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IX - Driving -> Parking space sensors for Your Citroen C4 Picasso SUV First Generation (2006-2013)

D R I V I N G  
PARKING SPACE SENSORS  
After measuring the parking space  
available between two vehicles or  
obstacles, this system gives you in-  
formation on:  
You can activate the "parking space  
sensor" function by pressing but-  
ton A. The xed illumination of the  
warning lamp indicates that the  
function is selected.  
Displays in the instrument  
panel  
The parking space sensor  
function warning lamp can  
have three different states:  
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the possibility of tting into a free  
space, depending on the dimen-  
sions of your vehicle and the dis-  
tances needed for manoeuvring,  
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off: the function is not selected,  
on xed: the function is selected  
but the conditions for measure-  
ment are not yet met (direction  
indicator not operating, speed  
too high) or the measurement  
phase has ended,  
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the level of difculty of the ma-  
noeuvre to be performed.  
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The system does not measure spaces  
which are clearly much smaller or  
larger than the size of the vehicle.  
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ashing: measurement is in  
progress or the message is be-  
ing displayed.  
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D R I V I N G  
The function displays the following  
types of message:  
The function deactivates itself auto-  
matically:  
Operation  
You have identied  
space:  
) Press button A to activate the  
function.  
) Activate the direction indicator  
on the side where the space is to  
be measured.  
) During the measuring, go for-  
ward the length of the space, at  
a speed less than 12 mph (ap-  
proximately 20 km/h), to prepare  
for your manoeuvre.  
a
parking  
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when you engage reverse gear,  
when you switch off the ignition,  
ve minutes after activation of  
the function or after the last mea-  
surement operation,  
Parking possible  
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if the vehicle speed exceeds the  
threshold of 45 mph (approxi-  
mately 70 km/h) for one minute.  
Parking difcult  
If the lateral distance between your  
vehicle and the parking space is too  
great, the system may not operate.  
The system then measures the  
size of the space.  
) The system informs you of the  
level of difculty of the manoeu-  
vre via a message in the multi-  
function screen accompanied by  
an audible signal.  
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The function remains available  
after each measurement and so  
can measure a number of places  
successively.  
Parking not advised  
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In bad weather or in winter, en-  
sure that the sensors are not cov-  
ered by dirt, or by ice or snow.  
The parking space sensor func-  
tion deactivates the front parking  
sensors during the space mea-  
suring phase when you are in  
forward gear.  
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If there is a malfunction,  
have the system checked  
by a CITROËN dealer or a  
qualied workshop.  
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