battery CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
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Page 32 of 444
Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Engine oil
pressure fixed.
There
i
s
a f
ault
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
lu
brication
s
ystem.You
m
ust
s
top
a
s
s
oon
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o.
Park,
s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Battery charge fixed. The
b
attery
c
harging
c
ircuit
h
as
a f
ault
(d
irty
o
r
l
oose
t
erminals,
s
lack
o
r
c
ut
al
ternator
b
elt,
.
..).The
w
arning
l
amp
s
hould
g
o
o
ff
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
st
arted.
If
i
t
d
oes
n
ot
g
o
o
ff,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
doo
r(s) open fixed
i
f
t
he
s
peed
i
s
be
low
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).A
d
oor
o
r
t
he
b
oot
i
s
s
till
o
pen. Close
t
he
d
oor
o
r
b
oot.
fixed
a
nd
a
ccompanied
by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
i
f
th
e
s
peed
i
s
a
bove
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h).
Page 64 of 444
Following disconnection of the vehicle battery, replacement o f t he r emote c ontrol b attery o r in t
he
e
vent
o
f
a r
emote
c
ontrol
m
alfunction,
yo
u
c
an
n
o
l
onger
u
nlock,
l
ock
o
r
l
ocate
y
our
ve
hicle.
F
Fi
rst
o
f
a
ll,
u
se
t
he
k
ey
i
n
t
he
l
ock
t
o
u
nlock
or l
ock
y
our
v
ehicle.
F
Th
en,
r
einitialise
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol.
If
t
he
p
roblem
p
ersists,
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Remote control problem
Reinitialisation
F Switch off t he i gnition.
F Tu rn t he k ey t o p osition 2 (Ignition).
F
Pr
ess
t
he
c
losed
p
adlock
i
mmediately
f
or
a fe
w
s
econds.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
r
emove
t
he
k
ey
fr
om
t
he
i
gnition
s
witch.
The
r
emote
c
ontrol
i
s
f
ully
o
perational
a
gain.
Changing the battery
Battery ref.: CR1620 / 3 volts.F Un clip t he c asing b y i nserting a c oin a t t he no
tch
a
nd
r
otating.
F
Sl
ide
t
he
f
lat
b
attery
o
ut
o
f
i
ts
l
ocation.
F
Sl
ide
t
he
n
ew
b
attery
i
nto
i
ts
l
ocation
ob
serving
t
he
o
riginal
d
irection.
F
Cl
ip
t
he
c
asing
i
n
p
lace,
t
hen
t
he
c
hrome
fi
nisher.
F
Re
initialise
t
he
r
emote
c
ontrol.
If the battery is flat, you are
informed
b
y
l
ighting
o
f
t
his
w
arning
la
mp
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel,
a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
an
d
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
m
ultifunction
s
creen.
F
Un
fold
t
he
k
ey.
F
Re
lease
t
he
c
hrome
f
inisher
b
y
p
ressing
o
n
lu
g
A.
F Ma
intain
p
ressure
o
n
l
ug
A a
nd
r
emove
t
he
ch
rome
f
inisher
b
y
s
liding
i
t
o
ff
a
t
4
5°.
Page 66 of 444
Alarm
System which protects and provides a deterrent against the theft of your vehicle. It provides two types of protection, exterior and interior, as well as a self-protection fu nction.
Exterior perimeter
protection
The system detects opening of the vehicle.
Th e a larm i s t riggered i f a nyone t ries t o e nter th
e
v
ehicle
b
y
f
orcing
a d
oor,
t
he
b
oot
o
r
t
he
bo
nnet.
Interior volumetric
protection
The system detects any variation in the volume in t he p assenger c ompartment.
The
a
larm
i
s
t
riggered
i
f
a
nyone
b
reaks
a wi
ndow
o
r
m
oves
i
nside
t
he
v
ehicle.
If you wish to leave a pet in the vehicle or a
window
p
artially
o
pen,
d
eactivate
t
he
i
nterior
vo
lumetric
prot
ection.
Self-protection function
The system detects the putting out of service of its c omponents.
The
a
larm
i
s
t
riggered
i
f
a
nyone
t
ries
t
o
p
ut
th
e wires of the siren, the central control or the
battery
o
ut
o
f
s
ervice.
Do
n
ot
m
ake
a
ny
m
odifications
t
o
t
he
a
larm
sy
stem,
t
his
c
ould
c
ause
m
alfunctions.
Page 120 of 444
There is a risk of damage to the gearbox:
- if y ou p ress t he a ccelerator a nd br
ake
p
edals
a
t
t
he
s
ame
t
ime,
-
if y
ou
f
orce
t
he
m
ovement
o
f
t
he
se
lector
f
rom
t
he
P
position to
another position when the battery
is
f
lat.
To
r
educe
f
uel
c
onsumption
w
hen
a
t
a p
rolonged
s
tandstill
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
ru
nning
(
traffic
j
am...),
p
ut
t
he
s
elector
in t
he
n
p
osition
a
nd
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
t
he
d
river's
d
oor
i
s
o
pened
o
r
ap
proximately
4
5
s
econds
a
fter
t
he
ig
nition
i
s
s
witched
o
ff,
a w
arning
me
ssage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen.
F
Re
turn the selector to position P ;
th
e
m
essage
d
isappears.
When
d
riving
o
n
f
looded
r
oads
o
r
w
hen
cr
ossing
a f
ord,
p
roceed
a
t
w
alking
pa
ce.
Operating fault
Manual operation
When the ignition is on, the lighting of t
his w arning l amp, a ccompanied by a
n
a
udible
s
ignal
a
nd
a m
essage
i
n
t
he
mu
ltifunction
s
creen,
i
ndicates
a g
earbox
f
ault.
In
t
his
c
ase,
t
he
g
earbox
s
witches
t
o
b
ack-up
mo
de
a
nd
i
s
l
ocked
i
n
3
rd
g
ear.
Y
ou
m
ay
f
eel
a s
ubstantial
k
nock
w
hen
c
hanging
f
rom
P
to R
a
nd
f
rom
n
t
o R.
T
his
w
ill
n
ot
c
ause
a
ny
da
mage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox.
Do
n
ot
e
xceed
6
0
m
ph
(
100
k
m/h),
l
ocal
s
peed
res
trictions
pe
rmitting.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
F Selec
t position M for sequential chan
ging of t
he f
our g
ears.
F
Pu
sh
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
+ s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
u
p
a g
ear.
F
Pu
ll
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
- s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
d
own
a g
ear.
It
i
s
o
nly
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
o
ne
g
ear
t
o
an
other
i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
s
peed
a
nd
e
ngine
s
peed
pe
rmit;
o
ther wise,
t
he
g
earbox
w
ill
o
perate
te
mporarily
i
n
a
utomatic
m
ode. This
s
ymbol
i
s
d
isplayed
i
f
a g
ear
is n
ot
e
ngaged
c
orrectly
(
selector
be
tween
t
wo
p
ositions).
d d
isappears
a
nd
t
he
g
ears
en
gaged
a
ppear
i
n
s
uccession
i
n
t
he
ins
trument
pane
l.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage pos ition P or n t
o p lace t he g earbox i n n eutral.
In
b
oth
c
ases,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle.
Invalid value during manual
operation
If the engine speed is too low or too high, the gear s elected f lashes f or a f ew s econds, t hen th
e
a
ctual
g
ear
e
ngaged
i
s
d
isplayed.
It
i
s
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
p
osition
d
(
automatic)
t
o
p
osition
M (
manual)
a
t
a
ny
t
ime.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
s
tationary
o
r
m
oving
ve
ry
s
lowly,
t
he
g
earbox
s
elects
g
ear
M1
au
tomatically.
The
s
port
a
nd
s
now
p
rogrammes
d
o
n
ot
op
erate
i
n
m
anual
m
ode.
Page 124 of 444
To reduce fuel consumption when at a prolonged s tandstill w ith t he e ngine ru
nning
(
traffic
j
am...),
p
ut
t
he
s
elector
in t
he
n p
osition
a
nd
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
br
ake.
If the selector is not in position P
,
when
t
he
d
river's
d
oor
i
s
o
pened
o
r
ap
proximately
4
5
s
econds
a
fter
t
he
ig
nition
i
s
s
witched
o
ff,
a w
arning
me
ssage
a
ppears
i
n
t
he
s
creen.
F Re
turn the selector to position P
; th
e m
essage d
isappears.
When
d
riving
o
n
f
looded
r
oads
o
r
w
hen
cr
ossing
a f
ord,
p
roceed
a
t
w
alking
pa
ce. There
i
s
a r
isk
o
f
d
amage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox:
-
if y
ou
p
ress
t
he
a
ccelerator
a
nd
br
ake
p
edals
a
t
t
he
s
ame
t
ime,
-
if y
ou
f
orce
t
he
m
ovement
o
f
t
he
se
lector
f
rom
t
he
P
position to
another position when the battery
is
f
lat.
F
Selec
t position M for sequential
chan
ging
of t
he
s
ix
g
ears.
F
Mov
e
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
+ s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
u
p
a g
ear.
F
Mov
e
t
he
s
elector
t
owards
t
he
- s
ign
t
o
ch
ange
d
own
a g
ear.
It
i
s
o
nly
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
o
ne
g
ear
t
o
an
other
i
f
t
he
v
ehicle
s
peed
a
nd
e
ngine
s
peed
pe
rmit;
o
ther wise,
t
he
g
earbox
w
ill
o
perate
te
mporarily
i
n
a
utomatic
m
ode.
Manual operation
d disappears and the gears en
gaged a ppear i n s uccession i n t he ins
trument
pane
l.
If
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed
i
s
t
oo
l
ow
o
r
t
oo
h
igh,
t
he
ge
ar
s
elected
f
lashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
th
e
a
ctual
g
ear
e
ngaged
i
s
d
isplayed.
It
i
s
p
ossible
t
o
c
hange
f
rom
p
osition
d
(
automatic)
t
o
p
osition
M (
manual)
a
t
a
ny
t
ime.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
s
tationary
o
r
m
oving
ve
ry
s
lowly,
t
he
g
earbox
e
ngages
f
irst
g
ear
auto
matically.
Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear is n ot e ngaged c orrectly ( selector be
tween
t
wo
p
ositions).
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can engage p osition P or n t o p lace t he g earbox i n neut
ral.
In
b
oth
c
ases,
a
pply
t
he
p
arking
b
rake
t
o
im
mobilise
t
he
v
ehicle. When
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
o
n,
t
he
l
ighting
of t
his
w
arning
l
amp,
a
ccompanied
Operating fault
by an audible signal and a message in the mu
ltifunction s creen, i ndicates a g earbox f ault.
In
t
his
c
ase,
t
he
g
earbox
s
witches
t
o
b
ack-up
mo
de
a
nd
i
s
l
ocked
i
n
3
rd
g
ear.
Y
ou
m
ay
f
eel
a s
ubstantial
k
nock
w
hen
c
hanging
f
rom
P
to R
a
nd
f
rom
n
t
o R.
T
his
w
ill
n
ot
c
ause
a
ny
da
mage
t
o
t
he
g
earbox.
Do
n
ot
e
xceed
6
0
m
ph
(
100
k
m/h),
l
ocal
s
peed
res
trictions
pe
rmitting.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Page 127 of 444
125
going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi
th a manual gearbox , when you
depress
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
-
wi
th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
ge
ar
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
A
/
d o
r M,
when
y
ou
r
elease
t
he
b
rake
p
edal,
●
or g
ear
s
elector
i
n
p
osition
n
a
nd
t
he
br
ake
p
edal
r
eleased,
w
hen
y
ou
m
ove
th
e
g
ear
s
elector
t
o
p
osition
A / d o
r M,
●
or w
hen
y
ou
e
ngage
r
everse
g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort, START m ode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
yo
u
o
pen
t
he
d
river's
d
oor,
-
yo
u
u
nfasten
t
he
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt,
-
th
e
s
peed
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
e
xceeds
7 m
ph
(
11
k
m/h)
w
ith
t
he
e
lectronic
g
earbox
sy
stem,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
f
or
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
w
arning
l
amp
f
lashes
f
or
a f
ew
s
econds,
t
hen
g
oes
o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
a m
anual
g
earbox
i
n
S
TOP
mo
de,
i
f
y
ou
e
ngage
a g
ear
w
ithout
fu
lly
d
epressing
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal,
a me
ssage
i
s
d
isplayed
a
sking
y
ou
t
o
fu
lly
d
epress
t
he
c
lutch
p
edal
s
o
t
hat
th
e
e
ngine
c
an
r
estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
th
e
d
river's
s
eat
b
elt
i
s
n
ot
f
astened,
-
th
e
v
ehicle
h
as
n
ot
e
xceeded
6 m
ph
(
10
k
m/h)
s
ince
t
he
l
ast
e
ngine
s
tart
u
sing
th
e
k
ey,
-
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
n
eeded
t
o
m
aintain
a co
mfortable
t
emperature
i
n
t
he
p
assenger
co
mpartment,
-
de
misting
i
s
a
ctive,
-
so
me
s
pecial
c
onditions
(
battery
c
harge,
en
gine
t
emperature,
b
raking
a
ssistance,
am
bient
t
emperature...)
w
here
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
ne
eded
t
o
a
ssure
c
ontrol
o
f
a s
ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
driving
Page 128 of 444
Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery with a s pecial s pecification a nd tec
hnology.
All
w
ork
o
n
t
his
t
ype
o
f
b
attery
m
ust
on
ly
b
e
d
one
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
1
2
V ba
ttery,
p
lease
s
ee
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the "ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe
w
m
oments
t
hen
c
omes
o
n
c
ontinuously.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
In
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a f
ault
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode,
t
he
ve
hicle
m
ay
s
tall.
A
ll
o
f
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel
wa
rning
l
amps
c
ome
o
n.
I
t
i
s
t
hen
n
ecessary
to s
witch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
ag
ain
u
sing
t
he
k
ey.
Press
t
his
s
witch
t
o
d
eactivate
t
he
s
ystem.
The
d
eactivation
i
s
c
onfirmed
b
y
t
he
s
witch
wa
rning
l
amp
c
oming
o
n
a
ccompanied
b
y
a mes
sage.
Pressing
t
his
s
witch
a
gain
r
eactivates
t
he
fu
nction.
The
s
witch
w
arning
l
amp
g
oes
o
ff,
ac
companied
b
y
a m
essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co
mpartment,
i
t
m
ay
b
e
u
seful
t
o
d
eactivate
St
op
& S
tart.
You
c
an
r
equest
d
eactivation
a
t
a
ny
t
ime,
o
nce
th
e
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n.
If
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
i
n
S
TOP
m
ode,
i
t
r
estarts
im
mediately.
Stop
& S
tart
r
eactivates
a
utomatically
e
ach
ti
me
t
he
i
gnition
i
s
s
witched
o
n.
deactivation / Manual
re activation
Opening the bonnet
dri
ving on flooded roads
Before
d
riving
t
hrough
a f
looded
r
oad,
it i
s
s
trongly
r
ecommended
t
hat
y
ou
de
activate
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem.
For
m
ore
a
dvice
o
n
d
riving,
pa
rticularly
o
n
f
looded
r
oads,
r
efer
t
o
th
e
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Before
d
oing
a
nything
u
nder
t
he
b
onnet,
de
activate
t
he
S
top
& S
tart
s
ystem
t
o
av
oid
t
he
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
r
elated
t
o
a
n
au
tomatic
c
hange
t
o
S
TART
m
ode.
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231
12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To g ain a ccess t o i t:
F
op
en
t
he
b
onnet
u
sing
t
he
i
nterior
r
elease
le
ver,
t
hen
t
he
e
xterior
s
afety
c
atch,
F
se
cure the bonnet stay,
F
li
ft
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
o
n
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal.
Access to the battery
Procedure for starting the engine using another battery or charging a discharged battery.
general points
Lead-acid starter batteries
Batteries contain harmful substances such a s s ulphuric a cid a nd l ead.
They
m
ust
b
e
d
isposed
o
f
i
n
ac
cordance
w
ith
r
egulations
a
nd
m
ust
no
t,
in an
y
ci
rcumstances,
be di
scarded
wi
th
h
ousehold
w
aste.
Take
u
sed
r
emote
c
ontrol
b
atteries
a
nd
ve
hicle batteries to a special collection
point.
Versions
e
quipped
w
ith
S
top
& St
art
a
re
f
itted
w
ith
a 1
2
V l
ead-acid
ba
ttery
o
f
s
pecific
t
echnology
a
nd
spec
ification.
Its
r
eplacement
s
hould
b
e
c
arried
ou
t
o
nly
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop. Protect y
our e yes a nd f ace b efore ha
ndling
t
he
b
attery.
All
o
perations
o
n
t
he
b
attery
m
ust
b
e
ca
rried
o
ut
i
n
a w
ell
v
entilated
a
rea
a
nd
aw
ay
f
rom
n
aked
f
lames
a
nd
s
ources
of s
parks,
s
o
a
s
t
o
a
void
t
he
r
isk
o
f
ex
plosion
o
r
f
ire.
Wash
y
our
h
ands
a
fter wards.
If
y
ou
h
ave
a
n
e
lectronic
o
r
a
utomatic
ge
arbox,
n
ever
t
ry
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
by p
ushing
t
he
v
ehicle.The
(
-)
b
attery
t
erminal
i
s
n
ot
a
ccessible.
A
r
emote
e
arthing
p
oint
i
s
l
ocated
o
n
t
he
f
ront
le
ft-hand
win
g
pane
l.
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Some functions, including Stop & Start, are not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
ch
arged.
Never
t
ry
t
o
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
b
y
co
nnecting
a b
attery
c
harger.
Never
u
se
a 24 V o
r
h
igher
b
attery
b o
o s t e r.
First
c
heck
t
hat
t
he
s
lave
b
attery
h
as
a no
minal
v
oltage
o
f
1
2
V a
nd
a c
apacity
at l
east
e
qual
t
o
t
hat
o
f
t
he
d
ischarged
bat
tery.
The
t
wo
v
ehicles
m
ust
n
ot
b
e
i
n
c
ontact
wi
th
e
ach
o
ther.
Switch
o
ff
t
he
e
lectrical
c
onsumers
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles
(
audio
s
ystem,
w
ipers,
li
ghting,
...)
.
Ensure t
hat t
he j
ump l
ead c
ables d
o no
t p
ass c
lose t
o m
oving p
arts o
f t
he en
gine
(
cooling
f
an,
b
elts,
.
..).
Do
no
t
di
sconnect
th
e
(+
)
te
rminal
wh
en
th
e
e
ngine
i
s
r
unning.
Starting using another
battery
When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the en gine c an b e s tarted u sing a s lave b attery (e
xternal
o
r
o
n
a
nother
v
ehicle)
a
nd
j
ump
l
ead
ca
bles
o
r
a b
attery
b
ooster.
F
Ra
ise
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
o
n
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
if y
our
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
r
ed
c
able
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
te
rminal
(
+)
o
f
t
he
f
lat
b
attery
A (
at
th
e
m
etal
e
lbow)
t
hen
t
o
t
he
p
ositive
te
rminal (+)
o
f
t
he
s
lave
b
attery
B
or the
b o o s t e r.
F
Co
nnect
o
ne
e
nd
o
f
t
he
g
reen
o
r
b
lack
ca
ble
t
o
t
he
n
egative
t
erminal
(
-)
o
f
t
he
sl
ave battery B
o
r
t
he
b
ooster
(
or
e
arth
po
int
o
n
t
he
o
ther
v
ehicle).
F
Co
nnect
th
e
ot
her
en
d
of th
e
gr
een
or bl
ack
ca
ble to the earth point C
o
n
t
he
b
roken
do
wn
v
ehicle.F St
art t he e ngine o f t he v ehicle w ith t he go
od
b
attery
a
nd
l
eave
i
t
r
unning
f
or
a f
ew
m
inutes.
F
Op
erate
t
he
s
tarter
o
n
t
he
b
roken
d
own
ve
hicle
a
nd
l
et
t
he
e
ngine
r
un.
If
t
he
e
ngine
d
oes
n
ot
s
tart
s
traight
a
way,
sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition
a
nd
w
ait
a f
ew
m
oments
be
fore
t
rying
a
gain.
F
Wa
it
u
ntil
t
he
e
ngine
r
eturns
t
o
i
dle
t
hen
di
sconnect
t
he
j
ump
l
ead
c
ables
i
n
t
he
re
verse
or
der.
F
Re
fit
t
he
p
lastic
c
over
t
o
t
he
(
+)
t
erminal,
i
f
yo
ur
v
ehicle
h
as
o
ne.
F
Al
low
t
he
e
ngine
t
o
r
un
f
or
a
t
l
east
30 m
inutes,
b
y
d
riving
o
r
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
st
ationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
s
tate
o
f
c
harge.
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233
If you envisage charging your vehicle's battery y ourself, u se o nly a c harger co
mpatible
w
ith
l
ead-acid
b
atteries
o
f
a no
minal
v
oltage
o
f
1
2
V
.
If this label is present, it is essential
to
u
se
o
nly
a 1
2
V c
harger,
t
o
a
void
ca
using
i
rreversible
d
amage
t
o
t
he
el
ectrical
c
omponents
r
elated
t
o
t
he
St
op
& S
tart
s
ystem. Follow
t
he
i
nstructions
f
or
u
se
p
rovided
by t
he
m
anufacturer
o
f
t
he
c
harger.
Never
r
everse
p
olarities.
Charging the battery using
a battery charger
For optimum service life of the battery, it is es
sential t o m aintain a n a dequate s tate o f char
ge.
In
s
ome
c
ircumstances
i
t
m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
ch
arge
t
he
b
attery:
-
if y
ou
u
se
y
our
v
ehicle
e
ssentially
f
or
s
hort
jo
urneys,
-
if t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
t
o
b
e
t
aken
o
ff
t
he
r
oad
f
or
se
veral
w
eeks.
Contact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop. It
i
s
n
ot
n
ecessary
t
o
d
isconnect
t
he
bat
tery.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
i
gnition.
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
a
ll
e
lectrical
c
onsumers
(
audio
sy
stem,
l
ighting,
w
ipers,
.
..).
F
Sw
itch
o
ff
t
he
c
harger
B b
efore
c
onnecting
th
e
c
ables
t
o
t
he
b
attery,
s
o
a
s
t
o
a
void
a
ny
dan
gerous
spark
s.
F
En
sure
t
hat
t
he
c
harger
c
ables
a
re
i
n
g
ood
con
dition.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
c
harger
B c
ables
a
s
f
ollows:
-
th
e
p
ositive
(
+)
r
ed
c
able
t
o
t
he
(
+)
te
rminal
o
f
t
he
b
attery
A,
- th
e
n
egative
(
-)
b
lack
c
able
t
o
t
he
e
arth
po
int C
o
n
t
he
v
ehicle.
F
At t
he
e
nd
o
f
t
he
c
harging
o
peration,
s
witch
of
f
t
he
c
harger
B b
efore
d
isconnecting
t
he
ca
bles
f
rom
t
he
b
attery
A. N
ever
t
ry
t
o
c
harge
a f
rozen
b
attery.
If the battery has been frozen, have
it
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
w
ho
w
ill
c
heck
th
at
t
he
i
nternal
c
omponents
h
ave
n
ot
be
en
d
amaged
a
nd
t
he
c
asing
i
s
n
ot
cr
acked,
w
hich
c
ould
c
ause
a l
eak
o
f
to
xic
a
nd
c
orrosive
a
cid.
Practical information