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TOPPING UP ENGINE OIL
B e f o r e fi l l i n g , p u l l o u t t h e d i p s t i c k .
C h e c k t h e d i p s t i c k a f t e r fi l l i n g .
It must never exceed the maxi-mum.
Screw the cap back on and close the bonnet.
Quality: See "Maintenance and Warranty Guide".
L E V E L S
RADIATOR – COOLANT FLUID
Checking the level and topping up w i t h fl u i d m u s t a l w a y s b e d o n e w i t h the engine cold.
Engine hot
Wait 15 minutes or for the tempe-rature to be lower than 100 °C and then carefully unscrew the cap so as to allow the pressure to drop, pro-tecting yourself with, for example, a cloth.
Topping up the coolant
The level of coolant 1 should be between the MIN. and MAX. mark-ings on the header tank.
Top up the level. If you have to put in more than 1 litre, have the cooling system checked by a CITROËN dealer.cooling system checked cooling system
Make sure that the cap is back on properly.Note: I f y o u n e e d t o t o p u p t h e fl u i 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 m a l f u n c - t i o n w h i c h y o u s h o u l d g e t c h e c k e d a t t h e e a r l i e s t o p p o r t u n i t y .
Note: The cooling fan may oper-ate for around 10 minutes after the engine has stopped.
Quality: See "Maintenance and Warranty Guide".
If opening the bonnet when the engine is hot, even if it is stopped and the ignition is switched off, remember that the cooling fan may operate at any moment.
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STARTING THE ENGINE AFTER DISCONNECTING AND RECONNECTING THE BATTERY1. Turn the ignition key.2. Wait approximately 1 minute before operating the starter in order to allow the electronic systems to re-initialise.
After the battery has been disconnected for a lengthy period o f time, it may be necessary to re-initialise the following functions:The anti-pinch on the windows.
The anti-pinch on the sun roof.
The multifunction display parameters (date, time, language, units of distance and of temperature).The Radio stations.
The NaviDrive. See NaviDrive instructions.
IMPORTANT
In the event of a battery failure, and if the boot is closed, it is then necessary to feed an electrical supply to your vehicle. See following page.
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If you should put in fuel that is not suitable for your vehicle's engine type, it is imperative to have the tank drained be fore you start the engine again.
While you are refuelling, the engine must be stopped and the ignition switched off.
For a petrol engine with a cata-lytic converter, unleaded fuel is compulsory.
T h e fi l l e r n e c k i s n a r r o w e r t o e n s u r e t h a t o n l y u n l e a d e d p e t r o l c a n b e p u t i n .
W h e n y o u a r e s e e k i n g t o fi l l y o u r tank, do not persist after the third cut-off; that could cause your vehicle to malfunction.
Fuel must be added in quantities of more than 5 litres to be reco-gnised by the fuel gauge.
T o o p e n t h e fl a p , p r e s s b u t t o n A . U n d o t h e c a p a n d a t t a c h i t t o t h e t a b o n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e fl a p .
O p e n i n g t h e c a p c a n t r i g g e r a v a c u u m . T h i s r e s u l t s i n a n o i s e c a u s e d b y t h e s e a l i n g o f t h e f u e l c i r c u i t .Note: T h e f u e l fl a p i s l o c k e d w h e n y o u l o c k y o u r v e h i c l e w i t h t h e r e m o t e c o n t r o l .
FUEL QUALITY
A l a b e l i n s i d e t h e fi l l e r fl a p t e l l s y o u w h i c h t y p e o f f u e l t o u s e .
T h e p e t r o l e n g i n e s a r e d e s i g n e d t o r u n o n R O N 9 5 .
H o w e v e r , f o r b e t t e r p e r f o r m a n c e ( p e t r o l e n g i n e ) , w e r e c o m m e n d R O N 9 8 .
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T O W I N G – L I F T I N G
TOWING WITH WHEELS ON THE GROUND
T o w i n g e y e s c a n b e u s e d a t t h e f r o n t a n d a t t h e r e a r o f t h e v e h i c l e .
D e t a c h t h e c o v e r : F o r t h e f r o n t c o v e r , l e v e r w i t h a s c r e w d r i v e r a t t h e t o p o f t h e c o v e r .
F o r t h e r e a r c o v e r , p r e s s o n t h e r i g h t h a n d s i d e .
The ignition key must be in position M to retain steering.
U s e a b a r w i t h a t t a c h m e n t s t o t h e t o w i n g e y e s a s a b o v e .
T h e t o w i n g e y e i s r e m o v a b l e , t o b e s t o w e d i n t h e j a c k p r o t e c t i o n b o x i n s i d e t h e s p a r e w h e e l .
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