Citroen C3 PLURIEL DAG 2008 1.G Owners Manual

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D. Remove the arch horizontally towards the rear, in the line of the vehicle.
E. Position the boot compartment cover and the side covers.
C. Removing the arches
Make sure that the handle is in the up position.
With one hand grab the arch at the centre 1, with the other hand hold the rear extremity 2.
Raise the rear part a few centime-tres.
Handle the arches with care so as not to damage the vehicle’s bodywork.
Place the arches down horizontally on a clean, dry surfa ce so that they rest on their inner sides to prevent damage to their outer faces.

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WARNING
Ensure that the contact surfaces are clean and dry.
Handle the arches with care so as not to damage the vehicle’s bodywork.
Prior conditions for the oper-ation:The windows should be down and the tailgate open.The handles 1 should be in the up position (unlocked).

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Handle stowed downwards
Make sure that the telescopic han-dles 1 are correctly retracted into their housings as shown in the illustration.
C. At the rear:Lock the mechanism by press-ing fi rmly down with the palm of the hand.Press on the arch to assist lock-ing.

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The telescopic handles for locking the arches should be fully retracted into their housings.
Should the cassette not lock correctly, pivot it downward again, pressing the light grey control located on the in terior face (See change of confi guration Saloon to Cabriolet). Then restart the operation.
Prior conditions for reposi-tioning the cassette:The rear tailgate should be open.The rear part of the boot fl oor should be removed.
The telescopic handles for unlocking the arches should be fully retracted into their housings (see preceding pages for the repositioning of the arches).
Pull on edge A of the cassette to pivot the cassette upwards.

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D. Close the tailgate.C. Open the rear screen by press-ing on the control situated above the R in CITROËN.ing on the control situated control
BE AWARE of the movements of children when handling the cassette.
E. Close the rear screen.

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This movable cover consists of the main section and two side covers that are secured on the cover’s inner face.
The main section enables the boot to be closed off in Cabriolet or Spi-der confi guration.
The side covers the bases of the arches when in Spider confi gura-tion.A. Positioning the boot compart-ment cover:Place yourself at one sde of the vehicle.
Unlock and tilt the rear seat backrest.
Lift the boot cover on one side then remove it from the boot.

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D. To lock the boot compartment cover: First close the tailgate 1then the boot cover 2.
The tailgate opening control is accessed via the mobile fl ap in the boot compartment cover.
To remove the boot compartment cover, proceed in reverse order.
Do not place any object on the boot compartment cover.

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The side covers are to be found on the interior face of the boot com-partment cover.
Positioning the side covers:
Deploy the ring located beneath the cover.
Make sure that the telescopic han-dles are in the fully up position when placing the side covers.
Place the cover in the location vacated by the arch.
Lower the telescopic handle with the palm of your hand to lock the cover in position.

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Aero-acoustic defl ector
Your vehicle is equipped with an aero-acoustic mobile defl ector for sup-pressing any air turbulence which may occur when driving in saloon confi gu-ration with the roof open.
Operation
The defl ector deploys automatically when the roof is opened.
The latch A permits you to immobilise it.
Advice:
To improve your comfort when in cabriolet or spider confi guration, it is rec-ommended:to have the front and rear windows up
to immobilise the acoustic defl ector in the closed position.
In saloon confi guration with the roof closed for driving at high speed, you are recommended to immobilise the aero-acoustic defl ector in the cl osed position.

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Bonnet release
This operation should only be performed while the vehicle is stationary.
To release the bonnet, pull the con-trol located under the dashboard towards you.
Bonnet stay: Unclip and swivel the strut, to insert it in notch 1, then in notch 2 (See arrow indication).
Warning: Do not pull the strut towards the front.
To close
Fit the strut in its place.
Lower the bonnet carefully, then let it drop shut. Avoid opening the bonnet in high winds.
Action the control A situated below the chevrons, then lift.Note: The panel may be hot after the vehicle has been in use.
Check that the bonnet is properly secured.