2008 Citroen C6 Owner's Manual

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This gauge informs you of the temperature of the oil in your engine.
OIL TEMPERATURE (NAVIDRIVE COLOUR DISPLAY)
If the temperature is too high, the gauge indicates the maximum level and the last, red bar fl ashes.
Contact a CITROËN dealer.
This gauge informs you of the temperature of the coolant fl uid in your engine.
If the temperature is excessive, the gauge indicates a maximum level, the "STOP" warning lamp comes on in the instrument panel as well as on the Head-Up display.
Stop and contact a CITROËN dealer.
COOLANT TEMPERATURE
Colour screen CNaviDrive colour display

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TYRE DEFLATION DETECTION
This function warns you of tyres that are defl ated or punctured, by means of sensors that continuously monitor the status of the vehicle's wheels, giving you this information on the screen (press the end of the wiper control stalk or on the "TRIP" button for a permanent display).
Colour screen CNaviDrive colour display
Display of tyres in good condition
Status from the sensors in the course of initialisation

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Tyre defl ation alert
The SERVICE warning lamp comes on and a vehicle outline is displayed.
The location of the wheel(s) concerned is clear from the vehicle outline, on which the affected wheel(s) will be fl ashing. Check the tyre pressures as soon as possible.
Colour screen CNaviDrive colour display
Tyre very defl ated
Tyre defl ated
Stop immediately, avoiding any sudden actions with the steering wheel or the brakes.
Change the wheel with the affected tyre (whether punctured or very defl ated), then have the tyre repaired and all the pressures checked at the earliest opportunity.
The wheel with a damaged tyre (either in the boot or under repair) can no longer be detected (information given by the vehicle outline or by a message) nor is the spare wheel able to be detected.
Puncture
The "STOP" and tyre(s) punctured warning lamps light up, and a vehicle ou tline is displayed. The location of the wheel(s) concerned is clear from the vehicle outline, on which the affected wheel(s) will be fl ashing.
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Wheel not detected
The SERVICE warning lamp comes on and a vehicle outline is displayed.
The wheel(s) concerned can be identifi ed from the vehicle outline, on which it (they) will be missing. If you have not changed a wheel, such information indicates that the system is malfunctioning.
Contact a CITROËN dealer to have the faulty sensor(s) replaced.
Colour screen CNaviDrive colour display
The defl ation detection system is a driving aid, but which does not absolve the driver from the need to be vigilant and responsible.
This system does not dispense with the requirement to check the t yres on a regular basis (see "Vehicle identifi ca-tion"), to make sure that the vehicle is behaving correctly and to avoid premature tyre wear arising from driving too fast etc.
Do not forget to check the pressure in the spare wheel.
Any repair or replacement of a tyre on a wheel that is equipped with a sensor must be carried out by a CITROËN dealer.Any repair or replacement repair or
The system may suffer from temporary interference caused by radio transmissions on neighbouring frequencies.

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DIRECTION INDICATORS
Left, downwards.
Right, upwards.
For a change of direction, move the control stalk beyond the tight spot. Stops automatically with the return of the steering wheel.
Visible alert/headlamp fl ash
Pull the control towards you.
The headlamp fl ash can be made even with the ignition switched off.
Horn
Press at the centre of the steering wheel.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
This operates all the direction indi-cators simultaneously.
Only use them to indicate dan-ger, for an emergency stop or for driving in abnormal conditions.
The hazard lamps can also be used with the ignition switched off.
SOUND SIGNAL FORHEADLAMPS LEFT ON
This operates when the driver's door is opened, ignition off, to indi-cate that the vehicle lamps are still on.
It stops when you close the door, switch off the lamps or switch on the ignition.
This signal does not operate if the automatic lighting of headlamps or the guide-me-home lighting are active.
EMERGENCY OPERATION OF HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
A sudden deceleration of the vehi-cle causes the hazard lamps to come on automatically.
They will cease to operate auto-matically, or manually if you press the hazard lamps button on the dashboard.
The direction indicators cannot operate if the hazard warning lamps are on.

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LIGHTING CONTROL STALK
All vehicle lamps off
Sidelamps on
Dipped beams/main beams on
Dipped beams/main beams dipswitch
Rotate the ring A forwards.
Rotate the ring A forwards.
AUTOMATIC LIGHTING OF HEADLAMPS
Sidelamps and dipped beams come on automatically in poor ambient light, or if the wipers are in continuous operation. They go out as soon as the ambient light again become suffi cient or when the wipers cea se to operate.
Activation/deactivation of this function is possible in the menu "Personalisa-tion/Confi guration" in the "Main menu".Note: Activation of this function is immediate while deactivation re quires the ignition to be switched off.
Take care not to cover the brightness sensor, which is visible from out-side the windscreen, behind the interior rear view mirror.
GUIDE-ME-HOME LIGHTING
This function switches on your headlamps, to light your way when you wish to walk from a carpark, for example.
This function is activated:Manually by pulling the control A towards you, with the ignition switched off.
Automatically, provided:The automatic lighting of headlamps is activated.To activate the guide-me-home lighting function, select in the "Main menu", then in "Personalisation/Confi guration", the sub-menu for lighting and signalling, then activate the function.
See "Multifunction display".Note: It is possible to modify the duration of the guide-me-home lighting (approx. 60, 30 or 15 seconds) in the menu "Personalisation/Confi guration".

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S I G N A L L I N G
Front foglamps on
Front foglamps and rear foglamps on
Rotate the ring C forwards.
Switching off
First action rearwards, rear foglamps off.
Second action rearwards, front and rear foglamps off.Note: the foglamps should be used only in fog or in other conditions of poor visibility.
FRONT AND REAR FOGLAMPS (RING C)
Lighting
With dipped/main beams on:
Rotate the ring C forwards.
DAYTIME-RUNNING LAMPS
These come on automatically when the engine is running:If the function is activated in the Main Menu. See "Multifunction display".
Provided the lighting control stalk is on position 0 and all the headlamps are off.
If the daytime-running lamps are active, the sidelamps will also be on (depending on country specifi -cation).

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FEATURES
With dipped beams or main beams, the Directional headlamps function turns the headlamps in the direction the road ahead is taking.
Your vision on bends is considerably enhanced.Note: An automatic correction of the beam height enables you not to dazzle other drivers.
X E N O N D U A L F U N C T I O N D I R E C T I O N A L
H E A D L A M P S
Function activatedFunction deactivated
ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
Activated by default, this function can be activated/deactivated in the "Main menu" on the multifunc-tion screen. See "Multifunction dis-play".
The activated/deactivated status is retained when you switch off the engine.Note: This function is not active when the vehicle is stationary, moving at very low speed, or in reverse gear.
Should there be a malfunction the "Dipped beams" fl ashes. Have the system checked by a CITROËN dealer.
It is recommended to change both Xenon bulbs at the same time if there is a failure of one of them.