2011 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 "Practical
Information".



Parking the vehicle

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

Visibility
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Lighting controls


Main lighting

The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are designed to adapt the lighting progressively
in 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 clearly when
the road is clear.



Additional lighting

Other lamps are provided to fulfil the
requirements of par ticular 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 lighting
mode
Turn the ring to position the symbol required
facing the mark.


Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps only.

Dipped or main beam headlamps.


Stalk for switching headlamp beam

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

In the lighting off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a
pull on the stalk.


Displays

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

Lighting off.

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Visibility
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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 day
and 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 when
they are no longer necessary.


Lighting on reminder

There is an audible signal when the
driver's door is opened, to warn the
driver if the vehicle lighting is on, with
the ignition off.
Switching off the lighting stops
the audible signal.


)
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
rear wards twice.

)
To switch off the front foglamps, turn the
ring rear wards 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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Visibility
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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 lighting control ring in the AUTO

position, the sidelamps and dipped beam
headlamps come on automatically, without any
action by the driver, when a low level of ambient
light 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 "AUTO"
position, if the ignition switch is in the "LOCK"
or "ACC" position or if the key has been
removed, the lighting switches off automatically
when the driver's door is opened
.
The initial setting is position "0"
.









Headlamp
adjustment

To avoid causing a nuisance to other road
users, the height of the halogen headlamps
should 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) + maximum
authorised load.

4.
Driver + maximum authorised load.
Although these lamps are located in
the same unit as the front foglamp,
they operate with a specific bulb.
Their use is covered by road vehicle
lighting regulations.
In foggy weather or in snow,
the sunshine sensor may detect
sufficient light. The lighting will not
come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
the associated functions will no longer
be controlled.

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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 A
and its ring B
. single wipe.
park.
intermittent (the speed can be set
manually).
slow.
fast.




B.
Intermittent operation adjustment ring.


)
Turn this ring to increase or reduce the
wiping frequency in intermittent mode.


A.
Wiping speed selection stalk:








Windscreen wash

Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The
windscreen 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
intermittent mode with an interval of a
few seconds.
wipe with screenwash.
Keep the ring in this position to operate the
screenwash with several wipes of the wiper.

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Visibility
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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 opening
a door or the boot; when the door or boot is
closed 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.
Before leaving the vehicle, ensure that
the cour tesy lamp is not on.
If left on, it discharges the ancillaries
battery, even if the main battery is
charged or on charge.
Starting your vehicle will then no longer
be possible.

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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 approved child seats suited to
their weight
, on seats fitted with a seat
belt or ISOFIX mountings * ,

- statistically, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carr ying 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 recommends
that 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
, it
is essential that the passenger airbag is
deactivated. Otherwise, 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