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Visibility
This section describes all of the lighting and wiper controls, headlamp
adjustment, the various interior lamps including the interior mood lighting
and in particular, the LED lamps, a true signature of your vehicle.
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Lighting controls
System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are designed to adapt the driver's visibility
progressively according to climatic 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.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,
- front foglamps for improved vision.
- LED lamps to be seen during the daytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes
are also available according to the following
options:
- guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of headlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low
temperature or humidity), the presence
of misting on the internal sur face of the
glass of the headlamps and rear lamps
is normal; it disappears after the lamps
have been on for a few minutes.
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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting commands are issued directly by
the driver by means of the ring A
and the stalk B
.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
B.
Stalk for switching the headlamp beam:
pull the stalk to switch between dipped and
main beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a
pull on the stalk.
A.
Main lighting mode selection ring: turn it
to position the symbol required facing the
mark.
Lamps off.
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam
headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on
the instrument panel confirms the switching on
of the lighting selected.
The instrument panel has permanent back-
lighting. Illumination of the instrument panel is
therefore not linked to the exterior lighting.
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C.
Foglamp selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the dipped and main
beam headlamps.
Rotate and release the ring C
:
)
for wards a first time to switch on the front
foglamps.
)
for wards a second time to switch on the
rear foglamp,
)
rear wards a first time to switch off the rear
foglamp
)
rear wards a second time to switch of the
front fog lamps.
Model with front foglamps and
a rear foglamp
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 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.
In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, the front foglamps 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 foglamp when
they are no longer necessary. Front and rear foglamps
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(with AUTO model) or when the dipped
headlamps are switched off manually, the
foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.
)
Turn the ring rear wards to switch off the
foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch off.
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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
)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps
using the lighting stalk.
)
A fur ther "headlamp flash" switches the
function off.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
off automatically after a set time.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
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The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the par t of the driver, when a low level
of external light is detected or in cer tain cases
of activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a
sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, the lamps are switched off
automatically.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
)
Turn ring A
to the "AU TO "
position. The
automatic illumination of headlamps
is accompanied by a message in the
multifunction screen.
Deactivation
)
Turn ring A
to a position other than
"AU TO "
. Deactivation is accompanied by a
message in the multifunction screen.
Coupling with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
Association with the automatic illumination of
headlamps provides "guide-me-home" lighting
with the following additional options:
- selection of the lighting duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehicle
parameters in the multifunction screen
configuration menu (except in the case of
the monochrome screen A, for which the
duration is set: 60 seconds),
- automatic activation of "guide-me-home"
lighting when automatic illumination of
headlamps is in operation.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, the lighting
come on, this warning 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 qualified
workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor
may detect sufficient light. Therefore,
the lighting will not come on
automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
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.
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LED lamps
Daytime external lighting using specific front lamps providing a signature of the vehicle. Comprising
two sets of six light emitting diodes (LEDs), they are located in the ver tical scoops below each
headlamp.
On starting the vehicle, in daylight the LED
lamps come on automatically, if the lighting
stalk is in position "0"
or "AU TO "
.
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the LED lamps
switch off. For countries where exterior lighting by day is
not a legal requirement, you can activate or
deactivate the function via the multifunction
screen configuration menu.
Headlamp
adjustment
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.
This position is sufficient to avoid causing dazzle.
Higher settings may limit the spread of light
from the headlamps.
The initial setting is position "0"
.
Programming
In countries where it is a legal
requirement:
- this function is activated by default
and cannot be deactivated,
- in daylight, the sidelamps and
number plate lamps also come on,
- If the sidelamps or headlamps
are switched on manually or
automatically, the LED lamps
switch off.
For versions not fitted with LED lamps,
it is the dipped beam headlamps that
come on automatically on star ting the
vehicle.
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A.
Courtesy lamp
B.
Map reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the cour tesy lamp
comes on gradually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the vehicle is unlocked,
- when the key is removed from the ignition,
- when a door is opened,
- when the remote control locking button is
activated, in order to locate your vehicle.
It switches off gradually:
- when the vehicle is locked,
- when the ignition is switched on,
- 30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the
duration of lighting varies, depending
on the circumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately
ten minutes,
- in energy economy mode,
approximately thirty seconds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
)
With the ignition on, press the
corresponding switch.
