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Petrol - Diesel instrument panels, manual or automatic gearbox Provided with permanent back-lighting, the instrument panel groups together the vehicle's dials and indicator and warning lamps.1.
Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotation of the
engine
(x 1 000 rpm
).
2.
Vehicle s
peed.
Indicates the current speed o
f the movin
g
vehicle
(km
/h or mph
).
3.
Engine coolant
temperature
.
Indicates the temperature of the enginecoolant liquid (° Celsius).
Dials
7.
Lighting rheostat button.
Adjusts the level of the instrument and controls
illumination an
d the inter
ior moo
d ligh
ting.
4.
Display screen
.
5. Fuel level
.
Indicates the quantit
y of fuel remainin
g in
the
tank.
6.
Display mana
gement
button
Alternates
display between range an
d trip
mileage recorder.
Servicing information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip
distance recorder or service indicator).
For more information
, refer to the
para
grap
h relating to t
he button or
function and its associated displa
y.
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Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Obse
rvations
Diesel engine pre-heatin
g
fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd
position
(ignition on
).
Wait until the warning lamp has switched off before starting.
The duration for which the warnin
g lamp is on is determined
by the climat
ic con
ditions.
Parking brake
fixed.
The par
king brake is app
lied or not
properly released.
Release the parkin
g brake to switch o
ff the warnin
g
lamp, keepin
g your
foot on the brake pedal.
Observe the sa
fety recommendations.
For
further in
formation on the parkin
g brake, re
fer to
the "Driving" sect
ion.
Engine coolant tempera
ture
fixed blue.
On starting the engine, it indicates that the engine is cold.
After a
few minutes driving, it swiches o
ff to indicate
that t
he eng
ine temperature
is norma
l.
In or
der to protect your eng
ine, avo
id driving too
hard
until the warning lamp has switched o
ff.
Foot on the brake peda
l
fixed. With an automatic gearbox, you have
forgotten to press the brake pedal to
come out of the
Ppost
ion. With the engine running, before releasing the parking
brake you must press the brake pedal to unlock the the automatic gear selector lever and come out of the
P position.
Automat
ic w
iping
fixed.
The w
iper contro
l is pushed
downwards.
Automatic
front wipin
g is activated.
Passenger's airbag system
fixed. The control switch, located in the glove
box, is in the "
ON
" position.
The passen
ger's front airba
g is activated.
In this case, do not install a rear-
facin
g
child
seat. T
urn th
e control switch to the "
OF
F " position to
deactivate the front passen
ger's airba
g.
In this case
you can install a rear-facin
g child seat.
The passen
ger's a
irbag system
is automat
ically put
into service on startin
g the vehicle
("ON
" position
).
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Warning lamp
is on
Cause
Action/Observation
s
Engineauto
diagnos
is
system
fixed.
The em
ission contro
l system
has a
fault.
This lamp should switch o
ff when the en
gine is started.
If it does not switch off, contact a CITROËN deale
r
urgently.
flashing.
The engine management system has
a fault.
Risk of destruction of the catalytic convertor.
Have it checked by a CITROËN dealer.
Low fue
l level
fixed. When it
first comes on there remains
approximatel
y 5 litres o
f fue
lin
the tan
k.
You must re
fuel as soon as possible to avoid runnin
g
out o
f fuel.
Thi
s warn
ing
lamp w
ill come on every t
ime t
he ignition
is
switched on
, until a sufficient addition of fuel is made.
Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres (petrol) or
48 litres (Diesel).
Never continue to drive until
you run out of fuel as
this could dama
ge the emission control and in
jection
s
ystems.
Maximum coolant tem
perature
fix
ed red.
The temperature of the cooling system
is too high.
Stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait until the en
gine has cooled down before toppin
g
up the level, if necessar
y.
If the
problem
persists, contact a CITRO
ËN dealer.
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Instruments and controls
With the engine running, when the needle is: - in zone
A
, the temperature is correct,
- in zone
B, the temperature is too high;
the central STOP warnin
g lamp and the
maximum temperature warn
ing lamp
1
ligh
t up
in re
d, accompan
ied by an au
dibl
e
signal and a messa
ge on the multi
function
screen.
Yo u
must
stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Wait a few minutes before switching off theengine. Consult a CITROËN dealer. Coolant temperature indicator
After driving for a few minutes, the temperatureand pressure in the cooling system increase.
To top up the level: ) wait for the en
gine to cool down,
)
unscrew t
he cap
by two turns to a
llow t
he
pressure to
drop,
)
w
hen t
he pressure
has
dropped, remove
the ca
p,
) to
p up the leve
l to t
he "MAX"
mar
k.
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Checks
* According to engine.
Petrol engines 1.
Screenwash reservoir.
2.
Coolant header tank.
3.
Air filter * .
4.
Br
ake fluid rese
rvoir.
5.
Batter
y.
6.Fusebo
x.
7.
Engine oil dipstick. 8. En
gine oil
filler cap.
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* According to engine.
Diesel engines 1.
Screenwash reservoir.2.
Coolant header tank. 3.
Air filt
er * .
4.
Br
ake fluid rese
rvoir.
5.
Batter
y.
6.
Fusebo
x.
7. Engine o
il dipst
ick.
8.
Engine oil
filler cap.
9.
Priming pump
* .
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Changing the coolant The coo
lant
does not
have to
be c
hange
d.
) O X L G V S H F L
¿ F D W L R Q
The coolant must conform to the
manufacturer's reco
mm
endations.
Screenwash fluid level ) O X L G V
S H F L
¿ F D W L R Q
For optimum cleaning and to avoid
freezing,
this fluid must not be topped up or replaced
with water.
Take care w
hen carr
ying out c
hecks
under the bonnet as some
parts o
f the
engine can be very hot
(risk o
f burns
).
Coolant level
Top up t
he leve
l when necessar
y.
The coo
lant
leve
l should be c
lose
to the "MA X" mark but should never exceed it.
When the engine is warm, the
temperature of the coolant is regulated by the
fan. This can operate with the i
gnition off.
On vehicles which are fitted with a par ticle emission
filter, the
fan ma
y operate a
fter
the vehicle has been switched off, even if the eng
ine
is co
ld.
In addition, as the cooling system is
pressurised, wait at least one hour after switching off the engine before carrying out anywork.To avoid any risk of scalding, unscrew the cap by two turns to a
llow t
he pressure to
drop.
When the pressure has dropped, remove the cap an
d top up the leve
l.
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Practical information
The rear par
king sensors w
ill be
deactivated automaticall
y if a genuine
CITR
OË
N towbar is used.
Drivin
g advice
Di
stribut
ion of loads
)
Dis
tribute the load
in the traile
r so that the
heaviest items are as close as possible tothe ax
le an
d the nose we
ight approac
hes t
he
maximum permitted without exceeding it.
Air dens
ity decreases w
ith altitude, t
hus
reducing engine per formance. Above
1 000
metres, the maximum towing load
must be reduced by 10 % and so on for every 1 000 metres of altitude.
Refer to the "Technical Data" section for details of the wei
ghts and towin
g loads which appl
y to
your ve
hicle.
Side wind )
Take into account the increased sensitivity to s
ide w
ind.
Coolin
g
Towing a tra
iler on a s
lope
increases t
he
tem
perature o
f the coolant.
As the
fan is electricall
y controlled, its coolin
g
capac
ity is not
depen
dent on t
he en
gine spee
d.
)
To lower t
he eng
ine spee
d, re
duce your
speed.
The maximum towing load on a long slope
depends on the gradient and the ambient
tempera
ture.
In a
ll cases, pa
y attent
ion to t
he coo
lant
tem
pera
ture.
BrakingTowing a tra
iler increases t
he braking distance.
Ty
res
) Check the t
yre pressures o
f the towin
g
vehicle and o
f the trailer, obser vin
g the
recommen
ded pressures.
Ligh
ting
) Check the electrical li
ghtin
g and si
gnallin
g
on the traile
r.
) If the warning lamp and theSTOP
warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch of
f
the en
gine as soon as possible.
