2012 Citroen C3 PICASSO headlamp

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CONTENTS
Instrument panel 22Indicator and warning lamps 23Indicators 31Adjustment buttons 34
Ventilation 47Rear screen demist/defrost 49Heating 49Manual air conditioning 49Dual-zone digital air conditioning 51Scented air freshener 53Front seats 54Rear seats 56Mirrors 58Steering wheel adjustment 59
3 - COMFORT 47 Î 59
Remote control key 60Window controls 64
Doors 66Boot 68Panoramic sunroof 69Fuel tank 70Misfuel prevention (Diesel) 72
4 - ACCESS 60 Î 72
Lighting controls 73Headlamp adjustment 76Wiper controls 77Courtesy lamps 80Boot lamp 81
5 - VISIBILITY 73Î81
Conventional child seats 92Isofi x child seats 97Child lock 100
7 - CHILD
SAFETY 92Î 100 FAMILIARISATION 4
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1 - MONITORIN
G22Î 34
Screen without audio equipment 35Screen with audio equipment 37Trip computer 44
2 - MULTIFUNCTION
SCREENS 35 Î 46
Front fi ttings 82Rear fi ttings 86Boot fi ttings 89
6 - FITTINGS 82Î91
ECO-DRIVING 20Î21

Guide-me-home lighting
After the ignition has been switched off, the headlamps
remain on briefl y to make your exit from the vehicle
easier when the light is poor.



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ASR and ESP systems
These systems are linked to assure the
directional stability of the vehicle, within
the limits of the laws of physics.



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Glass panoramic sunroof
This roof provides incomparable visibility
and light in the passenger compartment.



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Rear parking sensors
This system warns you if an obstacle is
detected behind the vehicle when re-
versing.



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EXTERIOR


Stop & Start
This system puts the
engine temporarily into
standby during stops
in the traffi c (red lights,
traffi c jams, etc...). The
engine restarts auto-
matically as soon as you
want to move off. The
Stop & Start system re-
duces fuel consumption,
exhaust emissions and
the noise level when sta-
tionary.



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1.
Cruise control/speed limiter switches.

2.
Steering wheel adjustment control.

3.
Lighting and direction indicator
control stalk.

4.
Instrument panel.

5.
Driver's airbag.
Horn.

6.
Gear lever.

7.
Bonnet release.

8.
Door mirror controls.
Electric window controls.
Rear electric windows and doors
deactivation control.

9.
Fusebox.

10.
Manual headlamp height
adjustment.

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Front side window demisting vent.

12.
Windscreen demisting vent.



INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

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FAMILIARI
S
AT I
ON

Lighting

Ring A


Ring B


Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance; the corresponding
direction indicators will fl ash for as long as
the stalk remains in this position.

Direction indicators

Switching on "AUTO" mode



)
Press the stalk down and release it.

Ring B: rear wiper




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Lighting off.
Automatic illumination of head-
lamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped/main beam headlamps.
Rear foglamp.
or
Front and rear foglamps.
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wipe.
Control stalk A: windscreen wipers




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Wipers

Switching off "AUTO" mode



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Push the stalk up and return it to po-
sition "0"
.



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"Motorway" function

Press the lighting stalk up or down once,
without passing the point of resistance;
the corresponding direction indicators
will fl ash three times.
You can use this function at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when changing
lane on high-speed roads.

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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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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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MULTIFUNCTION SCREENS

Display confi guration
Once this menu has been selected, you
can gain access to the following settings:


- brightness-video setting,

- date and time setting,

- selection of the units. Example: setting of the duration of the
guide-me-home lighting


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Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then
the "OK"
button to select the menu
required.

)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons,
then the "OK"
button to select the
"Guide-me-home headlamps" line.

)

Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons to set the
value required (15, 30 or 60 seconds),
then press the "OK"
button to confi rm.


)
Press the " 
" or " 
" buttons, then
the "OK"
button to select the "OK"

box and confi rm or press the "ESC"

button to cancel.

For safety reasons, confi gura-
tion of the multifunction screen
by the driver must only be done
when stationary.

Choice of language
Once this menu has been selected,
you can change the language used by
the display (Deutsch, English, Espanol,
Français, Italiano, Nederlands,
Portugues, Türkçe, Portugues-Brasil). Once the fuel consumption unit
has been changed to mpg, the
information relating to speed
and distance also changes to
miles.


Telephone menu

With the Audio system on and this
menu selected, you can confi gure your
Bluetooth hands-free system (pairing),
view the various telephone directories
(calls log, services...) and manage your
calls (call, hang up, double call, secret
mode...).
For more information on the "Telephone"
application, refer to the Audio system
section in "Audio et Telematics".

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VISIBILITY
LIGHTING CONTROLS
System for selection and control of the
various front and rear lamps providing
the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting

The various front and rear lamps of the
vehicle are designed to adapt the driver's
visibility progressively according to cli-
matic conditions:


- sidelamps, to be seen,

- dipped beam headlamps to see
without dazzling other drivers,

- main beam headlamps to see clearly
when the road is clear.



Additional lighting

Other lamps are installed to fulfi l the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:


- a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,

- front foglamps for even better for-
ward vision.



Programming

Various automatic lighting control modes
are also available according to the fol-
lowing options:


- guide-me-home lighting,

- automatic illumination of headlamps.


Model without AUTO lighting



Model with AUTO lighting





Automatic illumination of
headlamps.

Manual controls

The lighting is controlled directly by the
driver by means of the ring A
and the
stalk B
.

A.
Main lighting mode selection ring:
turn it to position the symbol re-
quired facing the mark.
Lamps off.
Sidelamps.

B.
Stalk for switching headlamps: pull
the stalk towards you to switch the
lighting between dipped and main
beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam head-
lamps temporarily ("headlamp fl ash") by
maintaining a pull on the stalk. Dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indica-
tor lamp in the instrument panel confi rms
that the lighting selected is on.