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Dual-zone automatic air
conditioning
The air conditioning operates with the engine
running, but the ventilation and its controls are
available with the ignition on.
Operation of the air conditioning and regulation
of temperature, air flow and air distribution in
the passenger compartment are automatic.
Press the button for the Air Conditioning
menu to display the page of controls for the air
conditioning system.
Temperature adjustment
The driver and front passenger can each set
the temperature independently of one another.
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ress one of the arrows 1
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o decrease (blue)
or increase (red) the value.
The value indicated corresponds to a
level of
comfort and not to a
precise temperature.
It is recommended that you avoid a
difference
of more than 3
in the settings for left and right.
Air flow adjustment
F Press one of the buttons 2 ( - or +) to
decrease or increase the speed of the fan.
The air flow symbol (a fan) is filled in
progressively as the speed of the fan is
increased.
By reducing the air flow to minimum, you are
stopping ventilation.
" - - - " is displayed.
Avoid driving too long without ventilation
– risk of misting and deterioration of air
quality!
Air distribution adjustment
You can vary the air distribution in the
passenger compartment using the buttons 3 .
Windscreen.
Footwells.
Central and side vents.
Illumination of the button indicates the
presence of pulsed air in the specified
direction.
In AUTO mode, the three buttons are off.
Air intake/Air recirculation
For more information on Recirculation of
interior air , refer to the corresponding section.
Air conditioning on/off
The air conditioning is designed to operate
effectively in all seasons, with the windows
closed.
It enables you to:
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ower the temperature, in summer,
1.
Temperature adjustment on driver/
passenger side.
2. Air flow adjustment.
3. Air distribution adjustment.
4. Air intake/Air recirculation.
5. Air conditioning on/off.
6. Automatic mode.
7. Mono function.
8. Access to the secondary page.
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Settings for passengers in the
2nd rowSettings for passengers in the
third row
Ventilation with ignition on
function
F Turn the top dial to open or close the rear
vent.
F

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urn the lower dial to decrease (to the left)
or increase (to the right) the air flow. F

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ress on the vent's shutter.
F
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djust the air flow of both vents using the
dial with four positions (off, low, medium,
h i g h).
F

D
irect the vent by turning the shutter.
With the ignition on, you can use the ventilation
system and access the Air conditioning menu
to control the air flow and air distribution in the
passenger compartment.
This function is available for a
few minutes,
depending on the state of charge of the battery
of your vehicle. This function does not activate the air
conditioning.
You can make use of the residual heat in the
engine to warm the passenger compartment
using the temperature setting buttons.
Recirculation of interior air
The intake of exterior air helps avoid and
eliminate misting of the windscreen and side
windows.
Recirculation of the interior air isolates the
passenger compartment from exterior odours
and fumes.
When required, this function can also be
used to speed up the heating or cooling of
the passenger compartment.
F

P
ress button 4 to recirculate the interior air
or to permit the intake of outside air.
When the indicator lamp is on, the air
recirculation function is activated, the intake of
exterior air is inhibited.
Avoid the prolonged use of interior
air recirculation – Risk of misting and
deterioration of air quality!
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To fold the 3rd row seats with the roller stored at
the back, it is necessary to raise the concertina
boards in order to give access to the seat
unlocking controls (red straps). When sharp deceleration occurs, objects
placed on the load space cover can turn
into projectiles.
Courtesy lampsFront – rear courtesy lamps
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes on gradually:
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hen you unlock the vehicle,
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hen the electronic key is removed from the
reader,
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hen opening a

door,
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hen the remote control locking button is
activated, in order to locate your vehicle.
It will only be possible to switch on the door
mirror spotlamps if the courtesy lamp is in this
position.
It switches off gradually:
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hen the vehicle is locked,
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hen the ignition is switched on,
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seconds after the last door is closed. Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.
Storage behind the 3rd row seats
F Make sure that the 3rd row seats are folded.
F
F
old the first two concertina boards.
F

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osition the roller in the space located
above the armrest, side by side, tilting it
s l i g ht l y.
F

S

lide the roller to the stop position, until it
reaches the notches arranged at the back of
the boot, with the two hinges facing down.
F

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nfold the third row seats.
The folded concertina boards can be placed in
the horizontal or upright position. 1.
Front courtesy lamp
2. Front map reading lamps
3. Rear courtesy lamp
4. Rear map reading lamps
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Front – rear map reading
lamps
F With the ignition on, operate the corresponding switch.
Take care not to put anything in contact
with the courtesy lamps.
In "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting
time varies according to the circumstances:
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hen the ignition is off, approximately
ten minutes,
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n energy economy mode,
approximately thirty seconds,
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ith the engine running, unlimited.
Interior ambient lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting
improves visibility in the vehicle when the light
i s p o o r.
Switching onFootwell lighting
The soft lighting provided by the footwell lamps
improves visibility in the vehicle when the light
i s p o o r.
Switching on
Its operation is the same as the courtesy
lamps. The lamps come on when one of the
doors is opened.
At night, the dashboard, centre console and
courtesy lamps come on automatically once
the sidelamps are lit.
The interior ambient lighting switches off
automatically when the sidelamps are switched
of f.
The interior ambient lighting can be activated or
deactivated in the Driving
menu by selecting
the " Vehicle settings " tab, then "Comfort"
and " Mood lighting ".
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Lighting control stalk
In some weather conditions (e.g. low
temperature or humidity), the presence
of misting on the internal sur face of the
glass of the headlamps and rear lamps is
normal; it disappears after the lamps have
been on for a few minutes.
If one or more lamps fails, a message
asks you to check the lamp or lamps
concerned.
Driving abroad
Halogen headlamps
If planning to use your vehicle in a
country
that drives on the other side of the road,
the dipped beam headlamps must be
adjusted to avoid dazzling on-coming
drivers. Contact a
CITROËN dealer or
qualified workshop.
Xenon headlamps
The design of the dipped beam headlamps
allows, without modification, driving in
a
country that drives on the other side
of the road to the country in which your
vehicle was sold.
Main lighting
Without AUTO lighting
With AUTO lighting
Selection of main lighting mode
Turn the ring to align the desired symbol with
the marking. Lighting off (ignition off)/Daytime
running lamps (engine running). Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Daytime running lamps/Dipped
beam/Main beam.
Sidelamps.
Dipped or main beam headlamps.
Headlamp dipping
Pull the stalk towards you to switch between
dipped and main beam headlamps or to
activate automatic headlamp dipping.
In the lighting off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash"), for as long as
the stalk is kept pulled.
Displays
Illumination of the corresponding indicator
lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the
lighting selected is switched on.
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In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, the front foglamps and the
rear foglamps are prohibited. In these
situations, the power of their beams may
dazzle other drivers. They should only be
used in fog or falling snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your
responsibility to switch on the foglamps
and dipped headlamps manually as the
sunshine sensor may detect sufficient
light.
Switch off the front and rear foglamps
when they are no longer necessary.
Switching off of the lighting when the
ignition is switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the
lighting turns off immediately, except for
dipped beam headlamps if automatic
guide-me-home lighting is activated.Switching on the lighting after the
ignition is switched off
To reactivate the lighting control stalk,
rotate ring A to the 0
position – lamps off,
then to the desired position.
On opening the driver's door a
temporary
audible signal warns the driver that the
lighting is on.
It will go off automatically after a
period of
time that depends on the state of charge
in battery (entering energy economy
m o d e).
Direction indicators (flashers)
F Left: lower the lighting control stalk passing the point of resistance.
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ight: raise the lighting control stalk passing
the point of resistance.
Three flashes
F Press briefly upwards or downwards, without going beyond the point of
resistance; the direction indicators will flash
3


times.
Parking lamps
Vehicle side marking by illumination of the
sidelamps on the traffic side only.
F

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epending on version, within one minute
of switching off the ignition, operate the
lighting control stalk up or down depending
on the traffic side (for example, when
parking on the right, push the lighting
control stalk downwards; the left-hand
sidelamps come on).
This is confirmed by an audible signal and
illumination of the corresponding direction
indicator lamp in the instrument panel.
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Guide-me-home headlamps
Manual
Activation
F W ith the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps
using the lighting control stalk.
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nother "headlamp flash" switches the
function off.
Deactivation
Manual guide-me-home lighting goes off
automatically at the end of a given period of time.
Automatic
With the "Automatic headlamp illumination"
function activated (lighting control stalk
in the AUTO position), under low ambient
light, the dipped beam headlamps come on
automatically when the ignition is switched off.
Activation, deactivation and the duration of the
guide-me-home lighting are set in the touch
screen's Driving menu.
Select " Guide-me-home lighting " to activate
or deactivate the function.
To set the duration, select the icon of the
" Guide-me-home lighting " function.
Automatic illumination of
headlamps
To switch off the parking lamps, return the
lighting control stalk to the central position.
When the ring is at the "AUTO" position and
a
low level of ambient light is detected by the
sunshine sensor, the number plate lamps,
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are
switched on automatically, without any action
on the part of the driver. They can also come
on if rain is detected, at the same time as
automatic operation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to
a
sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers
are switched off, the lamps are switched off
automatically.Operating fault
In the event of a malfunction of the
s unshine sensor, the lighting comes
on, this warning lamp is displayed in
the instrument panel accompanied
by an audible signal and/or
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message.
Contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor may
detect sufficient light. In this case, the
lighting will not come on automatically.
Do not cover the sunshine sensor,
integrated with the rain sensor and located
at the top of the windscreen behind the
rear view mirror; the associated functions
would no longer be controlled.
Front daytime running
lamps (LEDs)
The temporary illumination of the dipped beam
headlamps after the vehicle's ignition has been
switched off makes the driver's exit easier
when the light is poor.
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Switching on
When the courtesy lamp is in this
position, the spotlamps come on
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hen you use the remote control to locate
the vehicle.
Switching off
They go off automatically after 30 seconds.
Exterior welcome lighting
The remote switching on of the lighting makes
your approach to the vehicle easier in poor
light. It is activated when the lighting control
stalk is in the " AUTO" position and the level of
light detected by the sunshine sensor is low.
Switching on
F Press the open padlock on the remote control or one of
the front door handles with the
"Keyless Entry and Starting"
system.
The dipped beam headlamps and the
sidelamps come on; your vehicle is also
unlocked.
Switching off
The exterior welcome lighting switches off
automatically after a set time, when the ignition
is switched on or on locking the vehicle.
Programming
Door mirror spotlamps
They come on automatically when the engine
is started, when the lighting control stalk is in
position " 0" or " AUTO ".
To make your approach to the vehicle easier,
these illuminate:
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he zones facing the driver's and
passenger's doors,
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he zones for ward of the door mirrors and
rear ward of the front doors.
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hen you unlock the vehicle,
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when removing the electronic key from the reader,- when opening a door, The activation, deactivation and choice of
welcome lighting duration are done in the
Driving
menu of the touch screen.
Select " Welcome lighting " on the "Vehicle
settings " tab.
Use the arrows or the slider to adjust the
lighting duration.
Automatic headlamp
dipping
System which automatically changes between
dipped and main beam according to the
exterior light level and the traffic conditions,
using a
camera located at the top of the
windscreen.
This system is a
driving aid.
The driver remains responsible for the
vehicle's lighting, its correct use for the
prevailing conditions of light, visibility,
traffic and obser vation of driving and
vehicle regulations.
The system will be operational as soon as
you have exceeded 16
mph (25 km/h).
If the speed drops below 9
mph (15 km/h),
the system no longer operates.
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