Citroen C3: Lighting and visibility / Daytime running lamps/Sidelamps
These lamps at the front and rear of the vehicle
light up automatically when the engine starts.
They perform the following functions:
- Daytime running lamps (lighting control stalk
at position "0" or "AUTO" with adequate ambient
light).
- Sidelamps (lighting control stalk at position
"AUTO" with low ambient light or "Sidelamps
only" or "Dipped/main beam headlamps").
In daytime running lamps
mode, the
diodes are brighter.
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...
Guide-me-home lighting
Automatic
With the ring in the "AUTO" position, when the
light is poor, the dipped beam headlamps come
on automatically when the ignition is switched
off...
Other information:
The engine represented is an example given for
illustration purposes only.
The locations of the following elements may
vary:
Air filter.
Engine oil dipstick.
Engine oil filler cap.
Petrol engine
Diesel engine
Screenwash fluid reservoir
Engine coolant reservoir
Brake fluid reservoir
Battery
Remote earth point (-)
Fusebox
Air filter
Engine oil filler cap
Engine oil dipstick
Primi..
Locating the vehicle
This function helps you to spot your vehicle from
a distance, with the vehicle locked:
The sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps
come on for 30 seconds.
Press this button.
Pressing again before the end of the timed
period switches off the lamps immediately.
Advice
Remote control
The remote control is a sensitive, highfrequency
device; avoid handling it in your
pock..