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Under-inflation detection
This system automatically checks the tyre pressures w hen d riving a nd a lerts y ou i n t he ev
ent
o
f
a
n
u
nder-inflation.
150
19 9
Temporary puncture repair kit
This kit is a complete system consisting of a co mpressor a nd a s ealant c artridge, t o a llow th
e
t
emporary
r
epair
o
f
a t
yre.
Exterior
128
Parking sensors
This system provides a warning when manoeuvring b y d etecting o bstacles l ocated ne
ar
t
he
v
ehicle.
13 0
Reversing camera
This system is activated automatically when
reverse g
ear i s e ngaged, p roviding a n i mage i n th
e
s
creen.
Over view
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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.
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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Under-inflation fixed,
a
ccompanied
b
y
an a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a mes
sage.The pressure in one or more tyres is
too
l
ow.Check
t
he
t
yre
p
ressures
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
This
c
heck
s
hould
p
referably
b
e
c
arried
o
ut
w
hen
t
he
ty
res
a
re
c
old.
You
m
ust
r
einitialise
t
he
s
ystem
a
fter
t
he
a
djustment
o
f
on
e
o
r
m
ore
t
yre
p
ressures
a
nd
a
fter
c
hanging
o
ne
o
r
mo
re
w
heels.
For more information on under-inflation detection, refer
to
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
+ flashing
t
hen
f
ixed,
ac
companied by the
Service
w
arning
l
amp.The
s
ystem
h
as
f
ault:
t
he
t
yre
pr
essures
a
re
n
o
l
onger
m
onitored.Check
t
he
t
yre
p
ressures
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Have
t
he
s
ystem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
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Under-inflation detection
System which automatically checks the pressures of the tyres while driving.
Th e under-inflation detection system
does
n
ot
r
eplace
t
he
n
eed
f
or
v
igilance
on t
he
p
art
o
f
t
he
d
river.
This system does not avoid the need to
check
t
he
t
yre
p
ressures
(
including
t
he
sp
are
w
heel)
e
very
m
onth
a
s
w
ell
a
s
be
fore
a l
ong
j
ourney.
Driving
w
ith
u
nder-inflated
t
yres
im
pairs
r
oad
h
olding,
e
xtends
b
raking
di
stances and causes premature
tyre wear, particularly under arduous
condition
(
high
l
oading,
h
igh
s
peed,
long jou
rney).The inflation pressures defined for
your vehicle can be found on the tyre
pressure
l
abel.
For more information on the
identification
m
arkings,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
Tyre
p
ressures
s
hould
b
e
c
hecked
wh
en
t
he
t
yres
a
re
"
cold"
(
vehicle
st
opped
f
or
1 h
our
o
r
a
fter
a j
ourney
o
f
le
ss
t
han
6 m
iles
(
10
k
m)
a
t
m
oderate
spe
eds).
Other wise
(
when
h
ot),
a
dd
0
.3
b
ar
t
o
th
e
p
ressures
s
hown
o
n
t
he
l
abel.
Driving
w
ith
u
nder-inflated
t
yres
in
creases
f
uel
c
onsumption.
The system monitors the pressures in the four
tyres,
o
nce
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
m
oving.
It
c
ompares
t
he
i
nformation
g
iven
b
y
t
he
f
our
wh
eel speed sensors with reference values,
which must be reinitialised ever y time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed .
The
s
ystem
t
riggers
a
n
a
lert
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
de
tects a drop in the inflation pressure of one
or
m
ore
t
yres.
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The alert is maintained until the system
is reinitialised.
The loss of pressure detected does not
always c
ause v
isible b
ulging o
f t
he t
yre. Do n
ot
s
atisfy
y
ourself
w
ith
j
ust
a v
isual
che
ck. Before
r
einitialising
t
he
s
ystem,
e
nsure
th
at the pressures of the four tyres are
correct for the use of the vehicle, as
given
o
n
t
he
t
yre
p
ressure
l
abel.
The under-inflation detection system
does
n
ot
g
ive
a w
arning
i
f
a p
ressure
i
s
in
correct
a
t
t
he
t
ime
o
f
r
einitialisation.
Under-inflation alert
This is given by fixed illumination of th
is w arning l amp, a ccompanied b y an a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
t
he
d
isplay
o
f
a me
ssage.
F
Red
uce speed immediately, avoid
excessive
s
teering
m
ovements
a
nd
s
udden
br
aking
F
St
op
t
he
v
ehicle
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o.F If y
ou h ave a c ompressor ( such a s t he o ne in t
he
t
emporary
p
uncture
r
epair
k
it),
c
heck
th
e
p
ressures
o
f
t
he
f
our
t
yres
w
hen
c
old.
If i
t
i
s
n
ot
p
ossible
t
o
c
arry
o
ut
t
his
c
heck
st
raight
a
way,
d
rive
c
arefully
a
t
r
educed
spe
ed.
or
F
In t
he event of a puncture, use the
temporary
p
uncture
r
epair
k
it
o
r
t
he
s
pare
wh
eel
(
depending
o
n
e
quipment).
Reinitialisation
It is necessary to reinitialise the system every
time one o r m ore t yre p ressure i s a djusted, a nd af
ter
c
hanging
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
w
heels.
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Reinitialisation of the system is done in the vehicle configuration menu, with the vehicle stationary and the ignition on.
Monochrome screen A
F Press the MEnU b utton for access to the
main m enu.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select
the Veh conf ig menu, then confirm by
pressing
t
he
O
K
b
utton.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
" Reinit inflat ", menu, then confirm by
pressing
t
he
O
K
b
utton.
A m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
ins
truction.
F
Co
nfirm
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
O
K
b
utton.
Monochrome screen C
F Press the MEnU button for access to the
main m enu.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
" Personalisation-configuration " menu,
then
c
onfirm
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
O
K
b
utton.
F
Pr
ess the " 5" or " 6" button to select the
" Define vehicle parameters " menu, then
confirm
b
y
p
ressing
t
he
OK b
utton.F Pr
ess the "
5" or " 6" button to select
the " Tyre pressures " menu, then the
" Reinitialisation "
m
enu,
t
hen
c
onfirming
by p
ressing
t
he
O
K
b
utton.
A m
essage
c
onfirms
t
he
r
einitialisation.
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Touch screen tablet
F Press the MEnU button.
F Selec t the "Driving " m
enu.
F
In t
he
s
econdary
p
age,
s
elect
"U
nder-
inflation initialisation ".
A
m
essage
i
s
d
isplayed
t
o
c
onfirm
t
he
re
initialisation
in
struction.
F
Selec
t "Ye s " or "
no"
,
t
hen
c
onfirm.
A
m
essage
c
onfirms
t
he
r
einitialisation. The
n
ew
p
ressure
s
ettings
r
egistered
a
re
co
nsidered to be reference values by the
system.Snow chains
The system does not have to be
reinitialised a fter f itting o r r emoving sno
w
cha
ins. Before
d
oing
a
nything
t
o
t
he
s
ystem,
th
e pressures of the four tyres must be
checked a nd t he s ystem r einitialised.
The under-inflation alert is only
dependable if the system has been
reinitialised with all four tyres inflated to
the
c
orrect
p
ressures.
Operating fault
The flashing and then fixed illumination of the un
der-inflation war ning lamp ac companied by i
llumination
o
f
t
he
S
ervice
w
arning
l
amp
in
dicates
a f
ault
w
ith
t
he
s
ystem.
In
t
his
c
ase,
u
nder-inflation
m
onitoring
o
f
t
he
ty
res
i
s
n
o
l
onger
a
ssured.
Have
t
he
s
ystem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
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F Place the switch in the "O" p osition.
F Re move t he k it.
F
Dr
ive
i
mmediately
f
or
a
pproximately
th
ree
m
iles
(
five
k
ilometres),
a
t
r
educed
sp
eed
(
between
1
5
a
nd
3
5
m
ph
(
20
a
nd
60 k
m/h)),
t
o
p
lug
t
he
p
uncture.
F
St
op
t
o
c
heck
t
he
r
epair
a
nd
t
he
t
yre
pr
essure
u
sing
t
he
k
it.
Checking / adjusting tyre pressures
You can also use the compressor, without
injecting sealant, t o c heck a nd i f n ecessary ad
just
t
he
t
yre
p
ressures
F
Re
move the valve cap from the tyre and
place
i
t
i
n
a c
lean
a
rea.
F
Un
coil the pipe stowed under the
compressor.
F
Sc
rew
t
he
p
ipe
o
nto
t
he
v
alve
a
nd
t
ighten
f i
r m l y. F Ch
eck t hat t he c ompressor s witch i s a t th
e
"O " p
osition.
F
Un
coil fully the electric cable, stowed under
the
c
ompressor.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
c
ompressor's
p
lug
t
o
t
he
ve
hicle's
1
2
V s
ocket.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
i
gnition.