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Fuel tank
Capacity of the tank:
- Petrol: a pproximately 5 0 l itres.
-
Di
esel:
a
pproximately
4
5
o
r
5
0
l
itres
(
depending
o
n
v
ersion).
Low fuel levelRefuelling
When the low fuel level is reached, th
is w arning l amp i n t he i nstrument pa
nel
c
omes
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
an a
udible
w
arning,
a m
essage
a
nd
th
e
l
ast
b
ar
o
f
t
he
f
uel
g
auge
f
lashes
in r
ed.
To
r
efuel
i
n
c
omplete
s
afety:
F
Yo
u must switch off the engine.
F
Op
en
t
he
f
iller
f
lap.
A l
abel o n t he i nside o f t he f uel f iller f lap re
minds y ou o f t he t ype o f f uel t o u se, de
pending
o
n
y
our
e
ngine
t
ype.
Additions
o
f
f
uel
m
ust
b
e
o
f
a
t
l
east
5 l
itres
t
o
be r
egistered
b
y
t
he
f
uel
g
auge.
When
i
t
f
irst
c
omes
o
n,
a
bout 5 litres of fuel
remain
i
n
t
he
t
ank.
Until
s
ufficient
f
uel
h
as
b
een
a
dded,
t
his
wa
rning
l
amp
a
ppears
e
very
t
ime
t
he
i
gnition
is s
witched
o
n,
a
ccompanied
b
y
a
n
a
udible
wa
rning
a
nd
a m
essage.
T
his
a
udible
w
arning
an
d
m
essage
a
re
r
epeated
w
ith
i
ncreasing
fr
equency
a
s
t
he
f
uel
l
evel
d
rops
t
owards
"0 ".
R
efuel
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible
t
o
a
void
r
unning
out
. Opening
t
he
f
iller
c
ap
m
ay
r
esult
i
n
a
n
i
nrush
o
f
ai
r.
T
his
i
s
e
ntirely
n
ormal
a
nd
r
esults
f
rom
t
he
se
aling
o
f
t
he
f
uel
s
ystem.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the
system
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode;
y
ou
m
ust
s
witch
of
f
t
he
i
gnition
w
ith
t
he
k
ey.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
r
unning
o
ut
o
f
fu
el
(
Diesel),
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion. F
Ta
ke
c
are
t
o
s
elect
t
he
p
ump
t
hat
d
elivers
th
e
c
orrect
t
ype
o
f
f
uel
f
or
y
our
v
ehicle.
F
In
troduce
t
he
k
ey
i
nto
t
he
c
ap
a
nd
t
urn
i
t
t
o
th
e
l
eft.
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F Remove the c ap a nd p lace i t o n i ts s upport (o
n t he f iller f lap).
F
In
troduce
t
he
f
iller
n
ozzle
a
nd
p
ush
i
t
i
n
a
s
fa
r
a
s
p
ossible
b
efore
s
tarting
t
o
r
efuel
(
risk
o
f
b
lowback).
F
Ma
intain
t
his
p
osition
t
hroughout
t
he
re
fuelling
opera
tion.
Once
y
ou
h
ave
f
inished
r
efuelling:
F
Re
fit
t
he
f
iller
c
ap.
F
Tu
rn
t
he
k
ey
t
o
t
he
r
ight,
t
hen
r
emove
i
t
fr
om
t
he
c
ap.
F
Pu
sh
t
he
f
uel
f
lap
t
o
c
lose
i
t.If you are filling your tank to the top, do
not persist after the 3rd cut- off; this could
cause malfunctions.
The
p
etrol
o
r
D
iesel
e
ngine
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle
i
s
fi
tted
w
ith
a c
atalytic
c
onverter,
a d
evice
w
hich
he
lps
t
o
r
educe
t
he
l
evel
o
f
h
armful
e
missions
in t
he
e
xhaust
g
ases.
For petrol engines, you must use unleaded
fuel.
The
f
iller
n
eck
i
s
n
arrower,
a
llowing
o
nly
un
leaded
p
etrol
n
ozzles
t
o
b
e
i
ntroduced.
Your
v
ehicle
i
s
e
quipped
w
ith
a s
afety
d
evice
wh
ich cuts off the fuel supply in the event of a
collision.
Fuel cut- of f
If you have put in the wrong fuel
for your vehicle, you must have the
fuel tank drained and filled with
the correct fuel before star ting the
engine.
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Misfuel prevention (Diesel)*
Operation
When a petrol filler nozzle is introduced into the fuel f iller n eck o f y our D iesel v ehicle, i t c omes in
to
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
f
lap.
T
he
s
ystem
r
emains
cl
osed
a
nd
p
revents
f
illing.
Do not persist but introduce a Diesel type
filler nozzle.
*
D
epending
o
n
t
he
c
ountry
o
f
s
ale.
Mechanical
d
evice
w
hich
p
revents
f
illing
t
he
t
ank
o
f
a D
iesel
v
ehicle
w
ith
p
etrol.
I
t
a
voids
t
he
r
isk
o
f
en
gine
d
amage
t
hat
c
an
r
esult
f
rom
f
illing
w
ith
t
he
w
rong
f
uel.
It
r
emains
p
ossible
t
o
u
se
a f
uel
c
an
t
o
fi
ll
t
he
t
ank.
In
o
rder
t
o
e
nsure
a g
ood
f
low
o
f
f
uel,
do n
ot
p
lace
t
he
n
ozzle
o
f
t
he
f
uel
c
an
in d
irect
c
ontact
w
ith
t
he
f
lap
o
f
t
he
mi
sfuel
p
revention
d
evice
a
nd
p
our
s l
ow l y.Travelling abroad
As Diesel fuel pump nozzles may be d
ifferent i n o ther c ountries, t he pr
esence
o
f
t
he
m
isfuel
p
revention
de
vice
m
ay
m
ake
r
efuelling
i
mpossible.
Before
t
ravelling
a
broad,
w
e
re
commend
t
hat
y
ou
c
heck
w
ith
t
he
CI
TROËN
d
ealer
n
etwork,
w
hether
y
our
ve
hicle
i
s
s
uitable
f
or
t
he
f
uel
p
umps
i
n
th
e
c
ountry
i
n
w
hich
y
ou
w
ant
t
o
t
ravel.
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Fuel used for petrol
engines
The petrol engines are compatible with E1
0 type p etrol b iofuels ( containing 1 0 % et
hanol),
c
onforming
t
o
E
uropean
s
tandards
EN 2
28
a
nd
E
N
1
5376.
E85
t
ype
f
uels
(
containing
u
p
t
o
8
5
% e
thanol)
ar
e
r
eserved
e
xclusively
f
or
v
ehicles
m
arketed
fo
r
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
his
t
ype
o
f
f
uel
(
BioFlex
ve
hicles).
T
he
q
uality
o
f
t
he
e
thanol
m
ust
co
mply
w
ith
E
uropean
s
tandard
E
N
1
5293.
Fuel used for Diesel
engines
The Diesel engines are compatible with biofuels w hich c onform t o c urrent a nd f uture Eu
ropean
s
tandards
(
Diesel
f
uel
w
hich
co
mplies
w
ith
s
tandard
E
N
5
90
m
ixed
w
ith
a b
iofuel
w
hich
c
omplies
w
ith
s
tandard
EN 1
4214)
a
vailable
a
t
t
he
p
umps
(
containing
up t
o
7 % F
atty
A
cid
M
ethyl
E
ster).
B30
b
iofuel
c
an
b
e
u
sed
i
n
c
ertain
D
iesel
en
gines.
H
owever,
t
his
u
se,
e
ven
o
ccasional,
re
quires
s
trict
a
pplication
o
f
t
he
s
pecial
se
rvicing
c
onditions.
C
ontact
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
The
u
se
o
f
a
ny
o
ther
t
ype
o
f
(
bio)fuel
(v
egetable
o
r
a
nimal
o
ils,
p
ure
o
r
d
iluted,
do
mestic
f
uel...)
i
s
s
trictly
p
rohibited
(
risk
o
f
da
mage
t
o
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
f
uel
s
ystem).
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Snow chains
In wintry conditions, snow chains improve traction as well as the behaviour of the vehicle when braking.
Us e
o
nly
t
he
c
hains
d
esigned
t
o
b
e
f
itted
t
o
t
he
ty
pe
o
f
w
heel
f
itted
t
o
y
our
v
ehicle:
Original
ty
re sizeMaximum
l
ink
s
ize
195/65
R
159
m
m
205/55
R
16
205/50
R
17
cannot be fitted with chains
For more information on snow chains, contact a CITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
Advice on installation
F If you have t o f it t he c hains d uring a jo
urney, s top t he v ehicle o n a f lat s ur face on t
he
s
ide
o
f
t
he
r
oad.
F
Ap
ply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
a
nd
p
osition
a
ny
wh
eel
c
hocks
t
o
p
revent
m
ovement
o
f
y
our
ve
hicle.
F
Fi
t
t
he
c
hains
f
ollowing
t
he
i
nstructions
pr
ovided
b
y
t
he
m
anufacturer.
F
Mov
e
o
ff
g
ently
a
nd
d
rive
f
or
a f
ew
mo
ments,
w
ithout
e
xceeding
3
0
m
ph
(
50
k
m/h).
F
St
op
y
our
v
ehicle
a
nd
c
heck
t
hat
t
he
s
now
ch
ains
a
re
c
orrectly
t
ightened.
Take
a
ccount
o
f
t
he
l
egislation
i
n
f
orce
in y
our country on the use of snow
chains
a
nd
t
he
m
aximum
r
unning
s
peed
au
thorised.
The
s
now
c
hains
m
ust
b
e
f
itted
o
nly
to t
he f
ront w
heels. T
hey m
ust n
ever be f
itted t
o "
space-saver" t
ype s
pare wh
eels.
Avoid
d
riving
w
ith
s
now
c
hains
o
n
r
oads
th
at
h
ave
b
een
c
leared
o
f
s
now,
t
o
av
oid
d
amaging
y
our
v
ehicle's
t
yres
a
nd
th
e
r
oad
s
ur face.
I
f
y
our
v
ehicle
i
s
f
itted
wi
th
a
lloy
w
heels,
c
heck
t
hat
n
o
p
art
o
f
th
e
c
hain
o
r
i
ts
f
ixings
i
s
i
n
c
ontact
w
ith
th
e
w
heel
r
im.
It
i
s
s
trongly
r
ecommended
t
hat
b
efore
yo
u
l
eave,
y
ou
p
ractise
f
itting
t
he
s
now
ch
ains
o
n
a l
evel
a
nd
d
ry
s
ur face.
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Very cold climate screens
Removable protective screens which prevents the accumulation of snow at the radiator
co oling f an.
F
Of
fer
u
p
t
he
c
orresponding
s
creen
t
o
t
he
fr
ont
b
umper
u
pper
g
rille.
F
Pr
ess
o
n
t
he
e
dge
t
o
e
ngage
i
ts
f
ixing
c
lips
in t
urn.
Proceed
i
n
t
he
s
ame
w
ay
f
or
t
he
s
creen
o
n
t
he
lo
wer
g
rille. F
Us
ing
a s
crewdriver,
l
ever
i
n
t
urn
o
n
t
he
fi
xings
o
f
e
ach
s
creen
t
o
u
nclip
t
hem.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
r
emove
t
he
v
ery
c
old
cl
imate
s
creens
w
hen:
-
th
e
a
mbient
t
emperature
e
xceeds
10
°
C
,
-
towi
ng,
-
at s
peeds
a
bove
7
5
m
ph
(
120
k
m/h).
Removal
Fitting
Before fitting or removing a screen, en
sure t hat t he e ngine i s o ff a nd t he co
oling
f
an
h
as
s
topped. It i
s r ecommended t hat t he s creens be f
itted a nd r emoved b y a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
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When not towing a trailer, remove the quickly-detachable t ow b all b efore dr
iving.
Towing a trailer
We recommend the use of genuine CI TROËN t owbars a nd t heir h arnesses th
at
h
ave
b
een
t
ested
a
nd
a
pproved
fr
om
t
he
d
esign
s
tage
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
an
d
t
hat
t
he
f
itting
o
f
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
en
trusted
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
If
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
n
ot
f
itted
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer,
i
t
m
ust
s
till
b
e
fi
tted
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
ma
nufacturer's
ins
tructions.
Your
v
ehicle
i
s
p
rimarily
d
esigned
f
or
tr
ansporting
p
eople
a
nd
l
uggage,
b
ut
i
t
m
ay
al
so
b
e
u
sed
f
or
t
owing
a t
railer. Driving
w
ith
a t
railer
p
laces
g
reater
de
mands
o
n
t
he
t
owing
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
dr
iver
m
ust
t
ake
p
articular
c
are.
For
m
ore
a
dvice
o
n
d
riving
w
hen
to
wing,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
w
eights
(
and
th
e
t
owed
l
oads
w
hich
a
pply
t
o
y
our
ve
hicle)
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
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Load reduction mode
System which manages the use of certain functions a ccording t o t he l evel o f c harge re
maining
i
n
t
he
b
attery.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
b
eing
d
riven,
t
he
l
oad
re
duction
f
unction
t
emporarily
d
eactivates
ce
rtain
f
unctions,
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
th
e
h
eated
r
ear
s
creen...
The
d
eactivated
f
unctions
a
re
r
eactivated
au
tomatically
a
s
s
oon
a
s
c
onditions
p
ermit.System w
hich m anages t he d uration o f u se o f ce
rtain functions to conserve a sufficient level
of
c
harge
i
n
t
he
b
attery.
After
t
he
e
ngine
h
as
s
topped,
y
ou
c
an
st
ill
u
se
f
unctions
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
udio
a
nd
te
lematics
s
ystem, windscreen
w
ipers,
d
ipped
be
am
h
eadlamps, courtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.
f
or
a m
aximum
c
ombined
d
uration
o
f
a
bout
fo
rty minutes.
Energy economy mode
Switching to economy mode
A message then appears in the instrument pa
nel s creen i ndicating t hat t he v ehicle h as sw
itched
t
o
e
conomy
m
ode
a
nd
t
he
a
ctive
fu
nctions
a
re
p
ut
o
n
s
tandby.
If
a t
elephone
c
all
i
s
b
eing
m
ade
a
t
t
his
t
ime,
i
t
wi
ll
b
e
m
aintained
f
or
a
round
1
0
m
inutes
w
ith
th
e
B
luetooth
h
ands-free
s
ystem
o
f
y
our
a
udio
sy
stem.
Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automatically ne xt t ime t he v ehicle i s d riven.
In
o
rder
t
o
r
estore
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
hese
f
unctions
im
mediately,
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
l
et
i
t
r
un:
-
fo
r
l
ess
t
han
t
en
m
inutes,
t
o
u
se
t
he
eq
uipment
f
or
a
pproximately
f
ive
m
inutes,
-
fo
r
m
ore
t
han
t
en
m
inutes,
t
o
u
se
t
he
eq
uipment
f
or
u
p
t
o
a
pproximately
th
irty minutes.
Let
t
he
e
ngine
r
un
f
or
t
he
d
uration
s
pecified
t
o
en
sure
t
hat
t
he
b
attery
c
harge
i
s
s
ufficient.
Do
n
ot
r
epeatedly
a
nd
c
ontinuously
r
estart
t
he
en
gine
i
n
o
rder
t
o
c
harge
t
he
b
attery.
A
f
lat
b
attery
p
revents
t
he
e
ngine
f
rom
st
arting.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
b
attery,
re
fer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Practical information