2012 Citroen C3 PICASSO Owner's Manual

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Translucent digital instrument panel
Switch panels


A.
With the ignition on, the level of fuel
remaining is displayed in the digital
instrument panel

B.
With the ignition on, the oil level in-
dicator should display "OIL OK"
for
a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
levels which are low. Lighting of the indicator lamp indicates
the status of the corresponding function.


A.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.

103


B.
Deactivation of the rear parking sen-
sors.


126


C.
Central locking.


67


D.
Deactivation of Stop & Start.


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With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.
With the engine running, these warn-
ing lamps should go off almost immedi-
ately, with the exception of the warning
lamp C
(passenger's front airbag activat-
ed) which goes off after approximately
one minute.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to the
relevant page.
Warning lamps



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MONITORING

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Passenger's front airbag
Electric child lock


1.
Insert the key.

2.
Select the position:

"OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing"
child seat,
"ON"
(activation), with front passen-
ger or "forwards facing" child seat.

3.
Remove the key keeping the switch
in the new position. Illumination of the warning lamp A
indi-
cates activation of the electric child lock.

A.
Front and/or rear seat belts not fas-
tened/unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Front left seat belt warning lamp.

C.
Front right seat belt warning lamp.

D.
Rear right seat belt warning lamp.

E.
Rear centre seat belt warning lamp.

F.
Rear left seat belt warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.

H.
Passenger's front airbag activated
warning lamp.
Seat belts and passenger's front
airbag



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PASSENGER SAFETY

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DRIVING SAFELY
This 6-speed gearbox offers the choice of
the comfort of automated operation and
the pleasure of manual gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Steering mounted "-"
control paddle.

3.
Steering mounted "+"
control paddle.
The gear engaged or the driving mode
selected appears in the instrument panel
screen.

N.
Neutral.

R.
Reverse.

1 to 6.
Gears engaged.

AUTO.
Automated mode.

)
Select position N
and press the
brake pedal fi rmly while starting the
engine.

)

Select automated mode (position A
) or
manual mode (position M
) by moving
the gear lever 1
,
or
engage reverse by pushing the gear
lever 1
to position R
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Progressively take your foot off the
brake pedal, then accelerate away.
6-speed electronic gearbox system
Display in the instrument panel
Moving off



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The system is reactivated auto-
matically at every new start using
the key.
Before refuelling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition using
the key.
DRIVING SAFELY

Going into engine STOP mode


- gear lever in position A
or M
, when
you release the brake pedal,

- or gear lever in position N
and brake
pedal released, when you change to
position A
or M
,

- or when you engage reverse.

Stop & Start

The "ECO"
warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the engine
automatically goes into standby with
the electronic gearbox system
:



- at speeds below 5 mph (8 km/h,
when you press the brake pedal or
when you put the gear lever in posi-
tion N
.
Going into engine START mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts au-
tomatically with the electronic
gearbox system
:
In some circumstances, STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warn-
ing lamp fl ashes for few seconds, then
goes off.



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In some circumstances START mode
may be invoked automatically; the
"ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes for a few
seconds, then goes off.



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Deactivation/Reactivation
You can deactivate the system at any
time by pressing the "ECO OFF"
but-
ton; the warning lamp in the button
comes on.



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Speed limiter "LIMIT"
Display in the instrument panel


1.
Limiter mode Selection/Off.

2.
Decrease the programmed value.

3.
Increase the programmed value.

4.
Speed limiter On/Off. The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it
is selected.

1.
Cruise control mode Selection/Off.

2.
Programming a speed/Decrease the
programmed value.

3.
Programming a speed/Increase the
programmed value.

4.
Cruise control Off/Resume.
Cruise control "CRUISE"



123





121

In order to be programmed or activated,
the vehicle speed must be higher than
25 mph (40 km/h), with at least fourth
gear engaged on the manual gearbox. The values must be set with the engine
running.
Cruise control


Speed limiter



DRIVING SAFELY

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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 instructions.

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 traf-
fi 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
attained.
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 connecting
your multimedia devices (fi lm, music,
video game...), you will contribute to-
wards limiting the consumption of elec-
trical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.

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Limit the causes of excessconsumption

Spread loads throughout the vehicle;
place the heaviest items in the bottom
of the boot, as close as possible to the
rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle
and reduce wind resistance (roof bars,
roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use
a roof box in preference.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after
use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres
and refi t your summer tyres.

Observe the recommendations on maintenance


Check the tyre pressures regularly,
when cold, referring to the label in the
door aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:


- before a long journey,

- at each change of season,

- after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and the
tyres on any trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly
(engine oil, oil fi lter, air fi lter...) and
observe the schedule of operations
recommended by the manufacturer.



When refuelling, do not continue after
the 3 rd cut-off of the nozzle to avoid
any overfl ow.


At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only
after the fi rst 1 800 miles (3 000 kilome-
tres) that you will see the fuel consumption
settle down to a consistent average.

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MONITORING
PETROL - DIESEL INSTRUMENT PANEL
Panel grouping together the digital indicator, the multifunction screen and the
vehicle operation indicator lamps.


1.
Rev counter.


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

2.
Rev counter zone indicating that you
must change up a gear.

3.
Speed limiter


or
Cruise control.


(mph or km/h)

4.
Electric child lock indicator lamp.


Indicates, for a few seconds, the
activation of the electric child lock
(deactivation of the rear windows
and doors).

Translucent digital instrument panel

This screen groups together the warning
and information messages.


Multifunction screen

Indicator lamps displa
y zone

This zone groups together the vehicle
operation indicator lamps.


Display zero reset button

This permits resetting of the function
selected to zero (trip distance recorder
or service indicator).


Instrument panel lighting button

This adjusts the brightness of the lighting
of the instruments and controls.
For more information, refer to
the paragraph relating to the
button or function and its associ-
ated display.
5.
Fuel level.


Indicates the quantity of fuel remain-
ing in the tank.

6.
Vehicle speed.


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

7.
Trip distance recorder.


(miles or km)

8.
Service indicator.


(miles or km) then,
Distance recorder.


(miles or km)

9.
Engine oil level indicator.