2010.5 Citroen C3 PICASSO Owner's Manual

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Emergency control
System which locks or unlocks the
doors mechanically in the event of a
malfunction of the battery or of the cen-
tral locking.

 Insert the key in the lock, located
on the edge of the door, then turn it

one eighth of a turn . Opening

 After unlocking the vehicle using the
remote control or the key, pull the
handle and raise the tailgate.
BOOT
- when the engine is running ,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message
on the multifunction screen
for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving (speed
above 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warn-
ing lamp comes on, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message
on the multifunction screen for a
few seconds.
Tailgate release
System for mechanical unlocking of the
boot in the event of a battery or central
locking malfunction.
Unlocking

 Fold back the rear benchseat to
gain access to the lock from inside
the boot.

 Insert a small screwdriver into hole A
of the lock to unlock the tailgate.
Locking the driver’s door

 Insert the key in the lock, then turn it
to the left.
Unlocking the driver’s door

 Insert the key in the lock, then turn it
to the right.
Locking the front and rear
passenger doors Unlocking the front and rear
passenger doors

 Pull the interior door opening control.
Closing

 Lower the tailgate using the interior
grab handle. If the tailgate is not closed correctly:
In the event of a failure with the
central locking system, you should
disconnect the battery to lock the
boot and so ensure the complete
locking of the vehicle.

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PANORAMIC SUNROOF
System which consists of an area of
panoramic tinted glass to increase the
light and visibility in the passenger com-
partment. It is fi tted with 2 independent
manual blinds to help maintain a com-
fortable temperature. Closing
Rear blind

 Pull the blind forwards until it locks in.
Front blind

 Pull the blind rearwards until it locks in.
Opening

 Raise the blind's handle and re-
lease.
Each blind is fi tted with a roller
which stores it once you release it.

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Additions of fuel must be of at least
5 litres, in order to be taken into
account by the fuel gauge.
The key cannot be removed from
the lock until the cap is refi tted.
Opening the fi ller cap may create
a noise caused by an inrush of air.
This vacuum is entirely normal, re-
sulting from the sealing of the fuel
system.
FUEL TANK

Fuel tank capacity: approximately
50 litres (petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel).
Low fuel level Filling
A label affi xed to the inside of the fl ap
reminds you of the type of fuel to be
used depending on your engine.
When the fuel tank minimum
level is reached this warning
lamp comes on on the instru-
ment panel. When it fi rst comes
on there remains approximately
5 litres of fuel in the tank.
You must refuel as soon as possible to
avoid running out of fuel.
If you run out of fuel (Diesel), refer also
to the "Checks" section. To fi ll the tank safely:

 the engine must be switched off,

 open the fuel fi ller fl ap,

 insert the key in the cap, then turn it
to the left,

 remove the cap and hook it onto
the clip located on the inside of the
fl ap,

 fi ll the tank, but do not continue
after the 3rd cut-off of the pump ;
this could cause malfunctions.
When you have fi lled the tank:

 put the cap back in place,

 turn the key to the right, then remove
it from the cap,

 close the fl ap.

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Quality of the fuel used for
petrol engines
The petrol engines are perfectly com-
patible with E10 type petrol biofuels
(containing 10 % ethanol), conforming
to European standards EN 228 and
EN 15376.
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 %
ethanol) are reserved exclusively for ve-
hicles marketed for the use of this type
of fuel (BioFlex vehicles). The quality of
the ethanol must comply with European
standard EN 15293.
For Brazil only, special vehicles are
marketed to run on fuels containing up
to 100 % ethanol (E100 type). Quality of the fuel used for
Diesel engines
The Diesel engines are perfectly com-
patible with biofuels which conform to
current and future European standards
(Diesel fuel which complies with stan-
dard EN 590 mixed with a biofuel which
complies with standard EN 14214)
available at the pumps (containing up
to 7 % Fatty Acid Methyl Ester).
The B30 biofuel can be used in cer-
tain Diesel engines; however, this use
is subject to strict application of the
special servicing conditions. Consult a
CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio) fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or dilut-
ed, domestic fuel...) is strictly prohibited
(risk of damage to the engine and fuel
system).
MISFUEL PREVENTION
Operation
It is still possible to use a fuel can
to fi ll the reservoir.
In order to ensure a good fl ow of
fuel, do not place the nozzle of
the fuel can in direct contact with
the fl ap of the misfuel prevention
device.
This equipment will become available
during the year.
Mechanical device which prevents fi ll-
ing the tank of a Diesel vehicle with
petrol. It avoids the risk of engine dam-
age that can result from fi lling with the
wrong fuel.
Located in the fi ller neck, the misfuel
prevention device appears when the
fi ller cap is removed.
When a petrol fi ller nozzle is introduced into
the fuel fi ller neck of your Diesel vehicle, it
comes into contact with the fl ap. The sys-
tem remains closed and prevents fi lling.

Do not persist but introduce a Diesel
type fi ller nozzle.

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Quality of the fuel used for
petrol engines
The petrol engines are perfectly com-
patible with E10 type petrol biofuels
(containing 10 % ethanol), conforming
to European standards EN 228 and
EN 15376.
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 %
ethanol) are reserved exclusively for ve-
hicles marketed for the use of this type
of fuel (BioFlex vehicles). The quality of
the ethanol must comply with European
standard EN 15293.
For Brazil only, special vehicles are
marketed to run on fuels containing up
to 100 % ethanol (E100 type). Quality of the fuel used for
Diesel engines
The Diesel engines are perfectly com-
patible with biofuels which conform to
current and future European standards
(Diesel fuel which complies with stan-
dard EN 590 mixed with a biofuel which
complies with standard EN 14214)
available at the pumps (containing up
to 7 % Fatty Acid Methyl Ester).
The B30 biofuel can be used in cer-
tain Diesel engines; however, this use
is subject to strict application of the
special servicing conditions. Consult a
CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio) fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or dilut-
ed, domestic fuel...) is strictly prohibited
(risk of damage to the engine and fuel
system).
MISFUEL PREVENTION
Operation
It is still possible to use a fuel can
to fi ll the reservoir.
In order to ensure a good fl ow of
fuel, do not place the nozzle of
the fuel can in direct contact with
the fl ap of the misfuel prevention
device.
This equipment will become available
during the year.
Mechanical device which prevents fi ll-
ing the tank of a Diesel vehicle with
petrol. It avoids the risk of engine dam-
age that can result from fi lling with the
wrong fuel.
Located in the fi ller neck, the misfuel
prevention device appears when the
fi ller cap is removed.
When a petrol fi ller nozzle is introduced into
the fuel fi ller neck of your Diesel vehicle, it
comes into contact with the fl ap. The sys-
tem remains closed and prevents fi lling.

Do not persist but introduce a Diesel
type fi ller nozzle.

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LIGHTING CONTROLS
System for selection and control of the
various front and rear lamps providing
the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the
vehicle are designed to adapt the driver's
visibility progressively according to cli-
matic conditions:
- sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without dazzling other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearly when the road is clear.
Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfi l the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,
- front foglamps for even better for- ward vision.
Programming
Various automatic lighting control
modes are also available according to
the following options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of headlamps. Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Automatic illumination of
headlamps.
Manual controls
The lighting commands are issued di-
rectly by the driver by means of the
ring
A and the stalk B .

A. Main lighting mode selection ring:
turn it to position the symbol re-
quired facing the mark.
Lamps off.
Sidelamps only.

B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull
to switch the lighting between dipped
headlamps/main beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the driver can switch on the main beam
headlamps temporarily ("headlamp
fl ash") by maintaining a pull on the
stalk. Dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator
lamp on the instrument panel confi rms
the switching on of the lighting selected.

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Model with rear foglamp only Rear foglamp

 To switch on the foglamp, turn the
ring C forwards.
When the lighting is switched off au-
tomatically (with AUTO model), the
foglamp and the dipped beam head-
lamps will remain on.

 To switch off all of the lighting, turn
the ring C rearwards. In good or rainy weather, by both
day and night, the front foglamps
and the rear foglamp are prohib-
ited. In these situations, the power
of their beams may dazzle other
drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the front
foglamps and the rear foglamp when
they are no longer necessary.
Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched off,
all of the lamps switch off automati-
cally, unless guide-me-home ligh-
ting is activated.
If the lighting is switched on manu-
ally after switching off the ignition,
there is an audible signal when a
front door is opened to warn the
driver that they have forgotten to
switch off the vehicle's lighting, with
the ignition off.
Model with front foglamps
and a rear foglamp
Front and rear foglamps
Rotate and release the ring C :

 forwards a fi rst time to switch on the
front foglamps.

 forwards a second time to switch on
the rear foglamp,

 rearwards a fi rst time to switch off
the rear foglamp

 rearwards a second time to switch
of the front fog lamps.

C. Foglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped
and main beam headlamps. When the lighting is switched off auto-
matically (with AUTO model) or when
the dipped headlamps are switched off
manually, the foglamps and sidelamps
will remain on.

 Turn the ring rearwards to switch
off the foglamps, the sidelamps will
then switch off.

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Manual guide-me-home lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped beam
headlamps on after the vehicle's igni-
tion 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 lighting stalk.

 A further "headlamp fl ash" switches
the function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time.
Daytime running lamps *
On vehicles fi tted with daytime run-
ning lamps, the dipped beams come on
when the vehicle is started.
* According to country.
This warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel.
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
suffi cient level or after the windscreen
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 mes-
sage in the multifunction screen.
Deactivation

 Turn ring A to a position other than

"AUTO" . Deactivation is accompa-
nied by a message in the multifunc-
tion screen.
The instruments and controls (instru-
ment panel, multifunction screen, air
conditioning control panel, etc.) are not
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.
low temperature or humidity), the
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.