Citroën C3 Pluriel 2008 Owner's Manual

Sliding soft roof

the passenger compartment.

Conﬁ gurations

Fuel tank

Opening of the fuel ﬂ ap.

Opening of the fuel cap.

47 litres.

Locking/unlocking of the

vehicle from the interior.

Remote control key

Locking of the vehicle.

Unlocking of the vehicle.

Key release/storage.

Manual central locking

Rear screen

Spare wheel and tools

and open

the tailgate

by pressing on

located inside the

tailgate.

Access to the spare wheel

the toolbox to access the

wheel.

Access to the tools

to access

located

in CITROËN.

Tailgate

the rear screen to gain

Always close the tailgate

the spare wheel.

Automatic air conditioning

SensoDrive gearbox

Cruise control

This system allows you to automatically

the value programmed by the driver,

without the need to press on the

Front electric window controls.

Parking brake.

Moveable ashtray.

Rear electric window controls.

Gear lever.

Cigar lighter / 12 V

with ignition switched on)

Air conditioning or heating/

ventilation.

Storage/CD changer.

Radio.

Bonnet release.

Lower glovebox :

• Vehicle document storage.

Passenger’s airbag.

Controls :

• Windscreen wipe.

• Screen wash.

• Rear screen wipe.

• Trip computer.

Window deicing and demisting

vent.

Key switch :

• Activation/Deactivation of

Electric door mirrors

Headlamps adjustment.

Access to fusebox.

Radio control under steering

wheel.

Steering lock - Ignition.

Steering column adjustment

Controls :

• Cruise control.

• Speed limiter.

Loudspeaker (Tweeter).

Central air vents.

Hazard warning lamps.

Display.

Doors and boot central locking

Controls :

• Stop & Start.

• Parking assistance.

• Anti-intrusion alarm.

• Overspeed alert.

• ESP.

Controls :

• Lighting.

• Direction indicators.

• Foglamps.

• Rear foglamp.

Instrument panel.

Driver’s airbag.

Horn.

Steering wheel gear controls

Front seats

Head restraint adjustment.

Backrest angle adjustment.

Seat height and angle.

Longitudinal adjustment.

Access to rear seats.

Releasing by pulling lever.

Locking by pushing lever.

Manual adjustment of

steering wheel height

Adjustment of exterior rear

view mirrors

Selection of driver’s side

Selection of passenger’s side

Foldback / Deployment.

Adjustment of interior rear

view mirror

« Day / Night » mirror position

Electric window controls

Driver’s electric window

Passenger’s electric window

Ignition switch

position.

Sliding soft roof control

the sunroof.

Rear electric windows control.

Lighting

foglamps.

Automatic lighting of

Screen wipe

: Fast wipe.

: Normal wipe.

: Intermittent wipe.

: Off.

AUTO :

Automatic wipe.

Single wipe.

you.

V I S I B I L I T Y

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To deactivate automatic wipe,

V E N T I L AT I O N

Manual air conditioning

Automatic air conditioning:

you are advised to use the fully automatic setting, by

Instrument panel Controls panel

Rev counter.

Instrument panel screen.

Fuel gauge.

Dashboard lighting rheostat.

When the ignition is switched on,

the orange and red warning lamps

With the engine running, these

warning lamps should go out.

fer to the appropriate page.

Warning lamps

Activation of alarm.

Locking of electric

Activation of

Deactivation of ESP.

Driver’s seat belt fastening detection

Deactivation of front passenger’s airbag

The warning lamp lights up

ﬂ ashes accompanied by a sound

After this it remains lit up.

With the ignition off, insert the

Turn the key to the «

The front passenger’s airbag

the instrument panel, lights up

when the ignition is switched

Isoﬁ x fastening system

Dashboard display

SensoDrive gearbox

Control under steering wheel

the comfort of automatic mode or

the driving pleasure of a manual

Gear lever.

Speed limiter Instrument panel display

Activation / Deactivation of

Reduction of the programmed

Increase in the programmed

Start / Stop cruise control.

To programme or activate, the

vehicle speed must be over 40 km/h

Activation / Deactivation of

Reduction of the programmed

Increase in the programmed

Start / Stop speed limiter.

The simultaneous use of

trol batteries”.

A short press on control

unlocks your vehicle.

This operation is conﬁ rmed by the rapid ﬂ ashing of the direction indicators

on button

locks your vehicle.

This is conﬁ rmed by the lighting for around 2 seconds of the direction indica-

tors and by the interior lamp going out. It may cause the exterior rear view

will operate deadlocking. It is then impossible to open the doors, either

from the inside or from the outside.

CR 0523 of 3 V.

After a change of battery, it may be necessary to re-initialise the remote

while the key is in the ignition, even when switched off.

Warning: by inadvertently actioning the remote control, when

for example it is in your pocket, you can unlock the vehicle

without your realising it.

following an unlocking, the doors will automatically relock.

Warning: there is a risk of damage if the replacement battery

ies tha

tors ﬂ ash for a few seconds. The

vehicle remains locked.

is for folding and eject-

you could damage the key mecha-

The key number is on the label attached to the key.

Visit your CITROËN dealer with your vehicle registration

Your CITROËN dealer will be able to recover the key and

transponder code to enable your key to be replaced.

the front passenger’s airbag. See

A brief action with the key locks the vehicle.

A second action straightaway with the key deadlocks the vehicle. It is then

The ELECTRONIC IMMOBILISER device locks the engine supply system.

The system activates automatically as the key is removed from the ignition.

All the vehicle’s keys contain an electronic immobiliser device.

After you switch on the ignition, a dialogue starts between the key and the

Advice

to take the

together

A N T I - I N T R U S I O N A L A R M

Your vehicle may be equipped with

trical supply.

The installation also has a siren,

trol

which is visible from outside

the vehicle, indicating the three

Alarm not active (disarmed),

warning lamp off.

Alarm active (armed), the warn-

Alarm triggered (signalling an

ﬂ ashes rapidly if the alarm is

you switch on the ignition.

on the remote control).

with the key

turn it to the drive position to stop

the siren. Otherwise the siren will

on the remote

With the alarm armed, the protections are active after 5 sec-

When the alarm is armed (on standby), any intrusion

will trigger the siren for 30 seconds, accompanied by

the direction indicators lighting up.

ﬂ ashing of the warning lamp on control

after you have

then press on the unlocking button

ple for disconnecting the battery) as soon as the vehicle

You can operate the alarm with perimeter protection

for at least one second.

should come perma-

Arm the alarm by locking your vehicle with the remote

Automatic activation (according to destination)

the unlocking button

again on the remote control.

A N T I - I N T R U S I O N A L A R M

the steering wheel while turning the

When you remove the key, turn

your steering wheel to lock the

function.

ANCE (risk of the steering lock engaging and loss of safety

features).

When stationary, having removed the key, carefully turn the steering

wheel if you wish to lock the steering.

the engine is running.

tery while the engine is stopped,

your vehicle goes automatically

minutes. Economy

to comfort and also the headlamps

the neutral position.

to the drive position. Wait for the

than

Apply the brake pedal.

Turn the key to action the starter

Vehicles equipped with a

ﬁ rst having allowed it to idle for a

few seconds, this being the time

turbochargers.

WARNING

Advice

B C D

IJ GH

As soon as you open the driver's

the total mileage and trip mileage.

When you switch on the ignition, it

trip computer information (depend-

vehicle was last stopped).

to show the trip mileage,

then give a long press on

to reset

the counter to zero.

When the ignition is switched on, the maintenance indicator is displayed for

An incorrect engine oil level can seriously damage your engine.

When the tank is full, all 8 bars are lit up. They go out one by one.

there remain around 4 to 6 litres of fuel in the tank.

with the engine having been switched off for at

A ﬂ ashing of

indicates a

B C D

IJ H G

you of the need to change to a

As soon as you open the driver's

the total mileage and trip mileage.

When you switch on the ignition, it

trip computer information (depend-

vehicle was last stopped).

to show the trip mileage,

then give a long press on

to reset

the counter to zero.

When the ignition is switched on, the maintenance indicator is displayed for

An incorrect engine oil level can seriously damage your engine.

When the tank is full, all 8 bars are lit up. They go out one by one.

there remain around 4 to 6 litres of fuel in the tank.

with the engine having been switched off for at

A ﬂ ashing of

indicates a

As soon as you open the driver's

the total mileage and trip mileage.

When you switch on the ignition, it

trip computer information (depend-

vehicle was last stopped).

to show the trip mileage,

then give a long press on

to reset

the counter to zero.

When the ignition is switched on, the maintenance indicator is displayed for

An incorrect engine oil level can seriously damage your engine.

When the tank is full, all 8 bars are lit up. They go out one by one.

there remain around 4 to 6 litres of fuel in the tank.

with the engine having been switched off for at

A ﬂ ashing of

indicates a

WARNING LAMPS

warning lamp

the coolant temperature is rising

the level

tact a CITROËN dealer.

remains permanently

Warning lamp for park-

tribution malfunction

With the engine running, the light-

that the parking brake is on or not

ﬂ uid level is low or that the braking

stop immediately

fastened

when the ignition is switched on and

while the vehicle is moving at up to

for a short time for faults that are

the engine.

this indicates a problem with the

ASR

sys-

tems is active, the warning lamp

ﬂ ashes.

When the vehicle is moving, the

tinuously on.

Airbag fault

WARNING LAMPS

ABS system

ABS

warning lamp

the engine.

tronic Gearbox Sys-

tem)

tors ﬂ ash on both sides at the same time.

A few seconds after this, the engine

the total mileage recorder resumes

the next service is less than

tion and for 5 seconds, the span-

A few seconds after this, the engine

the total mileage recorder resumes

tion, the maintenance symbol and

the distance covered (preceded

the service interval by 300 km

A few seconds after this, the engine

the total mileage recorder resumes

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