2010 CITROEN C3 PICASSO light
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COMFORT
The objects observed are, in re-
ality, closer than they appear.
Take this into account in order
to correctly judge the distance
of vehicles approaching from
behind.
MIRRORS
Door mirrors
The mirror glass is electrically adjustable.
A lamp located under the mirror shell
provides lighting for the driver's and
front passenger's entry and exit.
This exterior lighting comes on when the
vehicle is unlocked or a door is opened
and stays on for a timed period.
Folding
)
From outside: lock the vehicle using
the remote control or the key.
)
From inside: with the ignition on, pull
the control A
in the central position
rearwards.
The folding and unfolding of the
door mirrors using the remote
control can be deactivated by a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop.
Never fold or unfold the electric
folding mirrors manually.
Adjustment
Unfolding
)
From outside: unlock the vehicle us-
ing the remote control or the key.
)
From inside: with the ignition on, pull
the control A
in the central position
rearwards. If the mirrors are folded using
control A
, they will not unfold
when the vehicle is unlocked.
Pull again on control A
.
)
Move control A
to the right or to the left
to select the corresponding mirror.
)
Move control B
in all four directions
to adjust.
)
Return control A
to the central posi-
tion.
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REMOTE CONTROL KEY
System which permits central unlock-
ing or locking of the vehicle using the
lock or from a distance. It is also used to
locate and start the vehicle, as well as
providing protection against theft.
Unfolding the key
)
First press this button to unfold the
key.
Unlocking the vehicle
)
Press the open padlock to
unlock the vehicle.
Unlocking using the key
)
Turn the key to the right in the driv-
er’s door lock to unlock the vehicle.
Unlocking is confi rmed by rapid fl ashing
of the direction indicators for approxi-
mately two seconds.
According to version, the door mirrors
unfold at the same time.
Unlocking using the remote control
Locking the vehicle
)
Press the closed padlock
to lock the vehicle.
Locking using the key
)
Turn the key to the left in the driver’s
door lock to lock the vehicle com-
pletely.
Locking is confi rmed by fi xed lighting of
the direction indicators for approximate-
ly two seconds.
According to version, the door mirrors
fold at the same time.
Locking using the remote control
If one of the doors or the boot
is still open, the central locking
does not take place.
When the vehicle is locked, if it is
unlocked inadvertently, it will re-
lock automatically after thirty sec-
onds unless a door or the boot is
open. The folding and unfolding of the
door mirrors using the remote
control can be deactivated by a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop.
Deadlocking using the remotecontrol
)
Press the closed padlock to lock the
vehicle.
)
Press the closed padlock again
within fi ve seconds to deadlock the
vehicle.
Deadlocking using the key
)
Turn the key to the left in the driver’s
door lock to lock the vehicle com-
pletely.
)
Turn the key to the left again within
fi ve seconds to deadlock the vehicle.
Deadlocking is confi rmed by fi xed lighting
of the direction indicators for approximate-
ly two seconds.
According to version, the door mirrors
fold at the same time.
Deadlocking renders the exterior and
interior door controls inoperative.
It also deactivates the manual central
control button.
Therefore, never leave anyone inside
the vehicle when it is deadlocked.
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Locating your vehicle
)
Press the closed padlock to locate
your locked vehicle in a car park.
This is indicated by lighting of the cour-
tesy lamps and fl ashing of the direction
indicators for a few seconds.
Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip
which has a special code. When the
ignition is switched on, this code must
be recognised in order for starting to be
possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser locks
the engine management system a few
minutes after the ignition is switched off
and prevents starting of the engine by
anyone who does not have the key.
In the event of a fault, you
are informed by illumination
of this warning lamp, an au-
dible signal and a message
in the screen.
In this case, your vehicle will not start;
contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as
possible.
Keep safely the label attached to the
keys given to you on acquisition of the
vehicle.
Folding the key
)
First press this button to fold
the key.
If you do not press the button when fold-
ing the key, there is a risk of damage to
the mechanism.
- Position 1: Stop
- Position 2: Ignition
- Position 3: Starting
Starting the vehicle
)
Insert the key in the ignition switch.
The system recognises the starting
code.
)
Turn the key fully towards the dash-
board to position 3 (Starting)
.
)
When the engine starts, release the
key.
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ACCESS
Deactivating the rear window and
door controls Always remove the key from the
ignition when leaving the vehicle,
even for a short time.
In the event of contact during
operation of the windows, you
must reverse the movement of
the window. To do this, press the
switch concerned.
When the driver operates the
passenger electric window
switches, they must ensure that
no one is preventing correct
closing of the windows.
The driver must ensure that the
passengers use the electric win-
dows correctly.
Be aware of children when ope-
rating the windows. Reinitialisation
In the event of a malfunction you must
reinitialise the operation of the electric
windows:
)
release the switch and pull it again
until the window closes completely,
)
hold the switch for approximately
one second after closing,
)
press the switch to lower the win-
dow automatically.
The safety anti-pinch function is not
active during these operations.
)
For the safety of your children, press
switch 5
to prevent operation of the
rear windows irrespective of their
position.
With the indicator lamp on, the rear con-
trols are deactivated.
With the indicator lamp off, the rear con-
trols are activated.
When the function is activated, this
warning lamp lights up on the in-
strument panel for a few seconds.
This control also deactivates the
interior rear door controls (see
"Child safety - § Electric child
lock").
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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
Each blind is fi tted with a roller
which stores it once you release it.
)
Raise the blind's handle and re-
lease.
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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 fol-
lowing 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 is controlled directly 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.
B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull
the stalk towards you to switch the
lighting between dipped and main
beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam head-
lamps temporarily ("headlamp fl ash") by
maintaining a pull on the stalk. Dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indica-
tor lamp in the instrument panel confi rms
that the lighting selected is on.
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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 auto-
matically (with AUTO model), the foglamp
and the dipped beam headlamps will re-
main 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 fo-
glamps and the rear foglamp are
prohibited. In these situations,
the power of their beams may
dazzle other drivers.
Do not forget to switch off the
front foglamps and the rear fo-
glamp when they are no longer
necessary.
Lighting on audible warning
When the ignition is switched
off, all of the lamps switch off
automatically, unless guide-me-
home lighting is activated.
If the lighting is switched on
manually after switching off the
ignition, there is an audible sig-
nal when a front door is opened
to warn the driver that they have
forgotten to switch off the vehi-
cle'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.
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 headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any ac-
tion on the part of the driver, when a low level
of external light is detected or in certain cases
of activation 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 auto-
matically.
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/deactivat-
ed by a CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop. In some weather conditions (e.g.
low temperature or humidity),
the presence of misting on the
internal surface of the glass of
the headlamps and rear lamps
is normal; it disappears after
the lamps have been on for a
few minutes.