Citroen C3 Pluriel (2008 year). Manual — part 1

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E X T E R I O R

Sliding soft roof

The soft roof slides electronically
between the two arches. The sunroof
improves ventilation and brightness in
the passenger compartment.

 88

Saloon

Cabriolet

Spider

Confi gurations

 90

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Fuel tank

A.

Opening of the fuel fl ap.

B. Opening of the fuel cap.

Tank capacity: approximately
47 litres.

A. Locking/unlocking of the

vehicle from the interior.

Remote control key

A. Locking of the vehicle.
B. Unlocking of the vehicle.
C. Key release/storage.

Manual central locking

 19

 66

 106

O P E N I N G

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Rear screen

Spare wheel and tools

O P E N I N G

Opening

 Open the rear screen 1 by

pressing on control A and open
the tailgate 2 by pressing on
control B located inside the
tailgate.

Access to the spare wheel

 Lift up the carpet, then remove

the toolbox to access the
wheel.

Access to the tools

The tools are located in the toolbox
in the spare wheel. Pull the strap
to access

Opening

 Open the rear screen 1 by

pressing on control A located
above the letter R in CITROËN.

control

 84

 84

 123

Tailgate

It is necessary to open
the rear screen to gain
access to the tailgate
opening control.
Always close the tailgate
before re-closing the rear
screen.

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Cabriolet

or

Spider

confi guration, it is necessary to

move the roof cassette to access
the spare wheel.

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Automatic air conditioning

The automatic air conditioning system
ensures your comfort and optimum
circulation of air in the passenger
compartment.

SensoDrive gearbox

The

automated

5-speed

manual

gearbox gives you the choice of the
comfort of automatic mode or the
driving pleasure of a manual gearbox.

Cruise control

This system allows you to automatically
maintain the speed of the vehicle at
the value programmed by the driver,
without the need to press on the
accelerator.

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 53

 71

 62

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D A S H B O A R D

23 Front electric window controls.

24 Parking brake.

25 Moveable ashtray.

26 Rear electric window controls.

27 Gear lever.

28 Cigar lighter / 12 V

accessories socket (functions
with ignition switched on)
(Maximum power 120 W).

29 Air conditioning or heating/

ventilation.

30 Storage/CD changer.

31 Radio.

32 Bonnet release.

33 Lower glovebox :

• Vehicle document storage.

34 Passenger’s airbag.

13 Controls :

• Windscreen wipe.

• Screen wash.

• Rear screen wipe.

• Trip computer.

14 Window deicing and demisting

vent.

15 Key switch :

• Activation/Deactivation of
passenger’s airbag.

16 Electric door mirrors
adjustment.

17 Headlamps adjustment.

18 Access to fusebox.

19 Radio control under steering

wheel.

20 Steering lock - Ignition.

21 Steering column adjustment

control.

22 Controls :

• Cruise control.

• Speed limiter.

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Lateral air vent.

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Loudspeaker (Tweeter).

3

Central air vents.

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Hazard warning lamps.

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Display.

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Doors and boot central locking
control.

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Controls :

• Stop & Start.

• Parking assistance.

• Anti-intrusion alarm.

• Overspeed alert.

• ESP.

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Controls :

• Lighting.

• Direction indicators.

• Foglamps.

• Rear foglamp.

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Instrument panel.

10 Driver’s airbag.

11 Horn.

12 Steering wheel gear controls

(SensoDrive gearbox).

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G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Front seats

1. Head restraint adjustment.
2. Backrest angle adjustment.
3. Seat height and angle.
4. Longitudinal adjustment.
5. Access to rear seats.

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1. Releasing by pulling lever.
2. Locking by pushing lever.

Manual adjustment of

steering wheel height

Adjustment of exterior rear

view mirrors

1. Selection of driver’s side

mirror.

2. Selection of passenger’s side

mirror.

3. Foldback / Deployment.

G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Adjustment of interior rear

view mirror

1. « Day / Night » mirror position

control.

 49

 50

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G E T T I N G S T A R T E D

Electric window controls

1. Driver’s electric window

control.

2. Passenger’s electric window

control.

Ignition switch

S.

Steering lock position.

M. Drive position.
D.

Starting position.

Sliding soft roof control

Turn the control to the left to open
the sunroof.
There are 8 opening positions.

3. Rear electric windows control.

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 51

 88

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Lighting

Ring A

Ring B

Front and rear
foglamps.

Headlamps off.

Automatic lighting of
headlamps.

Sidelamps.

Dipped or main
beams.

Front screen wipe

Screen wipe

Front screen wash

2 : Fast wipe.
1 : Normal wipe.

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: Intermittent wipe.

0 : Off.
Pressing downwards :
- AUTO : Automatic wipe.
- Single wipe.

To activate the front screen wash,
pull the screen wipe control towards
you.

V I S I B I L I T Y

 45

 47

 48

To deactivate automatic wipe,
put the control to position I, then
return it to position 0.

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V E N T I L A T I O N

Manual air conditioning

Automatic air conditioning: you are advised to use the fully automatic setting, by

pressing on the AUTO button.

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M O N I T O R I N G

Instrument panel

Controls panel

A. Rev counter.
B. Instrument panel screen.
C. Fuel gauge.
D. Dashboard lighting rheostat.

When the ignition is switched on,
the orange and red warning lamps
light up.
With the engine running, these
warning lamps should go out.
If the warning lamps remain lit, re-
fer to the appropriate page.

Warning lamps

The

lighting

of

the

warning

lamp indicates the status of the
corresponding function.

A. Activation of alarm.

B. Locking of electric

rear windows.

C. Activation of

overspeed alert.

D. Deactivation of ESP.

 27

 30

 23

 51

 61

 60

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Driver’s seat belt fastening
detection

Deactivation of front
passenger’s airbag

The warning lamp lights up
if the driver’s seat belt has
not been fastened when the
ignition is switched on and
between 0 and 20 km/h.

Over 20 km/h, the warning lamp

fl ashes accompanied by a sound

signal for approximately 2 minutes.
After this it remains lit up.

1. With the ignition off, insert the

key in switch A.

2. Turn the key to the «OFF»

position, the passenger’s
airbag is deactivated.

3. The front passenger’s airbag

deactivation warning lamp, on
the instrument panel, lights up
when the ignition is switched
on.

Isofi x fastening system

Two rings B, located between the
backrest and the seat cushion, al-

low a child seat to be fi tted.

P A S S E N G E R S A F E T Y

 30

 78

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Dashboard display

SensoDrive gearbox

B. Control under steering wheel

«-».

C. Control under steering wheel

«+».

This automated 5-speed manual
gearbox gives you the choice of
the comfort of automatic mode or
the driving pleasure of a manual
gearbox.
A. Gear lever.

The gear engaged and «AUTO»
mode

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displayed

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instrument panel.
The

foot-on-brake

warning

lamp fl ashes to indicate that it

is necessary to press the brake
pedal.

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Cruise control

Speed limiter

Instrument panel display

1. Activation / Deactivation of

cruise control mode.

2. Reduction of the programmed

speed.

3. Increase in the programmed

speed.

4. Start / Stop cruise control.

To programme or activate, the
vehicle speed must be over 40 km/h
(25mph).

1. Activation / Deactivation of

speed limiter mode.

2. Reduction of the programmed

speed.

3. Increase in the programmed

speed.

4. Start / Stop speed limiter.

Cruise control or speed limiter
mode appears in the instrument
panel when selected.

Cruise control

Speed limiter

 64

 62

To stop cruise control, you can
either:
- press on the brake pedal,
- press on control 4,
- use control 1,
- as a last resort, switch off the

engine.

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R E M O T E C O N T R O L

Note: The simultaneous use of
other high frequency equipment
(mobile

telephones,

domestic

alarms, etc.) may momentarily
hinder the operation of the remote
control.
If there is a permanent fault, the
remote control has to be reinitial-
ised. See “Changing remote con-
trol batteries”.

Central unlocking

A short press on control B unlocks your vehicle.
This operation is confi rmed by the rapid fl ashing of the direction indicators

and the lighting of the interior lamp (if the function is activated). It can also
deploy the exterior rear view mirrors.

Central locking – Deadlocking

A short press on button A locks your vehicle.
This is confi rmed by the lighting for around 2 seconds of the direction indica-

tors and by the interior lamp going out. It may cause the exterior rear view
mirrors to fold back.
If any of the doors, or the boot, is open or not properly closed, the central
locking does not operate.
For vehicles equipped with deadlocking, two successive presses on control
A will operate deadlocking. It is then impossible to open the doors, either
from the inside or from the outside.

It is dangerous to operate the deadlocking when a person
is in the vehicle as unlocking is impossible from the inside
(without the remote control).