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231
12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To g ain a ccess t o i t:
F
op
en
t
he
b
onnet
u
sing
t
he
i
nterior
r
elease
le
ver,
t
hen
t
he
e
xterior
s
afety
c
atch,
F
se
cure the bonnet stay,
F
li
ft
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
o
n
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal.
Access to the battery
Procedure for starting the engine using another battery or charging a discharged battery.
general points
Lead-acid starter batteries
Batteries contain harmful substances such a s s ulphuric a cid a nd l ead.
They
m
ust
b
e
d
isposed
o
f
i
n
ac
cordance
w
ith
r
egulations
a
nd
m
ust
no
t,
in an
y
ci
rcumstances,
be di
scarded
wi
th
h
ousehold
w
aste.
Take
u
sed
r
emote
c
ontrol
b
atteries
a
nd
ve
hicle batteries to a special collection
point.
Versions
e
quipped
w
ith
S
top
& St
art
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a 1
2
V l
ead-acid
ba
ttery
o
f
s
pecific
t
echnology
a
nd
spec
ification.
Its
r
eplacement
s
hould
b
e
c
arried
ou
t
o
nly
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop. Protect y
our e yes a nd f ace b efore ha
ndling
t
he
b
attery.
All
o
perations
o
n
t
he
b
attery
m
ust
b
e
ca
rried
o
ut
i
n
a w
ell
v
entilated
a
rea
a
nd
aw
ay
f
rom
n
aked
f
lames
a
nd
s
ources
of s
parks,
s
o
a
s
t
o
a
void
t
he
r
isk
o
f
ex
plosion
o
r
f
ire.
Wash
y
our
h
ands
a
fter wards.
If
y
ou
h
ave
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
ge
arbox,
n
ever
t
ry
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
by p
ushing
t
he
v
ehicle.The
(
-)
b
attery
t
erminal
i
s
n
ot
a
ccessible.
A
r
emote
e
arthing
p
oint
i
s
l
ocated
o
n
t
he
f
ront
le
ft-hand
win
g
pane
l.
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Some functions, including Stop & Start, are not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
ch
arged.
Never
t
ry
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
b
y
co
nnecting
a b
attery
c
harger.
Never
u
se
a 24 V o
r
h
igher
b
attery
b o
o s t e r.
First
c
heck
t
hat
t
he
s
lave
b
attery
h
as
a no
minal
v
oltage
o
f
1
2
V a
nd
a c
apacity
at l
east
e
qual
t
o
t
hat
o
f
t
he
d
ischarged
bat
tery.
The
t
wo
v
ehicles
m
ust
n
ot
b
e
i
n
c
ontact
wi
th
e
ach
o
ther.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
e
lectrical
c
onsumers
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles
(
audio
s
ystem,
w
ipers,
li
ghting,
...)
.
Ensure t
hat t
he j
ump l
ead c
ables d
o no
t p
ass c
lose t
o m
oving p
arts o
f t
he en
gine
(
cooling
f
an,
b
elts,
.
..).
Do
no
t
di
sconnect
th
e
(+
)
te
rminal
wh
en
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning.
Starting using another
battery
When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the en gine c an b e s tarted u sing a s lave b attery (e
xternal
o
r
o
n
a
nother
v
ehicle)
a
nd
j
ump
l
ead
ca
bles
o
r
a b
attery
b
ooster.
F
Ra
ise
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
o
n
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
if y
our
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
r
ed
c
able
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
te
rminal
(
+)
o
f
t
he
f
lat
b
attery
A (
at
th
e
m
etal
e
lbow)
t
hen
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
te
rminal (+)
o
f
t
he
s
lave
b
attery
B
or the
b o o s t e r.
F
Co
nnect
o
ne
e
nd
o
f
t
he
g
reen
o
r
b
lack
ca
ble
t
o
t
he
n
egative
t
erminal
(
-)
o
f
t
he
sl
ave battery B
o
r
t
he
b
ooster
(
or
e
arth
po
int
o
n
t
he
o
ther
v
ehicle).
F
Co
nnect
th
e
ot
her
en
d
of th
e
gr
een
or bl
ack
ca
ble to the earth point C
o
n
t
he
b
roken
do
wn
v
ehicle.F St
art t he e ngine o f t he v ehicle w ith t he go
od
b
attery
a
nd
l
eave
i
t
r
unning
f
or
a f
ew
m
inutes.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
o
n
t
he
b
roken
d
own
ve
hicle
a
nd
l
et
t
he
e
ngine
r
un.
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
s
traight
a
way,
sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
w
ait
a f
ew
m
oments
be
fore
t
rying
a
gain.
F
Wa
it
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
r
eturns
t
o
i
dle
t
hen
di
sconnect
t
he
j
ump
l
ead
c
ables
i
n
t
he
re
verse
or
der.
F
Re
fit
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
t
o
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
i
f
yo
ur
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
F
Al
low
t
he
e
ngine
t
o
r
un
f
or
a
t
l
east
30 m
inutes,
b
y
d
riving
o
r
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
st
ationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
s
tate
o
f
c
harge.
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233
If you envisage charging your vehicle's battery y ourself, u se o nly a c harger co
mpatible
w
ith
l
ead-acid
b
atteries
o
f
a no
minal
v
oltage
o
f
1
2
V
.
If this label is present, it is essential
to
u
se
o
nly
a 1
2
V c
harger,
t
o
a
void
ca
using
i
rreversible
d
amage
t
o
t
he
el
ectrical
c
omponents
r
elated
t
o
t
he
St
op
& S
tart
s
ystem. Follow
t
he
i
nstructions
f
or
u
se
p
rovided
by t
he
m
anufacturer
o
f
t
he
c
harger.
Never
r
everse
p
olarities.
Charging the battery using
a battery charger
For optimum service life of the battery, it is es
sential t o m aintain a n a dequate s tate o f char
ge.
In
s
ome
c
ircumstances
i
t
m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
ch
arge
t
he
b
attery:
-
if y
ou
u
se
y
our
v
ehicle
e
ssentially
f
or
s
hort
jo
urneys,
-
if t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
t
o
b
e
t
aken
o
ff
t
he
r
oad
f
or
se
veral
w
eeks.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop. It
i
s
n
ot
n
ecessary
t
o
d
isconnect
t
he
bat
tery.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
a
ll
e
lectrical
c
onsumers
(
audio
sy
stem,
l
ighting,
w
ipers,
.
..).
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
c
harger
B b
efore
c
onnecting
th
e
c
ables
t
o
t
he
b
attery,
s
o
a
s
t
o
a
void
a
ny
dan
gerous
spark
s.
F
En
sure
t
hat
t
he
c
harger
c
ables
a
re
i
n
g
ood
con
dition.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
c
harger
B c
ables
a
s
f
ollows:
-
th
e
p
ositive
(
+)
r
ed
c
able
t
o
t
he
(
+)
te
rminal
o
f
t
he
b
attery
A,
- th
e
n
egative
(
-)
b
lack
c
able
t
o
t
he
e
arth
po
int C
o
n
t
he
v
ehicle.
F
At t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
c
harging
o
peration,
s
witch
of
f
t
he
c
harger
B b
efore
d
isconnecting
t
he
ca
bles
f
rom
t
he
b
attery
A. N
ever
t
ry
t
o
c
harge
a f
rozen
b
attery.
If the battery has been frozen, have
it
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
w
ho
w
ill
c
heck
th
at
t
he
i
nternal
c
omponents
h
ave
n
ot
be
en
d
amaged
a
nd
t
he
c
asing
i
s
n
ot
cr
acked,
w
hich
c
ould
c
ause
a l
eak
o
f
to
xic
a
nd
c
orrosive
a
cid.
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disconnecting the battery
In order to maintain an adequate state of charge f or s tarting t he e ngine, i t i s re
commended
t
hat
t
he
b
attery
b
e
d
isconnected
if t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
t
aken
o
ut
o
f
s
ervice
f
or
a l
ong
pe
riod.
Wait
2 m
inutes
a
fter
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
be
fore
d
isconnecting
t
he
b
attery:
F
cl
ose
a
ll
o
penings
(
doors,
b
oot,
w
indows,
ro
of
(
for
C
abrio
v
ersions)),
F
sw
itch
o
ff
a
ll
e
lectrical
c
onsumers
(
audio
sy
stem,
w
ipers,
l
ighting,
.
..),
F
sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
w
ait
f
or
fo
ur minutes.
Having
e
xposed
t
he
b
attery,
i
t
i
s
o
nly
ne
cessary
t
o
d
isconnect
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal.
Following reconnection of the
battery
After reconnecting the battery, switch on the ignition a nd w ait 1 m inute b efore s tarting t o al
low
i
nitialisation
o
f
t
he
e
lectronic
s
ystems.
However,
i
f
m
inor
p
roblems
p
ersist
f
ollowing
th
is
o
peration,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
Referring
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection,
y
ou
mu
st
y
ourself
r
einitialise
o
r
r
eset
c
ertain
sy
stems,
s
uch
a
s:
-
th
e
r
emote
c
ontrol,
-
th
e
e
lectric
w
indows,
-
th
e
d
ate
a
nd
t
ime,
-
th
e
r
adio
p
reset
s
tations.
Quick release terminal
dis
connecting the (+) terminal
F Raise the lever A fully to release the
c lamp B.
Reconnecting the (+) terminal
F Position t he o pen c lamp B of the cable on
the p ositive p ost ( +) o f t he b attery.
F
Pr
ess
d
own
o
n
t
he
c
lamp
t
o
p
osition
i
t
co
rrectly
o
n
t
he
b
attery
p
ost.
F
Lo
ck
t
he
c
lamp
b
y
l
owering
t
he
l
ever
A. T
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem
m
ay
n
ot
b
e
op
erational
d
uring
t
he
t
rip
f
ollowing
t
he
fi
rst
e
ngine
s
tart.
In
t
his
c
ase,
t
he
s
ystem
w
ill
o
nly
b
e
av
ailable
a
gain
a
fter
a c
ontinuous
pe
riod
o
f
i
mmobilisation
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle,
a p
eriod
w
hich
d
epends
o
n
t
he
a
mbient
te
mperature
a
nd
t
he
s
tate
o
f
c
harge
o
f
th
e
b
attery
(
up
t
o
a
bout
8 h
ours).
Do
n
ot
f
orce
t
he
l
ever
a
s
l
ocking
wi
ll
n
ot
b
e
p
ossible
i
f
t
he
c
lamp
i
s
no
t
p
ositioned
c
orrectly;
s
tart
t
he
pr
ocedure
a
gain.
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235
Load reduction modeSystem which manages the use of certain functions a ccording t o t he l evel o f c harge re
maining
i
n
t
he
b
attery.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
b
eing
d
riven,
t
he
l
oad
re
duction
f
unction
t
emporarily
d
eactivates
ce
rtain
f
unctions,
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
th
e
h
eated
r
ear
s
creen...
The
d
eactivated
f
unctions
a
re
r
eactivated
au
tomatically
a
s
s
oon
a
s
c
onditions
p
ermit.Energy economy modeSystem which manages the period of use of certain functions to conserve a sufficient level of ch
arge i n t he b attery.
After
t
he
e
ngine
h
as
s
topped,
y
ou
c
an
s
till
u
se
f
unctions
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
udio
e
quipment,
w
indscreen
wi
pers,
d
ipped
b
eam
h
eadlamps,
c
ourtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.
f
or
a m
aximum
c
ombined
p
eriod
o
f
th
irty minutes. This
p
eriod
m
ay
b
e
g
reatly
r
educed
i
f
th
e
b
attery
i
s
n
ot
f
ully
c
harged.
A
f
lat
b
attery
p
revents
t
he
e
ngine
f
rom
st
arting.
If
t
he
t
elephone
i
s
b
eing
u
sed
a
t
t
he
sa
me
t
ime,
i
t
w
ill
b
e
i
nterrupted
a
fter
1
0
mi
nutes.
Switching to economy mode
Once this period has elapsed, a message appears i n t he s creen i ndicating t hat t he ve
hicle
h
as
s
witched
t
o
e
conomy
m
ode
a
nd
t
he
ac
tive
f
unctions
a
re
p
ut
o
n
s
tandby.
Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automatically the n ext t ime t he v ehicle i s d riven.
F
In o
rder
t
o
r
esume
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
hese
fu
nctions
i
mmediately,
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
le
t
i
t
r
un
f
or
a f
ew
m
inutes.
The
t
ime
a
vailable
t
o
y
ou
w
ill
t
hen
b
e
d
ouble
th
e
p
eriod
f
or
w
hich
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
l
eft
r
unning.
Ho
wever,
t
his
p
eriod
w
ill
a
lways
b
e
b
etween
fi
ve
a
nd
t
hirty
m
inutes.
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Changing a front or rear wiper bladeProcedure for replacing a worn wiper blade with a new one without the use of tools.
Before removing a front
wiper blade
F Within one m inute a fter s witching o ff t he ig
nition, o perate t he w iper s talk t o p osition th
e
w
iper
b
lades
i
n
t
he
v
ertical
p
osition.
This
p
osition
m
ust
b
e
u
sed
i
n
o
rder
t
o
a
void
da
maging
t
he
w
iper
b
lade
a
nd
t
he
b
onnet.
Removal
F Raise the c orresponding w iper a rm.
F Un clip t he w iper b lade a nd r emove i t.
Fitting
F At the front, c heck t he s ize o f t he w iper bl
ade a s t he s horter b lade i s f itted t o t he pa
ssenger
s
ide
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
F
Pu
t
t
he
c
orresponding
n
ew
w
iper
b
lade
i
n
pl
ace
a
nd
c
lip
i
t.
F
Fo
ld
d
own
t
he
w
iper
a
rm
c
arefully.
After fitting a front wiper
blade
F Switch on t he i gnition.
F Op erate t he w iper s talk a gain t o p ark t he wi
per
b
lades.
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237
Towing the vehicleProcedure for having your vehicle towed or for towing another vehicle using a removable towing eye.
Th e
t
owing
e
ye
i
s
i
nstalled
i
n
t
he
b
oot
u
nder
th
e
f
loor.
To
g
ain
a
ccess
t
o
i
t:
F
op
en the boot,
F
ra
ise the floor,
F
re
move
t
he
p
olystyrene
s
torage
b
ox,
F
re
move
t
he
t
owing
e
ye
f
rom
t
he
h
older.
Access to the tools
gen
eral recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your country.
En sure t hat t he w eight o f t he t owing v ehicle i s h igher t han t hat o f t he t owed v ehicle.
The
d
river
m
ust
r
emain
a
t
t
he
w
heel
o
f
t
he
t
owed
v
ehicle
a
nd
m
ust
h
ave
a v
alid
d
riving
l
icence.
When
t
owing
a v
ehicle
w
ith
a
ll
f
our
w
heels
o
n
t
he
g
round,
a
lways
u
se
a
n
a
pproved
t
owing
ar
m;
r
ope
a
nd
s
traps
a
re
p
rohibited.
The
t
owing
v
ehicle
m
ust
m
ove
o
ff
g
ently.
When
t
owing
a v
ehicle
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
o
ff,
t
here
i
s
n
o
l
onger
a
ny
p
ower
a
ssistance
f
or
br
aking
o
r
s
teering.
In
t
he
f
ollowing
c
ases,
y
ou
m
ust
a
lways
c
all
o
n
a p
rofessional
r
ecovery
s
ervice:
-
ve
hicle
b
roken
d
own
o
n
a m
otor way
o
r
f
ast
r
oad,
-
fo
ur-wheel
d
rive
v
ehicle,
-
wh
en
i
t
i
s
n
ot
p
ossible
t
o
p
ut
t
he
g
earbox
i
nto
n
eutral,
u
nlock
t
he
s
teering,
o
r
r
elease
th
e
p
arking
b
rake,
-
to
wing
w
ith
o
nly
t
wo
w
heels
o
n
t
he
g
round,
-
wh
ere
t
here
i
s
n
o
a
pproved
t
owing
a
rm
a
vailable...
Practical information
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ing
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crewdriver.
F
Ro
tate
t
he
f
lap.
F
Co
mpletely
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emove
t
he
f
lap,
b
y
co
mpressing
t
he
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lastic
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iamond
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hape
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cated
i
n
t
he
l
ower
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ection.
F
St
ore
t
he
f
lap
i
n
t
he
b
oot.
F
Sc
rew
t
he
t
owing
e
ye
i
n
f
ully.
F
In
stall
t
he
t
owing
a
rm. F On t
he r ear b umper, u nclip t he c over b y pr
essing a t t he b ottom.
F
Sc
rew
t
he
t
owing
e
ye
i
n
f
ully.
F
In
stall
t
he
t
owing
a
rm.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
h
azard
w
arning
l
amps
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles.
F
Mov
e
o
ff
g
ently
a
nd
d
rive
f
or
a s
hort
di
stance
onl
y.
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Failure to observe this instruction could re
sult i n d amage t o c ertain c omponents (b
raking,
t
ransmission...)
a
nd
t
he
ab
sence
o
f
b
raking
a
ssistance
t
he
n
ext
ti
me
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
s
tarted.
F
Un
lock
t
he
s
teering
b
y
t
urning
t
he
k
ey
o
ne
no
tch
i
n
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
park
ing
br
ake.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
h
azard
w
arning
l
amps
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles.
F
Mov
e
o
ff
g
ently
a
nd
d
rive
f
or
a s
hort
di
stance
onl
y.
F
Pl
ace
t
he
g
ear
l
ever
i
n
n
eutral
(
position
n
f
or
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
g
earbox).