Get Driving -> Signalling Guide for Citroen C5 Suv First Generation (2001-2008)

sIGNALLING

Emergency operation of

hazard warning lamps

A sudden deceleration of the vehi-

cle causes the hazard lamps to

come on automatically.

They will cease to operate auto-

matically, or manually if you press

the hazard lamps button on the

dashboard.

Direction indicators

left, downwards.

right, upwards.

For a change of direction, move

the control stalk beyond the tight

spot. The indicator is automatically

cancelled when the steering wheel

returns to its normal position.

hazard warning lamps

This operates all the direction indi-

cators simultaneously.

Only use them to indicate dan-

ger, for an emergency stop or for

driving in abnormal conditions.

The hazard lamps can also be

used with the ignition switched off.

“motorway” function

Move the stalk brieﬂy upwards or

downwards, without going beyond

the resistance point; the direction

indicators will ﬂash 3 times.

The direction indicators cannot operate if the hazard warning lamps

are on.

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sIGNALLING

They go out once the brightness

has reached a satisfactory level

or about 5 minutes after the wind-

screen wipers have stopped.

To activate this function, turn the

ring a to position 2.

Take care not to cover the bright-

ness sensor, which is visible

from outside the windscreen,

behind the interior rear view mir-

ror.

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manual headlamp height

adjustment

you are advised to adjust the aim

of the headlamps in accordance

with vehicle load.

Rotate the ring a forwards.

lighTing COnTrOl sTalK

1 : Off.

2 : Automatic lighting.

3 : sidelamps.

ꢀ : Dipped beams / Main beams.

sidelamps on

0. ꢀ or ꢁ people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

Rotate the ring a forwards.

1. 5 people.

Dipped beams/

main beams on

-. Intermediate setting.

all vehicle lamps off

Rotate the ring a forwards.

2. 5 people + maximum permitted

load.

-. Intermediate setting.

Pull the control stalk towards you

to change between dipped beam

and main beam.

3. Driver + maximum permitted

load.

automatic lighting of

headlamps

visible alert / headlamp

ﬂash

Pull the control towards you.

The headlamp ﬂash can be made

even with the ignition switched off.

The sidelamps and the dipped

beams come on automatically

when the light is insufﬁcient or if

the windscreen wipers are in con-

tinuous operation.

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sIGNALLING

To do so, select “Vehicle parame-

ters / Lighting”, then adjust the time

for guide-me-home lighting.

FrOnT anD rEar

FOglamPs (ring B)

sound signal for headlamps

left on

This operates when the driver's door

is opened, ignition off, to indicate that

the vehicle lamps are still on.

These operate in

conjunction with the

sidelamps, the dipped

beams or the main

beams.

It stops when you close the door,

switch off the lamps or switch on the

ignition.

This signal does not operate if the

automatic lighting of headlamps

or the guide-me-home lighting are

active.

For vehicles ﬁtted with rear

foglamps:

gUiDE-mE-hOmE lighTing

ꢀst turn forwards: lighting of rear

foglamps.

With the ignition off, this function

temporarily switches on your head-

lamps to give you exterior lighting

when leaving your vehicle.

ꢀst turn rearwards: extinction of

rear foglamps.

This function is activated:

•

For vehicles ﬁtted with front

Daytime-running lamps

They light up automatically and per-

manently, when the engine is run-

ning, if:

Manually by pulling the lighting

stalk towards you, ignition off.

and rear foglamps:

ꢀst turn forwards: lighting of front

foglamps.

ꢁnd turn forwards: lighting of rear

foglamps.

ꢀst turn rearwards: extinction of

rear foglamps.

ꢁnd turn rearwards: extinction of

front foglamps.

•

Automatically in the following

conditions:

•

The function is activated* in the

“Main Menu” of the instrument

panel screen. see “Instrument

panel screen”.

automatic headlamp lighting

is activated,

guide-me-home lighting is

activated.

•

The lighting control is at posi-

tion 0 or aUTO.

All the headlamps are off.

brightness conditions are low.

using button a on the remote

control.

Note: the foglamps should be used

only in fog or in other conditions of

poor visibility.

Note : you can deactivate* this

function using the “Main Menu” of

the instrument panel screen. See

“Instrument panel screen”.

you can modify the length of time

guide-me-home lighting stays on

for (around 60, 30 or ꢀ5 seconds)

using the “Main Menu” of the instru-

ment panel screen.

in foggy conditions, if the ambient light is not such that

the headlamps come on automatically, it is up to the driver

to switch on dipped beams, and/or foglamps, manually.

see “Instrument panel screen”.

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* Depending on country.

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