2023 CITROEN C5 X heated steering

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Contents
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Overview
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Eco-driving
1InstrumentsInformation to the driver 10
Digital instrument panel 10
E-HUD 11
Warning and indicator lamps 12
Indicators 17
Manual test 20
Total distance recorder 20
Trip computer 20
Touch screen 21
Remote functions (Rechargeable hybrid) 23
2AccessElectronic key with remote control function and
built-in key 25
Proximity Keyless Entry and Start 27
Central locking 29
Back-up procedures 29
Doors 31
Boot 32
Motorised tailgate 32
Alarm 35
Electric windows 38
Sunroof 39
3Ease of use and comfortDriving position 41
Front seats 42
Steering wheel adjustment 45
Mirrors 46
Rear bench seat 47
Heating and Ventilation 49
Dual-zone automatic air conditioning 50
Front demisting - defrosting 52
Rear screen demisting/defrosting 52
Heated windscreen 53
Temperature pre-conditioning
(Rechargeable hybrid)
53
Front fittings 54
Courtesy lamps 57
Interior ambient lighting 57
Rear fittings 58
Boot fittings 59
4Lighting and visibilityExterior lighting control stalk 61
Direction indicators 62
Headlamp beam height adjustment 63
Automatic illumination of headlamps 63
Guide-me-home and welcome lighting 63
Automatic lighting systems - General
recommendations
64
Automatic headlamp dipping 64
Cornering lighting 65
Wiper control stalk 65
Automatic wipers 66
Changing a wiper blade 68
5SafetyGeneral safety recommendations 69
Hazard warning lamps 69
Horn 69
Pedestrian horn (Rechargeable hybrid) 70
Emergency or assistance 70
Electronic stability control (ESC) 72
Seat belts 75
Airbags 77
Active bonnet 79
Child seats 79
Deactivating the front passenger airbag 81
ISOFIX child seats 82
i-Size child seats 84
Installing child seats 85
Child lock 87
6DrivingDriving recommendations 88
Starting/Switching off the engine with
Keyless Entry and Starting
89
Starting rechargeable hybrid vehicles 90
Electric parking brake 91
Automatic gearbox 93
Citroën Advanced Comfort active suspension 96
Driving modes 96
Hill start assist 98
Gear shift indicator 98
Stop & Start 99
Tyre under-inflation detection 100
Driving and manoeuvring aids - General
recommendations
101
Steering wheel with hands-on detection 103
Shortcuts for driving aids 103
Road signs recognition 104
Speed limiter 107
Cruise control - Specific recommendations 109
Cruise control 109
Highway Driver Assist 111

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Overview
Steering-mounted controls

1.External lighting controls/Direction indicators/
Select the instrument panel display mode
2. Wiper controls/Screenwash/Trip computer
3. Automatic gearbox control paddles
4. Controls for Cruise control/Speed limiter/
Adaptive cruise control/Highway Driver Assist
or Highway Driver Assist 2.0
A. Up/Down: increase/decrease the speed
setting
Press: display and adjustment of the distance
setting to the vehicle in front (Adaptive cruise
control) B.
Select/Deselect the cruise control function
Select/Deselect the Adaptive cruise control/
Highway Driver Assist
C. Start/Pause of the Speed limiter or Cruise
control with the speed setting saved
Confirmation of vehicle restart after automatic
stop (Adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go
function)
D. Select/Deselect the speed limiter function
E. Activation of the Speed limiter or Cruise
control with the speed setting saved
Use the speed suggested by the Road signs
recognition system
5. Horn/Driver front airbag
6. Audio system setting controls
F. Press: display favourite radio stations/media
Up/Down: previous/next radio/media/
smartphone selection
Press: validation of a selection
G. Decrease/Increase volume
H. Pick up/Hang up
Access to the Phone application's call log
I. Short press: system voice commands
Long press: smartphone voice commands
Side control bar



1. Headlamp beam height adjustment
2. Motorised tailgate
3. Heated windscreen
4. Heated steering wheel
5. Temperature conditioning (Rechargeable
hybrid)
6. Opening the fuel filler flap (Rechargeable
hybrid)
Rechargeable hybrid
system

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Ease of use and comfort
3Ventilated seats
Activation/Deactivation
In the Seat Options touch screen
application, select the Ventilated Seats
tab.
The page is displayed with the last memorised
settings for the driver and the passenger.
If the settings are suitable, press to
activate/deactivate the function.
If no action is taken, the display returns to its
initial state.
The function status is not memorised when the
ignition is switched off.
Changing settings
► In the Ventilated Seats page, select an
intensity from the three preset levels “ 1” (Low),
“2” (Normal) or “3” (High).
The settings are memorised when the ignition is
switched off.
Multipoint massage
System with a choice of type of massage and
adjustment of its intensity.
This system operates with the engine running, as
well as in STOP mode of the
Stop & Start.
Activation/Deactivation
In the Seat Options touch screen
application, select the Massage tab.
►

Select the driver or passenger seat.
The corresponding page is displayed with the
last memorised settings.
If the settings are suitable, press to
activate/deactivate the function in the
Seat Options application.
If no action is taken, the display returns to its
initial state.
The system status is not saved when the ignition
is switched off.
Changing settings
► In the Massage tab, select the seat
concerned.
►

Select a massage intensity from the three
preset levels " 1

" (Low), “2" (Normal) or "3"
(High).
►

Select another type of massage from those
offered.
The modifications are taken into account
immediately and memorised when the ignition is
switched off.
Once activated, the system starts a one hour
massage cycle, made up of sequences of 6
minutes of massage followed by 3 minutes at
rest.
The system stops automatically at the end of the
cycle.
Steering wheel
adjustment


► When stationary , pull the control to release
the steering wheel.
►

Adjust the height and reach to suit your
driving position.
►


Push the control to lock the steering wheel.
For safety reasons, these adjustments
must only be carried out with the vehicle
stationary.
Heated steering wheel
(Depending on country of sale.)
In cold weather, this function heats the circular
part of the steering wheel.
This function can be activated when outdoor
temperature is lower than 20°C (68 °F).

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Alphabetical index
Children (safety) 87
Child seats
76, 79–82
Child seats, conventional

82, 85–86
Child seats, i-Size

84–86
Child seats, ISOFIX

82–83, 85–86
Cigar lighter

54
Cleaning (advice)

142, 162–163
Closing the boot

28, 32
Closing the doors

28, 31
Collision Risk Alert

124–125
Configuration, vehicle

11, 22
Connection, Bluetooth

193–194
Connectivity

198
Consumption figures

23
Control, emergency boot release

32
Control, emergency door

29–30
Control, heated seats

44
Controls, steering mounted

94–95
Control stalk, lighting

61–62
Control stalk, wipers

65–66
Control unit

143–145, 149
Courtesy lamp, front

57
Courtesy lamps

57
Cover, load space

59
Cruise control

106–107, 109–110
Cruise control, adaptive

106–107, 111–112
Cruise control by speed limit
recognition

106–107
D
Date (setting) 198
Daytime running lamps 62
Deactivating the passenger airbag
77, 81
Deadlocking

26, 28
Deferred charging

23, 150
Deferred charging (Rechargeable
hybrid)

22–23, 143, 148
Defrosting

46, 52
Defrosting, front

52
Demisting

46, 52
Demisting, front

52
Demisting, rear

52
Demisting, rear screen

52
Diagnosis, vehicle

20
Digital instrument panel

10
Dimensions

184
Dipstick

18, 158
Direction indicators

62
Display, head-up

11
Display screen, instrument panel

10
Domestic charging

145
Domestic charging (Rechargeable
hybrid)

149–150
Doors

31
Drive Assist

111
Driver’s attention warning

128
Driving

41–42, 88–89, 103
Driving aids camera (warnings)

102
Driving aid shortcuts

103
Driving aids (recommendations)

101
Driving economically

8
Driving modes

96
Driving positions (storing)

44
Dynamic stability control (DSC)

73E
EBFD 72
Eco-driving (advice)
8
ECO mode

96
Economy mode

156
Electronic brake force distribution (EBFD)

72
Emergency braking assistance (EBA)

73
Emergency call

70–71
Emergency switching off

90–91
Emergency warning lamps

69, 165
Energy economy mode

156
Energy flows

22
Energy recovery

19, 95
Engine

161
Engine compartment

157–158
Engine, petrol

97, 158, 182
Engines

181–182
Environment

8, 31
e-Save function (energy reserve)

23
ESC (electronic stability control)

72
Expanded traffic sign recognition

107
Exterior lighting

64
F
Fatigue detection 128
Favourite driving functions
103
Filling the fuel tank

140
Filter, air

160
Filter, oil

160
Filter, passenger compartment

49, 160

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Alphabetical index
Rear screen, demisting 52
Rear traffic alert
137
Rechargeable hybrid engine

8, 22, 157, 178, 183
Rechargeable hybrid system

6, 8, 22,
90, 97, 141
Recharging the battery

173–174, 176
Recharging the traction battery

145
Recharging the traction battery
(Rechargeable hybrid)

141, 148–150
Recirculation, air

51–52
Recovery

178–180
Recovery of the vehicle

178–179
Reduction of electrical load

156
Regenerative braking (deceleration
by engine braking)

95
Reinitialisation of the under-inflation
detection system

101
Reinitialising the remote control

31
Reminder, lighting on

61–62
Remote control

25–29
Remote functions

150
Remotely operable functions (Rechargeable
hybrid)

23, 53
Removing a wheel

170–171
Removing the mat

57
Replacing bulbs

171–172
Replacing fuses

173
Replacing the air filter

160
Replacing the oil filter

160
Replacing the passenger compartment
filter

160
Reservoir, screenwash

159Reset trip 20–21
Reversing camera
102, 134–135
Reversing lamps

172
Roof bars

154–155
Roof, opening

39
S
Safety, children 77, 79–84
Screens, very cold conditions
155
Screenwash

66
Screenwash, front

66
Seat angle

43
Seat belts

75–76, 82
Seat belts, rear

75
Seat, rear bench

47
Seats, electric

43–44
Seats, front

42–44
Seats, heated

44
Seats, rear

47–48, 80
Selector, gear

93, 95–96
Semi-automatic lane changing

120
Sensors (warnings)

102
Serial number, vehicle

184
Service indicator

17
Servicing

17, 159, 161
Settings, equipment

11, 22
Sidelamps

62
Silent vehicle warning sound (Rechargeable
hybrid)

70
Ski flap

58
Smartphone

23–24, 55
Snow chains 101, 155–156
Snow screen
155
Socket, 12 V accessory

54, 60
Speakers

55
Speed adjustment during cornering

119
Speed limiter

106–108
Speed limit recognition

104–105
Speedometer

103
Sport mode

96–97
Spotlamps, side

64
Stability control (ESC)

72, 74
Starting the engine

90
Starting the vehicle

89–90, 95
Starting using another battery

90, 174
State of charge, battery

22
Station, radio

195–196
Steering wheel

45, 103
Steering wheel, adjustment

45
Stickers, customising ~ Stickers,
expressive

162
Stopping the vehicle

89–90, 95
Stop & Start

21, 50, 52, 99–100,
140, 156, 160, 176
Storage

54, 56, 58
Storage box

60
Storage wells

60
Storing driving positions

44
Stowing rings

59
Sunshine sensor

49
Sun visor

54
Suspension

161
Synchronising the remote control

31