51
Alarm
(Depending on version)
System which protects and provides a deterrent
against theft and break-ins.
Exterior perimeter monitoring
The system checks for opening of the vehicle.
The alarm is triggered if anyone tries, for
example, to open a door, the boot or the
bonnet.
Interior volumetric monitoring
The system only checks for the
variation in volume inside the cab .
The alarm is triggered if anyone
breaks a window or enters the
vehicle's cab but will not be
triggered if someone enters the
loading area . The system checks for any
variation in the volume in the
passenger compartment.
The alarm is triggered if anyone
breaks a window, enters the
passenger compartment or moves
inside the vehicle.
Self-protection function
The system checks for the putting out of
ser vice of its components.
The alarm is triggered if the battery, the central
control or the siren wiring is put out of ser vice
or damaged.
For all work on the alarm system,
contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
If your vehicle is fitted with Additional
Heating
/ Ventilation, volumetric
monitoring is not compatible with this
system.
For more information on Additional
Heating
/ Ventilation, refer to the
corresponding section.
Locking the vehicle with full
alarm system
Activation
F Turn the ignition off and exit the vehicle. The exterior perimeter monitoring is activated
after 5 seconds and the interior volumetric
monitoring after 45 seconds.
If an opening (door, tailgate or hinged
doors, bonnet, etc.) is incorrectly closed,
the vehicle is not locked, but the exterior
perimeter monitoring will be activated
after 45 seconds, at the same time as the
interior volumetric monitoring.
Deactivation
F Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the remote control or the
"Keyless Entry and Starting"
system.
When the monitoring system is active, the
indicator lamp in the button flashes once per
second and the direction indicators come on for
about 2 seconds.
F
P
ress the remote control
unlocking button.
or
F
U
nlock the vehicle with the "Keyless Entry
and Starting" system.
The monitoring system is deactivated: the
indicator lamp in the button goes off and the
direction indicators flash for about 2 seconds.
2
Access
52
Triggering of the alarm
This is indicated by sounding of the siren
and flashing of the direction indicators for 30
seconds.
The monitoring functions remain active until
the alarm has been triggered ten times in
succession.
When the vehicle is unlocked, rapid flashing of
the indicator lamp in the button indicates that
the alarm was triggered during your absence.
When the ignition is switched on, this flashing
stops immediately.
Locking the vehicle
with exterior perimeter
monitoring only
Deactivate the interior volumetric monitoring
to avoid unwanted triggering of the alarm in
certain cases such as:
-
l
eaving a pet in the vehicle,
-
l
eaving a window partially open,
-
w
ashing your vehicle,
-
c
hanging a wheel,
-
h
aving your vehicle towed,
-
t
ransport by ship.If the vehicle automatically locks itself
again (as happens if a door or the boot
is not opened within 30 seconds of
unlocking), the monitoring system is
automatically reactivated.
Deactivating the interior
volumetric monitoring
F Switch off the ignition and within 10
seconds
press the alarm button until the indicator
lamp is on fixed.
F
G
et out of the vehicle.
F
I
mmediately lock the vehicle using the
remote control or the "Keyless Entry and
Starting" system.
Only the exterior perimeter monitoring is
activated
; the red indicator lamp in the button
flashes every second.
To take effect, this deactivation must be
carried out after each time the ignition is
switched off.
Reactivating the interior
volumetric monitoring
F Deactivate the exterior perimeter monitoring by unlocking the vehicle using the remote
control or the "Keyless Entry and Starting"
system.
F
R
eactivate the alarm system normally.
Locking the vehicle without
activating the alarm
F Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the key (integral to the remote control) in the driver's
door lock.
Failure of the remote
control
To deactivate the monitoring functions:
F
u
nlock the vehicle using the key (integral to
the remote control) in the driver's door lock,
F
O
pen the door ; this sets off the alarm.
F
U
pon switching on the ignition the alarm
stops. The button indicator lamp goes off.
Operating fault
When the ignition is switched on, fixed
illumination of the indicator lamp in the button
indicates a fault with the system.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Automatic activation
(Depending on country of sale)
The system is activated automatically 2
minutes
after the last door or the boot is closed.
F
T
o avoid triggering the alarm on entering
the vehicle, first press the unlocking button
on the remote control or unlock the vehicle
using the “Keyless Entry and Starting”
system.
Access
53
Electric windows
1.Left-hand electric window control.
2. Right-hand electric window control.
Manual mode
Press or pull the control, without going past the
point of resistance. The window stops as soon
as the control is released.
Automatic mode
Press or pull the control fully, beyond the point
of resistance. The window opens or closes
completely when the control is released.
Pressing the control again stops the movement
of the window.
The electrical functions of the electric windows
are deactivated:
-
a
pproximately 45 seconds after the ignition
is switched off,
-
a
fter one of the front doors is opened, if the
ignition is off.
Safety anti-pinch
If your vehicle is fitted with the safety anti-pinch
function, when the window rises and meets an
obstacle, it stops and partially lowers.
In the event of unwanted opening of the window
on closing, press the control until the window
opens completely. Within 4 seconds, pull the
control until the window closes.
The safety anti-pinch does not operate while
doing this.
Reinitialising the electric
windows
Following reconnection of the battery, or if
the windows move abnormally, the anti-pinch
function must be reinitialised.
The safety anti-pinch function is not active
during these operations.
For each of the windows:
F
L
ower the window fully, then raise it ; it will
rise in steps of a few centimetres each time
the control is pressed. Repeat the operation
until the window is fully closed.
F
C
ontinue to pull the switch for at least one
second after reaching the window closed
position. If an electric window meets an obstacle
during operation, the movement of the
window must be reversed. To do this,
press the switch concerned.
When the driver operates the passenger
electric window switch, it is important
to ensure that nothing can prevent the
window from closing properly.
Be particularly aware of children when
operating the windows.
2
Access
59
Mirrors
Door mirrors
Manual adjustment
Move the lever in any of the four directions to
adjust it.
When the vehicle is parked, the door mirrors
can be folded in manually.
If the mirror unit has come out of its initial
position, with the vehicle stationary, push it
back into place manually or use the control.
There is no risk of breakage, even in frosty
weather.
Electric adjustment
F Move control A to the right or to the left to select the corresponding mirror.
F
M
ove control B in any of the four directions
to adjust.
F
R
eturn control A to the central position.
As a safety measure, the mirrors should
be adjusted to reduce the blind spots.
The objects obser ved are, in reality, closer
than they appear.
Take this into account in order to
correctly judge the distance of vehicles
approaching from behind.
Manual folding
You can manually fold the mirrors (parking
obstruction, narrow garage, etc.)
F
T
urn the mirror towards the vehicle.
Electric folding
If your vehicle is fitted with this function, the
mirrors can be folded electrically from the
inside, with the vehicle parked and the ignition
on:
Electric unfolding
The electric unfolding of the mirrors is via
the remote control or the key when unlocking
the vehicle. Unless folding was selected with
control A , pull the control back again to the
central position. F
P
lace control A in the centre
position.
F
P
ull control A back.
From the outside, lock the vehicle using the
remote control or the key.
The folding / unfolding on locking /
unlocking can be deactivated. Contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
If necessary, it is possible to fold the
mirrors manually.
3
Ease of use and comfort
96
Permanently on, ignition on.
Permanently off.
FrontRear
Take care not to put anything in contact
with the courtesy lamp.
Individual reading lamp
Automatic switching on/off
If fitted to the vehicle, these are
switched on and off by means of a
manual switch.
With the ignition on, operate the
corresponding switch.
Take care not to put anything in contact
with the courtesy lamp.
The front courtesy lamp comes on when the
key is removed from the ignition switch.
All of the courtesy lamps come on when
the vehicle is unlocked, when one of the
corresponding doors is opened and when
locating the vehicle using the remote control.
They go off gradually after the ignition is
switched on and when the vehicle is locked.
Ease of use and comfort
97
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.
Travelling abroad
If using your vehicle in a country that
drives on the other side of the road, the
headlamps must be adjusted to avoid
dazzling on-coming drivers.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Main lighting
Lighting off (ignition off)/
Daytime running lamps (engine
running). Operation of the selected lighting is
confirmed by the illumination of the
corresponding indicator lamp.
Headlamp dipping
In the lighting off and sidelamps modes, the
driver can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a
pull on the stalk.
Without AUTO lighting
Automatic illumination of headlamps/
Daytime running lamps.
Sidelamps only.
Dipped or main beam headlamps.
Pull the stalk to switch between dipped and
main beam headlamps.With AUTO lighting
Fog light selection ring
With rear foglamp only
It operates with the sidelamps on.
F
T
urn the ring for wards to switch it on and
backwards to switch it off.
When the lighting is switched off automatically
(version with AUTO lighting), the foglamp and
the dipped beam headlamps will remain on.
4
Lighting and visibility
98
With front and rear foglamps
They operate with the dipped beam
headlamps on, in manual or auto
mode.
Turn and release the ring:
F
o
nce for wards to switch on the front
foglamps and then a second time for the
rear foglamps.
F
o
nce backwards to switch off the rear
foglamps and then a second time for the
front foglamps.
If the lighting is switched off automatically (with
AUTO model) or the dipped beam headlamps
are switched off manually, the foglamps and
sidelamps will remain on.
F
T
urn the ring backwards to switch the
foglamps off
; the sidelamps will then switch
of f. When the lighting is left on
An audible signal when a front door is
opened warns the driver that the vehicle's
exterior lighting is on, with the ignition off
and in manual lighting mode.
In this case, switching off the lighting
stops the audible signal.
The lighting goes off when you switch off
the ignition, but you can always switch it
on again using the lighting control stalk.
In good or rainy weather, by both day and
night, use of 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.
Direction indicators
F Left or right: lower or raise the lighting
control stalk, beyond the point of resistance.
If you forget to cancel the direction
indicators for more than 20 seconds, the
volume of the audible signal will increase if
the speed is above 50 mph (80
km/h).
Three flashes
F Press briefly upwards or downwards, without going beyond the point of
resistance
; the direction indicators will flash
3 times.
Lighting and visibility
99
Daytime running lamps/
Sidelamps
If the vehicle is so equipped, they come on
automatically when the engine is started, when
the lighting control stalk is in position "0" or
" AUTO ".
Automatic headlamp
illumination
When a low level of ambient light is detected
by a sunshine sensor, the number plate
lamps,
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
are switched on automatically, without any F
T
urn the ring to the "AUTO"
position. When
the function is activated, a message is
displayed.
F
T
urn the ring to another position
.
Deactivation of the function is accompanied
by the display of a message.
Malfunction
In the event of a malfunction of
the sunshine sensor, the lighting
comes on and this warning lamp is
displayed in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal
and/or a 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.
Guide-me-home and
welcome lightingaction on the part of the driver. They can also
come on if rain is detected, at the same time as
the automatic rain sensitive 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.
Guide-me-home lighting
Manual
Switching on/off
F W ith the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps
using the lighting control stalk to switch the
function on/off.
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), when the light is
poor, the dipped beam headlamps come on
automatically when the ignition is switched off.
With the ring in the " AUTO" position, when the
light is poor, the dipped beam headlamps come
on automatically when the ignition is switched
of f.
4
Lighting and visibility