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Do not throw the remote control
batter
ies awa
y, they conta
in meta
ls
which are harm
ful to the environment.
Take them to an a
pprove
d co
llect
ion
point.
Lost
keys
Visit a CITRO
ËN dealer with the vehicle's V5 re
gistration document and
your personal
identi
fication documents.
The CITRO
ËN dealer will be able to retrieve the key code and the transponder code
required to order a replacement key. Remote contro
l
The hi
gh frequenc
y remote control is a sensitive s
ystem; do not operate it while it is in
your
pocket as there is a possibility that it may unlock the vehicle, without you being aware o
f it.
Do not repeatedly press the buttons of your remote control out of range and out of sight of your vehicle. You run the risk of stopping it from working and the remote control would haveto be reiniti
alised
.
The remote control does not operate when the ke
y is in the i
gnition, even when the i
gnition
is switched off, except for reinitialisation.
Locking the vehicle
Driving with the doors locked may make access to the passenger compartment by the emer
genc
y services more difficult in an emer
genc
y.
As a safet
y precaution
(with children on board
), remove the ke
y from the i
gnition when
you
leave the vehicle, even
for a short time.
Anti-theft protection Do not make an
y modi
fications to the electronic en
gine immobiliser s
ystem; this could
cause mal
functions.
When purchasin
g a second-hand vehicle
Have the ke
y codes memorised b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer, to ensure that the ke
ys in
your
possess
ion are t
he on
ly ones w
hich can start t
he ve
hicle.
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System which provides full manual locking or unlocking of the doors from the inside. Ma
nua
l ce
ntralised
co
ntrol
Locking )
Press button
Ato lock the vehicle.
The red indicator lamp on the button comes on.
Unlocking ) Press
button A again to un
lock the ve
hicle.
The re
d indicator
lam
p on t
he button sw
itches
o
ff.
If one of the doors is open, central lockin
g from the inside does not take
place.
If the vehicle is locked
from the outside,
the red indicator lam
p flashes and
button
A
is inactive.
)
In this case
, use the remote control
or the key to unlock the vehicle.
Auto
m
at
ic ce
ntralised
contro
l
System which provides
full automatic lockin
g
or unlocking o
f the doors and the boot while
driving.
You can activate or deactivate this function.
Loc
king
When the speed exceeds 6 mph
(10 km
/h), the
doors and the boot lock automatically.
Unlocking )
Above 6 mph (10 km/h), press button
Ato
unlock the doors and the boot temporarily.
If one of the doors is open, the automatic central lockin
g does not take
place. If the boot is o
pen, the automatic
central lockin
g of the doors is active.
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Boot
Openin
g
)
After unlocking the vehicle using theremote control or the key, pull the handle and raise the tailgate.
Closing ) Lower t
he ta
ilgate us
ing the inter
ior grab
handle.
If the tail
gate is not closed correctl
y:
- when the engine is running
,
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by a message on
the multifunction screen for a few
seconds
,
-
when the vehicle is moving
(speed above
6 mph
(10 km/h
)), this warnin
g lamp comes
on, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e s
ignal an
d
a messa
ge on the multi
function screen
for
a few seconds.
System for mechanical unlockin
g of the boot
in the event of a batter
y or central lockin
g
m
alfunction.
Ta i l
gate release
Unlockin
g
)
Fold back the rear benchseat to gain access
to the lock fr
om in
side the boo
t.
) Insert a small screwdriver into hole
Aof the
lock to un
lock the ta
ilgate.
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Charging the battery usinga batter
y char
ger
Batteries contain harm
ful substances
such as sulphuric acid and lead. Theymust be disposed of in accordance with re
gulations and must not, in an
y
circumstances, be discarded with household
waste.
Take used remote control batteries and vehicle batter
ies to a s
pecial co
llect
ion
point.It is a
dvisable to
disconnect t
he batter
y
if the vehicle is to be left unused for more than one month.
Do not
disconnect t
he term
inals w
hile the en
gine
is runn
ing.
Do not char
ge the batteries without disconnectin
g the terminals
first.
)
Disconnect the batter
y from the vehicle.
)
Follow the instructions
for use provided b
y
the manu
facturer o
f the char
ger.
)
Reconnect start
ing w
ith the negat
ive
terminal
(-).
)
Check that the terminals and connectorsare clean. If they are covered with sulphate
(whitish or greenish deposit), remove them and clean th
em.
Be
fore disconnectin
g
the batter
y
Wait 2 minutes a
fter switchin
g off the
ignition be
fore disconnectin
g the batter
y.
Close the windows and the doors be
fore
disconnect
ing the batter
y.
Followin
g reconnection o
f
the batter
y
Followin
g reconnection o
f the batter
y,
switch on the i
gnition and wait 1 minute
before startin
g to permit initialisation o
f
the electronic s
ystems. However, i
f mino
r
problems persist
following this operation,
contact a CITROËN dealer.
Referring to the corresponding section,you should yourself reinitialise: - the remote control ke
y,
- the
GPS satellite navi
gation s
ystem.
