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SAFETYPR ACTICAL
I
nFOR
MATIO
n
CHILD
SAFETY
172 Child seats
17 5
Dea
ctivating
the pa
ssenger's
fr
ont
a
irbag
182
IS
OFIX child seats
14 8 Di
rection indicators
14 8
Ha
zard
war
ning
lamp
s
14 9
H
orn
14 9
Em
ergency
o
r
a
ssistance
ca
ll
15 0
Un
der-inflation
de
tection
15 4
Br
aking
a
ssistance
s
ystems
155
Tr
ajectory
c
ontrol
s
ystems
157
Ac
tive
C
ity
B
rake
161
Fr
ont seat belts
164
Air
bags 188 Fu
el t ank
190
Mi
sfuel
p
revention
(
Diesel)
191
Ru
nning
o
ut
o
f
f
uel
(
Diesel)
192
AdB
lue
® additive and SCR
system (
BlueHDi D iesel)
199
Te
mporary
p
uncture
r
epair
k
it
204
Ch
anging
a w
heel
2 11
Sn
ow chains
212
Chan
ging
a bul
b
220
Chan
ging
a fus
e
227
12 V b
attery
231
En
ergy
e
conomy
m
ode
232
Ch
anging
a w
iper
b
lade
233
To
wing
t
he
v
ehicle
235
To
wing
a t
railer
237
Ad
vice on care and
maintenance
239
A
ccessories
13 4
Lig
hting
co
ntrols
137
Au
tomatic illumination of
headlamps
138 LE
D d
aytime r
unning l
amps
139 He
adlamp h
eight a
djustment
14 0
Wi
per controls
14 4
Co
urtesy lamp
14 5
In
terior
mo
od
lig
hting
14 5
Bo
ot lamp
008
006 007VISIBILITY005
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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 the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles
(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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Recommendations for ventilation and air conditioning
If after an extended stop in sunshine, the interior temperature is very
high,
f
irst
v
entilate
t
he
p
assenger
co
mpartment
f
or
a f
ew
m
oments.
Put
t
he
a
ir
f
low
c
ontrol
a
t
a s
etting
h
igh
en
ough
t
o
q
uickly
c
hange
t
he
a
ir
i
n
t
he
pa
ssenger
co
mpartment.
The
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem
d
oes
n
ot
co
ntain chlorine and does not present
any
d
anger
t
o
t
he
o
zone
l
ayer.
In order for these systems to be fully effective, follow the operation and maintenance
guidelines below
:
F
To o
btain
a
n
e
ven
a
ir
d
istribution,
t
ake
c
are
n
ot
t
o
o
bstruct
t
he
e
xterior
a
ir
i
ntake
g
rilles
lo
cated at the base of the windscreen, the nozzles, the vents and the air outlets, as well
as
t
he
a
ir
e
xtractor
l
ocated
i
n
t
he
b
oot.
F
Do n
ot
c
over
t
he
s
unshine
s
ensor,
l
ocated
o
n
t
he
d
ashboard;
t
his
i
s
u
sed
f
or
r
egulation
of t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem.
F
Op
erate
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem
f
or
a
t
l
east
5 t
o
1
0
m
inutes,
o
nce
o
r
t
wice
a m
onth
to k
eep
i
t
i
n
p
er fect
w
orking
o
rder.
F
En
sure
t
hat
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter
i
s
i
n
g
ood
c
ondition
a
nd
h
ave
t
he
f
ilter
el
ements
r
eplaced
r
egularly.
We r
ecommend
t
he
u
se
o
f
a c
ombined
p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter.
T
hanks
t
o
i
ts
sp
ecial active additive, it contributes to the purification of the air breathed by the
occupants
a
nd
t
he
c
leanliness
o
f
t
he
p
assenger
c
ompartment
(
reduction
o
f
a
llergic
sy
mptoms,
b
ad
o
dours
a
nd
g
reasy
d
eposits).
F
To e
nsure
c
orrect
o
peration
o
f
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem,
y
ou
a
re
a
lso
a
dvised
t
o
h
ave
it c
hecked
r
egularly
a
s
r
ecommended
i
n
t
he
m
aintenance
a
nd
w
arranty
g
uide.
F
If t
he system does not produce cold air, switch it off and contact a CITROËN dealer or
a
q
ualified
w
orkshop.
When
t
owing
t
he
m
aximum
l
oad
o
n
a s
teep
g
radient
i
n
h
igh
t
emperatures,
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
ai
r
c
onditioning
i
ncreases
t
he
a
vailable
e
ngine
p
ower
a
nd
s
o
i
mproves
t
he
t
owing
a
bility. The condensation created by the air
conditioning
r
esults
i
n
a d
ischarge
of w
ater under the vehicle which is
per fectly
n
ormal.
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Textured paint
Recommendations on the care and maintenance your vehicle are given in the maintenance and warranty guide.
Ob serve
t
he
f
ollowing
r
ecommendations
t
o
a
void
d
amaging
t
he
p
aint
f
inish:
-
Ch
oose
a h
igh
p
ressure
w
ash,
o
r
a
t
l
east
a h
igh
w
ater
d
elivery;
r
oller
b
rush
w
ashing
i
s
co
mpatible.
-
Ge
ntly
w
ipe
t
he
b
ody
w
ith
a c
lean
m
icrofibre
c
loth.
-
Ca
refully
w
ipe
o
ff
a
ny
f
uel
s
pilt
o
n
t
he
b
ody
u
sing
a s
oft
c
loth,
t
hen
a
llow
t
o
d
ry.
-
Cl
ean
o
ff
a
ny
m
inor
m
arks
(
for
e
xample,
f
inger
m
arks...),
u
sing
t
he
p
roduct
i
n
t
he
"T
ECHNATURE"
r
ange
i
ntended
f
or
r
emoving
i
nsects.
On
t
he
o
ther
h
and:
-
Do n
ot
u
se
a w
ash
p
rogramme
t
hat
i
ncludes
a f
inal
h
ot
w
ax
c
ycle.
-
Do n
ot
u
se
w
aterless
c
leaning.
-
Ne
ver
p
olish
t
he
v
ehicle.
-
Do n
ot
u
se
p
aint
r
estorers,
a
brasive
o
r
p
olishing
p
roducts,
o
r
b
right
p
aint
p
reservers
(w
ax
p
olish,
f
or
e
xample).
It is always preferable to have paint repairs carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Advice on care and maintenance
The textured paint reacts to light with variations of appearance and finish that emphasise
the
c
ar's
l
ines
a
nd
f
orm.
T
his
p
aint
c
ontains
pa
rticles that remain visible and create
a
u
nique
s
atin
e
ffect
w
ith
r
elief.
I
ts
l
ightly
gr
anulated
t
exture
g
ives
i
t
a s
urprising
f
eel.
Practical information
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Checks
12 V batteryAir filter and passenger compartment filter
Oil filterParticle filter (Diesel)
Unless other wise indicated, check these components in accordance with the manufacturer's service schedule and according to your engine.
Ot her wise, h ave t hem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
The battery does not require any maintenance.
Ho wever, c heck r egularly t hat t he t erminals a re co
rrectly
t
ightened
a
nd
t
hat
t
he
c
onnections
ar
e
c
lean.Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for details of the
replacement intervals for these
components.
Replace the oil filter each time the
engine
o
il
i
s
c
hanged.
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice schedule for details of
the replacement interval for this
component.
Versions equipped with Stop & Start
are fitted with a 12 V lead-acid
battery
o
f
s
pecific
t
echnology
a
nd
spec
ification.
Its replacement should be carried
out only by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
wo
rkshop. The start of saturation of the
particle filter is indicated by the
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 at very low speed or at idle,
you
m
ay,
i
n
e
xceptional
c
ircumstances,
no
tice the emission of water vapour at
the
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
a
ny
o
peration
o
n
t
he
1
2
V ba
ttery,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection
f
or
de
tails
o
f
t
he
p
recautions
t
o
b
e
t
aken
b
efore
st
arting
w
ork. 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.
ci
ty
d
riving),
r
eplace them twice as often if
necessary .
A
c
logged
p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter
m
ay
ha
ve an adverse effect on the per formance
of
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning
s
ystem
a
nd
g
enerate
und
esirable
odou
rs. temporary
i
llumination
o
f
t
his
w
arning
l
amp
ac
companied
b
y
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
scre
en.
As soon as the traffic conditions permit,
regenerate
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.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
c
hecking
l
evels,
r
efer
to t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
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Technical data - Maintenance
Running out of Diesel 191
AdBlue® additive and SCR system
(BlueHDi D iesel) 19 2-198
Checking
l
evels
24
8 -251
-
o
il
-
br
ake
f
luid
-
c
oolant
-
sc
reenwash fluid
-
ad
ditive
(
Diesel
w
ith
p
article
emi
ssions
fil
ter)
Checking
c
omponents
25
2-253
-
b
attery
-
ai
r
f
ilter
/ p
assenger
c
ompartment
f
ilter
-
oi
l filter
-
pa
rticle
e
missions
f
ilter
(
Diesel)
-
br
ake
p
ads/discs
Changing
bul
bs
21
2-219
-
f
ront
-
r
ear
-
i
nterior Battery 227
-230
Energy
e
conomy
m
ode
23
1
Engine
c
ompartment
f
uses
22
0,
2
23 -226
Bonnet
24
5
Under-bonnet layout, petrol
24
6
Under-bonnet layout, Diesel
24
7
Petrol
e
ngines
25
6 -258
Diesel
engi
nes
262Pe
trol
w
eights
25
9 -261
Diesel
w
eights
26
3
Dimensions
26
4-265
Identification
mar
kings
26
6
Visual search
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A
ABS and EBFD systems ...............................15 4
A ccessories .................................................. 23
9
Access to rear seats
................................. 74 ,
75
Active
C
ity
B
rake
................................... 157
, 15 8
AdBlue
® ........................................... 3 3, 192, 19 6
Additive, AdBlue .............................. 33
, 192, 19 6
Additive, Diesel
............................................. 2
52
Adjusting
h
ead
r
estraints
....................................................... 73
Ad
justing
se
at
........................................... 72
, 75
Adjusting
t
he
d
ate
............................... 42
, 45, 53
Adjusting
t
he
h
eight
a
nd
r
each
o
f
t
he
s
teering
w
heel
.................................... 78
Ad
justing
t
he
t
emperature
.............................. 86
Ad
justing
t
he
t
ime
............................... 42
, 45, 53
Advice on care and maintenance
........................................ 237
A
dvice
o
n
d
riving
.......................................... 10
0
Airbags
.................................................... 3
1, 16 4
Airbags,
cur
tain
..................................... 168
, 169
Airbags,
f
ront......................................... 165, 169
Airbags,
lat
eral
...................................... 167
, 169
Air
co
nditioning
............................................... 14
A
ir
c
onditioning,
a
utomatic
....................... 82
, 86
Air
co
nditioning,
man
ual
........................... 82
, 84
Air
i
ntake
......................................................... 86
A
ir vents
.......................................................... 81
A
nti-lock
b
raking
s
ystem
(
ABS)
.............................................. 15 4
A
nti-pinch
........................................................ 64
Ant
i-theft
....................................................... 10
1
Armrest, front
.................................................. 93
As
sistance call
...................................... 14
9, 270
Audible
war
ning
............................................ 149
A
udio
s
treaming
(B
luetooth)
................................. 3
02, 304, 349
Audio system
................................................. 3
41
Auxiliary
........................................................ 302C
able, audio
..................................................302
C
able,
j
ack
....................................................3
02
Capacity,
f
uel
t
ank
........................................18
8
CarPlay connection ...............................323, 324
Cartridge,
fr
agrance
.......................................90
CD ................................................................. 3
47
CD, MP3
................................................ 347
, 348
Central
l
ocking
..........................................60,
67
Changing
a bul
b
.............................212
, 216 -218
Changing
a fus
e
............................................220
C
hanging
a w
heel
.........................................20
4
Changing
a w
iper
b
lade
........................143
, 232
Changing
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol
b
attery
..............62
Ch
ecking
t
he
e
ngine
o
il
l
evel
..........................39
Ch
ecking
t
he
l
evels
...............................24
8 - 2 51
Checking
t
yre
p
ressures
(
using
t
he
k
it)
........19 9
C
hecks
..................................2
46, 247, 252, 253
Checks,
r
outine
.....................................252
, 253Child
l
ock
...............................................
17
9, 18 4
Children
.......................................... 1
79, 182-18 4
Child seats
.................... 16
3 , 172-174, 178 , 179
Child seats, conventional .............................. 178
C hild seats, ISOFIX ...............................182
-18 4
CIT
ROËN L
ocalised E mergency C all...........270
Cleaning
(a
dvice)
..........................................237
C
losing
t
he
b
oot
........................................6
0, 69
Closing
t
he
d
oors
......................................6
0, 66
Configuration,
ve
hicle
.................42
, 45, 51, 353
Connected services
.............................. 314
, 316
Connection, Bluetooth
.................. 316
, 33 0, 331
Connection,
Mi
rrorLink
.........................31
8, 320
Connection,
W
i-Fi
n
etwork
...........................316
C
ontrol, electric windows
................................64
Co
ntrol,
e
mergency
b
oot
r
elease
...................69
Co
ntrol,
emer
gency
doo
r
................................68
Co
ntrol, heated seats
......................................73
Co
ntrol
s
talk,
l
ighting
....................................13 4
C
ontrol
s
talk,
w
ipers
..............................140
-142
Courtesy lamp
............................................... 14
4
Courtesy lamps
............................................. 219
C
ruise control
................................................126
C
up holder
.......................................................92
C
Battery ...........................................2 27-230, 252
Battery, char ging ................................... 2
27, 229
Battery, remote control
............................. 62
, 63
Black
pane
l...................................................... 41
BlueHDi
................................................... 3
6, 192
Bluetooth
(
hands-free)
.................. 330
, 331, 350
Bluetooth
(t
elephone)
............................ 330
, 331
Bonnet
........................................................... 24
5
Boot
................................................................. 69
B
rake
d
iscs
.................................................... 253
B
rake
l
amps
.......................................... 21
6, 217
Brakes
........................................................... 253
B
raking
a
ssistance
s
ystem
...........................15 4
B
ulbs
(c
hanging)
............................ 212
, 216 -218
B
DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) -
Di gital ra dio ........................................ 30
0, 301
Date
(
setting)
....................................... 4
2, 45, 53
Daytime
r
unning
l
amps,
L
ED
................13 8
, 215
Deactivating
the pa
ssenger
ai
rbag
...............165
De
frosting
.................................................. 84
, 90
Demisting
.................................................. 8
4, 86D
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Maintenance (advice) .................................... 237
M aintenance, routine ...................................... 14
Ma
p
r
eading
lam
ps
.................................................. 14
4, 219
Markings,
ide
ntification
................................. 266
M
at
.................................................................. 95
M
enu
........................... 27
8, 280, 284, 292, 294,
296, 306, 308, 310, 326, 328
Menu, main
................................................... 3
44
Menus
(
audio)
.............................. 292
, 294, 296
Menus
(
Touch
s
creen
t
ablet)
.................................................. 2
73, 277
Mirror, rear view
.............................................. 80
Mi
rrors, door .................................................... 79
Mirror, vanity
................................................... 93
M
isfuel prevention
......................................... 19
0
Mountings,
Is
ofix
................................... 18
2, 18 4
MP3 CD
......................................................... 3
48
M
Navigation ....................................2 78, 280, 284
Number plate lamps .............................. 216
, 217
N
O
Oil change .....................................................24 8
Oil consumption ............................................ 248
O
Il,
engi
ne
..................................................... 24
8
Opening
t
he
b
onnet
...................................... 245
O
pening
t
he
b
oot
...................................... 6
0, 69
Opening
t
he
d
oors
............................. 60
, 66, 68
Opening
t
he
f
uel
f
iller
f
lap
.............................188
J
ack
......................................................
2
04, 302
Jukebox
(
copy)
..............................................
3
05
Jukebox
(
playing)
..........................................
305
J
ump
s
tarting
................................................
2
28
LLabels, identification .....................................
266
L amp, boot ............................................ 14
5, 219
Lamps, front
.......................................... 212
, 214
Lamps, rear
................................................... 2
16
Lamps, rear, 3D
............................................ 217
L
eather
(c
are)
................................................ 23
8
Level, AdBlue
® additive ................................. 192
L
evel, b
rake f
luid ........................................... 249
L
evel, Diesel additive
............................ 251
, 252
Level,
e
ngine
c
oolant
.............................. 35
, 250
Level,
e
ngine
o
il
...................................... 3
9, 248
Levels
a
nd
c
hecks
................................ 2
4 6 - 2 51
Level, screenwash fluid
................................ 250
Li
ghting,
dashb
oard
........................................ 41
Li
ghting
d
immer
.............................................. 41
L
ighting,
g
uide-me
h
ome
...................... 137
, 13 8
JLighting, interior ............................14 4 , 145, 219
Lighting, mo od .............................................. 14
5
Loading
........................................................... 14
L
oad reduction mode
.................................... 23
1
Localised Assistance Call
.............................................................. 2
70
Locating
y
our
v
ehicle
...................................... 61
Lo
cking
f
rom
t
he inside
...................................................... 67
L
ow fuel level
................................................ 18
8
Luggage
r
etaining
st
rap
.............................................................. 96
Ke
y with remote control
.................... 60
, 63, 101
Kit, hands-free
.............................. 330
, 331, 350
Kit, temporary puncture repair
...................... 19 9
K
P
Pads, brake ...................................................253
P aint colour code .......................................... 266
P
arcel shelf, rear
............................................. 97
Pa
rking
b
rake
........................................ 104
, 253
Parking
s
ensors,
f
ront
................................... 129
P
arking
s
ensors,
r
ear.................................... 128
Petrol
............................................................. 18
9
Player, Apple
® ...................................... 3 04, 349
Player, MP3 CD ..................................... 34
7, 348
Player, USB
.......................................... 30
2, 346
Port, USB
....................................... 94
, 302, 346
Pre-heater, Diesel
........................................... 24
P
ressures, tyres
................................... 203
, 266
Pre-tensioning
s
eat
b
elts
.............................. 163