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Lighting controls

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

Main lighting

Programming

The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle

are designed to adapt the driver's visibility

progressively according to climatic conditions:

Various automatic lighting control modes

are also available according to the following

options:

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.

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sidelamps, to be seen,

dipped beam headlamps to see without

dazzling other drivers,

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guide-me-home lighting,

automatic illumination of headlamps.

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main beam headlamps to see clearly when

the road is clear.

Additional lighting

Other lamps are installed to fulfil the

requirements of particular conditions of

visibility:

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a rear foglamp to be seen from afar,

front foglamps for improved vision,

LED lamps to be seen during the daytime.

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Manual controls

displays

The lighting is controlled directly by the driver

by means of the ring A and the stalk B.

Lighting of the corresponding indicator lamp on

the instrument panel confirms the switching on

of the lighting selected.

The instrument panel has permanent back-

lighting. Illumination of the instrument panel is

therefore not linked to the exterior lighting.

A. Main lighting mode selection ring: turn it

to position the symbol required facing the

mark.

Lighting off / daytime running lamps.

Automatic illumination of headlamps.

Sidelamps only.

Model without AUTO lighting

Dipped headlamps or main beam headlamps.

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.

Model with AUTO lighting

C. Foglamp selection ring.

The foglamps operate with the dipped and main

beam headlamps.

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.

Front and rear foglamps

Do not forget to switch off the front

foglamps and the rear foglamp when

they are no longer necessary.

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.

Model with front foglamps

and a rear foglamp

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.

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.

F

Turn the ring rearwards to switch off the

foglamps, the sidelamps will then switch off.

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Manual guide-me-home

lighting

Automatic illumination of

headlamps

Activation

F

Turn ring to the "AUTO" position. The

activation of the function is confirmed by

the display of a message.

deactivation

F

Turn ring to a position other than "AUTO".

The deactivation of the function is

confirmed by the display of a message.

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.

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.

As soon as the brightness returns to an

adequate level or after the windscreen wipers

are switched off, these lamps are switched off

automatically and the daytime running lamps

come on.

Operating fault

In the event of a fault with the

sunshine sensor, the lighting come

on, this warning lamp is displayed

on the instrument panel and/or a

message appears in the screen,

accompanied by an audible signal.

Switching on

F

With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps

using the lighting stalk.

F

A further "headlamp flash" switches the

function off.

Contact a CITROËN or a qualified workshop

workshop.

Switching off

The manual guide-me-home lighting switches

off automatically after a set time.

LED daytime running lamps

This daytime lighting, a signature of the vehicle,

comprises two sets of light-emitting diodes

(LEDs), located in vertical housings below each

headlamp.

Automatic "guide-me-

home" lighting

When the automatic illumination of headlamps

functions is activated, if the ambient light level

is low the dipped beam headlamps remain on

when switching off the ignition.

Settings

Activation and deactivation, as well as the

duration of the guide-me-home lighting can be

set in the vehicle configuration menu (except

for the monochrome screen A, for which the

duration is fixed at 60 seconds).

On starting the vehicle, in daylight the daytime

running lamps come on automatically, if the

lighting stalk is in position "0" or "AUTO".

If the sidelamps and headlamps are switched

on manually or automatically, the daytime

running lamps go off.

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.

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