jump start Citroen C4 CACTUS 2015 1.G Owner's Manual

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When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the engine   can   be   started   using   a   slave   battery  
(

external   or   on   another   vehicle)   and   jump   lead  
c

ables.
Starting using another
battery
F Operate   the   starter   on   the   broken   down  v
ehicle   and   let   the   engine   run.
 I

f   the   engine   does   not   start   straight   away,  
s

witch   off   the   ignition   and   wait   a   few  
m

oments   before   trying   again.
F
 
R

emove
 
the
 
plastic
 
cover
 
from
 

the
 
(+)
 
terminal,
 
if
 
your
 
vehicle
 
has
 
one.
F

C

onnect the red cable to the positive
terminal
 
(+)
 
of
 
the
 
flat
 
battery
 
A
, then to the
positive
 
terminal
 
(+)
 
of
 
the
 
slave
 
battery
 
B.
F
 
C

onnect
 
one
 
end
 
of
 
the
 
green
 
or
 
black
 
c

able
 
to
 
the
 
negative
 
terminal
 
(-)
 
of
 
the
 
s

lave battery B
 
(or
 
earth
 
point
 
on
 
the
 
other
 
v

ehicle).
F
 
C

onnect
 
t

he
 
o

ther
 
e

nd
 
o

f
 
t

he
 
g

reen
 
o

r
 
b

lack
 
c

able to the earth point C
 
on
 
the
 
broken
 
d

own
 
vehicle
 
(or
 
on
 
the
 
engine
 
mounting).
F
 
S

tart
 
the
 
engine
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle
 
with
 
the
 
g

ood
 
battery
 
and
 
leave
 
it
 
running
 
for
 
a
 
f

ew minutes. First
 
check
 
that
 
the
 
slave
 
battery
 
has
 
a
 
n

ominal
 
voltage
 
of
 
12
 
V
 
and
 
a
 
capacity
 
a

t
 
least
 
equal
 
to
 
that
 
of
 
the
 
discharged
 
b

attery.
Do
 
not
 
try
 
to
 
start
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
c

onnecting
 
a
 
battery
 
charger.
Do
 
not
 
disconnect
 
the
 
(+)
 
terminal
 
when
 
t

he
 
engine
 
is
 
running.
Before disconnecting the battery
Wait 2 minutes after switching off the ignition b
efore   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 t
he   ignition   and   wait   1   minute   before   starting   to  
p

ermit   initialisation   of   the   electronic   systems.  
H

owever,   if   problems   remain   following   this  
o

peration, contact a CITR
oËn
dealer or a
qualified
 w

orkshop.
Referring
  to   the   corresponding   section,   you  
m

ust
 y
ourself
 r
einitialise
 (
depending
 o
n
 ve

rsion):
-
 
t
he   remote   control   key,
-
 ...
F

 
W

ait
 
until
 
the
 
engine
 
returns
 
to
 
idle
 
then
 
d

isconnect
 
the
 
jump
 
lead
 
cables
 
in
 
the
 
r

everse
 o

rder.
F
 
R

efit
 
the
 
plastic
 
cover
 
to
 
the
 
(+)
 
terminal,
 
if
 
y

our
 
vehicle
 
has
 
one.
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