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FUEL TANK
Capacity of the tank: approxi-
mately 60 litres.
Low fuel level When the low fuel level is
reached, this warning lamp
on the instrument panel
comes on, accompanied by
an audible warning and a message
on the multifunction screen.
W h e n i t fi r s t c o m e s o n , about 7 litres
of fuel remain in the tank.
U n t i l s u f fi c i e n t f u e l h a s b e e n
added, this warning lamp appears
every time the ignition is switched
on, accompanied by an audible
warning and a message. Depending
on version, this audible warning
and message are repeated with
increasing frequency as the fuel
level drops towards " 0 ".
Refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running out. A l a b e l o n t h e i n s i d e o f t h e f u e l fi l l e r
fl a p r e m i n d s y o u o f t h e t y p e o f f u e l
to use, depending on your engine
type.
Additions of fuel must be of at least
5 litres to be registered by the fuel
gauge.
Refuelling
I f y o u a r e fi l l i n g y o u r t a n k t o
the top, do not persist after the
3rd cut-off; this could cause
malfunctions.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with
the system in STOP mode; you
must switch off the ignition with the
key. O p e n i n g t h e fi l l e r c a p m a y r e s u l t i n
an inrush of air. This is entirely nor-
mal and results from the sealing of
the fuel system.
Press control switch A , situated
on the switch panel on the left of
t h e d a s h b o a r d , u n t i l t h e f u e l fl a p
opens.
This control switch remains ac- tive for a few minutes after
switching of the ignition. If nec-
essary, switch the ignition on
again to reactivate it.
Take care to select the pump
that delivers the correct type of
fuel for your vehicle.
Introduce the nozzle so as to push
i n t h e m e t a l n o n - r e t u r n fl a p B.
Make sure that the nozzle is
pushed in as far as possible
before starting to refuel (risk of
blowback).
Maintain this position throughout
the refuelling operation.
P u s h t h e f u e l fl a p t o c l o s e i t .
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The petrol or Diesel engine of your ve-
h i c l e i s fi t t e d w i t h a c a t a l y t i c c o n v e r t e r , a
device which helps to reduce the level of
harmful emissions in the exhaust gases.
For petrol engines, you must use
unleaded fuel.
T h e fi l l e r n e c k i s n a r r o w e r , a l l o w i n g o n l y
unleaded petrol nozzles to be intro-
duced.
If you have put in the wrong fuel
for your vehicle, you must have
t h e f u e l t a n k d r a i n e d a n d fi l l e d
with the correct fuel before start-
ing the engine. Quality of the fuel used for
petrol engines
Quality of the fuel used for
Diesel engines
Fuel cut-off
Your vehicle is equipped with a safe-
ty device which cuts off the fuel sup-
ply in the event of a collision. The petrol engines are perfectly
compatible with E10 type petrol
biofuels (containing 10 % ethanol),
conforming to European standards
EN 228 and EN 15376.
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 %
ethanol) are reserved exclusively for
vehicles marketed for the use of this
type of fuel (BioFlex vehicles). The
quality of the ethanol must comply
with European standard EN 15293.
For Brazil only, special vehicles are
marketed to run on fuels containing
up to 100 % ethanol (E100 type).
The Diesel engines are perfectly
compatible with biofuels which con-
form to current and future European
standards (Diesel fuel which com-
plies with standard EN 590 mixed
with a biofuel which complies with
standard EN 14214) available at the
pumps (containing up to 7 % Fatty
Acid Methyl Ester).
The B30 biofuel can be used in cer-
tain Diesel engines; however, this
use is subject to strict application
of the special servicing conditions.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or di-
luted, domestic fuel...) is strictly pro-
hibited (risk of damage to the engine
and fuel system).
