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Lighting controlsSystem for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.
Th e various front and rear lamps of the vehicle
are
 d

esigned
 t
o
 a
dapt
 t
he
 d
river's
 v
isibility
 pr

ogressively
 a
ccording
 t
o
 c
limatic
 c
onditions:
-
si

delamps, to be seen,
-
di

pped beam headlamps to see without
dazzling
 ot

her
 dr
ivers,
-
ma

in beam headlamps to see clearly when
the
 r

oad
 i
s
 c
lear.
Main lighting
Other lamps are installed to fulfil the
requirements of particular conditions of
visibility:
-
 a r
ear
 f
oglamp
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 f
rom
 a
far,
-
 fr

ont
 f
oglamps
 f
or
 i
mproved
 v
ision,
-
 LE

D
 l
amps
 t
o
 b
e
 s
een
 d
uring
 t
he
 d
aytime.
Additional lighting
Various automatic lighting control modes are a lso a vailable a ccording t o t he f ollowing opt

ions:
-
 gu

ide-me-home
 l
ighting,
-
 au

tomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
Programming
In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature o r h umidity), t he p resence of m

isting
 o
n
 t
he
 i
nternal
 s
ur face
 o
f
 t
he
 gl

ass
 o
f
 t
he
 h
eadlamps
 a
nd
 r
ear
 l
amps
 is n

ormal;
 i
t
 d
isappears
 a
fter
 t
he
 l
amps
 ha

ve
 b
een
 o
n
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
inutes.

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Model without AUTO lighting
Model with AUTO lighting
Manual controls
The lighting is controlled directly by the driver by means o f t he r ing A a nd t he s talk B.
A
utomatic
 i
llumination
 o
f
 h
eadlamps.
B.
 St

alk
 f
or
 s
witching
 t
he
 h
eadlamp
 b
eam:
 pu

ll
 t
he
 s
talk
 t
o
 s
witch
 b
etween
 d
ipped
 a
nd
 ma

in
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps.
In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,
the
d

river can switch on the main beam
headlamps
 t

emporarily
 (
"headlamp
 f
lash")
 b
y
 ma

intaining
 a p
ull
 o
n
 t
he
 s
talk.
A.
 Ma

in
 l
ighting
 m
ode
 s
election
 r
ing:
 t
urn
 i
t
 to p

osition
 t
he
 s
ymbol
 r
equired
 f
acing
 t
he
 mar

k.
Lighting off (ignition off) /
Da ytime r unning l amps ( engine r unning).
Sidelamps only.
Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.
Displays
Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on th
e i nstrument p anel c onfirms t he s witching o n of t

he
 l
ighting
 s
elected.
The
 i

nstrument
 p
anel
 h
as
 p
ermanent
 b
ack-
lighting.
 I

llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 th

erefore
 n
ot
 l
inked
 t
o
 t
he
 e
xterior
 l
ighting.
Visibility

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The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after t he v ehicle's i gnition h as b een sw

itched
 o
ff
 m
akes
 t
he
 d
river's
 e
xit
 e
asier
 wh

en
 t
he
 l
ight
 i
s
 p
oor.
Switching on
F With the ignition o ff, " flash" t he h eadlamps us
ing t he l ighting s talk.
F
A fu

rther "headlamp flash" switches the
function
 o

ff.
Switching off
The manual guide-me-home lighting switches off a utomatically a fter a s et t ime.
Manual guide-me-home
lighting
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any
action on the part of the driver, when a low level
of
 e

xternal
 l
ight
 i
s
 d
etected
 o
r
 i
n
 c
ertain
 c
ases
 of a

ctivation
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 w
ipers.
As
 s

oon
 a
s
 t
he
 b
rightness
 r
eturns
 t
o
 a
n
 ad

equate level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, these lamps are switched off
automatically
 a

nd
 t
he
 d
aytime
 r
unning
 l
amps
 co

me
 o
n.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
Activation
F Turn ring t o t he "A UTO" p osition. T he ac
tivation of the function is confirmed by
the
 d

isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Deactivation
F Turn ring to a p osition o ther t han "A UTO". Th
e deactivation of the function is
confirmed
 b

y
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a m
essage.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the
sunshine sensor, t he l ighting c ome on

,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 on t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 a
nd/or
 a me

ssage
 a
ppears
 i
n
 t
he
 s
creen,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal.
Contact
 a C

ITROËN
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 wo

rkshop.
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LED daytime running lampsThis daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle, comprises t wo s ets o f l ight-emitting d iodes (L

EDs),
 l
ocated
 i
n
 v
ertical
 h
ousings
 b
elow
 e
ach
 he

adlamp.
On
 s

tarting
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
n
 d
aylight
 t
he
 d
aytime
 ru

nning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n
 a
utomatically,
 i
f
 t
he
 li

ghting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 p
osition
 "
0" or "AUTO" .
If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched
on manually or automatically, the daytime
running
 l

amps
 g
o
 o
ff.
In
 f

og
 o

r
 s

now,
 t

he
 s

unshine
 s

ensor
 ma

y
 d

etect
 s

ufficient
 l

ight.
 T

herefore,
 th

e
 l

ighting
 w

ill
 n

ot
 c

ome
 o

n
 auto

matically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
coupled with the rain sensor and
located in the centre of the windscreen
behind
 t

he
 r

ear
 v

iew
 m

irror;
 t

he
 as

sociated
 f

unctions
 w

ould
 n

o
 l

onger
 be con

trolled.
Automatic
guide-me-home
lighting
When the automatic illumination of headlamps
functions i
s a ctivated, i f t he a mbient l ight l evel is l

ow the dipped beam headlamps remain on
when
 s

witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Settings
Activation and deactivation, as well as the
duration of t he g uide-me-home l ighting c an be s

et
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 c
onfiguration
 o
r
 s
ettings
 me

nu
 (
except
 f
or
 t
he
 m
onochrome
 s
creen
 A
,
 fo

r
 w
hich
 t
he
 d
uration
 i
s
 f
ixed
 a
t
 6
0
 s
econds).

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Travelling abroad
LED / Xenon front lamps
For motoring in countries that drive on the other side o f t he r oad, i t i s n ecessary t o a djust t he di

pped beams so as to not dazzle the drivers of
approaching
 ve

hicles.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 b
onnet
 f
or
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 a
djuster
 (o

ne
 a
djuster
 p
er
 h
eadlamp).
F
 In

sert
 a s
uitable
 a
llen
 k
ey
 (
not
 s
upplied)
 in

to
 t
he
 h
exagonal
 h
ead
 o
f
 t
he
 a
djuster.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 a
llen
 k
ey
 h
alf
 a t
urn
 c
lockwise.
Headlamp height adjustment
To avoid causing a nuisance to other road users, t he h eight o f t he h eadlamps s hould b e ad

justed
 i
n
 r
elation
 t
o
 t
he
 l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
0.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 o
r
 d
river
 + f
ront
 p
assenger.
-.
 In

termediate
 se
tting
1.
 5 p

eople.
-.
 5 p

eople
 + l
oad
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
2.
 Dr

iver
 o
nly
 + m
aximum
 a
uthorised
 l
oad
 i
n
 th

e
 b
oot.
This
 p

osition
 i
s
 s
ufficient
 t
o
 a
void
 c
ausing
 da

zzle.
Higher
 s

ettings
 m
ay
 l
imit
 t
he
 s
pread
 o
f
 l
ight
 fr

om
 t
he
 h
eadlamps.
The
 i

nitial
 s
etting
 i
s
 p
osition
 "
0". On
 y

our
 r
eturn,
 d
on't
 f
orget
 t
o
 ad

just
 y
our
 h
eadlamps
 b
ack
 t
o
 t
heir
 in

itial
 s
etting,
 b
y
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 t
hese
 op

erations
 i
n
 r
everse
 o
rder.
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Active City Brake
Active City Brake is a driving assistance system that aims to avoid a frontal collision
or reduce the speed of an impact if the driver
does
 n

ot
 r
eact
 s
ufficiently
 (
inadequate
 b
rake
 appl

ication).This
 s

ystem
 i
s
 d
esigned
 t
o
 i
mprove
 dr

iving
 s
afety.
It
 r

emains
 t
he
 d
river's
 r
esponsibility
 t
o
 co

ntinuously monitor the state of the
traffic and to assess the distances and
relative
 s

peeds
 o
f
 o
ther
 v
ehicles.
Active
 C

ity
 B
rake
 c
an
 i
n
 n
o
 ci

rcumstances replace the need for
vigilance
 o

n
 t
he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
Never
 l

ook
 a
t
 t
he
 l
aser
 s
ensor
 t
hrough
 an op

tical
 ins
trument
 (m
agnifying
 gla
ss,
 mi

croscope...)
 a
t
 a d
istance
 o
f
 l
ess
 t
han
 10 c

entimetres:
 r
isk
 o
f
 e
ye
 i
njury.Automatic
 b

raking
 o
ccurs
 l
ater
 t
han
 i
f
 do

ne by the driver, so as to intervene
only
 w

hen
 t
here
 i
s
 a h
igh
 r
isk
 o
f
 col

lision.Principle
Using a laser sensor located at the top of the windscreen, this system detects a vehicle
running
 i

n
 t
he
 s
ame
 d
irection
 o
r
 s
tationary
 ah

ead
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
When
 n

ecessary,
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 b
raking
 s
ystem
 is o

perated automatically to avoid a collision
with
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 a
head.
Conditions for activation
Active City Brake only operates if the following conditions a re m et:
●
 ig

nition
 o
n,
●
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 i
n
 a f
or ward
 g
ear,
●
 sp

eed
 i
s
 b
etween
 a
bout
 3 a
nd
 1
8
 m
ph
 
(

5
 a
nd
 3
0
 k
m/h),
●
 th

e
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 s
ystems
 (
ABS,
 EB

FD,
 e
mergency
 b
raking
 a
ssistance)
 a
re
 no

t faulty,
●
 th

e
 t
rajectory
 c
ontrol
 s
ystems
 (
ASR,
 D
SC)
 ar

e not deactivated or faulty,
●
 th

e
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 n
ot
 i
n
 a t
ight
 c
orner,
●
 th

e
 s
ystem
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 t
riggered
 d
uring
 th

e
 p
revious
 1
0
 s
econds.
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Operation
When your vehicle is too close to or
approaches the v ehicle a head t oo q uickly t he sy

stem
 a
utomatically
 a
pplies
 t
he
 b
rakes
 t
o
 av

oid
 a c
ollision.
The collision can be avoided automatically if the
difference in speed between your vehicle and the
vehicle
 a

head
 d
oes
 n
ot
 e
xceed
 9 m
ph
 (
15
 k
m/h).
Above this threshold, the system will do what
is possible to avoid or reduce the accident by
lowering
 t

he
 s
peed
 o
f
 i
mpact.
The
 a

utomatic
 b
raking
 m
ay
 b
ring
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 t
o
 a c

omplete
 s
top
 i
f
 t
he
 s
ituation
 r
equires
 i
t.
In this case, the vehicle is held stationary
temporarily
 (

for
 a
bout
 1
.5
 s
econds)
 t
o
 a
llow
 th

e
 d
river
 t
o
 t
ake
 b
ack
 c
ontrol
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 bra

ke
 peda
l.
You are then alerted by the display of a
message.
The
 b

rake
 l
amps
 o
n
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 c
ome
 o
n
 t
o
 wa

rn
 o
ther
 r
oad
 u
sers.
After an impact, the system is
automatically
 p

ut
 o
ut
 o
f
 s
ervice:
 i
t
 n
o
 longe

r
 opera
tes.
You
 m

ust
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 ma

de
 o
perational
 a
gain.
During
 a

utomatic
 b
raking,
 t
he
 d
river
 ca

n
 a
lways
 o
btain
 a h
igher
 r
ate
 o
f
 de

celeration than that controlled by the
system,
 b

y
 p
ressing
 f
irmly
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 peda

l.
The t
riggering o f t he s ystem m ay c ause th

e
 e
ngine
 t
o
 s
tall,
 u
nless
 t
he
 d
river
 de

presses
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal
 q
uickly
 en

ough
 d
uring
 a
utomatic
 b
raking.
Deactivation
The system is deactivated in the vehicle
configuration menu, a ccessible w ith t he i gnition o n.
Its
 s

tate
 i
s
 m
emorised
 w
hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 sw

itched off.
When the system is deactivated, a
message i s d isplayed e very t ime t he ig

nition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 t
o
 w
arn
 y
ou.

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Advice
Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes o r r esting y our h ands o n t he c entre pa

rt
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel.
Passengers
 m

ust
 n
ot
 p
lace
 t
heir
 f
eet
 o
n
 t
he
 dashb

oard.
Do
 n

ot
 s
moke
 a
s
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags
 ca

n
 c
ause
 b
urns
 o
r
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 f
rom
 a ci

garette
 o
r
 p
ipe.
Never
 r

emove
 o
r
 p
ierce
 t
he
 s
teering
 w
heel
 o
r
 hi

t
 i
t
 v
iolently.
Do
 n

ot
 f
it
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
teering
 wh

eel
 o
r
 d
ashboard,
 t
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njuries
 wi

th
 d
eployment
 o
f
 t
he
 a
irbags.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats,
compatible with the deployment the lateral
airbags.
 F
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ange
 o
f
 se

at covers suitable for your vehicle, you
can
 c

ontact
 a C
ITROËN dealer.
For more information on accessories, refer
to
 t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Do
 n

ot
 f
ix
 o
r
 a
ttach
 a
nything
 t
o
 t
he
 s
eat
 ba

cks
 (
clothing...).
 T
his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 i
njury
 to t

he
 c
hest
 o
r
 a
rms
 i
f
 t
he
 l
ateral
 a
irbag
 i
s
 de

ployed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body
any
 n

earer
 t
o
 t
he
 d
oor
 t
han
 n
ecessary.
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof. This c ould c ause i njury t o t he h ead i f t he cu

rtain
 a
irbag
 i
s
 d
eployed.
If fitted on your vehicle, do not remove the
grab
 h

andles
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 t
he
 r
oof,
 t
hey
 p
lay
 a p

art
 i
n
 s
ecuring
 t
he
 c
urtain
 a
irbags.
Sit
 i

n
 a n

ormal
 u

pright
 p

osition.
Wear
 a c

orrectly
 a

djusted
 s

eat
 b

elt.
Do
 no

t
 le

ave
 an

ything
 be

tween
 th

e
 oc

cupants
 an

d
 t

he
 a

irbags
 (

a
 c

hild,
 p

et,
 o

bject...),
 n

or
 fi

x
 o

r
 a

ttach
 a

nything
 c

lose
 t

o
 t

he
 i

nflation
 tr

ajectory
 o

f
 t

he
 a

irbags;
 t

his
 c

ould
 c

ause
 in

juries
 d

uring
 t

heir
 d

eployment.
Never
 m

odify
 t

he
 o

riginal
 d

efinition
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle, particularly in the area directly
around
 t

he
 a

irbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen
 o

r
 b

roken
 i

nto,
 h

ave
 t

he
 a

irbag
 sy

stems
 c

hecked.
All
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 a

irbag
 s

ystem
 m

ust
 b

e
 ca

rried out by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Even if all of the precautions mentioned
are
 o

bserved,
 a r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 o

r
 o

f
 m

inor
 bu
rns to the head, chest or arms when an
airbag i
s d
eployed c
annot b
e r
uled o
ut. Th

e
 b

ag
 i

nflates
 a

lmost
 i

nstantly
 (

within
 a f

ew milliseconds)
 t

hen
 d

eflates
 w

ithin
 th

e
 s

ame
 t

ime
 d

ischarging
 t

he
 h

ot
 g

as
 v

ia
 op

enings
 p

rovided
 f

or
 t

his
 p

urpose.
For the airbags to be fully effective, observe the safety recommendations below:
Safety