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Under-inflation detection
This system automatically checks the tyre pressures w hen d riving a nd a lerts y ou i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a
n
u
nder-inflation.
150
19 9
Temporary puncture repair kit
This kit is a complete system consisting of a co mpressor a nd a s ealant c artridge, t o a llow th
e
t
emporary
r
epair
o
f
a t
yre.
Exterior
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Parking sensors
This system provides a warning when manoeuvring b y d etecting o bstacles l ocated ne
ar
t
he
v
ehicle.
13 0
Reversing camera
This system is activated automatically when
reverse g
ear i s e ngaged, p roviding a n i mage i n th
e
s
creen.
Over view
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Instruments and controls
1. Steering lock a nd i gnition.
2. Au dio e quipment s teering w heel c ontrols.
3.
Wi
per
/ s
creenwash
/ t
rip
c
omputer
s
talk.
4.
Sc
ented
a
ir
f
reshener.
5.
Ce
ntral
l
ocking
s
witch.
6.
Mu
ltifunction
s
creen
o
r
t
ouch
s
creen
t
ablet.
7.
Ha
zard
w
arning
l
amp
s
witch.
8.
Ce
ntral
a
djustable
a
ir
v
ents.
9.
Su
nshine sensor
Hi
-Fi
a
udio
s
ystem
c
entral
s
peaker.
10.
Pas
senger's
air
bag.
11.
Si
de
a
djustable
a
ir
v
ent.
12 .
Gl
ove
b
ox
/ P
assenger's
a
irbag
de
activation.
13.
Pa
rking
b
rake.
14 .
Ce
ntral
a
rmrest
w
ith
s
torage.
15.
Up
per
a
nd
l
ower
s
torage.
16.
Au
dio
s
ystem
o
r
s
witch
p
anel.
17.
He
ating
/ a
ir
c
onditioning
c
ontrols.
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Rear view mirror
Manual day/night model
Adjustment
F Adjust the m irror s o t hat t he g lass i s di
rected c orrectly i n t he " day" p osition.
Day / night position
F Pull the lever t o c hange t o t he " night" a nti-
dazzle p osition.
F
Pu
sh
t
he
l
ever
t
o
c
hange
t
o
t
he
n
ormal
"d
ay"
p
osition. By means of a sensor, which measures the
light
f
rom
t
he
r
ear
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle,
t
his
s
ystem
au
tomatically
a
nd
p
rogressively
c
hanges
be
tween
t
he
d
ay
a
nd
n
ight
u
ses.
Automatic day/night model
In order to ensure optimum visibility
during y
our m anoeuvres, t he m irror li
ghtens
a
utomatically
w
hen
r
everse
gea
r
is engag
ed.
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which
darkens
t
he
m
irror
g
lass
a
nd
r
educes
t
he
nu
isance to the driver caused by the sun,
headlamps
f
rom
o
ther
v
ehicles...
As a safety measure, the mirrors
should
b
e
a
djusted
t
o
r
educe
t
he
b
lind
sp
ots.
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Parking sensors
This system indicates the proximity of an obstacle ( person, v ehicle, t ree, g ate, e tc.) wh
ich comes within the field of detection of
sensors
l
ocated
i
n
t
he
b
umper.
Certain
t
ypes
o
f
o
bstacle
(
stake,
r
oadworks
co
ne,
e
tc.)
d
etected
i
nitially
w
ill
n
o
l
onger
b
e
de
tected at the end of the manoeuvre, if they
are
l
ocated
i
n
b
lind
s
pots
i
n
t
he
s
ensors'
f
ield
of d
etection.
This system cannot in any circumstances replace
the n eed f or v igilance o n t he p art o f t he d river.
Audible assistance
The proximity information is given by an intermittent a udible s ignal, t he f requency o f w hich in
creases
a
s
t
he
v
ehicle
a
pproaches
t
he
o
bstacle.
The
s
ound
e
mitted
b
y
t
he
s
peaker
(
right
o
r
l
eft)
in
dicates
t
he
s
ide
o
n
w
hich
t
he
o
bstacle
i
s
l
ocated.
When the distance between the vehicle and
the
o
bstacle
b
ecomes
l
ess
t
han
a
pproximately
th
irty
c
entimetres,
t
he
a
udible
s
ignal
b
ecomes
co
ntinuous.
Rear parking sensors
Visual assistance*
This supplements the audible signal by displaying b ars i n t he s creen w hich m ove pr
ogressively
n
earer
t
o
t
he
v
ehicle.
When
t
he
o
bstacle
i
s
v
ery
c
lose,
t
he
"
Danger"
sy
mbol
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
s
creen.
The
s
ystem
i
s
s
witched
o
n
b
y
e
ngaging
r
everse
g e
a r.
This
i
s
c
onfirmed
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal.
The system is switched off when you come out
of
r
everse
g
ear.
*
D
epending
o
n
v
ersion.
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Front parking sensors*Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
system, when re
verse gea r is engag ed th
is
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
d
isplayed
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
a
nd/or
a m
essage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
(
short
b
eep).
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.In addition to the rear parking sensors, the fr ont p arking s ensors a re t riggered w hen a n ob
stacle is detected in front and the speed of
the
v
ehicle
i
s
s
till
b
elow
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
The
f
ront
p
arking
s
ensors
a
re
i
nterrupted
i
f
th
e vehicle stops for more than three seconds
in
f
or ward
g
ear,
i
f
n
o
f
urther
o
bstacles
a
re
de
tected or when the speed of the vehicle
exceeds
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
The
s
ound
e
mitted
b
y
t
he
s
peaker
(f
ront
o
r
r
ear)
i
ndicates
w
hether
t
he
ob
stacle
i
s
i
n
f
ront
o
r
b
ehind. In bad weather or in winter, ensure
that the sensors are not covered with
mud,
i
ce
o
r
s
now.
W
hen
r
everse
g
ear
i
s
en
gaged,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
(
long
b
eep)
in
dicates
t
hat
t
he
s
ensors
m
ay
b
e
d
irty.
Certain
s
ound
s
ources
(
motorcycle,
lo
rry,
p
neumatic
d
rill,
e
tc.)
m
ay
t
rigger
th
e
a
udible
s
ignals
o
f
t
he
p
arking
se
nsor
s
ystem.
The function will be deactivated
automatically
i
f
a t
railer
i
s
b
eing
t
owed
or a b
icycle
c
arrier
i
s
f
itted
(
vehicle
fi
tted with a towbar or bicycle carrier
recommended
b
y
C
ITROËN).
*
D
epending
o
n
v
ersion.
Deactivation / Activation of
the front and rear parking
sensors
You can activate or deactivate the function
using the v ehicle's c onfiguration o r s ettings me
nu.
The status of the system is memorised when
switching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
Driving
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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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Automatic rain sensitive
windscreen wipers
The windscreen wipers operate automatically,
without any action on the part of the driver, if
rain
i
s
d
etected
(
sensor
b
ehind
t
he
r
ear
v
iew
mi
rror),
a
dapting
t
heir
s
peed
t
o
t
he
i
ntensity
o
f
th
e
r
ainfall.
Activation
This is controlled manually by the driver by
pushing st alk A t o the "AUTO" pos ition.
It is accompanied by the illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel and
a
m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.
Switching off
This is controlled manually by the driver
by moving s talk A u pwards, r eturning i t t o pos
ition
"
0".
It is accompanied by the indicator lamp
in
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
g
oing
o
ff
a
nd
a me
ssage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.The a
utomatic w iping m ust b e re
activated i f t he i gnition h as b een o ff fo
r
m
ore
t
han
o
ne
m
inute,
b
y
p
ushing
st
alk
A d
ownwards.