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12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
F or access to the (+) terminal:
F
r
elease the bonnet using the interior lever,
t
hen the exterior safety catch,
F
r
aise the bonnet and secure it with its stay,
F
l
ift the plastic cover for access to
the
(+) terminal.
Access to the battery
Procedure for starting the engine using another battery or charging a discharged battery.
T he presence of this label, in particular
with
the Stop & Start system, indicates
t
he use of a 12 V lead-acid battery with
s
pecial
t
echnology
a
nd
s
pecification;
t
he involvement of a CITROËN dealer
o
r a qualified workshop is essential
w
hen replacing or disconnecting the
b
attery.
After
refitting the battery, the Stop &
S
tart system will only be active after a
c
ontinuous period of immobilisation of the
v
ehicle, a period which depends on the
c
limatic conditions and the state of charge
o
f the battery (up to about 8 hours). When
your vehicle's battery is discharged, the
e
ngine can be started using a slave battery
(
external or on another vehicle) and jump lead
c
ables.
Starting using another
battery
First check that the slave battery has a nominal voltage of 12 V and a capacity
a
t least equal to that of the discharged
b
attery.
Do
not try to start the engine by
c
onnecting a battery charger.
Do
not disconnect the (+) terminal when
t
he engine is running.
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Before disconnecting the battery
Wait 2 minutes after switching off the ignition before disconnecting the battery.
Close
the windows and the doors before
d
isconnecting the battery.
Following reconnection
of the battery
Following reconnection of the battery, switch on t
he ignition and wait 1 minute before starting to
p
ermit initialisation of the electronic systems.
H
owever, if problems remain following this
o
peration, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Referring
to the corresponding section, you
m
ust
y
ourself
r
einitialise
(
depending
o
n
ve
rsion):
-
t
he remote control key,
-
t
he electric blind(s),
-
...
F
R
emove
the
plastic
cover
from
the
(+)
terminal,
if
your
vehicle
has
one.
F
C
onnect
the
red
cable
to
the
positive
t
erminal
(+)
of
the
flat
battery
A
, then to the
positive
terminal
(+)
of
the
slave
battery
B.
F
C
onnect
one
end
of
the
green
or
black
c
able
to
the
negative
terminal
(-)
of
the
s
lave battery B (or earth point on the other
vehicle).
F
C
onnect
t
he
o
ther
e
nd
o
f
t
he
g
reen
o
r
b
lack
c
able to the earth point C
on
the
broken
d
own
vehicle
(or
on
the
engine
mounting).
F
S
tart
the
engine
of
the
vehicle
with
the
g
ood
battery
and
leave
it
running
for
a
few
m
inutes.
F
O
perate
the
starter
on
the
broken
down
v
ehicle
and
let
the
engine
run
I
f
the
engine
does
not
start
straight
away,
s
witch
off
the
ignition
and
wait
a
few
m
oments
before
trying
again.
F
W
ait
until
the
engine
returns
to
idle
then
d
isconnect
the
jump
lead
cables
in
the
r
everse
o
rder.
F
R
efit
the
plastic
cover
to
the
(+)
terminal,
if
y
our
vehicle
has
one.
Some
functions
are
not
available
if
the
b
attery
is
not
sufficiently
charged.
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