Operation Manual

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In the event of a breakdown
12Vbattery
Thebatteryislocatedunderthebonnet.
Foraccesstothe(+)terminal:
F releasethebonnetusingtheinteriorlever,
thentheexteriorsafetycatch,
F raisethebonnetandsecureitwithitsstay,
F lift the plastic cover for access to
the(+)terminal.
Access to the battery
Procedureforstartingtheengineusinganotherbatteryorchargingadischargedbattery.
The presence of this label, in particular
withtheStop&Startsystem,indicates
theuseofa12Vlead-acidbatterywith
specialtechnologyandspecification;
theinvolvementofaCITROËNdealer
oraqualifiedworkshopisessential
whenreplacingordisconnectingthe
battery.
Afterrefittingthebattery,theStop&
Startsystemwillonlybeactiveaftera
continuousperiodofimmobilisationofthe
vehicle,aperiodwhichdependsonthe
climaticconditionsandthestateofcharge
ofthebattery(uptoabout8hours).
Before doing any work
Immobilisethevehicle:applythe
parkingbrake,putthegearboxin
neutral,thenswitchofftheignition.
Checkthatallelectricalequipmentis
switchedoff.
Donotapplyexcessiveforceonthe
tabaslockingwillnotbepossibleifthe
clampisnotpositionedcorrectly;start
theprocedureagain.
Disconnecting the (+) cable
F RaisethelockingtabD fully to release the
cableterminalclampE.
Reconnecting the (+) cable
F PositiontheopenclampE of the cable on
thepositivepost(+)ofthebattery.
F PressverticallyontheclampE to position
itcorrectlyonthebattery.
F Locktheclampbyspreadingthe
positioninglugandthenloweringthetabD.