Operation Manual

Practical information
174
Battery
The batter
y
is located under the bonnet.
To
g
ain access to it:
)
open the bonnet usin
g
the interior release
lever, then the exterior safet
y
catch,
)
secure t
h
e
b
onnet sta
y
,
)
li
f
t the plastic cover on the
(
+
)
terminal.
The presence o
f
this label, in particula
r
with the
S
top
&
S
tart s
y
stem, indicates
the use o
f
a 12 V lead-acid batter
y
with
s
pecial technolo
gy
and speci
f
ication;
the involvement of a CITROËN deale
r
o
r a quali
f
ied workshop is essential
when replacin
g
or disconnectin
g
the
batter
y
.
F
a
il
u
r
e
t
o
obse
rv
e
thi
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
da
ti
o
n
m
a
y
cause premature wear o
f
the
b
atter
y
.
A
fter refittin
g
the batter
y
b
y
a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop,
the Stop & Start s
y
stem will onl
y
be active after a continuous period
o
f immobilisation of the vehicle
,
a
per
i
o
d
w
hi
c
h
d
epen
d
s on t
h
e c
li
mat
i
c
c
onditions and the state o
f
char
g
e o
f
the
batter
y
(
up to about 8 hours
)
.
Procedure for char
g
in
g
y
our batter
y
when it is flat or for startin
g
the en
g
ine usin
g
another batter
y
.