2008.5 Citroen C5 ignition

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A C C E S S
STOPPING
Do not fl ick the accelerator at the
moment of switching off the ignition.
This could cause serious damage to
the turbocharger(s).
IGNITION SWITCH
1. "S": Steering lock
To unlock the steering, gently move
the steering wheel while turning the
key, without forcing it.
2. "M": Drive position
Depending on the version of your
vehicle, the orange and red warn-
ing lamps should also come on for
a short time.
3. "D": Starter
Release the key as soon the engine
has started.
If the fi rst attempt fails, switch off the
ignition. Wait ten seconds then oper-
ate the starter again. Steering lock

1. "
S": After removing the key, turn the
steering wheel to lock the steering. The
key can only be removed in position S .

2. "M": Ignition switched on, the
steering is unlocked (by turning the
key to position M , move the steering
wheel gently if necessary).

3. "D": Starter position.
Never turn the key to this position
when the engine is running.
Key in ignition buzzer
If you forget to remove the key from
the ignition, a buzzer sounds when
the driver's door is opened.
Do not run the engine in an en-
closed space or where there is in-
suffi cient ventilation.
It is essential always to drive with
the engine running in order to retain
braking and steering assistance.
Never remove the ignition key
before the vehicle has come to a
complete stop.
Avoid attaching a heavy object to
the key which would weigh down
on its shaft in the switch and could
cause a malfunction. Vehicles equipped with a
turbocharger
Never stop the engine without having
allowed it to run for a few seconds at
idle, this being the time required for
the turbocharger to return to a normal
speed.

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A C C E S S
ALARM
System which protects and provides
a deterrent against the theft of your
vehicle. It provides two types of pro-
tection, exterior and interior, as well
as an anti-tamper function.
Exterior protection
The system monitors any opening of
the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries
to enter the vehicle by forcing a door,
the boot or the bonnet.
Interior protection
The system monitors any variation
in the volume in the passenger com-
partment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone
breaks a window or moves inside
the vehicle.
If you wish to leave a pet in the vehi-
cle or a window partially open, deac-
tivate the interior protection.
Anti-tamper function
The system monitors any putting out
of service of its components.
The alarm is triggered if anyone
tries to put the wires of the siren, the
central control or the battery out of
service.
Do not make any modifi cations to
the alarm system, this could cause
malfunctions. Locking the vehicle with full
alarm
Activation

 Switch off the ignition and get out
of the vehicle.

 Lock or deadlock the vehicle us-
ing the locking button on the re-
mote control.
The alarm is activated; the indicator
lamp on button A fl ashes once per
second.
Deactivation

 Unlock the vehicle using the
unlocking button on the remote
control.
The alarm is deactivated; the indica-
tor lamp on button A switches off. Locking the vehicle with
exterior protection alarm only
Deactivation of the interior
protection

 Switch off the ignition.

 Within ten seconds, press but-
ton A until the indicator lamp is lit
continuously.

 Get out of the vehicle.

 Lock or deadlock the vehicle us-
ing the locking button on the re-
mote control.
The exterior protection alarm alone
remains activated; the indicator
lamp on button A fl ashes once per
second.
In order to be taken into account,
this deactivation must be car-
ried out each time the ignition is
switched off.
Reactivation of the interior
protection

 Unlock the vehicle using the
unlocking button on the remote
control.

 Relock the vehicle using the re-
mote control.
The alarm is activated again with
both types of protection; the indica-
tor lamp on button A switches off.

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Triggering
This is indicated by sounding of the
siren and fl ashing of the direction
indicators for approximately thirty
seconds.
After it has been triggered, the alarm
is again operational.
If the alarm is triggered ten times in
succession, the eleventh time will
result in it becoming inactive. If the indicator lamp on button A
fl ashes rapidly, this indicates that
the alarm was triggered during
your absence. When the ignition is
switched on, this fl ashing stops im-
mediately.
To avoid triggering the alarm when
washing your vehicle, lock it using
the key.
Do not activate the alarm before
disconnecting the battery, other-
wise the siren will sound. Failure of the remote control

 Unlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver’s door lock.

 Open the door; the alarm is trig-
gered.

 Switch on the ignition; the alarm
stops.
Locking the vehicle without
alarm

 Lock or deadlock the vehicle us-
ing the key in the driver’s door
lock.
* According to country.
Malfunction
When the ignition is switched on,
lighting of the indicator light on but-
ton
A for ten seconds indicates a si-
ren fault.
Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer. Automatic operation *
Depending on the legislation in force
in your country, one of these cases
may occur:
- 45 seconds after the vehicle is
locked using the remote control,
the alarm is activated, regard-
less of the status of the doors
and boot.
- 2 minutes after the last door or the boot is closed, the alarm is
activated.

 To avoid triggering the alarm
on entering the vehicle, fi rst
press the unlocking button on
the remote control.

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A C C E S S
ELECTRIC WINDOWS
System used to open or close a
window manually or automatically.
Fitted with a safety anti-pinch sys-
tem and a system for deactivation in
the event of misuse of the rear con-
trols.

1. Driver’s electric window
control.

2. Passenger’s electric window
control.

3. Rear right electric window
control.

4. Rear left electric window
control.

5. Deactivation of the rear
electric window and door
controls. One-touch electric windows
There are two options:
-
manual mode

 Press or pull the control gently.
The window stops when the
control is released.
- automatic mode

 Press or pull the control fi rmly.
The window opens or closes
fully when the control is re-
leased.

 Pressing the control again
stops the movement of the
window.
The electric window controls re-
main operational for approximate-
ly 45 seconds after the ignition is
switched off or until the vehicle is
locked after a door is opened.
If one of the passenger windows
cannot be operated from the
driver’s door control pad, carry out
the operation from the control pad
of the passenger door concerned,
and vice versa. Safety anti-pinch
When the window rises and meets
an obstacle, it stops and partially
lowers again.
If the window cannot be closed (for
example, in the presence of ice),
immediately after the movement is
reversed:

 press and hold the control until
the window opens fully,

 then pull the control immediate-
ly and hold it until the window
closes,

 continue to hold the control for
approximately one second after
the window has closed.

The safety
anti
-
pinch
function is
not operational during these ope-
rations.

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Reinitialisation
If a window does not rise automatically,
its operation must be reinitialised:

 pull the control until the window
stops,

 release the control and pull it
again until the window closes
fully,

 continue to hold the control for
approximately one second after
the window has closed,

 press the control to lower the
window automatically to the low
position,

 when the window has reached
the low position, press the con-
trol again for approximately one
second.

The safety
anti
-
pinch
function is
not operational during these ope-
rations. Deactivation of the rear
electric window and door
controls

 For the safety of your children,
press control 5 to deactivate the
rear electric window controls re-
gardless of their position.
Indicator lamp on, the rear controls
are deactivated.
Indicator lamp off, the rear controls
are activated. Always remove the key from the
ignition when leaving the vehicle,
even for a short time.
If an obstacle is encountered during
operation of the electric windows,
you must reverse the movement of
the window. To do this, press the
control concerned.
When the driver operates the con-
trols for the passengers’ electric
windows, he must ensure that no
one is preventing correct closing of
the windows.
The driver must ensure that the
passengers use the electric win-
dows correctly.
Be aware of children when operat-
ing the windows.
A message on the instrument panel
screen informs you of the activation/
deactivation of the control. This control also deactivates the
interior controls for the rear doors
(refer to the section "Child safety -
§ Electric child lock").
Any other status of the indicator
lamp indicates a malfunction of the
electric child lock. Have it checked
by a CITROËN dealer.

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PANORAMIC SUN ROOF (SALOON)
This sun roof provides optimum light
and visibility in the passenger com-
partment.
Sun roof closed
- Press B to fi rst notch: tilting.
- Press B to second notch: auto-
matic complete tilting.
- Press A to fi rst notch: sliding
towards rear.
- Press A to second notch: auto-
matic total sliding towards rear. Sun roof open
- Press
B to fi rst notch: closure.
- Press B to second notch: auto-
matic total closure.
Always remove the ignition key
when leaving the vehicle, even if
for a short time.
In the event of anything being
caught by the sun roof closing, you
must reverse the roof movement.
To do that, reverse the position of
the control concerned.
When the driver is operating the sun
roof, he or she must always make
sure that the passengers are not
preventing it from closing properly.
The driver must ensure that pas-
sengers use the sun roof control
correctly.
Pay special attention to where children
are when operating the sun roof.
The fi tting of a sun roof as an
accessory is prohibited.
Operation
Tilted sun roof
- Press
A to fi rst notch: closure.
- Press A to second notch: auto-
matic total closure.
Your sun roof is fi tted with a manually-
operated blind.
Anti-pinch
An anti-pinch device stops the sun
roof from closing, whether sliding or
tilting. If it meets an obstacle, it re-
opens. Reinitialisation
After a battery disconnection or if
there has been a malfunction, you
have to re-initialise the anti-pinch
function.

 move control B until the roof is in
the complete tilting position,

 keep control B pressed down for
a minimum of 1 second.

During these operations, the anti-
pinch function does not operate.

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C. fog lamps selection ring.
The fog lamps operate with the
sidelamps and the dipped and main
beam headlamps.
- 1 st turn forwards: rear foglamps on.
- 1 st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.

- 1 st turn forwards: front foglamps on.
- 2 nd turn forwards: rear foglamps on.
- 1 st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.
- 2 nd turn rearwards: front foglamps off.
Model with rear foglamps only
Model with front and rear
foglamps In good or rainy weather, both day
and night, the front foglamps and
the rear foglamps are prohibited. In
these situations, the power of their
beams may dazzle other drivers.
They should only be used in fog or
snow.
In these weather conditions, it is
your responsibility to switch on the
foglamps and dipped headlamps
manually as the brightness sensor
may detect suffi cient light.
Do not forget to switch off the front
foglamps and the rear foglamps
when they are no longer necessary.
Lamps on buzzer
The triggering of an audible signal
when a front door is opened warns
the driver that he has forgotten to
switch off his vehicle’s lamps, with
the ignition off and in manual lamps
mode.
In this case, switching off the lamps
stops the audible signal.
With the ignition off, if the dipped
headlamps remain on, they will
switch off automatically after thirty
minutes to prevent discharging of
the battery.

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* According to country.
Daytime-running lamps
System which switches on special
lamps at the front, to make the vehi-
cle more visible by day.
They light up automatically and per-
manently, when the engine is running,
if:
- The function is activated * in the
"Main Menu" of the instrument
panel screen.
- The lighting control is at posi- tion 0 or AUTO .
- All the headlamps are off.
You can deactivate * this function
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen. Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The temporary maintaining of the
dipped headlamps lighting after the
vehicle's ignition has been switched
off makes the driver's exit easier
when the light is poor.
Switching on

 With the ignition off, "fl ash" the
headlamps using the lever B .

 A second "headlamp fl ash"
switches the function off again.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time. Automatic lighting
The sidelamps and dipped head-
lamps are switched on automatically,
without any action on the part of the
driver, when a low level of external
light is detected or in certain cases of
activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns
to a suffi cient level or after the wind-
screen wipers are switched off, the
lights are switched off automatically.
Activation

 Turn ring A to the "AUTO" posi-
tion. The automatic lighting is ac-
companied by a message on the
multifunction screen.
Deactivation

 Turn ring A to a position other
than "AUTO" . Deactivation is
accompanied by a message on
the multifunction screen.