2011 CITROEN C4 AIRCROSS spare wheel

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Familiarisation
Limit the causes of excess
consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; placethe heaviest items in the bottom of the boot,as close as possible to the rear seats.Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and reduce wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box inpreference.Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit your summer tyres.
Observe the recommendations
on maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the door aper ture, driver's side.
Carry out this check in par ticular:- before a long journey,- at each change of season,- after a long period out of use. Don't forget the spare wheel and the tyres onany trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle ser viced regularly (engine oil, oil filter, air filter...) and obser ve the schedule of operations recommended by themanufacturer.


When refuelling, do not continue after the3 rd
cut-off of the nozzle to avoid any over flow.

At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles (3 000 kilometres) that you will see the fuel consumption settledown to a consistent average.

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Practical information























Changing a wheel
The tools are stored in the boot under the floor.
To gain access to them: )Open the boot.)Lift and remove the boot floor. )Ta k e out the tools.
Access to the tools

List of tools

All of these tools are specific to your vehicle. Do not use them for anything else.1.Wheelbrace.
Used to remove the wheel trim and the
wheel fixing bolts.
2. Jack.
Used to raise the vehicle.
3. Handle.
Used to operate the jack. 4.Removable towing eye.
See "Recovering the vehicle".
5
.Security wheel bolt socket (available as an
accessory).
Used to adapt the wheelbrace to thespecial "security" wheel bolts. Procedure for replacin
g a faulty wheel with the spare wheel using the tools supplied with the vehicle.

Wheel with trim
When removing the wheel , remove the trim first using the handle 3
, pulling atthe cutout.When refitting the wheel
, refit the trim starting by placing its cutout opposite the valve and press on its outer edgewith the palm of your hand.

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Practical information
the floor.
Depending on version, the spare wheel may be
a standard size steel or alloy wheel, or for some countries it is the "space saver" type.
For access to the spare wheel, see "Access to
t
he tools".
Access to the spare wheel
Ta k i ng out the standard wheel
)Unscrew the central bolt A . )Raise the spare wheel towards you from
the rear.)Take the wheel out of the boot.

Putting the standard wheel backin place
)
Put the wheel back in its housing.)
Put the central bolt Ain place in the centre of the wheel. )
Tighten fully to retain the wheel correctly.

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Practical information
Place the jack 2 in contact with one of thetwo front Aor rear B
locations provided on
the underbody, whichever is closest to the
wheel to be changed. )Extend the jack 2until its base plate is in contact with the ground. Ensure that the
centreline of the jack base plate is directly below the location A or Bused.
)
Raise the vehicle until there is sufficientspace between the wheel and the ground
to admit the spare (not punctured) wheeleasily. ) Remove the bolts and store them in a clean
place.
) Remove the wheel.

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Practical information
Fitting a wheel
After changing a wheel
When using the "space-saver" spare wheel, do not exceed a speed of 50 mph (80 km/h).Have the tightening of the bolts and the
pressure of the spare wheel checked by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop without delay. Have the punctured wheel repaired andreplace it on the vehicle as soon aspossible.


List of operations
)Put the wheel in place on the hub. )Screw in the bolts fully by hand.)Pre-tighten the security bolt using the
wheelbrace 1fitted with the security socket 5
(if your vehicle is equipped with
security wheel bolts). )Pre-tighten the other bolts using the
wheelbrace 1only.
Fitting snow tyres
If you equip your vehicle with snow tyres fitted on steel wheel rims, specialbolts available from your CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop must be used.

324Alphabetical index
Setting the clock .......................................54, 58Sidelamps .............................131, 180, 182,184Side repeater.................................................183Ski flap............................................................84Spare wheel ..................................................175Speedometer..................................................r24Spotlamps, side............................................183Starting the vehicle...............................106,107Stopping the vehicle.............................106,107Stop & Star t system (Auto Stop & Go)..........119Storage.............................................84, 99,104Stowing rings........................................104, 105Sun visor.........................................................r99System, audio- CD .................................283-320System, audio-telematic.......................223-282
Table of weights....................................218,220Ta b l e s o f e ngines..................................217, 219TCL ................................................................148Te c hnical data........................................217-222Telephone............................................269, 309Te m p e r a t u r e , c o o l a nt ......................................46Te m p e r a t u r e a djustment ...........................90, 93Temporary tyre repair kit ............................... 170Third brake lamp...................................184, 185Tools..............................................................174Total distance recorder...................................r43To w b a r...........................................................r199Towed loads..........................................218,220Towing another vehicle.................................198TP (Traffic information) ........................260, 294
Traction control (TCL) ...................................148Trajectory control systems ............................ 148Tyre pressures..............................................222Tyres................................................................22
Unlocking..................................................60,64USB player...........................................r264, 305
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Vehic le c onf iguration......................................52Vehicle identification .....................................222Ventilation .................................................88-89Video.....................................................256,257Voic e commands..................272,273,277-281,309,310,314-318
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Warning lamp, low fuel level.........................208Warning lamps..........................................25-42Weights.................................................218, 220Welcome lighting .....................................66,136Wheel, changing....................................174-179Wheelbrace...................................................174Window controls..............................................76Wiper control stalk.................................138-141Wipers .................................................... 138-141