2012 Citroen C5 Owner's Manual

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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 foglamps on.


- 1

st turn rearwards: rear foglamps 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
foglamps only
Model with front and rear
foglamps





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

Lighting left on
When a front door is opened with
the ignition off and in manual light-
ing mode, an audible signal warns
the driver if the vehicle's lighting is
still on.
In this case, switching off the light-
ing stops the audible signal.
With the ignition off, if the dipped
headlamps remain on, they will
switch off automatically after thirty
minutes to prevent discharging of
the battery.

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*
According to country.







Daytime-running lamps

System which switches on special
lamps at the front, to make the vehi-
cle more visible by day.
They light up automatically and perma-
nently, when the engine is running, if:


- The function is activated * in the
"Main Menu" of the instrument
panel screen.

- The lighting control is at position 0

or AUTO
.

- All the headlamps are off.
You can deactivate * this function
using the "Main Menu" of the instru-
ment panel screen.






Manual guide-me-home
lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped
beam headlamps on after the vehi-
cle's ignition 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.














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 message
in the instrument panel screen.



Deactivation


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

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Linked with the automatic
"Guide-me-home" lighting
The link with the automatic illumi-
nation of headlamps provides the
"guide-me-home" lighting with the
following additional options:


- selection of the duration of lighting
for 15, 30 or 60 seconds in the ve-
hicle parameters on the instrument
panel screen confi guration menu,

- automatic activation of "guide-
me-home" lighting when auto-
matic illumination of headlamps
is in operation.


Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the sun-
shine sensor, the lighting comes
on and a message appears in the
instrument panel screen, accompa-
nied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi ed workshop.
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, 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 operate.
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.

0.
1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

1.
5 people.

-. Intermediate setting.

2.
5 people + maximum authorised
loads.

-. Intermediate setting.

3.
Driver + maximum authorised
loads.
Initial setting is position "0".
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OFDIRECTIONAL HEADLAMPS

Do not touch the xenon bulbs.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop. If a fault occurs, this
warning lamp comes
on in the instrument
panel, accompanied by
an audible signal and a
message in the instru-
ment panel screen.
The system then places your head-
lamps in the lowest position. To avoid causing a nuisance to other
road users, this system corrects
the height of the xenon headlamp
beams automatically and when sta-
tionary, depending on the load in the
vehicle.

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DIRECTIONALLIGHTING

without cornering lighting


with cornering lighting




"Cornering lighting" function

With dipped or main beams, this
function provides additional lighting
for the inside of a bend, when the
vehicle speed is below 25 mph (ap-
prox 40 km/h).
This lighting is most useful when
travelling at low and medium speed
(urban driving, winding road, inter-
sections, parking manoeuvres...).

Activation
This function is activated:


- when the direction indicator is
activated,

- from a certain angle of rotation of
the steering wheel.
Deactivation
This function is deactivated:


- below a certain angle of rotation
of the steering wheel,

- when stationary or at very low
speed,

- when reverse gear is engaged,

- when the directional headlamps
are switched off.

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Programming
The function is activated or deac-
tivated via the instrument panel
screen "Main Menu".
To do this, select "Vehicle parameters \
Lighting Directional headlamps".

Operating fault
If a fault occurs, this warning
lamp fl ashes in the instru-
ment panel, accompanied
by a message in the multi-
function screen.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-
fi ed workshop.
When stationary or moving at very
low speed or when reverse gear is
engaged, the function is inactive.
The status of the function remains
in the memory when the ignition is
switched off.










Directional headlamps
function
When the dipped or main beam
headlamps are on, this function, as-
sociated with the "cornering lighting"
function, enables the light beam to
follow the direction of the road.
The use of this function, linked with
the xenon headlamps only, conside-
rably improves the quality of your
lighting when cornering.

with directional lighting

without directional lighting

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WIPER CONTROLS
System for selection and control of
the various front and rear wiping
modes for the elimination of rain and
cleaning.
The vehicle's front and rear wipers
are designed to improve the driver's
visibility progressively according to
the climatic conditions.

Programming

Various automatic wiper control
modes are also available according
to the following options:


- automatic rain sensitive wind-
screen wipers,

- rear wiping on engaging reverse
gear.



Manual controls

The wiper commands are issued di-
rectly by the driver by means of the
stalk A
and the ring B
.












Rear wiper (Tourer)

B.
rear wiper selection ring:
park,
intermittent wipe,
wash-wipe (set duration).
Fast (heavy rain).

Normal (moderate rain).

Intermittent (proportional to
the speed of the vehicle).

Automatic, then single
wipe (see the corre-
sponding section).

Off.



Single wipe (press down and
release).

Windscreen wipers

A.
Wiping speed selection stalk.







or
If a signifi cant accumulation of
snow or ice is present, or when
using a tailgate bicycle carrier, de-
activate the automatic rear wiper
via the instrument panel screen
confi guration menu.

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Reverse gear
When reverse gear is engaged, the
rear wiper operates if the windscreen
wipers are operating.

Programming
The function is activated or deac-
tivated via the instrument panel
screen confi guration menu.
This function is activated by default.











Windscreen and headlamp
wash


)
Pull the windscreen wiper stalk
towards you. The windscreen
wash then the windscreen wip-
ers operate for a fi xed period.
The headlamp washers only operate
when the dipped beam headlamps
are on
.













Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate auto-
matically, without any action on the part
of the driver, if rain is detected (sensor
behind the rear view mirror), adapting
their speed to the intensity of the rain-
fall.

Activation
This is controlled manually by the
driver by moving stalk A
to the
"AUTO"
position.
It is accompanied by a message in
the instrument panel screen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the
driver by moving stalk A
upwards
and returning it to position "0"
.
It is accompanied by a message in
the instrument panel screen.
The automatic wiping must be reac-
tivated if the ignition has been off for
more than one minute, by pushing
stalk A
downwards.

Operating fault
If an automatic wiping malfunction
occurs, the wipers will operate in in-
termittent mode.
Have it checked by a CITROËN
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
Do not cover the rain sensor, linked
with the sunshine sensor and locat-
ed in the centre of the windscreen
behind the rear view mirror.
Switch off the automatic wiping when
using an automatic car wash.
In winter, it is advisable to wait until
the windscreen is completely clear
of ice before activating the auto-
matic wiping.

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Special position of
the windscreen wipers
This position permits release of the
windscreen wiper blades.
It is used for cleaning or replacement
of the blades. It can also be useful,
in winter, to detach the blades from
the windscreen.

To maintain the effectiveness of the
"fl at-blade" type of wiper blades, it
is advisable to:


- handle them with care,

- clean them regularly using soapy
water,

- avoid using them to retain card-
board on the windscreen,

- replace them at the fi rst signs
of wear.


COURTESY LAMPS



1.
Front courtesy lamp


2.
Map reading lamp

s




Front courtesy lamp

Rear courtesy lamp



1.
Rear courtesy lamp


2.
Map reading lamps

In this position, the courtesy
lamp comes on gradually:
Lighting off.
Lighting on.

- when the vehicle is unlocked,

- when a door is opened,

- when the key is removed from
the ignition,

- when the remote control locking
button is activated, in order to lo-
cate your vehicle.
It switches off gradually:


- when the vehicle is locked,

- when the ignition is switched on,

- 30 seconds after the last door is
closed.



)
Any action on the wiper stalk in
the minute after switching off the
ignition places the blades verti-
cally on the screen.

)
To park the blades again, switch
on the ignition and operate the
wiper stalk.