Operation Manual

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Practical information
Freezing of the AdBlue
®
additive
TheAdBlue
®
additivefreezesat
temperaturesbelowaround-11°C.
TheSCRsystemincludesaheater
fortheAdBlue
®
tank,allowingyouto
continuedrivinginverycoldconditions.
Topping-up the AdBlue
®
additive
Precautions in use
FillingtheAdBlue
®
tankisanoperation
includedineveryroutineserviceonyour
vehiclebyaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Nevertheless,giventhecapacityofthetank,
itmaybenecessarytotop-uptheadditive
betweenservices,moreparticularlyifanalert
(warninglampsandamessage)signalsthe
requirement.
YoucangottoaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Ifyouenvisagetopping-upyourself,please
readthefollowingwarningscarefully.
KeepAdBlue
®
out of the reach of
children,initsoriginalbottle.
NevertransferAdBlue
®
to another
container:itwouldloseitspurity.
Neverdilutetheadditivewithwater.
NeverpourtheadditiveintotheDiesel
fueltank.
Nevertop-upfromanAdBlue
®
dispenserreservedforheavygoods
vehicles.
UseonlyAdBlue
®
additivethatmeetsthe
ISO22241standard.
Thesupplyinanon-dripbottlesimplifies
toping-up.Youcanobtain1.89litre(halfa
USgallon)bottlesfromaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshop.
TheAdBlue
®
additiveisanurea-based
solution.Thisliquidisnon-flammable,
colourlessandodourless(keptinacoolarea).
Intheeventofcontactwiththeskin,wash
theaffectedareawithsoapandwater.Inthe
eventofcontactwiththeeyes,wash(irrigate)
theeyeswithlargeamountsofwaterorwith
aneyewashsolutionforatleast15minutes.
Ifaburningsensationorirritationpersists,get
medicalattention.
Ifswallowed,immediatelywashoutthemouth
withcleanwaterandthendrinkplentyofwater.
Incertainconditions(highambient
temperature,forexample),theriskofrelease
ofammoniacannotbeexcluded:donotinhale
theproduct.Ammoniavapourhasenirritant
effectonmucousmembranes(eyes,noseand
throat).