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Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate the 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
t
he
o
il
f
iller
c
ap
t
o
r
eveal
t
he
f
iller
ap
erture.
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.
After
t
opping-up
t
he
o
il,
t
he
c
heck
w
hen
sw
itching
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
w
ith
t
he
o
il
l
evel
in
dicator
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
i
s
n
ot
v
alid
du
ring
t
he
3
0
m
inutes
a
fter
t
opping
u
p.
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.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for 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.
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.
Power steering
fluid level
The power steering fluid level should be c
lose t o t he " MA X" m ark. W ith th
e
e
ngine
c
old,
u
nscrew
t
he
c
ap
t
o
ch
eck
t
he
l
evel.
7
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Screenwash / headlamp
wash fluid level
Specification of the fluid
To ensure optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, t he f luid s hould n ever b e t opped u p o r re
placed
b
y
p
lain
w
ater.
In
w
intry
c
onditions,
t
he
u
se
o
f
a f
luid
wi
th
a
n
e
thyl
a
lcohol
o
r
m
ethanol
b
ase
i
s
rec
ommended.
To
c
heck
t
he
l
evel
o
r
t
op
u
p
t
he
fl
uid
o
n
v
ehicle
f
itted
w
ith
h
eadlamp
wa
shers,
i
mmobilise
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
sw
itch
o
f
t
he
e
ngine.
F
Op
en
t
he
b
onnet
a
nd
s
ecure
i
t
w
ith
t
he
st
ay.
F
Op
en
t
he
s
creenwash
r
eservoir
f
iller
c
ap.
F
Ta
ke
a
nd
p
inch
t
he
l
evel
g
auge
t
o
b
lock
i
ts
br
eather.
F
Re
move
t
he
g
auge
c
ompletely
f
rom
th
e
r
eservoir
t
o
r
ead
t
he
l
evel
i
n
t
he
tr
ansparent
se
ction.
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to t he " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex
ceed
i
t.
Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
w
arm,
t
he
t
emperature
o
f
th
e
c
oolant
i
s
r
egulated
b
y
t
he
f
an.
In
a
ddition,
a
s
t
he
c
ooling
s
ystem
i
s
pr
essurised,
w
ait
a
t
l
east
o
ne
h
our
a
fter
sw
itching
o
ff
t
he
e
ngine
b
efore
c
arrying
o
ut
a
ny
w
ork.
To
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
s
calding,
u
nscrew
t
he
c
ap
by t
wo
t
urns
t
o
a
llow
t
he
p
ressure
t
o
d
rop.
Wh
en
t
he
p
ressure
h
as
d
ropped,
r
emove
t
he
ca
p
a
nd
t
op
u
p
t
he
l
evel. F
To
p
u
p
i
f
n
ecessary.
F
Re
fit
t
he
f
iller
c
ap
t
o
t
he
r
eservoir
a
nd
cl
ose
t
he
b
onnet.
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225
Used products
The additive reservoir low level is indicated by:
To p p i n g u p
The reservoir must be topped up without delay by a CITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
-
fi
xed
i
llumination
o
f
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
he
p
article
f
ilter
ad
ditive
l
evel
i
s
t
oo
l
ow.
Additive level (Diesel with
particle filter)
Avoid prolonged contact of used oil or fl
uids w ith t he s kin.
Most
o
f
t
hese
f
luids
a
re
h
armful
t
o
he
alth
o
r
i
ndeed
v
ery
c
orrosive.
Do
n
ot
d
iscard
u
sed
o
il
o
r
f
luids
i
nto
se
wers
o
r
o
nto
t
he
g
round.
Take
u
sed
o
il
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
(
France)
o
r
t
o
a
n
au
thorised
w
aste
d
isposal
s
ite.
7
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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.
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Automatic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice
s
chedule
f
or
d
etails
o
f
th
e
l
evel
c
hecking
i
nterval
f
or
t
his
co
mponent.
Electric parking brake
This system does not require any routine s ervicing. H owever, i n th
e
e
vent
o
f
a p
roblem,
h
ave
t
he
sy
stem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Manual parking brake
If a loss of effectiveness of this
system is noticed, th e pa rking br ake mu
st
b
e
c
hecked,
e
ven
b
etween
tw
o
s
ervices.
Brake pads
Brake wear depends on the style of driving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v
ehicles
u
sed
i
n
t
own,
o
ver
s
hort
di
stances.
I
t
m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
Brake disc wear
For information on checking brake disc w ear, c ontact a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
br
ake,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Manual gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
sc
hedule
f
or
t
he
c
hecking
i
nterval
fo
r
t
his
c
omponent.
Only
u
se
p
roducts
r
ecommended
b
y
CI
TROËN
o
r
p
roducts
o
f
e
quivalent
qual
ity
and spe
cification.
In
o
rder
t
o
o
ptimise
t
he
o
peration
o
f
un
its
a
s
i
mportant
a
s
t
hose
i
n
t
he
br
aking
s
ystem,
C
ITROËN
s
elects
a
nd
of
fers
v
ery
s
pecific
p
roducts.
After
w
ashing
t
he
v
ehicle,
d
ampness,
or i
n
w
intry
c
onditions,
i
ce
c
an
f
orm
on t
he
b
rake
d
iscs
a
nd
p
ads:
b
raking
ef
ficiency
m
ay
b
e
r
educed.
M
ake
l
ight
br
ake
a
pplications
t
o
d
ry
a
nd
d
efrost
th
e
b
rakes.
have
t
he
c
ondition
o
f
t
he
b
rakes
c
hecked,
e
ven
be
tween
ve
hicle
se
rvices.
Unless
t
here
i
s
a l
eak
i
n
t
he
c
ircuit,
a d
rop
i
n
th
e
b
rake
f
luid
l
evel
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
he
b
rake
pa
ds
a
re
w
orn. Checking
t
his
s
ystem
m
ust
b
e
d
one
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
7
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228
AdBlue® additive and SCR system
fo
r
B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngines
To assure respect for the environment and co
nformity w ith t he n ew E uro 6 e missions st
andard,
w
ithout
a
dversely
a
ffecting
t
he
pe
r formance
o
r
f
uel
c
onsumption
o
f
D
iesel
en
gines,
C
ITROËN
h
as
t
aken
t
he
d
ecision
t
o
eq
uip
i
ts
v
ehicles
w
ith
a
n
e
ffective
s
ystem
t
hat
as
sociates
S
CR
(
Selective
C
atalytic
R
eduction)
wi
th
a p
article
f
ilter
(
FAP)
f
or
t
he
t
reatment
o
f
ex
haust
g
ases.
Presentation of the SCR system
Using an additive called AdBlue® containing urea, a c
atalytic c
onverter t
urns u
p t
o 8 5% o f n itrous ox
ides
(
NOx)
i
nto
n
itrogen
a
nd
w
ater,
w
hich
a
re
ha
rmless
t
o
h
ealth
a
nd
t
he
e
nvironment.
The AdBlue® additive is held in a special ta
nk l
ocated u nder t he b oot a t t he r ear o f th
e
v
ehicle.
I
t
h
as
a c
apacity
o
f
1
7
l
itres:
t
his
pr
ovides
a d
riving
r
ange
o
f
a
bout
1
2
5
00
m
iles
(2
0
0
00
k
m),
a
fter
w
hich
a
n
a
lert
i
s
t
riggered
wa
rning
y
ou
w
hen
t
he
r
eserve
r
emaining
i
s
en
ough
f
or
j
ust
1 5
00
m
iles
(
2
4
00
k
m).
During
e
ach
s
cheduled
s
ervice
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle
by a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
th
e
A
dBlue
® additive tank is refilled in order to al
low n
ormal o peration o f t he S CR s ystem.
If
t
he
e
stimated
m
ileage
b
etween
t
wo
s
ervices
is g
reater
t
han
1
2
5
00
m
iles
(
20
0
00
k
m),
w
e
re
commend
t
hat
y
ou
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
or a q
ualified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
n
ecessary
to
p-up
c
arried
o
ut. Once
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank is empty, a sy
stem r
equired b
y r egulations p revents st
arting
o
f
t
he
e
ngine.
If the SCR is faulty, the level of
emissions
f
rom
y
our
v
ehicle
w
ill
n
o
lo
nger
m
eet
t
he
E
uro
6 s
tandard:
y
our
ve
hicle
b
ecomes
p
olluting.
In
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a c
onfirmed
f
ault
wi
th
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem,
y
ou
m
ust
g
o
to a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible:
a
fter
a r
unning
d
istance
o
f
6
50
m
iles
(1 1
00
k
m),
a s
ystem
w
ill
b
e
t
riggered
au
tomatically
t
o
p
revent
e
ngine
s
tarting.
Freezing of the AdBlue
® additive
The
A
dBlue
® additive freezes at te
mperatures b elow a round - 11°C.
The
S
CR
s
ystem
i
ncludes
a h
eater
fo
r
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank, allowing you to co
ntinue d
riving i n v ery c old c onditions.
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229
Topping-up the AdBlue® additive
Precautions in use
Use only AdBlue® additive that meets th
e ISO 22241 s
tandard.
The
s
upply
i
n
a n
on-drip
b
ottle
s
implifies
to
ping-up.
Y
ou
c
an
o
btain
1
.89
l
itre
(
half
a US g
allon)
b
ottles
f
rom
a C
ITROËN dealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Keep
A
dBlue
® out of the reach of
children, i
n i
ts o riginal b ottle.
Never
t
ransfer
A
dBlue
® to another
container: i
t w
ould l
ose i ts p urity. Never
d
ilute
t
he
a
dditive
w
ith
w
ater.
Never
p
our
t
he
a
dditive
i
nto
t
he
D
iesel
fu
el
t
ank.
Never t op-up f rom a n A dBlue®
dispenser r
eserved f
or h
eavy g oods ve
hicles.
Filling
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank is an operation in
cluded i
n e
very r
outine s ervice o n y our ve
hicle
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
Nevertheless,
g
iven
t
he
c
apacity
o
f
t
he
t
ank,
it m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
t
op-up
t
he
a
dditive
be
tween
s
ervices,
m
ore
p
articularly
i
f
a
n
a
lert
(w
arning
l
amps
a
nd
a m
essage)
s
ignals
t
he
re
quirement.
You
c
an
g
ot
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
If
y
ou
e
nvisage
t
opping-up
y
ourself,
p
lease
re
ad
t
he
f
ollowing
w
arnings
c
arefully. The
A
dBlue
® additive is an urea-based so
lution. T
his l iquid i s n on-flammable, co
lourless
a
nd
o
dourless
(
kept
i
n
a c
ool
a
rea).
In
t
he
e
vent
o
f
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
s
kin,
w
ash
th
e
a
ffected
a
rea
w
ith
s
oap
a
nd
w
ater.
I
n
t
he
ev
ent
o
f
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
e
yes,
w
ash
(
irrigate)
th
e
e
yes
w
ith
l
arge
a
mounts
o
f
w
ater
o
r
w
ith
an e
ye
w
ash
s
olution
f
or
a
t
l
east
1
5
m
inutes.
If a b
urning
s
ensation
o
r
i
rritation
p
ersists,
g
et
me
dical
a
ttention.
If
s
wallowed,
i
mmediately
w
ash
o
ut
t
he
m
outh
wi
th
c
lean
w
ater
a
nd
t
hen
d
rink
p
lenty
o
f
w
ater.
In
c
ertain
c
onditions
(
high
a
mbient
te
mperature,
f
or
e
xample),
t
he
r
isk
o
f
r
elease
of a
mmonia
c
annot
b
e
e
xcluded:
d
o
n
ot
i
nhale
th
e
p
roduct.
A
mmonia
v
apour
h
as
e
n
i
rritant
ef
fect
o
n
m
ucous
m
embranes
(
eyes,
n
ose
a
nd
th
roat).
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Recommendations on storageProcedure
F Switch off t he i gnition a nd r emove t he ke
y, o r i f y our v ehicle h as o ne, p ress t he ST
ART/STOP
b
utton
t
o
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
en
gine. F
Ra
ise the boot floor for access to the
AdBlue
® tank. Se
cure t he b oot f loor b y a ttaching i ts c ord to t
he
h
ook
o
n
t
he
p
arcel
s
helf
s
upport.
F
Un
clip
t
he
b
lack
p
lastic
b
lanking
p
lug
u
sing
it
s
t
ab.
F
In
sert
y
our
f
ingers
i
nto
t
he
a
perture
a
nd
tu
rn
t
he
b
lue
c
ap
a 6th of a turn anti-
cl
ockwise.
F
Ca
refully
l
ift
o
ff
t
he
c
ap,
w
ithout
d
ropping
i
t.
Never
s
tore
b
ottles
o
f
A
dBlue
® in your
vehicle. Before
t
opping-up,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
pa
rked
o
n
a f
lat
a
nd
l
evel
s
ur face.
In
w
intry
c
onditions,
e
nsure
t
hat
t
he
te
mperature
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
a
bove
-
11°C.
Ot
herwise
the Ad
Blue
® may be frozen and so c
annot b
e p
oured i
nto i ts t ank. P ark y our ve
hicle
i
n
a w
armer
a
rea
f
or
a f
ew
h
ours
t
o
al
low
t
he
t
op-up
t
o
b
e
c
arried
o
ut.
AdBlue
® freezes at about -11°C and de
teriorates a bove 2 5°C. I t i s r ecommended th
at
b
ottles
b
e
s
tored
i
n
a c
ool
a
rea
a
nd
pr
otected
f
rom
d
irect
s
unlight.
Under
t
hese
c
onditions,
t
he
a
dditive
c
an
b
e
ke
pt
f
or
a
t
l
east
a ye
ar.
If
t
he
a
dditive
h
as
f
rozen,
i
t
c
an
b
e
u
sed
o
nce
i
t
ha
s
c
ompletely
t
hawed
o
ut.
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