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Lighting controls

System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's

lighting.

A. Main lighting mode selection ring: turn it

to position the symbol required facing the

mark.

Main lighting

The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle

are designed to adapt the driver's visibility

progressively according to climatic conditions:

Manual controls

The lighting is controlled directly by the driver

by means of the ring A and the stalk B.

Lighting off / daytime running

lamps.

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sidelamps, to be seen,

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dipped beam headlamps to see without

dazzling other drivers,

main beam headlamps to see clearly when

the road is clear.

Model without AUTO lighting

automatic illumination of headlamps.

Sidelamps only.

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dipped or main beam headlamps.

Additional lighting

other lamps are installed to fulfil the

requirements of particular conditions of

visibility:

B. Stalk for switching the headlamp beam:

pull the stalk to switch between dipped and

main beam headlamps.

In the lamps off and sidelamps modes,

the driver can switch on the main beam

headlamps temporarily ("headlamp flash") by

maintaining a pull on the stalk.

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a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,

front foglamps for even better forward

vision.

Model with AUTO lighting

Displays

Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on

the instrument panel confirms the switching on

of the lighting selected.

depending on version, the instrument panel

may have permanent back-lighting. Illumination

of the instrument panel is therefore not linked to

the exterior lighting.

Programming

Various automatic lighting control modes

are also available according to the following

options:

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guide-me-home lighting,

automatic illumination of headlamps.

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C. Foglamp selection ring.

The foglamps operate with the dipped and main

beam headlamps.

When the lighting is switched off automatically

(with AUTO model) or when the dipped

headlamps are switched off manually, the

foglamps and sidelamps will remain on.

Model with rear foglamp only

F

Turn the ring rearwards to switch off

the foglamps, the sidelamps will then

switch off.

Rear foglamp

F

To switch on the foglamp, turn the ring C

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forwards.

When the lighting is switched off automatically

(with AUTO model), the foglamp and the dipped

beam headlamps will remain on.

In good or rainy weather, by both day

and night, the front foglamps and the

rear foglamp are prohibited. In these

situations, the power of their beams

may dazzle other drivers.

F

To switch off all of the lighting, turn the

ring C rearwards.

Model with front foglamps

and a rear foglamp

Do not forget to switch off the front

foglamps and the rear foglamp when

they are no longer necessary.

Front and rear foglamps

Rotate and release the ring C:

F

forwards a first time to switch on the front

foglamps,

forwards a second time to switch on the

rear foglamp,

rearwards a first time to switch off the rear

foglamp,

rearwards a second time to switch of the

front fog lamps.

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Manual guide-me-home

lighting

The temporary illumination of the dipped beam

headlamps after the vehicle's ignition has been

switched off makes the driver's exit easier

when the light is poor.

Lighting on audible warning

When the ignition is switched off, all

of the lamps switch off automatically,

unless guide-me-home lighting is

activated.

If the lighting is switched on manually

after switching off the ignition, there

is an audible signal when a front door

is opened to warn the driver that they

have forgotten to switch off the vehicle's

lighting, with the ignition off.

In some weather conditions (e.g. low

temperature or humidity), the presence

of misting on the internal surface of the

glass of the headlamps and rear lamps

is normal; it disappears after the lamps

have been on for a few minutes.

Switching on

F

With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps

using the lighting stalk.

F

A further "headlamp flash" switches the

function off.

Switching off

The manual guide-me-home lighting switches

off automatically after a set time.

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Automatic illumination of headlamps

The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps

are switched on automatically, without any

action on the part of the driver, when a low level

of external light is detected or in certain cases

of activation of the windscreen wipers.

Association with the automatic

"Guide-me-home" lighting

Association with the automatic illumination of

headlamps provides "guide-me-home" lighting

with the following additional options:

as soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient

level or after the windscreen wipers are switched

off, the lamps are switched off automatically.

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selection of the lighting duration to 15, 30 or

60 seconds in the functions that can be set

in the vehicle configuration menu (except in

the case of the monochrome screen a, for

which the duration is set: 60 seconds),

automatic activation of "guide-me-home"

lighting when automatic illumination of

headlamps is in operation.

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Operating fault

In the event of a fault with the

sunshine sensor, the lighting

come on, this warning lamp is displayed in the

instrument panel and/or a message appears in

the screen, accompanied by an audible signal.

Contact a CITRoËn dealer or a qualified

workshop.

Activation

F

Turn ring to the "AUTO" position. The

automatic illumination of headlamps is

accompanied by a message in the screen.

In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor

may detect sufficient light. Therefore,

the lighting will not come on

automatically.

do not cover the sunshine sensor,

coupled with the rain sensor and

located in the centre of the windscreen

behind the rear view mirror; the

associated functions would no longer

be controlled.

Deactivation

F

Turn ring to a position other than "AUTO".

deactivation is accompanied by a message

in the screen.

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