2010.5 Citroen C ZERO Owner's Manual

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Driving
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To tow your vehicle, the drive selector must be in position N
, refer to "PracticalInformation".



Parking the vehicle

To stop the motor, you must select position P.P
You must apply the parking brake to immobilise
the vehicle.
To remove the key from the ignition switch, thedrive selector must be in position P.P

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Lighting stalk
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicleare designed to adapt the lighting progressivelyin relation to the climatic conditions and so ensure the best visibility for the driver:
- sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearl
y when
the road is clear.

Additional lighting
Other lamps are provided to fulfil therequirements of particular driving conditions:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from a distance,
- front foglamps for even better visibility,
- daytime running lamps to be seen during
the day.


Selection ring for main lightingmode

Turn the ring to position the symbol required
facing the mark.


Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps only.

Di
pped or main beam headlamps.


Stalk for switching headlamp beam

Pull the stalk to switch the lighting between
dipped/main beam headlamps.

In the li
ghting off and sidelamps modes, the driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporaril
y ("headlamp flash") by maintaininga pull on the stalk.


Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp
in the instrument panel confirms the lightingswitched on.

Li
ghting off.

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Front and rear foglamps
Foglamps selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the sidelamps and
dipped and main beam headlamps. Front and rear
foglamps. In good or rainy weather, both dayand night, the front foglamps and the rear foglamp is prohibited. In these situations, the power of its beam may
dazzle other drivers. Do not forget to switch off the front foglamps and the rear foglamp whenthey are no longer necessary.


Lighting on reminder
There is an audible signal when the driver's door is opened, to warnthe driver if the vehicle lighting is on, with the ignition off. Switching off the lighting stops theaudible signal.
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To switch on the front foglamps, turn
the ring for wards once. ) To switch on the rear foglamp, turn the ring
forwards twice.) To switch off the rear foglamp, turn the ring rearwards twice.)
To switch off the front foglamps, turn
the ring rearwards once.
The ring returns to its initial position
automatically.
The rear foglamp is switched off automatically when you switch off the sidelamps, or
the dipped or main beam headlamps.

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Daytime running lamps
Special daytime lighting so that the vehicle can
be seen more easily. The daytime running lamps come on automatically when star ting the motor, if no
other lighting is on.
They cannot be deactivated. With the main li
ghting control ring in the AUTO
position, the sidelamps and dipped beam
headlamps come on automaticall
y, without anyaction by the driver, when a low level of ambientlight is detected.
When the light returns to a sufficient level or the
wipers are switched off, the lighting is switched
off automatically.
The sensor is located at the base of the
windscreen.
Automatic illumination of headlamps
Automatic lighting off
When the lighting stalk is in the "dipped or mainbeam headlamps" position, if the ignition switch
is in the "LOCK" or "ACC" position or if thekey has been removed, the lighting switches
off automatically when the driver's door isopened .
The driver is is aler ted by an audible signal. The initial setting is position "0".









Headlamp
adjustment

To avoid causing a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the halogen headlampsshould be adjusted according to the load in the
vehicle. 0. Driver only or driver + 1 front passenger.
1 or 2.
4 people (including the driver). 3.4 people (including the driver) + maximumauthorised load.4.
Driver + maximum authorised load.

Even though these lamps are located inthe same lamp unit as the front foglamp, the operate with a specific bulb.
Their use is covered by road vehiclelighting regulations.
In foggy weather or in snow, thesunshine sensor may detect sufficient light. The lighting will not come on automatically. Do not cover the sunshine sensor, theassociated functions will no longer becontrolled.

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Wiper controls
The vehicle's front and rear wipers are designed to improve the driver's vision, according to the climatic conditions.


Manual controls
Windscreen wipers

The wiper commands are issued directly by the
driver by means of the stalk Aand its ring B
. sin
gle wipe.

park.
intermittent
(the speed can be set
manually).

slow.

fast.
B
. Intermittent operation adjustment ring.)
Tu r n t h i s r i ng to increase or reduce
the wiping frequency in intermittent mode.


A.
Wiping speed selection stalk:
Windscreen wash
Pull the wiper stalk towards you. Thewindscreen wash, then the windscreen wipers,
operate for a pre-determined time.
Rear wiper
C. Rear wiper selection ring:
park.
intermittent wipe.
The wiper wipes twice then switches to
int
ermittent mode with an interval of a few seconds.
wi
pe with screenwash.
Keep the rin
g in this position to operate the screenwash with several wipes of the wiper.

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Courtesy lamp
Position 1 "ON"
The cour tesy lamp is permanently on.
Position 2 "●"
The cour tesy lamp comes on when openinga door or the boot; when the door or boot isclosed again, the lighting gradually dims for a few seconds before going off.
However, the cour tesy lamp is switched off
immediately when the doors and boot are closed and you lock the vehicle from the inside
or using the remote control.

Position 3 "OFF"

The cour tesy lamp is permanently off.

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Child safety
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General points relating to child seats

For maximum safety, please obser ve the following recommendations:


- in accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less
than one and a half metres tall must
travel in a
pproved child seats suited to
their weight , on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,-statistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carrying children are the rear seats, -
a child weighing less than 9 kg must
travel in the "rearwards-facing" position both in the front and in the rear.
CITROËN recommendsthat children should travel in the rear seats of your vehicle: -"rearwards-facing"
up to the age of 2, -
"forwards-facing"
over the age of 2.
Although one of CITROËN's main criteria when designing your vehicle, the safety of your children
also depends on you.

*

The rules for carrying children are specific to each country. Refer to the current legislation
in your country.

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Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, itis essential that the passenger airbag is
deactivated. Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate.

"Forwards-facing"

When a "for wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, adjust the
vehicle's seat to the intermediate longitudinal
position with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger airbag activated.

Intermediate longitudinal position