2012 Citroen C3 PICASSO RHD low beam

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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"



)
Press the stalk down and release it.

Ring B: rear wiper




71





76


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




75

Wipers

Switching off "AUTO"



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



77




99


"Motorway" function

Push the lighting stalk up or down, with-
out passing the point of resistance; the
corresponding direction indicators will
fl ash three times.
This function can be used at any speed,
but it is particularly useful when chang-
ing lane on high-speed roads.

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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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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.

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VISIBILITY
Manual guide-me-home lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped beam
headlamps on after the vehicle's igni-
tion has been switched off makes the
driver's exit easier when the light is
poor.

Switching on


)
With the ignition off, "fl ash" the
headlamps using the lighting stalk.

)
A further "headlamp fl ash" switches
the function off.


Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time.


On vehicles fi tted with daytime run-
ning lamps, the dipped beams come on
when the vehicle is started.

* According to country. This warning lamp comes on in
the instrument panel.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any ac-
tion on the part of the driver, when a low level
of external light is detected or in certain cases
of activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a suffi -
cient level or after the windscreen wipers are
switched off, the lamps are switched off auto-
matically.

Activation


)
Turn ring A
to the "AUTO"
position.
The automatic illumination of head-
lamps is accompanied by a mes-
sage in the multifunction screen.


Deactivation


)
Turn ring A
to a position other than
"AUTO"
. Deactivation is accompa-
nied by a message in the multifunc-
tion screen.
The instruments and controls (instru-
ment panel, multifunction screen, air
conditioning control panel, etc.) are not
illuminated, except on switching to the
automatic lighting mode or when the
lighting is switched on manually.
This function can be activated/deactivat-
ed by a CITROËN dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop. In some weather conditions (e.g.
low temperature or humidity),
the presence of misting on the
internal surface of the glass of
the headlamps and rear lamps
is normal; it disappears after
the lamps have been on for a
few minutes.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION


Fuse N°



Rating


Functions



F12



30 A

Windscreen wipers slow/fast speed.


F13



40 A

Built-in systems interface supply (ignition positive).


F14



30 A

Valvetronic supply (petrol).


F15



10 A

Right-hand main beam headlamp.


F16



10 A

Left-hand main beam headlamp.


F17



15 A

Left-hand dipped headlamp.


F18



15 A

Right-hand dipped headlamp.


F19



15 A

Multifunction engine control supply (petrol engine),
air cooling electrovalves (Diesel).


F20



10 A

Multifunction engine control supply (petrol engine),
Turbo pressure regulation valve (Diesel), engine
coolant level detector (Diesel).


F21



5 A

Fan assembly control supply, APC, ABS ESP
relays.

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX
P Paint colour code .......................171
Panoramic glass sunroof ..............67
Parking brake ..................... 110, 132
Parking sensors, rear .................123
Particle emission fi lter ........131, 132
Passenger compartment
fi lter ..........................................131
Player, CD MP3 ..................193, 213
Port, USB .....................80, 214, 216
Priming the fuel system ..............127
Protecting
children ................. 90-98, 105, 107
Puncture .....................................133
R Radio .................................. 191, 211
Reading lamps, rear .....................78
Rear foglamp ..............................145
Rear parcel shelf ....................87, 89
Rear screen (demisting) ...............47
Recharging the battery ...............156
Reduction of electrical load ........156
Reinitialising the electric
windows .....................................63
Reinitialising the remote
control ........................................60
Remote control .......................58, 61
Removing a wheel ......................140
Removing the mat ........................83
Repair kit, puncture ....................133
Replacing bulbs ..........................142
Replacing fuses ..........................148
Replacing the air fi lter ................131
Replacing the oil fi lter .................131
Replacing the particle
emission fi lter ...........................132R Replacing the passenger
compartment fi lter ....................131
Replacing wiper blades ........77, 157
Resetting the service indicator .....32
Resetting the trip recorder ............34
Rev counter ..................................22
Reversing lamp ..........................145
Risk areas (update) ....................188
Roof bars ....................................161
Roof blind .....................................67
Routine checks ...................131, 132
Running out of fuel (Diesel) ........127
S Safety for children .... 90-98, 105, 107
Scented air freshener ...................51
Screen, colour 16/9 ............178, 199
Screen,
monochrome ............210, 222, 224
Screen, multifunction (with audio
equipment) .....................35, 37, 39
Screen-wash reservoir ...............130
Screen menu map ......199, 222, 224
Screenwash .................................76
Screenwash fl uid level ...............130
Seat, rear bench ...........................54
Seat adjustment .....................52, 54
Seat back storage pockets ...........84
Seat belts ............................102-105
Serial number, vehicle ................171
Service indicator ...........................31
Servicing ......................................20
Setting the clock ...36, 198, 220, 221
Short-cut menus .................179, 180
Sidelamps ....................71, 143, 145
Side repeater ..............................143 L Localised emergency call ...........174
Locating your vehicle ...................59
Locking from the inside ................65
Long objects, transporting ............86
Low fuel level ...............................68
M Main beam ...........................71, 143
Maintenance .................................20
Map reading lamps ...............78, 147
Markings, identifi cation ...............171
Mat ...............................................83
Menu, main ................................210
Mirror, rear view ...........................57
Mirrors, door .................................56
Misfuel prevention ........................70
Motorway function
(direction indicators) ...................99
Mountings
for ISOFIX seats .........................95
MP3 CD ..............................193, 213
Music media players ..........192, 213
MyWay ................................175-206
N Navigation ..................................181
Number plate lamps ...................145
O Oil fi lter .......................................131
Oil level ................................33, 130
Opening the bonnet ....................126
Opening the boot ....................58, 66
Opening the doors ..................58, 64
Opening the fuel fi ller fl ap ............68
Operation indicator lamps .......23-30