2015 Citroen C4 CACTUS headlamp

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting Selection ring for main lighting
mode
Turn the ring to position the symbol required facing   the   mark.
Lighting
  off   /   Daytime   running   lamps.
Automatic
  illumination   of   headlamps.
Sidelamps
 o

nly.
Dipped
  or   main   beam   headlamps.
Dipping the headlamps
Pull the stalk to switch the lighting between dipped   /   main   beam   headlamps.
In
  the   lighting   off   and   sidelamps   modes,   the  
d

river   can   switch   on   the   main   beam   headlamps  
t

emporarily   ("headlamp   flash")   by   maintaining   a  
p

ull   on   the   stalk.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp in   the   instrument   panel   confirms   the   lighting  
s

witched   on.
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Foglamp selection ring
The foglamps operate with dipped and main beam headlamps.
Front foglamps and rear
foglamp
When the headlamps switch off with automatic illumination   of   headlamps   (AUTO   model)  
o

r   when   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   are  
s

witched   off   manually,   the   foglamps   and  
si

delamps
 re
main
 o
n.
F
 
T
urn   the   ring   rear wards   to   switch   off   the  
f

oglamps,   the   sidelamps   will   then   switch  
o

f f.
Rear foglamp only
F To   switch   it   on,   turn   the   ring   for wards.
When   the   lighting   is   switched   off   automatically  
(

with   AUTO   model),   the   foglamp   and   the   dipped  
b

eam   headlamps   will   remain   on.
F
 
T
o   switch   it   off,   turn   the   ring   rear wards.Rotate
  and   release   the   ring:
F  f or wards   a   first   time   to   switch   on   the   front  
fo

glamps,
F
 
f
or wards   a   second   time   to   switch   on   the  
r

ear
 fo
glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   first   time   to   switch   off   the   rear  
fo

glamp,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   second   time   to   switch   of   the  
f

ront   fog   lamps.
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In good or rainy weather, both day and   night,   the   front   foglamps   and   the  
r

ear   foglamp   are   prohibited.   In   these  
s

ituations,   the   power   of   their   beams  
m

ay   dazzle   other   drivers.   They   should  
o

nly   be   used   in   fog   or   snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your
responsibility
  to   switch   on   the   foglamps  
a

nd   dipped   beam   headlamps   manually  
a

s   the   sunshine   sensor   may   detect  
s

ufficient   light.
Do
  not   forget   to   switch   off   the   front  
f

oglamps   and   the   rear   foglamp   when  
t

hey   are   no   longer   necessary.Switching off the lamps
when the ignition is
switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the lamps turn   off   immediately,   except   for   dipped   beam i

f   guide-me-home   lighting   is   activated.
Switching on the lamps
after the ignition is
switched off
To reactivate the lighting control, rotate the   ring   to   the   "0"  position   -   lamps   off,  
t

hen   to   the   desired   position.
On
  opening   the   driver's   door   a  
t

emporary   audible   signal   warns   the  
d

river   that   the   lighting   is   on.
The
  lamps,   with   the   exception   of   the  
s

idelamps,   switch   off   automatically   after  
a

  maximum   duration   of   thirty   minutes   to  
p

revent   discharging   of   the   battery.
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Automatic illumination
of headlamps
Activation
F Turn  the   ring   to   the   "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   accompanied  
b

y   the   display   of   a   message.
When
 
a
 
low
 
level
 
of
 
ambient
 
light
 
is
 
detected
 
b

y
 
a
 
sunshine
 
sensor,
 
the
 
number
 
plate
 
lam

ps,
  

sidelamps
 an

d
 d

ipped
 b

eam
 h

eadlamps
 a

re
 
switched
 
on
 
automatically,
 
without
 
any
 
a

ction
 
on
 
the
 
part
 
of
 
the
 
driver.
 
They
 
can
 
also
 
c

ome
 
on
 
if
 
rain
 
is
 
detected,
 
at
 
the
 
same
 
time
 
as
 
a

utomatic
 
operation
 
of
 
the
 
windscreen
 
wipers.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
the
 
brightness
 
returns
 
to
 
a
 
s

ufficient level or after the windscreen wipers
are
 
switched
 
off,
 
the
 
lamps
 
are
 
switched
 
off
 
au

tomatically.
Deactivation
F Turn   the   ring   to   another   position.  
de activation of the function is
accompanied
  by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the sunshine   sensor,   the   lighting   comes  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
I

n
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   In   this  
c

ase,   the   lighting   will   not   come   on  
au

tomatically.
do n

ot cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
  the   rear   view   mirror;   the  
a

ssociated   functions   would   no   longer  
be c

ontrolled.
Contact
 
a
 
CITROËN   dealer   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop.
in
 
the
 
instrument   panel   accompanied   by   an  
a

udible
 
signal   and/or   a   message.
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Daytime running lamps / Sidelamps
(LEDs)
The light-emitting diodes (LEDs) come on automatically   when   the   engine   is   started. In
  some   weather   conditions   (e.g.   low  
t

emperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.
They   provide   the   following   functions:
-  D aytime   running   lamps   (lighting   control  
s

talk   in   position   "0 " or " AUTO " with
adequate
  light   level).
-
 
S
idelamps   (lighting   control   stalk   in  
p

osition "AUTO"
  with   low   light   level   or  
"

Sidelamps   only"   or   "Main   or   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps").The
  LEDs   are   brighter   when   operating  
a

s   daytime   running   lamps.
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Parking lamps
Switching on
F W ith   the   ignition   off,   "flash"   the   headlamps  
u

sing   the   lighting   stalk.
F
 
A
  further   "headlamp   flash"   switches   the  
f

unction   off.
Switching off
The
  manual   guide-me-home   lighting   switches  
o

ff   automatically   after   a   set   time.
The
  temporary   illumination   of   the   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Side
 
markers
 
for
 
the
 
vehicle
 
by
 
illumination
 
of
 
t

he
 
sidelamps
 
on
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
only.
F
 
D

epending
 
on
 
version,
 
within
 
one
 
minute
 
o

f
 
switching
 
off
 
the
 
ignition,
 
operate
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
up
 
or
 
down
 
depending
 
o

n
 
the
 
traffic
 
side
 
(for
 
example:
 
when
 p
arking
 
on
 
the
 
left;
 
lighting
 
control
 
stalk
 u
pwards;
 
the
 
right
 
hand
 
sidelamps
 
are
 
on).
This
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
an
 
audible
 
signal
 
and
 
i

llumination
 
of
 
the
 
corresponding
 
direction
 
i

ndicator
 
warning
 
lamp
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel.
To
 
switch
 
off
 
the
 
parking
 
lamps,
 
return
 
the
 
l

ighting
 
control
 
stalk
 
to
 
the
 
central
 
position.
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
When the automatic illumination of headlamps i s   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level   is   low,  
d

ipped   beam   comes   on   automatically   when  
s

witching   off   the   ignition.
Activation
  or   deactivation   of   the   system,   as   well  
a

s   the   period   for   the   guide-me-home   lighting  
a

re   set   in   the   touch   screen   tablet.
F

Sel
ect the "Driving assistance "
menu.
F
 
I
n   the   secondary   page,   press  
"V

ehicle settings".
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Headlamp adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road u
sers,   the   height   of   the   headlamps   should   be  
a

djusted   in   relation   to   the   load   in   the   vehicle.
The
  initial   setting   is   position   "0".
Travelling abroad
The design of the dipped beam h
eadlamps   allows,   without   modification,  
d

riving   in   a   country   that   drives   on   the  
o

ther side of the road to the country in
which
  your   vehicle   was   sold.
0.
d
r

iver only
 o

r
 
driver
 
+
 
front
 
passenger.
-.
 
D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
p

assengers.
1.
 D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
passengers
 
+
 l

oad
 
in
 
the
 
boot.
-.
 
D

river
 
+
 
front
 
passenger
 
+
 
rear
 
passengers
 
+
 l

oad
 
in
 
the
 
boot.
2.
 D

river
 
only
 
+
 
maximum
 
authorised
 
load
 
in
 
t

he
 
boot.
This
 
position
 
is
 
sufficient
 
to
 
avoid
 
causing
 
dazzle.
Higher
 
settings
 
may
 
limit
 
the
 
spread
 
of
 
light
 
f

rom
 
the
 
headlamps.
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Changing a bulb
Front lamps
1. Daytime running lamps / Sidelamps (LEDs).
2.
D

ipped beam headlamps (H7).
3.
M

ain beam headlamps (H1).
4.
D

irection indicators (PY21W).
5.
F

ront foglamps (PS24W). In
  some   weather   conditions   (e.g.   low  
t

emperature   or   humidity),   the   presence  
o

f   misting   on   the   internal   sur face   of   the  
g

lass   of   the   headlamps   and   rear   lamps  
i

s   normal;   it   disappears   after   the   lamps  
h

ave   been   on   for   a   few   minutes.
The   headlamps   are   fitted   with  
p

olycarbonate   glass   with   a   protective  
c

oating:
F
d
o not clean them using a dr y
or abrasive cloth, nor with a
detergent or solvent product,
F  
u
se   a   sponge   and   soapy   water   or   a  
p

H neutral product,
F  
w
hen   using   a   high   pressure   washer  
o

n   persistent   marks,   do   not   keep  
t

he lance directed towards the
lamps   or   their   edges   for   too   long,  s
o   as   not   to   damage   their   protective  c
oating a nd sea ls.
Changing
  a   bulb   should   only   be   done  
a

fter   the   headlamp   has   been   switched  
o

ff   for   several   minutes   (risk   of   serious  
b

urns).
F
d
o n
ot touch the bulb directly with
your
  fingers,   use   a   lint-free   cloth.
It
  is   imperative   to   use   only   anti-
ultraviolet
  (UV)   type   bulbs   to   avoid  
d

amaging
 t
he
 h
eadlamp.
al

ways replace a failed bulb with a
new
  bulb   with   the   same   type   and  
s

pecification.
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Practical information