2016 Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD check oil

168
Checking levels
Take care when working under the bonnet, 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)
 an

d
 t
he
 c
ooling
 f
an
 c
ould
 s
tart
 a
t
 a
ny
 ti

me
 (
even
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff).
Engine oil level
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.
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.
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
 o
f
 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.
A = MA X
B = MIN
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.
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).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 .
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, ch
eck 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.
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169
After topping-up the oil, the check when switching o n t he i gnition w ith t he o il le

vel
 i
ndicator
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 is n

ot
 v
alid
 d
uring
 t
he
 3
0
 m
inutes
 a
fter
 to

pping
 u
p.
Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate t he 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 the oil filler cap to reveal the filler
aperture.
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.
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. 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.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule fo
r 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.
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171
Checks
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.Refer to the manufacturer's service s chedule f or d etails o f t he re

placement
 i
ntervals
 f
or
 t
hese
 co

mponents.
Air filter and passenger compartment 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.
Oil filter
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.
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.
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.
Particle filter (Diesel)
The start of saturation of the
particle f
ilter i s i ndicated b y t he fi

xed
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a w
arning
 mes

sage.
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,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 a lo

w
 a

dditive
 l
evel.
Refer
 t

o
 t

he
 "
Diesel
 a
dditive
 l
evel"
 s
ection.
On a new vehicle, the first particle
filter
 r

egeneration
 o
perations
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a "
burning"
 s
mell,
 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.
When
 c

arrying
 o

ut
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 b

attery,
 r

efer
 to t

he
 "

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.
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188
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,
 b
icycle
 ty

res...).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 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";
 t

o
 de

flate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "O"
 a
nd
 p
ress
 bu

tton C),
 a

ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel
 o
r
 t
he
 a
ccessory's
 p
ressure
 labe

l.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.Should t
he p ressure o f o ne o r m ore ty

res
 b
e
 a
djusted,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 re

initialise
 t
he
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 sy

stem.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 u
nder-inflation
 de

tection,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 t
o
 t
he
 v
alve
 o
f
 t
he
 wh

eel
 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.
In the event of a breakdown