2012 Citroen C5 sensor

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VENTILATION


A.
Sunshine sensor.

B.
Soft air diffusion grille.
The soft air diffusion grille located
in the centre of the dashboard pro-
vides optimum distribution of the
air for the front seats.
This system eliminates unpleas-
ant air currents while maintaining
an optimum temperature in the
passenger compartment.
To open the soft air diffusion
grille, turn the wheel upwards.
To close the soft air diffusion
grille, turn the wheel fully down-
wards.
In very hot weather, to obtain
more satisfactory central and
side ventilation, it is advisable to
close the diffused air grille.

C.
Cooled glove box.

D.
Rear passenger vents.

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Air conditioning

We recommend use of the automatic
regulation of the air conditioning.
It permits automatic and optimised
control of all of the following func-
tions: air fl ow, temperature in the
passenger compartment and air
distribution, by means of various
sensors (ambient temperature, sun-
shine). This eliminates any need for
you to change your settings other
than the temperature value dis-
played.


)
Take care not to cover the sun-
shine sensor A
.
If you select the automatic mode
(by pressing the "AUTO" control)
and leave all of the vents open, opti-
mum comfort will be maintained and
humidity and condensation will be
removed regardless of the exterior
climatic conditions.
The temperature in the passenger
compartment can only be lower than
the ambient temperature if the air
conditioning is on.
HEATING, VENTILATION
AND AIR CONDITIONING
RECOMMENDATIONS In order to be effective, the air con-
ditioning must be used with the win-
dows closed. If the vehicle has been
parked in the sun for a long period
and the interior temperature is very
high, fi rst ventilate the passenger
compartment with the windows
open for a few minutes, then close
the windows.
To keep the air conditioning system
in good working order it is essential
that it is operated at least once a
month.
The air conditioning uses engine pow-
er during its operation. As a result,
the fuel consumption of the vehicle
increases.
In certain cases of particularly ardu-
ous use (e.g. towing the maximum
load on a steep gradient in high tem-
peratures), switching off the air con-
ditioning saves engine power and
improves the towing capacity.


Air inlet

Check that the exterior grille for the
air inlet, at the bottom of the wind-
screen, is clean and free of dead
leaves, snow, etc.
When washing the vehicle using a
high pressure nozzle, avoid spray-
ing at the air inlet.


Air circulation

Maximum comfort is obtained by
means of a good distribution of air in
the passenger compartment, both in
the front and in the rear.
To obtain a uniform distribution of
air, take care not to block the ex-
terior air intake grille located at the
base of the windscreen, the vents,
the air outlets under the front seats
and the air extractor located behind
the fl aps in the boot.
The front and rear vents are fi tted
with thumbwheels to adjust the air
fl ow and direction. We recommend
that you leave all of the vents open.


Dust filter / Odour filter
(active carbon)
There is a fi lter for excluding odours
and dust.
This fi lter must be changed in line
with the vehicle's servicing schedule
(see the vehicle's servicing booklet).

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Changing the battery
The remote control is supplied by a
6V-28L battery, which is supplied.
Information on the display indicates
when it is time to replace this battery.
Unclip the casing then replace the
battery.
The remote control must then be re-
initialised, see below.
Always switch off the program-
mable heating while fi lling with
fuel to avoid any risk of fi re or ex-
plosion.
To avoid any risk of poisoning and
asphyxiation, the programmable
heating must not be used, even
for short periods, in an enclosed
space such as a garage or work-
shop which is not equipped with
an exhaust gas extraction system.
Do not park the vehicle on an
infl ammable surface (dry grass,
dead leaves, paper…), there is a
risk of fi re.
The programmable heating sys-
tem is supplied by the vehicle's fuel
tank. Before use, ensure that the
quantity of fuel remaining is suf-
fi cient. If the fuel tank is at the re-
serve, we strongly advise that you
do not programme the heating.

Do not discard the used batter-
ies, take them to an approved
collection point.

Reinitialising the remote control
If the vehicle's battery is disconnect-
ed or the remote control's battery is
replaced, the remote control must
be reinitialised.
After switching on the power, press
button 4
(OFF) for 1 second within
the next 5 seconds. If the operation
has taken place correctly the mes-
sage "OK"
is displayed on the re-
mote control screen.
If a problem occurs, the message
"FAIL"
appears. Repeat the opera-
tion.

An adaptation of your programma-
ble heating allows you to pre-heat
your vehicle's passenger compart-
ment. Contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
The interior volumetric protection
alarm movement sensor may be
disturbed by the fl ow of air from
the programmable heating when
it is in operation.
To avoid any unexpected trigger-
ing of the alarm during use of the
programmable heating, it is ad-
visable to deactivate the interior
volumetric protection.

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As a safety precaution, these ope-
rations must only be carried out
while the vehicle is stationary.
STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT

The steering wheel can be adjusted
for height and reach 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 lever A

to unlock the steering wheel ad-
justment.

)
Adjust for height and reach.

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






Automatic day/night model

In order to guarantee optimum visi-
bility during your manoeuvres, the
mirror lightens automatically when
reverse gear is engaged. 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.
It has an anti-dazzle system which
darkens the mirror glass: this reduc-
es any driver discomfort caused by
the light beam of following vehicles,
the sun... In vehicles fi tted with electrochro-
matic door mirrors, the system has
an on/off button and an associated
warning lamp.

On


)
With the ignition on, press on
button 1
.
The warning lamp 2
comes on and the
mirror glass is in automatic mode.

Off


)
Press on button 1
.
The warning lamp 2
goes off and the
mirror glass remains in its lightest
defi nition.

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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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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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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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SAFETY
TYRE UNDER-INFLATION DETECTION
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.


Tyre pressures OK
display

Choice of detection

This function provides warning of
tyres that are under-infl ated or punc-
tured.

Automatic detection
Sensors monitor the tyre pressures.
In the event of an anomaly, a mes-
sage will appear in the instrument
panel screen.

Driver request detection
You can check the tyre pressures at
any time.


)
Press on button A
(CHECK); the
information will be displayed in
the instrument panel screen.



)
Press on button A
(CHECK).
The system indicates to you that the
tyres are correctly infl ated.
This information is only available on
request by the driver.


Under-inflated tyre


automatic detection


detection on request


Automatic detection:
A message indicates which tyre is
under-infl ated.

Driver request detection:
The vehicle outline indicates the
under-infl ated tyre(s).
The message is accompanied by il-
lumination of the SERVICE
warning
lamp and an audible beep.


)
Check the tyre pressures as
soon as possible.