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V I S I B I L I T Y

A. Main lighting mode selection

ring: turn it to position the symbol

required facing the mark.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CONTROLS

Programming

Various automatic lighting control

modes are also available depending

on options:

Control stalk for the selection and con-

trol of the various front and rear lamps

providing the vehicle's lighting.

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guide-me-home lighting,

automatic illumination of headlamps,

directional lighting.

Lamps off.

Main lighting

Automatic illumination of head-

lamps.

The various front and rear lamps of

the vehicle are designed to adapt

the driver's visibility progressively in

relation to the climatic conditions:

Manual controls

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Sidelamps.

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sidelamps, to be seen,

dipped beam headlamps to see

without dazzling other drivers,

Dipped headlamps or

main beam headlamps.

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main beam headlamps to see

clearly when the road is clear.

B. Stalk for switching headlam-

ps: pull the stalk towards you

to switch the lighting between

dipped and main beam head-

lamps.

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.

Additional lighting

Other lamps are ﬁtted to fulﬁl the require-

ments of particular driving conditions:

The lighting is controlled directly by

the driver by means of the ring A

and the stalk B.

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a rear foglamp to be seen from a

distance,

front foglamps for even better

forward vision,

directional headlamps for improved

visibility when cornering,

daytime running lamps to be

seen during the day.

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding

indicator lamp in the instrument pan-

el conﬁrms that the lighting selected

is on.

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C. Foglamps selection ring.

In good or rainy weather, both day

and night, use of the front foglamps

and the rear foglamp is prohibited.

In these situations, the power of

their beams may dazzle other dri-

vers. They should only be used in

fog or snow.

In these weather conditions, it is

your responsibility to switch on the

foglamps and dipped beam head-

lamps manually as the sunshine

sensor may detect sufﬁcient light.

The foglamps operate with the side-

lamps and the dipped and main

beam headlamps.

Model with rear foglamp only

Model with front and rear

foglamps

Do not forget to switch off the front

foglamps and the rear foglamp

when they are no longer necessary.

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Switching off the lamps when

the ignition is switched off

On switching off the ignition, all of the

lamps turn off immediately, except

for the dipped beam headlamps if

guide-me-home lighting is activated.

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1st turn forwards: rear foglamp on.

1st turn rearwards: rear foglamp off.

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1st turn forwards: front foglamps on.

2nd turn forwards: rear foglamps on.

1st turn rearwards: rear foglamps off.

2nd turn rearwards: front foglamps off.

Switching on the lamps after

the ignition is switched off

To reactivate the lighting control, rotate

ring A to the "0" position - lamps off,

then to the desired position.

On opening the driver's door a

temporary audible signal warns the

driver that the lighting is on.

The lamps, with the exception of

the sidelamps, switch off automati-

cally after a period that depends on

the state of charge of the battery

(entering energy economy mode).

In some weather conditions (e.g. low

temperature or humidity), the pres-

ence of misting on the internal sur-

face of the glass of the headlamps

and rear lamps is normal; it disap-

pears after the lamps have been on

for a few minutes.

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LED lamps

Daytime running lamps

Manual guide-me-home

lighting

Daytime lighting, compulsory in cer-

tain countries, which comes on auto-

matically when the engine is started

making the vehicle more visible to

other users.

The temporary lighting of dipped

headlamps after the vehicle's igni-

tion has been switched off makes

the driver's exit easier when the light

is poor.

This function is assured:

in countries where it is imposed

by regulations,

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by illumination of the dipped

beam headlamps with the side-

lamps and number plate lamps.

for other countries where it is

provided,

by the use of dedicated LED lamps.

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They come on when the engine is

started.

Depending on the destination country,

they are used for:

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daytimerunninglampsindaymode

and sidelamps in night mode,

or

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Switching on

sidelamps in day and night mode

) With the ignition off, "ﬂash" the

headlamps using the lighting

stalk B.

) A second "headlamp ﬂash"

switches the function off again.

Where LED lamps are ﬁtted, the ﬁla-

ment bulbs for the sidelamps in the

front lamp units are not used.

This function can be activated or

deactivated via the vehicle conﬁgu-

ration menu.

Switching off

The manual guide-me-home lighting

switches off automatically after a set

time.

Activation or deactivation of this

lighting is done via the vehicle con-

ﬁguration menu.

The instruments and controls (mul-

tifunction screen, air conditioning

control panel, ...) are not illuminated,

except in night mode with manual or

automatic illumination of headlamps.

The manual guide-me-home light-

ing is also available by pressing the

lighting button on the remote con-

trol (refer to the section "Access -

§ Remote control key").

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Automatic illumination of

headlamps

Automatic "guide-me-home"

lighting

When a low level of ambient light

is detected by a sunshine sensor,

the number plate lamps, sidelamps

and dipped beam headlamps are

switched on automatically, without

any action on the part of the driver.

They can also come on if rain is de-

tected, at the same time as auto-

matic operation of the windscreen

wipers.

When the automatic illumination of

headlamps function is activated,

under low ambient light the dipped

beams headlamps come on au-

tomatically when the ignition is

switched off.

As soon as the brightness returns

to a sufﬁcient level or after the wind-

screen wipers are switched off, the

lamps are switched off automatically.

Activation

Programming

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) Turn ring A to the "AUTO" posi-

tion.The activation of the function

is accompanied by a message in

the screen.

The activation and the duration of

the guide-me-home lighting can

be set in the vehicle conﬁguration

menu.

For a vehicle ﬁtted with the mono-

chrome screen A, the duration is ﬁxed.

Deactivation

) Turn ring A to a position other

than "AUTO". Deactivation of

the function 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 auto-

matically.

Do not cover the sunshine sen-

sor, linked with the rain sensor and

located in the centre of the wind-

screen behind the rear view mirror;

the associated functions would no

longer be controlled.

Operating fault

In the event of a malfunction of the

sunshine sensor, the lamps comes

on, a message appears in the

screen, accompanied by an audible

signal.

Contact a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁed workshop.

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EXTERIOR SIDE SPOTLAMPS

MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OF

HEADLAMPS

OF XENON HEADLAMPS

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To avoid dazzling other road users,

the height of the halogen bulb head-

lamps must be adjusted according

to the load in the vehicle. To do this,

turn the control, located below the

dashboard to the left of the driver, to

the appropriate position:

0. 1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

1. 4 to 7 people.

-. Intermediate setting.

2. 4 to 7 people + maximum autho-

rised loads.

-. Intermediate setting.

3. Driver + maximum authorised loads.

Switching on

This system adjusts the height of the

xenon headlamp beams automati-

cally and when stationary, according

to the load in the vehicle, so as to

avoid causing a nuisance to other

road user.

The side spotlamps come on tempo-

rarily:

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when you unlock the vehicle,

when you press the lighting button

on the remote control,

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with the automatic guide-me-home

lighting, on switching off the ignition,

when you remove the key from

the ignition,

when you open a door,

If a malfunction occurs,

this warning lamp is dis-

played in the instrument

panel, accompanied by

an audible signal and a message in

the screen.

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when you use the remote control

to locate the vehicle.

The system then places your head-

lamps in the lowest position.

Do not touch the xenon bulbs.

Contact a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁed workshop.

Initial setting is position "0".

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DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING

Programming

When the dipped or main beam

headlamps are on, this function en-

ables the light beam to follow the di-

rection of the road.

The function is activat-

ed or deactivated via

themultifunctionscreen

conﬁguration menu.

The use of this function, coupled

with the xenon headlamps only,

considerably improves the quality of

your lighting when cornering.

Operating fault

with directional lighting

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If a malfunction occurs, this

warning lamp ﬂashes on the

instrument panel, accompa-

nied by a message on the

multifunction screen.

Contact a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁed workshop.

When stationary or moving at very

low speed or when reverse gear is

engaged, the system is inactive.

without directional lighting

The status of the system remains

in the memory when the ignition is

switched off.

On vehicles ﬁtted with daytime run-

ning lamps, the function is activated if

the lighting stalk is in the "AUTO" or

"Dipped/main beam headlamps"

position. In position "0", the function

is not activated.

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Rear wiper

WIPER CONTROLS

Manual controls

System for selection and control of

the various front and rear wiping

modes for the elimination of rain and

cleaning.

The wiper commands are issued di-

rectly by the driver by means of the

stalk A and the ring B.

The vehicle's front and rear wipers

are designed to improve the driver's

visibility progressively according to

the climatic conditions.

Windscreen wipers

A. Wiping speed selection stalk:

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B. Rear wiper selection ring:

fast (heavy rain),

normal (moderate rain),

park,

intermittent (proportional to

the speed of the vehicle),

intermittent wipe,

park,

single wipe (press down and

release),

wash-wipe (set duration).

Programming

or

Various automatic wiper control

modes are also available according

to the following options:

automatic,

single wipe (see

following page).

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If a signiﬁcant accumulation of snow

or ice is present, or when using a

tailgate bicycle carrier, deactivate

the automatic rear wiper via the

multifunction screen conﬁguration

menu.

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automatic rain sensitive windscreen

wipers,

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rear wiping on engaging reverse

gear.

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Reverse gear

Automatic rain sensitive

windscreen wipers

The automatic rain sensitive wipers

must be reactivated if the ignition has

been off for more than one minute,

by pushing the stalk downwards.

When reverse gear is engaged, the

rear wiper will come into operation if

the windscreen wipers are operating.

The windscreen wipers operate au-

tomatically, without any action on the

part of the driver, if rain is detected

(sensor behind the rear view mirror),

adapting their speed to the intensity

of the rainfall.

Programming

The function is activated

or deactivated via the

vehicle

menu.

This function is activated

by default.

Activation

Operating fault

conﬁguration

If an automatic wiping malfunction

occurs, the wipers will operate in in-

termittent mode.

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer

or a qualiﬁed workshop.

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Windscreen and headlamp

wash

This is controlled manually by the

driver by pushing the stalk down-

wards to the "AUTO" position.

It is accompanied by a message in

the screen.

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked

with the sunshine sensor and locat-

ed in the centre of the windscreen

behind the rear view mirror.

Switch off the automatic rain sen-

sitive wipers when using an auto-

matic car wash.

In winter, to avoid damaging the

wiper blades, it is advisable to wait

until the windscreen is completely

clear of ice before activating the

automatic rain sensitive wipers.

) Pull the windscreen wiper stalk

towards you. The windscreen

wash then the windscreen wip-

ers operate for a ﬁxed period.

The headlamp washers only operate

when the dipped beam headlamps

are on.

Switching off

This is controlled manually by the

driver by moving the stalk upwards

then returning it to position "0".

It is accompanied by a message in

the screen.

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Special position of the

windscreen wipers

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This position permits release of the

windscreen wiper blades.

It is used for cleaning or replacement

of the blades. It can also be useful,

in winter, to detach the blades from

the windscreen.

To maintain the effectiveness of the

"ﬂat-blade" type of wiper blades, it

is advisable to:

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handle them with care,

clean them regularly using soapy

water,

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avoid using them to retain card-

board on the windscreen,

replace them at the ﬁrst signs

) Any action on the wiper stalk in

the minute after switching off the

ignition places the blades verti-

cally on the screen.

of wear.

) To park the blades again, switch

on the ignition and operate the

wiper stalk.

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COURTESY LAMPS

Map reading lamps

) With the ignition on, press the

corresponding switch.

Panoramic sunroof courtesy

lamps

These courtesy lamps have two oper-

ating modes:

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automatic lighting when a door is

opened or when the front cour-

tesy lamp is in the "permanent

lighting" position,

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1. Front courtesy lamp

2. Map reading lamps

It switches off gradually:

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permanent lighting.

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when the vehicle is locked,

when the ignition is switched on,

30 seconds after the last door is

closed.

Front courtesy lamp

Opening the boot switches on the

third row courtesy lamp and the

boot lamps.

In this position, the courtesy

lamp comes on gradually:

Permanently off.

Permanent lighting.

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when the vehicle is unlocked,

when a door or the boot is

opened,

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when the key is removed from

the ignition,

when the remote control locking

button is activated, in order to locate

your vehicle.

In permanent lighting mode, different

lighting times are available:

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with the ignition off, approxi-

mately ten minutes,

in energy economy mode, approxi-

mately thirty seconds,

with the engine running, unlimited.

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Operation

LIGHTING PACK

Front door pockets with

automatic lighting

This back-lit control, located near

the steering wheel below the dash-

board, is used to switch on and off

and adjust the brightness of this

lighting.

Interior mood lighting

The lighting for the door pockets

comes on automatically when you

place a hand inside one of the com-

partments.

It goes off after a few seconds when

you take your hand away.

This lighting, available once the

sidelamps are on, in night mode,

provides subdued lighting in the

passenger compartment.

To increase brightness:

) Press the right of the control to

obtain the desired level.

Reading lamps on front seat

backrests

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To reduce brightness:

) Press the left of the control to obtain

the desired level.

The setting is stored when the ignition

is switched off.

This function activates the light sources

which are located in the dashboard, near

the interior door levers and in the roof.

Interior welcome lighting

When unlocking the vehicle with the

remote control or the key, the foot-

well lamps, interior lamps and interior

mood lighting sources come on for

30 seconds.

There are reading lamps in the back-

rests of the front seats, behind the

rear tables. They can operate only

when the table is lowered.

) Press the "On/Off" button to switch

the reading lamp on or off.

This function cannot be deactivated.

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