2013 Citroen C3 PICASSO low beam

.Familiarisation
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Lighting

Ring A

Ring B
Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing thepoint of resistance; the corresponding directionindicators will flash for as long as the stalkremains in this position.
Direction indicators


Switching on "AUTO" mode
)Press the stalk down and release it.


Ring B: rear wiper
8188 Li
ghting off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Rear
foglamp.

or
Front and rear
foglamps. P
ark.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wi
pe.

Control stalk A: windscreen wipers


Wipers


Switching off "AUTO" mode
)
Push the stalk up and return it to position "0".
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"Motorway" function
Press the lighting stalk up or down once,without passing the point of resistance; thecorresponding direction indicators will flash
three times.
You can use this function at any speed, but it is particularly useful when changing lane on high-
speed roads.
Seeing clearly
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Monitoring
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Indicator and warning lamps


Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the occurrence of a fault (warning
lamp).
Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and amessage in the multifunction screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously (fixed) or flash.

When the ignition is switched on

Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the vehicle's ignition is switched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the
information on the warning lamp concerned.
Certain warning lamps may come onin one of two different modes. Only by relating the type of illumination to the operating status of the vehicle can itbe ascertained whether the situation isnormal or whether a fault has occurred.

Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.

Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Left-hand directionindicator
flashing with buzzer.The lighting stalk is pushed down.
Right-hand direction indicatorr

flashing with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed up.
Sidelamps
fixed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.
Dipped beamheadlamps fixed. The lighting stalk is in the "Dipped beam headlamps" position.
Main beam headlamps fixed. The lighting stalk is pulled towardsyou. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam headlamps.

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Lighting controls System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicleare designed to adapt the driver's visibility progressively according to climatic conditions:
- sidelamps, to be seen,
- dipped beam headlamps to see without
dazzlin
g other drivers,
- main beam headlamps to see clearly when
the road is clear.

Additional lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil therequirements of par ticular conditions of
visibility:
- a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,
- front foglamps for even better forward
vision.
Programming
Various automatic lighting control modes are also available according to the following
options:
-
guide-me-home lighting,
- automatic illumination of headlamps.




Model without AUTO lighting




Model with AUTO li
ghting


Automatic illumination of headlamps.


Manual controls

The lighting is controlled directly by the driver
by means of the ring Aand the stalk B.
A.Main lighting mode selection ring: turn it
to position the symbol required facing themark.
Li
ghting off / daytime running lamps.
Sidelamps.
B
.Stalk for switching headlamps: pull the stalk
towards you to switch the lighting betweendipped and main beam headlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the driver can switch on the main beam headlamps temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a pull on the stalk.

Dipped headlamps or main
beam headlamps.

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indicator
lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the
li
ghting selected is on.

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Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after the vehicle's ignition has been switched off makes the driver's exit easier when
the light is poor.

Switching on
)
With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps using the lighting stalk.)
A fur ther "headlamp flash" switches thefunction off.


Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches
off automatically after a set time.

Lighting on audible warning

When the ignition is switched off, allof the lamps switch off automatically, unless guide-me-home lighting isactivated.

If the lighting is switched on manually after switching off the ignition, there is an audible signal when a front door is opened to warn the driver that theyhave forgotten to switch off the vehicle'slighting, with the ignition off.


In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), the presence of misting on the internal sur face of theglass of the headlamps and rear lampsis normal; it disappears after the lamps have been on for a few minutes.

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Linked with the Guide-me-home lighting
Association with the automatic illumination
of headlamps provides the guide-me-home lighting with the following additional options:
- automatic activation of guide-me-home lighting when automatic illumination of
headlamps is switched on (in the vehicle
parameters of the multifunction screen configuration menu),
- selection of the duration of maintaining of
the lighting for 15, 30 or 60 seconds in the
vehicle parameters of the multifunction
screen configuration menu (except for monochrome screen Awhere this is
preset).



Operating fault

In the event of a malfunction of
the sunshine sensor, the lamps
come on, this warning lamp is
displayed in the instrument panel and/or a
message appears in the multifunction screen,
accompanied by an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor maydetect sufficient light. Therefore, the lamps will not come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,linked with the rain sensor and located in the centre of the windscreen behindthe rear view mirror; the associatedfunctions would no longer be controlled.

Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are switched
on automatically, without any action on the par t of the
driver, when a low level of external light is detected or incer tain cases of activation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or
after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps
are switched o
ff automatically.
Activation
)Turn ring Ato the A"AUTO"
position. The automatic
illumination of headlamps is accompanied by a message in the multifunction screen.


Deactivation
)Turn ring A
to a position other
than "AU TO "
. Deactivation is accompanied
b
y a message in the multifunction screen.

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LED lamps
On star ting the vehicle, in daylight the LED
lamps come on automatically, if the lighting stalk is in position "0"
or "AUTO"
.
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the LED lamps
switch off.


Programming

For countries where exterior lighting by day is
not a legal requirement, you can activate or
deactivate the function via the multifunction
screen configuration menu.
In countries where daytime lampsare a legal requirement:

- this function is activated by default;it cannot be deactivated,

- in daylight, the sidelamps andnumber plate lamps also come on,

- If the sidelamps or headlamps are switched on manually or automatically, the LED lampsswitch off. In these countries, for versionsnot fitted with LED lamps, it is the dipped beam headlamps that come on automatically on star ting the vehicle
.
Allowing the signature of the vehicle to be identified, this daytime external lighting comprises two sets of six light emitting diodes (LEDs), located below each front foglamp.

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Cornering lighting
makes use of the beam from a front foglamp to
illuminate the inside of a bend, when the vehicle speed is below 25 mph (approximately 40 km/h)(urban driving, winding road, intersections, parking manouevres...).
with cornerin
g lighting
without cornering lighting

Switching on

This function starts:


- when the corresponding direction indicator
is switched on,
or

- from a cer tain angle of rotation of the steering wheel.


Switching off

The system does not operate:


- below a cer tain angle of rotation of thesteering wheel,

- above 25 mph (40 km/h),

- when reverse gear is engaged.

Practical information
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Fuse N°RatingFunctions
F1230 A Windscreen wipers slow / fast speed.
F13
40 A Built-in systems inter face supply (ignition positive).
F14
30 A Valvetronic supply (petrol).
F1
510 A Right-hand main beam headlamp.
F1
610 A
Left-hand main beam headlamp.
F17 15 A
Left-hand dipped beam headlamp.
F18 15 A
Ri
ght-hand dipped beam headlamp.
F1
915 A Multifunction engine management supply (petrol engine),
air cooling electrovalves (Diesel).
F20 10 A Multi
function engine management supply (petrol engine),
Turbo pressure regulation electrovalve (Diesel), engine coolantlevel sensor (Diesel).
F2
15 A Fan assembly control supply, APC, ABS ESP relays.