CITROEN C3 Owner's manual

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FAMILIARISATION

EXTERIOR

Guide-me-home lighting

After the ignition has been switched off,

the headlamps remain on brieﬂ y to make

your exit from the vehicle easier when

the light is poor.

 69, 70

ASR and ESP systems

These systems are linked to assure the

directional stability of the vehicle, within

the limits of the laws of physics.

 96

Glass panoramic roof

This roof provides incomparable visibility

and light in the passenger compartment.

 64

Rear parking sensors

This equipment warns you if an obstacle

is detected behind the vehicle when

reversing.

 110

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FAMILIARISATION

OPEN

Remote control key

A. Unfolding/Folding of the key.

Locking

(press; ﬁ xed lighting of the di-

rection indicators).

Panoramic glass roof

Lift the handle of the blind concerned

and release.

Each blind is ﬁ tted with a roller in which

it is stored when you release it.

Unlocking of the vehicle

(rapid ﬂ ashing of the direction

indicators).

 55  64

Fuel tank

 65

1. Opening of the fuel ﬁ ller ﬂ ap.

2. Opening and hooking of the fuel

tank cap.

Capacity of the tank: approximately

50 litres (petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel).

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FAMILIARISATION

OPEN

Boot Movable boot ﬂ oor

This movable boot ﬂ oor with two posi-

tions allows you to:

- maximise the volume of the boot,

- partition the boot (storing of the rear

shelf...),

- obtain a ﬂ at ﬂ oor from the boot

opening to the front seats, when the

rear bench seat is in the retracted

position.

1. Unlocking of the vehicle.

2. Opening of the boot.

 63

 84

A. Interior release lever.

B. Exterior safety catch.

C. Bonnet stay.

 113

Bonnet

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FAMILIARISATION

INTERIOR

Dual-zone digital air conditioning

This system allows you to set a different

level of comfort for the driver and front

passenger. It then controls this level

automatically relative to the ambient

conditions.

 46

Speed limiter/cruise control

These two functions allow you to

control the speed of the vehicle in

accordance with the value that you

have programmed.

 106/108

Scented air freshener

This air freshener diffuses the fragrance

that you have selected throughout the

passenger compartment by means of

its location in the ventilation system.

 48

Audio and communication systems

These systems beneﬁ t from the latest

technology: MP3 compatible audio

system, MyWay audio and navigation

system, auxiliary sockets.

 151

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FAMILIARISATION

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

1. Cruise control/speed limiter switch.

2. Steering wheel adjustment control.

3. Lighting and direction indicator

control stalk.

4. Instrument panel.

5. Driver's airbag.

Horn.

6. Gear lever.

7. Bonnet release.

8. Door mirror controls.

Electric window controls.

Rear electric windows and doors

deactivation control.

9. Fusebox.

10. Manual headlamp height

adjustment.

11. Front side window demisting vent.

12. Speaker (tweeter).

13. Windscreen demisting vent.

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FAMILIARISATION

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

1. Steering lock and ignition.

2. Audio equipment steering mounted

control stalk.

3. Wipers/wash-wipe/trip computer

control stalk.

4. Central adjustable air vents.

5. Storage tray.

Scented air freshener.

6. Sunshine sensor.

7. Passenger air bag.

8. Side adjustable air vent.

9. Passenger airbag deactivation

switch.

10. Glove box.

11. Dynamic stability control

(ESP/ASR) button.

Parking sensors button.

Central locking button.

Hazard warning lamps button.

12. Heating/air conditioning controls.

13. Audio equipment.

14. 12 V socket (100 W max).

15. USB socket/auxiliary socket.

16. Cup holder.

17. Heated seat controls.

18. Parking brake.

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FAMILIARISATION

SITTING COMFORTABLY

Driver's seat adjustment

Forwards-backwards

 49

Seat back angle Height

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FAMILIARISATION

Steering wheel adjustment

1. Unlocking the adjustment mechanism.

2. Adjustment for height and reach.

3. Locking the adjustment mechanism.

SITTING COMFORTABLY

Front seat additional adjustments

Head restraint height

 54

Armrest

A. Releasing the armrest.

B. Adjusting the armrest.

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FAMILIARISATION

SITTING COMFORTABLY

Door mirror adjustment

This operates when the ignition is on.

From the driver's seat, select the mirror

by moving the control 1 , to the left or to

the right, then adjust the mirror in the

four directions using the control 2 .

The demisting/defrosting of the mirrors

is linked with that of the rear screen.

Rear view mirror adjustment

1. Selection of the "day" position of the

mirror.

2. Mirror orientation.

Front seat belt

1. Fastening.

2. Height adjustment.

 54  97

Folding the mirrors

When parked, the mirrors can be folded

manually or electrically.

 53

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FAMILIARISATION

SEEING CLEARLY

Lighting

Ring A

Ring B

Raise or lower the lighting stalk passing

the point of resistance; the correspon-

ding direction indicators will ﬂ ash for as

long as the stalk remains in this posi-

tion.

Direction indicators

Switching on "AUTO" mode

 Press the stalk down and release it.

Ring B: rear wiper

 67  72

Lights off.

Automatic illumination of head-

lamps.

Sidelamps.

Dipped/main beam headlamps.

Rear foglamp.

or

Front and rear foglamps.

Park.

Intermittent wipe.

Wash-wipe.

Control stalk A: windscreen wipers

 71

Wipers

Switching off "AUTO" mode

 Push the stalk up and return it to po-

sition "0" .

 73

 94

"Motorway" function

Press the lighting stalk up or down once,

without passing the point of resistance;

the corresponding direction indicators

will ﬂ ash three times.

You can use this function at any speed,

but it is particularly useful when chan-

ging lane on high-speed roads.

–

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Digital air conditioning: we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO" button, after selecting the

level of comfort required.

VENTILATION

Recommended interior settings

I require...

Heating or Manual Air Conditioning

Air distribution Air ﬂ ow

Air recirculation/Intake

of outside air

Temperature Manual A/C

HOT

COLD

DEMISTING

DEFROSTING

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FAMILIARISATION

MONITORING

Translucent digital instrument panel Switch panel

A. With the ignition on, the level of fuel

remaining is displayed on the digital

indicator.

B. With the ignition on, the oil level in-

dicator should display "OIL OK" for

a few seconds.

If the levels are not correct, top up the

levels which are low.

Lighting of the indicator lamp indicates

the status of the corresponding function.

A. Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.

 96

B. Deactivation of the rear parking sen-

sors.

 111

C. Central locking.

 62

With the ignition on, the orange and red

warning lamps come on.

With the engine running, these warning

lamps should switch off almost immedi-

ately, with the exception of the warning

lamp C (passenger's front airbag acti-

vated) which switches off after approxi-

mately one minute.

If warning lamps remain on, refer to the

relevant page.

Warning lamps

 18  19

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FAMILIARISATION

PASSENGER SAFETY

Passenger's front airbag Electric child lock

1. Insert the key.

2. Select the position:

"OFF" (deactivation), with "rear fac-

ing" child seat,

"ON" (activation), with front passen-

ger or "forwards facing" child seat.

3. Remove the key keeping the switch

in the new position.

Lighting of the warning lamp A indicates

activation of the electric child lock.

A. Front and/or rear seat belts not fas-

tened/unfastened warning lamp.

B. Front left seat belt warning lamp.

C. Front right seat belt warning lamp.

D. Rear right seat belt warning lamp.

E. Rear centre seat belt warning lamp.

F. Rear left seat belt warning lamp.

G. Passenger's front airbag deactivated

warning lamp.

H. Passenger's front airbag activated

warning lamp.

Seat belts and passenger's front

airbag

 98  102  93

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FAMILIARISATION

DRIVING SAFELY

Speed limiter "LIMIT" Display on the instrument panel

1. Limiter mode Selection/Off.

2. Decreasing of the programmed value.

3. Increasing of the programmed value.

4. Speed limiter On/Off.

The cruise control or speed limiter mode

appears on the instrument panel when

it is selected.

1. Cruise control mode Selection/Off.

2. Programming a speed/Decreasing

of the programmed value.

3. Programming a speed/Increasing of

the programmed value.

4. Cruise control Off/Resume.

Cruise control "CRUISE"

 108  106

In order to be programmed or activated,

the vehicle speed must be higher than

25 mph (40 km/h), with at least fourth

gear engaged on the manual gearbox.

The values must be set with the engine

running.

Cruise control

Speed limiter

192

1

2

1

2

1

2

3

1

2

1

2

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3

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08

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RADIO-CD

DISPLAY ADJUST

YEAR

MONTH

DAY

HOUR

MINUTES

12 H/24 H MODE

SCREEN MENU MAPS

MAIN FUNCTION

* The parameters vary according to vehicle.

CHOICE A

Choice A1

Choice A2

CHOICE B...

LANGUAGE

FRANCAIS

ITALIANO

NEDERLANDS

PORTUGUES

PORTUGUES-BRASIL

DEUTSCH

ENGLISH

ESPANOL

Press the OK dial for access to short-cut

menus according to the display on the

screen:

monochrome A

monochrome C

RADIO

activate/deactivate RDS

activate/deactivate REG mode

activate/deactivate radiotext

RANDOM PLAY

RDS SEARCH

REG MODE

CD REPEAT

VEHICLE CONFIG *

REV WIPE ACT

GUIDE LAMPS

OPTIONS

DIAGNOSTICS

consult

abandon

UNITS

TEMPERATURE: °CELSIUS/°FAHRENHEIT

FUEL CONSUMPTION: KM/L - L/100 - MPG

CD/MP3 CD

activate/deactivate Intro

activate/deactivate track repeat

(the entire current folder for MP3 CD)

activate/deactivate random play (the entire current folder

for MP3 CD)

USB

activate/deactivate track repeat (of the current folder/

artist/genre/playlist)

activate/deactivate random play (of the current folder/

artist/genre/playlist)

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4

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4

3

4

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3

4

3

4

2

3

4

2

4

3

4

1

2

08

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

2

3

4

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AUDIO FUNCTIONS

FM BAND PREFERENCES

alternative frequencies (RDS)

activate/deactivate

regional mode (REG)

activate/deactivate

radio-text information (RDTXT)

activate/deactivate

PLAY MODES

album repeat (RPT)

activate/deactivate

track random play (RDM)

activate/deactivate

ENTER DISTANCE TO DESTINATION

LOG OF ALERTS

STATUS OF FUNCTIONS

PERSONALISATION-CONFIGURATION

* The parameters vary according to vehicle.

DEFINE THE VEHICLE PARAMETERS *

DISPLAY CONFIGURATION

video brightness adjustment

normal video

inverse video

brightness (- +) adjustment

date and time adjustment

day/month/year adjustment

hour/minute adjustment

choice of 12 h/24 h mode

choice of units

l/100 km - mpg - km/l

°Celsius/°Fahrenheit

CHOICE OF LANGUAGE

BLUETOOTH TELEPHONE

MANAGE THE TELEPHONE CALL

Terminate the current call

Activate private mode

BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION

Connect/Disconnect a device

Telephone function

Audio Streaming function

Consult the paired device

Delete a paired device

Perform a Bluetooth search

CALL

Calls list

Directory

SCREEN MENU MAPS

TRIP COMPUTER

Pressing the MENU button displays:

monochrome C

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FAMILIARISATION

EXTERIOR

Guide-me-home lighting

After the ignition has been switched off,

the headlamps remain on brieﬂ y to make

your exit from the vehicle easier when

the light is poor.

 69, 70

ASR and ESP systems

These systems are linked to assure the

directional stability of the vehicle, within

the limits of the laws of physics.

 96

Glass panoramic roof

This roof provides incomparable visibility

and light in the passenger compartment.

 64

Rear parking sensors

This equipment warns you if an obstacle

is detected behind the vehicle when

reversing.

 110

5

FAMILIARISATION

OPEN

Remote control key

A. Unfolding/Folding of the key.

Locking

(press; ﬁ xed lighting of the di-

rection indicators).

Panoramic glass roof

Lift the handle of the blind concerned

and release.

Each blind is ﬁ tted with a roller in which

it is stored when you release it.

Unlocking of the vehicle

(rapid ﬂ ashing of the direction

indicators).

 55  64

Fuel tank

 65

1. Opening of the fuel ﬁ ller ﬂ ap.

2. Opening and hooking of the fuel

tank cap.

Capacity of the tank: approximately

50 litres (petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel).

6

FAMILIARISATION

OPEN

Boot Movable boot ﬂ oor

This movable boot ﬂ oor with two posi-

tions allows you to:

- maximise the volume of the boot,

- partition the boot (storing of the rear

shelf...),

- obtain a ﬂ at ﬂ oor from the boot

opening to the front seats, when the

rear bench seat is in the retracted

position.

1. Unlocking of the vehicle.

2. Opening of the boot.

 63

 84

A. Interior release lever.

B. Exterior safety catch.

C. Bonnet stay.

 113

Bonnet

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