2017 CITROEN E-MEHARI warning

Welcome on-board your E-MEHARI
To indicate the notion of risk, danger or a
safety recommendation.
It is important to familiarise yourself with the
additional information, warnings and special
precautions related to the use of an electric
vehicle.
Our CITROËN customer services has per fect
knowledge of this vehicle. We would be
pleased
t

o
a
nswer
y
our
q
uestions
a
nd
a
ssist
yo

u in the use of your E-MEHARI.
Important:
f
itting
e
quipment
o
r
a
n
e
lectric
ac

cessory not approved by CITROËN
could cause a breakdown. Please contact a
CITROËN dealer before fitting an accessory.
READ FIRST, THEN DRIVE
Before driving your E-MEHARI for the first
time, read your handbook in order to familiarise
yourself with the controls, how to drive the
vehicle, the care of your vehicle and driving
safely.
Welcome to the world of electric motoring with your E-MEHARI.
We
a

re
d
elighted
t
o
d
eliver
t
his
v
ehicle
t
o
y
ou;
i
t
h
as
b
een
d
esigned

an

d
m
anufactured
us
ing
t
he
l
atest
t
echniques
a
nd
t
echnological

adv

ances made in the motor industry. On completion of its
assembly,
y

our
E
-MEHARI
h
as
b
een
s
ubjected
t
o
s
trict
q
uality

co

ntrols, so as to provide you with the most enjoyable driving
experience possible.
This handbook covers all of the information relative to your vehicle.
It has been prepared to help you in the familiarisation with and the
understanding of the operation of your E-MEHARI, so that you can
straight away take full advantage of the driving enjoyment it offers.

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Presentation of your E-MEHARI 4
Fa miliarisation with your E-MEHARI
8
Do

ors
10
B

oot
fl
oor
h
atch 10
Control pedals
11
F

ront head restraints
11
A

ccess to the rear seats
11
A

djusting the driver's seat and the
passenger's seat
12
Se

at belts
14
I

nstruments and controls
17
S

teering wheel (adjustment)
18
E

lectric power steering system
18
M

irrors
19
Ex

terior lighting and signalling
20
V

isual indicators
22
H

orns and audible warnings
24
W

iper / Screenwash
25
Hig

h voltage safety
26
C

harging your E-MEHARI
27
Get to know
your E-MEHARI
Starting / Switching off the vehicle 33
I nstruments and indicators
on your E-MEHARI
35
P

arking brake
37
D

rive selector
38
A

BS – ESP
39
D

riving your E-MEHARI
40
Driving
Heating / Ventilation 41
A ir conditioning (an option)
45
I

nterior lighting
46
I

nterior
fi
ttings 47
Folding bench rear seat
48
R

ear side windows
49
R

ear screen
49
B

oot
fl
ap 50
Fabric roof
51
F

ront windows
52
Your comfort
Under the bonnet 53
S ervicing your E-MEHARI
56
T

yres / Tyre pressures
56
W

ashing precautions
57
Maintenance
Temporary puncture repair kit 58
R eplacing a bulb
59
R

eplacing a fuse
59
Hi

bernation mode
62
A

udio system
64
Practical advice
Contents

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Precaution on the use of the
LMP® battery
Note
By virtue o f i ts i ntrinsic q ualities, a nd u nlike Li

-ion batteries, the LMP
® battery is not
sens
itive to the ambient temperature.
The vehicle must be connected to a power
supply when parked as otherwise the LMP
®
battery can discharge over 2 d
ays (with no
use of the vehicle). IT IS PROHIBITED to recycle or scrap
the LMP
® battery from your E-MEHARI.
The LMP® battery is the property of
Bluecar and must never be discarded.
The vehicle's range has been type-approved to
European Regulation ECE
1

01R01.
For more information on the service life of the
LMP
® battery, contact your CITROËN customer
services.
To avoid damaging the LMP
® battery, it is
recommended that:
● The
v

ehicle
b

e
p

laced
o

n
c
harge
s
traight
aw

ay if the charge indicator drops to 0%.
● NEVER
U

SE
T

HE
L

MP
® BATTERY FOR
ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
Driving with a discharged LMP®
battery:
When the state of charge of the LMP® battery
drops to a low level (20%): a warning lamp
appears in the upper screen of the dashboard.
Your E-MEHARI must be connected to a
charging point that meets the CITROËN
specification without delay.
The distance your E-MEHARI can cover will
be very limited and the output from the motor
(the
t

orque)
w

ill
b

e
a

utomatically
r

educed
t
o
in

crease the potential range.
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Precautions in the event of
an electrical failure
In the event of a general electric failure,
your E-MEHARI will no longer be driven by
the
e
lectric
m
otor.
A
s
q
uickly
a
s
p
ossible,
yo

u should place the vehicle in a safe area
observing the driving regulations on road safety
(hard shoulder, side of the road…).
Immobilise your E-MEHARI, switch on the
hazard warning lamps, get out of the vehicle
and stand in a safe place, put on your high-
visibility vest and call CITRÖEN ASSISTANCE,
who will contact the emergency and roadside
assistance services.
Special aspects of electric
vehicles
Be particularly aware of pedestrians, cyclists,
children and motorcyclists. Your E-MEHARI
is a silent vehicle and they may not hear you
coming, which could give rise to collisions. Notes
● Your
E

-MEHARI
h
as
a
n
e
nergy
r
ecovery
sy

stem on deceleration. The main
purpose of energy recovery is to return
to the LMP
® battery some of the energy
generated when your vehicle is slowing
down, to improve the range of the LMP
®
battery and so the distance that can
be driven. In your E-MEHARI, it is the
braking effect of the electric motor that
plays this role.
● Special
c

ase:
f

ollowing
a f

ull
c

harge
o

f
th

e LMP
® battery and during the initial
subsequent u se o f t he v ehicle, t he br

aking effect of the electric motor may
be temporarily reduced. You should adapt
your
d

riving
i
n
c
onsequence.
● We
t

herefore
r
ecommend
t
hat
y
ou
an

ticipate the need to slow down as much
as possible, so as to obtain the maximum
driving range.
● The
b

rake
p
edal
s
hould
b
e
u
sed
t
o
s
low
or s

top the vehicle according to the road
and traffic conditions. Your E-MEHARI's
brakes do not allow energy recovery.
To avoid collisions with pedestrians, your
E-MEHARI is fitted with a special horn. This
special pedestrian horn allows you to announce
your approach in a friendly and less aggressive
way than would be the case with a conventional
horn (see page 24).
Before moving off, leave your foot on the brake
pedal until you are ready to drive. Before
leaving your E-MEHARI, don't forget to return
the drive selector to position "N", apply the
parking brake and switch off your vehicle.
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Failure to observe the instructions and
warnings related to the installation of
a child seat or child restraint system
would expose the child and the other
occupants of the vehicle to the risk of
serious injury in the event of a collision
or sudden braking.
Always use child seats that meet
the European standards and follow
scrupulously the installation and fixing
instructions provided with the child seat.
Before installing a child seat, check that
there is nothing that might inter fere with
its fixing to the two mounting points.
You will not be able to secure a child
seat to the two mounting points if they
are not clear of obstruction.A child restraint system in a vehicle
parked in the sun can become very hot.
Always check the sur face of the child
seat before placing the child in it, to
avoid any risk of injury.
The incorrect installation of a child seat
compromises the protection and safety
of the child and the occupants of the
vehicle in the event of a collision.
Installing a child seat
compatible with the ISOFIX
standard
(1) Horn.
(2 ) Lig hting / Direction indicator control stalk.
(3)
Wi

per / Screenwash / Pedestrian horn
control stalk.
(4)
In

strument panel.
(5)
Ai

r vents.
(6)
Ce

ntral storage / audio system (if fitted).
(7)
Hea

ting system.
(8)
Ce

ntre console: foglamp / door locking /
hazard warning / assistance call /
ventilation controls / City function
power steering / headlamp beam height
adjustment / 12V accessory socket.
(9)
Dr

ive selector / hibernation switch.
(10)
St

arting switch.
(11)
Pa

ssenger's storage.
(12)
RF

ID reader.
Instruments and controls
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Steering wheel
(adjustment)
Do not adjust the steering wheel while
driving the vehicle: this would risk
causing a loss of control of the vehicle
and could lead to an accident.If this warning lamp is visible
in the instrument panel of
your E-MEHARI: the power
Your E-MEHARI's steering wheel is adjustable.
Push the lever (1)
up to release the locking
mechanism and then adjust the position of the
steering wheel.
Lower the lever (1) to lock the adjustment
mechanism in the desired position.
Before driving, check that the adjustment
mechanism is locked.
Electric power steering system
steering system on your E-MEHARI has
encountered a technical problem.
If this happens, you must contact
CITRÖEN ASSISTANCE as soon as
possible.
It is recommended that the vehicle not
be used while this warning lamp is on:
you could lose control of your vehicle,
cause an accident and be injured.
The electric power steering system is designed
to provide power assistance to the steering
when parking or driving at low speed so that
you can manoeuvre the vehicle with less effort.
When driving in town, the level of electric
assistance can be increased by using the City
function. To activate the City function, press the control
button (1)
.
With the City function activated,
the CIT Y indicator comes on in the
dashboard of your E-MEHARI.
To deactivate the City
f

unction: press the
button (1) again. The green "city" indicator goes
of f.
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Hazard warning lamps
Press the hazard warning lamp button (1) to
warn other drivers that you are in particular
driving or traffic conditions, or have to stop in
an unusual place.
When you press the hazard warning lamp
button, all of your E-MEHARI's direction
indicator lamps and the indicator lamp in the
button (1) flash at the same time.
To switch off the hazard warning lamps: press
the button (1) again. In the event of an emergency stop,
always move your vehicle off the
carriageway, where possible, to avoid
the risk of accident.
Use the hazard warning lamps only to
signal unusual action on your part and
only if your vehicle presents a safety
risk to other drivers: an emergency stop
because of a vehicle failure, the need to
drive abnormally slowly, …
While the hazard warning lamps are on,
your E-MEHARI's direction indicators
can no longer be used to indicate
changes of direction.
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Horns and audible warnings
Please tell the call handler that your
vehicle is an electric vehicle.
Stay at least ten metres away from your
vehicle when a LMP
® battery warning
has been triggered.
An LMP
® battery is an energy storage
device.
Standard horn
To use the "standard" horn: press the central
hub of the steering wheel.
Horn for pedestrians
Your E-MEHARI is a silent electric vehicle.
It has a special horn for warning pedestrians of
your approach.
To operate this horn: briefly press the horn
control button, the noise of crickets is then
made for a few seconds.
To use the sound continuously, press and hold
the button for 2
s

econds.
The horn can be used at speeds of up to
30
m

ph (50
k
m/h).
Audible warning for a
battery problem
Your E-MEHARI has an audible warning
system should there be a problem with the
LMP
® battery fitted to the vehicle. A message
also appears in the instrument panel
(see page 35).
If operation of this system is triggered (the
audible warning cannot be switched off), you
must stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do
so, get out of the vehicle, and call CITRÖEN
ASSISTANCE .
To stop this horn: press the button again. The pedestrian horn does not work
when in reverse.
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