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Checking levels
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.
Engine oil level
It is normal to top up the oil level between
two services ( 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).
The
c
heck
i
s
c
arried
o
ut
e
ither
w
hen
th
e
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n
u
sing
t
he
oi
l level indicator in the instrument
panel for vehicles so equipped, or
using
t
he
d
ipstick.
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.
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)
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).
Checking using the dipstick
A = MA X
B
= M
IN If you find that the level is above the A
m
ark
o
r
below
the B
m
ark,
d
o not star t the engine
.
-
If t
he level is above the MAX
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 level is below the MI
n
m
ark,
y
ou
mu
st
t
op
u
p
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
F
Lo
cate
t
he
d
ipstick
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
co
mpartment
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle.
For more information on the petrol or Diesel
engine,
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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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.
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 in the instrument panel is not valid
during
t
he
3
0
m
inutes
a
fter
t
opping
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 more information on the petrol or Diesel
engine,
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 emission control system, never use
additives
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
Checks
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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.