2012 CITROEN C6 wipers

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CONTENTS
DRIVING
I
IN BRIEF
4-22II23-81
Exterior.................................................r4
Opening.............................................5-6
Interior..................................................r7
Dashboard.........................................8-9
Getting started.............................10®12
Visibility..............................................13
Ventilation ........................................... 14
Monitoring ....................................15-16
Ensure the safety of passengers........17
Driving .........................................18®20
Eco-driving....................................21-22
Remote control..............................23-24
Keys....................................................25
Anti-intrusion alarm.......................26-27
Steering lock - Ignition - Starter.........r28
Driving – Starting the engine.............29
Instrument panel.........................30®36
Warning lamps ..............................31-32
Head-up display ............................37-38
Multifunction displays..................39®43
Tr i p c o m p u t e r..............................r44®49
Signalling .....................................50®52
Xenon dual-function directional
headlamps .......................................
53
Wipers...........................................54-55
Windows .............................................56
Steering column adjustment -
Seat belt height adjustment .............57
Front seats....................................58-59
Memorisation......................................60
Seat belts warning lamp.....................61
Rear view mirrors........................62®64
Gearbox.......................................65®68
Cruise control................................69-70
Speed limiter.................................r71-72
Electronic stability programme ..........73
Brakes .................................................74
Electric parkin
g brake...................75 -76
Speed sensitive rear spoiler...............77
Parking assistance........................78-79
Lane departure warning system........80
Diesel particle fi lter............................r81

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IN BRIE
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1. Head-up display cavity
2.Steering column adjustment
3. Controls - Lighting/Direction indicators/
Rear foglamps/Voice recognition
4.Instrument panel
5.Horn
6. Controls - Wipers
7.
Front passenger's airbag deactivation
8. Driver's seat adjustment controls and memories
9. Controls - Windows/Rear view mirrors/Child
safety
10. Driver's airbag
11. Controls at the steering wheel - Speed limiter and
Cruise control
12. Electric parking brake
13. Suspension controls - Ground clearance
ad
justment/Sport mode
14. Automatic gearbox SPORT/SNOW mode controls
15.
Head-up display controls
16.
Oddments tray
17. Fuel fl ap control
18. Ignition switch
19. Controls - Radio controls under the steering wheel
DASHBOARD

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SIGNALLING
LIGHTING CONTROL STALK
All vehicle lamps off
Sidelam
ps on
Dipped beams/main beams on
Rotate the ring Aforwards.
Rotate the ring Aforwards.
AUTOMATIC LIGHTING OF
HEADLAMPS
Sidelamps and dipped beams come on automatically in poor
ambient light, or if the wipers are
in continuous operation. They go out as soon as the ambient light
again become suffi cient or when
the wipers cease to operate.
Activation/deactivation of this
function is possible in the menu
"Personalisation/Confi guration" in
the "Main menu".
Note: Activation of this function is immediate while deactivation requi-res the ignition to be switched off.
In fo
g or snow, the light sensor may detect enough light. The lights will therefore not come on automatically.
Take care not to cover the bright-
ness sensor, which is visible from
outside the windscreen, behind
the interior rear view mirror.
GUIDE-ME-HOME LIGHTING
This function switches on your headlamps, to light your way whenyou wish to walk from a carpark,for example.
Thi
s function is activated:Manually by pulling thecontrolA towards you,
with the ignition switched off.Automatically, provided:
The automatic lighting of headlamps is activated.To activate the guide-
me-home lighting function, select in the "Main menu",
then in "Personalisation/Confi guration", the sub-menu
for lighting and signalling,
then activate the function.
See "Multifunction displays".
Note: It is possible to modify the dura-tion of the guide-me-home lighting (approx. 60, 30 or 15 seconds) inthe menu "Personalisation/Confi gu-ration".


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Dipped beams/main beams dipswitch
Pull the control stalk towards you
to change between dipped beamand main beam.

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WIPERS
CONTROL POSITIONS2: Rapid wipe.
1: Normal wipe.I: Intermittent wipe.
0: Off.
One press downwards:AUTO:Automatic wipe activated.
Single wipe.


Position I: The wipe speed adjusts automatically to the speed of the vehicle.
Positions 1 and 2: When the vehicle is stationary, the speed of the wipers
will reduce automatically.
For safet
y, the wiper system is deactivated when the ignition is swit-ched off.
When you switch the ignition on again, to reactivate the function:
Return to position 0, then go to the desiredposition.
Activation of the function is confi rmed by one sweep of the wipers.
Automatic wipe: To activate automatic wipe, place the control stalk on
position 0, then press it downwards. The wipe speed will adjust according to
the intensity of the rain.Note: One press downwards produces a single wipe, without deactivating automatic wipe.
Deactivation of automatic wipe:Go to position I, then return to position0.
Or stop the engine.
WARNING
Do not cover the rain detectorwhich is located behind the interior rear rview mirror and visible from outside the windscreen.
If washing the vehicle, with ignition on for example in an automatic car
wash, deactivate the wiper system.


For safety, the wiper systemis deactivated when the igni-tion is switched off.

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WIPERS
CHANGING THE WIPER BLADES
If you have toreplace them, the wiper blades have to be parked in themaintenance position. For this, switch off theignition and then within one minute move the wiper control stalk. The wipers stand up in a vertical position.
After replacement, switch on the ignitionandmove the wiper control stalk so that the wipers resume their normalposition.Note:this action places the Piloted Defl ector in the maintenance position.
WINDSCREEN WASH
To operate the windscreen wash, pull the wiper stalk towards you.
The screen wash is accompanied by a timed wipe of the windscreen, the
headlamp wash also activates if the dipped beams are on.
The displa
y of a message indicates that there is only approx. one litre of
screen wash fl uid remaining.
In freezing conditions, always check that the wiper blades are free to operate.
Remove any accumulation of snow at the base of the windscreen.

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SPEED-SENSITIVE REAR SPOILER (DEFLECTOR)
The Piloted Defl ector enhancesthe aerodynamics and the brakingof your vehicle.
AUTOMATIC DEPLOYMENT
Two deployment stages are possible:The fi rst deployment stage isfrom around 40 mph (65 km/h).This is maintained as long
as the speed remainsabove approx.16 mph (25 km/h);
below this speed, the Piloted
Defl ector retracts completely.
The second deploymentstage is from around 78 mph(125 km/h). This is maintained
as long as the speed remainsabove approx.65 mph (105 km/h); below this speed,
the Piloted Defl ector returns
to the fi rstdeployment stage.


MAINTENANCE
For any maintenance that may be
necessary on your Piloted Defl ec-
tor (leaves or other components jammed), deploy it in the main-
tenance position: Switch off the
ignition then within one minute
action the wiper stalk. Your Piloted
Defl ector deploys.
Next, to retract it, start then drive at
over 6 mph (10 km/h).Note: The maintenance position makes the wipers stand up verti-cally. See "Wash/wipe".
ACCESSORIESIt is recommended to place
the Piloted Defl ector in themaintenance position before
installing an accessory on the
boot (for example a bicycle-carrier).Installation of accessories on
the vehicle (roof bars, roof box,
bicycle-carrier, etc.) limits theeffectiveness of the Piloted Defl ector.
Note:Depending on engine-type,certain versions are equipped witha fi xed defl ector.


If you wash the vehicle with a high pressure system, make sure that thePiloted Defl ector is closed.

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INDEX
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Pavement lighting........................110
Personalisation/Confi guration .....................40 → 42
Power steering oil.......................121
Programmable heating........93 → 96
R
Radiator – coolant fl uid...............123
Radio .....................................39 - 43
Rain detector................................r54
Rear automatic air conditioning ....92
Rear blind....................................116
Rear demisting - deicing...............90
Rear foglamps ..............................52
Rear seats .............................97 - 99
Rear storage................................11 2
Recycling andthe environment.......................XXIII
Refi tting a wheel.........................143
Remote control ......................23 - 24
Remote control key.......................23
Removing a wheel......................143
Replacing a fuse.........................127
Replacing bulbs...............134 → 137
Reset to zero ................................35
Rev counter..................................r35
Roof bars....................................139
Running-in.................................XVIII
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Screen wash fl uid .......................136
Seat belt height adjustment..........57
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Seat belts.......................61 - III → IV
Seat pockets................................11 2
Sidelamps .....................................51
Signalling.............................50 → 52
Snow chains .................145 - X - XIX
Snow-guards..............................140
Soft diffusion system .............85 - 89
Spare wheel................................141
Speed limiter............................71-72
Speed-sensitive rear spoiler (defl ector)...................................77
Sport mode.................................106
Spotlamps...................................109
Starter...........................................r48
Starting.........................................28
Starting the engine.......................29
Starting the engine withan assisting battery.................. 126
Steering column adjustment.........57
Steering lock................................. 28
Sun roof.......................................f118
Sun visor......................................116
Suspension oil ............................136
Suspension with electronicallycontrolled springing and
damping....................................106
System of emergency brakingassistance .................................. 74
T
Temperature adjustment..............87
Time ................................39 - 41 - 43
T
Tools...........................................141
Towbar........................................r138
Towing – Lifting...........................144
Trip computer........r39, 40 - 44 → 49
Turbochargers ..............................29
Tyre defl ation detection .......47 → 49
Tyre maintenance.........................XV
Tyre pressures...........141 - 148 - XV
Tyres...................................141-XV
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Under the bonnet ........................122
Unlockingin emergency.......................76 - 84
User Precautions .............................I
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Vehicle identifi cation...................148
Ventilated storage under the central armrest...........85
Ventilation ..................................... 14
Visibilit
y......................................... 13
Visible alert...................................50
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Washing the vehicle.....................54
Wh
eel for
temporary use..........................143
Windscreen wash.........................55
Winter precautions.......................XIX
Wiper blades.................................55
Wipers ...................................54 - 55