2012.5 Citroen DS5 RHD Owner's Manual

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Automatic headlamp dipping
Switching on
System which automatically changes between
dipped and main beam according to the driving conditions, using a camera in the rear viewmirror.
) Put the lighting control stalk ring
in the "AUTO" position.
Activation
This automatic headlamp dippingsystem is a driving aid. The driver
remains responsible for the vehicle's lighting, its correct use for the prevailingconditions of light, visibility and trafficand obser vation of driving and vehicle regulations.
)Flash the headlamps(pull the stalk beyond thestiff point), which causes a change betweendipped and main beam,
the warning lamp in the
instrument panel comes on to confirm activation.

)
Press the button, its warning lamp comes on.


Switching off
)
Press the button, the warning
lamp goes off, the headlamps
remain in their current position

.

Pause

If the situation requires a change of headlamp beam, driver can take over at any time:
)Flash the headlamps
(pull the stalk beyond the
stiff point) to temporarily deactivate the system(pause), this changes the headlamps to dipped beam.
)Flash the headlamps toreactivate the system.

The system will be operational as soon as you have exceeded 15 mph(25 km/h).If the speed drops below 9 mph (15 km/h),the system changes to dipped beam.

Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of
the sidelamps on the traffic side only.)Within one minute of switching off the
ignition, operate the lighting control stalk up
or down depending on the traffic side (for example: when parking on the left; lighting control stalk upwards; the right handsidelamps are on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator warning lamp in the instrument panel.
To switch off the parking lamps, return the
lighting control stalk to the middle position or switch on the ignition. Temporarily keeping the dipped beam
headlamps on a
fter the vehicle's ignition has been switched off makes the exit of the vehicle's
occupants easier when the light is poor.
Manual guide-me-home
li
ghting

Switching on
)
Within one minute after switching of the
ignition, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.) A further "headlamp flash" switches thefunction off.


Switching off

The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
off automatically after a set time (this time is
pro
grammable in the configuration menu).



The system may suffer interference or not work correctly:


- under conditions of poor visibility(for example, snowfall, heavy rain or thick fog, ...),

- if the windscreen is dir ty, misted or obscured (by a sticker, ...) in front of the camera,

- if the vehicle is facing highly reflective signs.

The system is not able to detect:


- road users that do not have their own lighting, such as pedestrians,

- road users whose lighting isobscured, such as vehicles running behind a safety barrier (on amotorway, for example),

- road users at the top or bottom of a steep slope, on twisty roads, oncrossroads.

Visibility





Exterior welcome
lighting
The remote switching on of the lighting makesyour approach to the vehicle easier in poor
light. It is activated according to the level of
light detected by the sunshine sensor.

Switching on

Switchin
g off


The exterior welcome lighting switches off
automatically after a set time, when the ignitionis switched on or on locking the vehicle.
Programming

The lighting duration is selected via
the vehicle configuration menu.
The duration of the welcome lighting isassociated with and identical to that of the automatic guide-me-home lighting.) Press the open padlock on the
remote control or the door handlewith Keyless Entry and Starting.







Door mirror
spotlamps

Switching on
The spotlamps come on:


- when you unlock the vehicle,

- when
you remove the electronic key from
the reader,

- when
you open a door,

- when you use the remote control.



Switching off

They are timed to go off automatically. To m a k e
your approach to the vehicle easier,
these illuminate:


- the zones facing the driver’s andpassenger’s doors,

- the zones forward of the door mirrors and
rearward of the front doors.
The dipped beam headlamps and the sidelamps come on; your vehicle is also unlocked.

Manual adjustment
of halogen
headlamps







Automatic adjustment of xenon headlamps
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. 0.1 or 2 people in the front seats. -.Intermediate setting. 1. 5 people + maximum authorised load. -.Intermediate setting. 2.
Driver + maximum authorised load. -.Intermediate setting. 3.
5 people + maximum load in the boot.

The initial setting is position "0".
If a fault occurs, this warning lamp is displayedin the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the instrument panel screen.
The s
ystem then places your headlamps in the lowest position.
In order to avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, this system corrects the height of the
xenon headlamps beam automatically and when
stationary, in relation to the load in the vehicle.

If a fault occurs, do not touch the xenonbulbs. Contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

147Visibility
When the dipped or main beam headlamps
are on, this
function, allows the light beams to better follow the road.
The use of this function, coupled with the
xenon headlamps and the cornerin
g lighting,considerably improves the quality of your
lighting round bends.








Directional lighting
with directional lighting
without directional lighting


Programming


Operating fault
The system is activated or deactivated in the vehicle configuration menu.
The system is activated by default.
The state of the system stays inmemory on switching off the ignition.


This function is inactive:


- when stationary or at low speeds,

- when reverse is engaged.
If a fault occurs, this warnin
g lamp
flashes in the instrument panel,
accompanied by a message in the screen.Contact a CITROËN dealer or aqualified workshop.

Cornering lighting
With dipped or main beams, this function makes use of the beam from a front foglamp to
illuminate the inside of a bend, when the vehicle
speed is below 25 mph (approximately 40 km/h)(urban driving, winding road, intersections, parking manouevres...).w
ith cornering lighting
without cornering lighting

Switching on

This function starts:


- when the corresponding direction indicator
is switched on,

or

-
from a cer tain angle of rotation of the steering wheel.


Switching off
The system does not operate:


- below a cer tain angle of rotation of thesteering wheel,

- above 25 mph (40 km/h),

- when reverse gear is engaged.

Programming
The system is activated or deactivated in the vehicleconfiguration menu.
The system is activated by default.

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Wiper controls


Programming

Various automatic wiper control modes are also
available according to the following options:


- automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,

- rear w
iping on engaging reverse gear.

Manual controls
The wipers are controlled directly by the driver. The vehicle's
front and rear wipers are
designed to improve the driver's visibility
progressively according to the climaticconditions.

Windscreen wipers

Wiping speed:
fast
(heavy rain),
normal
(moderate rain),
intermittent
(proportional to the
speed of the vehicle),
park,
automatic
(press down and
release),
single wipe
(pull the stalk briefly towards you).

Rear wiper
If a significant accumulation of snowor ice is present, or when using a bicycle carrier on the boot, deactivatethe automatic rear wiper via theconfiguration menu.
park,
intermittent wipe,
wash-wipe
(set duration).

Reverse gear

When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper
will come into operation if the windscreen
wipers are operating.
Th
e function is activated or
deactivated via the configuration menu.
This function is activated by default.
Programming
)Pull the windscreen wiper stalk towards you. The windscreen wash then the
windscreen wipers operate for a fixed
period.

The headlamp washers only operate when
the dipped beam headlamps are on.
Windscreen and headlamp
wash
Rear wiper selection ring: