Settings
Audio settings
Press Settings to display the main page.
Select "Audio settings".
Then select "Ambience", "Distribution", "Sound", "Voice" or "Ringtone".
Press "OK" to save the settings.
Distribution (or spatialisation using the Arkamys system) is an audio processing function that adapts sound quality according to the number of passengers in the vehicle.
Available only with front and rear speaker configuration.
The Ambience audio settings (6 ambiences to choose from) as well as Bass, Mid and Treble are different and independent for each audio source.
Turn "Loudness" on or off.
The "Distribution" settings (All passengers, Driver and Front only) apply to all sources.
Turn "Touch tones", "Speed-dependent volume" and "Auxiliary input" on or off.
Onboard audio: Arkamys Sound Staging optimises sound distribution within the cabin.
Set up profiles
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "Profile settings".
Select "Profile 1" or "Profile 2" or "Profile 3" or "Common profile".
Press this key to enter a profile name using the virtual keyboard.
Press "OK" to confirm.
Press this key to add a profile picture.
Insert a USB stick containing the picture into the USB port.
Select the picture.
Press "OK" to accept the picture transfer.
Press "OK" again to save the settings.
The profile picture area is square. If the original picture is not in this format, the system will distort it.
Press this key to reset the selected profile.
Resetting the selected profile sets English as the default language.
Select a "Profile" (1, 2 or 3) to assign the "Audio settings" to it.
Select "Audio settings".
Then select "Ambience", "Distribution", "Sound", "Voice" or "Ringtone".
Press "OK" to save the settings for the selected profile.
Change the system settings
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "Display settings".
Select "Animation".
Enable or disable: "Automatic text scrolling".
Select "Brightness".
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "System administration".
Select "Units" to change the units of distance, consumption and temperature.
Select "Factory settings" to restore the initial settings.
Resetting the system to "Factory settings" sets English as the default language and Fahrenheit as the temperature unit, and turns off daylight saving time.
Select "System info" to view the software versions of the various installed modules.
Select the language
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "Languages" to change the language.
Set date
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "Time and date settings".
Select "Date".
Press this key to set the date.
Press "OK" to confirm.
Select the date display format.
Date and time settings are only available when "GPS synchronisation" is turned off.
Set time
Press Settings to display the main page.
Press the "OPTIONS" button to access the secondary page.
Select "Time and date settings".
Select "Time".
Press this key to set the time using the virtual keyboard.
Press "OK" to confirm.
Press this key to set the time zone.
Select the time display format (12h / 24h).
Enable or disable daylight saving time (+1 hour).
Enable or disable synchronisation with satellites (UTC).
Press "OK" to confirm.
The system does not automatically switch between daylight saving time and standard time (depending on country of sale).
Themes
Depending on equipment / Depending on version.
For safety reasons, the ambience can only be changed when the vehicle is stationary.
Press Settings to display the main page.
Select "Themes".
Select the graphic ambience from the list, then press "OK" to confirm.
Each time the ambience is changed, the system restarts and the screen goes black briefly.
Test yourself
A quick Citroen C5 Aircross quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.