air condition Citroen C8 2008 1.G Owner's Manual
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IN BRIEF
I N T E R I O R
1. Electric rear view mirror
controls.
- Electric window controls.
- Deactivation of rear electric
window controls.
2. Upper driver’s glove box.
3. Adjustable central air vents.
4. RD4 radio or GPS NaviDrive
radio telephone with shutter.
5. Instrument panel / Large
colour screen.
6. Sunlight and cabin
temperature sensor.
7. Upper passenger’s glove box.
8. Windscreen deicing and
demisting vent.
9. Loudspeaker (tweeter).
10. Window deicing and
demisting vent.
11. Passenger’s airbag
d e a c t i v a t i o n s w i t c h ( i f i t t e d ) . 26.
Bonnet opening (under
cover) – left-hand side.
27. Acoustic windscreen.
12.
Adjustable side air vent.
13. Battery / Fuse box.
14. Passenger’s airbag.
15. Lower passenger’s glove
box / CD changer.
16. Air conditioning controls.
17. Cigar lighter / 12 V accessory
socket.
18. Hazard warning lamps.
19. Oddments tray or additional
telematics control.
20. Refrigerated compartment.
21. Ashtray / Bottle-holder.
22. Seat adjustment control.
23. Storage.
24. Fuse box.
25. Parking brake – left-hand
side.
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DATE AND TIME
ADJUSTMENT
ADDITIONAL HEATING
With the engine idle or with
the vehicle stationary it is
usual to notice a whistling
noise and some minor
emissions (steam / odours).
35-36
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Lighting rheostat
When the vehicle lamps are on,
press on the button to alter the
b r i g h t n e s s f o r t h e w a r n i n g l a m p s
display, the instrument panel, the
air conditioning panel and the
multifunction screen. When the
lighting reaches the minimum (or
maximum) adjustment, release
the button then press again to
increase it (or decrease it).
As soon as the lighting reaches
the desired intensity, release the
button.
Night driving control
- A i r s t p r e s s o n t h e
DARK button puts the display to sleep. Only the time
and the temperature remain displayed.
- A s e c o n d p r e s s s w i t c h e s o f f t h e d i s p l a y a n d t h e i n s t r u m e n t p a n e l w i t h t h e
exception of the speedometer, its central display and the in formation on
automatic gearbox and cruise control / speed limiter if these ha ve been
activated.
Note: Timed lighting of functions if you:
- Press any of the display controls.
- Select Radio-CD.
- Operate any of the air conditioning controls.
All the displays light up if there is an alert.
- A third press brings back normal lighting. C E N T R A L I N S T R U M E N T P A N E L
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V E N T I L A T I O N - A I R C O N D I T I O N I N G
Air inlet
E n s u r e t h a t t h e e x t e r i o r a i r i n l e t g r i l l e a n d t h e c h a m b e r
l o c a t e d a t t h e b a s e o f t h e w i n d s c r e e n a r e k e p t c l e a n
a n d f r e e o f d e a d l e a v e s , s n o w e t c .
I f y o u a r e c l e a n i n g t h e v e h i c l e w i t h a h i g h p r e s s u r e
w a s h e r , a v o i d t a r g e t i n g a n y w h e r e n e a r t h e a i r i n l e t .
Air vents
T h e f a c e - l e v e l v e n t s ( e x c e p t t h e c e n t r a l v e n t ) h a v e
g r i l l e s f o r o r i e n t i n g t h e a i r d i r e c t i o n ( u p - d o w n , r i g h t -
l e f t ) a n d t h u m b w h e e l s f o r a d j u s t i n g t h e a i r l o w .
T h e r e a r s e a t p o s i t i o n s h a v e a i r v e n t s w i t h g r i l l e s f o r
o r i e n t i n g t h e a i r d i r e c t i o n a n d t h u m b w h e e l s f o r o p e -
n i n g a n d c l o s i n g t h e a i r l o w .
Air circulation
O p t i m a l c o m f o r t i s o b t a i n e d b y a g o o d d i s t r i b u t i o n o f
a i r i n t h e f r o n t a n d t h e r e a r o f t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t -
m e n t .
T o o b t a i n t h e b e s t u s e f r o m t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s -
t e m , t a k e c a r e n o t t o o b s t r u c t t h e a i r o u t l e t s l o c a t e d
u n d e r t h e f r o n t s e a t , i n t h e r e a r o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d i n
t h e b o o t .
P o l l e n i l t e r - O d o u r i l t e r
Y o u r i n s t a l l a t i o n h a s a s p e c i a l i l t e r f o r e x c l u d i n g d u s t .
T h i s i l t e r s h o u l d b e c h a n g e d a t t h e p r e s c r i b e d i n t e r -
v a l s ( s e e t h e M a i n t e n a n c e G u i d e ) .
Additional heating
V e h i c l e s w i t h H D i e n g i n e s m a y b e i t t e d w i t h
a u t o m a t i c a d d i t i o n a l h e a t i n g f o r a n e n h a n c e d
c o m f o r t l e v e l .
W h e n t h e e n g i n e i s i d l i n g o r t h e v e h i c l e i s s t a -
t i o n a r y , i t i s n o r m a l t o n o t i c e a h i g h - p i t c h e d h i s -
s i n g s o u n d a n d a s l i g h t e m i s s i o n o f f u m e s .
Air conditioning
A t a n y t i m e o f y e a r , t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i s u s e f u l f o r
r e m o v i n g a i r h u m i d i t y a n d m i s t i n g .
T o k e e p t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g c o m p r e s s o r w e l l s e a l e d ,
i t i s e s s e n t i a l t o o p e r a t e t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g a t l e a s t
o n c e i n e v e r y m o n t h .
T o b e e f f e c t i v e , t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s h o u l d o n l y b e
u s e d w i t h t h e w i n d o w s c l o s e d .
I f y o u a r e t o w i n g a h e a v y t r a i l e r o r i f o u t s i d e t e m p e r a -
t u r e s a r e v e r y h i g h , t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g m a y b e t e m p o -
r a r i l y i n t e r r u p t e d i n f a v o u r o f e n g i n e c o o l i n g .
W a t e r a r i s i n g f r o m c o n d e n s a t i o n i n t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g
i s a l l o w e d t o d r a i n o u t t h r o u g h a n a p e r t u r e p r o v i d e d f o r
t h i s p u r p o s e ; a p o o l o f w a t e r m a y t h u s f o r m b e n e a t h
t h e v e h i c l e w h e n s t a t i o n a r y .
Y o u a r e r e c o m m e n d e d t o h a v e t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g
s y s t e m c h e c k e d o n a r e g u l a r b a s i s ( s e e M a i n t e n a n c e
G u i d e ) .
T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g u s e s e n e r g y f r o m t h e e n g i n e t o
o p e r a t e . T h i s r e s u l t s i n e x t r a f u e l c o n s u m p t i o n
Sensor
T h e a u t o m a t i c r e g u l a t i o n o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i n s i d e
t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t m a k e s u s e o f t h e s u n l i g h t
s e n s o r l o c a t e d o v e r t h e d a s h b o a r d .
T a k e c a r e n o t t o o b s t r u c t i t .
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4 - Air conditioning (Warning lamp on = in operation)
T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g c a n f u n c t i o n o n l y w h e n t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g . P r e s s o n t h e b u t t o n l o c a t e d o n t h e d a s-
h b o a r d .
T o o b t a i n a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g , t h e a i r b l o w e r c o n t r o l 3 s h o u l d not b e i n t h e z e r o p o s i t i o n .
C o n d i t i o n e d a i r i s o b t a i n e d b y a m i x i n g o f w a r m a i r w i t h r e f r i g e r a t e d a i r . T h e “ b l o w n a i r t e m p e r a t u r e a d j u s t-
ment” control 5 a l l o w s y o u t o a d j u s t t h e c o n d i t i o n e d a i r p r o v i d e d c o n t r o l 4 i s o p e r a t i o n a l .
5 - Adjusting the air conditioning temperature
The MAX p o s i t i o n s i m u l t a n e o u s l y t r i g g e r s t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g a n d t h e a i r r e c i r c u l a t i o n i n o r d e r t o c o o l t h e
i n t e r i o r o f y o u r v e h i c l e m o r e r a p i d l y .
A s s o o n a s t h e a i r r e c i r c u l a t i o n i s l o n g e r n e c e s s a r y i t s h o u l d b e s w i t c h e d o f f b y p r e s s i n g b u t t o n 6 o r b y
m o v i n g a w a y f r o m t h e MAX p o s i t i o n , s o a s t o p e r m i t a i r r e n e w a l i n t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t .
6 - Rear screen demisting
C a n o p e r a t e o n l y w h e n t h e e n g i n e i s r u n n i n g .
A p r e s s o n t h e c o n t r o l a c t i v a t e s t h e e l e c t r i c d e m i s t i n g o f t h e r e a r s c r e e n a n d t h e r e a r v i e w m i r r o r s .
G o e s o u t a u t o m a t i c a l l y i n o r d e r t o a v o i d e x c e s s i v e c o n s u m p t i o n o f p o w e r .
O n e p r e s s s t o p s t h e d e m i s t i n g .
P r e s s a g a i n t o r e s t o r e o p e r a t i o n .
Note: I f t h e e n g i n e i s s t o p p e d b e f o r e d e m i s t i n g i s c o m p l e t e d , t h e l a t t e r w i l l r e s u m e a s s o o n a s t h e e n g i n e
i s s t a r t e d a g a i n .
7 - Visibility programme (max. button)
T o d e m i s t o r d e i c e t h e w i n d o w s r a p i d l y ( b e c a u s e o f h u m i d i t y , n u m e r o u s p a s s e n g e r s , f r o s t , e t c . ) , s e l e c t t h e
v i s i b i l i t y p r o g r a m m e .
T h e w a r n i n g l a m p f o r t h i s p r o g r a m m e w i l l c o m e o n .
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Manual recalling of one or more functions
E a c h o f t h e f u n c t i o n s
5-7 a n d 8 c a n b e a d j u s t e d m a -
n u a l l y .
T h e n t h e d i s p l a y o f t h e “AUTO” f u n c t i o n d i s a p p e a r s .
3 - Adjustment of temperature on left
hand side
4 - Adjustment of temperature on right hand side
T o d i s p l a y t h e t e m p e r a t u r e y o u d e s i r e , p r e s s o n b u t -
ton 3 or 4 .
T h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e s o n t h e r i g h t
a n d o n t h e l e f t c a n n o t b e g r e a t e r t h a n 5 .
A l o n g p r e s s o n t h e b u t t o n m a k e s t h e t e m p e r a t u r e f o r
t h e p a s s e n g e r e q u a l t o t h a t p r o g r a m m e d b y t h e d r i -
v e r .
A n a d j u s t m e n t a r o u n d 2 1 w i l l p r o v i d e a t e m p e r a t u r e
t h a t i s c o m f o r t a b l e .
D e p e n d i n g o n y o u r r e q u i r e m e n t s , a n a d j u s t m e n t
b e t w e e n 1 8 a n d 2 4 i s n o r m a l .
Notes:
I f y o u e n t e r t h e v e h i c l e a f t e r a l e n g t h y s t o p a n d t h e
i n s i d e t e m p e r a t u r e i s f a r t o o c o l d ( o r f a r t o o h o t ) t h a n
i s c o m f o r t a b l e , d o n o t a l t e r t h e t e m p e r a t u r e s e t t i n g t o
t r y a n d r e s t o r e t h e d e s i r e d c o m f o r t l e v e l . T h e s y s t e m
w i l l a u t o m a t i c a l l y a n d r a p i d l y d e p l o y m a x i m u m p o w e r
t o m a k e u p t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n t e m p e r a t u r e .
F o r m a x i m u m c o m f o r t f r o m o n e t r i p t o t h e n e x t , y o u r
a d j u s t m e n t s a r e r e t a i n e d p r o v i d e d t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
h a s a l t e r e d l i t t l e ; o t h e r w i s e t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g w i l l r e -
s u m e i n a u t o m a t i c m o d e . 5 - Air conditioning
P r e s s t h e s w i t c h l o c a t e d o n t h e d a s h b o a r d .
W a r n i n g l a m p l i t u p a n d s n o w l a k e o n t h e d i s -
p l a y = i n o p e r a t i o n .
U s e t h e AUTO m o d e t o a v o i d m i s t i n g o f t h e w i n d o w s
i n d a m p o r c o l d w e a t h e r .
6 - Recirculation of interior air
B y p r e s s i n g t h e b u t t o n , t h e i n t a k e o f e x t e r i o r a i r
i s h a l t e d a n d t h e w a r n i n g l a m p l i g h t s .
W i t h o u t a f f e c t i n g t h e o t h e r a d j u s t m e n t s , t h i s p o -
s i t i o n p r e v e n t s t h e e n t r y o f u n p l e a s a n t o d o u r s o r f u m e s
f r o m o u t s i d e . I t i s r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e c o n t r o l s h o u l d
n o t b e l e f t i n t h e r e c y c l i n g p o s i t i o n f o r l o n g e r t h a n i s
n e c e s s a r y f o r d e m i s t i n g a n d t h e r e n e w a l o f a i r i n t h e
p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t .
F o r t h i s , p r e s s t h e “AUTO” b u t t o n , o r p r e s s a g a i n o n
t h e a i r r e c y c l i n g b u t t o n .
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7 - Air distribution
The windscreen, front side windows
and passenger footwells. T h e l e v e l o f a i r l o w i s r e p r e s e n t e d o n t h e d i s p l a y b y
t h e p r o g r e s s i v e i l l i n g o f t h e f a n b l a d e s .
Note:
t o a v o i d c o n d e n s a t i o n a n d p o o r a i r q u a l i t y i n t h e
p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t , i t i s r e c o m m e n d e d a l w a y s t o
m a i n t a i n a s u f i c i e n t l o w o f a i r .
Deactivation of the air conditioning
T u r n t h e t h u m b w h e e l t o t h e l e f t u n t i l t h e d i s p l a y d i s a p -
p e a r s .
T h i s a d j u s t m e n t , a m o n g o t h e r f u n c t i o n s , d e a c t i v a t e s
t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g . C o m f o r t i s n o l o n g e r a s s u r e d .
O n l y r e a r s c r e e n d e m i s t i n g i s a v a i l a b l e .
Reactivation
- AUTO b u t t o n ( t h e v a l u e s a l r e a d y p r o g r a m m e d a r e
p r e s e r v e d )
- MAX b u t t o n
- r o t a t e t h e t h u m b w h e e l .
Press AUTO to return
the system to its automatic function.
O n e p r e s s o n t h e b u t t o n ( s ) w i l l d i r e c t t h e a i r l o w t o
-
w a r d s :
The windscreen and front side win-
dows.
The central vents and passenger
footwells.
The passenger footwells.
The central vents. 8 - A i r l o w
H e a t e r b l o w e r c o n t r o l :
T u r n t h e c o n t r o l t o t h e r i g h t t o i n c r e a s e , a n d t o
t h e l e f t t o d e c r e a s e .
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F U S E S
Ref. Rating
Functions
F1 15 A Rear wipe
F3 5 A Airbag
F4 10 A Steering angle sensor - ESP - Photochromic interior rear view mirror - Diag
nostic
s o c k e t - C l u t c h - A i r c o n d i t i o n i n g - S u s p e n s i o n - P a r t i c l e i l t e r
F5 30 A Sun roof - Front window
F6 30 A Rear window
F7 5 A Interior lamps - Vanity mirrors - Glovebox
F8 20 A D i s p l a y s - A l a r m - R a d i o - C D c h a n g e r - D i e s e l f u e l a d d i t i v e s y s t e m
- D e l a t i o n
detection - Sliding side door
F9 30 A Cigar lighter
F10 15 A Trailer relay unit - Controls at the steering wheel
F11 15 A Diagnostic socket - Siren - Automatic gearbox - Ignition
F12 15 A Seat belts warning lamp - Sliding doors - Airbag - Parking assistance
- Driver’s seat
memorisation - Passenger’s electric seat - Hands-free kit.
F13 5 A Trailer relay unit
F14 15 A Rain sensor - Sun roof - Air conditioning - Odometer warning lamp
control unit -
Instrument panel - Telematics
F15 30 A Locking - Deadlocking - Child safety
F17 40 A Heated rear screen
Fuses under the dashboard
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T E L E P H O N E
T E L E M A T I C S E R V I C E S
To benef it from the localised emergency service with vehicle location, you have:to have signed the general conditions of the service stated on your vehicle order f o r m , o r h a v e s i g n e d t h e s p e c i fi c C I T R O Ë N the service stated on your vehicle order order
Emergency Contract,to have made an initial call to the CITROËN Emergency service.To initialise this service:press on the SOS button, with the vehicle stationary and parked in the open air in an area covered by your mobile telephone operator,be prepared to refer to your registration document,specify to the operator that you are mak-ing a “ CIT RO ËN Em er gency ser v ic e specify to the operator that you are mak-e ope
initialisation” call.
When should you use this service ?In an emergency situation (accident with injuries, assault, etc.).
How to access this service ?Press on the SOS button of your NaviDrive.You are put in contact with our specialised assistance platform. An operator will rapidly assess the situation and if necessary send help to the spot.Your vehicle is automatically located thanks to the GPS function of your NaviDrive.