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Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Wa rning /indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Left-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The l ighting s talk i s p ushed d own.
Right-hand
direction indicatorflashing with buzzer.The l ighting s talk i s p ushed u p.
Sidelamps fixed. The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 t
he
 "
Sidelamps"
 pos

ition.
Dipped beam
headlamps fixed.
The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 i
n
 t
he
 "
Dipped
 be

am
 h
eadlamps"
 p
osition.
Main beam
headlamps fixed.
The
 l

ighting
 s
talk
 i
s
 p
ulled
 t
owards
 you

. Pull
 t

he
 s
talk
 t
o
 r
eturn
 t
o
 d
ipped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps.
Front foglamps fixed. The
 f

ront
 f
oglamps
 a
re
 s
witched
 o
n
 us

ing
 t
he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 l
ighting
 c
ontrol
 sta

lk. Turn
 t

he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 l
ighting
 c
ontrol
 s
talk
 r
ear ward
 tw

ice
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
oglamps.
Rear foglamps fixed. The
 r

ear
 f
oglamps
 a
re
 o
n.Turn
 t

he
 r
ing
 o
n
 t
he
 s
talk
 r
ear ward
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 re

ar
 fog
lamps.
Hazard warning
lamps
flashing
 w

ith
 a
udible
 si

gnal. The
 h

azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 s
witch,
 lo

cated on the dashboard, has been
operated. The
 l

eft-hand
 a
nd
 r
ight-hand
 d
irection
 i
ndicators
 a
nd
 th

eir
 a
ssociated
 i
ndicator
 l
amps
 f
lash
 s
imultaneously.
Monitoring

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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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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.
Visibility

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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).