2015 Citroen C4 RHD check oil

222
Checking levels
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.
Engine oil level
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.
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).A = MA X
B = MIN 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
 of 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.
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, check 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.
Take
 c

are
 w

hen
 w

orking
 u

nder
 t

he
 bo

nnet,
 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)
 a

nd
 th

e
 c

ooling
 f

an
 c

ould
 s

tart
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime
 (e

ven
 w

ith
 t

he
 i

gnition
 o

ff).
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. 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 .
Practical information

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

239
Removing the cartridge
F Stow the black p ipe.
F De tach t he a ngled b ase f rom t he w hite p ipe.
F
 Su

pport
 t
he
 c
ompressor
 v
ertically.
F
 Un

screw
 t
he
 c
artridge
 f
rom
 t
he
 b
ottom. F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 c
ompressor's
 e
lectrical
 co

nnector
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 1
2
 V s
ocket.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 l
et
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
un.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 p
ressure
 u
sing
 t
he
 c
ompressor
 (t

o
 i
nflate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "I";
 to d

eflate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "O"
 a
nd
 pr

ess button C),
 a

ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 ty

re
 p
ressure
 l
abel
 o
r
 t
he
 a
ccessory's
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.
Checking tyre pressures / inflating accessories
You can also use the compressor, without injecting a ny p roduct, t o:
-
 ch

eck
 o
r
 a
djust
 t
he
 p
ressure
 o
f
 y
our
 t
yres,
-
 in

flate
 o
ther
 a
ccessories
 (
balls,
 bi

cycle tyres...).
F
Tu

rn the selector A to the "Air"
position.
F
 Un

coil
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 H ful
ly.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 t
o
 t
he
 va

lve
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel
 o
r
 a
ccessory.
 If n

ecessary,
 f
it
 o
ne
 o
f
 t
he
 a
daptors
 su

pplied
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
it
 f
irst.
Beware
 o

f
 d

ischarges
 o

f
 f

luid.
The
 e

xpiry
 d

ate
 o

f
 t

he
 f

luid
 i

s
 i

ndicated
 on t

he
 c

artridge.
The
 s

ealant
 c

artridge
 i

s
 d

esigned
 f

or
 si

ngle
 u

se;
 e

ven
 i

f
 o

nly
 p

artly
 u

sed,
 i

t
 mu

st
 b

e
 r

eplaced.
After
 u

se,
 d

o
 n

ot
 d

iscard
 t

he
 c

artridge
 in

to
 t

he
 e

nvironment,
 t

ake
 i

t
 t

o
 a

n
 au

thorised
 w

aste
 d

isposal
 s

ite
 o

r
 a CI

TROËN
 d

ealer.
Do
 n

ot
 f

orget
 t

o
 o

btain
 a n

ew
 s

ealant
 ca

rtridge,
 a

vailable
 f

rom
 C

ITROËN
 de

alers
 o

r
 f

rom
 a q

ualified
 w

orkshop.
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In the event of a breakdown