instrument panel 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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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
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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
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Deactivation of passenger's airbag
When you switch on the ignition, the airbag warninglamp M lights up if the passenger's airbag has beendeactivated.
Hazard warning lamps
Driver's seat belt fastening sensor
When you switch on the ignition, seat belt warning lamp L lights up accompanied by a sound signal if the driver has not fastened his seat belt.
Warning lampLgoes out when the seat belt has been fastened.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
The hazard lamps can also be used with the ignition switched off.
MONITORING
A.Signalling warning lamps.B. Operational warning lamps.C. Cruise control/speed limiter information.D. Fuel gauge.E.Trip mileage recorder.F. Total mileage recorder, maintenance indicator.
G.Speed indicator.H.Display of automatic gearbox information.
I. Display of suspension sport mode.
J. Rev counter.K.Reset button for trip mileage recorder and
maintenance indicator.
Note:When the ignition is switched on, the orange and red warning lamps light up.
When the engine is running, these warning lamps should go out.
If any warning lamps remain lit, refer to the relevant page.
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ECO-DRIVING
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2
emissions.
Optimise the use of your
gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off
gently, change up without waiting
and drive by changing up quite
soon. If your vehicle has the sys-
tem, the gear shift indicator invites
you to change up; it is displayed
in the instrument panel, follow its
instructions.
With an automatic or electronic
gearbox, stay in Drive "D" or
Auto "A", according to the type
of gear selector, without pressing
the accelerator pedal heavily or
suddenly.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between
vehicles, use engine braking
rather than the brake pedal, and
press the accelerator progres-
sively. These attitudes contribute
towards a reduction in fuel con-
sumption and CO
2 emissions and
also helps reduce the background
traffi c noise.
When the traffi c is fl owing well,
and if you have cruise control,
make use of the system at speeds
above 25 mph (40 km/h).
Control the use of your
electrical equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it by opening the windows and air vents before using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can help keep the temperature in the passenger compartment down (sun roof and window blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless
it has automatic digital regulation, as
soon as the desired temperature is
attained.
Switch off the demisting and defrost-
ing controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as
possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front
foglamps when the level of light
does not require their use.Avoid running the engine before
moving off, particularly in winter;
your vehicle will warm up much
faster while driving.
As a passenger, if you avoid con-
necting your multimedia devices
(fi lm, music, video game...), you
will contribute towards limiting the
consumption of electrical energy,
and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices
before leaving the vehicle.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Note: Certain types of spectacles may adversely affect the readability of the instrument panel.
ASignalling warning lampsBOperational warning lampsC Cruise control/speed limiter informationDFuel gaugeETrip mileage recorderFTotal mileage recorder, maintenance indicator
GSpeed indicator
H Display of automatic gearbox informationI Display of suspension sport modeJRev counterKReset button for trip mileage recorder and mainte-
nance indicator
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
WARNING LAMPS
These warning lamps may be accompanied by a message and/or a sound signal
ESP/ASR
Operatin
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If either of the ESP or ASR systems is active, the warning lamp fl ashes.
For a malfunction
When the vehicle is moving, the lighting of this warning lamp indi-cates a system malfunction.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
Deactivation
The lighting of the warning lamp and of the button ESP indicates
that the system is deactivated.
Electric parkingbrake
When the engine is running,
this warning lamp lights up
to indicate a malfunctioning of the electric parking brake. The brake is not working properly. Place the gearbox in the Park position (P).
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed workshop as soon as possible.
ABS
The ABS warning lamplights up when you switchon the ignition: it should goout after a few seconds. If it doesnot go out, there could be a sys-
tem malfunction. See "Brakes".
Puncture(s)
If this warning lamp comes
on, it indicates a punctureon one or more wheels.
The screen displa
ys an imagewhich shows you which wheelis affected. Contact a CITROËNy
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
Door open
If this warning lamp comes
on while the engine is run-ning, it tells you that one of
the doors and/or the boot is open.
Electric parking brake,brake fl uid level,braking distributionmalfunction
With the engine running, the lighting
of this warning lamp indicates that
the parking brake is on or not pro-
perly released, that the brake fl uid level is low or that the braking sys-
tem is malfunctioning.
If the warning lamp remains on although the parking brake is released, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and contact a CITROÀN ,p
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
See "Brakes".
SERVICE
This warning lampstays on fi xed for a
major fault. Contacta CITROËN dealer or a qualifi edj
workshop as soon as possible.
This warning lamp stays on tem-porarily for minor faults. Contacta CITROËN dealer or a qualifi edpy
workshop if necessary.
To learn the ori
gin of the corres-
ponding alert, refer to the log of
alerts (See chapter "Multifunction
displays" or NaviDrive).
STOP warning lamp
If this warning lamp comes on, it is impe-rative to stop the vehicle and to switch the engine off. The warning lamp is accompanied by the STOP symbol on the screen as well as
on the Head-up display.
Alert a CITROËN dealer or a quali-fi ed workshop as soon as possible.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
WARNING LAMPS
Front passenger'sairbag deactivation
See "Airbags".
Left handdirection indicator
See "Signalling".
Right hand directionindicator
See "Signalling".
If the hazard lam
ps are activated, this means that the direction indicatorsfl ash on both sides at the same time.
Sidelamps
See "Signalling".
Front foglamps
See "Signalling".
Dipped beams
If this warning lamp fl ashes, it indicates that the direc-
tional headlamps are mal-functioning.
Contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
Foglamps (rear)
See "Signalling".
Main beams
See "Signalling".
Driver's seat belt
not fastened
If this warning lamp comes on, it is reminding the driver to fasten his seat belt. While the vehicle is sta-
tionary it remains on until the belt
is fastened.
See "Seat belts warning lamp".
Depollution
system
If this warning lamp fl ashesor lights up while you are driving,
this indicates a problem with the
depollution system.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop as soon as
possible.
Diesel enginepreheater
See method for starting the engine.
See "Driving".
Fuel low
When it comes on perma-
nently on level ground, you
have about 8 l of fuel left.
Depending on your driving style and your engine, you have enough fuel
left to drive approximately 30 miles (50 km). You must fi ll up as soon as
possible.
The fuel tank has a capacity of about
72 litres.
Be careful to never drive until you run
out of fuel; it could damage the emis-
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INSTRUMENT PANEL
An incorrect engine oil level can seriously damage your engine. See "Levels".
On switching on the ignition, theinstrument panel indicates:Firstly, in succession:
Maintenance indicator. See "Maintenance indicator" (next page).The engine oil level indicator.Secondly:
The total and trip mileagecounters.

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ENGINE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR
This display indicatesnormal ope-
ration.
Flashing of "OIL" indicates an oil level that isbelow the minimum.
Check using the manual dipstick. See "Levels".
Check the engine oil level on hori-
zontal ground with the engine
having been switched off for at least 30 minutes.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
A fl ashing of "OIL – –"indicatesa malfunctioning of the indicator.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualifi ed workshop.

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MAINTENANCE INDICATOR
It informs you when the next routine service is due in accordance with the vehicle servicing schedule in theMaintenance and Warranty Guide. This information is dependent on two parameters: the mileage covered, and the
time elapsedsince the last visit.
Operation
From switching on the ignition and
for a few seconds, the spanner
symbolising maintenance ope-rations lights up; the instrumentpanel tells you the distance remai-ning to the next service.
Example:there remain up to thenext service:
A few seconds after this, the engine
oil level indicator is displayed, then
the total mileage recorder resumesits normal role. The instrumentpanel gives the total and tripmileages.
Operation if the distance tothe next service is less than
600 miles
Each time you switch on the igni-
tion and for 5 seconds, the span-
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er and the distance fl ash.
Example: there remain up to
the next service: 500 miles. On
switching on the ignition and for 5 seconds, the instrument panel
indicates:
A few seconds after this, the engine oil level indicator is displayed, then
the total mileage recorder resumes its normal role and the mainte-
nance symbol remains lit up.
This is a warnin
g to you that a service must be carried out at the earliest opportunity.
The instrument panel
gives the
total and trip mileages.
Operation if the service
interval has been passed
Each time you switch on the igni-
tion, the maintenance symbol andthe distance covered (preceded bya minus) beyond the recommen-ded interval fl ash.
Example:Yo u have exceeded theservice interval by 300 miles.
The routine service on your vehi-cle needs to be carried as soon aspossible.
A few seconds after switching on
the ignition, the total mileage recor-der resumes its normal role andthe maintenance symbol remainslit up.

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Maintenance intervals
If you use your vehicle in particu-larly diffi cult conditions, it is essen-
tialto use the service schedule for "severe conditions" comprisingshorter intervals between services.See "Maintenance and WarrantyGuide".
Reset to zero
It is reset by your CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop after eachservice. However, if you do your
own servicing, the procedure for resetting to zero is as follows:1. Switch off the ignition.2. Press on button A and keep it pressed.3. Switch on the ignition.4. Keep buttonA pressed down until the screen indicates"=0"
and the maintenance symboldisappears.
Note:If the maximum time between two oil changes is reached before the mileage has been covered, the mainte-nance spanner lights up and the instrument panel indicates "0".
MILEAGE RECORDER
Display
When the driver's door is opened or the vehicle is unlocked with
the remote control, for around
30 seconds there is display of the mileage recorders and sometimes
the maintenance spanner.
Trip mileage recorder reset
This can operate when the ignition is switched on.
With a long press on the zero
reset buttonA, the trip mileage dis-
played resets to zero.
FUEL GAUGE
From the time the low fuel warninglamp is on continuously on levelground, accompanied by an audi-
ble signal, there remains around8 litresof fuel in the tank.
When the second-to-last bar disap-pears, you still have approx. 5 l of
fuel.
REV COUNTER
When you approach maximumengine speed, crossing into the redzone indicates the need to engage
a higher gear.