning lampG Vehicle speed
To be aware of the signifi cance of
the information projected on thescreen, see "Warning lamps".
Note: when navigation is in ope-
ration, direction arrows will fl ash.See the NaviDrive chapter.
To suspend display of acertain type of information:Press button 4.
Rotate the control1 to select
the type of information you
wish to suspend.
Press button 1.
The information fl ashes; it will no longer be displayed.
To
quit the selection mode, press button4.Note: The vehicle speed informa-tion, the "STOP" warning lamp and
the "ESP" warning lamp cannot be "suspended.
To restore display of a type of information:Press button 4.
Rotate the control to select theinformation you wish to restore,
which fl ashes.
Press button 1.
The information stops fl ashing: it
will be displayed.
To quit the selection mode, press
button4.






ADVICE
The windscreen of the vehicleguarantees that the Head-up
display operates correctly. It
is recommended that it be changed by a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
No ob
ject must ever be placed
in or over the cavity situated on
top of the dashboard between
th
e windscreen and the rear of
the dashboard.To clean the glass, use anon-abrasivecloth.
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Note: All the adjustments and selections you made before stop-ping the engine are retained whenyou restart. If there is a change of
driver, check whether these adjust-ments are suitable, alter them if necessary.
You are advised to adjustthese controls only whenthe vehicle is stationary.

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MEMORISAT ION
DRIVING POSITIONS MEMORISED VIA
BUTTONS 1 AND 2
To memorise a driving position:a. Place the igntion key in "Drive"position (second
position).b. Make your adjustments of the
seat, the steering wheel, the
rear view mirrors and theHead-up Display.c. Press successively on button M then on button 1(fi rst driving position) or 2(second driving position).
The memorisation is confi rmed by
a sound signal.Note: The memorisation of a new driving position cancels and repla-ces the previous one. Th
e memorisation function allowsto make the following dashboard
adjustments:Driver's seat
Steering wheelExterior rear view mirrors
Head-up display.
See "Steering column adjustment","Rear view mirrors" and "Head-up
Display".
You have the possibility to memo-rise two driving positions usingbuttons1and2.



RECALL OF A MEMORISEDDRIVING POSITION
Vehicle stationary(ignition on or enginerunning)
Press briefl y on button1 or 2 torecall the corresponding memo-rised position.
The completion of the adjustments
is confi rmed by a sound signal.
Vehicle in motion
Keep button 1or 2pressed down
to recall the corresponding memo-rised position.Note: After a few consecutiverecalls of a memorised driving position, the function deactivates until the engine is started.

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FRONT ARMREST
The armrest gives you extra com-
fort in your driving position.
To optimise
your driving position,lift the control B and push the arm-rest forwards.
Th
e armrest returns to its initialposition when you push it rear-
wards.
Storage areas
Two formatsof storage are avail-able:To have bigstorage in the
armrest, lift the controlC.For smallstorage in the
armrest, lift the controlA.
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Ventilation of the bigstorage in the front armrest
The armrest has aventilation
duct for the big storage.
This benefi ts from the air condi-
tioning at a temperature identical
to the setting for the front of the cabin area. To adjust the air con-
ditioning fl ow, see "Rear automatic
air conditioning".
The ventilation duct can beblocked manually.
INTERIOR COMFORT
USB socket
This connection unit, consisting of
a JACK plug and/or a USB port, islocated in the front armrest.
You can connect portable equip-ment such as an iPod®or a USB®
key.
It reads audio fi le formats (mp3,
ogg, wma, wav, etc.) that it trans-mits to your audio system and areheard through the vehicle’s loud-speakers.
Yo u can control these fi les with
the audio system’s steering wheel
or dashboard controls and displaythem on the multifunction screen.
Portable equipment can berecharged while it is being used.

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FUSES
DASHBOARD
Good Bad Pliers A
FUSEBOXES
There are two fuseboxes under the dashboard, one in
the engine compartment and another in the boot under
the left hand wing trim.
Dashboard fuses
To access the fuses under the dashboard, open the glovebox and then detach the stowage cover.
REPLACING A FUSE
Before replacing a fuse, you should ascertain the cause of the fault and have it remedied. The numbers of the fuses are indicated on the fusebox.
Replace the fuse that has blown with one of the
same rating (same colour).
Use the special pliersAplaced on the fl ap close to the fuseboxes. The fl ap also has spare fuses available.
Re
placement fuses
and
pliers
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Box B
Box C