Owner’s Manual

11
Practical information
173
Protect
y
our e
y
es and face before
handlin
g
the batter
y
.
All
operat
i
ons on t
h
e
b
atter
y
must
b
e
ca
rr
ied
ou
t
i
n
a
w
ell
v
e
nt
ila
t
ed
a
r
ea
awa
y
f
rom naked
f
lames and sources
of
s
p
arks, so as to avoid the risk o
f
e
x
p
losion and
f
ire.
Do not tr
y
to char
g
e a frozen batter
y
;
the batter
y
must first be thawed out to
avoid the risk of explosion. If the batter
y
has been frozen, before char
g
in
g
have
it checked b
y
a CITRO
Ë
N dealer or a
q
uali
f
ied workshop who will check that
t
h
e
i
nterna
l
com
p
onents
h
ave not
b
een
dama
g
ed and the casin
g
is not cracked,
whi
c
h
cou
l
d
cause
a
l
ea
k
of
t
o
xi
c
a
n
d
co
rr
os
iv
e
ac
i
d
.
Do not reverse the polarit
y
and use onl
y
a 12 V char
g
er.
D
o
n
o
t
d
i
sco
nn
ec
t th
e
t
e
rmin
a
l
s
whil
e
t
h
e en
gi
ne
i
s runn
i
n
g
.
D
o not c
h
ar
g
e t
h
e
b
atter
i
es w
i
t
h
out
disconnectin
g
the terminals
f
irst.
Wash
y
our hands a
f
terwards.
Do not push the vehicle to start the
e
n
g
ine if
y
ou have an electronic
g
ear
b
ox or automat
i
c
g
ear
b
ox.