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Instruments and controls
WARNING LIGHTS
Each time the vehicle 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 h e n t h e e n g i n e i s 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
initial warning may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message which appears on the display.
Do not ignore these warnings.
Warning light is indicates Solution - action
STOP lit, associated
with another
warning
light and
accompanied
by a message
on the display. major faults linked with
t h e " B r a k e fl u i d l e v e l " ,
"Engine oil pressure and
temperature", "Coolant
temperature", "Electronic
brake force distribution" and
"Power steering" warning
lights.
You must stop, park and switch off the
ignition. Have the fault checked by a CITROËN
dealer.
Handbrake/
B r a k e fl u i d
level/EBFD lit.
that the handbrake is applied or
has not been released fully. Releasing the handbrake switches off the warning
light.
lit. a 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.
a failure of the electronic
brake force distribution.
You must stop, park and switch off the
ignition. Have the fault checked by a CITROËN
dealer.
Engine oil
pressure and
temperature lit while driving.
i n s u f fi c i e n t p r e s s u r e o r a
high temperature. Park and switch off the ignition then allow to
cool. Visually check the level. Chapter 7, "Levels"
section.
remaining on,
even though
the level is
correct. a major fault. Have the fault checked by a CITROËN deale
r.
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Levels
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 .
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 h i g h e r
t h a n 4 0 m p h ( 6 0 k m / h ) f o r a t l e a s t fi v e
m i n u t e s 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 ( 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 ) .
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 i f
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 s u l t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r .
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 .
F o r o p t i m u m c l e a n i n g a n d t o a v o i d
f r e e z i n g , t h i s fl u i d m u s t n o t b e t o p p e d
u p o r r e p l a c e d w i t h w a t e r .
C a p a c i t y o f t h e s c r e e n w a s h r e s e r v o i r :
a p p r o x i m a t e l y 4 . 5 l i t r e s .
I f y o u r v e h i c l e i s fi t t e d w i t h h e a d l a m p
w a s h e r s , t h e c a p a c i t y o f t h e r e s e r v o i r
i s 7 . 5 l i t r e s .
Diesel additive level
(Diesel with particle
emission filter)
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 .
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 i t 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 t y p e
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 , . . . ) . 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 i 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 .
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Checks
CHECKS
Carbon filter and passenger
compartment filter
A n a c c e s s fl a p b e l o w t h e g l o v e b o x
p e r m i t s r e p l a c e m e n t o f t h e fi l t e r s .
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 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 ) . 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 s u l 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 .
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 .