2008.5 Citroen C3 PICASSO light
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FAMILIARISATION EXTERIOR
Guide-me-home lighting
After switching off the ignition, the front
l i g h t s r e m a i n o n b r i e fl y t o m a k e y o u r e x i t
from the vehicle easier when the light is
poor.
63, 64
ASR and ESP systems
T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e l i n k e d t o g u a r a n t e e
t h e d i r e c t i o n a l s t a b i l i t y o f t h e v e h i c l e
w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f t h e l a w s o f p h y s i c s .
90 Glass panoramic roof
T h i s r o o f p r o v i d e s i n c o m p a r a b l e v i s i b i -
l i t y a n d l i g h t i n t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t -
ment.
59
Audible and/or visual rear parking
assistance
T h i s e q u i p m e n t w a r n s y o u i f a n o b s t a -
c l e i s d e t e c t e d b e h i n d t h e v e h i c l e w h e n
reversing.
104
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FAMILIARISATION
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1. S t e e r i n g w h e e l a d j u s t m e n t c o n t r o l .
2. C r u i s e c o n t r o l / s p e e d l i m i t e r s w i t c h .
3. L i g h t s a n d d i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s
controls.
4. C e n t r a l a d j u s t a b l e a n d c l o s i n g
vents.
5. S t o r a g e t r a y .
F r a g r a n c e d i f f u s e r .
6. S u n s h i n e s e n s o r .
7. P a s s e n g e r a i r b a g .
8. S i d e a d j u s t a b l e a n d c l o s i n g v e n t .
9. G l o v e b o x .
F u s e b o x .
10. Bonnet release.
11. D y n a m i c s t a b i l i t y c o n t r o l
( E S P / A S R ) b u t t o n .
P a r k i n g a s s i s t a n c e b u t t o n .
C e n t r a l l o c k i n g b u t t o n .
H a z a r d w a r n i n g l i g h t s b u t t o n .
12. H e a t i n g / a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g c o n t r o l s .
13. A u d i o e q u i p m e n t .
14. Lighter.
1 2 V s o c k e t ( 1 0 0 W m a x ) .
15. U S B s o c k e t / J a c k s o c k e t .
16. P o r t a b l e a s h t r a y .
17. H a n d b r a k e .
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FAMILIARISATION
SEE CLEARLY
Lighting
Ring A
Ring B R a i s e o r l o w e r t h e l i g h t s s t a l k p a s s i n g
t h e p o i n t o f r e s i s t a n c e ; t h e c o r r e s p o n -
d i n g d i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s w i l l fl a s h f o r a s
l o n g a s t h e s t a l k r e m a i n s i n t h i s p o s i -
tion.
Direction indicators
Switching on "AUTO"
P r e s s t h e s t a l k d o w n a n d r e l e a s e i t .
Ring B: rear wiper
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66
Lights off.
A u t o m a t i c s w i t c h i n g o n o f t h e
lights.
S i d e l i g h t s .
D i p p e d / m a i n b e a m h e a d l a m p s .
Rear fog lamp.
or
F r o n t a n d r e a r f o g l a m p s .
P a r k .
Intermittent wipe.
W a s h - w i p e .
Control A: windscreen wipers
65
Wipers
Switching off "AUTO"
P u s h t h e s t a l k u p a n d r e t u r n i t t o p o -
sition "0" .
67
88
"Motorway" function
P u s h t h e l i g h t s s t a l k u p o r d o w n , w i t h -
o u t p a s s i n g t h e p o i n t o f r e s i s t a n c e ; t h e
c o r r e s p o n d i n g d i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s w i l l
fl a s h t h r e e t i m e s .
T h i s f u n c t i o n c a n b e u s e d a t a n y s p e e d ,
b u t i t i s p a r t i c u l a r l y u s e f u l w h e n c h a n -
g i n g l a n e o n h i g h - s p e e d r o a d s .
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FAMILIARISATION
MONITOR THOROUGHLY
Translucent digital indicator Controls bar
A. W i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o n , t h e l e v e l o f f u e l
r e m a i n i n g i s d i s p l a y e d o n t h e d i g i t a l
i n d i c a t o r .
B. W i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o n , t h e o i l l e v e l
i n d i c a t o r s h o u l d d i s p l a y "OIL OK"
f o r a f e w s e c o n d s .
I f t h e l e v e l s a r e n o t c o r r e c t , t o p u p t h e
levels which are low. L i g h t i n g o f t h e i n d i c a t o r l i g h t i n d i c a t e s
t h e s t a t u s o f t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g f u n c t i o n .
A. D e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e E S P / A S R
s y s t e m .
90
B. D e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e a u d i b l e a n d / o r
v i s u a l p a r k i n g a s s i s t a n c e .
105
C. C e n t r a l l o c k i n g .
57
W i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o n , t h e o r a n g e a n d r e d
warning lights come on.
W i t h t h e e n g i n e r u n n i n g , t h e s e w a r n i n g
l i g h t s s h o u l d s w i t c h o f f a l m o s t i m m e d i a -
t e l y , w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f w a r n i n g l i g h t
C
( p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r b a g a c t i v a t e d )
w h i c h s w i t c h e s o f f a f t e r a p p r o x i m a t e l y
o n e m i n u t e .
If warning lights remain on, refer to the
p a g e c o n c e r n e d .
Warning lights
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FAMILIARISATION KEEP YOUR PASSENGERS SAFE
Passenger's front air bag Electric child lock
1. I n s e r t i o n o f t h e k e y .
2. S e l e c t i o n o f t h e p o s i t i o n :
"OFF" ( d i s a r m i n g ) , w i t h " r e a r f a c i n g "
c h i l d s e a t " ,
"ON" ( a c t i v a t i o n ) , w i t h f r o n t p a s s e n -
g e r o r " f o r w a r d s f a c i n g " c h i l d s e a t .
3. R e m o v a l o f t h e k e y k e e p i n g t h e
switch in this position. L i g h t i n g o f t h e i n d i c a t o r l i g h t i n d i c a t e s
t h e s t a t u s o f t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g f u n c t i o n .
A. A c t i v a t i o n o f t h e e l e c t r i c c h i l d l o c k .
A. F r o n t a n d / o r r e a r s e a t b e l t s n o t f a s -
t e n e / u n f a s t e n e d w a r n i n g l i g h t .
B. F r o n t l e f t s e a t b e l t w a r n i n g l i g h t .
C. F r o n t r i g h t s e a t b e l t w a r n i n g l i g h t .
D. Rear right seat belt warning light.
E. Rear centre seat belt warning light.
F. Rear left seat belt warning light.
G. P a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r b a g d i s a r m e d
warning light.
H. P a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r b a g a c t i v a t e d
warning light.
Seat belts and passenger's front air
bag
92
96
87
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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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The warning lights may come on
c o n t i n u o u s l y o r fl a s h .
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
I f o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g i n d i c a t o r l i g h t s c o m e s o n , t h i s c o
n fi r m s t h a t t h e c o r r e s p o n d -
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.
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Deactivation warning lights
If one of the following warning lights
c o m e s o n , t h i s c o n fi r m s t h a t t h e c o r r e -
sponding system has been switched off
intentionally. Dynamic stability control
(ESP/ASR) deactivation
The ESP/ASR system is put
into service automatically when
the vehicle is started.
A s p e c i fi c b u t t o n , l o c a t e d i n t h e c e n t r e
of the dashboard, permits deactivation
o f t h e s y s t e m . T h i s i s c o n fi r m e d b y c o n -
tinuous lighting of this warning lamp and
of the indicator lamp on the button.
From approximately 30 mph (50km/h),
the system is reactivated automatically.
Passenger’s air bag system
deactivation
The passenger’s air bag system
is put into service automatically
when the vehicle is started.
A s p e c i fi c c o n t r o l , l o c a t e d o n
the driver’s side of the fascia, permits
deactivation of the system. This is con-
fi r m e d b y c o n t i n u o u s l i g h t i n g o f t h i s
warning light on the instrument panel or
on the seat belt and passenger’s front
air bag warning lights display.
Do not install a "rearwards facing"
child seat when the front passenger
airbag is activated, or the child risks
being killed or seriously injured. When the front passenger air-
bag is activated, this warning
light comes on on the instru-
ment panel or in the front pas-
senger seat belt and airbag
warning light display for about
a minute.