Owner’s Manual

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Checks
Additive level (Diesel with
particle emissions filter)
Topping up
The reservoir must be topped up without delay
by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Used products
Avoid prolonged contact of used oil or
fluids with the skin.
Most of these fluids are harmful to
health or indeed very corrosive.
Do not discard used oil or fluids into
sewers or onto the ground.
Take used oil to a CITROËN dealer or
a qualified workshop (France) or to an
authorised waste disposal site.
 Open the bonnet and secure it with the
stay.
 Open the screenwash reservoir filler cap.
 Take and pinch the level gauge to block its
breather.
 Remove the gauge completely from
the reservoir to read the level in the
transparent section.
 Top up if necessary.
 Refit the filler cap to the reservoir and
close the bonnet.
Specifi cation of the fl uid
To ensure optimum cleaning and to avoid
freezing, the fluid should never be topped up or
replaced by plain water.
In wintry conditions, the use of a fluid
with an ethyl alcohol or methanol base is
recommended.
According to your version of instrument panel,
the additive reservoir low level is indicated by:
-
fixed illumination of the particle
emissions filter warning lamp,
accompanied by an audible signal and
a message that the particle emissions
filter additive level is too low,
or
- fixed illumination of the service
warning lamp, accompanied by
an audible signal and a message
that the particle emissions filter
additive level is too low.