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: Starting the engine

With the parking brake applied: With a manual gearbox, place the gear lever in neutral then fully depress the clutch pedal. With an automatic gearbox, place the gear selector in mode N or P then fully depress the brake pedal. Insert the key into the ignition switch; the system recognises the code...

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Unlocking/Locking the vehicle

Unlocking the vehicle Press this button to unlock the vehicle. When the unlocking button is pressed, the flashing of the direction indicators for a few seconds signals: The unlocking of the vehicle for versions without alarm. The deactivation of the alarm for other versions...