Citroen C3: Alarm

Citroen C3 Owners Manual

System which protects and provides a deterrent against the theft of your vehicle. It provides two types of protection, exterior and interior, as well as an antitamper function.

Exterior perimiter protection

The system detects opening of the vehicle. The alarm is triggered if anyone tries to enter the vehicle by forcing a door, the boot or the bonnet.

Interior volumetric protection

The system detects any variation in the volume in the passenger compartment. The alarm is triggered if anyone breaks a window or moves inside the vehicle.

If you wish to leave a pet in the vehicle or a window partially open, deactivate the interior volumetric protection.

Anti-tamper function

The system detects the putting out of service of its components.

The alarm is triggered if anyone tries to put the wires of the siren, the central control or the battery out of service.

Do not make any modifi cations to the alarm system, this could cause malfunctions.

Locking the vehicle with full alarm

Activation

• Switch off the ignition and get out of the vehicle.
• Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the locking button on the remote control.

The alarm is activated; the indicator lamp on button A fl ashes once per second.

Deactivation

Unlock the vehicle using the unlocking button on the remote control.

The alarm is deactivated; the indicator lamp on button A switches off.

Locking the vehicle with exterior protection alarm only

Deactivation of the interior volumetric protection

• Switch off the ignition.
• Within ten seconds, press button A until the indicator lamp is lit continuously.
• Get out of the vehicle.
• Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the locking button on the remote control.

The exterior protection alarm alone remains activated; the indicator lamp on button A fl ashes once per second.

To be effective, this deactivation must be carried out each time the ignition is switched off.

Reactivation of the interior volumetric protection

• Unlock the vehicle using the unlocking button on the remote control.
• Relock the vehicle using the remote control.

The alarm is activated again with both types of protection; the indicator lamp on button A switches off.

Triggering

This is indicated by sounding of the siren and fl ashing of the direction indicators for approximately thirty seconds.

After it has been triggered, the alarm is again operational.

If the alarm is triggered ten times in succession, the eleventh time will result in it becoming inactive.

If the indicator lamp on button A fl ashes rapidly, this indicates that the alarm was triggered during your absence. When the ignition is switched on, this fl ashing stops immediately.

To avoid triggering the alarm when washing your vehicle, lock it using the key in the driver’s door lock.

Do not activate the alarm before disconnecting the battery, otherwise the siren will sound.

Failure of the remote control

• Unlock the vehicle using the key in the driver’s door lock.
• Open the door; the alarm is triggered.
• Switch on the ignition; the alarm stops.

Locking the vehicle without activating the alarm

Lock or deadlock the vehicle using the key in the driver’s door lock.

Malfunction

When the ignition is switched on, lighting of the indicator lamp on button A for ten seconds indicates a siren fault.

Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.

Automatic operation *

Depending on the legislation in force in your country, one of these cases may occur:

- 45 seconds after the vehicle is locked using the remote control, the alarm is activated, regardless of the status of the doors and boot.

- 2 minutes after the last door or the boot is closed, the alarm is activated.

To avoid triggering the alarm on entering the vehicle, fi rst press the unlocking button on the remote control.