2022 CITROEN E-MEHARI service

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In order to offer its optimum range,
your E-MEHARI's LMP® batter y must
be charged whenever possible,
par ticularly during periods when it is
parked for several hours.
A batter y charged to 100% cannot
remain parked for more than 48
hours
without being recharged.
Due to its intrinsic characteristics,
and in contrast to Li-ion batteries, the
LMP
® battery is not sensitive to exterior
temperature conditions.
The vehicle's range has been type-approved
in accordance with European Regulation ECE
101R01.
For more information on the ser vice life of the
LMP
® battery, contact your CITROËN customer
services. 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.
To help you charge your E-MEHARI's
LMP
® battery correctly, Bluecar may
contact you to tell you that the charge
level is becoming too low.
Driving with a discharged LMP®
battery
When the level of charge of your LMP® battery
becomes too low (20%): a warning lamp
appears on the upper screen of the dashboard.
Your E-MEHARI must be connected to
a

charging point that meets CITROËN's
specifications without delay.
The distance that your E-MEHARI can cover
will be very limited and the output from the
motor (the torque) will be automatically reduced
to increase the potential range.
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
v oltage LMP® battery isolated from its
surroundings by its unique packaging
arrangement. The LMP
® battery must
only be handled by trained and qualified
persons. Never handle the LMP
® battery
yourself: risk of severe burns, electric
shock that could cause serious or fatal
injuries and risks for the environment.
NEVER HANDLE THE LMP
® B AT T E RY
YOURSELF.
Precautions on the use of the
LMP® battery
To avoid damaging the LMP® battery, it is
recommended that:
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he vehicle be placed on charge straight
away if the charge indicator drops to 0%.
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HE LMP® BATTERY NEVER BE USED
FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE.
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Precautions related to high
voltage
Your E- MEHARI uses a high voltage
b attery that can reach 450 volts.
The temperature of the system can be
high during and after starting and when
the vehicle is switched off. Be aware of the
high voltage.
For more information on High voltage
safety , refer to the corresponding section.
Never dismantle, remove, replace or
handle the high voltage components,
cables and connectors as they can cause
serious burns and an electric shock which
could cause serious or fatal injuries.
The high voltage cables are orange in colour.
There is no part of the high voltage system of
your E-MEHARI that can be replaced by the
user; this must only be done by a
qualified
professional.
Take your E-MEHARI to a
CITROËN
authorised repairer or a
qualified professional
for all maintenance and repair of the vehicle's
high voltage system.
Precautions related to road
accidents
In the event of collision
- I f you can drive the vehicle: move the
vehicle to the side of the road, put the
drive selector at position "N" (neutral),
apply the manual parking brake and
switch off your E-MEHARI.
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arr y out a visual check of the
condition of your E-MEHARI to verify
that no high voltage cable or component
is visible. To avoid injury: never touch the
cables, the connectors, the charger, the
LMP
® battery or any other part of the high
voltage system on your E-MEHARI. You
could suffer an electric shock if exposed
cables are visible, whether you are inside
or outside the vehicle. Never touch visible
electric cables.
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f the vehicle has sustained a heavy
impact to the floor: stop the vehicle in
a

safe area and check the condition of
your E-MEHARI's floor.
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f a

fire has star ted in your E- MEHARI:
get out of the vehicle immediately. To
extinguish the fire, use an extinguisher
specially designed for electrical fires of
the ABC, BC or C type. Use of water or
the wrong type of extinguisher may cause serious or even fatal injuries due to electric
shock.
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f your vehicle has to be recovered,
call a CITROËN authorised repairer or
a qualified professional and have the front
wheels lifted. If the vehicle is towed with
the front wheels on the ground, the traction
motor may produce electricity. This can
damage the systems on your E-MEHARI and
cause a fire.
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f you cannot safely check the condition
of your vehicle because of the level of
damage sustained, do not touch your
vehicle. Contact the emergency services
and specify that you have an electric vehicle.
Inform the first to arrive at the scene of the
accident that it concerns an electric vehicle.
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n the event of an accident: you must
contact a


CITROËN authorised repairer
or a


qualified professional who will send
a
person able to work on a damaged electric
vehicle.
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bserve the driving regulations on the
safety of vehicles and third par ties.
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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. 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.
For more information on the Horns , refer to the
corresponding section.
Before moving off, leave your foot on the brake
pedal until you are ready to drive. Before
getting out of your E-MEHARI, do not forget
to put the drive selector back to position "N",
apply the manual parking brake and switch off
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our E-MEHARI has a system for energy
recovery on deceleration. The main goal of
the recovery of energy is to recover in the
LMP
® battery part of the energy generated
when the vehicle is slowing down, in order
to improve the range of the LMP
® battery
and thus the driving distance. In your
E-MEHARI, it is the braking effect of the
electric motor that plays this role.
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pecial case: following a

full charge of
the LMP
® battery and during the initial
subsequent use of the vehicle, the
braking effect of the electric motor may
be temporarily reduced. You should adapt
your driving as a consequence.
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e therefore recommend that you
anticipate the need to slow down as much
as possible, so as to obtain the maximum
driving range.
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he brake pedal should be used to slow
or stop the vehicle according to the road
and traffic conditions. Your E-MEHARI's
brakes do not provide any energy
r e c ove r y.
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
electric motor. As quickly as possible, you
must place the vehicle in a
safe area obser ving
the driving regulations on road safety (hard
shoulder, side of the road, etc.).
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 CITROËN ASSISTANCE,
who will contact the emergency and roadside
assistance services.
Special aspects of electric
vehicles
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Manual central locking
- Press this button to operate the central locking of the vehicle (doors and boot) from
inside the vehicle.
The button indicator lamp comes on.
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ressing the button again unlocks the
vehicle completely.
The button indicator lamp goes off.
Automatic central locking of the
doors (anti-intrusion security)
The doors and boot lock automatically when
driving, as soon as the speed exceeds 6 mph
(10


km/h).
To turn this function on or off (on by default):
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ith the ignition on, press the central
locking button until a
padlock appears in the
instrument panel.
If one of the doors or the boot is open,
automatic central locking does not occur:
the sound of the locks rebounding can be
heard.
Driving with the doors locked could make
access to the passenger compartment by
the emergency services more difficult in
an emergency.
Back-up procedure
In the event of a malfunction of the RFID
r eader, you can lock or unlock your vehicle
using the key.
Unlocking with the key
Turn the key in the driver's door lock towards
the front of the vehicle to unlock.
Unlocking with the key does not enable
your authorisation to start the vehicle.
Only the RFID key ring can ser ve this
purpose. Locking with the key
Turn the key in the driver's door lock towards
the rear of the vehicle to lock it.
Check that the doors and boot are fully
closed.
Doors
Always look in your mirror and check the
blind spot for the approach of another
vehicle before opening your door.
Never leave children unsuper vised inside
the vehicle.
Children could operate the switches and
controls.
Unsuper vised children run the risk of
a


serious accident.
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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, etc...
While the hazard warning lamps are on,
your E-MEHARI's direction indicators can
no longer be used to indicate changes of
direction.
Horns and audible
warnings
" Standard " horn
To use the "standard" horn: press the central
hub of the steering wheel.
Horn for pedestrians
Operation
Your E-MEHARI produces no noise from its
electric motor.
It has a
special horn for warning pedestrians of
your approach.
This horn sounds when the vehicle's speed is
between approximately 0.6
and 18 mph (1 and
30


km/h).
Deactivation
In certain driving conditions you can deactivate
the system.
Make a
short press on the end of the wiper
control stalk.
Another press reactivates the system.
Before deactivating the system, make
sure that you are not driving in an area
frequented by pedestrians. The system is reactivated automatically at
every new start.
Audible warning emergency
services
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 on the dashboard instrument
panel.
For more information on the Instruments and
indicators on your E-MEHARI , refer to the
corresponding section.
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 CITROËN
ASSISTANCE.
Please tell the call handler that your
vehicle is an electric vehicle.
Stay at least ten metres away from your
vehicle when an LMP
® battery warning
has been triggered.
An LMP
® battery is an energy storage
device.
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Temporary puncture
repair kit
Access to the repair kit
Your E-MEHARI's puncture repair kit is located
under the boot floor hatch.
The boot floor hatch is opened with the grip
located at the left-hand side of the boot floor
(only if your E-MEHARI is unlocked using your
personal RFID key ring).
Using the repair kit
Refer to the instructions provided with the
compressor.Never remove from a
tyre a foreign body
that has caused a puncture.
The sealant product contained in the
compressor is toxic and is an irritant.
Never ingest it, never spray it onto the
body, face or eyes. If it is ingested, call the emergency services
immediately (fire service, ambulance, etc.) or
go to a


hospital's emergency department.
If it enters the eyes, wash with abundant
clean water and consult a doctor without
d e l ay.
If the symptoms persist, consult a specialist.
Keep the sealant product out of the reach
of children.
Do not simply throw the old cartridge
away after use; take it to your CITROËN
authorised repairer or to a waste recovery
organisation that specialises in this type
of product.
Once the tyre has been repaired, go
to a
CITROËN authorised repairer or
a
qualified professional as soon as
possible.
If you are unable to obtain the desired
pressure after a
few minutes of operation
of the compressor, this means that the
tyre cannot be repaired.
Contact CITROËN ASSISTANCE who will
send a


roadside recovery agent.
Replacing a bulb
All maintenance on the vehicle's lamps must be
carried out by a
CITROËN authorised repairer
or a


qualified professional.
If a
headlamp has to be replaced on your
E-MEHARI: go to a
CITROËN authorised
repairer or a qualified professional.
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In the event of a breakdown