Citroen C3: Active Safety Brake with Collision Risk Alert
and Intelligent emergency braking assistance / Intelligent emergency braking assistance. Active Safety Brake. Malfunction
Intelligent emergency braking assistance
If the driver brakes, but not sufficiently to avoid a
collision, this system will supplement the braking,
within the limits of the laws of physics.
This assistance will only be provided if the driver
presses the brake pedal.
Active Safety Brake

This function, also called automatic emergency
braking, intervenes following the alerts if the
driver does not react quickly enough and does
not operate the vehicle's brakes.
It aims to reduce the speed of impact or avoid a
collision where the driver fails to react.
Operation
The system operates under the following
conditions:
- The vehicle's speed does not exceed 37 mph
(60 km/h) when a pedestrian is detected.
- The vehicle's speed does not exceed 50 mph
(80 km/h) when a stationary vehicle is detected.
- The vehicle's speed is between 3 mph and
53 mph (5 km/h and 85 km/h) when a moving
vehicle is detected.
This warning lamp flashes (for
approximately 10 seconds) as soon as
the function acts on the vehicle’s braking.
With an automatic gearbox, in the event of
automatic emergency braking until the vehicle
comes to a complete stop, keep the brake
pedal pressed down to prevent the vehicle from
starting off again.
With a manual gearbox, in the event of automatic
emergency braking until the vehicle comes to a
complete stop, the engine may stall.
The driver can maintain
control of the
vehicle at any time by sharply turning the
steering wheel and/or sharply pressing the
accelerator pedal.
Operation of the function
may be felt by
slight vibration in the brake pedal.
If the vehicle comes to a complete stop, the
automatic braking is maintained for 1 to 2
seconds.
Malfunction
In the event of a fault with the
system,
you are alerted by the fixed illumination of
this warning lamp, accompanied by the display
of a message and an audible signal.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the system checked.
This function warns the driver that their vehicle
is at risk of a collision with the vehicle in front or
with a pedestrian present in their traffic lane...
Refer to the General recommendations on the
use of driving and manoeuvring aids.
Take a break in case of feeling tired or at least
every 2 hours.
Depending on version, the function consists of
just the "Coffee Break Alert" system, or of this
combined with the "Driver Attention Warning"
system...
Other information:
Example of a "voice command" for
navigation:
"Navigate to address, 11 Regent Street,
London".
Example of a "voice command" for the radio and
media:
"Play artist, Madonna".
Example of a "voice command" for the
telephone:
"Call David Miller".
The voice commands, with a
choice of 12
languages (English, French, Italian,
Spanish, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Polish,
Turkish, Russian, Arabic, Br..
For optimum service life of the battery, it is
essential to maintain an adequate state of
charge.
In some circumstances, it may be necessary to
charge the battery:
using the vehicle mainly for short journeys;
if the vehicle is to be taken off the road for
several weeks.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
To charge the vehicle's
battery yourself,
use only a charger comp..