Operation Manual

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In the event of a breakdown
Whenyourvehicle'sbatteryisdischarged,the
enginecanbestartedusingaslavebattery
(externaloronanothervehicle)andjumplead
cables.
Starting using another battery
F Operatethestarteronthebrokendown
vehicleandlettheenginerun.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartstraightaway,
switchofftheignitionandwaitafewmoments
beforetryingagain.
F Removetheplasticcoverfrom
the(+)terminal,ifyourvehiclehasone.
F Connecttheredcabletothepositive
terminal(+)oftheflatbatteryA, then to the
positiveterminal(+)oftheslavebatteryB.
F Connectoneendofthegreenorblack
cabletothenegativeterminal(-)ofthe
slave battery B(orearthpointontheother
vehicle).
F Connecttheotherendofthegreenorblack
cable to the earth point Conthebroken
downvehicle(orontheenginemounting).
F Starttheengineofthevehiclewiththe
goodbatteryandleaveitrunningfora
fewminutes.
Firstcheckthattheslavebatteryhasa
nominalvoltageof12Vandacapacity
atleastequaltothatofthedischarged
battery.
Donottrytostarttheengineby
connectingabatterycharger.
Donotdisconnectthe(+)terminalwhen
theengineisrunning.
Before disconnecting the battery
Wait2minutesafterswitchingofftheignition
beforedisconnectingthebattery.
Closethewindowsandthedoorsbefore
disconnectingthebattery.
Following reconnection of
the battery
Followingreconnectionofthebattery,switchon
theignitionandwait1minutebeforestartingto
permitinitialisationoftheelectronicsystems.
However,ifproblemsremainfollowingthis
operation,contactaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshop.
Referringtothecorrespondingsection,you
mustyourselfreinitialise(dependingon
version):
- theremotecontrolkey,
- ...
F Waituntiltheenginereturnstoidlethen
disconnectthejumpleadcablesinthe
reverseorder.
F Refittheplasticcovertothe(+)terminal,if
yourvehiclehasone.