CITROËN C3 PICASSO 2012 User guide

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Your vehicle is fitted with only some of
the equipment described in this document,
depending on the trim level, version and
the specifications for the country in which
it is sold.
The fitting of electrical equipment or
accessories which are not recommended
by CITROËN may result in a failure of your
vehicle's electronic system. Please note this
specific warning and contact a CITROËN
dealer to be shown the recommended
equipment and accessories.
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a complete product range,
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for a modern and creative approach to mobility.
We thank you and congratulate you on your choice.
Happy motoring!
We draw your attention to the following...
At the wheel of your new vehicle,
getting to know each system,
each control, each setting,
makes your trips, your journeys
more comfortable and more enjoyable.
refer to the page indicated
Key
contributes to the protection of the environment
additional information
safety warning

.
.
Contents
C
onventional child seats 1
0
3
I
SO
FIX child seats 1
0
9
C
hild lock 1
1
2
Child safety
Instrument panel
2
2
Indicator and warnin
g
lamps
2
3
Indicators
3
1
A
d
j
ustment buttons 3
4
Monitoring
Familiarisation
S
creens with audio equipment
3
5
Trip computer 4
5
Multifunction screens
V
e
ntil
a
ti
o
n 4
8
R
ear screen demist
/
defrost
5
0
H
eatin
g
5
1
M
anual air conditionin
g
5
1
D
ua
l
-zone
digi
ta
l
a
i
r con
di
t
i
on
i
n
g
5
3
Sce
nt
ed
a
ir
f
r
es
h
e
n
e
r
5
6
F
ront seats
5
7
R
ear seats
6
0
M
irrors
6
2
S
teerin
g
wheel ad
j
ustment 6
3
Comfort
R
emote control ke
y
6
4
Window controls
6
9
Doo
r
s
7
1
Boo
t
7
4
Pa
n
o
r
a
mi
c
su
nr
oof
7
5
Fue
l t
a
nk
7
6
M
isfuel prevention
(
Diesel
)
7
8
Access
Ligh
t
i
n
g
contro
l
s
7
9
LED lamps 8
3
C
ornerin
g
li
g
htin
g
8
4
H
eadlamp ad
j
ustment
8
5
Wi
p
er controls
8
6
C
ourtes
y
lamps 8
9
Boot lamp
9
1
Visibility
Front fittin
g
s 9
2
R
ear
fi
ttin
g
s
9
6
Boot
fi
ttings 9
9
Fittings
Eco-driving

.
Contents
Dir
ec
ti
o
n in
d
i
ca
t
o
r
s
1
1
3
H
azard warnin
g
lamps 1
1
3
Ho
rn
11
3
E
mer
g
enc
y
or assistance call
11
4
Brakin
g
assistance s
y
stems 1
1
4
Tra
j
ector
y
control s
y
stems 1
1
6
Fr
o
nt
sea
t
be
lt
s
1
1
7
A
irba
g
s 1
2
1
Safety
Parkin
g
brake 12
5
6
-speed manual
g
earbox
12
5
G
ear e
ffi
cienc
y
indicator 1
2
6
6
-speed electronic gearbox system 12
7
H
ill
s
t
a
rt
ass
i
s
t 1
3
1
S
top
&
S
tart 13
2
S
peed limiter 13
5
C
ruise control 1
3
7
R
ear parkin
g
sensors
13
9
R
eversin
g
camera
1
4
1
Driving
Emer
g
enc
y
or assistance 19
9
e
M
y
Wa
y
20
1
A
udio s
y
stem
2
5
5
Audio and telematics
Alphabetical index
B
o
nn
e
t 14
3
Runnin
g
out of fuel
(
Diesel
)
1
4
4
P
etrol en
g
ines
1
4
5
D
iesel en
g
ines
14
6
C
heckin
g
levels 14
7
C
h
ec
k
s
1
4
9
Checks
Temporar
y
puncture repair kit 15
1
Chan
g
in
g
a wheel 15
6
C
han
g
in
g
a bulb 16
3
C
hanging a
f
use 1
7
2
Batter
y
1
7
9
Ener
gy
econom
y
mode 18
1
Chan
g
in
g
a wiper blade 1
8
2
Towin
g
the vehicle 1
8
3
Towin
g
a trailer
18
5
F
ittin
g
roo
f
bars 1
8
6
Accessories 18
7
S
n
o
w
c
h
a
in
s
1
8
9
Practical information
Technical data
Petrol engines 19
0
Petrol wei
g
hts 19
1
LP
G
en
g
ines 19
2
LPG wei
g
hts 1
9
3
Diesel en
g
ines 1
9
4
Diesel wei
g
hts
19
5
Dimensions
19
6
I
denti
fi
cation markings 19
7

Familiarisation
4
A
f
ter switchin
g
o
ff
the i
g
nition, the headlamps remain on brie
f
l
y
to make
y
our exit
f
rom
t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e eas
i
er w
h
en t
h
e
ligh
t
i
s poor.
A
SR and ESP s
y
stems
Th
ese s
y
stems are
li
n
k
e
d
to assure t
h
e
directional stability o
f
the vehicle within the
limits o
f
the laws o
f
ph
y
sics.
Panoramic
g
lass sunroof
This roo
f
provides incomparable visibilit
y
and
ligh
t
i
n t
h
e passen
g
er compartment.
Rear parkin
g
sensors / reversin
g
camera
These two s
y
stems warn
y
ou i
f
an obstacle is detected behind the vehicle
w
h
en revers
i
n
g
.
11
6
Sto
p
& Start
This s
y
stem puts the en
g
ine
temporaril
y
into standb
y
durin
g
stops in the tra
ff
ic
(
red
l
i
g
hts, tra
ff
ic
j
ams, etc....
)
. The
en
gi
ne restarts automat
i
ca
lly
a
s soon as you want to move
o
ff
. The
S
top
&
S
tart s
y
stem
r
educes fuel consumption,
e
xh
aus
t
e
mi
ss
i
o
n
s
a
n
d
th
e
n
oise level when stationar
y
.
Exterior
139, 14
1
8
1, 8
2
1
3
2

.Familiarisation
5
Remote control ke
y
A
.
Un
f
oldin
g
/
Foldin
g
the ke
y
.
Lockin
g
(
press once; fixed li
g
htin
g
of the
direction indicators
)
.
Panoramic sunroof blinds
Lift th
e
h
a
n
d
l
e
o
f th
e
b
lin
d
co
n
ce
rn
ed
a
n
d
r
e
l
ease
.
E
ac
h
b
lin
d
i
s
fitt
ed
with
a
r
o
ll
e
r in whi
c
h it i
s
s
t
o
r
ed
w
he
n r
eleased
.
D
ea
dl
oc
ki
n
g
(
press twice in succession;
f
ixed
l
i
g
htin
g
o
f
the direction indicators
)
.
Unlocking the vehicle
(
rapid
f
lashin
g
o
f
the direction
indicators
)
.
6
4
7
5
Fuel tank
7
6
1
.
O
penin
g
the
f
uel
f
iller
f
lap.
2.
O
penin
g
and hookin
g
the fuel filler cap.
C
apacit
y
o
f
the tank:
- approximatel
y
50 litres
(
petrol
)
,
- approximately 48 litres
(
Diesel
)
,
-
(
dependin
g
on version: approximatel
y
3
0 litres
(
petrol or Diesel
)
, 33 litres
(
LPG
))
.
Access

Familiarisation
6
2-position ad
j
ustable boot
This 2-position ad
j
ustable boot floor permits:
- the volume of the boot to be maximised,
- the boot to be partitioned
(
storin
g
of the
rear parcel shelf...
)
,
- th
e
f
l
oo
r t
o
be
l
e
v
e
ll
ed
f
r
o
m th
e
boo
t
o
penin
g
to the
f
ront seats, when the rea
r
bench seat is in
f
olded and
f
ull
y
back.
1.
Unlockin
g
the vehicle.
2.
Openin
g
the boot.
74
100
A
.
Int
e
ri
o
r
bo
nn
e
t r
e
l
ease
.
B
.
Exterior safet
y
catch.
C.
Bonnet sta
y
.
1
4
3
Bonnet
Access

.Familiarisation
7
Thi
s
a
ir
f
r
es
h
e
n
e
r
d
i
ffuse
r
d
i
ffuses
th
e
fra
g
rance that
y
ou have selected throu
g
hout
the passen
g
er compartment b
y
means of its
location in the ventilation s
y
stem.
Dual-zone di
g
ital air
c
onditionin
g
This s
y
stem allows
y
ou to set a different
le
v
e
l
o
f
co
mf
o
rt f
o
r th
e
d
riv
e
r
a
n
d
fr
o
nt
passen
g
er. It then controls this level
automaticall
y
relative to the ambient
co
n
di
t
io
n
s
.
Cruise control / S
p
eed limite
r
These two
f
unctions control the s
p
eed o
f
the vehicle in relation to the value that
y
ou
h
ave pro
g
rammed.
Audio and communication
s
y
stems
These s
y
stems benefit from the latest
technolo
gy
: MP3 compatible audio
sy
stem, e
MyW
a
y
au
di
o an
d
nav
ig
at
i
on
sy
stem, aux
ili
ar
y
soc
k
ets, emer
g
enc
y
or
ass
i
s
t
a
n
ce
ca
ll.
5
6
5
3
135
/
137
1
99
Interior

Familiarisation
8
1.
Steerin
g
lock and i
g
nition.
2.
Audio s
y
stem steerin
g
mounted controls.
3.
Wipers / screenwash / trip computer control
s
t
alk
.
4.
I
nstrument pane
l
.
5.
D
r
i
ver
'
s a
i
r
b
a
g
.
Ho
rn.
6
.
G
ear lever.
7
.
O
pen stora
g
e compartment.
8.
D
oo
r mirr
o
r
co
ntr
o
l
s
.
El
ec
tri
c
win
do
w
co
ntr
o
l
s
.
R
ea
r
e
l
ec
tri
c
win
do
w
s
a
n
d
doo
r
s
deac
t
i
v
a
t
io
n
co
ntr
ol
.
9.
P
assen
g
er
'
s a
i
r
b
a
g
d
eact
i
vat
i
on.
1
0
.
M
anua
l
h
ea
dl
amp
h
e
igh
t a
dj
ustment.
11.
F
ront s
id
e w
i
n
d
ow
d
em
i
st
i
n
g
vent.
1
2
.
Windscreen demisting vent.
Instruments and controls

.Familiarisation
9
1.
Steerin
g
wheel ad
j
ustment control.
2.
Cruise control / speed limiter switches.
3.
Li
g
htin
g
and direction indicator control
s
t
alk
.
4.
C
entral ad
j
ustable air vents.
5
.
S
tora
g
e tra
y
.
Sce
nt
ed
a
ir
f
r
es
h
e
n
e
r.
6
.
S
unshine sensor.
7
.
Passen
g
er's airba
g
.
8.
Side ad
j
ustable air vent.
9.
G
love box.
F
usebo
x.
1
0
.
Bo
nn
e
t r
elease
.
11.
D
y
namic stabilit
y
control
(
E
S
P
/
A
S
R
)
s
w
i
t
ch
.
P
ar
ki
n
g
sensors sw
i
tc
h
.
C
entral locking switch.
Hazard warnin
g
lamps switch.
El
ec
tri
c
c
hil
d
l
oc
k
s
wit
c
h.
Stop & Start switch.
1
2
.
Heatin
g
/ air conditionin
g
controls.
1
3
.
A
u
di
o s
y
stem.
14.
E
mer
g
enc
y
or ass
i
stance ca
ll
.
1
5
.
12 V socket
(
100 W max
)
.
1
6
.
U
S
B port
/
auxiliar
y
socket.
1
7
.
C
u
p
holder.
1
8
.
Parkin
g
brake.
Instruments and controls

Familiarisation
10
Driver's seat ad
j
ustment
Forwards-backwards
57
Backrest an
g
leHei
g
ht
Sitting comfortably

.Familiarisation
11
Steerin
g
wheel ad
j
ustment
1
.
Release the ad
j
ustment mechanism.
2.
Ad
j
ust for hei
g
ht and reach.
3.
Lock the ad
j
ustment mechanism.
Front seat additional
adj
ustments
Head restraint heigh
t
A
rmrest
A.
R
e
l
ease
th
e
a
rmr
es
t.
B
.
Ad
j
ust the armrest.
Sitting comfortably
63

Familiarisation
12
A
d
j
ustment
This operates with the i
g
nition on.
From the driver's seat, select the mirror b
y
m
ovin
g
the control
1
, to the left or to the ri
g
ht,
then ad
j
ust the mirror in the four directions b
y
m
ov
i
n
g
t
h
e contro
l
2
.
The demistin
g
- de
f
rostin
g
o
f
the mirrors is
link
ed
with th
a
t
of
th
e
r
ea
r
sc
r
ee
n.
Interior rear view mirror
Manual da
y/
ni
g
ht model
1
.
Selection of the "da
y
" position of the mirror.
2
.
Mirror ad
j
ustment.
Front seat belt
1.
Fastenin
g
.
2.
Hei
g
ht ad
j
ustment.
63
117
Foldin
g
the mirrors
When parkin
g
, the mirrors can be
f
olded
m
anually or electrically.
6
2
Sitting comfortably
Automatic da
y
/ni
g
ht model
1
.
Automatic detection of da
y
/ni
g
ht mode.
2.
Mirror ad
j
ustment.

.Familiarisation
13
Li
g
htin
g
Ri
n
g
A
Ri
n
g
B
Raise or lower the li
g
htin
g
stalk passin
g
the
p
oint of resistance; the correspondin
g
direction
i
ndicators will
f
lash
f
or as lon
g
as the stalk
r
ema
i
ns
i
n t
hi
s pos
i
t
i
on.
Direction indicators
Switchin
g
to "AUTO"
)
Pr
ess
th
e
s
t
a
lk
do
wn
a
n
d
r
e
l
ease
it.
Rin
g
B: rear wipe
r
8
0
8
7
Li
g
htin
g
off.
Automatic illumination of headlamps.
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Rear
f
o
g
lamp.
or
Front and rear
f
oglamps.
P
a
rk.
Intermittent wipe.
Wash-wi
p
e.
Stalk A: windscreen wi
p
ers
Wipers
Switchin
g
off "AUTO"
)
Push the stalk u
p
and return it to
p
osition
"0"
.
1
13
"Motorwa
y
" function
Push the lighting stalk up or down, without
p
assin
g
the point o
f
resistance; the
c
orrespondin
g
direction indicators will flash
thr
ee
tim
es
.
This function can be used at an
y
speed, but it
i
s particularl
y
useful when chan
g
in
g
lane on
high
-spee
d
roa
d
s.
Seeing clearly
86
88
7
9

Familiarisation
14
we recommend use of the full
y
automatic mode b
y
pressin
g
the "AUTO" button, after selectin
g
the desired level of comfort.
Recommended interior settin
g
s
Ventilation
I re
q
uire ..
.
Heatin
g
or Manual Air Conditionin
g
Air distribution
A
ir flo
w
Air recirculation
/
I
ntake of outside air
T
em
p
eratur
e
Manual A/C
H
O
T
COLD
D
EMISTING
D
EFROSTIN
G

.Familiarisation
15
Translucent di
g
ital
i
nstrument
p
ane
l
Switch panels
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels
whi
c
h
a
r
e
l
o
w.
A.
With the i
g
nition on, the level o
f
f
uel
r
ema
i
n
i
n
g
i
s
di
sp
l
a
y
e
d
i
n t
h
e
digi
ta
l
i
nstrument pane
l
.
B.
Wi
t
h
t
h
e
ig
n
i
t
i
on on, t
h
e o
il
l
eve
l
i
n
di
cator
s
hould display
"
OIL OK"
fo
r
a
fe
w
seco
n
ds
.
Illumination of the indicator lamp indicates the
s
tatus of the correspondin
g
function.
A.
Deactivation o
f
the E
S
P
/
A
S
R s
y
stem.
With the i
g
nition on, the oran
g
e and red
warn
i
n
g
l
amps come on.
With the en
g
ine runnin
g
, these warnin
g
lamps
s
hould go o
ff
almost immediately, with the
e
xception o
f
warnin
g
lamp
C
(
passen
g
er's
f
ront airba
g
activated
)
which
g
oes o
ff
a
f
ter
approx
i
mate
ly
one m
i
nute.
If warnin
g
lamps remain on, refer to the
re
l
evant pa
g
e.
Warnin
g
lamps
Monitoring
22
23
11
6
1
40
72
133
B.
Deactivation of the rear parkin
g
sensors.
C.
C
entral lockin
g
.
D.
Deactivation o
f
the
S
top
&
S
tart s
y
stem.

Familiarisation
16
Passen
g
er's front airba
g
Electric child lock
1.
Insert the ke
y
.
2.
S
elect the
p
osition:
"OFF"
(
deactivation
)
, with "rear facin
g
"
c
hild seat",
"ON"
(
activation
)
, with
f
ront passen
g
er or
"
forwards facin
g
" child seat.
3.
R
emove t
h
e
k
e
y
k
eep
i
n
g
t
h
e sw
i
tc
h
i
n t
h
e
n
ew position.
Illumination of the indicator lamp
A
in
d
i
ca
t
es
th
a
t th
e
e
l
ec
tri
c
c
hil
d
l
oc
k i
s
o
n.
A
.
Front and
/
or rear seat belts not fastened
/
u
nfastened warnin
g
lamp.
B.
Front le
f
t seat belt warnin
g
lamp.
C.
F
ront r
igh
t seat
b
e
l
t warn
i
n
g
l
amp.
D.
R
ear r
igh
t seat
b
e
l
t warn
i
n
g
l
amp.
E
.
Rear centre seat belt warning lamp.
F
.
Rear le
f
t seat belt warnin
g
lamp.
G
.
Passen
g
er's front airba
g
deactivated
warnin
g
lamp.
H
.
Passen
g
er's front airba
g
activated warnin
g
l
amp.
Seat belts and passen
g
er's
front airba
g
Passenger safety
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.Familiarisation
17
Driving safely
This 6-speed
g
earbox o
ff
ers the choice o
f
the
c
omfort of automated operation or the pleasure
of manual
g
ear chan
g
in
g
.
1
.
G
ear lever.
2.
"-
"steerin
g
mounted control paddle.
3.
"+"
steer
i
n
g
mounte
d
contro
l
pa
ddl
e.
The
g
ear en
g
a
g
ed or the drivin
g
mode selected
a
ppears
i
n t
h
e
i
nstrument pane
l
screen.
N.
Neu
tr
al
.
R.
Re
v
e
r
se
.
1
to 6
.
G
ears en
g
a
g
ed.
A
UTO
.
A
u
t
o
m
a
t
ed
m
ode
.
)
Select position
N
and press the brake pedal
f
irml
y
while startin
g
the en
g
ine.
)
S
elect automated mode
(
position
A
) or
A
manual mode
(
position
M
)
b
y
movin
g
the
g
ear lever
1
,
or
en
g
a
g
e reverse b
y
pushin
g
the
g
ear lever
1
towards position
R
.
)
Release the parkin
g
brake.
)
Pro
g
ressivel
y
release the foot brake, then
acce
l
erate awa
y
.
6-s
p
eed electronic
g
ear
b
ox s
y
stem
Displa
y
in the instrument panel Movin
g
off
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Familiarisation
18
Driving safely
Goin
g
into en
g
ine STOP mode
-
g
ear lever in position A
or
M
, when
y
ou
release the brake pedal,
- or
g
ear lever in position
N
and brake pedal
released, when
y
ou chan
g
e to position
A
or
A
M
,
- or when
y
ou en
g
a
g
e reverse.
Sto
p
& Start
Th
e
"ECO" warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the engine
automatically goes into standby with the
6-speed electronic gearbox syste
m
:
- at speeds below 5 mph
(
8 km
/
h
)
, when
y
ou
press the brake pedal or when
y
ou put the
g
ear lever in position N
.
Goin
g
into en
g
ine START mode
Th
e
"ECO" warning lamp goes o
ff
and the engine restarts automatically
with a 6-speed electronic gearbox
syste
m
:
In some circumstances
S
T
O
P mode ma
y
not
be available; the
"
ECO" warning lamp
f
lashes
f
or a
f
ew seconds, then
g
oes o
ff
.
In some circumstances
S
TART mode ma
y
be
invoked automatically; the
"
ECO" warning lamp
f
lashes
f
or a
f
ew seconds, then
g
oes o
ff
.
Deactivation
/
Reactivation
Y
ou can
d
eact
i
vate t
h
e s
y
stem at an
y
t
i
me
by
pressin
g
the "E
CO
O
FF" button; the warnin
g
l
am
p
in the button comes on.
Be
f
ore re
f
uellin
g
or doin
g
an
y
thin
g
under the bonnet,
y
ou must switch o
ff
t
h
e
ig
n
i
t
i
on us
i
n
g
t
h
e
k
e
y
.
The s
y
stem is reactivated automaticall
y
at ever
y
new start us
i
n
g
t
h
e
k
e
y
.
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