Citroen C3 Dag (2010 year). Instruction

SAFETY

Deactivation
Only the passenger's front airbag can

be deactivated:
 with the ignition off

, insert the key

in the passenger airbag deactivation
switch 1



turn it to the "OFF" position,



then, remove the key keeping the

switch in the new position.

This warning lamp comes on

in the instrument panel when

the ignition is on and until the

airbag is re-activated.

To assure the safety of your child,

the passenger's front airbag

must be deactivated when you

install a "rear facing" child seat

on the front passenger seat.
Otherwise, the child would risk

being seriously injured or killed if

the airbag were deployed.

Reactivation
When you remove the child seat, turn

switch 1 to the "ON" position to re-acti-

vate the airbag and so assure the safety

of your front passenger in the event of

an impact.

With the ignition on, this warn-

ing lamp comes on in the instru-

ment panel for approximately

one minute, if the passenger's

front airbag is activated.

Operating fault

If this warning lamp comes on

in the instrument panel, accom-

panied by an audible warning

and a message in the multifunc-

tion screen, contact a CITROËN dealer

or qualiﬁ ed workshop to have the system

checked. The airbags may no longer be

deployed in the event of a serious impact.

If this warning lamp ﬂ ashes,

contact a CITROËN dealer or

a qualiﬁ ed workshop. The pas-

senger's front airbag may no

longer be deployed in the event

of a serious impact.

If at least one of the two airbag

warning lamps come on continu-

ously, do not install a child seat

on the front passenger seat.
Have it checked by a CITROËN

dealer or a qualiﬁ ed workshop.

SAFETY

For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the following
safety rules:
Sit in a normal upright position.

Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.

Do not leave anything between the

occupants and the airbags (a child,

pet, object...). This could hamper the

operation of the airbags or injure the

occupants.

After an accident or if the vehicle has

been stolen or broken into, have the

airbag systems checked.

All work on the airbag system must be

carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁ ed workshop.

Even if all of the precautions men-

tioned are observed, a risk of injury

or of minor burns to the head, chest

or arms when an airbag is deployed

cannot be ruled out. The bag inﬂ ates

almost instantly (within a few millisec-

onds) then deﬂ ates within the same

time discharging the hot gas via open-

ings provided for this purpose.

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on

the centre part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard.

If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or

the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.

Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.

Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the

lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your

vehicle, you can contact a CITROËN dealer (see "Practical information - §

Accessories").

Do not ﬁ x or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause

injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed.

Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than neces-

sary.

Curtain airbags
Do not ﬁ x or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if

the curtain airbag is deployed.

Do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof, they play a part in se-

curing the curtain airbags.

SAFETY

Lateral airbags

System which protects the driver and

front passenger in the event of a seri-

ous side impact in order to limit the risk

of injury to the chest, between the hip

and the shoulder.

Each lateral airbag is ﬁ tted in the seat

backrest frame, door side.

Deployment
The lateral airbags are deployed uni-

laterally in the event of a serious side

impact applied to all or part of the side

impact zone B , perpendicular to the

longitudinal centreline of the vehicle on

a horizontal plane and directed from

the outside towards the inside of the

vehicle.
The lateral airbag inﬂ ates between the

hip and shoulder of the front occupant

of the vehicle and the corresponding

door trim panel.

Impact detection zones

Front impact zone.

Side impact zone.

Curtain airbags

System which protects the driver and

passengers (with the exception of the

rear centre passenger) in the event of a

serious side impact in order to limit the

risk of injury to the side of the head.

Each curtain airbag is built into the pillars

and the upper passenger compartment

area.

Deployment
The curtain airbag is deployed at the

same time as the corresponding later-

al airbag in the event of a serious side

impact applied to all or part of the side

impact zone B , perpendicular to the lon-

gitudinal centreline of the vehicle on a

horizontal plane and directed from the

outside towards the inside of the ve-

hicle.
The curtain airbag inﬂ ates between the

front or rear occupant of the vehicle and

the windows.

Operating fault

If this warning lamp comes on

in the instrument panel, accom-

panied by an audible signal and

a message in the screen, con-

tact a CITROËN dealer or a qualiﬁ ed

workshop to have the system checked.

The airbags may no longer be deployed

in the event of a serious impact.

In the event of a minor impact or

bump on the side of the vehicle

or if the vehicle rolls over, the

airbag may not be deployed.
In the event of a rear or front

collision, the airbag is not de-

ployed.

SAFETY

For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the following
safety rules:
Sit in a normal upright position.

Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.

Do not leave anything between the

occupants and the airbags (a child,

pet, object...). This could hamper the

operation of the airbags or injure the

occupants.

After an accident or if the vehicle has

been stolen or broken into, have the

airbag systems checked.

All work on the airbag system must be

carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁ ed workshop.

Even if all of the precautions men-

tioned are observed, a risk of injury

or of minor burns to the head, chest

or arms when an airbag is deployed

cannot be ruled out. The bag inﬂ ates

almost instantly (within a few millisec-

onds) then deﬂ ates within the same

time discharging the hot gas via open-

ings provided for this purpose.

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on

the centre part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard.

If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or

the risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.

Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.

Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the

lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your

vehicle, you can contact a CITROËN dealer (see "Practical information - §

Accessories").

Do not ﬁ x or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause

injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed.

Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than neces-

sary.

Curtain airbags
Do not ﬁ x or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if

the curtain airbag is deployed.

Do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof, they play a part in se-

curing the curtain airbags.

DRIVING

PARKING BRAKE

When parking on a slope, direct
your  wheels  against  the  pave-
ment,  apply  the  parking  brake
and engage a gear.

Applying
 Pull the parking brake lever fully up

to immobilise your vehicle.

Releasing
 Pull the parking brake lever gently,

press the release button then lower
the lever fully.

When the vehicle is being driv-
en, if this warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on,
accompanied by an audible sig-

nal and a message on the multifunction
screen, this indicates that the parking
brake is still on or has not been properly
released.

6-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX

Engaging reverse gear

 Raise the ring under the knob and

push the gear lever to the left then
forwards.

As a safety precaution and to fa-
cilitate starting of the engine:
-

always select neutral,

press the clutch pedal.

Only engage reverse gear when
the vehicle is stationary with the
engine at idle.

DRIVING

GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR *

System which reduces fuel consumption
by advising the driver to change up on

vehicles ﬁ tted with a manual gearbox.

Operation

The system intervenes only when driv-
ing economically.
Depending on the driving situation and
your  vehicle's  equipment,  the  system
may  advise  you  to  skip  one  or  more
gears.  You  can  follow  this  instruc-
tion  without  engaging  the  intermediate
gears.
The  gear  recommended  should  not
be  considered  compulsory.  In  fact,  the

conﬁ guration of the road, the amount

of trafﬁ c and safety remain determining

factors when choosing the best gear.
Therefore, the driver remains responsi-
ble for deciding whether or not to follow
the advice given by the system.
This function cannot be deactivated.

  In  the  case  of  driving  which
makes  particular  demands  on
the  performance  of  the  engine

(ﬁ rm pressure on the accelerator

pedal, for example, when over-

taking...), the system will not rec-
ommend a gear change.
The system never suggests:
- engaging ﬁ rst gear,
-

engaging reverse gear,

engaging a lower gear.

You press the accelerator pedal
moderately.

Example:
-

You are in third gear.

The system may suggest that you
engage a higher gear, if appropriate.

* According to engine.

  The  information  appears  in  the  form
of  an  arrow  in  the  instrument  panel
screen.
Depending on your vehicle's equipment,
this arrow may be accompanied by the
recommended gear.

DRIVING

SENSODRIVE GEARBOX

Five-speed

electronically

controlled

gearbox which offers a choice between

the comfort of automatic operation or
the pleasure of manual gear changing.
Three driving modes are offered:
-

automated mode for automatic con-

trol of the gears by the gearbox,

sequential mode for manual chang-
ing of the gears by the driver,

auto sequential mode for overtak-

ing, for example, remaining in the

automated mode while using the
functions of the sequential mode.

R . Reverse
 With your foot on the brake, move

the lever forwards to select this po-
sition.

N . Neutral.
 With your foot on the brake, select

this position to start the engine.

A . Automated mode.
 Move the lever backwards to select

this mode.

M +/- . Sequential mode with manual

gear changing.

 Move the lever backwards, then to

the left to select this mode, then:

push forwards to change up a gear,

or push backwards to change down
a gear.

Gear lever

+ . Change up paddle.
 Press the back of the steering wheel

"+" paddle to change up a gear.

- . Change down paddle.
 Press the back of the steering wheel

"-" paddle to change down a gear.

Steering mounted controls

The  steering  mounted  paddles
do  not  permit  the  selection  of
neutral or the engaging and disen-
gaging of reverse gear.

DRIVING

Automated mode

 Following use of the sequential

mode, select position A to return to
the automated mode.

AUTO and the gear engaged
appear in the instrument panel.

The gearbox then operates in auto-

adaptive  mode,  without  any  action  on
the part of the driver. It continuously se-
lects  the  most  suitable  gear  in  relation
to the following parameters:
   -

driving style,

road conditions,

vehicle load.

Displays in the instrument panel

  Gear lever positions
  N . Neutral
  R . Reverse
  1 2 3 4 5  .    Gears engaged
  AUTO.   This  comes  on  when  the  au-

tomated mode is selected. It
switches off on changing to se-
quential mode.

 In the automated mode, if the gear-

box detects poor grip, this warning

lamp comes on.

Moving off

 Select position N .


Press the brake pedal ﬁ rmly.

 Start the engine.

N appears in the instrument
panel.

ﬂ ashes in the instrument pan-

el screen if the gear lever is not
in position N on starting.



Select ﬁ rst gear (position M or A ) or

reverse (position R )

 Release the parking brake.
 Take your foot off the brake pedal,

then accelerate.

AUTO and 1 or R appear in
the instrument panel.

  Stopping - Moving off on a slope
When  stopping  on  a  slope,  do  not  use
the  accelerator  to  immobilise  the  vehicle;
apply the parking brake.
When  moving  off  on  a  slope,  acceler-
ate  gradually  while  releasing  the  park-
ing brake.

Sequential mode

 After starting the vehicle, select

position M to change to sequential
mode.

AUTO disappears and the gears
engaged appear in succession
in the instrument panel.

The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits.
When driving at low speed, on ap-

proaching a stop sign or trafﬁ c lights for

example, the gearbox changes down to

ﬁ rst gear automatically.

 Place your foot on the

brake when this warning

lamp ﬂ ashes (e.g.: starting

the engine).

There is an audible signal on
engagement of reverse.

DRIVING

"Auto sequential" mode

In the automated mode, you can resume
control temporarily at any time using the
steering mounted control paddles.
The use of these paddles permits man-
ual  selection  of  the  gears  in  situations
which  require  a  more  rapid  change-
down  than  in the  automated  mode  (ar-
rival at a roundabout, leaving a car park
with a steep gradient, overtaking...).
The gearbox engages the required gear

if the engine speed permits. AUTO re-
mains displayed in the instrument panel.
After a few minutes, the gearbox re-

sumes automatic control of the gears.

Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you can
change to position N to be in neutral.
In this case, you must apply the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle.

Reinitialisation

Following disconnection of the battery,

the gearbox must be reinitialised.
 Switch on the ignition.

Operating fault

With the ignition on, if this
warning lamp comes on and
AUTO

ﬂ ashes, accompa-

nied by an audible signal and a mes-
sage in the multifunction screen, this

indicates a gearbox fault.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer

or a qualiﬁ ed workshop.

If you press the accelerator
pedal beyond the point of resis-

tance, the gearbox selects the

gear below to permit sharper
acceleration.

AUTO and - appear in the in-
strument panel.

      Select position  N .
     Press the brake pedal.
  

Wait approximately 30 seconds

until N or a gear appears in the in-
strument panel.

 Release the brake pedal.
The gearbox is operational again.

You must press the brake pedal
while starting the engine.
Never select neutral  N  while the
vehicle is moving.
Only  engage  reverse  gear   R
when  the  vehicle  is  immobil-
ised, with your foot on the brake
pedal.
In all cases, you must apply the
parking brake to immobilise the
vehicle.

DRIVING

AUTOMATIC GEARBOX

Four-speed automatic gearbox which

offers  a  choice  between  the  comfort  of
fully automatic operation, enhanced by
sport and snow programmes, or manual
gear changing.
Therefore,  four  driving  modes  are  of-
fered:
   -

automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the

gearbox,

sport programme for a more dy-
namic style of driving,

snow programme to improve driv-
ing when traction is poor,

manual operation for sequential
changing of the gears by the driver.

   1.   Gear lever.
  2.   Button  "S"   (sport) .
  3.   Button  "    "     (snow).

Gear selection gate

P. Park.
-

Immobilisation of the vehicle, park-
ing brake on or off.

Starting the engine.

R. Reverse.
-

Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle sta-
tionary, engine at idle.

N. Neutral.
-

Immobilisation of the vehicle, park-
ing brake on.

Starting the engine.

D. Automatic operation.
M +/- . Manual operation with sequential

changing of the four gears.

 Push forwards to change up through

the gears.

 Pull backwards to change down

through the gears.

Gear lever

When  you  move  the  lever  in  the  gate
to  select  a  position,  the  corresponding
indicator  is  displayed  in  the  instrument
panel.
  P.    Park
  R.   Reverse
  N.   Neutral
  D.   Drive (Automatic driving)
  S.     Sport  programme
    .     Snow  programme
  1 2 3 4  .   Gears  engaged  during  manual

operation

-. Invalid value during manual operation

Displays in the instrument panel

Foot on brake

 Press the brake pedal when

this indicator lamp is dis-
played in the instrument pan-
el (e.g.: starting the engine).

DRIVING

Moving off

      Apply the parking brake.
     Select position  P  or  N .
     Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, an au-
dible signal is heard, accompanied by a
message in the multifunction screen.
      With  the  engine  running,  press  the

brake pedal.

     Release the parking brake.
     Select position  R ,  D  or  M .
     Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.

Automatic operation

 Select position D for automatic

changing of the four gears.

The gearbox then operates in auto-

adaptive mode, without any intervention
on the part of the driver. It continuously
selects the most suitable gear according

to the style of driving, the proﬁ le of the

road and the load in the vehicle.
For maximum acceleration without

touching the lever, press the accelera-
tor pedal down fully (kick down). The

gearbox changes down automatically

or maintains the gear selected until the

maximum engine speed is reached.

On braking, the gearbox changes down

automatically to provide efﬁ cient engine

braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply,

the gearbox will not change to a higher

gear for safety reasons.

Sport and snow programmes

These two special programmes supple-
ment the automatic operation in very

speciﬁ c conditions of use.

Sport programme "S"
 Press button "S" , after starting the

engine.

The gearbox automatically favours a

dynamic style of driving.

Snow programme "  "
 Press button "  ", after starting the

engine.

The gearbox adapts to driving on slip-

pery roads.
This programme improves starting and
drive when traction is poor.

Return to automatic operation

 At any time, press the button selec-

ted again to quit the programme en-
gaged and return to auto-adaptive
mode.

If position N is engaged inadver-
tently while driving, allow the en-
gine to return to idle then engage
position D to accelerate.

Never select position  N  while the
vehicle is moving.
Never  select  positions   P   or   R
unless  the  vehicle  is  completely
stationary.

When  the  engine  is  running  at
idle,  with  the  brakes  released,
if position  R ,  D  or  M  is selected,
the  vehicle  moves  even  without
the accelerator being pressed.
When  the  engine  is  running,
never  leave  children  in  the  ve-
hicle without supervision.
When carrying out maintenance
with  the  engine  running,  apply
the parking brake and select po-
sition  P .

S appears on the instrument
panel.

 appears on the instrument
panel.

DRIVING

Manual operation

 Select position M for sequential

changing of the four gears.

 Push the lever towards the + sign to

change up a gear.

 Pull the lever towards the - sign to

change down a gear.

It is only possible to change from one
gear to another if the vehicle speed and
engine speed permit; otherwise, the

gearbox will operate temporarily in auto-

matic mode.

D disappears and the gears
engaged appear in succes-
sion on the instrument panel.
If the engine speed is too low
or too high, the gear selected

ﬂ ashes for a few seconds, then the

actual gear engaged is displayed.
It is possible to change from position D
(automatic) to position M (manual) at
any time.
When the vehicle is stationary or moving

very slowly, the gearbox selects gear M1

automatically.
The sport and snow programmes do not
operate in manual mode.

Invalid value during manual
operation

This  symbol  is  displayed  if  a
gear  is  not  engaged  correctly
(selector  between  two  posi-
tions).

Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you
can engage position P or N to place the

gearbox in neutral.
In both cases, apply the parking brake
to immobilise the vehicle.

If the lever is not in position P ,
when the driver's door is opened

or approximately 45 seconds af-

ter the ignition is switched off, a
message appears in the multi-
function screen.
 Return the lever to position P ;

the message disappears.

There is a risk of damage to the

gearbox:
-

if you press the accelera-
tor and brake pedals at the
same time,

if  you  force  the  movement
of  the  gear  lever  from  the   P
position  to  another  position

when the battery is ﬂ at.

Operating fault

When the ignition is on, the
lighting of this warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible

signal and a message in the multifunc-

tion screen, indicates a gearbox fault.

In this case, the gearbox switches to

back-up mode and is locked in 3rd gear.
You may feel a substantial knock when
changing from P to R and from N to R .
This will not cause any damage to the

gearbox.

Do not exceed 60 mph (100 km/h), local

speed restrictions permitting.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a quali-

ﬁ ed workshop as soon as possible.

To reduce fuel consumption when
at a prolonged standstill with the

engine running (trafﬁ c jam...), put

the gear lever in the N position
and apply the parking brake.

DRIVING

STOP & START

The Stop & Start system puts the en-
gine temporarily into standby - STOP

mode - during stops in the trafﬁ c (red

lights, trafﬁ c jams, etc...). The engine

restarts  automatically  -  START  mode  -
as  soon  as  you  want  to  move  off.  The
restart takes place instantly, quickly and
silently.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start
system  reduces  fuel  consumption  and

exhaust emissions as well as offering

the comfort of silence when stationary.

Operation

with a manual gearbox , at speeds

below 12 mph (20 km/h), put the

gear lever into neutral, then release
the clutch pedal,

Going into engine STOP mode

The "ECO" warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and
the engine goes into standby:

For your comfort when parking,
STOP mode is not available for
a few seconds after coming out
of reverse gear.
STOP mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such
as braking, power steering, for

example.

Never  refuel  with  the  engine  in
STOP  mode;  you  must  switch
off the ignition with the key.

A time counter calculates the
sum of the periods in STOP

mode during a journey. It

rests itself to zero every
time the ignition is switched
on with the key.

Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable

STOP mode is not invoked when:

the driver's door is open,

the driver's seat belt is not fastened,

- the vehicle has not exceeded 6 mph

(10 km/h) since the last engine start

using the key,

the engine is needed to maintain a
comfortable temperature in the pas-
senger compartment,

demisting is active,

some  special  conditions  (battery
charge,  engine  temperature,  bra-
king  assistance,  ambient  tempera-
ture...)  where  the  engine  is  needed
to assure control of a system.

The "ECO"

warning lamp ﬂ ashes

for a few seconds, then goes off.

This operation is perfectly normal.

DRIVING

Going into engine START mode

The "ECO" warning lamp goes
off and the engine starts:

with a manual gearbox , depress
the clutch pedal.

Special cases: START invoked
automatically

START is invoked automatically when:

the driver's door is open,

the driver's seat belt is not fastened,

- the speed of the vehicle exceeds

15 mph (25 km/h) with a manual

gearbox,

some  special  conditions  (battery
charge,  engine  temperature,  brak-
ing  assistance,  ambient  tempera-
ture...)  where  the  engine  is  needed
to assure control of a system.

Deactivation

At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch
to deactivate the system.
This is conﬁ rmed by the switch warn-

ing lamp coming on accompanied by a
message in the screen.

If  the  system  has  been  deacti-
vated  in  STOP  mode,  the  en-
gine restarts immediately.

Reactivation

Press the "ECO OFF" switch again.
The system is active again; this is con-

ﬁ rmed by the switch warning lamp go-

ing off, accompanied by a message in
the screen.

The  system  is  reactivated  au-
tomatically  at  every  new  start
using the key.

With a manual gearbox in STOP

mode, if a gear is engaged with-
out  fully  depressing  the  clutch
pedal,  a  message  is  displayed
asking you to depress the clutch
pedal to restart the engine.

The "ECO"

warning lamp ﬂ ash-

es, then goes off.

This operation is perfectly normal.

DRIVING

Operating fault

Maintenance

In the event of a malfunction with the
system, the "ECO OFF" switch warning

lamp ﬂ ashes, then comes on continu-

ously.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer

or a qualiﬁ ed workshop.
In  the  event  of  a  fault  in  STOP  mode,
the  vehicle  may  stall.  It  is  then  neces-
sary  to  switch  off  the  ignition  and  start
the engine again using the key.

Before working under the bon-
net, deactivate the Stop & Start

system to avoid any risk of injury

resulting from automatic opera-
tion of START mode.

The Stop & Start system makes
use of advanced technology.
All work on this battery must be
done by a CITROËN dealer or a

qualiﬁ ed workshop.

This system requires a battery with a

special speciﬁ cation and technology

(reference numbers available from a

CITROËN dealer or a qualiﬁ ed work-

shop).
Fitting a battery not listed by CITROËN
introduces the risk of malfunction of the
system.

DRIVING

SPEED LIMITER

System which prevents the vehicle from

exceeding the speed programmed by

the driver.
When the programmed speed limit is
reached, pressing the accelerator pedal
in the normal manner no longer has any
effect.
The speed limiter is switched on ma-
nually: it requires a programmed speed

of at least 20 mph (30 km/h).
The speed limiter is switched off by
manual operation of the control.
The programmed speed can be ex-

ceeded temporarily by pressing the ac-

celerator ﬁ rmly.
To return to the programmed speed,
simply slow down to a speed below the
programmed speed.
The programmed speed remains in the
memory when the ignition is switched
off.

The speed limiter cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need
to  respect  speed  limits,  nor  can
it  replace  the  need  for  vigilance
and  responsibility  on  the  part  of
the driver.

Steering mounted controls

The controls of this system are grouped
together on stalk A .
1. Speed limiter mode selection thumb

wheel.

  2.   Value decrease button.
  3.   Value increase button.
  4.

Speed limiter on/off button.

Displays in the instrument panel

The programmed information is grouped
together in the instrument panel screen.
5.

Speed limiter on/off indication.

6. Speed limiter mode selection

indication.

7. Programmed speed value.

Citroen C3 Dag (2010 year). Instruction - part 8