Citroen C3: Starting / Switching off the engine with the key / Key ignition switch

It has 3 positions:
- 1. Stop: inserting and removing the key,
steering column locked.
- 2. Ignition: steering column unlocked, ignition
on, Diesel preheating, engine running.
- 3. Starting.
Avoid attaching heavy
objects to the key
or the remote control. It would weigh
down on its shaft in the ignition switch and
could cause a malfunction.
Ignition on position
It allows the use of the vehicle's electric
equipment or portable devices to be charged.
Once the state of charge of the battery drops to
the reserve level, the system switches to energy
economy mode : the power supply is cut off automatically to preserve the
remaining battery
charge.
With the parking brake applied:
With a manual gearbox, place the gear lever
in neutral then fully depress the clutch pedal.
With an automatic gearbox, place the gear
selector in mode N or P then fully depress the
brake pedal...
Other information:
Release
Pull the parking brake lever up slightly, press
the release button, then lower the lever fully.
When driving the vehicle, if
this warning
lamp and the STOP warning lamp come
on, accompanied by an audible signal and the
display of a message, this means that the
parking brake is still applied or has not been fully
released...
These markings on the control
panels
indicate the control positions for rapid
demisting or defrosting of the windscreen and
side windows.
During the winter period, direct the side air
vents towards the side windows to optimise their
demisting and defrosting...