2008.5 Citroen C3 PICASSO Owner's Manual

FAMILIARISATION SIT COMFORTABLY
Exterior mirror adjustment
This operates with the ignition on.
From the driver's seat, select the mirror
by moving the control 1 , to the left or to
the right, then adjust the mirror in the
four directions by moving the control 2 .
The demisting - de-icing of the mirrors
is linked with that of the rear screen. Interior mirror adjustment

1. Selection of the "day" position of the
mirror.

2. Directing of the mirror. Front seat belt

1. Fastening.

2. Height adjustment.


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 91

Folding the mirrors
When parking, the mirrors can be folded
manually or electrically.


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FAMILIARISATION
SEE CLEARLY
Lighting

Ring A

Ring B Raise or lower the lights stalk passing
the point of resistance; the correspon-
ding direction indicators will fl ash for as
long as the stalk remains in this posi-
tion.
Direction indicators

Switching on "AUTO"

 Press the stalk down and release it.

Ring B: rear wiper


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Lights off.
Automatic switching on of the
lights.
Side lights.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Rear fog lamp.
or
Front and rear fog lamps.
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.

Control A: windscreen wipers


 65
Wipers

Switching off "AUTO"

 Push the stalk up and return it to po-
sition "0" .


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"Motorway" function
Push the lights stalk up or down, with-
out passing the point of resistance; the
corresponding direction indicators will
fl ash three times.
This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when chan-
ging lane on high-speed roads.

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FAMILIARISATION
Automatic air conditioning: we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO" button, after selecting
the level of comfort required. VENTILATION
Recommended interior settings

I require...
Heating or Manual Air Conditioning

Air distribution Air fl ow
Air recirculation/Intake
of outside air
Temperature Manual A/C

HOT


COLD

DEMISTING
DE-ICING

FAMILIARISATION
MONITOR THOROUGHLY
Translucent digital indicator Controls bar

A. With the ignition on, the level of fuel
remaining is displayed on the digital
indicator.

B. With the ignition on, the oil level
indicator should display "OIL OK"
for a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
levels which are low. Lighting of the indicator light indicates
the status of the corresponding function.

A. Deactivation of the ESP/ASR
system.
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B. Deactivation of the audible and/or
visual parking assistance.
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C. Central locking.
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With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lights come on.
With the engine running, these warning
lights should switch off almost immedia-
tely, with the exception of warning light
C
(passenger's front air bag activated)
which switches off after approximately
one minute.
If warning lights remain on, refer to the
page concerned.
Warning lights


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FAMILIARISATION KEEP YOUR PASSENGERS SAFE
Passenger's front air bag Electric child lock

1. Insertion of the key.

2. Selection of the position:
"OFF" (disarming), with "rear facing"
child seat",
"ON" (activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat.

3. Removal of the key keeping the
switch in this position. Lighting of the indicator light indicates
the status of the corresponding function.

A. Activation of the electric child lock.

A. Front and/or rear seat belts not fas-
tene/unfastened warning light.

B. Front left seat belt warning light.

C. Front right seat belt warning light.

D. Rear right seat belt warning light.

E. Rear centre seat belt warning light.

F. Rear left seat belt warning light.

G. Passenger's front air bag disarmed
warning light.

H. Passenger's front air bag activated
warning light.
Seat belts and passenger's front air
bag


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 96

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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVE SAFELY
Speed limiter "LIMIT" Display on the instrument panel

1. Limiter mode Selection/Off.

2. Decreasing of the programmed value.

3. Increasing of the programmed value.

4. Speed limiter On/Off. The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears on the instrument panel when
it is selected.

1. Cruise control mode Selection/Off.

2. Programming a speed/Decreasing
of the programmed value.

3. Programming a speed/Increasing of
the programmed value.

4. Cruise control Off/Resume.
Cruise control "CRUISE"


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 100 In order to be programmed or activated,
the vehicle speed must be higher than
25 mph (40 km/h), with at least fourth
gear engaged on the manual gearbox.
The values must be set with the engine
running.

Cruise control

Speed limiter

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS
PETROL - DIESEL INSTRUMENT PANEL
Panel grouping together the digital indicator, the multifunction display and the
vehicle operation indicator lights.

1. Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the engine (x 1000 rpm).

2. Rev counter zone indicating that you
must change up a gear.

3. Speed limiter
or
Cruise control.
(km/h or mph)

4. Electric child lock indicator light.
Indicates, for a few seconds, the activation of the electric child lock
(deactivation of the rear windows
and doors).
Translucent digital indicator
This display groups together the warn-
ing and information messages.
Multifunction display
Indicator lights display zone
This zone groups together the vehicle
operation indicator lights.
Display zero reset button
This permits resetting of the function
selected to zero (trip distance recorder
or maintenance indicator).
Instrument panel lighting button
This adjusts the brightness of the light-
ing of the instruments and controls.
For further information, refer to the
paragraph relating to the button or
function and its associated display.

5. Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remain- ing in the tank.

6. Vehicle speed.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (km/h or mph).

7. Trip distance recorder.
(km or miles)

8. Maintenance indicator.
(km or miles) then,
Distance recorder.
(km or miles)

9. Engine oil level indicator.

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS
The warning lights may come on
continuously or fl ash.
Certain warning lights may come
on in two different modes. Only by
relating the type of lighting to the
operating status of the vehicle can
it be ascertained whether the situ-
ation is normal or whether a fault
has occurred.
Indicator and warning lights
Visual indicators informing the driver
that a system is in operation (operation
or deactivation indicator lights) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning light).
Associated warnings
The switching on of certain warning
lights may be accompanied by an audi-
ble signal and a message on the multi-
function display.
Operation indicator lights
If one of the following indicator lights comes on, this co
nfi rms that the correspond-
ing system has come into operation.
Left-hand direction indicator.
Sidelamps.
Handbrake applied.
Main beam headlamps.
Dipped headlamps.
Front fog lamps.
Coolant temperature.
If lit, this indicates that the en-
gine is cool. Right-hand direction
indicator.
When the ignition is switched on
The warning lights come on for a few
seconds when the vehicle's ignition is
switched on.
When the engine is started, these warn-
ing lights should switch off.
If they remain on, before moving off,
consult the warning light concerned.
Diesel engine pre-heating
Wait until this goes off before
operating the starter.
Rear fog lamp.
Electric child lock
If lit, the child lock is activated.
This warning light is displayed a
few seconds after the function
is activated.