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 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).
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
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.
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
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.
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 .
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.
253
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
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.
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
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 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
e
mission
c
ontrol
s
ystem,
n
ever
u
se
ad
ditives
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
o
il.
Checks
Checks
12 V batteryAir filter and passenger compartment filter
Oil filterParticle filter (
die
sel)
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.However, check regularly that the terminals a re c orrectly t ightened a nd th
at
t
he
c
onnections
a
re
c
lean.Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice s chedule f or d etails o f t he re
placement i ntervals f or t hese co
mponents.
Replace
t
he
o
il
f
ilter
e
ach
t
ime
t
he
en
gine
o
il
i
s
c
hanged.
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice
s
chedule
f
or
d
etails
o
f
th
e
r
eplacement
i
nterval
f
or
t
his
co
mponent.
Versions
e
quipped
w
ith
S
top
& S
tart
ar
e
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. The start of saturation of the
particle f
ilter i s i ndicated b y t he
On a n
ew 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
a
t
v
ery
l
ow
s
peed
o
r
a
t
i
dle,
yo
u
m
ay,
i
n
e
xceptional
c
ircumstances,
no
tice
t
he
e
mission
o
f
w
ater
v
apour
a
t
th
e
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
a
n
a
dverse
e
ffect
o
n
t
he
p
er 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
s
oon
a
s
t
he
t
raffic
c
onditions
p
ermit,
re
generate
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.