CITROEN C3 Picasso 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual page 218

QUESTION
The stored stations do An incorrect waveband is selected.
not function (no sound,
87.5 Mhz is displayed...)
The quality of reception The vehicle is too far from the transmitter used by the station listened to or
of the radio station there is no transmitter in the geographical area through which the vehicle
listened to gradually is travelling.
deteriorates or the
stored stations do
not function (no
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels, basement car parks...) block
sound, 87.5 Mhz is reception, including in RDS mode.
displayed...).
The aerial is absent or has been damaged (for example when going
through a car wash or into an underground car park).
Sound cut-outs of 1 During this brief sound cut-out, the RDS searches for any frequency
to 2 seconds in radio permitting better reception of the station.
mode.
With the engine off, When the engine is switched off, the audio equipment operating time
the audio equipment depends on the battery charge.
switches off after a few The switch-off is normal: the audio equipment switches to economy mode
minutes of use. and switches off to prevent discharging of the vehicle's battery.
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ANSWER SOLUTION
Press the BAND AST button to return to the
waveband (AM, FM1, FM2, FMAST) on which the
stations are stored.
Activate the RDS function to enable the system
to check whether there is a more powerful
transmitter in the geographical area.
This phenomenon is normal and does not
indicate a failure of the audio equipment.
Have the aerial checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Deactivate the RDS function if the phenomenon
is too frequent and always on the same route.
Start the vehicle's engine to increase the battery
charge.