2021 CITROEN C3 AIRCROSS air condition

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Contents





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Overview
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Eco-driving
1Instruments
Instrument panels 7
Warning and indicator lamps 8
Indicators 13
Distance recorders 16
Equipment configuration for vehicles
without screen
16
Monochrome screen C 17
Touch screen 18
Trip computer 19
Setting the date and time 21
2Access
Remote control 23
Keyless Entry and Starting 24
Emergency procedures 26
Doors 29
Boot 29
Central locking 30
Alarm 30
Panoramic sunroof 32
Electric windows 34
3Ease of use and comfort
Front seats 36
Rear seats 38
Steering wheel adjustment 41
Mirrors 41
Ventilation 42
Heating/Manual air conditioning 43
Automatic air conditioning 44
Front demist - defrost 46
Heated windscreen 46
Rear screen demist - defrost 46
Front fittings 47
Rear fittings 50
Boot fittings 51
Courtesy lamps 53
Interior ambient lighting 53
Boot lighting 54
4Lighting and visibility
Lighting control 55
Direction indicators (flashers) 56
Automatic illumination of headlamps 57
Daytime running lamps / Sidelamps 57
Automatic headlamp dipping 58
Headlamp beam height adjustment 59
Wiper control stalk 60
Changing a wiper blade 62
Automatic wipers 62
5Safety
General safety recommendations 64
Hazard warning lamps 64
Horn 65
Emergency or assistance call 65
Electronic stability control (ESC) 67
Grip control 68
Hill Assist Descent 69
Seat belts 70
Airbags 73
Child seats 75
Deactivating the front passenger airbag 77
ISOFIX child seats 80
i-Size child seats 83
child lock 84
6Driving
Driving recommendations 86
Starting / Switching off the engine
with the key
87
Starting / Switching off the engine
with Keyless Entry and Starting
89
Parking brake 91
5-speed manual gearbox 91
6-speed manual gearbox 91
Automatic gearbox (EAT6) 92
Gear efficiency indicator 94
Hill start assist 94
Stop & Start 95
Under-inflation detection 97
Driving and manoeuvring aids - General
recommendations
98
Head-up display 99
Memorising speeds 101
Speed Limit Recognition
and Recommendation
101
Speed limiter 104
Cruise control -
particular recommendations
106
Cruise control 106
Active Safety Brake with
Collision Risk Alert and Intelligent
emergency braking assistance
108
Distraction detection 111
Lane Departure Warning System 11 2

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Overview
Instruments and controls
1Bonnet release
2 Dashboard fuses 3
Courtesy lamp
Warning lamps display for seat belts and front
passenger airbag
Panoramic opening sunroof controls
Interior rear view mirror
Emergency and assistance call buttons
4 Monochrome screen with audio system
Touch screen with CITROËN Connect Radio
or CITROËN Connect Nav
5 Ventilation
Heating
Manual air conditioning
Automatic air conditioning
Front demisting / defrosting
Rear screen demisting / defrosting
6 START/STOP button
Gearbox controls
7 Parking brake
8 USB socket
12 V socket
9Horn
10 Instrument panel
Steering mounted controls
1External lighting controls / Direction indicators
2 Wiper controls / Screenwash / Trip computer
3 Audio system setting controls
4 Cruise control / speed limiter controls
Side control bar

Reinitialisation of the tyre under-inflation
detectionDeactivation of the Stop & Start
Activation of the heated windscreen
OFF Lane departure warning system
Electric child lock

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Eco-driving
Eco-driving
Eco-driving refers to a range of everyday
practices that allow the motorist to optimise their
fuel consumption and CO
2emissions.
Optimise your use of the gearbox
With a manual gearbox, move off gently and
change up promptly. While accelerating, change
up early.
With an automatic gearbox, favour automatic
mode and avoid pressing the accelerator pedal
heavily or suddenly.
The gear efficiency indicator prompts you to
engage the most suitable gear: whenever this
indication is displayed on the instrument panel,
follow it straight away.
With an automatic gearbox, this indicator
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use
engine braking rather than the brake pedal and
press the accelerator gradually. These attitudes
help to save fuel, reduce CO
2 emissions and
decrease general traffic noise.
If the vehicle has the steering-mounted
"CRUISE" control, use cruise control at speeds
above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffic is flowing well.
Use electrical equipment wisely
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment
is too warm, ventilate it by opening the windows
and air vents before using the air conditioning.
At speeds above 31 mph (50 km/h), close the windows and leave the air vents open.
Consider using equipment that can help keep
the temperature in the passenger compartment
down (sunroof blind and window blinds, etc.).
Unless automatically regulated, switch off the air
conditioning as soon as the desired temperature
has been reached.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting functions,
if they are not managed automatically.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Switch off the headlamps and foglamps when
the visibility conditions do not require their use.
Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter; your vehicle will warm up
much faster while driving.
As a passenger, avoid connecting your
multimedia devices (film, music, video game,
etc.) to help reduce consumption of electrical
energy, and hence fuel.
Disconnect all portable devices before leaving
the vehicle.
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the
heaviest items in the boot, as close as possible
to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
minimise wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer, etc.). Preferably, use a
roof box.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit
summer tyres.
Comply with servicing instructions
Check tyre pressures regularly, with the tyres
cold, referring to the label in the door aperture on
the driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:
– before a long journey
.– at each change of season.– after a long period out of use.Do not overlook the spare wheel and, where
applicable, the tyres on your trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly (engine oil,
oil filter, air filter, passenger compartment filter,
etc.) and observe the schedule of operations in
the manufacturer's service schedule.
With a BlueHDi Diesel engine, if the SCR system
is faulty, your vehicle will emit pollution. Visit
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop
as soon as possible to restore your vehicle’s
nitrogen oxide emissions to regulatory
compliance.
When filling the fuel tank, do not continue after
the third nozzle cut-out, to avoid overflow.
You will only see the fuel consumption of your
new vehicle settle down to a consistent average
after the first 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometres).

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Instruments
You must carry out (2).Fixed.The emissions control system has a fault.
The warning lamp should go off when the engine
is started.
Carry out (3) quickly.
Collision Risk Alert/Active Safety BrakeFlashing.The system activates and brakes the
vehicle momentarily so as to reduce the speed of
collision with the vehicle ahead.
Fixed, accompanied by a message and an audible signal.
The system has a fault.
Carry out (3).
Fixed, accompanied by the display of a message.
The system has been deactivated via the vehicle
configuration menu.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)Fixed.The anti-lock braking system has a fault.
The vehicle retains conventional braking.
Drive carefully at moderate speed, then carry
out (3).
Under-inflationFixed, accompanied by an audible signal and a message.
The pressure in one or more tyres is too low.
Check the pressure of the tyres as soon as
possible. Reinitialise the detection system after adjusting
the pressure.
Under-inflation warning lamp flashing then fixed and Service
warning lamp fixed.
The tyre pressure monitoring system is faulty.
Under-inflation detection is no longer monitored.
Check the tyre pressures as soon as possible
and carry out (3).
Dynamic stability control (DSC) / Anti-slip
regulation (ASR)
Fixed.The system is deactivated.
The DSC / ASR system is automatically
reactivated when the vehicle is restarted, and
from around 31 mph (50 km/h).Below 31 mph (50 km/h), it can be reactivated manually.Flashing.DSC/ASR regulation is activated in the
event of a loss of grip or trajectory.
Fixed.The DSC/ASR system has a fault.
Carry out (3).
AirbagsFixed.One of the airbags or seat belt
pyrotechnic pretensioners is faulty.
Carry out (3).
Front passenger airbag (OFF)Fixed.The front passenger airbag is deactivated. The control is in the "OFF
" position.
A "rearward facing" child seat can be installed,
unless there is a fault with the airbags (Airbags
warning lamp on).
Particle filter(Diesel)Fixed, accompanied by an audible signal and a message about the risk of particle
filter blockage.
The particle filter is starting to saturate.
As soon as the traffic conditions permit,
regenerate the filter by driving at a speed of at
least 37 mph (60 km/h) until the warning lamp goes off.Fixed, accompanied by an audible signal and a message signalling that the additive
level in the particle filter is too low.
The minimum level of the additive tank is
reached.
Quickly have the tank topped up: carry out (3)
Low fuel levelFixed, accompanied by an audible signal and a message.
When it first comes on, there remains
approximately 5 litres of fuel in the tank
(reserve).
Refuel without delay to avoid running out of fuel.
Never drive until completely empty, as
this could damage the emissions control and
injection systems.

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Instruments
Menus

Radio Media.
See “Audio equipment and telematics”
section..
Mirror Screen or Connected navigation
(depending on equipment) .
See “Audio equipment and telematics” section..
Air conditioning.Allows adjustment of the various settings
for temperature, air flow, etc.
For more information on Heating, Manual air
conditioning and Automatic air conditioning ,
please refer to the corresponding sections.
Telephone.See “Audio equipment and telematics”
section..
Applications.
Allows the display of the connected
services available.
See “Audio equipment and telematics” section.
Vehicle or Driving (depending on
equipment) .
Allows the activation, deactivation and
adjustment of settings for certain functions.
For more information about the "Connections” application, refer to the "Audio equipment and
telematics” section.
“Personalisation-
configuration" menu

This menu gives access to the following
functions:
– “Define the vehicle parameters".– “Display configuration".
Define the vehicle parameters
This menu allows the following equipment to be
activated / deactivated, depending on the version
and/or country of sale:
"Lighting "
– "Directional headlamps",– "Follow-me-home headlamps",– "Welcome lighting"."Comfort"– "Rear wipe in reverse gear".
"Driving assistance"– Auto. emergency braking,– Fatigue Detection System,– Speed recommendation.For more information on the different equipment,
refer to the corresponding sections.
Display configuration
This menu allows you to change the language
used by the display from a defined list.
This menu gives access to the following settings:– “Choice of units".– “Date and time adjustment".– “Display personalisation".– “Choice of language".
As a safety measure, the driver must only
carry out operations that require
sustained attention when stationary.
Touch screen
The touch screen gives access to:– the heating / air conditioning controls,– menus for adjusting settings for vehicle functions and systems,– audio system and telephone controls and the display of associated information,
and, depending on equipment, allows:
– the display of alert messages and the visual parking sensors information,– the permanent display of the time and the exterior temperature (a blue warning lamp
appears when there is a risk of ice),
– access to the internet services and navigation system controls and the display of associated
information.
As a safety measure, the driver must
only carry out operations that require
sustained attention with the vehicle
stationary.
Some functions are not accessible when
driving.
Recommendations
This screen is of the capacitive type.
Use is possible in all temperatures.
Do not use pointed objects on the touch screen.
Do not touch the touch screen with wet hands.
Use a soft clean cloth to clean the touch screen.
Workflow
Use the buttons on each side of the touch screen
to access the menus, then use the buttons that
appear on the touch screen.
Certain functions may be displayed over 1 or 2
pages.
To deactivate / activate a function, press OFF/
ON.
To modify a setting (lighting duration, etc.) or
access additional information, press the symbol
for the function.
After a few moments with no action on the secondary page, the primary page is
displayed automatically.
Use this button to confirm.
Use this button to return to the previous page.

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Instruments
1Menus

Radio Media.
See “Audio equipment and telematics”
section..
Mirror Screen or Connected navigation
(depending on equipment) .
See “Audio equipment and telematics” section..
Air conditioning.Allows adjustment of the various settings
for temperature, air flow, etc.
For more information on Heating, Manual air
conditioning and Automatic air conditioning ,
please refer to the corresponding sections.
Telephone.See “Audio equipment and telematics”
section..
Applications.
Allows the display of the connected
services available.
See “Audio equipment and telematics” section.
Vehicle or Driving (depending on
equipment) .
Allows the activation, deactivation and
adjustment of settings for certain functions.
The functions accessible from this menu are
arranged under two tabs: " Vehicle settings" and
"Driving functions ".
Volume control / mute.See “Audio equipment and telematics”
section.
Press with three fingers on the touch
screen to access the menu carousel.
Upper bar
Certain information is displayed permanently in
the upper bar of the touch screen:
– Reminder of the air conditioning information, and access to a simplified menu (temperature
and air flow adjustment only).
– Reminder of information from the RadioMedia and Telephone menus and
navigation instructions (depending on
equipment).
– Notification zone (SMS and E-mail) (depending on equipment).– Access to the Settings.
Trip computer
Information displayed about the current journey
(range, fuel consumption, average speed, etc.).
Information display
Details are displayed successively.– The current information tab with:
• trip mileage.• range.• current fuel consumption.• the Stop & Start time counter .• information on the speed limit recognition system (depending on version).– Trip 1 with:• average speed.• average fuel consumption.• distance travelled for the first trip.Depending on your vehicle's equipment, a 2nd trip
is available.
– Trip 2 with:• average speed.• average fuel consumption.• distance travelled. for the second trip.Trips 1 and 2 are independent and are used
identically.
For example, trip 1 can be used for daily figures
and trip 2 for monthly figures.



► Press the button located on the end of the
wiper control stalk.

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Access
2Remote control
General points
The key allows the central locking or unlocking of
the vehicle using the door lock.
It also allows you to start or stop the engine.


The remote control can be used for the following
functions, depending on version:
– unlocking / locking / deadlocking the vehicle,– locking/unlocking the boot,– locking/unlocking the fuel filler flap– remote switching on of the lighting,– folding/unfolding the door mirrors– activating / deactivating the alarm,– locating the vehicle,– vehicle immobiliser.Under normal conditions, it is recommended to
use the remote control.


The key, integral with the remote control, can be
used for the following functions, depending on
version:
– unlocking / locking / deadlocking the vehicle,– turning the mechanical child lock on or off,– activating / deactivating the passenger front airbag,– back-up door locking,– switching on the ignition and starting / switching off the engine.
Back-up procedures allow the vehicle to be
locked or unlocked in the event of a failure of the
remote control, the central locking, the battery,
etc.
For more information on the Back-up
procedures, refer to the corresponding section.
Ejecting the key

Version without Keyless Entry and Starting► Press this button; the key is ejected from its housing.
To avoid damaging the mechanism, first press
this button to fold it.


Version with Keyless Entry and Starting► Pull on this button to remove the key from the housing.
To return it to the housing, first pull on this
button.

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Ease of use and comfort
► Turn the mirror towards the vehicle.
Electric folding
Depending on equipment, the mirrors can be
folded electrically, when the vehicle is parked.
► From the inside, with the ignition on, place control A in the
central position.
► Pull control A backwards.
► Lock the vehicle from the outside.
Electric unfolding
Door mirrors are unfolded electrically with the
remote control or the Keyless Entry and Starting
system when the vehicle is unlocked. Unless
folding was selected with control A, pull the
control backwards in the centre position.
Folding/unfolding during locking/
unlocking can be disabled. Contact a
CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
If necessary, the mirrors can be folded
manually.
Rear view mirror
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which
darkens the mirror glass and reduces the
nuisance to the driver caused by the sun,
headlights of other vehicles, etc.
Manual model
Day/night position


► Pull the lever to change to the anti-dazzle "night” position.
► Push the lever to change to the normal "day" position.
Adjustment
► Set the mirror to the normal “day” position.
Automatic "electrochrome" model

This system automatically and progressively
transitions between day and night modes, using
a sensor that measures the light entering from
the rear of the vehicle.
To ensure optimum visibility during your manoeuvres, the mirror lightens
automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
Ventilation
Air intake
The air circulating in the passenger compartment
is filtered and originates either from the
exterior, via the grille located at the base of the
windscreen, or from the inside in air recirculation
mode.
Controls
Depending on version, the controls are
accessible in the " Air conditioning" touch
screen menu or are grouped together in the
control panel on the centre console.
The demisting/defrosting controls for the
windscreen and the rear screen are located
below the touch screen, or on the centre console
panel located below the audio system.
Air distribution

1. Windscreen demisting/defrosting vents
2. Front side window demisting/defrosting vents
3.Adjustable and closable side air vents
4. Adjustable and closable central air vents
5. Air outlets to the front footwells
6. Air outlets to the rear footwells
Advice
Using the ventilation and air
conditioning system
► To ensure that air is distributed evenly, keep the external air intake grilles at the base
of the windscreen, the nozzles, the vents, the
air outlets and the air extractor in the boot
free from obstructions.
► Do not cover the sunshine sensor located on the dashboard; this sensor is used to
regulate the automatic air conditioning
system.
► Operate the air conditioning system for at least 5 to 10 minutes once or twice a month to
keep it in perfect working order.
► If the system does not produce cold air, switch it off and contact a CITROËN dealer or
a qualified workshop.
When towing the maximum load on a steep
gradient in high temperatures, switching off
the air conditioning increases the available
engine power, enhancing the towing capacity.
Avoid driving for too long with the
ventilation off or with prolonged operation