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Citroen C3: Safety / General safety recommendations

Citroen C3 2016-2025 Owners Manual / Safety / General safety recommendations

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations Do not remove the labels attached in different places on your vehicle. They include safety warnings as well as identification information for the vehicle.

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations For all work on your vehicle, use a qualified workshop that has the technical information, skills and equipment required, all of which a CITROËN dealer is able to provide.

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations Depending on country regulations, certain safety equipment may be mandatory: high visibility safety vests, warning triangles, breathalysers, spare bulbs, spare fuses, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, mud flaps at the rear of the vehicle, etc.

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations Installing electrical accessories:

  • The fitting of electrical equipment or accessories not approved by CITROËN may cause excessive current consumption and faults and failures with the electrical system of your vehicle. Contact a CITROËN dealer for information on the range of approved accessories.
  • As a safety measure, access to the diagnostic socket, used for the vehicle's electronic systems, is reserved strictly for CITROËN dealers or qualified workshops, equipped with the special tools required (risk of malfunctions of the vehicle's electronic systems that could cause breakdowns or serious accidents). The Manufacturer cannot be held responsible if this advice is not followed.
  • Any modification or adaptation not intended or authorised by CITROËN or carried out without meeting the technical requirements defined by the Manufacturer will result in the suspension of the commercial warranty.

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations Installation of accessory radio communication transmitters

Before installing a radio communication transmitter with an external aerial, you must without fail contact a CITROËN dealer for the specification of transmitters which can be fitted (frequency, maximum power, aerial position, specific installation requirements), in line with the Vehicle Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/104/EC).

Citroen C3. General safety recommendations Declarations of conformity for radio equipment

The relevant certificates are available on the http://service.citroen.com/ACddb/ website.

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    Hazard warning lamps. Horn

    Hazard warning lamps Pressing the red button causes all the direction indicators to flash. They can operate with the ignition off. Automatic operation of hazard warning lamps When braking in an emergency, depending on the rate of deceleration, the hazard warning lamps come on automatically...

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    Citroen C3 2016-2025 Owners Manual: Starting the vehicle


    With your foot on the brake pedal, select position P or N. Start the engine.If the conditions are not met, you will hear an audible signal, accompanied by the display of a message. With the engine running, press the brake pedal. Release the parking brake, unless it is programmed to automatic mode...

    Citroen C3 2016-2025 Owners Manual: Towing device. Load reduction mode


    Towing device Load distribution Distribute the load in the trailer so that the heaviest items are as close as possible to the axle, and the nose weight approaches the maximum permitted without exceeding it. Air density decreases with altitude, thus reducing engine performance...

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