2012 Citroen C3 PICASSO ECO mode

Your vehicle is fi tted with only some of the
equipment described in this document,
depending on the trim level, version and the
specifi cations for the country in which it is
sold.
The fi tting of electrical equipment or
accessories which are not recommended
by CITROËN may result in a failure of your
vehicle's electronic system. Please note this
specifi c warning and contact a CITROËN
dealer to be shown the recommended
equipment and accessories.
CITROËN has a presence on every continent,
a complete product range,
bringing together technology and a permanent spirit of innovation,
for a modern and creative approach to mobility.
We thank you and congratulate you on your choice.

We draw your attention to the following...

At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
more comfortable and more enjoyable.

refer to the page indicated
Key


contributes to the protection of the environment


additional information
safety warning

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CONTENTS
Direction indicators 101Hazard warning lamps 101Horn 101Emergency or assistance call 102Braking assistance systems 102Trajectory control systems 103Front seat belts 104Airbags 108
8 - SAFETY 101Î111
Parking brake 1126-speed manual gearbox 112Gear effi ciency indicator 1136-speed electronic gearbox system 114Hill start assist 117Stop & Start 118Speed limiter 121Cruise control 123Rear parking sensors 125
9 - DRIVING 112 Î 126
Bonnet 128Running out of fuel (Diesel) 128Petrol engines 130Diesel engines 131Checking levels 132Checks 133
10 - CHECKS 127 Î134
Temporary puncture repair kit 135Changing a wheel 140Changing a bulb 144Changing a fuse 150Battery 157Energy economy mode 159Changing a wiper blade 159Towing the vehicle 160Towing a trailer 162Fitting roof bars 163Accessories 164
11 - PRACTICAL
INFORMATION 135 Î165
Petrol engines 166Petrol weights 167LPG engines 168LPG weights 169Diesel engines 170Diesel weights 171Dimensions 172Identifi cation markings 173
12 - TECHNICAL DATA166AÎ173
AUDIOandTELEMATICS174Î 230
ALPHABETICAL INDEX 231 Î 234
Emergency or assistance 175MyWay 177Audio system 209

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Digital air conditioning:
we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button, after selecting the
level of comfort required.
Recommended interior settings


VENTILATION



I require...



Heating or Manual Air Conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation/Intake
of outside air



Temperature



Manual A/C




HOT















COLD















DEMISTING

DEFROSTING

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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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MONITORING
Certain warning lamps may
come on in two different modes.
Only by relating the type of illu-
mination to the operating status
of the vehicle can it be ascer-
tained whether the situation is
normal or whether a fault has
occurred.
Indicator and warning lamps

Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occur-
rence of a fault (warning lamp).

Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning lamps may be accompanied by an audible
signal and a message in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fi xed) or fl ash.

Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding
system has come into operation.

When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the vehicle's ignition is switched on.
When the engine is started, these same warning lamps should go off.

If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information on the warning lamp concerned.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations






Left-hand
direction
indicato

r


fl ashing with
buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
down.




Right-hand
direction
indicator


fl ashing with
buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
up.





Sidelamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.




Dipped beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Dipped beam headlamps"
position.




Main beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled
towards you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.

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MONITORING


Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations






Front
foglamps


fi xed. The front foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards twice to
switch off the front foglamps.




Rear
foglamps


fi xed. The rear foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards to switch off
the rear foglamps.




Diesel engine
pre-heating


fi xed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on).
Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warning lamp is on is
determined by the climatic conditions.





Parking brake


fi xed. The parking brake is
applied or not properly
released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Observe the safety recommendations.
For further information on the parking brake, refer
to the "Driving" section.




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.



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.

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MONITORING
Total distance recorder
System which measures the total dis-
tance travelled by the vehicle during its
life.
Lighting dimmer
System for manual adjustment of the
brightness of the instruments and con-
trols in relation to the exterior brightness.
The total and trip distances are dis-
played for thirty seconds when the ig-
nition is switched off, when the driver's
door is opened and when the vehicle is
locked or unlocked.

To conform to legislation in
the country you are crossing,
change the units of distance
(miles or km) via the confi gura-
tion menu.
System which measures a distance
travelled during a day or other period
since it was reset to zero by the driver.

Activation
When the lighting is on:


)
press the button to change the
brightness of the instruments and
controls,

)
when the level of brightness required
is reached, release the button.


Deactivation
When the lighting is off, or in day mode
on vehicles fi tted with daytime running
lamps, pressing the button does not
have any effect.

Tr ip distance recorder



)
With the ignition on, press the button
until zeros appear.

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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS

Vehicle confi guration

Options
Once the "Options" menu has been se-
lected, you can start diagnostics of the
status of the equipment (active, not ac-
tive, faulty).
Language
Once the "Language" menu has been
selected, you can change the language
used by the display (Français, Italiano,
Nederlands, Portugues, Portugues-Brasil,
Türkçe, Deutsch, English, Espanol).
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.
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 you have selected a setting,
press the "OK"
button to change its
value.

)
Wait for approximately ten seconds
without any action to allow the changed
data to be recorded or press the "ESC"

button to cancel.
The screen then returns to the normal
display.

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).
Once the fuel consumption unit
has been changed to mpg, the
information relating to speed and
distance also changes to miles.
For safety reasons, confi gura-
tion of the multifunction screen
by the driver must only be done
when stationary.