2012 Citroen C4 RHD warning light
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MONITORING
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Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
It may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
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.
Hazard warning
lamps
fl ashing with
audible signal. The hazard warning lamps
switch, located on the
dashboard, has been operated. The left-hand and right-hand direction
indicators and their associated indicator
lamps fl ash simultaneously.
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 or in the "AUTO"
position in conditions of low
light.
Main beam
headlamps
fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled
towards you. Pull the stalk again to return to dipped
beam headlamps.
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.
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MONITORING
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Passenger's
airbag system
fi xed in the
seat belt and
passenger's front
airbag warning
lamps display. The control switch, located
in the glove box, has been
placed in the "ON"
position.
The passenger's front airbag
is activated.
In this case, do not install a
"rear facing" child seat. Move the control switch to the "OFF"
position to deactivate the passenger's
front airbag.
In this case, you can install a "rear
facing" child seat.
Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Observations
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.
Parking space
sensors
fi xed. The parking space sensors
function is selected. To start measurement, operate the direction
indicator on the side of the space to be
measured, and do not exceed 12 mph
(20 km/h). A message is displayed once the
measurement has been completed.
Automatic
wiping
fi xed. The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.
To deactivate automatic wiping, operate
the control stalk downwards or put the
stalk into another position.
Lighting
dimmer
fi xed. The lighting dimmer is making
an adjustment. You can adjust the level of illumination of
the instruments between 1 and 16.
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ACCESS
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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 system 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 illumina-
tion of this warning 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.
)
Insert the key in the ignition switch.
The system recognises the starting
code.
)
Turn the key fully towards the dash-
board to position 3 (Starting)
.
)
When the engine starts, release
the key.
A heavy object (key fob...), attached to the key and weighing down on
its shaft in the ignition switch, could
cause a malfunction.
Switching the vehicle off
)
Immobilise the vehicle.
)
Turn the key fully towards you to
position 1 (Stop)
.
)
Remove the key from the ignition
switch.
Key left in the "Ignition on"
position
On opening the driver's door, an
alert message is displayed, ac-
companied by an audible signal, to
remind you that the key is still in the
ignition switch at position 1 (Stop)
.
If the key has been left in the ignition
switch at position 2 (Ignition on)
,
the ignition will be switched off auto-
matically after one hour.
To switch the ignition back on, turn
the key to position 1 (Stop)
, then
back to position 2 (Ignition on)
.
Keep safely the label attached to
the keys given to you on acquisi-
tion of the vehicle.
Locating your vehicle
This function allows you to identify your
vehicle from a distance, particularly in
poor light. Your vehicle must be locked.
)
Press the closed padlock
on the remote control.
This will switch on the courtesy lamps
and the direction indicators will fl ash for
a few seconds.
Starting the vehicle
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VISIBILITY
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Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumi-
nation of the sidelamps on the traffi c
side only.
)
Within one minute of switching off
the ignition, operate the lighting con-
trol stalk up or down depending on
the traffi c side (for example: when
parking on the left; lighting control
stalk upwards; the right hand side-
lamps are on).
This is confi rmed by an audible signal
and illumination of the corresponding
direction indicator warning lamp in the
instrument panel.
To switch off the parking lamps, return
the lighting control stalk to the central
position.
Switching off the lighting when
switching off the ignition
When the ignition is switched off,
all of the lamps switch off immedi-
ately, except for the dipped beam
headlamps if automatic guide-
me-home lighting is activated.
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.
Switching on the lighting
when switching on the ignition
To reactivate the lighting control stalk, turn the ring A
to position "0"
- lighting off, then to the position of
your choice.
If the lighting is switched on manu-
ally after switching off the ignition,
there is an audible signal when a
front door is opened to warn the
driver that they have forgotten to
switch off the vehicle's lighting, with
the ignition off.
They switch off automatically after a
period which depends on the state
of charge of the battery (entry to en-
ergy economy mode).
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VISIBILITY
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Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam head-
lamps are switched on automatically,
without any action on the part of the
driver, when a low level of external light
is detected or in certain cases of activa-
tion 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 automatically.
Activation
)
Turn ring A
to the "AUTO"
position.
The automatic illumination of head-
lamps is accompanied by a mes-
sage in the screen.
Deactivation
)
Turn ring A
to a position other than
"AUTO"
. Deactivation is accompa-
nied by a message in the screen.
Coupling with the automatic "Guide-
me-home" lighting
Association with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides "guide-me-home"
lighting with the following additional op-
tions:
- selection of the lighting duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the settings
in the vehicle confi guration menu
(except in the case of the mono-
chrome screen A, for which the
duration is set: 60 seconds),
-
automatic activation of "guide-me-home"
lighting when automatic illumination of
headlamps is in operation.
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, the lighting
come on, this warning lamp is
displayed on the instrument panel and/or a
message appears in the screen, accompa-
nied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN or a qualifi ed work-
shop workshop.
Operating fault
In fog or snow, the sunshine sen-
sor may detect suffi cient light.
Therefore, the lighting will not
come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sen-
sor, coupled with the rain sensor
and located in the centre of the
windscreen behind the rear view
mirror; the associated functions
would no longer be controlled.
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VISIBILITY
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DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING
Programming
with directional lighting
without directional lighting
When the dipped or main beam head-
lamps are on, this function, allows the
light beams to better follow the road.
The use of this function, coupled with
the xenon headlamps and the corner-
ing lighting, considerably improves the
quality of your lighting round bends.
Operating fault
If a fault occurs, this warning
lamp fl ashes in the instrument
panel, accompanied by a mes-
sage in the screen.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi ed workshop.
This function is inactive:
- when stationary or at low speeds,
- when reverse is engaged.
The system is activated or de-
activated in the vehicle confi gu-
ration menu.
The system is activated by de-
fault.
The state of the system stays in memory
on switching off the ignition.
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FITTINGS
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This is a removable lamp, fi tted in the
boot wall, which can be used to light the
boot or as a torch.
For the boot lamp function, refer to the
"Visibility - § Boot lamp" section.
Torch
Operation
This torch operates with NiMH type re-
chargeable batteries.
It has a battery life of approximately
45 minutes and charges while you are
driving.
Use
)
Extract the torch from its location
pulling it upwards.
)
Press the switch, located on the
back, to switch the torch on or off.
)
Unfold the support, located on the
back, to set down and raise the
torch; for example, when changing
a wheel.
Storing
)
Put the torch back in place in its lo-
cation starting with the lower part.
If you have forgotten to switch off
the torch, this switches it off auto-
matically.
)
Raise the boot carpet for access to
the storage box.
This has areas for the storage a box of
spare bulbs, a fi rst aid kit, two warning
triangles...
It also contains the vehicle tools, the
temporary puncture repair kit...
Storage box
Observe the polarities when fi t-
ting the rechargeable batteries.
Never replace the rechargeable
batteries with normal disposable
batteries. It the torch is not engaged cor-
rectly, it may not charge and may
not come on when the boot is
opened.
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SAFETY
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DIRECTION INDICATORS
)
Left: lower the lighting stalk passing
the point of resistance.
)
Right: raise the lighting stalk pass-
ing the point of resistance.
HAZARD WARNING LAMPS
)
Press this button, the direction indi-
cators fl ash.
They can operate with the ignition off.
Automatic operation of hazard
warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, de-
pending on the deceleration, the hazard
warning lamps come on automatically.
They switch off automatically the fi rst
time you accelerate.
)
You can also switch them off by
pressing the button.
HORN
A visual warning by means of the direc-
tion indicators to alert other road users to
a vehicle breakdown, towing or accident.
"Motorway" function
)
Press briefl y upwards or down-
wards, without going beyond the
point of resistance; the direction in-
dicators will fl ash 3 times.
If you forget to cancel the di-
rection indicators for more than
twenty seconds, the volume of
the audible signal will increase
if the speed is above 40 mph
(60 km/h). Audible warning system to alert other
road users to an imminent danger.
)
Press the central part of the mutli-
function steering wheel.
Use the horn moderately and only
in the following circumstances:
- immediate danger,
- approaching a location lacking
visibility.