2015 Citroen C4 RHD maintenance
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Technical data - Maintenance
Running out of Diesel fuel 234
Checking
l
evels
22
2-225
-
oi
l
-
br
ake
f
luid
-
co
olant
-
po
wer
s
teering
f
luid
-
sc
reenwash
/ h
eadlamp
w
ash
f
luid
-
ad
ditive
(
Diesel
w
ith
p
article
f
ilter)
AdBlue
a
dditive
22
8 -231
Changing
bul
bs
24
7-255
-
fr
ont
-
re
ar Petrol
e
ngines
26
7-268
Diesel
e
ngines
26
9 -272
Dimensions
27
3
Identification
mar
kings
27
4
Bonnet
219
Pe
trol
u
nderbonnet
22
0
Diesel
u
nderbonnet
22
1Checking
com
ponents
226
-227
-
bat
tery
-
ai
r
f
ilter
/ p
assenger
co
mpartment
f
ilter
-
oi
l
f
ilter
-
pa
rticle
f
ilter
(
Diesel)
-
br
ake
p
ads
/ d
iscs
Battery 26
1-264
Energy e conomy m ode 21 5
Changing
/ R
eplacing
a f
use
25
6 -257
Engine
c
ompartment
f
uses
26
0
.
O
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11
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the bottom o f t he b oot, a s c lose a s p ossible t o t he r ear s eats.
Limit
t
he
l
oads
c
arried
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
r
educe
w
ind
r
esistance
(
roof
ba
rs,
r
oof
r
ack,
b
icycle
c
arrier,
t
railer...).
U
se
a r
oof
b
ox
i
n
p
reference.
Remove
r
oof
b
ars
a
nd
r
oof
r
acks
a
fter
u
se.
At
t
he
e
nd
o
f
w
inter,
r
emove
s
now
t
yres
a
nd
r
efit
y
our
s
ummer
t
yres.
Observe the recommendations on maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the d oor a perture, d river's s ide.
Carry
o
ut
t
his
c
heck
i
n
p
articular:
-
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney,
-
at e
ach
c
hange
o
f
s
eason,
-
af
ter
a l
ong
p
eriod
o
ut
o
f
u
se.
Don't
f
orget
t
he
s
pare
w
heel
a
nd
t
he
t
yres
o
n
a
ny
t
railer
o
r
c
aravan.
Have
y
our
v
ehicle
s
erviced
r
egularly
(
engine
o
il,
o
il
f
ilter,
a
ir
f
ilter,
pa
ssenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter...)
a
nd
o
bserve
t
he
s
chedule
o
f
op
erations
r
ecommended
i
n
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
s
chedule.
With
a B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngine,
i
f
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem
i
s
f
aulty
y
our
v
ehicle
be
comes
p
olluting;
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
wi
thout
d
elay
t
o
h
ave
t
he
e
missions
o
f
n
itrous
o
xides
b
rought
b
ack
t
o
th
e
l
egal
l
evel.
When
r
efuelling,
d
o
n
ot
c
ontinue
a
fter
t
he
t
hird
c
ut-off
o
f
t
he
n
ozzle
t
o
av
oid
a
ny
o
ver flow.
At
t
he
w
heel
o
f
y
our
n
ew
v
ehicle,
i
t
i
s
o
nly
a
fter
t
he
f
irst
1 8
00
m
iles
(3 0
00
k
ilometres)
t
hat
y
ou
w
ill
s
ee
t
he
f
uel
c
onsumption
s
ettle
d
own
t
o
a c
onsistent
a
verage.
.
Eco-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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214
Maintenance
Correct operation is only possible if the towball
and its c arrier r emain c lean.
Before
c
leaning
t
he
v
ehicle
w
ith
a h
igh
p
ressure
je
t
w
ash,
t
he
t
owbar
h
arness
s
ocket
c
arrier
m
ust
be f
olded
a
way,
t
he
t
owball
r
emoved
a
nd
t
he
bl
anking
p
lug
i
nserted
i
n
t
he
c
arrier.
For
a
ny
w
ork
o
n
t
he
t
owbar,
g
ot
t
o
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Refit
t
he
p
rotective
c
over
f
or
t
he
b
all
a
nd
t
he
pr
otective
c
over
f
or
t
he
l
ocking
w
heel.
Stow
t
he
t
owball
i
n
i
ts
b
ag.
Refit
t
he
p
rotective
b
lanking
p
lug
t
o
t
he
c
arrier.
Grasp
t
he
t
owball
f
irmly
w
ith
o
ne
h
and;
w
ith
th
e
o
ther
h
and,
p
ress
a
nd
t
urn
t
he
l
ocking
wh
eel clockwise
a
s
f
ar
a
s
i
t
w
ill
g
o.
Extract
t
he
t
owball
d
ownward.
Be
r
eady
f
or
t
he
w
eight
o
f
t
he
t
owball
(a
round
3
.5
k
g).
R
isk
o
f
i
njury!
Practical information
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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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227
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
Practical information
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381
Locking from the inside ..................................69
Lo ng o bjects, t ransporting ............................ 115
L
ow fuel level
.........................................
20,
2
05
Luggage
r
etaining
s
trap
................................11 6 R
adio .................................................... 304, 3 53
Radio, d igital ( Digital A udio
B
roadcasting
- D
AB)
.......................... 30
6,
3
55
RDS
......................................................
305,
3
54
Rear screen, demisting
................................................... 10 0
R
echarging
t
he
b
attery
........................ 26
3,
2
64
Reduction
o
f
e
lectrical
l
oad
.............................................................215
R
egeneration
o
f
t
he
p
article
f
ilter
............................................................2
26
Reinitialising
t
he
e
lectric
w
indows
.......................................................76
Re
initialising
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol
.....................................................61
,
6
7
Reminder,
k
ey
i
n
i
gnition
..............................167
R
emote
c
ontrol
..........................................56-
68
Removing
a w
heel
.......................................24
3
Removing
t
he
m
at
.........................................111
R
eplacing
bul
bs
....................................2
47-25 5
Replacing
fus
es
....................................2
56-260
Replacing
t
he
a
ir
f
ilter
..................................226
R
eplacing
t
he
o
il
f
ilter
..................................226
R
eplacing
the pa
ssenger
co
mpartment
f
ilter
.....................................226
R
esetting
t
he
s
ervice
i
ndicator
.......................................................32
R
esetting
t
he
t
rip
re
corder
.......................................................36
R
ev counter
................................................12
-15
Reversing
lamp
s
..........................................253
R
isk
a
reas
(
update)
......................................295
Ro
of bars
.......................................................218
R
unning
o
ut
o
f
f
uel
(
Diesel)
......................................................234
R
Maintenance, routine ...................... 10 , 2 20 -227
Map r eading l amps ...................................... 104
M
arkings,
ide
ntification
............................................... 2 74
M
assage
f
unction
.......................................... 84
M
at
................................................................ 111
M
emorising
a s
peed
.................................... 200
M
enu (touch screen tablet)
......... 28
4,
2
86,
2
90,
298,
3
00,
3
02,
3
12,
3
14,
3
16,
3
32,
3
34
Menu,
m
ain
.................................................. 3
52
Menus
(
audio)
..............................29
8,
3
00,
3
02
Mirror, rear view
............................................. 88
Mi
rrors,
d
oor......................................86,
87
,
1
91
Mirror, vanity
................................................ 10
2
Misfuel prevention
........................................ 2
07
Mountings,
Is
ofix
.......................................... 15
7
MP3
C
D
........................................
308,
3
57,
3
58Pads,
br
ake
..................................................227
P
aint
c
olour
c
ode
..........................................2
74
Panoramic
g
lass
sun
roof
.......................................................10
6
Parcel shelf, rear
........................................... 117
P
arking
b
rake
........................................17
1,
2
27
Parking
b
rake,
e
lectric
................... 18
,
1
72,
2
27
Parking
s
ensors,
f
ront
..................................203
P
arking
s
ensors,
r
ear...................................202
Personalisation
.............................................. 39
Pe
trol
............................................................20
6
Player, Apple
® ............................................... 3 10
Player, M
P3 C D ............................ 30 8, 3 57, 3 58
Player,
U
SB
.......................................... 30
8,
3
59
Port,
U
SB
..................................... 10
3,
3
08,
3
59
Pressures, tyres
............................................ 2 74
P
re-tensioning
seat
belts
................................................... 14
3
Priming
t
he
f
uel
s
ystem
............................... 234
P
rotecting
c
hildren
................. 14
3,
1
45,
1
48 -162
Puncture
....................................................... 23
5
M
P
Oil change .................................................... 2 22
Oil c onsumption ........................................... 222
O
il,
e
ngine
.................................................... 2
22
Opening
t
he
b
onnet
...................................... 219
O
pening
t
he
b
oot
................................
57,
6
2,
7
9
Opening
t
he
d
oors
............................. 56
,
6
2,
7
8
Opening
t
he
p
anoramic
r
oof
b
lind
.................................................... 10 6
N
avigation
.................................................... 28
4
Net,
s
torage................................................... 11 6
Number
p
late
l
amps
..................................... 255
N
O
.
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