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WARNING LIGHTS
Each time the engine is started: a series of warning lights comes on applying a self-test check. They switch off almost
i m m e d i a t e l y . W i t h t h e e n g i n e r u n n i n g : t h e w a r n i n g l i g h t b e c o m e s a w a r n i n g i f i t r e m a i n s o n c o n t i n u o u s l y o r fl a s h e s .
T h i s i n i t i a l w a r n i n g m a y b e a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n a u d i b l e s i g n a l a n d a m e s s a g e w h i c h a p p e a r s o n t h e d i s p l a y . " D o n o t
ignore these warnings."
Warning light is indicates Solution - action
STOP lit, associated
with another
warning
light and
accompanied
b y a m e s s a g e
on the display. m a j o r f a u l t s l i n k e d w i t h t h e
" B r a k e fl u i d l e v e l " , " E n g i n e
oil pressure", "Coolant
temperature", "Electronic
b r a k e f o r c e d i s t r i b u t i o n " ,
"Power steering" and
"Punctured tyre" warning
lights.
You must stop, park, switch off the ignition
and call a CITROËN dealer .
Handbrake /
B r a k e fl u i d
level / EBFD lit.
h a n d b r a k e a p p l i e d o r n o t
released correctly. R e l e a s i n g t h e h a n d b r a k e s w i t c h e s o f f t h e w a r n i n g
light. Chapter 2, "Starting and stopping" section.
lit. l o w b r a k e fl u i d l e v e l . T o p u p u s i n g a fl u i d r e c o m m e n d e d b y C I T R O Ë N .
remaining on,
even though the
level is correct
and associated
with the ABS
warning light. failure of the electronic
b r a k e f o r c e d i s t r i b u t i o n .
You must stop, park, switch off the ignition
and call a CITROËN dealer .
Engine oil
pressure lit while driving.
i n s u f fi c i e n t p r e s s u r e . Park, switch off the ignition and allow to cool.
Visually check the level. Chapter 7, "Levels"
section.
remaining on,
even though
the level is
correct. m a j o r f a u l t .
Call a CITROËN dealer .
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Service indicator
The display, located in the control
b l o c k , i n f o r m s y o u w h e n t h e n e x t
s e r v i c e w i l l b e d u e i n a c c o r d a n c e
with the "Manufacturer's" servicing
schedule indicated in the servicing
b o o k l e t . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n i s d e t e r m i n e d
in relation to the distance travelled
since the previous service. A few seconds after the ignition is
switched on, the oil level is displayed,
then the total distance recorder
resumes normal operation showing the
total and trip distances.
The distance remaining before the
next service is less than 500 miles/
1 000 km
Each time the ignition is switched on
and for a few seconds, the spanner
fl a s h e s a n d t h e n u m b e r o f m i l e s /
kilometres remaining is displayed: A few seconds after the ignition is
switched on, the oil level is displayed,
then the total distance recorder
resumes normal operation and the
spanner remains lit. This indicates that
a s e r v i c e s h o u l d b e c a r r i e d o u t s h o r t l y .
The service is overdue
Each time the ignition is switched on
and for a few seconds, the spanner
fl a s h e s a n d t h e e x c e s s d i s t a n c e i s
displayed.
With the engine running the
spanner remains lit until the
s e r v i c e h a s b e e n c a r r i e d o u t .
Example: 4 800 miles/km remain
b e f o r e t h e n e x t s e r v i c e i s d u e . W h e n
the ignition is switched on and for a
few seconds, the display shows:
Refer to the list of checks in the
s e r v i c i n g b o o k l e t w h i c h w a s g i v e n
to you on delivery of the vehicle.
Operation
A few moments after the ignition
h a s b e e n s w i t c h e d o n , t h e s p a n n e r
indicating a service operation lights
up; the display for the total distance
r e c o r d e r t e l l s y o u ( i n r o u n d fi g u r e s )
t h e d i s t a n c e r e m a i n i n g b e f o r e t h e n e x t
service.
The points at which a service is due
are calculated from the last indicator
z e r o r e s e t .
The point at which a service is due is
d e t e r m i n e d b y t h e d i s t a n c e t r a v e l l e d .
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Levels
CHECKS
7
Cooling system
O n l y u s e t h e fl u i d r e c o m m e n d e d b y t h e
m a n u f a c t u r e r .
O t h e r w i s e , y o u r i s k s e r i o u s l y d a m a g i n g
y o u r e n g i n e .
W h e n t h e e n g i n e i s w a r m , t h e
t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e c o o l a n t i s c o n t r o l l e d
b y t h e e n g i n e f a n . A s t h i s f a n c a n
o p e r a t e w i t h t h e i g n i t i o n k e y r e m o v e d
a n d b e c a u s e t h e c o o l i n g s y s t e m i s
p r e s s u r i s e d , w a i t f o r a t l e a s t o n e h o u r
a f t e r t h e e n g i n e h a s s t o p p e d b e f o r e
c a r r y i n g o u t a n y w o r k .
S l a c k e n t h e c a p b y 1 / 4 o f a t u r n t o
r e l e a s e t h e p r e s s u r e t o p r e v e n t a n y
r i s k o f s c a l d i n g . W h e n t h e p r e s s u r e
h a s d r o p p e d , r e m o v e t h e c a p a n d t o p
u p t h e l e v e l w i t h c o o l a n t .
I f fl u i d h a s t o b e a d d e d f r e q u e n t l y ,
t h i s i n d i c a t e s a f a i l u r e w h i c h m u s t b e
c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r a s
s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . Power steering fluid level
T h e v e h i c l e m u s t b e p a r k e d o n l e v e l
g r o u n d w i t h t h e e n g i n e c o l d . U n s c r e w
t h e c a p i n t e g r a t e d w i t h t h e g a u g e a n d
c h e c k t h e l e v e l w h i c h m u s t b e b e t w e e n
t h e M I N a n d M A X m a r k s .
D u r i n g r e g e n e r a t i o n o f t h e p a r t i c l e
e m i s s i o n fi l t e r , r e l a y n o i s e m a y b e
h e a r d u n d e r t h e f a s c i a .
I f t h e m e s s a g e i s s t i l l d i s p l a y e d a n d
t h e s e r v i c e w a r n i n g l i g h t r e m a i n s o n ,
c o n t a c t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Diesel additive level (Diesel with
particle emission filter)
W h e n t h i s o c c u r s w i t h t h e e n g i n e
r u n n i n g , t h i s i s d u e t o t h e s t a r t o f
s a t u r a t i o n o f t h e p a r t i c l e e m i s s i o n
fi l t e r ( e x c e p t i o n a l l y p r o l o n g e d u r b a n
d r i v i n g c o n d i t i o n s : l o w s p e e d , l o n g
t r a f fi c j a m s , . . . ) .
I n o r d e r t o r e g e n e r a t e t h e fi l t e r , y o u
a r e a d v i s e d t o d r i v e a t a s p e e d o f
m o r e t h a n 4 0 m p h ( 6 0 k m / h ) a s s o o n
a s p o s s i b l e , w h e n t r a f fi c c o n d i t i o n s
p e r m i t , f o r a t l e a s t fi v e m i n u t e s ( u n t i l
t h e m e s s a g e d i s a p p e a r s a n d t h e
s e r v i c e w a r n i n g l i g h t i s s w i t c h e d o f f ) .
Topping up
T h e l e v e l m u s t b e b e t w e e n t h e M I N
a n d M A X m a r k s o n t h e e x p a n s i o n
b o t t l e . I f m o r e t h a n 1 l i t r e o f fl u i d i s
r e q u i r e d t o t o p u p t h e l e v e l , h a v e t h e
s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r . Windscreen wash and headlamp
wash level
F o r b e s t q u a l i t y c l e a n i n g a n d f o r y o u r
s a f e t y , w e w o u l d a d v i s e t h a t y o u u s e
p r o d u c t s o f t h e C I T R O Ë N r a n g e .
T o a v o i d i c e f o r m i n g , d o n o t u s e w a t e r .
Topping up
I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t t h i s a d d i t i v e i s
t o p p e d u p b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r
w i t h o u t d e l a y .
Used oil
A v o i d p r o l o n g e d c o n t a c t o f u s e d o i l
w i t h t h e s k i n .
B r a k e fl u i d i s h a r m f u l t o h e a l t h a n d
v e r y c o r r o s i v e .
D o n o t d i s p o s e o f u s e d o i l , b r a k e
fl u i d o r c o o l a n t i n t o d r a i n s o r o n t o
t h e g r o u n d b u t i n t o t h e c o n t a i n e r s
d e d i c a t e d t o t h i s u s e a t C I T R O Ë N
d e a l e r s h i p s .
T h e m i n i m u m l e v e l o f t h i s
a d d i t i v e i s i n d i c a t e d b y
l i g h t i n g o f t h e s e r v i c e w a r n i n g
l i g h t , a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n
a u d i b l e s i g n a l a n d a m e s s a g e
o n t h e d i s p l a y .
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Levels
CHECKS
T o c h e c k t h e m a i n l e v e l s a n d
c e r t a i n c o m p o n e n t s , i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s s e r v i c i n g
s c h e d u l e , r e f e r t o t h e p a g e s o f t h e
s e r v i c i n g b o o k l e t w h i c h c o r r e s p o n d t o
y o u r v e h i c l e ' s e n g i n e .
O n l y u s e p r o d u c t s r e c o m m e n d e d
b y C I T R O Ë N o r p r o d u c t s
o f e q u i v a l e n t q u a l i t y a n d
c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s .
I n o r d e r t o o p t i m i s e t h e o p e r a t i o n
o f u n i t s a s i m p o r t a n t a s t h e b r a k i n g
c i r c u i t , C I T R O Ë N s e l e c t s a n d o f f e r s
s p e c i fi c p r o d u c t s .
I n o r d e r t o a v o i d d a m a g i n g t h e
e l e c t r i c a l u n i t s , h i g h p r e s s u r e w a s h i n g
t o c l e a n t h e e n g i n e c o m p a r t m e n t i s
s t r i c t l y p r o h i b i t e d .
Oil filter
C h a n g e t h e fi l t e r r e g u l a r l y , i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e s e r v i c i n g
s c h e d u l e . R e f e r t o t h e s e r v i c i n g b o o k l e t t o
fi n d o u t t h e r e p l a c e m e n t i n t e r v a l
f o r t h e s e c o m p o n e n t s .
D e p e n d i n g o n t h e e n v i r o n m e n t ( d u s t y
a t m o s p h e r e . . . ) a n d t h e u s e o f t h e
v e h i c l e ( u r b a n d r i v i n g . . . ) , c h a n g e t h e m
t w i c e a s o f t e n i f n e c e s s a r y .
R e f e r t o t h e " U n d e r t h e b o n n e t " s e c t i o n
o f c h a p t e r 7 . Particle emission filter (Diesel)
I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t p a r t i c l e e m i s s i o n
fi l t e r m a i n t e n a n c e i s c a r r i e d o u t b y a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
O n a c c e l e r a t i o n a f t e r t h e v e h i c l e h a s
b e e n r u n n i n g f o r a p r o l o n g e d p e r i o d
a t v e r y l o w s p e e d o r a t i d l e , y o u m a y ,
i n e x c e p t i o n a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s , n o t i c e
t h e e m i s s i o n o f w a t e r v a p o u r a t t h e
e x h a u s t . T h i s w a t e r v a p o u r d o e s n o t
h a v e a n y a d v e r s e e f f e c t o n v e h i c l e
h a n d l i n g o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t .
Battery
A t t h e s t a r t o f w i n t e r , h a v e y o u r b a t t e r y
c h e c k e d b y a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Brake pads
B r a k e p a d w e a r d e p e n d s o n t h e s t y l e
o f d r i v i n g , i n p a r t i c u l a r f o r v e h i c l e s
w h i c h a r e u s e d i n t o w n , o v e r s h o r t
d i s t a n c e s . I t m a y b e n e c e s s a r y t o
c h e c k t h e t h i c k n e s s o f t h e p a d s , e v e n
b e t w e e n s e r v i c e s .
U n l e s s t h e r e i s a l e a k o n t h e c i r c u i t , a
d r o p i n t h e b r a k e fl u i d l e v e l i n d i c a t e s
t h a t t h e b r a k e p a d s a r e w o r n .
Brake disc /drum wear status
F o r a n y i n f o r m a t i o n r e l a t i n g t o
c h e c k i n g t h e b r a k e d i s c / d r u m w e a r
s t a t u s , c o n t a c t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
Handbrake
W h e r e t h e h a n d b r a k e t r a v e l i s t o o
g r e a t o r t h e r e i s a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e
p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e s y s t e m , t h e
h a n d b r a k e s h o u l d b e a d j u s t e d , e v e n
b e t w e e n s e r v i c e s .
H a v e t h e s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r . Carbon filter and passenger
compartment filter
T h e c a r b o n fi l t e r p e r m i t s c o n t i n u o u s
a n d e f f e c t i v e fi l t e r i n g o f d u s t .
I f t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t fi l t e r
b e c o m e s c l o g g e d , t h i s m a y r e d u c e
t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g
s y s t e m a n d g e n e r a t e u n p l e a s a n t
o d o u r s .
W e r e c o m m e n d t h e u s e o f a c o m b i n e d
p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t fi l t e r . B y
m e a n s o f i t s s e c o n d s p e c i a l a c t i v e
fi l t e r , i t c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e p u r i fi c a t i o n
o f t h e a i r b r e a t h e d b y t h e o c c u p a n t s
a n d t o t h e c l e a n n e s s o f t h e p a s s e n g e r
c o m p a r t m e n t ( r e d u c t i o n o f a l l e r g i c
s y m p t o m s , u n p l e a s a n t o d o u r s a n d
g r e a s y d e p o s i t s ) .
Manual gearbox
H a v e t h e l e v e l c h e c k e d i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s s e r v i c i n g
s c h e d u l e .