2012 Citroen C3 Temperature

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Advice on interior settings


Digital air conditioning:
use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button is recommended.

I require...



Heating or Manual air conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation /
Exterior air intake


Temperature



Manual A/C




HEAT




COOL




DEMISTING

DEFROSTING



VENTILATION

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ECO-DRIVING
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Optimise the use of your gearbox


With a manual gearbox, move off gently,
change up without waiting and drive by
changing up quite soon. If your vehicle
has the system, the gear shift indicator
invites you to change up; it is displayed
in the instrument panel, follow its instru-
ctions.

With an automatic or electronic gear-
box, stay in Drive "D"
or Auto "A"
, ac-
cording to the type of gearbox, without
pressing the accelerator pedal heavily
or suddenly.

Drive smoothly


Maintain a safe distance between ve-
hicles, use engine braking rather than
the brake pedal, and press the accel-
erator progressively. These practices
contribute towards a reduction in fuel
consumption and CO
2 emissions and
also helps reduce the background traffi c
noise.

If your vehicle has cruise control, make
use of the system at speeds above
25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffi c is
fl owing well.

Control the use of your electrical equipment


Before moving off, if the passenger
compartment is too warm, ventilate it
by opening the windows and air vents
before using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the
windows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment
that can help keep the temperature
in the passenger compartment down
(sun roof and window blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless
it has automatic digital regulation, as
soon as the desired temperature is at-
tained.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting
controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as
possible.
Switch off the headlamps and front fo-
glamps when the level of light does not
require their use.

Avoid running the engine before moving
off, particularly in winter; your vehicle
will warm up much faster while driving.

As a passenger, if you avoid connect-
ing your multimedia devices (fi lm, mu-
sic, video game...), you will contribute
towards limiting the consumption of
electrical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.

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Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.
PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL GEARBOX INSTRUMENT PANELS


5.
Display management button


Servicing information.
Adjust the time and choose units.
Reset the service indicator.

6.
Instrument panel lighting button.


Adjusts the brightness of the lighting
of the instruments and controls.
For more information, refer to the
section on the button or function
and its associated display.


1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Vehicle speed.


Indicates the current speed of the
moving vehicle (mph or km/h).

3.
Fuel level.


Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining
in the tank.

4.
Screen.


A.
Ambient temperature.


(°Celsius or °Fahrenheit)

B.
Gear
shift
indicator.


C.
Time.


D.
Engine oil level indicator.



Appears a few seconds after switching
on the ignition, then disappears.

E.
Trip computer.


F.
Service indicato

r.


(miles or km) then,
Total mileage.


These two functions are displayed
successively when switching on the
ignition.


Screen

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Stop & Start


fi xed. When the vehicle stops (red
lights, traffi c jams, ...) the
Stop & Start system has
put the engine into STOP
mode. The warning lamp goes off and the engine
restarts automatically in START mode, as soon
as you want to move off.

fl ashes for a
few seconds,
then goes off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start" for special
cases with STOP mode and START mode.



Passenger's
airbag
system
fi xed. The control switch, located
in the glove box, is in
the " ON
" position.
The passenger's front
airbag is activated.
In this case, do not install a
rear-facing child seat. Turn the control switch to the " OFF
" position
to deactivate the front passenger's airbag.
In this case you can install a rear-facing child
seat.



Engine
coolant
temperature


fi xed blue
. On starting the engine,
it indicates that the engine
is cold. After a few minutes driving, it swiches off to
indicate that the engine temperature is normal.
In order to protect your engine, avoid driving too
hard until the warning lamp has switched off.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations

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Warning lamps
When the engine is running or the ve-
hicle is being driven, the illumination of
one of the following warning lamps in-
dicates a fault which requires action on
the part of the driver. Any fault resulting in the illumination of a warning lamp must be investigated
further by reading the associated message in the multifunction screen.
If you encounter any problems, do not hesitate to contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.






STOP


fi xed, alone
or associated
with another
warning lamp,
accompanied
by an audible
signal and a
message on
the screen. Illumination of the warning
lamp is associated with a
serious braking system or
engine coolant temperature
problem. Stop as soon as it is safe to do so as the engine
may cut out when driving.
Park, switch off the ignition and call a CITROËN
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.





Service


temporarily. Minor problems have
occurred for which there is
no specifi c warning lamp. Identify the problem by reading the message
shown in the screen, such as, for example:


- the engine oil level,

- the screenwash level,

- the remote control battery,

- saturation of the particle emission fi lter on
Diesel vehicles (see "Checks - § particle
emissions fi lter").
For any other faults, contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.

fi xed. Major problems have
occurred for which there is
no specifi c warning lamp. Identify the problem by reading the message
shown in the screen and contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations

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Maximum
coolant
temperature


fi xed red. The temperature of the
cooling system is too high. Stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait until the engine has cooled down before
topping up the level, if necessary.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer or qualifi ed workshop.




Engine oil
pressure


fi xed. There is a fault with the
engine lubrication system. You must stop as soon it is safe to do so.
Park, switch off the ignition and contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.




Battery
charge


fi xed. The battery charging circuit
has a fault (dirty or loose
terminals, slack or cut
alternator belt, ...). The warning lamp should go off when the engine
is started.
If it does not go off, contact a CITROËN dealer or
a qualifi ed workshop.




Low fuel level


fi xed. When it fi rst comes on there
remains approximately
5 litres of
fuel
in the tank. You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running out of fuel.
This warning lamp will come on every time the
ignition is switched on, until a suffi cient addition
of fuel is made.
Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres
(petrol) or 46 litres (Diesel); depending on
version: approximately 30 litres (petrol or Diesel).
Never continue to drive until you run out of fuel
as this could damage the emission control and
injection systems.

Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations

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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS
MONOCHROME SCREEN A

Displa
ys on the screen

This displays the following information:


- time,

- date,

- ambient temperature (this fl ashes if
there is a risk of ice),

- status of the doors and boot,

- audio sources (radio, CD...),

- trip computer (refer to the "Instruments
and Controls" section).
Warning messages (e.g.: "Emission
control system faulty") or information
messages (e.g.: "Boot open") may ap-
pear temporarily. These can be cleared
by pressing the "ESC"
button.
Controls

From the control panel of your Audio
system, you can:


)
press the "MENU"
button to gain
access to the main menu
,

)
press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to scroll
through the items on the screen,

)
press the "MODE"
button to change
the permanent application (date, audio
source...),

)
press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to
change a setting value,

)
press the "OK"
button to confi rm,
or

)
press the "ESC"
button to abandon
the operation in progress.



Main menu



)
Press the "MENU"
button to gain
access to the main menu
, then
press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to
scroll through the various menus:


- radio-CD,

- vehicle confi guration,

- options,

- display settings,

- languages,

- units.

)
Press the "OK"
button to select the
menu required.

Radio-CD
With the Audio system switched on,
once the "Radio-CD" menu has been
selected you can activate or deactivate
the functions linked with use of the ra-
dio (RDS, REG), or the CD (introscan,
shuffl e, CD repeat).
For more information on the "Radio-CD"
application, refer to the Audio system part
of the "Audio and Telematics" section.

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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS

Vehicle confi guration
Once the "Vehicle Confi guration" menu
has been selected, you can activate or
deactivate the following equipment:


- wiper linked with reverse gear (refer
to the "Visibility" section),

- guide-me-home lighting (refer to the
"Visibility" section),

- parking sensors (refer to the
"Driving" section).


Options
Once the "Options" menu has been
selected, you can start diagnostics of
the status of the equipment (active, not
active, faulty).
Display settings
Once the "Display settings" menu has
been selected, you can gain access to
the following settings:


- year,

- month,

- day,

- hour,

- minutes,

- 12 or 24 hour mode.


)
Once you have selected a setting,
press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to
change its value.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to
switch respectively to the previous
or next setting.

)
Press the "OK"
button to save the
change and return to the normal
display or press the "ESC"
button
to cancel.

Languages
Once the "Languages" menu has been
selected, you can change the language
used by the display (Français, Italiano,
Nederlands, Portugues, Portugues-
Brasil, Deutsch, English, Espanol).

Units
Once the "Units" menu has been se-
lected, you can change the units of the
following parameters:


- temperature (°C or °F),

- fuel consumption (l/100 km, mpg or
km/l).
Once the fuel consumption units
have been set to mpg, the infor-
mation in the instrument panel
screen on speed and distance
will also be in mph and miles.
For safety reasons, confi guration
by the driver of the multifunction
screen must only be done when
stationary.