Citroen C3: Lighting and visibility / Guide-me-home and welcome lighting
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.
You can activate/deactivate this function and
adjust the guide-me-home lighting duration in
the vehicle configuration menu.
Manual
- With the ignition off, pull the lighting control
stalk toward you ("headlamp flash") to activate/
deactivate the function.
Manual guide-me-home lighting goes off
automatically after a period of time.
Welcome lighting
With the "Automatic headlamp illumination"
function activated, in poor light, the sidelamps
and dipped beam headlamps come on
automatically when the vehicle is unlocked.
Activation, deactivation and the duration of the
exterior welcome lighting are set in the vehicle
configuration menu.
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)...
When the ring is in the "AUTO” position, this
system automatically switches between dipped
and main beam headlamps according to the
lighting and traffic conditions, using a camera
located at the top of the windscreen...
Other information:
Sidelamps (R10W)
Brake lamps (P21W)
Direction indicators (PY21W)
Reversing lamp (P21W) or Foglamp (PR21W)
Changing bulbs
These bulbs are changed from inside the boot.
Open the boot.
Remove the access flap on the
corresponding side trim.
Disconnect the lamp unit connector...
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...