Citroen C3: Practical information / Advice on care and maintenance

Free-wheeling

In certain situations, you must allow the vehicle to free-wheel (while being towed, on a rolling road, in an automatic car wash, or being transported by rail or sea freight, etc...

General recommendations

Observe the following recommendations to avoid damaging your vehicle. Exterior Never use a high-pressure jet wash in the engine compartment, due to the risk of damaging electrical components...

Other information:

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Malfunction

In the event of a malfunction, this warning lamp comes on and a message is displayed, when the ignition is switched on. In this case, the gearbox goes into back-up mode and is locked in 3rd gear. It is possible to feel a significant jolt (without risk for the gearbox) while changing from P to R and from N to R...

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Collision Risk Alert

This function warns the driver that their vehicle is at risk of a collision with the vehicle in front or with a pedestrian present in their traffic lane. Modifying the alert trigger threshold This trigger threshold determines the sensitivity with which the function warns of the risk of collision...