Citroen C3: Starting / Switching off the engine with the key / Starting the engine
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.
- Insert the key into the ignition switch; the
system recognises the code.
- Unlock the steering column by simultaneously
turning the steering wheel and the key.
In certain cases, you may
have to apply
significant force to move the steering
wheel (wheels on full lock, for example).
- With a petrol engine, operate the starter
motor by turning the key to position 3 without
pressing the accelerator pedal, until the engine
starts. Once the engine starts, release the key.
With petrol engines,
after a cold start,
preheating the catalytic converter can
cause noticeable engine vibrations for
anything up to 2 minutes while stationary with
the engine running (accelerated idle speed).
- With a Diesel engine, turn the key to position
2, ignition on, to operate the engine preheating
system.
Wait until this warning lamp
goes off in
the instrument panel, then operate the
starter motor by turning the key to position 3
without pressing the accelerator pedal, until the
engine starts. Once the engine starts, release
the key.
In wintry conditions, the
warning lamp
may stay on for a longer period. When
the engine is hot, the warning lamp does not
come on.
If the engine does not
start straight away,
switch off the ignition. Wait a few
seconds before operating the starter motor
again. If the engine does not start after a few
attempts, do not keep trying - risk of
damaging the starter motor and the engine.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
In mild conditions, do not
leave the
engine at idle to warm up but move off
straight away and drive at moderate speed.
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...
Immobilise the vehicle.
With the engine at idle, turn the key to
position 1.
Remove the key from the ignition switch.
To lock the steering column, turn the steering
wheel until it locks...
Other information:
This system prevents opening of a rear door
using its interior handle.
The control, red in colour, is located on the edge
of each rear door (marked by a label).
Locking / Unlocking
To lock, turn the red control as far as it will go
using the integral key:
To the right on the left-hand rear door...
The extraction tweezers are fitted to the back of
the dashboard fusebox cover.
Unclip the cover by pulling at the top left, then
right.
Disengage the cover completely and turn it
over.
Remove the tweezers from the back of the
cover.
The extraction tweezers are fitted to the back of
the dashboard fusebox cover...