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Driving -> Rear parking sensors for Your Citroen C3 Picasso SUV First Generation (2008-2012)

Driving  
Rear parking sensors  
System comprising four proximity sensors, located in the rear bumper.  
This detects obstacles (person, vehicle, tree,  
When the distance between the rear of the vehicle  
Detection zone  
gate, etc.) behind the vehicle. However, it  
cannot detect obstacles located just below the  
bumper.  
and the obstacle is less than thirty centimetres, the  
audible signal becomes continuous and the "Danger"  
symbol appears in the multifunction screen.  
On completion of the manoeuvre, when you exit  
reverse gear, the system becomes inactive.  
Activation  
The system is activated as soon as reverse  
gear is engaged, accompanied by an audible  
signal. The proximity information is given by:  
An object, such as a stake, a roadworks  
cone or any other similar object may be  
detected at the beginning of the manoeuvre,  
but may no longer be detected when the  
vehicle comes close to it.  
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an audible signal, which becomes more  
rapid as the vehicle approaches the  
obstacle,  
a graphic in the multifunction screen, with  
blocks which become increasingly closer to  
the vehicle (depending on version).  
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The parking sensors system cannot, in  
any circumstances, take the place of  
the vigilance and responsibility of the  
driver.  
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Driving  
Deactivation  
Reactivation  
Press button A again to reactivate the system.  
The indicator lamp in the button goes off.  
If there is an operating fault, when reverse gear  
is engaged, the service warning lamp comes  
on, accompanied by an audible signal (short  
beep) and a message in the multifunction  
screen.  
With the engine running, press button A to  
deactivate the system permanently. The  
indicator lamp in the button comes on.  
In bad or wintry weather, ensure that  
the sensors are not covered with mud,  
frost or snow.  
The system will be deactivated  
automatically when towing a trailer or  
when a bicycle carrier is fitted (vehicle  
fitted with a towbar or bicycle carrier  
recommended by CITROËN).  
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