168
Checking levels
Take care when working under the bonnet, a s c ertain a reas o f t he e ngine ma
y
b
e
e
xtremely
h
ot
(
risk
o
f
b
urns)
an
d
t
he
c
ooling
f
an
c
ould
s
tart
a
t
a
ny
ti
me
(
even
w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
ff).
Engine oil level
The check is carried out either when the i gnition i s s witched o n u sing t he oi
l
l
evel
i
ndicator
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
f
or
v
ehicles
s
o
e
quipped,
o
r
us
ing
t
he
d
ipstick.
Checking using
the dipstick
Check all of these levels regularly, in line with the manufacturer's service schedule. Top them up if necessary, unless other wise indicated.
If a l evel d rops s ignificantly, h ave t he c orresponding s ystem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
If
y
ou
f
ind
t
hat
t
he
l
evel
i
s
a
bove
t
he
A m
ark
o
r
below
the B
m
ark,
d
o not star t the engine.
-
If t
he
l
evel
i
s
a
bove
t
he
MA
X
m
ark
(
risk
o
f
d
amage
t
o
t
he
e
ngine),
c
ontact
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
-
If t
he
l
evel
i
s
b
elow
t
he
MIN m
ark,
y
ou
mu
st
t
op
u
p
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
A = MA X
B = MIN
To
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
r
eading
i
s
c
orrect,
yo
ur
v
ehicle
m
ust
b
e
p
arked
o
n
a l
evel
su
r face
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
h
aving
b
een
o
ff
fo
r
m
ore
t
han
3
0
m
inutes.
It
i
s
n
ormal
t
o
t
op
u
p
t
he
o
il
l
evel
b
etween
tw
o
s
ervices
(
or
o
il
c
hanges).
C
ITROËN
re
commends
t
hat
y
ou
c
heck
t
he
l
evel,
a
nd
t
op
up i
f
n
ecessary,
e
very
3 0
00
m
iles
(
5
0
00
k
ms).F
Lo
cate
t
he
d
ipstick
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
co
mpartment
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
p
etrol
o
r
D
iesel
en
gine,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
F
Ta
ke
t
he
d
ipstick
b
y
i
ts
c
oloured
g
rip
a
nd
re
move
i
t
c
ompletely.
F
Wi
pe
t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
d
ipstick
u
sing
a c
lean
no
n-fluffy
c
loth.
F
Re
fit
t
he
d
ipstick
a
nd
p
ush
f
ully
d
own,
t
hen
pu
ll
i
t
o
ut
a
gain
t
o
m
ake
t
he
v
isual
c
heck:
th
e
c
orrect
l
evel
i
s
b
etween
t
he
m
arks
A
and
B .
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, ch
eck t hat t he o il i s t he c orrect g rade f or y our en
gine
a
nd
c
onforms
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
rec
ommendations.
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After topping-up the oil, the check when switching o n t he i gnition w ith t he o il le
vel
i
ndicator
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
is n
ot
v
alid
d
uring
t
he
3
0
m
inutes
a
fter
to
pping
u
p.
Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate t he o il f iller c ap i n t he e ngine co
mpartment o f y our v ehicle.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
p
etrol
o
r
D
iesel
en
gine,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
F
Un
screw the oil filler cap to reveal the filler
aperture.
F
Ad
d
o
il
i
n
s
mall
q
uantities,
a
voiding
a
ny
sp
ills
o
n
e
ngine
c
omponents
(
risk
o
f
f
ire).
F
Wa
it
a f
ew
m
inutes
b
efore
c
hecking
t
he
le
vel
a
gain
u
sing
t
he
d
ipstick.
F
Ad
d
m
ore
o
il
i
f
n
ecessary.
F
Af
ter
c
hecking
t
he
l
evel,
c
arefully
r
efit
t
he
oi
l
f
iller
c
ap
a
nd
t
he
d
ipstick
i
n
i
ts
t
ube.
Engine oil change
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
In
o
rder
t
o
m
aintain
t
he
r
eliability
o
f
t
he
e
ngine
an
d
e
mission
c
ontrol
s
ystem,
n
ever
u
se
ad
ditives
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
o
il. The
b
rake
f
luid
l
evel
s
hould
b
e
c
lose
to t
he " MA X" m ark. I f i t i s n ot, c heck th
e b rake p ad w ear.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule fo
r d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
Fluid specification
The brake fluid must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
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