Citroen C3: Lighting and visibility / Changing a wiper blade
Removing/refitting at the front
![Citroen C3. Changing a wiper blade](images/changing_a_wiper_blade-1520/1441/citroen_c3_changing_a_wiper_blade_364.jpg)
- Carry out these wiper blade replacement
operations from the driver's side.
- Starting with the wiper blade farthest from
you, hold each arm by the rigid section and raise
it as far as possible.
Take care not to hold the
arms at the jet
locations.
Do not touch the wiper blades. Risk of
irreparable deformation.
Do not release them while moving them. Risk
of damaging the windscreen!
- Clean the windscreen using screenwash
fluid.
Do not apply "Rain X" type
waterrepellent
products.
- Unclip the worn wiper blade closest to you
and remove it.
- Install the new wiper blade and clip it to the
arm.
- Repeat the procedure for the other wiper
blade.
- Starting with the wiper blade closest to you,
once again hold each arm by the rigid section,
then guide it carefully onto the windscreen.
Removing/refitting at the rear
- Hold the arm by the rigid section and raise it
as far as possible.
- Clean the rear screen using screenwash
fluid.
- Unclip the worn wiper blade and remove it.
- Install the new wiper blade and clip it to the
arm.
- Once again hold the arm by the rigid section,
then guide it carefully onto the rear screen.
In AUTO mode, the windscreen wipers operate
automatically, without any action on the part of
the driver. If rain is detected, the wiping adapts to
the intensity of the rainfall automatically...
Other information:
When the ring is at the “AUTO" position and
a low level of ambient light is detected by the
rain/sunshine sensor, the number plate lamps,
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are
switched on automatically, without any action on
the part of the driver. They may also come on if rain is detected, at the same
time as automatic
operation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness retu..
This system keeps your vehicle briefly stationary
(for approximately 2 seconds) when making a hill
start, while you transfer your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal.
This system is only active when:
The vehicle is completely stationary, with your
foot on the brake pedal.
Certain slope conditions are met.
The driver’s door is closed.
Do not leave the vehicle
while it i..