heater Citroen BERLINGO MULTISPACE RHD 2015.5 2.G Owner's Manual

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AdBlue® additive
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Filling
Ensure that the vehicle is parked on a flat  and   level   surface.
Pour
  the   contents   of   the   container   /  
bottle

  into   the   dedicated   tank.
After
  filling   the   additive   tank,   observe  
the

  following   procedure:
-

Switch on the ignition without
starting.
-


W
ait 10 seconds before starting the
engine.
Never
  dispose   of   empty  
AdBlue®
containers and bottles in the
household
 
waste.
Place
 
them
 
in
 
a
 
special
 
container
 
provided

 
this
 
purpose
 
or
 
take
 
them
 
to  
your

 
dealer.
k
eep a dBlue
® out of the reach of
children,
 
in
 
its
  original   container.
n

ever transfer
a
dBlue
® to another
container:
 
it
 
would
 
loose   its   purity.
Never
 
dilute
 
the
 
additive   with   water.
n

ever pour the additive into the d iesel
fuel
 
tank.
Recommendations on storage
never store containers or bottles of a dBlue® in your vehicle.
Freezing of the AdBlue
® additive
a

dBlue® freezes at about -11°C (12.2°F)
  and   deteriorates   above   25°C  
(77°F).
It

 
is
 
recommended   that   containers   and  
bottles be stored in a cool area and
protected

  from   direct   sunlight.
Under these conditions, the additive
can
 
be
 
kept   for   at   least   a   year.
a

dditive that has been frozen can be
used
 
once   it   has   thawed   out   in   ambient  
air

. The
  SCR   system   includes   an  
a dBlue
® tank heater that ensures operation
  of   the   vehicle   in   normal  
conditions.
In exceptional situations, such as when
the

 
vehicle
 
is   kept   at   temperatures  
below

 
-15°C
  (5°F)   for   a   long   period,  
there

 
may
 
be   an   emission   fault   alert  
related to freezing of the a

dBlue
®
additive.
Park
 
the
 
vehicle
 
in
 
an
 
area
 
at
 
a
 
more  
moderate

 
temperature
 
for
 
a
 
few
 
hours  
until

 
the
 
additive
 
becomes
 
a
 
liquid  
again.
The

 
emissions
 
warning
 
lamp
 
does   not  
go

 
off
 
immediately,
 
but
 
does
 
so
 
after   a  
few

 
miles
 
of
 
driving.