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A. Courtesy lamp
B. Ma p reading lamps
Courtesy lamp
In this position, the courtesy lamp
comes o n g radually:
Courtesy lamp
- when the v ehicle i s u nlocked,
- wh en t he k ey i s r emoved f rom t he i gnition,
-
wh
en a door is opened,
-
wh
en
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol
l
ocking
b
utton
i
s
ac
tivated,
i
n
o
rder
t
o
l
ocate
y
our
v
ehicle.
It
s
witches
o
ff
g
radually:
-
wh
en
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
l
ocked,
-
wh
en
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n,
-
30 s
econds
a
fter
t
he
l
ast
d
oor
i
s
c
losed.
Permanently
o
ff.
Permanent
li
ghting.
With the "permanent lighting" mode, the duration of lighting v aries, d epending o n t he c ircumstances:
- with the ignition off, approximately ten m inutes,
- in energy economy mode, approximately t hirty s econds,
- with the engine running, unlimited.
Map reading lamps
F With the ignition o n, p ress t he co
rresponding sw itch.
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Interior mood lightingThe dimmed passenger compartment lighting improves visibility in the vehicle when the light is p o
o r.
Switching on
At night, the illumination of footwells and the central d ashboard s torage c ompartment c omes on a
utomatically when the sidelamps are
switched
o
n.
Switching off
The interior mood lighting switches off automatically when the sidelamps are
switched
o
ff.
It
c
an
b
e
s
witched
o
ff
m
anually
u
sing
t
he
in
strument
p
anel
l
ighting
r
heostat
b
utton.
F
Wi
th
t
he
l
ighting
o
n,
p
ress
s
everal
t
imes
o
n
th
e left hand button of the instrument panel
to
p
rogressively
r
educe
t
he
d
ashboard
li
ghting
l
evel.
F
Pr
ess
a
gain
t
o
r
educe
t
he
l
ighting
l
evel
to t
he minimum and switch off the interior
mood
lig
hting. This comes on automatically when the boot is
opened
a
nd
g
oes
o
ff
a
utomatically
w
hen
t
he
bo
ot
i
s
c
losed.
Boot lamp
The lighting time varies according to the cir cumstances:
-
wh
en
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
ff,
ap
proximately
t
en minutes,
-
in e
nergy
e
conomy
m
ode,
ap
proximately
t
hirty seconds,
-
wh
en
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning,
n
o
l
imit.Programming
Switching the function on or off is done using the v ehicle s ettings m enu.
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Braking assistance systems
Group of supplementary systems which help you t o o btain o ptimum b raking i n c omplete sa
fety
i
n
e
mergency
s
ituations:
-
an
ti-lock
b
raking
s
ystem
(
ABS),
-
el
ectronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
(
EBFD),
-
em
ergency
b
raking
a
ssistance
(
EBA).Anti-lock braking system
and electronic brake force
distribution
Linked systems which improve the stability and manoeuvrability o f y our v ehicle w hen b raking, in p
articular
o
n
p
oor
o
r
s
lippery
s
ur faces.
Activation
The anti-lock braking system comes into operation a utomatically w hen t here i s a r isk o f wh
eel
l
ock.
Normal
o
peration
o
f
t
he
A
BS
m
ay
m
ake
i
tself
fe
lt
b
y
s
light
v
ibration
o
f
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
When
b
raking
i
n
a
n
e
mergency,
p
ress
ve
ry
f
irmly
w
ithout
r
eleasing
t
he
pre
ssure.
Operating fault
If this warning lamp comes on, together w ith t he S TOP and ABS
warning
l
amps,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
au
dible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
i
t
in
dicates
a m
alfunction
o
f
t
he
e
lectronic
b
rake
fo
rce distribution which could result in loss of
control
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
w
hen
b
raking.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
When
r
eplacing
w
heels
(
tyres
a
nd
ri
ms),
e
nsure
t
hat
t
hey
c
onform
t
o
t
he
man
ufacturer's
re
commendations.
If
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n,
ac
companied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
an
d
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
s
creen,
i
t
in
dicates
a m
alfunction
o
f
t
he
a
nti-lock
b
raking
sy
stem which could result in loss of control of
the
v
ehicle
w
hen
b
raking.
In either case, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop.
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Advice
In order to be effective, a seat belt must:
- be t ightened a s c lose t o t he b ody a s po
ssible,
-
be p
ulled in front of you with a smooth
movement,
c
hecking
t
hat
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
tw
ist,
-
be u
sed to restrain only one person,
-
no
t
b
ear
a
ny
t
race
o
f
c
uts
o
r
f
raying,
-
no
t be converted or modified to avoid
affecting
its pe
rformance.
In
ac
cordance
wi
th
cu
rrent
sa
fety
re
gulations,
fo
r
a
ll
r
epairs
o
n
y
our
v
ehicle's
s
eat
b
elts,
g
o
to a q
ualified
w
orkshop
w
ith
t
he
s
kills
a
nd
eq
uipment needed, which a CITROËN dealer
is
a
ble
t
o
p
rovide.
Have
y
our
s
eat
b
elts
c
hecked
r
egularly
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
pa
rticularly
i
f
t
he
s
traps
s
how
s
igns
o
f
dam
age.
Clean the seat belt straps with soapy water or
a
t
extile
c
leaning
p
roduct,
s
old
b
y
C
ITROËN
dea
lers.
After
f
olding
o
r
m
oving
a s
eat
o
r
r
ear
b
ench
se
at, ensure that the seat belt is positioned
and
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.Recommendations for
children
Use a suitable child seat if the passenger is less than 12 years old or shorter than one
and
a h
alf
m
etres.
Never use the same seat belt to secure
more
t
han
o
ne
p
erson.
Never
a
llow
a c
hild
t
o
t
ravel
o
n
y
our
l
ap.
For more information on child seats, refer to
the
c
orresponding
s
ection.
In the event of an impact
Depending on the nature and
seriousness of the impact , the
pretensioning
d
evice
m
ay
b
e
d
eployed
be
fore
a
nd
i
ndependently
o
f
t
he
a
irbags.
Dep
loyment of the pretensioners is
accompanied
b
y
a s
light
d
ischarge
o
f
ha
rmless
s
moke
a
nd
a n
oise,
d
ue
t
o
t
he
ac
tivation
o
f
t
he
p
yrotechnic
c
artridge
in
corporated
i
n
t
he
s
ystem.
In
a
ll
c
ases,
t
he
a
irbag
w
arning
l
amp
co
mes
o
n.
Following
a
n
i
mpact,
h
ave
t
he
s
eat
b
elts
sy
stem
ch
ecked,
an
d
if ne
cessary
re
placed,
by a C
ITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The
d
river
m
ust
e
nsure
t
hat
p
assengers
u
se
th
e seat belts correctly and that they are all
fastened
b
efore
s
etting
o
ff.
Wherever you are seated in the vehicle,
always fasten your seat belt, even for short
journeys.
Do
n
ot
i
nterchange
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
b
uckles
a
s
th
ey
w
ill
n
ot
f
ulfil
t
heir
r
ole
f
ully.
The seat belts are fitted with an inertia reel
permitting
a
utomatic
a
djustment
o
f
t
he
l
ength
of t
he
s
trap
t
o
y
our
s
ize.
T
he
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
st
owed
a
utomatically
w
hen
n
ot
i
n
u
se.
Before and after use, ensure that the seat
belt
i
s
r
eeled
i
n
c
orrectly.
The lower part of the strap must be
positioned a
s l
ow a
s p
ossible o
n t
he p
elvis.
The upper part must be positioned in the
hollow
o
f
t
he
s
houlder.
The inertia reels are fitted with an automatic
locking
d
evice
w
hich
c
omes
i
nto
o
peration
i
n
th
e
e
vent
o
f
a c
ollision,
e
mergency
b
raking
or i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
r
olls
o
ver.
Y
ou
c
an
r
elease
th
e
d
evice
b
y
p
ulling
t
he
s
trap
f
irmly
a
nd
t
hen
re
leasing
i
t
s
o
t
hat
i
t
r
eels
i
n
s
lightly.
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Airbags
general information
System designed to contribute towards improving t he s afety o f t he o ccupants ( with th
e
e
xception
o
f
t
he
r
ear
c
entre
p
assenger)
in t
he
e
vent
o
f
v
iolent
c
ollisions.
T
he
a
irbags
su
pplement the action of the seat belts fitted
with
f
orce
l
imiters
(
all
e
xcept
t
he
c
entre
r
ear
pa
ssenger
be
lt).
If a collision occurs, the electronic detectors
record and analyse the front and side impacts
sustained
i
n
t
he
i
mpact
d
etection
z
ones:
-
in t
he
c
ase
o
f
a s
erious
i
mpact,
t
he
a
irbags
ar
e deployed instantly and contribute
towards better protection of the occupants
of
t
he
v
ehicle
(
with
t
he
e
xception
o
f
t
he
re
ar
c
entre
p
assenger);
i
mmediately
a
fter
th
e
i
mpact,
t
he
a
irbags
d
eflate
r
apidly
s
o
th
at
t
hey
d
o
n
ot
h
inder
v
isibility
o
r
t
he
e
xit
of t
he occupants,
-
in t
he case of a minor or rear impact or in
certain
r
oll-over
c
onditions,
t
he
a
irbags
ma
y
n
ot
b
e
d
eployed;
t
he
s
eat
b
elt
al
one
c
ontributes
t
owards
e
nsuring
y
our
pr
otection
i
n
t
hese
s
ituations. This
e
quipment
w
ill
o
nly
d
eploy
o
nce.
If a s
econd
i
mpact
o
ccurs
(
during
t
he
sa
me
o
r
a s
ubsequent
a
ccident),
t
he
ai
rbag
w
ill
n
ot
b
e
d
eployed
a
gain.
Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Si de i mpact z one.
Deployment of one or more of the
airbags
i
s
a
ccompanied
b
y
a s
light
em
ission
o
f
s
moke
a
nd
a n
oise,
d
ue
to t
he activation of the pyrotechnic
cartridge
i
ncorporated
i
n
t
he
s
ystem.
This
s
moke
i
s
n
ot
h
armful,
b
ut
s
ensitive
in
dividuals
m
ay
e
xperience
s
light
irr
itation.
The noise of detonation related to the
deployment
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
a
irbags
ma
y
r
esult
i
n
a s
light
l
oss
o
f
h
earing
f
or
a s
hort
t
ime.
The airbags do not operate when the
ignition is switched off.
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Never store bottles of AdBlue® in your
vehicle.
AdBlue
® freezes at about -11°C and de
teriorates a bove 2 5°C. I t i s r ecommended th
at bottles be stored in a cool area and
protected
f
rom
d
irect
s
unlight.
Under these conditions, the additive can be
kept
f
or
a
t
l
east
a ye
ar.
If the additive has frozen, it can be used once it
has
c
ompletely
t
hawed
o
ut.
Recommendations on storage
Before topping-up, ensure that the vehicle is parked o n a f lat a nd l evel s ur face.
In wintry conditions, ensure that the
temperature
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
a
bove
-
11°C.
Ot
herwise the AdBlue
® may be frozen and
so c
annot b
e p
oured i
nto i ts t ank. P ark y our ve
hicle in a warmer area for a few hours to
allow
t
he
t
op-up
t
o
b
e
c
arried
o
ut.
Procedure
F Switch o ff t he i gnition a nd r emove t he k ey.
F
Fo
r access to the AdBlue
® tank, raise the bo
ot c
arpet t
hen, d
epending o n e quipment, li
ft
o
ut
t
he
s
pare
w
heel
a
nd/or
t
he
s
torage
box
.
F
Wi
thout
p
ressing,
t
urn
t
he
b
lack
c
ap
a qu
arter
t
urn
a
nti-clockwise
a
nd
l
ift
i
t
o
ff.
F
Tu
rn the blue cap a 6
th of a turn anti-
clockwise.
F
Li
ft
o
ff
t
he
c
ap.
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Changing main beam headlamp bulbsChanging sidelamp bulbs
F Remove the p rotective c over b y p ulling th
e tab.
F
Di
sconnect
t
he
b
ulb
c
onnector.
F
Sp
read
t
he
s
prings
t
o
r
elease
t
he
b
ulb.
F
Re
move
t
he
b
ulb
a
nd
c
hange
i
t.
To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
o r d e r. F Re
move t he p rotective c over b y p ulling th
e tab.
F
Pu
ll
t
he
b
ulb
h
older
p
ressing
o
n
t
he
t
abs
o
n
both sid
es.
F
Pu
ll
t
he
b
ulb
a
nd
c
hange
i
t.
To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
o r d e r.
LED* / Xenon front lamps
* LED: light-emitting diode.
1.
Di
rection
i
ndicators
(
LEDs).
2.
Si
delamps
(L
EDs).
3.
Di
pped
b
eam
h
eadlamps
(
Xenon).
4.
Ma
in
b
eam
h
eadlamps
(
LEDs
/ X
enon).
5.
Da
ytime
r
unning
l
amps
(
LEDs).
6.
Fr
ont
f
oglamps
(
LEDs).
For the replacement of this type of lamp
(LED /
X
enon),
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
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Third brake lamp (4 W5W bulbs)
F Open the boot.
F Re move t he p lugs A o n t he i nner p anel.
F
Pu
sh
o
n
t
he
c
entre
o
f
t
he
l
amp
u
sing
tw
o screwdrivers
t
o
l
ever
i
t
o
utwards.
F
Di
sconnect the connector and if necessary
the
s
creenwash
p
ipe
f
rom
t
he
l
amp.
F
Tu
rn the bulb holder for the faulty bulb a
quarter
o
f
a t
urn.
F
Pu
ll
o
ut
t
he
b
ulb
a
nd
c
hange
i
t.
To refit, carry out these operations in reverse
o r d e r.
Third brake lamp (LEDs)
For the replacement of this type of light emitting di ode lamp, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop.
Changing the number plate lamp
bulbs (LED)
To replace this type of LED bulb, contact a
CITROËN dealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.