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Citroen C3: Lighting and visibility / Direction indicators

Citroen C3. Direction indicators

  • Left or right: lower or raise the lighting control stalk, beyond the point of resistance.

Citroen C3. Direction indicators If you forget to cancel the direction indicators for more than 20 seconds, the volume of the audible signal will increase if the speed is above 50 mph (80 km/h).

Three flashes

Press briefly upwards or downwards, without going beyond the point of resistance; the direction indicators will flash 3 times.

Parking lamps

Vehicle side marking by illumination of the sidelamps on the traffic side only.

  • Depending on version, within one minute of switching off the ignition, operate the lighting control stalk up or down, according to the traffic side (for example, when parking on the left, turn the lighting control stalk upwards; the right-hand sidelamps come on).

This action is confirmed by an audible signal and illumination of the corresponding direction indicator lamp in the instrument panel.

To switch off the parking lamps, return the lighting control stalk to the central position.

    Lighting control

    Never look too closely at the luminous beam of LED lamps: risk of serious eye injury! In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), misting on the internal surface of the glass of the headlamps and rear lamps is normal, and will disappear after the lamps have been on for a few minutes...

    Automatic illumination of headlamps

    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...

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