207
Misfuel prevention (Diesel)*Mechanical device which prevents filling the tank of a Diesel vehicle with petrol. It avoids the risk of engine d amage t hat c an r esult f rom f illing w ith t he w rong f uel.
Located
i
n
t
he
f
iller
n
eck,
t
he
m
isfuel
p
revention
d
evice
a
ppears
w
hen
t
he
f
iller
c
ap
i
s
r
emoved.
When
a p
etrol
f
iller
n
ozzle
i
s
i
ntroduced
i
nto
t
he
fu
el
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.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 different 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.
Not
a
ll
D
iesel
v
ehicles
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
mi
sfuel
p
rotection,
s
o
b
efore
t
ravelling
ab
road,
w
e
r
ecommend
t
hat
y
ou
c
heck
wi
th
t
he
C
ITROËN
d
ealer
n
etwork,
wh
ether your vehicle is suitable for the
fuel
p
umps
i
n
t
he
c
ountry
i
n
w
hich
y
ou
in
tend
t
o
t
ravel.
Operation
7
Practical information
219
Bonnet
F Push the exterior s afety c atch B to the left
and r aise t he b onnet.
Opening
F Open the front l eft d oor.
F Pu ll the interior bonnet release lever A,
l
ocated
a
t
t
he
b
ottom
o
f
t
he
d
oor
a
perture.
F
Un
clip
t
he
s
tay
C f
rom
i
ts
h
ousing
o
n
t
he
ba
ck
o
f
t
he
b
onnet.
F
Fi
x
t
he
s
tay
i
n
t
he
n
otch
t
o
h
old
t
he
b
onnet
open
.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f t he s upport n otch.
F Cl ip t he s tay i n i ts h ousing o n t he b ack o f th
e
b
onnet.
F
Lo
wer
t
he
b
onnet
a
nd
r
elease
i
t
a
t
t
he
e
nd
of i
ts
t
ravel.
F
Pu
ll
o
n
t
he
b
onnet
t
o
c
heck
t
hat
i
t
i
s
sec
ured
co
rrectly.
The cooling fan may star t after switching
off the engine: take care with ar ticles and
clothing that might be caught by the fan
blades.
Before
d
oing
a
nything
u
nder
t
he
bo
nnet, switch off the Stop & Start
system
t
o
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
re
sulting
f
rom
a
n
a
utomatic
ch
ange
to ST
ART
m
ode.
Do
n
ot
o
pen
t
he
b
onnet
i
n
h
igh
w
inds.
When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
h
ot,
h
andle
t
he
ex
terior
s
afety
c
atch
a
nd
t
he
b
onnet
st
ay
w
ith
c
are
(
risk
o
f
b
urns).
Because of the presence of electrical
equipment
u
nder
t
he
b
onnet,
i
t
i
s
re
commended
t
hat
e
xposure
t
o
w
ater
(r
ain,
wa
shing,
.
..)
b
e
l
imited.
The location of the interior bonnet
release
l
ever
p
revents
o
pening
o
f
th
e
b
onnet
w
hile
t
he
f
ront
l
eft
d
oor
i
s
clos
ed.
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Practical information
220
Petrol engines
1. Power steering re servoir.
2. Sc reenwash a nd h eadlamp w ash r eservoir.
3.
Co
olant
h
eader
t
ank.
4.
Br
ake
f
luid
r
eservoir.
5.
Ba
ttery
/ F
uses.
6.
Fus
ebox.
7.
Ai
r
f
ilter.
8.
En
gine
o
il
d
ipstick.
9.
En
gine
o
il
f
iller
c
ap.
Practical information
221
* According to engine.
Diesel engines
1. Power steering re servoir.
2. Sc reenwash a nd h eadlamp w ash
r
eservoir.
3.
Co
olant
h
eader
t
ank.
4.
Br
ake
f
luid
r
eservoir.
5.
Ba
ttery
/ F
uses.
6.
Fus
ebox.
7.
Ai
r
f
ilter.
8.
En
gine
o
il
d
ipstick.
9.
En
gine
o
il
f
iller
c
ap.
10.
Pr
iming
pump
*.
The Diesel fuel system operates under high pressure:
- Never c arry o ut a ny w ork o n t his s ystem you
rself.
- HDi engines m ake u se o f a dvanced tec
hnology.
All
m
aintenance
a
nd
r
epairs
r
equire
s
pecially
t
rained
st
aff,
w
hich
o
nly
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
c
an
p
rovide.
7
Practical information
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 .
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223
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
Practical information
224
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.
Practical information
234
Running out of fuel (Diesel)
Other HDi engines
(except BlueHDi version)
On
v
ehicles
f
itted
w
ith
D
iesel
e
ngines,
t
he
f
uel
sy
stem m
ust b
e p
rimed i
f y
ou r
un o
ut o
f f
uel.
For all versions other than BlueHDi, refer to the
corresponding
e
ngine
c
ompartment
v
iew.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
D
iesel
mi
sfuel
p
revention
d
evice,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
BlueHDi engines
If the engine does not start first time, do n't k eep t rying b ut s tart t he p rocedure ag
ain
f
rom
t
he
b
eginning. F
Ad
d
a
t
l
east
f
ive
l
itres
o
f
D
iesel
f
uel
t
o
t
he
ta
nk.
F
Op
en
t
he
b
onnet.
F
If n
ecessary,
u
nclip
t
he
s
tyling
c
over
f
or
ac
cess
t
o
t
he
p
riming
p
ump.
F
Sq
ueeze
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
p
riming
p
ump
re
peatedly
u
ntil
r
esistance
i
s
f
elt
(
there
ma
y
b
e
r
esistance
a
t
t
he
f
irst
p
ress).
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
(i
f
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
a
t
t
he
f
irst
at
tempt,
w
ait
a
round
1
5
s
econds
b
efore
tr
ying aga in).
F If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart a fter a f ew at
tempts,
o
perate
t
he
p
riming
p
ump
a
gain
th
en
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine.
F
Re
fit
t
he
s
tyling
c
over
a
nd
c
lip
i
t
i
n
p
lace.
F
Cl
ose
t
he
b
onnet.
F
Fi
ll
t
he
f
uel
t
ank
w
ith
a
t
l
east
f
ive
l
itres
o
f
Die
sel.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition
(
without
s
tarting
t
he
en
gine).
F
Wa
it
a
round
6 s
econds
a
nd
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
ign
ition.
F
Re
peat
t
he
o
peration
1
0
t
imes.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
t
o
r
un
t
he
e
ngine.
In the event of a breakdown