2017 CITROEN E-MEHARI engine

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Presentation of your E-MEHARI
An elegant design using the
latest technology
Your E-MEHARI is an innovative electric
vehicle with a new approach to mobility. Some
of the vehicle's systems operate differently from
those on a conventional internal combustion
vehicle.Your E-MEHARI uses two different types of
battery: the LMP® battery to drive the vehicle
and a 12V battery, as on a conventional vehicle
with an internal combustion engine.
The 12V battery provides the energy needed
for operation of the vehicle's systems: the audio
system, the exterior and interior lighting, the
windscreen wiper.
To charge the LMP
® battery, the vehicle has to
be connected to a power supply. To improve its
range, your E-MEHARI has an energy recovery
system using the braking effect of the electric
motor on deceleration.
Your E-MEHARI is a vehicle that emits no
polluting gases, such as CO
2, nor micro-
particles. Your E-MEHARI is also completely
silent.
The LMP® (Lithium Metal
Polymer) battery
Your E-MEHARI contains a high
voltage LMP® battery isolated from its
surroundings b y i ts u nique p ackaging ar

rangement. The LMP
® battery
must only be handled by trained and
qualified
p

ersons.
N

ever
h
andle
t
he
LMP® battery: risk of severe burns,
el
ectric shock that could cause serious
or fatal injuries and risks for the
environment.
NEVER HANDLE THE LMP
® B AT T E R Y.
Your E-MEHARI uses energy stored in a
LMP
® (Lithium Metal Polymer) battery. The
LMP® battery has to be charged before you
can drive your E-MEHARI. The LMP® battery
progressively discharges during use of the
vehicle.
If the state of charge of the LMP
® battery is at
0%, your E-MEHARI cannot be started: the
LMP
® battery must be charged.
A complete charging cycle (from 0% to 100%)
from a normal domestic power supply (standard
charge) takes between 8
a

nd 13
h
ours on
average, depending on the power supply.
Get to know your E-MEHARI

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ABS – ESP
These systems are additional aids when
driving in critical situations, allowing the
behaviour of the vehicle to be adapted
to the driver's wishes.
However these systems intervene
taking the place of the driver.
They cannot extend the vehicle's limits
and should not encourage you to drive
f a s t e r.
They cannot, in any circumstances,
replace the need for vigilance, or
the responsibility of the driver when
manoeuvring the vehicle (the driver
must always be alive to sudden events
that could occur while driving).Precautions
In an emergency, it is recommended that you
apply the brakes firmly and continuously.
It is not necessary to successively apply and
release the brakes (pumping the pedal).
The ABS will modulate the brake effort
applied.
ABS (anti-lock braking
system)
The ABS avoids locking the wheels under
heavy braking, so optimising the stopping
distance and allowing control of the vehicle to
be retained.
In these conditions, avoiding manoeuvres while
braking are possible.
In addition, this system optimises the stopping
distance on sur faces offering poor grip (wet
roads…).
ABS (warning lamp)
It comes on when the vehicle is switched on
and then goes off shortly after wards.
If it comes on when driving, it signals a fault in
the anti-lock braking system.
The braking system then operates as on
a vehicle not fitted with ABS. Contact a
CITROËN
a

uthorised
r
epairer
o
r
a q
ualified
pr

ofessional without delay.
ESP
This system helps retain control of the vehicle
in "critical" driving situations (avoiding an
obstacle, loss of grip in a corner…).
Principle of operation
A steering wheel sensor provides information
on the trajectory wanted by the driver.
Other sensors around the vehicle measure the
actual trajectory.
The system compares the driver's wishes with
the actual trajectory of the vehicle, correcting
the latter if necessary by acting on certain
brakes and/or the engine power.
ESP (warning lamp)
It comes on when the vehicle is switched on
and then goes off shortly after wards.
The ESP warning lamp flashes in regulation
mode, when its is called on to maintain grip.
If it comes on when driving, it signals a fault
in the ESP: contact a CITROËN authorised
repairer
o
r
a q
ualified
p
rofessional
w
ithout
d e

l ay.
Operation of the system can be felt by vibration
in the brake pedal.
The ABS does not improve the "physical"
per formance possible, which depends on the
grip between the tyres and the road.
It follows that the normal safe driving practices
must be observed (distance between
vehicles…).
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ABS - ESP ......................................................39
Ac cess, charging socket .................................. 8
A
ir conditioning
...............................
...............45
Antitheft / immobiliser
...................................... 9
A

ssistance call
...............................
..................9
Care of interior trim
........................................ 57
C

are of the bodywork..................................... 57
Changing a bulb
............................................. 59
C

haractristics (motor)
.................................... 66
Char

ger, on-board .......................................... 66
Check of operation
......................................... 35
C

hild safety
.............................................. 15

, 16
Clock
...............

............................................... 35
Closing the doors
...............................

........8, 10
Conditioning, air
............................................. 45
C

oolant, engine
...............................
...............54
Courtesy lamp
...............................

.................46Electrical cut-off in an accident
.....................
26
E

ngine characteristics
...................................66
F

ault, electric
...............................
.....................7
Flap, charging
..............................

....................8
Flashing indicators
................................... 2

0, 22
Foglamp, rear
................................................. 20
Fu

ses
................
..............................................59
A
B
C
E
D
Battery ........................................................4, 69
Bonnet ............... ............................................. 53
Boot flap
...............

.......................................... 50
Boot floor hatch
.............................................. 10
B

rake fluid
...................................................... 54
B

raking
........................................................... 70
B

ulbs
.............................................................. 59
F
Hazard warning lamps ...................................23
H eadlamps, dipped beam .............................. 20
H
eadlamps, main beam
................................. 20
He

ad restraints .......................................... 11, 4 8
Heating
................

............................................ 41
High voltage
............................................... 4

, 26
Horn ................................................................ 24
Identification, vehicle
..................................... 65
In

dicators: consumption - charging - load
.... 35
In

dicators: speed - time - temperature
.......... 36
I

nflating tyres
..............................
.............56, 68
Instrument panel
............................................ 35
I

nstruments and controls
............................... 17
In

terior fittings
................................................ 47
I

sofix
..............................................................
.16
H
I
Dashboard ...................................................... 35
Da ytime running lamps .................................. 20
D
emisting the windscreen
............................. 44
D

esign
.............................................................
.4
Dimensions
..............................

......................68
Direction indicators
.................................. 2

0, 22
Doors
.......................................................... 8

, 10
Driving
...............................

.............................40
Drive selector
...............................

..................38
Key ring, personal RFID
.................................. 8
K
.
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