CITROEN Citroen C1 2012 Owner's manual

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At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
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Key
contributes to the protection of the environment
additional information
safety warning
.
.
Contents
Ho
rn
4
8
H
azard warnin
g
lamps 4
8
Parking brake
4
8
E
mer
g
enc
y
b
ra
ki
n
g
ass
i
stance
4
9
A
B
S
, EBFD,
CSC
s
y
stems 4
9
A
SR and ESP s
y
stems
5
0
eat belts
1
A
irba
g
s 54
Safety
Re
v
cou
nt
e
r
1
9
Instrument panel
1
9
Warnin
g
lamps
2
0
Di
s
t
a
n
ce
r
eco
r
de
r
2
3
In
d
i
ca
t
o
r
s
2
3
S
ettin
g
the time
2
5
Monitoring
Familiarisation
Ke
y
s / Remote control
2
6
Doo
r
s
2
8
El
ec
tri
c
win
do
w
s
2
8
Rea
r win
do
w
s
2
9
B
oo
t
2
9
Fue
l t
a
nk
3
0
Access
Ventilation
3
3
H
eatin
g
3
4
Air conditionin
g
3
5
M
irrors
3
7
S
teerin
g
wheel ad
j
ustment
3
7
F
ront seats
3
8
Rea
r
sea
t
s
3
9
Comfort
Eco-driving
Interior
ttin
g
s 4
0
Boot
ttin
g
s 4
1
Fittings
El
ectron
i
c
g
ear
b
ox
4
2
Driving
Ligh
t
i
n
g
contro
l
sta
lk
4
4
LED da
y
time runnin
g
lamps
4
5
H
eadlamp ad
j
ustment 4
6
C
ourtes
y
lamp 4
6
Windscreen wiper stalk 4
7
Visibility
.
.
Contents
C
hild seats
5
7
IS
O
FIX mountin
g
s 6
2
Child safety
C
han
g
in
g
a wheel 6
5
C
han
g
in
g
a bulb 6
7
C
han
g
in
g
a fuse
7
1
Batter
y
7
6
Ma
t
7
9
Fitting audio equipment
/
speakers
7
9
Towin
g
the vehicle 8
0
Fittin
g
roo
f
bars
8
1
A
ccessories
8
2
Practical information
A
udio s
y
stem
/
Bluetooth
9
3
A
udio s
y
stem 1
1
6
Audio
Alphabetical index
Visual search
O
penin
g
the bonnet 8
4
En
g
ine
8
5
Checkin
g
levels
8
6
Checks
8
8
Checks
En
g
ine
8
9
W
ei
g
hts
9
0
D
imensions
9
1
Identi cation markin
g
s
9
2
Technical data
Familiarisation
4
Opening
C.
Press/Pull the button on the driver's
door
to lock/unlock the doors and boot
r
s
imultaneousl
y
.
1.
Stop position.
2.
Accessories position
(
1
st
notch
)
.
3.
Runnin
g
position
(
2
nd
notch
)
.
4.
Startin
g
position.
A.
Lockin
g
the vehicle.
B.
Unlockin
g
the vehicle.
Remote control ke
y
Central lockin
g
/ unlockin
g
o
f the vehicle
(
from inside
)
Startin
g
2
6
28
.Familiarisation
5
When this bar flashes
,
accompan
i
e
d
by
an au
dibl
e s
ig
na
l
,
y
ou
h
ave aroun
d
5
litr
es
of
fue
l
rema
i
n
i
n
g
.
1.
I
nt
e
r
io
r r
elease
le
v
e
r.
2.
Exterior sa
f
et
y
catch.
3.
B
onnet sta
y
.
Low fuel level
Unscrew the cap usin
g
the ke
y
.
After fillin
g
the fuel tank, screw the cap back on
full
y
to the ri
g
ht until it clicks and close the flap.
Fuel tank capacit
y
: approximatel
y
3
5
litr
es
.
A
fter openin
g
the flap, insert the ke
y
in the filler
c
ap, then turn it sli
g
htl
y
to the left then return to
the ri
g
ht.
The ke
y
returns to its initial position and the cap
is
u
n
locked
.
Opening
Fuel tank Bonnet
3
0
84
Familiarisation
6
Manual air conditionin
g
This air conditionin
g
s
y
stem optimises the
distribution of the air and its temperature
i
ns
id
e t
h
e passen
g
er compartment.
El
ectron
i
c
g
ear
b
ox
This
f
ive-speed electronic
g
earbox o
ff
ers a
c
h
o
i
ce
be
tw
ee
n th
e
co
m
fo
rt
of
au
t
o
m
a
t
ed
o
peration or the pleasure o
f
manual gea
r
c
han
g
in
g
.
Auxiliar
y
socket for portable
eq
u
ip
ment
Compatible with man
y
MP3 pla
y
ers, this
s
ocket allows
y
ou to listen to
y
our
f
avourite
tracks while travellin
g
. Re
f
er to the
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
of
use
in th
e
"A
ud
i
o
"
sec
ti
o
n.
Interior
10
2
35
42
.Familiarisation
7
1
.
B
o
nn
e
t r
e
l
ease
2.
Headlamp ad
j
ustment
3.
Passen
g
er's airba
g
deactivation
4.
Adj
usta
bl
e s
id
e a
i
r vent
5
.
Ligh
t
i
n
g
an
d
di
rect
i
on
i
n
di
cator sta
lk
6
.
Driver's
f
ront airba
g
Ho
rn
7
.
Dashboard
f
usebox
(
under the instrument
p
anel trim, on the ri
g
ht and on the le
f
t
)
8.
R
e
v
cou
nt
e
r
9.
Passen
g
er's door mirror control
10
.
Steerin
g
mounted controls for the
el
ectron
i
c
g
ear
b
ox
11.
P
assen
g
er
'
s e
l
ectr
i
c w
i
n
d
ow contro
l
12.
Gea
r l
e
v
e
r
13
.
C
u
p
holder
14
.
S
teering wheel height adjustment
Instruments and controls
Familiarisation
8
1.
Driv
e
r'
s
doo
r mirr
o
r
co
ntr
o
l
2.
Instrument panel
3.
Wiper stalk
4.
Steerin
g
lock and i
g
nition
5
.
H
azar
d
warn
i
n
g
l
amps
6
.
S
tora
g
e compartments
7.
Di
ff
usion
g
rille
8.
Windscreen demisting and de
f
rosting vent
9.
Passen
g
er's
f
ront airba
g
1
0
.
Ad
j
ustable side air vent
1
1
.
Stora
g
e box
1
2
.
Audio s
y
stem
1
3
.
V
ent
il
at
i
on,
h
eat
i
n
g
or a
i
r con
di
t
i
on
i
n
g
co
ntr
ols
14.
Auxiliar
y
socket
f
or portable equipment
1
5
.
S
tora
g
e compartments
1
6
.
12 V socket
(
120 W max
)
1
7
.
Parkin
g
brake
1
8
.
Driv
e
r'
s
e
l
ec
tri
c
win
do
w
co
ntr
o
l
Instruments and controls
.Familiarisation
9
1.
Forwards-backwards ad
j
ustment. 2
.
Seat back an
g
le ad
j
ustment.
3.
Access to rear seats
(
3-door
)
.
Sitting comfortably
Front seats
3
8
Familiarisation
10
A.
O
penin
g
and closin
g
control.
Push or pull control A
.
B
.
Door mirrors adjustment control.
When the vehicle is
p
arked, the mirrors can be
folded and unfolded manuall
y
.
C
.
S
teering wheel height adjustment release
a
nd lockin
g
control.
1.
Control released.
2.
C
ontrol locked.
Sitting comfortably
Front electric windows Mirrors Steerin
g
wheel ad
j
ustment
(
with power steerin
g)
3
7
3
7
2
8
.
OFF
Familiarisation
11
Li
g
htin
g
stalk
F
ront an
d
rear
l
am
p
s
Ri
n
g
A
Li
g
htin
g
off.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / Main beam headlamps.
Rear fo
g
lamp
Ri
n
g
B
Front fo
g
lamps and
r
ear fo
g
lamp
Rin
g
C
Wi
p
er control stalk
Wi
n
d
screen w
ip
ers
MIS
T
S
in
g
le wipe.
OFF
Off
.
INT
I
nterm
i
ttent w
ip
e.
L
O Normal wipe
(
moderate rain
)
.
HI Rapid wipe
(
heav
y
rain
)
.
Rear wi
p
er and rear screenwash
Rin
g
C
Seeing clearly
44
47
Familiarisation
12
Temperature
a
d
j
ustment
Air
f
low ad
j
ustment
Air
d
i
s
tri
bu
ti
o
n
ad
j
ustment
Rea
r
sc
r
ee
n
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
A
ir conditionin
g
Temperature
ad
j
ustment
A
ir recirculation
/
Air
int
a
k
e
A
ir
d
i
s
tri
bu
ti
o
n
a
d
j
ustment
Air conditionin
g
O
n /
O
f
f
A
ir flow ad
j
ustment
R
ea
r
sc
r
ee
n
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
Heatin
g
Ventilation
3
5
34
.
Familiarisation
13
I
re
q
u
i
re...
Heatin
g
or Manual air conditionin
g
Air distribution Air flow
Air recirculation/Intake of
e
xterior air
Temperature Manual AC
HOT
COLD
DEMI
S
TING
DEFRO
S
TING
Ventilation
Recommended interior settin
g
s
Familiarisation
14
When the i
g
nition is on, the oran
g
e and red
warnin
g
lamps come on.
When the en
g
ine is runnin
g
, these warnin
g
l
amps should
g
o off.
I
f
warnin
g
lamps remain on, re
f
er to the
in
f
ormation on the warnin
g
lamp in question.
A.
R
e
v
cou
nt
e
r
B.
S
creen
C.
Fuel
g
au
g
e
The d
y
namic stabilit
y
control s
y
stem
(
ASR/
E
SP
)
optimises the vehicle's road holdin
g
.
For correct operation of the s
y
stem, refer to the
re
l
evant pa
g
e.
Monitoring
Instrument
p
anel Warnin
g
lamps ASR/ESP o
p
tion
5
0
2
0
1
9
.Familiarisation
15
Y
our ve
hi
c
l
e
h
as
b
een a
pp
rove
d
i
n accor
d
ance
w
ith the new I
SO
FIX regulation.
The rear seats are
f
itted with re
g
ulation I
SO
FIX
mountin
g
s.
These are three rin
g
s for each seat:
- two lower rin
g
s
A
,
located between the
vehicle's seat back and cushion
,
- an upper r
i
n
g
B
, re
f
erred to as the T
O
P
T
ETHER, located at the rear o
f
the seat
back
a
t t
he
bo
tt
o
m.
The
I
S
OFIX child seats
a
r
e
f
itt
ed
with tw
o
latches and
/
or a strap which are secured easily
o
n these rin
g
s, indicated b
y
labels or a mark on
the rear seat back panel.
Passen
g
er's airba
g
deactivated
If the passen
g
er's airba
g
is deactivated,
t
hi
s warn
i
n
g
l
amp rema
i
ns on unt
il
t
h
e
p
assen
g
er
'
s a
i
r
b
a
g
i
s react
i
vate
d
.
Front seat belt
(
s
)
not fastened /
u
nfastened warnin
g
lamp
1.
Insert the ke
y
.
2.
S
elect the
"
OFF" position
.
3.
Remove the ke
y
in the
O
FF position.
When the i
g
nition is switched on, the
warnin
g
lamp
f
lashes i
f
the driver
a
nd
/
or
f
ront passen
g
er has not
fas
t
e
n
ed
th
e
ir
sea
t
be
lt.
The warning lamp
f
lashes when the drive
r
and
/
or
f
ront passen
g
er un
f
astens their seat belt
with the en
g
ine runnin
g
.
Safety
Passen
g
er's airba
g
d
eactivation
"ISOFIX" mountin
g
s
55
6
2
52
Familiarisation
16
Electronic
g
earbox
Movin
g
off
With the parkin
g
brake applied, press the brake
p
e
d
a
l
t
h
en se
l
ect pos
i
t
i
on
N
to start t
h
e en
gi
ne.
With
y
our
f
oot on the brake, select position
R
,
E
or
M
.
Release the parking brake, take your
f
oot o
ff
the brake
p
edal, then accelerate.
Select position
E
usin
g
the
g
ear lever.
The
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed is displa
y
ed in the
instrument panel screen.
Th
e
g
ear
b
ox cont
i
nuous
ly
se
l
ects t
h
e most
su
i
ta
bl
e
g
ear.
Manual mode
Press the clutch pedal full
y
when chan
g
in
g
gear
.
R
everse
T
o en
g
a
g
e reverse
g
ear, pus
h
t
h
e
g
ear
l
eve
r
f
ull
y
to the ri
g
ht then towards the rear.
R
everse
g
ear can on
ly
b
e en
g
a
g
e
d
w
h
en t
h
e
v
ehicle is stationary, engine at idle
.
Driving safely
EASY mode
(
automatic mode
)
M
anual
g
earbox
4
3
4
3
4
2
Pl
ace t
h
e
g
ear
l
ever
i
n pos
i
t
i
on
M
, t
h
en c
h
an
g
e
u
p or
d
own t
h
rou
gh
t
h
e
g
ears
by
press
i
n
g
t
h
e
le
v
e
r:
- rearwards,
"
+" to change up,
-
f
orwards,
"-
" to chan
g
e down.
You can also use the steerin
g
mounted control
paddles.
The
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed is displa
y
ed in the
instrument panel screen.
.
17
Eco-driving
Eco-drivin
g
is a ran
g
e of ever
y
da
y
practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and C
O
2
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
s
.
Optimise the use of
y
ou
r
g
ear
b
ox
With a manual
g
earbox, move off
g
entl
y
,
c
han
g
e up without waitin
g
and drive b
y
ch
an
gi
n
g
up qu
i
te soon.
With the electronic
g
earbox sta
y
in Eas
y
"E"
without pressin
g
the accelerator pedal heavil
y
or suddenl
y
.
Drive smoothl
y
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles,
use en
g
ine brakin
g
rather than the
b
ra
k
e pe
d
a
l
, an
d
press t
h
e acce
l
erato
r
p
ro
g
ress
i
ve
ly
.
Th
ese pract
i
ces contr
ib
ute
towards a reduction in
f
uel consum
p
tion and
CO
2
emissions and also hel
p
s reduce the
back
g
round tra
ff
ic noise.
Control the use of
y
our electrical equipment
Before movin
g
off, if the passen
g
e
r
c
ompartment is too warm, ventilate it b
y
openin
g
the windows and air vents be
f
ore usin
g
t
h
e a
i
r con
di
t
i
on
i
n
g
.
Above 30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
, close the windows
a
nd leave the air vents o
p
en.
Remember to make use o
f
e
q
ui
p
ment that can
h
elp keep the temperature in the passen
g
er
c
ompartment down
(
sun blinds, ...
)
.
Switch off the air conditionin
g
as soon as the
desired temperature is attained.
S
witch o
ff
the demistin
g
and de
f
rostin
g
c
ontrols, i
f
not automatic.
Switch off the headlamps and the fo
g
lamp when
the level of li
g
ht does not require their use.
A
void runnin
g
the en
g
ine before movin
g
off,
particularl
y
in winter;
y
our vehicle will warm
up much faster while drivin
g
.
A
s a passen
g
er, i
f
y
ou avoid connectin
g
y
our multimedia devices
(f
ilm, music, video
g
ame...
)
,
y
ou will contribute towards limitin
g
the consumption o
f
electrical energy, and so
of
fue
l.
Disconnect
y
our portable devices before
leavin
g
the vehicle.
18
Limit the causes of excess
c
onsum
p
tion
Spread loads throu
g
hout the vehicle; place
the heaviest items in the bottom of the boot
,
a
s close as possible to the rear seats.
Li
m
i
t t
he
loads
ca
rr
ied
i
n t
he
v
ehicle
a
n
d
r
educe wind resistance
(
roo
f
bars, roo
f
r
ack, bic
y
cle carrier, ...
)
. Use a roo
f
box in
p
re
f
erence.
R
e
m
o
v
e
r
oof
ba
r
s
a
n
d
r
oof
r
ac
k
s
af
t
e
r
use
.
A
t the end of winter, remove snow t
y
res and
r
e
f
it
y
our summer t
y
res.
Observe the recommendations
o
n maintenance
C
heck the t
y
re pressures re
g
ularl
y
, when cold,
r
e
f
errin
g
to the label in the door aperture,
d
riv
e
r'
s
s
i
de
.
Carr
y
out this check in particular:
- before a lon
g
j
ourne
y
,
- at each chan
g
e of season,
- a
f
ter a lon
g
period out o
f
use.
Don't
f
or
g
et the spare wheel.
Have
y
our vehicle serviced re
g
ularl
y
(
en
g
ine
oil, oil
f
ilter, air
f
ilter...
)
and observe the
schedule o
f
operations recommended b
y
the
m
a
n
ufac
t
u
r
e
r.
When re
f
uellin
g
, do not continue a
f
ter the 3
rd
c
ut-o
ff
o
f
the nozzle to avoid any over
f
low.
A
t the wheel of
y
our new vehicle, it is onl
y
a
f
ter the
f
irst 1 800 miles
(
3 000 kilometres
)
that
y
ou will see the
f
uel consumption settle
d
own to a cons
i
stent avera
g
e.
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