2015 Citroen C4 RHD battery
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SituationsConsequences
To
a
pply
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake:
F
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
F
pu
ll
t
he
c
ontrol
f
or
a
t
l
east
5 s
econds
o
r
u
ntil
a
pplication
i
s
c
omplete.
F
sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
c
heck
t
he
s
witching
o
n
o
f
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
br
ake
w
arning
l
amps.
The
a
pplication
i
s
s
lower
t
han
d
uring
n
ormal
o
peration.
To
r
elease
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake:
F
sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.
F
pu
ll
t
he
c
ontrol
a
nd
h
old
i
t
f
or
a
pproximately
3 s
econds
t
hen
r
elease
i
t.
If
t
he
b
raking
w
arning
l
amp
i
s
f
lashing
o
r
i
f
t
he
w
arning
l
amps
d
o
n
ot
c
ome
on w
ith
t
he
i
gnition
o
n,
t
hese
p
rocedures
w
ill
n
ot
w
ork.
P
lace
t
he
v
ehicle
on l
evel
g
round
a
nd
h
ave
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
and
p
ossibly
flashing
Display
o
f
t
he
m
essage
" P
arking brake fault "
a
nd
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
war
ning
lamp
s: -
On
ly
t
he
a
utomatic
a
pplication
o
n
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
a
utomatic
re
lease
o
n
a
cceleration
f
unctions
a
re
a
vailable.
-
Th
e
m
anual
a
pplication/release
o
f
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
a
nd
t
he
em
ergency
b
raking
a
re
n
ot
a
vailable.
and
p
ossibly
flashing
Battery
f
ault: -
If t
he
b
attery
w
arning
l
amp
c
omes
o
n
y
ou
m
ust
s
top
i
mmediately
a
s
s
oon
a
s
th
e
t
raffic
a
llows.
S
top
a
nd
i
mmobilise
y
our
v
ehicle
(
if
n
ecessary,
p
lace
t
he
tw
o
c
hocks
u
nder
t
he
w
heels).
-
Ap
ply
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
b
efore
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine.
6
Driving
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185
Stop & Start
Operation
Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO" w arning l amp c omes o n in t
he i nstrument p anel a nd t he e ngine go
es
i
nto
s
tandby
a
utomatically:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox ,
a
t
s
peeds
b
elow
12 mp
h
(2
0
km
/h),
or ve
hicle
st
ationary
wi
th
Pu
reTech
1
30
p
etrol
a
nd
B
lueHDi
1
15
a
nd
12
0
D
iesel
v
ersions,
w
hen
y
ou
p
ut
t
he
g
ear
le
ver
i
nto
n
eutral
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
c
lutch
peda
l, If
y
our
v
ehicle
i
s
f
itted
w
ith
t
he
sy
stem,
a t
ime
c
ounter
c
alculates
th
e
s
um
o
f
t
he
p
eriods
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de
d
uring
a j
ourney.
I
t
r
esets
it
self
t
o
z
ero
e
very
t
ime
t
he
ig
nition
i
s
s
witched
o
n
w
ith
t
he
ke
y
o
r
t
he
"
START/STOP"
b
utton.
-
wi
th an automatic gearbox, vehicle
stationary,
w
hen
y
ou
p
ress
t
he
b
rake
p
edal
or p
lace
t
he
g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
N.
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:
- th e v ehicle i s o n a s teep s lope ( up o r d o
w n),
-
th
e
d
river's
d
oor
i
s
o
pen,
-
th
e
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
n
ot
f
astened,
-
th
e
v
ehicle
h
as
n
ot
e
xceeded
6 m
ph
(1
0 km/h)
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
e
ngine
s
tart
(
using
th
e
k
ey
o
r
t
he
"
START/STOP"
b
utton),
-
th
e
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
a
pplied
o
r
bei
ng
ap
plied,
-
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
n
eeded
t
o
m
aintain
a co
mfortable
t
emperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
co
mpartment,
-
de
misting
i
s
a
ctive,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
t
o
a
ssure
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
In this case, the "ECO"
w
arning
l
amp
fl
ashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
g
oes
of
f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
The
S
top
& S
tart system
p
uts
t
he
e
ngine
t
emporarily
i
nto
s
tandby
- S
TOP
m
ode
- d
uring
s
tops
i
n
t
he
t
raffic
(
red
l
ights,
t
raffic
j
ams,
o
r
o
ther...).
T
he
en
gine
r
estarts
a
utomatically
- S
TART
m
ode
- a
s
s
oon
a
s
y
ou
w
ant
t
o
m
ove
o
ff.
T
he
r
estart
t
akes
p
lace
i
nstantly,
q
uickly
a
nd
s
ilently.
Per fect
f
or
u
rban
u
se,
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem
r
educes
f
uel
c
onsumption
a
nd
e
xhaust
e
missions
a
s
w
ell
a
s
t
he
n
oise
l
evel
w
hen
s
tationary.
Never
r
efuel
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de;
y
ou
m
ust
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
wi
th
t
he
k
ey
o
r
t
he
"
START/STOP"
bu
tton.
STOP m
ode d
oes n
ot a
ffect t
he fu
nctionality of the vehicle, such as
braking,
p
ower
s
teering,
f
or
e
xample.
6
Driving
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186
Deactivation
Going into engine START mode
At any time, press the "ECO OFF" switch to
de activate t he s ystem.
This
i
s
c
onfirmed
b
y
t
he
s
witch
w
arning
l
amp
co
ming
o
n
a
ccompanied
b
y
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a mes
sage.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
The "ECO" w arning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts a utomatically:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox , when you fully
depress
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
-
wi
th an automatic gearbox:
●
ge
ar
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
D
or M, when
you
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
●
or g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
N a
nd
b
rake
pe
dal
r
eleased,
w
hen
y
ou
p
lace
t
he
g
ear
sel
ector in position D or M ,
●
or w
hen
y
ou
e
ngage
r
everse
g
ear.For s
afety r easons o r t o e nsure s mooth op
eration, S TART m ode i s i nvoked au
tomatically
when
:
-
yo
u
o
pen
t
he
d
river's
d
oor,
-
yo
u
u
nfasten
t
he
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt,
-
th
e
s
peed
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
e
xceeds
1
5
m
ph
(2
5
k
m/h)
w
ith
a m
anual
g
earbox
(
3
k
m/h
(2 m
ph)
w
ith
P
ureTech
1
30
p
etrol
a
nd
Bl
ueHDi
D
iesel
1
15
a
nd
1
20
v
ersions)
o
r
2 mp
h
(
3
k
m/h)
w
ith
a
n
a
utomatic
g
earbox,
-
th
e
e
lectric
p
arking
b
rake
i
s
b
eing
a
pplied,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
t
o
a
ssure
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
In this case the "ECO"
w
arning
l
amp
fl
ashes
f
or
f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
g
oes
of
f.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
a m
anual
g
earbox
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode,
if a g
ear
i
s
e
ngaged
w
ithout
f
ully
de
pressing
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
a w
arning
la
mp
c
omes
o
n
o
r
a
n
a
lert
m
essage
is d
isplayed
a
sking
y
ou
t
o
d
epress
t
he
cl
utch
p
edal
t
o
r
estart
t
he
e
ngine. If
t
he
s
ystem
h
as
b
een
d
eactivated
in S
TOP
m
ode,
t
he
e
ngine
r
estarts
im
mediately.
Driving
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187
Maintenance
In the event of a malfunction with the system, the "ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes, th
en
c
omes
o
n
c
ontinuously.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Operating fault
This system requires the use of a 12 V battery of specific t echnology a nd c haracteristics (r
eference
n
umbers
a
vailable
f
rom
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop).
Fitting
a b
attery
n
ot
l
isted
b
y
C
ITROËN would
in
troduces
t
he
r
isk
o
f
f
aults
w
ith
t
he
s
ystem.
Before
d
oing
a
ny
w
ork
u
nder
t
he
bo
nnet,
d
eactivate
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
sy
stem
t
o
a
void
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
r
elated
to a
n
a
utomatic
c
hange
t
o
S
TART
mo
de.
The
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem
m
akes
u
se
o
f
an a
dvanced
t
echnology.
A
ll
w
ork
o
n
th
is
t
ype
o
f
b
attery
m
ust
o
nly
b
e
c
arried
ou
t
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
In
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a f
ault
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode,
t
he
ve
hicle
m
ay
s
tall.
A
ll
o
f
t
he
i
nstrument
pa
nel
w
arning
l
amps
c
ome
o
n.
Depending
o
n
v
ersion,
a
n
a
lert
me
ssage
m
ay
a
lso
b
e
d
isplayed
a
sking
yo
u
t
o
p
ut
t
he
g
ear
l
ever
i
nto
p
osition
N
and
p
ut
y
our
f
oot
o
n
t
he
b
rake
p
edal.
It is then necessary to switch off the
ignition,
t
hen
r
estart
t
he
e
ngine
u
sing
th
e
k
ey
o
r
t
he
"
START/STOP"
b
utton.
Reactivation
The system is reactivated automatically at e very n ew s tart u sing t he k ey o r t he "S
TART/STOP"
b
utton.
Press the "ECO OFF"
s
witch
a
gain.
The
s
ystem
i
s
a
ctive
a
gain;
t
his
i
s
c
onfirmed
by t
he
s
witch
w
arning
l
amp
g
oing
o
ff
a
nd
t
he
di
splay
o
f
a m
essage.
6
Driving
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226
Checks
Particle filter (Diesel)
- fixed illumination of t he p article fi
lter w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a me
ssage
t
hat
t
here
i
s
a r
isk
o
f
bl
ockage
o
f
t
he
p
article
f
ilter.
The presence of this label, in particular with
the
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem,
i
ndicates
t
he
u
se
o
f
a s
pecific
1
2
V l
ead-acid
b
attery
w
ith
s
pecial
te
chnology
a
nd
s
pecification.
T
he
i
nvolvement
of a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
is e
ssential
w
hen
r
eplacing
o
r
d
isconnecting
th
e
b
attery. As
s
oon
a
s
t
he
t
raffic
c
onditions
p
ermit,
re
generate
t
he
f
ilter
b
y
d
riving
a
t
a s
peed
o
f
a
t
le
ast
4
0
m
ph
(
60
k
m/h)
u
ntil
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
go
es
o
ff.
If
t
he
w
arning
l
amp
s
tays
o
n,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
"A
dditive
l
evel"
s
ection.
Unless
o
ther wise
i
ndicated,
c
heck
t
hese
c
omponents
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
s
chedule
a
nd
a
ccording
t
o
y
our
e
ngine.
Other wise,
h
ave
t
hem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Air filter and passenger compartment filter
Refer to the manufacturer's se
rvice s chedule f or d etails o f t he re
placement
i
ntervals
f
or
t
hese
co
mponents.
Oil filter
Replace the oil filter each time the en gine o il i s c hanged.
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice
s
chedule
f
or
d
etails
o
f
th
e
r
eplacement
i
nterval
f
or
t
his
co
mponent.
12 V battery
The battery does not require any maintenance.
Ho wever, c heck t hat t he t erminals a re c lean an
d
c
orrectly
t
ightened,
p
articularly
i
n
s
ummer
an
d
w
inter.
When carrying out work on the battery, refer to the " 12 V b attery" s ection f or d etails o f t he pr
ecautions
t
o
b
e
t
aken
b
efore
d
isconnecting
th
e
b
attery
a
nd
f
ollowing
i
ts
r
econnection.Depending o
n t he e nvironment ( e.g. d usty at
mosphere) a nd t he u se o f t he v ehicle
(
e.g.
c
ity
d
riving),
r
eplace them twice as often
if necessary .
A
c
logged
p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter
m
ay
ha
ve
a
n
a
dverse
e
ffect
o
n
t
he
p
er formance
of t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem
a
nd
g
enerate
und
esirable
odou
rs.The start of saturation of the particle filter is
indicated
b
y:
On a new vehicle, the first operations of
regeneration
o
f
t
he
p
article
f
ilter
m
ay
b
e
ac
companied
b
y
t
he
s
mell
o
f
"
burning",
wh
ich
i
s
p
er fectly
n
ormal.
Following
p
rolonged
o
peration
o
f
t
he
ve
hicle
a
t
v
ery
l
ow
s
peed
o
r
a
t
i
dle,
yo
u
m
ay,
i
n
e
xceptional
c
ircumstances,
no
tice
t
he
e
mission
o
f
w
ater
v
apour
a
t
th
e
e
xhaust
o
n
a
cceleration.
T
his
d
oes
no
t affect the behaviour of the vehicle
or
t
he
e
nvironment.
Practical information
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261
12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
For a ccess t o t he ( +) t erminal:
F
re
lease
t
he
b
onnet
u
sing
t
he
i
nterior
l
ever,
th
en
t
he
e
xterior
s
afety
c
atch,
F
ra
ise
t
he
b
onnet
a
nd
s
ecure
i
t
w
ith
i
ts
s
tay,
F
li
ft the plastic cover for access to
the (+)
t
erminal.
Access to the batteryProcedure for starting the engine us ing a nother ba
ttery o r c harging a d ischarged b attery.
The presence of this label, in particular
with
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem,
i
ndicates
th
e
u
se
o
f
a 1
2 V
l
ead-acid
b
attery
w
ith
spec
ial
tec
hnology
an
d
spec
ification;
th
e
i
nvolvement
o
f
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
i
s
e
ssential
w
hen
re
placing
o
r
d
isconnecting
t
he
b
attery.
After refitting the battery, the Stop & Start system wi ll on ly be ac tive af ter a co ntinuous pe
riod
o
f
i
mmobilisation
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle,
a p
eriod
w
hich
d
epends
o
n
t
he
c
limatic
co
nditions
a
nd
t
he
s
tate
o
f
c
harge
o
f
t
he
ba
ttery
(
up
t
o
a
bout
8 h
ours).
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When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the engine c an b e s tarted u sing a s lave b attery (e
xternal
o
r
o
n
a
nother
v
ehicle)
a
nd
j
ump
l
ead
ca
bles.
Starting using another
battery
First check that the slave battery has a no minal v oltage o f 1 2 V a nd a c apacity at l
east
e
qual
t
o
t
hat
o
f
t
he
d
ischarged
bat
tery.
Do
n
ot
t
ry
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
b
y
co
nnecting
a b
attery
c
harger.
Do
n
ot
d
isconnect
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal
w
hen
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning. F
St
art
t
he
e
ngine
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
w
ith
t
he
go
od
b
attery
a
nd
l
eave
i
t
r
unning
f
or
a fe
w minutes.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
o
n
t
he
b
roken
d
own
ve
hicle
a
nd
l
et
t
he
e
ngine
r
un. If t
he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight a way, sw
itch o ff t he i gnition a nd w ait a f ew mo
ments
b
efore
t
rying
a
gain.
F
Re
move
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
f
rom
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
i
f
y
our
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
r
ed
c
able
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
te
rminal
(
+)
o
f
t
he
f
lat
b
attery
A, t
hen to the
positive
t
erminal
(
+)
o
f
t
he
s
lave
b
attery
B
.
F
Co
nnect
o
ne
e
nd
o
f
t
he
g
reen
o
r
b
lack
ca
ble
t
o
t
he
n
egative
t
erminal
(
-)
o
f
t
he
sl
ave battery B (or earth point on the other
vehicle).
F
Co
nnect
th
e
ot
her
en
d
of th
e
gr
een
or bl
ack
ca
ble to the earth point C
o
n
t
he
b
roken
do
wn
v
ehicle
(
or
o
n
t
he
e
ngine
m
ounting).F
Wa
it
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
r
eturns
t
o
i
dle
t
hen
di
sconnect
t
he
j
ump
l
ead
c
ables
i
n
t
he
re
verse
or
der.
F
Re
fit
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
t
o
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
i
f
yo
ur
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
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Charging the battery using
a
b
attery charger
F Disconnect t he b attery f rom t he v ehicle.
F Fo llow t he i nstructions f or u se p rovided b y th
e
m
anufacturer
o
f
t
he
c
harger.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
b
attery
s
tarting
w
ith
t
he
ne
gative
t
erminal
(
-).
F
Ch
eck
t
hat
t
he
t
erminals
a
nd
c
onnectors
ar
e
c
lean.
I
f
t
hey
a
re
c
overed
wi
th
su
lphate
(w
hitish
o
r
g
reenish
d
eposit),
r
emove
t
hem
an
d
c
lean
t
hem.
Reinitialisation after
reconnection
After any reconnection of the battery, switch on
the ignition a nd w ait a t l east o ne m inute b efore st
arting,
t
o
a
llow
t
ime
f
or
t
he
i
nitialisation
o
f
t
he
el
ectronic
s
ystems.
By
r
eferring
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ections,
y
ou
sh
ould
s
et
o
r
i
nitialise
t
he
f
ollowing
s
ystems
you
rself:
-
on
e-touch
e
lectric
w
indows,
-
ti
me
a
nd
d
ate,
-
au
dio
a
nd
n
avigation
s
ystem
s
ettings.
Check
t
hat
n
o
a
lert
m
essage
o
r
w
arning
l
amp
co
mes
o
n
a
fter
s
witching
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.
However,
i
f
m
inor
p
roblems
p
ersist
a
fter
ca
rrying
o
ut
t
hese
o
perations,
c
ontact
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Reconnecting the (+) cable
F Position the o pen c lamp E of the cable on
the p ositive p ost ( +) o f t he b attery.
F
Pr
ess
v
ertically
o
n
t
he
c
lamp
E
to position
it
c
orrectly
o
n
t
he
b
attery.
F
Lo
ck
t
he
c
lamp
b
y
s
preading
t
he
po
sitioning
l
ug
a
nd
t
hen
l
owering
t
he
t
ab
D.
Disconnecting the (+) cable
F Raise t he l ocking t ab D fully to release the
cable te rminal clam p E.
Do
n
ot
a
pply
e
xcessive
f
orce
o
n
t
he
ta
b
a
s
l
ocking
w
ill
n
ot
b
e
p
ossible
i
f
t
he
cl
amp
i
s
n
ot
p
ositioned
c
orrectly;
s
tart
th
e
p
rocedure
a
gain.
With
S
top
& S
tart,
t
he
b
attery
d
oes
n
ot
ha
ve
t
o
b
e
d
isconnected
f
or
c
harging.
Before disconnecting the battery
Wait 2 minutes after switching off the ignition be
fore d isconnecting t he b attery.
Close
t
he
w
indows
a
nd
t
he
d
oors
b
efore
di
sconnecting
t
he
b
attery.
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