2009.5 Citroen C3 ESP
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FAMILIARISATION
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1. Audio equipment steering wheel
controls.
2. Steering lock and ignition.
3. Wipers/wash-wipe/trip computer
controls.
4. Instrument panel.
5. Scented air freshener.
6. Driver’s airbag.
Horn.
7. Gear lever.
8. Parking brake.
9. Central armrest with storage.
10. Exterior mirror controls.
Electric window controls.
Rear doors and electric windows deactivation control.
11. Storage compartment.
12. Electric child lock button or
Alarm button.
Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
13. Side adjustable air vent.
14. Front door window demisting/
defrosting vent.
15. Speaker (tweeter).
16. Windscreen demisting/defrosting
vent.
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FAMILIARISATION
MONITORING
Instrument panel
A. With the ignition on, the fuel gauge
bars for the fuel remaining should
light up.
B. With the engine running, the associ-
ated low level warning lamp should
switch off.
C. With the ignition on, the oil level in-
dicator should display "OIL OK" for
a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
level which is low.
18 Warning lamps
1. With the ignition on, the orange and
red warning lamps come on.
2. With the engine running, these
warning lamps should switch off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to
the page concerned.
20 Switch panel
Lighting of the indicator lamp indicates
the status of the corresponding func-
tion.
A. Activation of the electric child lock
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or
Deactivation of the interior volumetric alarm.
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B. Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.
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FAMILIARISATION
KEEPING YOUR PASSENGERS SAFE
Front passenger’s airbag
1. Open the glove box.
2. Insert the key.
3. Select position:
"ON" (activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat,
"OFF" (deactivation), with "rear fac-
ing" child seat".
4. Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position.
95 Front seat belts and
passenger’s front airbag
A. Front seat belts not fastened or un-
fastened warning lamp.
96 Electric child lock
The lighting of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the status of the corresponding
function.
A. Deactivation of the rear door controls.
or
B. Deactivation of the rear door and
rear elecric window controls.
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B. Front passenger’s airbag deactiva-
tion indicator lamp.
C. Front passenger’s airbag activation
indicator lamp.
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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS
Deactivation warning lamps
I f o n e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g w a r n i n g l a m p 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 i n g s y s t e m h a s b e e n s w i t c h e d o f f i n t e n t i o n a l l y .
Passenger's
air bag
system fi x e d . The control, located in the
glove box, is set to the
OFF
position.
The passenger's front
airbag is deactivated. Set the control to the
ON position to activate the
p a s s e n g e r ' s f r o n t a i r b a g . I n t h i s c a s e , d o n o t fi t a
child seat in the rear-facing position.
The passenger's airbag system is put into service
automatically when the vehicle is started.
ESP/ASR fi x e d . The button, located at
the bottom left of the
dashboard, is pressed. Its
indicator lamp is on.
The ESP/ASR is
deactivated.
ESP: electronic stability
programme.
ASR: anti-skid regulation. Press the button to activate the ESP/ASR. Its
indicator lamp switches off.
From approximately 30 mph (50 km/h), the
system is reactivated automatically.
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically
when the vehicle is started.
Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations
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Warning lamp is on Cause Action/Observations
Anti-lock
Braking System (ABS) fi x e d .
The anti-lock braking
system has a fault. The vehicle retains conventional braking without
servo assistance.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
CITROËN dealer without delay.
Dynamic
stability control
(ESP/ASR) fl a s h i n g .
The ESP/ASR regulation is
active. The system optimises traction and improves the
directional stability of the vehicle.
fi x e d . Unless it has been
deactivated with the indicator
lamp on the button on, the
ESP/ASR system is faulty. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Engine
autodiagnosis system fi x e d .
The emission control
system has a fault.
This lamp should switch off when the engine is star
ted.
If it does not switch off, contact a CITROËN
dealer urgently.
fl a s h i n g . The engine management
system has a fault. Risk of destruction of the catalytic convertor.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Low fuel level fi x e d w i t h
the last two segement bocks
fl a s h i n g . W h e n i t fi r s t c o m e s o n t h e r e
remains
approximately
5 litres of fuel in the tank. Refuel as soon as possible to avoid running out
of fuel.
This warning lamp wil come on every time the
i g n i t i o n i s s w i t c h e d o n , u n t i l a s u f fi c i e n t a d d i t i o n
of fuel is made.
Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres
(petrol) or 45 litres (Diesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel,
this could damage the emission control and
injection systems.
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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
Vehicle configuration
O n c e t h e " V e h i c l e C o n fi g u r a t i o n " m e n u
has been selected, you can activate or
deactivate the following equipment:
- wiper linked with reverse gear (refer to the "Visibility" section),
- "guide-me-home" lighting (refer to the "Visibility" section),
- parking assistance (refer to the "Driving" section).
Options
Once the "Options" menu has been se-
lected, you can start diagnostics of the
status of the equipment (active, not active,
faulty). Display settings
Once the "Display settings" menu has
been selected, you can gain access to
the following settings:
- year,
- month,
- day,
- hour,
- minutes,
- 12 or 24 hour mode.
Once you have selected a setting,
press the " " or " " buttons to
change its value.
Press the " " or " " buttons to
switch respectively to the previous
or next setting.
Press the "OK" button to save the
change and return to the normal
display or press the "ESC" button
to cancel. Languages
Once the "Languages" menu has been
selected, you can change the language
used by the display (Français, Italiano,
Nederlands, Portugues, Portugues-
Brasil, Deutsch, English, Espanol).
Units
Once the "Units" menu has been se-
lected, you can change the units of the
following parameters:
- temperature (°C or °F),
- fuel consumption (l/100 km, mpg or
km/l).
Once the fuel consumption units
have been set to mpg, the infor-
mation in the instrument panel
screen on speed and distance
will also be in mph and miles.
F o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s , c o n fi g u r a t i o n
by the driver of the multifunction
screen must only be done when
stationary.
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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
Example: setting of the duration of the
"guide-me-home" lighting
Press the " " or " " buttons, then
the "OK" button to select the menu
required.
Press the " " or " " buttons,
then the "OK" button to select the
"Guide-me-home lighting" line.
Press the " " or " " buttons to
set the value required (15, 30 or
60 seconds), then press the "OK"
b u t t o n t o c o n fi r m .
Press the " " or " " buttons, then
the "OK" button to select the "OK"
b o x a n d c o n fi r m o r p r e s s t h e "ESC"
button to cancel.
Language selection
Once this menu has been selected,
you can change the language used
by the display (Deutsch, English,
Espanol, Français, Italiano, Nederlands,
Portugues, Portugues-Brasil, Türkçe
). "Telephone" Menu
F o r s a f e t y r e a s o n s , c o n fi g u r a t i o n
by the driver of the multifunction
screen must only be done when
stationary.
Display configuration
Once this menu has been selected, you
can gain access to the following settings:
- brightness-video setting,
- date and time setting,
- selection of units.
Once the fuel consumption units
have been changed to mpg, the
information in the screen relat-
ing to speed and distance also
changes to mph and miles re-
spectively. With Audio system on, once this menu
i s s e l e c t e d y o u c a n c o n fi g u r e y o u r
Bluetooth hands-free kit (pairing), view
the various telephone directories (list
of calls, services...) and manage your
calls (call, hang up, second call, secret
mode...).
For more details on the "Telephone"
function, refer to the Audio system part
of the "Audio and telematics" section.
* According to country of destination.
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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
16/9 COLOUR SCREEN (WITH MYWAY)
Displays on the screen
It displays the following information auto-
matically and directly:
- time,
- date,
- altitude,
- ambient temperature (the value dis- p l a y e d fl a s h e s i f t h e r e i s a r i s k o f
ice),
- check of the doors,
- warning and vehicle function status messages, displayed temporarily,
- audio functions,
- satellite navigation system information. Controls
MyWay To select one of the applica-
tions, at the control panel:
press the dedicated "RADIO" ,
"MUSIC" , "NAV" , "TRAFFIC" , "SETUP" or "PHONE" button for access to
the corresponding menu,
turn the dial to move the selection,
p r e s s t h e d i a l t o c o n fi r m t h e s e l e c -
tion,
or
press the "ESC" button to abandon
the current operation and return to
the previous display.
For further information on these ap-
plications, refer to the "Audio and
T e l e m a t i c s " s e c t i o n o r t o t h e s p e c i fi c
user guide given to you with the other
owner's documents. "SETUP" menu
Press the "SETUP" button to gain
access to the "SETUP" menu. This
allows you to select from the follow-
ing functions:
- "System language",
- "Date and time",
- "Display",
- "Vehicle",
- "Units",
- "System".