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Press the closed padlock on the remote
control.
This will switch on the cour tesy lamps and the
direction indicators will flash for a few seconds.
Locating your vehicle
This function allows you to identify
your vehicle from a distance,
par ticularly in poor light. Your vehicle
must be locked.
Anti-theft protection
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
star ting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser locks the
engine management system a few minutes
after the ignition is switched off and prevents
star ting 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 audible signal
and a message in the screen.
In this case, your vehicle will not start; contact
a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
Folding the key
)
First press this button to fold the key.
If you do not press the button when
folding the key, there is a risk of
damage to the mechanism.
Keep safely the label attached to the
keys given to you on acquisition of the
vehicle.
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In the event of a malfunction with the remote
control, you can no longer unlock, lock or
locate your vehicle.
)
First of all, use the key in the lock to unlock
or lock your vehicle.
)
Then, reinitialise the remote control.
Fault with the remote
control
Reinitialisation
)
Switch off the ignition and remove the
ignition key.
)
Press the closed padlock immediately for a
few seconds.
)
Turn the key to position 2 (Ignition on)
.
)
Switch off the ignition and remove the key
from the ignition switch.
The remote control is fully operational again.
Changing the battery
Battery ref.: CR2032/3 volts.
)
Unclip the cover using a small screwdriver
at the two cutouts.
)
Lift off the cover.
)
Remove the flat battery from its location.
)
Fit the new battery into its location
obser ving the original direction of fitment.
)
Clip the cover onto the casing.
If the battery is flat, you are
informed by illumination of this
warning lamp, an audible signal
and a message in the screen.
If the problem persists, contact a
CITROËN dealer as soon as possible.
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Do not throw the remote control
batteries away, they contain metals
which are harmful to the environment.
Take them to an approved collection
point.
Lost keys
Visit a CITROËN dealer with the vehicle's registration document, your personal
identification documents and if possible the key code label.
The CITROËN dealer will be able to find the key code and the transponder code required to
order a new key.
Remote control
The high frequency remote control is a sensitive system; do not operate it while it is in your
pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware of it.
Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of
your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would have
to be reinitialised.
The remote control does not operate when the key is in the ignition switch, even when the
ignition is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compar tment by the
emergency services more difficult in an emergency.
As a safety precaution (with children on board), remove the key from the ignition switch
when you leave the vehicle, even for a shor t time.
Anti-theft protection
Do not make any modifications to the electronic engine immobiliser system; this could
cause malfunctions.
When purchasing a second-hand vehicle
Have the pairing of all of the keys in your possession checked by a CITROËN dealer,
to ensure that only your keys can be used to open and start the vehicle.
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Locking
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Press this button to lock the vehicle.
The red indicator lamp in the button comes on.
Central locking control
This control allows the simultaneous locking or unlocking of the doors and boot from inside the
vehicle.
If one of the doors is open, central
locking from the inside does not take
place.
Unlocking
)
Press the button again to unlock the
vehicle.
The red indicator lamp in the button goes off.
If the vehicle is locked from the outside,
this button is inactive.
)
In this case, use the remote control
or the key to unlock the vehicle or
pull an interior door handle to open
a door.
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Alarm *
System which protects and provides a deterrent against theft and break-ins. It provides the following types of monitoring.
- exterior perimeter
The system checks for opening of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries to open a
door, the boot, the bonnet...
- interior volumetric
The system checks for any variation in the
volume in the passenger compartment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks a
window, enters the passenger compar tment or
moves inside the vehicle.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
- tilt
The system checks for any change in the
attitude of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if the vehicle is lifted,
moved or knocked.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the putting out of
ser vice of its components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery, the central
control or the siren wiring are put out of ser vice
or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Activation
)
Switch off the ignition and get out of the vehicle.
)
Press the locking button on the remote control.
The monitoring system is active: the indicator
lamp in the button flashes once per second.
After the locking button on the remote control
is pressed, the exterior perimeter monitoring
is activated after a delay of 5 seconds and the
interior volumetric and anti-tilt monitoring after
a delay of 45 seconds.
Deactivation
)
Press the unlocking button on the remote
control.
The alarm system is deactivated: the indicator
lamp in the button goes off.
If an opening (door, boot...) is not
closed fully, the vehicle is not locked
but the exterior perimeter monitoring
will be activated after a delay of
45 seconds at the same time as
the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring.
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According to country.
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Deactivate the interior volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring to avoid unwanted triggering of the
alarm in cer tain cases such as:
- leaving a pet in the vehicle,
- leaving a window par tially open,
- washing your vehicle,
- changing a wheel,
- having your vehicle towed,
- transpor t by sea.
Locking the vehicle
with exterior perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring
)
Switch off the ignition.
)
Within ten seconds, press the button until
the indicator lamp is on continuously.
)
Get out of the vehicle.
)
Press the locking button on the remote
control immediately.
The exterior perimeter monitoring alone is
activated: the indicator lamp in the button
flashes once per second. To be effective, this deactivation must
be carried out each time the ignition is
switched off.
Reactivation of the interior
volumetric and anti-tilt
monitoring
)
Press the unlocking button on the remote
control to deactivate the exterior perimeter
monitoring.
)
Press the locking button on the remote
control to activate all the monitoring
functions.
The indicator lamp in the button again flashes
once per second.
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Tr i g g e r i n g o f t h e a l a r m
This is indicated by sounding of the siren and
flashing of the direction indicators for
thirty seconds.
The monitoring functions remain active until
the alarm has been triggered eleven times in
succession.
When the vehicle is unlocked using the remote
control, rapid flashing of the indicator lamp
in the button informs you that the alarm was
triggered during your absence. When the
ignition is switched on, this flashing stops
immediately.
Failure of the remote control
To deactivate the monitoring functions:
Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm
)
Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the key
in the driver's door lock.
)
unlock the vehicle using the key in the
driver's door lock,
)
open the door; the alarm is triggered,
)
switch on the ignition; the alarm stops;
the indicator lamp in the button goes off.
Operating fault
When the ignition is switched on, fixed
illumination of the indicator lamp in the button
indicates a fault with the system.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
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Doors
Opening
From outside
)
After unlocking the vehicle completely
using the remote control or the key, pull the
door handle.
From inside
)
Pull the interior control lever of a front door;
this unlocks the vehicle completely.
Closing
When a door is not closed correctly:
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes
on, accompanied by an aler t
message for a few seconds,
- when the vehicle is moving
(speed
higher than 6 mph (10 km/h)), this warning
lamp comes on, accompanied by an aler t
message for a few seconds.
When the selective unlocking is
activated, the first press of the remote
control unlocking button permits
unlocking of the driver's door only. With the selective unlocking activated:
- opening the the driver's door
unlocks the driver's door only (if the
vehicle has not already been
completely unlocked).
- opening one of the passenger
doors unlocks the rest of the
vehicle.
