2008 Citroen C3 PLURIEL DAG Owner's Manual

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D. Cassette stowed.E. Reposition the rear part of the boot fl oor.
F. Position the boot compartment cover.
C. Pivot it to stow it in the boot compartment.
Always use the handholds in the top and bottom of the cassette, to:Open or close the rear screen.
Move the cassette.
Never grab the cassette by the roof material or frame.
Do not exert pressure on the roof material or frame to clo se the rear screen or the cassette.

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It is essential for the tailgate 2 to be closed when the vehicle is being driven.
Prior conditions for remov-ing the arches:The roof cassette should be stowed away.The tailgate 2 should be open and all the windows should be down.

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D. Remove the arch horizontally towards the rear, in the line of the vehicle.
E. Position the boot compartment cover and the side covers.
C. Removing the arches
Make sure that the handle is in the up position.
With one hand grab the arch at the centre 1, with the other hand hold the rear extremity 2.
Raise the rear part a few centime-tres.
Handle the arches with care so as not to damage the vehicle’s bodywork.
Place the arches down horizontally on a clean, dry surfa ce so that they rest on their inner sides to prevent damage to their outer faces.

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Ensure that the contact surfaces are clean and dry.
Handle the arches with care so as not to damage the vehicle’s bodywork.
Prior conditions for the oper-ation:The windows should be down and the tailgate open.The handles 1 should be in the up position (unlocked).

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Handle stowed downwards
Make sure that the telescopic han-dles 1 are correctly retracted into their housings as shown in the illustration.
C. At the rear:Lock the mechanism by press-ing fi rmly down with the palm of the hand.Press on the arch to assist lock-ing.

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The telescopic handles for locking the arches should be fully retracted into their housings.
Should the cassette not lock correctly, pivot it downward again, pressing the light grey control located on the in terior face (See change of confi guration Saloon to Cabriolet). Then restart the operation.
Prior conditions for reposi-tioning the cassette:The rear tailgate should be open.The rear part of the boot fl oor should be removed.
The telescopic handles for unlocking the arches should be fully retracted into their housings (see preceding pages for the repositioning of the arches).
Pull on edge A of the cassette to pivot the cassette upwards.

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D. Close the tailgate.C. Open the rear screen by press-ing on the control situated above the R in CITROËN.ing on the control situated control
BE AWARE of the movements of children when handling the cassette.
E. Close the rear screen.

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This movable cover consists of the main section and two side covers that are secured on the cover’s inner face.
The main section enables the boot to be closed off in Cabriolet or Spi-der confi guration.
The side covers the bases of the arches when in Spider confi gura-tion.A. Positioning the boot compart-ment cover:Place yourself at one sde of the vehicle.
Unlock and tilt the rear seat backrest.
Lift the boot cover on one side then remove it from the boot.