2010.5 Citroen C3 headlamp
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VISIBILITY
* According to country.
Daytime running lamps *
O n v e h i c l e s fi t t e d w i t h d a y t i m e r u n -
ning lamps, the dipped beams come on
when the vehicle is started.
Manual guide-me-home lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped beam
headlamps on after the vehicle's ignition
has been switched off makes the driver's
exit easier when the light is poor.
Switching on
W i t h t h e i g n i t i o n o f f , " fl a s h " t h e
headlamps using the lighting stalk.
A f u r t h e r " h e a d l a m p fl a s h " s w i t c h e s
the function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set time.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam 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 activa-
tion of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a
s u f fi c i e n t l e v e l o r a f t e r t h e w i n d s c r e e n
wipers are switched off, the lamps are
switched off automatically.
Activation
Turn ring A to the "AUTO" position.
The automatic illumination of head-
lamps is accompanied by a message
in the multifunction screen.
Deactivation
Turn ring A to a position other than
"AUTO" . Deactivation is accompa-
nied by a message in the multifunction
screen.
This warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel.
The instruments and controls (instru-
ment panel, multifunction screen, air
c o n d i t i o n i n g c o n t r o l p a n e l , e t c . ) a r e n o t
illuminated, except on switching to the
automatic lighting mode or when the
lighting is switched on manually.
This function can be activated/deacti-
vated by a CITROËN dealer. In some weather conditions (e.g.
l o w t e m p e r a t u r e o r h u m i d i t y ) , t h e
presence of misting on the internal
surface of the glass of the head-
lamps and rear lamps is normal; it
disappears after the lamps have
been on for a few minutes.
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VISIBILITY To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, the height of the headlamps
should be adjusted in relation to the load
in the vehicle.
0
. Driver only or driver + front passenger.
- . Intermediate setting
1. 5 people.
- . 5 people + load in the boot.
2. Driver only + maximum authorised
load in the boot.
T h i s p o s i t i o n i s s u f fi c i e n t t o a v o i d c a u s -
ing dazzle.
Higher settings may limit the spread of
light from the headlamps.
The initial setting is position "0" .
HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT Coupling with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Association with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides "guide-me-home"
lighting with the following additional op-
tions:
- selection of the lighting duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehi-
cle parameters in the multifunction
s c r e e n c o n fi g u r a t i o n m e n u ( e x c e p t
in the case of the monochrome
screen A, for which the duration is
s e t : 6 0 s e c o n d s ) ,
- automatic activation of "guide-me- home" lighting when automatic
illumination of headlamps is in ope-
ration.
Operating fault In fog or snow, the sunshine sen-
s o r m a y d e t e c t s u f fi c i e n t l i g h t .
Therefore, the lighting will not
come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sen-
sor, coupled with the rain sensor
and located in the centre of the
windscreen behind the rear view
mirror; the associated functions
would no longer be controlled.
In the event of a fault with
the sunshine sensor, the
lighting come on, this warn-
ing lamp is displayed in the instrument
panel and/or a message appears in the
multifunction screen, accompanied by
an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi e d w o r k s h o p .
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VISIBILITY To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, the height of the headlamps
should be adjusted in relation to the load
in the vehicle.
0
. Driver only or driver + front passenger.
- . Intermediate setting
1. 5 people.
- . 5 people + load in the boot.
2. Driver only + maximum authorised
load in the boot.
T h i s p o s i t i o n i s s u f fi c i e n t t o a v o i d c a u s -
ing dazzle.
Higher settings may limit the spread of
light from the headlamps.
The initial setting is position "0" .
HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT Coupling with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Association with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides "guide-me-home"
lighting with the following additional op-
tions:
- selection of the lighting duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehi-
cle parameters in the multifunction
s c r e e n c o n fi g u r a t i o n m e n u ( e x c e p t
in the case of the monochrome
screen A, for which the duration is
s e t : 6 0 s e c o n d s ) ,
- automatic activation of "guide-me- home" lighting when automatic
illumination of headlamps is in ope-
ration.
Operating fault In fog or snow, the sunshine sen-
s o r m a y d e t e c t s u f fi c i e n t l i g h t .
Therefore, the lighting will not
come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sen-
sor, coupled with the rain sensor
and located in the centre of the
windscreen behind the rear view
mirror; the associated functions
would no longer be controlled.
In the event of a fault with
the sunshine sensor, the
lighting come on, this warn-
ing lamp is displayed in the instrument
panel and/or a message appears in the
multifunction screen, accompanied by
an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi e d w o r k s h o p .
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
T h e h e a d l a m p s a r e fi t t e d w i t h
p o l y c a r b o n a t e g l a s s w i t h a p r o -
t e c t i v e c o a t i n g :
do not clean them using a
dry or abrasive cloth, nor
with a detergent or solvent
product,
u s e a s p o n g e a n d s o a p y w a t e r ,
w h e n u s i n g a h i g h p r e s s u r e
w a s h e r o n p e r s i s t e n t m a r k s ,
d o n o t d i r e c t a t t h e l a m p s o r
t h e i r o u t l i n e s f o r t o o l o n g , s o
a s n o t t o d a m a g e t h e i r p r o -
t e c t i v e c o a t i n g a n d s e a l s .
CHANGING A BULB
D o n o t t o u c h t h e b u l b d i r e c t l y
w i t h y o u r fi n g e r s , u s e l i n t -
f r e e c l o t h s .
C h a n g i n g a b u l b s h o u l d o n l y b e
d o n e a f t e r t h e h e a d l a m p h a s
b e e n s w i t c h e d o f f f o r a f e w m i -
n u t e s ( r i s k o f s e r i o u s b u r n s ) .
I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t o u s e o n l y a n t i -
u l t r a v i o l e t ( U V ) t y p e b u l b s i n
o r d e r n o t t o d a m a g e t h e h e a d -
l a m p .
A l w a y s r e p l a c e a f a i l e d b u l b w i t h
a n e w b u l b w i t h t h e s a m e t y p e
a n d s p e c i fi c a t i o n . Front lamps
1. Direction indicators
(PY 21 W amber).
2. Sidelamps (W 5 W).
3. Main beam headlamps (H1-55 W).
4. Dipped beam headlamps
(H7-55 W).
5. Front foglamps (PSX 24 W).
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Changing direction indicator bulbs
T u r n t h e b u l b h o l d e r a q u a r t e r o f a
t u r n a n d e x t r a c t i t .
P u l l o u t t h e b u l b a n d c h a n g e i t .
T o r e fi t , c a r r y o u t t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s i n
r e v e r s e o r d e r .
W h e n r e fi t t i n g , c l o s e t h e p r o t e c -
t i v e c o v e r c a r e f u l l y t o p r e s e r v e
t h e s e a l i n g o f t h e h e a d l a m p .
R a p i d fl a s h i n g o f t h e d i r e c t i o n
i n d i c a t o r w a r n i n g l a m p ( r i g h t
o r l e f t ) i n d i c a t e s t h e f a i l u r e o f a
b u l b o n t h a t s i d e .
A m b e r c o l o u r e d b u l b s , s u c h a s
t h e d i r e c t i o n i n d i c a t o r s , m u s t b e
r e p l a c e d w i t h b u l b s o f i d e n t i c a l
s p e c i fi c a t i o n s a n d c o l o u r .
Changing dipped beam headlamp
bulbs
R e m o v e t h e p r o t e c t i v e c o v e r b y
p u l l i n g o n t h e t a b .
D i s c o n n e c t t h e b u l b c o n n e c t o r .
S p r e a d t h e s p r i n g s t o r e l e a s e t h e
b u l b .
E x t r a c t t h e b u l b a n d c h a n g e i t .
T o r e fi t , c a r r y o u t t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s i n
r e v e r s e o r d e r .
Changing main beam headlamp
bulbs
R e m o v e t h e p r o t e c t i v e c o v e r b y
p u l l i n g o n t h e t a b .
D i s c o n n e c t t h e b u l b c o n n e c t o r .
S p r e a d t h e s p r i n g s t o r e l e a s e t h e
b u l b .
R e m o v e t h e b u l b a n d c h a n g e i t .
T o r e fi t , c a r r y o u t t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s i n
r e v e r s e o r d e r .
Changing sidelamp bulbs
R e m o v e t h e p r o t e c t i v e c o v e r b y
p u l l i n g o n t h e t a b .
P u l l t h e b u l b h o l d e r p r e s s i n g o n t h e
t a b s o n b o t h s i d e s .
P u l l t h e b u l b a n d c h a n g e i t .
T o r e fi t , c a r r y o u t t h e s e o p e r a t i o n s i n
r e v e r s e o r d e r .