Citroen C3: Lighting and visibility / Lighting control

Never look too closely at the luminous beam of LED lamps: risk of serious eye injury!

In some weather conditions (e.g. low temperature or humidity), misting on the internal surface of the glass of the headlamps and rear lamps is normal, and will disappear after the lamps have been on for a few minutes.

Travelling abroad

Vehicles equipped with halogen headlamps:

If planning to use your vehicle in a country that drives on the other side of the road, the headlamp dipped beams must be adjusted to avoid dazzling oncoming drivers. Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.

If one or more lamps fails, a message asks you to check the lamp or lamps concerned.

Main lighting

Automatic illumination of lamps/daytime running lamps

Lamps off/daytime running lamps

Sidelamps only

Dipped or main beam headlamps

Headlamp dipping

• Pull the stalk to switch between dipped and main beam headlamps.

In the lighting off and sidelamps modes, the driver can switch on the main beam headlamps temporarily (“headlamp flash”) by pulling the stalk.

Display

Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the lighting selected is on.

Foglamp selection ring

The foglamps operate with the dipped and main beam headlamps.

Rear foglamp

It only works if the dipped or main beam headlamps are on.

• Rotate the ring forwards/backwards to turn it on/off.

When the lighting is switched off automatically (with AUTO model), the foglamp and the dipped beam headlamps will remain on.

Front foglamps and rear foglamp

• Press and rotate the ring:
  • forwards a 1st time to switch on the front foglamps.
  • forwards a 2nd time to switch on the rear foglamp.
  • backwards a 1st time to switch off the rear foglamp.
  • backwards a 2nd time to switch off the front foglamps.

  When the lamps are switched off automatically (with AUTO model) or when the dipped beam headlamps are switched off manually, the foglamps and sidelamps remain on.

• Rotate the ring backwards to switch the foglamps off; the sidelamps will then switch off.

Switching on the foglamps is prohibited in clear weather or in rain, both day and night. In these situations, the power of their beams may dazzle other drivers. They must only be used in fog or falling snow (rules may vary depending on country).

Do not forget to switch off the foglamps when they are no longer necessary.

Switching off of the lamps when the ignition is switched off

When the ignition is switched off, all of the lamps turn off immediately, except for dipped beam headlamps if automatic guide-me-home lighting is activated.

Switching on the lamps after switching off the ignition

To reactivate the lighting control, rotate the ring to the "0" position - lamps off, then to the desired position.

If the driver's door is opened, a temporary audible signal warns the driver that the lamps are on.

The lamps, with the exception of the sidelamps, switch off automatically after a maximum duration of 30 minutes to prevent discharging of the battery.