2012 Citroen C5 Owner's Manual

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FAMILIARISATION
You can activate/deactivate the parking
sensors by pressing button B
. When
the parking sensors are inactive, the
warning lamp in button B
comes on.


Parking sensors
(visual and audible)
Parking space sensor

You can select the "Parking space sen-
sor" by pressing button A
, with the direc-
tion indicator activated on the side of the
space to be measured, a speed lower
than 12 mph (20 km/h) and at a distance
of less than 1.5 metres from the space.
The fi xed illumination of the warning
lamp indicates that the function is se-
lected.



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Use of this system is recommended on
motorways and dual carriageways, and
operates only at speeds above 50 mph
(80 km/h).
Pressing button C
activates the system,
the warning lamp in the button comes on.

Lane departure warning system

The system does not alert you if one
of your direction indicators is operating
and for approximately 20 seconds after
the direction indicator has stopped.



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ECO-DRIVING

Optimise the use of your
gearbox

With a manual gearbox, move off
gently, change up without waiting
and drive by changing up quite soon.
If your vehicle has the system, the
gear effi ciency indicator invites you to
change up; it is displayed in the instru-
ment panel, follow its instructions.

With an automatic or electronic gear-
box, stay in Drive "D"
or Auto "A"
, ac-
cording to the type of gearbox, without
pressing the accelerator pedal heavily
or suddenly.



Drive smoothly


Maintain a safe distance between ve-
hicles, use engine braking rather than
the brake pedal, and press the accel-
erator progressively. These practices
contribute towards a reduction in fuel
consumption and CO
2 emissions and
also helps reduce the background
traffi c noise.

If your vehicle has cruise control, make
use of the system at speeds above
25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffi c is
fl owing well.



Control the use of your
electrical equipment

Before moving off, if the passenger
compartment is too warm, ventilate it
by opening the windows and air vents
before using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the win-
dows and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment
that can help keep the temperature
in the passenger compartment down
(sunroof and window blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless
it has automatic digital regulation, as
soon as the desired temperature is at-
tained.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting
controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as
possible.

Switch off the headlamps and front fo-
glamps when the level of light does not
require their use.
Avoid running the engine before mov-
ing off, particularly in winter; your ve-
hicle will warm up much faster while
driving.

As a passenger, if you avoid connect-
ing your multimedia devices (fi lm, mu-
sic, video game...), you will contribute
towards limiting the consumption of
electrical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.
Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO
2 emissions.

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Limit the causes of excess
consumption

Spread loads throughout the vehicle;
place the heaviest items in the bottom
of the boot, as close as possible to the
rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle
and reduce wind resistance (roof bars,
roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use
a roof box in preference.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after
use.

At the end of winter, remove snow
tyres and refi t your summer tyres.



Observe the recommendations
on maintenance

Check the tyre pressures regularly,
when cold, referring to the label in the
door aperture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:


- before a long journey,

- at each change of season,

- after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and the
tyres on any trailer or caravan.

Have your vehicle serviced regularly (en-
gine oil, oil fi lter, air fi lter...) and observe
the schedule of operations recommend-
ed by the manufacturer.


When refuelling, do not continue after
the 3 rd cut-off of the nozzle to avoid
any overfl ow.

At the wheel of your new vehicle,
it is only after the fi rst 1 800 miles
(3 000 kilometres) that you will see
the fuel consumption settle down to a
consistent average.

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MONITORING
INSTRUMENT PANELS - PETROL AND DIESEL - MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Panel grouping together the dials and vehicle operation indicator and warning lamps.


A.
Fuel gauge

B.
Indicator:


●
Coolant temperature

●
Cruise control/Speed limiter
information

C.
Speedometer

D.
Rev counter
E.
Indicator:


●
Engine oil temperature

●
Gear lever position and gear
engaged (Automatic gearbox)

F.
Controls:


●
Lighting dimmer

●
Resetting to zero of trip mile-
age computer and mainte-
nance indicator
G.

Instrument panel screen indicating:



●
Depending on the page
selected with the left-hand
thumb wheel on the steering
wheel:


- Digital speed repeater

- Trip computer

- Navigation (guidance) infor-
mation

- Display of message alerts

- Engine oil level check

- Service indicator

●
Permanently:


- Trip mileage recorder

- Total mileage recorder

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MONITORING

"Choice of language" menu

This allows you to choose the display
and voice recognition language.


"Choice of units" menu

This allows you to choose metric or
imperial units. The main menu allows you to pro-
gramme certain vehicle and instru-
ment panel screen functions:







Main menu

The instrument screen A
is located in
the centre of the instrument panel.


- With the vehicle stationary, you
can access the main menu of
the screen by quickly pressing
on the left-hand thumb wheel B

on the steering wheel.

-
Whilst driving, the message "Action
impossible whilst driving"
is dis-
played on the instrument panel if you
try to open the main menu.

"Vehicle parameters" menu

This allows you to access the para-
meters relating to:


- The vehicle lighting.

- The comfort levels in the vehicle.

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MONITORING


"Lighting" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:


)
Activate/deactivate the lighting
of the daytime running lamps * .

)
Activate/deactivate the guide-
me-home lighting and adjust its
duration.

)

Activate/deactivate the dual-function
Xenon directional headlamps.



"Comfort" menu
Once you have selected this menu,
you can:


)
Activate/deactivate the driver's
welcome lighting function.

)
Select unlocking of all the doors
or just the driver's door.

)
Activate/deactivate automatic
operation of the electric parking
brake.




* Depending on country.

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MONITORING
TRIP COMPUTER
System which provides current in-
formation concerning your journey
(range, consumption, etc.)



Information displays
Trip zero reset
The trip computer is displayed in the
instrument panel screen.


)
Turn the left-hand thumb wheel A

on the steering wheel to display
the various trip computer tabs in
succession:


- the current information tab is
displayed in zone B
of the in-
strument panel screen, with:


●
the range,

●
the current fuel consumption,

●
the digital speed reading or
the Stop & Start time counter.

- the trip "1"
tab is displayed in
zone C
of the instrument panel
screen, with:


●
the distance travelled,

●

the average fuel consumption,


●
the average speed,
for the fi rst trip.

- the trip "2"
tab is displayed in
zone C
of the instrument panel
screen, with:


●
the distance travelled,

●

the average fuel consumption,


●
the average speed,
for the second trip.




)
When the trip required is dis-
played, press the left-hand thumb
wheel on the steering wheel for
more than two seconds.
Trips "1"
and "2"
are independent
but their use is identical.
For example, trip "1"
can be used for
daily fi gures and trip "2"
for monthly
fi gures.

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MONITORING






A few definitions
(trip computer)

Range
(miles or km)
Current fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)

Average fuel
consumption
(mpg or l/100 km or km/l)

Average speed
(mph or km/h)
Distance travelled
(miles or km)
This indicates the distance which
can still be travelled with the fuel re-
maining in the tank in relation to the
average fuel consumption over the
last few miles (kilometres) travelled.
This value may vary following a
change in the style of driving or
the relief, resulting in a signifi cant
change in the current fuel con-
sumption.
When the range falls below 20 miles
(30 km), dashes are displayed. After
fi lling with at least 5 litres of fuel,
the range is recalculated and is dis-
played when it exceeds 60 miles
(100 km).
If dashes are displayed continu-
ously while driving in place of the
digits, contact a CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop. This function is only displayed from
20 mph (30 km/h). This is the average fuel consump-
tion during the last few seconds.
This is the average fuel consump-
tion since the last trip computer zero
reset.
This is the average speed calculated
since the last trip computer zero reset
(ignition on). This indicates the distance travelled
since the last trip computer zero reset.








Stop & Start time
counter
(minutes / seconds or hours /
minutes)
If your vehicle is fi tted with Stop &
Start, a time counter calculates the
time spent in STOP mode during a
journey.
It resets to zero every time the igni-
tion is switched on with the key.