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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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Monitoring
Service indicator
System which informs the driver when the next service is due in accordance with the manufacturer's servicing schedule.
The point at which the next ser vice is due is
calculated from the last service indicator zero
reset.
It is determined by two parameters:
- the distance travelled (in miles (km)),
- the time elapsed since the last service(in months).
The distance remaining to be travelled may be
wei
ghted by the time factor, depending on theuse made of the vehicle.
Exam
ple: the screen indicates that 7300 miles(kilometres) remain before the next ser vice is due.
Service overdue
Example:the screen indicates that the serviceis overdue. This ser vice must be carried out bya CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Operation
The symbol "--"remains displayed until the first service of a new vehicle has been carried out. Each time the i
gnition is switched on, the"ROUTINE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED"symbol is displayed for a few seconds toindicate that the service must be carried out
without delay. When the i
gnition is switched on, you must press
the INFO
button several times in successionuntil the service indicator is displayed. The
distance recorder display line indicates the
number of miles or kilometres remaining and
the time elapsed line indicates the number of
months remaining before the next ser vice is due.
