2012 Citroen C4 PICASSO RHD headlamp

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COMFORT





Rear view mirror

Adjustable mirror providing a central
rearward view.
Equipped with an anti-dazzle sys-
tem, which darkens the mirror glass:
this reduces the nuisance to the
driver caused by the headlamps
from following vehicles, low sun...


Manual day/night model

Adjustment


)
Adjust the mirror so that the
glass is directed correctly in the
"day" position.


Day/night position


)
Pull the lever to change to the
"night" anti-dazzle position.

)
Push the lever to change to the
normal "day" position.

By means of a sensor, which mea-
sures the light from the rear of the
vehicle, this system automatically
and progressively changes between
the day and night uses.
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT
The height and reach of the steer-
ing wheel can be adjusted to adapt
the driving position to the size of the
driver.

Adjustment



)
First, adjust the driver's seat to
the most suitable position.

)


When stationary
, pull the control
lever to unlock the steering wheel
adjustment.

)
Adjust for height and reach.

)
Push the control lever to lock the
steering wheel adjustment.
After locking, if you press fi rmly on
the steering wheel, a slight click may
be heard.

As a safety measure, the mirrors
should be adjusted to reduce the
"blind spot".







Automatic day/night model
As a safety precaution, these
operations must only be carried out
while the vehicle is stationary.
In order to ensure optimum visibility
during your manoeuvres, the mirror
lightens automatically when reverse
gear is engaged.

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ACCESS

Deadlocking using the key


)
Turn the key to the right in the
driver's door lock to lock the
vehicle completely and hold it
in this position for more than
two seconds to close the win-
dows automatically in addition to
locking.

)
Turn the key to the right again
within fi ve seconds to deadlock
the vehicle.
Deadlocking renders the exterior and
interior door controls inoperative.
It also deactivates the manual central
control button.
Therefore, never leave anyone in-
side the vehicle when it is dead-
locked. Deadlocking also triggers the timed
illumination of the exterior side spot
lamps and guide-me-home lighting,
if this is activated.

)
First press this button to fold the
key.
If you do not press the button when
folding the key, there is a risk of
damage to the mechanism.








Locating your vehicle

This function allows you to identify
your vehicle from a distance, espe-
cially when the light is poor. Your ve-
hicle must be locked.


)
Press the closed padlock on the
remote control.
This will bring on the courtesy lamps
and exterior side spotlamps, as well
as fl ashing the direction indicators
for a few seconds.


Remote operation of lighting











Anti-theft protection


Electronic engine immobiliser
The key contains an electronic chip
which has a special code. When the
ignition is switched on, this code
must be recognised in order for
starting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser
locks the engine management sys-
tem a few minutes after the ignition
is switched off and prevents starting
of the engine by anyone who does
not have the key.
In the event of a fault,
you are informed by il-
lumination of this warn-
ing lamp, an audible
signal and a message in the screen.
In this case, your vehicle will not
start; contact a CITROËN dealer as
soon as possible.
Keep safely the label attached to the
keys given to you on acquisition of
the vehicle.


Folding the key
A press on this button
brings on the temporary
illumination of sidelamps,
dipped beam headlamps,
number plate lamps and
the exterior side spotlamps located
underneath the door mirrors.
A second press before the end of the
timed period cancels the command.
Deadlocking is confi rmed by fi xed
lighting of the direction indicators for
approximately two seconds.
According to version, the door mir-
rors fold at the same time.

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VISIBILITY
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTROLS
Control stalk for the selection and con-
trol 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 in
relation to the climatic 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 fi tted to fulfi l the require-
ments of particular driving conditions:


- a rear foglamp to be seen from a
distance,

- front foglamps for even better
forward vision,

- directional headlamps for improved
visibility when cornering,

- daytime running lamps to be
seen during the day.



Programming

Various automatic lighting control
modes are also available depending
on options:


- guide-me-home lighting,

-
automatic illumination of headlamps,


- directional lighting.



Manual controls

Lamps off.





Automatic illumination of head-
lamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped headlamps or
main beam headlamps.

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 headlamps temporarily
("headlamp fl ash") by maintaining a
pull on the stalk.

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding in-
dicator lamp in the instrument panel
confi rms that the lighting selected
is on. 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
required facing the mark.

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C.
Foglamps selection ring.
The foglamps operate with the side-
lamps and the dipped and main
beam headlamps.


- 1
st turn forwards: rear foglamp on.

-
1
st turn rearwards: rear foglamp off.




- 1 st turn forwards: front foglamps on.


- 2 nd turn forwards: rear foglamps on.


- 1 st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.


- 2 nd turn rearwards: front foglamps off.



Model with rear foglamp only

Model with front and rear
foglamps





In good or rainy weather, both day
and night, use of the front foglamps
and the rear foglamp is prohibited.
In these situations, the power of
their beams may dazzle other dri-
vers. They should only be used in
fog or snow.
In these weather conditions, it is
your responsibility to switch on the
foglamps and dipped beam head-
lamps manually as the sunshine
sensor may detect suffi cient light.
Do not forget to switch off the front
foglamps and the rear foglamp
when they are no longer necessary.

Switching off the lamps when
the ignition is switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the
lamps turn off immediately, except
for the dipped beam headlamps if
guide-me-home lighting is activated.
In some weather conditions (e.g. low
temperature or humidity), the pres-
ence of misting on the internal sur-
face of the glass of the headlamps
and rear lamps is normal; it disap-
pears after the lamps have been on
for a few minutes.

Switching on the lamps after
the ignition is switched off
To reactivate the lighting control, rotate
ring A
to the "0"
position - lamps off,
then to the desired position.
On opening the driver's door a
temporary audible signal warns the
driver that the lighting is on.
The lamps, with the exception of
the sidelamps, switch off automati-
cally after a period that depends on
the state of charge of the battery
(entering energy economy mode).

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Daytime running lamps

Daytime lighting, compulsory in cer-
tain countries, which comes on auto-
matically when the engine is started
making the vehicle more visible to
other users.






Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The temporary lighting of dipped
headlamps 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 B
.

)

A second "headlamp fl ash" switch-
es the function off again.


Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting
switches off automatically after a set
time.
The manual guide-me-home lighting is
also available by pressing the lighting
button on the remote control (refer to
the section "Access - § Remote control
key").
This function is assured:


- in countries where it is imposed
by regulations,
by illumination of the dipped
beam headlamps with the side-
lamps and number plate lamps.

- for other countries where it is
provided,

by the use of dedicated LED lamps.


The instruments and controls (mul-
tifunction screen, air conditioning
control panel, ...) are not illuminated,
except in night mode with manual or
automatic illumination of headlamps.











LED lamps

They come on when the engine is
started.
Depending on the destination country,
they are used for:


- daytime running lamps in day mode
and sidelamps in night mode,
or


- sidelamps in day and night mode
Where LED lamps are fi tted, the fi la-
ment bulbs for the sidelamps in the
front lamp units are not used.
Activation or deactivation of this light-
ing is done via the vehicle confi guration
menu.

This function can be activated or
deactivated via the vehicle confi gu-
ration menu.

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Automatic illumination of
headlamps
When a low level of ambient light
is detected by a sunshine sensor,
the number plate lamps, sidelamps
and dipped beam headlamps are
switched on automatically, without
any action on the part of the driver.
They can also come on if rain is de-
tected, at the same time as auto-
matic operation of the windscreen
wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns
to a suffi cient level or after the wind-
screen wipers are switched off, the
lamps are switched off automatically.
Activation


)
Turn ring A
to the "AUTO"
posi-
tion. The activation of the function
is accompanied by a message in
the screen.


Deactivation


)
Turn ring A
to a position other
than "AUTO"
. Deactivation of
the function is accompanied by a
message in the screen.


Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
sunshine sensor, the lamps comes
on, a message appears in the
screen, accompanied by an audible
signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.


Automatic "guide-me-home"
lighting
When the automatic illumination of
headlamps function is activated,
under low ambient light the dipped
beams headlamps come on au-
tomatically when the ignition is
switched off.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor
may detect suffi cient light. Therefore,
the lighting will not come on auto-
matically.
Do not cover the sunshine sen-
sor, linked with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the wind-
screen behind the rear view mirror;
the associated functions would no
longer be controlled.

Programming
The activation and the duration of
the guide-me-home lighting can
be set in the vehicle confi guration
menu.
For a vehicle fi tted with the mono-
chrome screen A, the duration is fi xed.

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OF XENON HEADLAMPS
This system adjusts the height of the
xenon headlamp beams automati-
cally and when stationary, according
to the load in the vehicle, so as to
avoid causing a nuisance to other
road user.
If a malfunction occurs,
this warning lamp is dis-
played in the instrument
panel, accompanied by
an audible signal and a message in
the screen.
The system then places your head-
lamps in the lowest position.
Do not touch the xenon bulbs.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
MANUAL HEADLAMP ADJUSTMENT

To avoid dazzling other road users,
the height of the halogen bulb head-
lamps must be adjusted according
to the load in the vehicle. To do this,
turn the control, located below the
dashboard to the right of the driver,
to the appropriate position:

0.
1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-.
3 people.

1.
4 to 7 people.

-.
Intermediate setting.

2.

4 to 7 people + maximum authorised
loads.

-.
Intermediate setting.

3.
Driver + maximum authorised
loads.

The initial setting is position "0".
EXTERIOR SIDE SPOTLAMPS

Switching on

The side spotlamps come on tempo-
rarily:


- when you unlock the vehicle,

- when you press the lighting button
on the remote control,

-
with the automatic guide-me-home
lighting, on switching off the ignition,

- when you remove the key from
the ignition,

- when you open a door,

- when you use the remote control
to locate the vehicle.

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DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING
When the dipped or main beam
headlamps are on, this function
enables the light beam to follow the
direction of the road.
The use of this function, coupled
with the xenon headlamps only,
considerably improves the quality of
your lighting when cornering.

with directional lighting


without directional lighting



Programming

The function is activat-
ed or deactivated via
the multifunction screen
confi guration menu.


Operating fault

If a malfunction occurs, this
warning lamp fl ashes on the
instrument panel, accompa-
nied by a message on the
multifunction screen.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
When stationary or moving at very
low speed or when reverse gear is
engaged, the system is inactive.
The status of the system remains
in the memory when the ignition is
switched off.
On vehicles fi tted with daytime run-
ning lamps, the function is activated if
the lighting stalk is in the "AUTO"
or
"Dipped/main beam headlamps"

position. In position "0"
, the function
is not activated.