2015 Citroen C4 headlamp

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Automatic day/night model
By means of a sensor, which measures the light   from   the   rear   of   the   vehicle,   this   system  
a

utomatically   and   progressively   changes  
b

etween   the   day   and   night   uses.
Steering wheel adjustment
F When stationary , pull the control lever to
release   the   adjustment   mechanism.
F
 
A
djust   the   height   and   reach   to   suit   your  
d

riving   position.
F
 
P
ush   the   control   lever   to   lock   the  
a

djustment
 m
echanism.
Rear view mirror
Manual day/night model
Adjustment
F Adjust  the   mirror   so   that   the   glass   is  
directed   correctly   in   the   "day"   position.
Day/night position
F Pull  the   lever   to   change   to   the   "night"   anti-
dazzle   position.
F
 
P
ush   the   lever   to   change   to   the  
normal
  "day"   position.
as a s
afety precaution, these
operations should only be carried out
with   the   vehicle   stationary.
In   order   to   ensure   optimum   visibility  d
uring   your   manoeuvres,   the   mirror  l
ightens   automatically   when   reverse  
g

ear
 i
s
 enga
ged.
Adjustable
  mirror   providing   a   central   rear ward   view.
Equipped   with   an   anti-dazzle   system,   which   darkens   the   mirror   glass   and   reduces   the   nuisance   to  
t

he   driver   caused   by   the   sun,   headlamps   from   other   vehicles...
Comfort

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Lighting controls
Main lighting
The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle are   designed   to   adapt   the   driver's   visibility  
p

rogressively   according   to   the   climatic  
c

onditions:
-
 
s
idelamps,   to   be   seen,
-
 
d
ipped   beam   headlamps   to   see   without  
d

azzling
 o
ther
 d
rivers,
-
 
m
ain   beam   headlamps   to   see   clearly   when  
t

he   road   is   clear.
Additional lighting
Other lamps are provided to meet the requirements   of   particular   driving   conditions:
-
 r

ear
 fo
glamps,
-
 
f
ront   foglamps   with   cornering   lighting,
-
 
d
irectional   headlamps   for   improved  
v

isibility
 w
hen
 c
ornering,
-
 
d
aytime   running   lamps   to   be   more   visible  
d

uring   the   day,
-
 
g
uide-me-home   and   welcome   lighting   to  
f

acilitate access to the vehicle,
-
 
p
arking   lamps   as   vehicle   position   markers.
Programming
The setting of some functions can be adjusted:
-  a utomatic   illumination   of   headlamps,
-
 
g
uide-me-home   lighting,
-
 
w
elcome   lighting,
-
 d

irectional
 l
ighting.
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.
System
 
for
 
selection
 
and
 
control
 
of
 
the
 
various
 
front
 
and
 
rear
 
lamps
 
providing
 
the
 
vehicle's
 

lighting.
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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lightingA. Main  lighting   mode   selection   ring:   turn   it  t
o   position   the   symbol   required   facing   the  
ma

rk.
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by   means   of   the   ring   A   and   the   stalk   B.
Lighting off / daytime running lamps.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
B.
 S

talk
 
for   switching   headlamps:   pull  
t

he
 
stalk   towards   you   to   switch   the  
l

ighting   between   dipped   and   main   beam  
h

eadlamps.
In
 
the
 
lamps   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.
Sidelamps.
Dipped
  headlamps   or   main   beam  
h

eadlamps.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp   in   the   instrument   panel   confirms   that   the  
l

ighting   selected   is   on.
Daytime running lamps
Daytime lighting which comes on automatically when   the   engine   is   started   making   the   vehicle  
m

ore   visible   to   other   users.
This
  function   is   assured   by   dedicated   lamps.
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C. Foglamp  selection   ring.
The   foglamps   operate   with   the   dipped   and   main  
b

eam
 h
eadlamps.
They
  operates   with   the   dipped   beam  
h

eadlamps   and   main   beam   headlamps.
F
 
T
o   switch   on   the   rear   foglamps,   turn   the  
r

ing   C  
fo
rwards.
F
 
T
o   switch   off   the   rear   foglamps,   turn   the  
r

ing   C  
r
earwards.
Model with rear foglamps only
rear foglamps Rotate   and   release   the   ring   C:
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
glamps,
F
 
r
ear wards   a   first   time   to   switch   off   the   rear  
fo

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

ront   fog   lamps.
Model with front and rear
foglamps
front and rear foglamps
W
hen
 
the
  headlamps   switch   off   with   automatic  
i

llumination   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  
t

he
 
foglamps,   the   sidelamps   will   then  
s

witch off.
When
 
automatic
 
illumination
 
of
 
headlamps
 
i

s
 
on
 
(with
 
AUTO
 
model),
 
the
 
dipped
 
beam
 
h

eadlamps
 
and
 
sidelamps
 
remain
 
on
 
while
 
the
 
r

ear
 
foglamps
 
are
 
on.
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In good or rainy weather, by both day and   night,   the   front   foglamps   and   the  
r

ear   foglamps   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   falling   snow.
In these weather conditions, you should
switch
  on   the   foglamps   and   dipped  
b

eam   headlamps   manually,   as   the  
s

unshine   sensor   may   detect   sufficient  
l

ight.
Do
  not   forget   to   switch   off   the   front   and  
r

ear   foglamps   when   they   are   no   longer  
n

ecessary.Switching off the lighting when
switching off the ignition
When the ignition is switched off, all of the lamps   switch   off   immediately,   except   for t

he   dipped   beam   headlamps   if   automatic
 g

uide-me-home   lighting   is   activated.
Switching on the lighting when
switching on the ignition
To reactivate the lighting control stalk, turn the   ring   A to position "0" 
-   lighting   off,   then   to t

he   position   of   your   choice.
If
  the   lighting   is   switched   on   manually   after
 s

witching   off   the   ignition,   there   is   an   audible
 s

ignal   when   a   front   door   is   opened   to   warn
 t

he   driver   that   they   have   forgotten   to   switch
 o

ff   the   vehicle's   lighting,   with   the   ignition   off.
They
  switch   off   automatically   after   a   period
 w

hich   depends   on   the   state   of   charge   of   the
 b

attery   (entry   to   energy   economy   mode).
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Parking lamps
Side markers for the vehicle by illumination of the   sidelamps   on   the   traffic   side   only.
F
 
W
ithin   one   minute   of   switching   off   the  
i

gnition,   operate   the   lighting   control   stalk  
u

p   or   down   depending   on   the   traffic   side  
(

for   example:   when   parking   on   the   left;  
l

ighting   control   stalk   upwards;   the   right  
h

and   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.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The temporary illumination of the dipped beam headlamps   after   the   vehicle's   ignition   has   been  
s

witched   off   makes   the   driver's   exit   easier  
w

hen   the   light   is   poor.
Switching on
F With  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 off   automatically   after   a   set   time.
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Automatic illumination of
headlamps
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are   switched   on   automatically,   without   any  
a

ction on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
  external   light   is   detected   or   in   certain   cases  
o

f   activation   of   the   windscreen   wipers.
As
  soon   as   the   brightness   returns   to   an  
a

dequate   level   or   after   the   windscreen   wipers  
a

re   switched   off,   these   lamps   are   switched   off  
a

utomatically   and   the   daytime   running   lamps  
c

ome   on.
Activation
F Turn   ring   A to the "AUTO"  position.   The  a
ctivation   of   the   function   is   confirmed   by  
t

he   display   of   a   message.
Deactivation
F Turn  ring   A to a position other than
"AUTO" .
  The   deactivation   of   the   function   is  
c

onfirmed   by   the   display   of   a   message.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine  sensor,   the   lighting   come  
o

n,   this   warning   lamp   is   displayed  
o

n   the   instrument   panel   and/or   a  
m

essage   appears   in   the   screen,  
a

ccompanied   by   an   audible   signal.
Contact
  a   CITROËN   or   a   qualified  
w

orkshop   workshop.
In
 
fog   or   snow,   the   sunshine   sensor  
m

ay
 
detect   sufficient   light.   Therefore,  
t

he
 
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.
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Switching off
The welcome lighting switches off automatically after   a   programmed   time,   when   the   ignition   is  
s

witched   on   or   on   locking   the   vehicle.
Welcome lighting
Switching on
F Press  the   open   padlock   on   the  r
emote   control   or   one   of   the   front  
d

oor handles with the "
ke
yless
Entry
  and   Starting"   system.
The
 
remote   switching   on   of   the   lighting   makes  
y

our
 
access   to   the   vehicle   easier   in   poor   light.  
I

t
 
is
 
activated   depending   on   the   ambient   light  
l

evel
 
detected   by   the   sunshine   sensor.
The
 
sidelamps   and   dipped   beam   headlamps,  
a

s
 
well
 
as
  the   side   spotlamps,   located   under  
t

he
 
door
 
mirrors,   come   on;   your   vehicle   is   also  
u

nlocked.
Programming
activation or deactivation, as well as
the   duration   of   the   lighting   duration  
f

or   the   welcome   lighting   can   be   set  
v

ia   the   vehicle   configuration   menu.
Automatic
"Guide-me-home"
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps f
unctions   is   activated,   if   the   ambient   light   level  
i

s   low   the   dipped   beam   headlamps   remain   on  
w

hen   switching   off   the   ignition.
Settings
activation and deactivation, as
well  as   the   duration   of   the   guide-
me-home
  lighting   can   be   set   in   the  
v

ehicle   configuration   menu.
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