2013 Citroen C3 RHD airbag

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Contents
Direction indicators 108
Hazard warning lamps 108
Horn 109
Emergency or assistance call 109
Braking assistance systems 110
Tr ajectory control systems 111
Front seat belts 112
Airbags 114
Safety
Parking brake 118
6-speed manual gearbox 118
Gear effi ciency indicator 119
Electronic gearbox 120
Automatic gearbox 124
Stop & Start 127
Hill star t assist 130
Speed limiter 131
Cruise control 133
Rear parking sensors 135
Reversing camera 137
Driving
Emergency or assistance 199
eMyWay 201
Audio system 255
Audio and telematics
Alphabetical index
Bonnet 139
Running out of fuel (Diesel) 140
Petrol engines 141
Diesel engines 142
Checking levels 143
Checks 145
Checks
Te m p o r a ry puncture repair kit 147
Changing a wheel 152
Snow chains 159
Changing a bulb 160
Changing a fuse 167
Battery 174
Energy economy mode 177
Changing a wiper blade 178
To w i ng the vehicle 179
To w i ng a trailer 181
Audio pre-equipment 183
Accessories 185
Practical informationTechnical data
Petrol engines 187
Petrol weights 188
LPG engines 190
LPG weights 191
Diesel engines 192
Diesel weights 194
Dimensions
196
Identifi cation markings 197
Visual search

Familiarisation
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1. Audio equipment steering mountedcontrols. 2.
Steering lock and ignition. 3.
Wipers / screenwash / trip computer control stalk. 4.
Instrument panel. 5.
Scented air freshener.
6.Driver's airbag.
H
orn.
7. Gear lever.8.Parking brake.9.
Central armrest with storage.10.Door mirror controls.Electric window controls.Rear doors and electric windows deactivation control.11.
Storage compartment. 12.Electric child lock button or alarm button.
Electronic stability programme button (ESP/ASR).
Stop & Star t switch.
13.Side adjustable air vent. 14 .Front door window demisting/defrosting
vent. 15. Speaker (tweeter). 16.
Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent.

Instruments and controls

.Familiarisation
9
1. Steering wheel adjustment control.2.Headlamp height adjustment. 3.Cruise control / speed limiter controls. 4.
Lighting and direction indicator control stalk.
5. Microphone.
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.Central locking button.
7. Multifunction screen.8.Hazard warning lamps button.9.
Central adjustable air vents.10.Sunshine sensor
Hi-Fi audio system central speaker.11. Passenger's airbag.12.
Glove box / Passenger's airbag
deactivation / Fusebox.13.Bonnet release lever.14.12 V accessory socket
USB por t / auxiliary socket.15.Upper and lower storage.16. Audio system or eMyWay. 17.Heating / air conditioning controls.

Instruments and controls

Familiarisation
16
Front passenger's airbag
1. Open the glove box.2.
Inser t the key.3.
Select position: "ON"(activation), with front passenger or
"forwards facing" child seat,
"OFF"(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat.4. Remove the key keeping the switch in the new position.


Front seat belts and
passenger's front airbag
A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.


Electric child lock

Illumination of the lamp indicates the status of
the corresponding function.A.Deactivation of the rear door controls.
or B.Deactivation of the rear door and rear electric window controls. B.
Front passenger's airbag deactivation indicator lamp.

Passenger safety
115
112
115

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Monitoring
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Deactivation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.
This is may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message on the multifunction screen.
Passenger's airbag system fixed. The control, located in the glove box,
is set to the OFF
position.
The passenger's front airbag is deactivated.
In this case you can install a "rear
facing" child seat.
Set the control to the ON position to activate the passenger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facing position.
ESP/ASR
fixed. The button, located at the bottom
left of the dashboard, is pressed. Its
indicator lamp is on.
The ESP/ASR is deactivated.
ESP: electronic stabilit
y programme.
ASR: anti-slip regulation. Pr
ess the button to activate the ESP/ASR. Its indicator
lamp goes off.
The ESP/ASR system is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.
If deactivated, the system is reactivated automaticallyfrom around 30 mph (50 km/h).
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations

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Monitoring
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Airbags

temporarily. This lamp comes on for a fewseconds when you turn on the
ignition, then goes off. This lamp should
go off when the engine is started.
If it does not go off, contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

fix
ed. One of the airbag or seat belt pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Seat belt not fastened / unfastened
fixed then flashingaccompanied by an
increasing audiblesignal.The driver and
/or the front passenger has not fastened or has unfastenedtheir seat belt.
Pull the strap then inser t the tongue in the buckle.
Warning lampis onCauseAction / Observations
Door(s) open

fixed if the speed is
below 6 mph (10 km/h). A door or the boot is still open. Close the door or boot.

fixed and accompaniedby an audible signalif the speed is above6 mph (10 km/h).

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Fittings
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Sun visor









Glove box
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To open the glove box, raise the handle.
It houses the front passenger airbagdeactivation switch A .
It gives access to the dashboard fusebox (see
the "Practical information - § Changing a fuse"
section).








Centre armrest Comfor t and storage system for the driver andfront passenger.
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For access to the closed storage box, lift
the lever to open the lid.) For access to the open storage box below
the armrest, lift the complete armrest
t
owards the rear.
These can be used for por table devices (mobile
phone, MP3 player...) which can be connected
to the USB por t / auxiliary socket or chargedfrom the 12 V socket in the centre console.

Version with Zenith windscreen

Refer to the "Familiarisation - Zenith
windscreen" section.
Version without Zenith windscreen

The sun visors are fitted with a cour tesy mirror,
with concealing flap for the driver and a ticket / card holder. Component which protects a
gainst sunlight
from the front or the side.


Storage

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Child safety
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"Forwards-facing"
When a "forwards-facing" child seat is installedon the front passenger seat, adjust the
vehicle's seat to the intermediate longitudinalposition with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger airbag activated.

"Rearwards-facing"

When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat
, itis essential that the passenger airbag is
deactivated. Otherwise, the child wouldrisk being seriously injured or killed if the airbag were to inflate .

Intermediate longitudinal position


Child seat in the front