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V - Visibility -> Exterior Lighting controls for Your Citroen C4 Picasso SUV First Generation (2006-2013)

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 ash") by maintaining a  
pull on the stalk.  
Additional lighting  
Other lamps are tted to full 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 conrms that the lighting selected  
is on.  
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V I S I B I L I T Y  
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 sufcient 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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V I S I B I L I T Y  
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, "ash" the  
headlamps using the lighting  
stalk B.  
) A second "headlamp ash"  
switches the function off again.  
Where LED lamps are tted, the la-  
ment bulbs for the sidelamps in the  
front lamp units are not used.  
This function can be activated or  
deactivated via the vehicle congu-  
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-  
guration 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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