Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2015 1.G Owner's Manual

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After topping-up the oil, the check when switching o n t he i gnition w ith t he o il le

vel
 i
ndicator
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 is n

ot
 v
alid
 d
uring
 t
he
 3
0
 m
inutes
 a
fter
 to

pping
 u
p.
Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate t he o il f iller c ap i n t he e ngine co
mpartment o f y our v ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
etrol
 o
r
 D
iesel
 en

gine,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
Un

screw the oil filler cap to reveal the filler
aperture.
F
 Ad

d
 o
il
 i
n
 s
mall
 q
uantities,
 a
voiding
 a
ny
 sp

ills
 o
n
 e
ngine
 c
omponents
 (
risk
 o
f
 f
ire).
F
 Wa

it
 a f
ew
 m
inutes
 b
efore
 c
hecking
 t
he
 le

vel
 a
gain
 u
sing
 t
he
 d
ipstick.
F
 Ad

d
 m
ore
 o
il
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
F
 Af

ter
 c
hecking
 t
he
 l
evel,
 c
arefully
 r
efit
 t
he
 oi

l
 f
iller
 c
ap
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
ipstick
 i
n
 i
ts
 t
ube.
Engine oil change
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
In
 o

rder
 t
o
 m
aintain
 t
he
 r
eliability
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 an

d
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem,
 n
ever
 u
se
 ad

ditives
 i
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
il. The
 b

rake
 f
luid
 l
evel
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
lose
 to t
he " MA X" m ark. I f i t i s n ot, c heck th
e b rake p ad w ear.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule fo
r d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
Fluid specification
The brake fluid must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
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170
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to the " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex

ceed
 i
t.
In
 a

ddition,
 a
s
 t
he
 c
ooling
 s
ystem
 i
s
 p
ressurised,
 wa

it
 a

t
 l

east
 o
ne
 h
our
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 en

gine
 b

efore
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 a
ny
 w
ork.
To
 a

void
 a

ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 s
calding,
 u
nscrew
 t
he
 c
ap
 b
y
 tw

o
 t

urns
 t

o
 a
llow
 t
he
 p
ressure
 t
o
 d
rop.
 W
hen
 t
he
 pr

essure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 t
he
 c
ap
 a
nd
 t
op
 up t

he
 l

evel.
Changing the coolant
The coolant does not have to be replaced at routine services.
The cooling fan may star t after switching
off the engine: take care with ar ticles and
clothing that might be caught by the fan
blades. When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 w
arm,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 th

e
 c
oolant
 i
s
 r
egulated
 b
y
 t
he
 f
an.
Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the man
ufacturer's re commendations.
Fluid specification
For optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, this f luid m ust n ot b e t opped u p o r r eplaced wi

th
 p
lain
 w
ater.
In
 wi

ntry
 co
nditions,
 it is re
commended
 th
at
 yo
u
 us

e
 a
n
 e
thyl
 a
lcohol
 o
r
 m
ethanol
 b
ased
 f
luid.
Screenwash fluid level
Top up the level when necessary.
To p p i n g u p
The reservoir must be topped up without delay by a CITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
Diesel fuel additive
level (Diesel with particle
filter)
The additive reservoir low level is indicated b y f ixed i llumination o f 
Av
oid
 p
rolonged
 c
ontact
 o
f
 u
sed
 o
il
 o
r
 fl

uids
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kin.
Most
 o
f
 t
hese
 f
luids
 a
re
 h
armful
 t
o
 he

alth
 o
r
 i
ndeed
 v
ery
 c
orrosive.
Do
 n
ot
 d
iscard
 u
sed
 o
il
 o
r
 f
luids
 i
nto
 se

wers
 o
r
 o
nto
 t
he
 g
round.
Take
 u
sed
 o
il
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 (
France)
 o
r
 t
o
 a
n
 au

thorised
 w
aste
 d
isposal
 s
ite.
Used products
this warning lamp, accompanied by an audible si
gnal a nd a m essage t hat t he p article f ilter ad

ditive
 l
evel
 i
s
 t
oo
 l
ow.
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171
Checks
12 V battery
The battery does not require any maintenance.
Ho wever, c heck t hat t he t erminals a re c lean an

d
 c
orrectly
 t
ightened,
 p
articularly
 i
n
 s
ummer
 an

d
 w
inter.Refer to the manufacturer's service s chedule f or d etails o f t he re

placement
 i
ntervals
 f
or
 t
hese
 co

mponents.
Air filter and passenger compartment filter
Replace the oil filter each time the en gine o il i s c hanged.
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 se

rvice
 s
chedule
 f
or
 d
etails
 o
f
 th

e
 r
eplacement
 i
nterval
 f
or
 t
his
 co

mponent.
Oil filter
The presence of this label, in particular with
the S top & S tart s ystem, i ndicates t he u se o f a s

pecific
 1
2
 V l
ead-acid
 b
attery
 w
ith
 s
pecial
 te

chnology
 a
nd
 s
pecification.
 T
he
 i
nvolvement
 of a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 is e

ssential
 w
hen
 r
eplacing
 o
r
 d
isconnecting
 th

e
 b
attery.
Unless
 o

ther wise
 i
ndicated,
 c
heck
 t
hese
 c
omponents
 i
n
 a
ccordance
 w
ith
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 s
chedule
 a
nd
 a
ccording
 t
o
 y
our
 e
ngine.
Other wise,
 h
ave
 t
hem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Depending
 o
n
 t
he
 e
nvironment
 (
e.g.
 d
usty
 at

mosphere)
 a
nd
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 
(
e.g.
 c
ity
 d
riving),
 r
eplace them twice as often
if necessary .
A
 c
logged
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 f
ilter
 m
ay
 ha

ve
 a
n
 a
dverse
 e
ffect
 o
n
 t
he
 p
er formance
 of t

he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem
 a
nd
 g
enerate
 und

esirable
 odou
rs.
Particle filter (Diesel)
The start of saturation of the
particle f
ilter i s i ndicated b y t he fi

xed
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
his
 w
arning
 la

mp
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a w
arning
 mes

sage.
As
 s

oon
 a

s
 t
he
 t
raffic
 c
onditions
 p
ermit,
 re

generate
 t
he
 f
ilter
 b
y
 d
riving
 a
t
 a s
peed
 o
f
 a
t
 le

ast
 4

0
 m

ph
 (
60
 k
m/h)
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 go

es
 o

ff.
If
 t

he
 w

arning
 l
amp
 s
tays
 o
n,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 a lo

w
 a

dditive
 l
evel.
Refer
 t

o
 t

he
 "
Diesel
 a
dditive
 l
evel"
 s
ection.
On a new vehicle, the first particle
filter
 r

egeneration
 o
perations
 m
ay
 b
e
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a "
burning"
 s
mell,
 wh

ich
 i
s
 p
er fectly
 n
ormal.
Following
 p

rolonged
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 a
t
 v
ery
 l
ow
 s
peed
 o
r
 a
t
 i
dle,
 yo

u
 m
ay,
 i
n
 e
xceptional
 c
ircumstances,
 no

tice
 t
he
 e
mission
 o
f
 w
ater
 v
apour
 a
t
 th

e
 e

xhaust
 o
n
 a
cceleration.
 T
his
 d
oes
 no

t affect the behaviour of the vehicle
or
 t

he
 e
nvironment.
When
 c

arrying
 o

ut
 w

ork
 o

n
 t

he
 b

attery,
 r

efer
 to t

he
 "

12
 V b

attery"
 s

ection
 f

or
 d

etails
 o

f
 t

he
 pr

ecautions
 t

o
 b

e
 t

aken
 b

efore
 d

isconnecting
 th

e
 b

attery
 a

nd
 f

ollowing
 i

ts
 r

econnection.
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172
Brake wear depends on the style of driving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v

ehicles
 u
sed
 i
n
 t
own,
 o
ver
 s
hort
 di

stances.
 I
t
 m
ay
 b
e
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 
Brake pads
For information on checking brake disc w ear, c ontact a C ITROËN d ealer or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
Brake disc wearOnly use products recommended by CITROËN o r p roducts o f e quivalent qual

ity
 and spe
cification.
In
 o

rder
 t
o
 o
ptimise
 t
he
 o
peration
 o
f
 un

its
 a
s
 i
mportant
 a
s
 t
hose
 i
n
 t
he
 br

aking
 s
ystem,
 C
ITROËN
 s
elects
 a
nd
 of

fers
 v
ery
 s
pecific
 p
roducts.
After
 w

ashing
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 d
ampness,
 or i

n
 w
intry
 c
onditions,
 i
ce
 c
an
 f
orm
 on t

he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads:
 b
raking
 ef

ficiency
 m
ay
 b
e
 r
educed.
 M
ake
 l
ight
 br

ake
 a
pplications
 t
o
 d
ry
 a
nd
 d
efrost
 th

e
 b
rakes.Manual gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 sc

hedule
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hecking
 i
nterval
 f
or
 th

is
 co
mponent.
Electronic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 s
ervice
 sc

hedule
 f
or
 d
etails
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hecking
 in

terval
 f
or
 t
his
 c
omponent.
Parking brake
If excessive travel or a loss of effectiveness o f t his s ystem i s no

ticed,
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 m
ust
 b
e
 ch

ecked,
 e
ven
 b
etween
 t
wo
 s
ervices.
Checking
 t

his
 s
ystem
 m
ust
 b
e
 d
one
 b
y
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop. To
 a

void
 d
amaging
 t
he
 e
lectrical
 u
nits,
 ne

ver use
 a h
igh
 p
ressure
 j
et
 w
ash
 i
n
 th

e
 e
ngine
 c
ompartment.
have
 t

he
 c

ondition
 o

f
 t

he
 b

rakes
 c

hecked,
 e

ven
 be

tween
 ve

hicle
 se

rvices.
Unless
 t

here
 i

s
 a l

eak
 i

n
 t

he
 c

ircuit,
 a d

rop
 i

n
 th

e
 b

rake
 f

luid
 l

evel
 i

ndicates
 t

hat
 t

he
 b

rake
 pa

ds
 a

re
 w

orn.
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173
AdBlue® additive and SCR system
fo
r
 B

lueHDi
 D
iesel
 e
ngines
To assure respect for the environment and co
nformity w ith t he n ew E uro 6 e missions st

andard,
 w
ithout
 a
dversely
 a
ffecting
 t
he
 pe

r formance
 o
r
 f
uel
 c
onsumption
 o
f
 D
iesel
 en

gines,
 C
ITROËN
 h
as
 t
aken
 t
he
 d
ecision
 t
o
 eq

uip
 i
ts
 v
ehicles
 w
ith
 a
n
 e
ffective
 s
ystem
 t
hat
 as

sociates
 S
CR
 (
Selective
 C
atalytic
 R
eduction)
 wi

th
 a p
article
 f
ilter
 (
FAP)
 f
or
 t
he
 t
reatment
 o
f
 ex

haust
 g
ases.
Presentation of the SCR system
Using an additive called AdBlue® containing urea, a c
atalytic c
onverter t
urns u
p t
o 8 5% o f n itrous ox

ides
 (

NOx)
 i

nto
 n

itrogen
 a

nd
 w

ater,
 w
hich
 a
re
 ha

rmless
 t

o
 h

ealth
 a

nd
 t

he
 e

nvironment. Once
 t

he
 A
dBlue
® tank is empty, a sy
stem r
equired b
y r egulations p revents st

arting
 o

f
 t

he
 e

ngine.
If the SCR is faulty, the level of
emissions
 f

rom
 y

our
 v
ehicle
 w
ill
 n
o
 lo

nger
 m

eet
 t

he
 E

uro
 6 s
tandard:
 y
our
 ve

hicle
 b

ecomes
 p
olluting.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 a c

onfirmed
 f
ault
 wi

th
 t

he
 S

CR
 s

ystem,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 g
o
 to a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 a

s
 s

oon
 a
s
 p
ossible:
 a
fter
 a ru

nning
 d

istance
 o
f
 6
50
 m
iles
 
(

1
 1

00
 k

m),
 a s

ystem
 w
ill
 b
e
 t
riggered
 au

tomatically
 t

o
 p

revent
 e
ngine
 s
tarting.
The A
dBlue® additive is held in a special ta
nk l
ocated u nder t he b oot a t t he r ear o f th

e
 v

ehicle.
 I

t
 h
as
 a c
apacity
 o
f
 1
7
 l
itres:
 t
his
 pr

ovides
 a d

riving
 r
ange
 o
f
 a
bout
 1
2
 5
00
 m
iles
 (2

0
 0

00
 k

m),
 a
fter
 w
hich
 a
n
 a
lert
 i
s
 t
riggered
 wa

rning
 y

ou
 w
hen
 t
he
 r
eserve
 r
emaining
 i
s
 en

ough
 f

or
 j

ust
 1 5
00
 m
iles
 (
2
 4
00
 k
m).
During
 e

ach
 s
cheduled
 s
ervice
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 by a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop,
 th

e
 A

dBlue
® additive tank is refilled in order to al
low n
ormal o peration o f t he S CR s ystem.
If
 t

he
 e

stimated
 m
ileage
 b
etween
 t
wo
 s
ervices
 is g

reater
 t

han
 1
2
 5
00
 m
iles
 (
20
 0
00
 k
m),
 w
e
 re

commend
 t
hat
 y
ou
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 n
ecessary
 to

p-up
 c

arried
 o
ut.
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174
Range indicators
Once the AdBlue® tank is on reserve or after de
tection o
f a f
ault w ith t he S CR e missions co

ntrol
 s

ystem,
 w

hen
 t
he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 on

,
 a

n
 i

ndicator
 d

isplays
 a
n
 e
stimate
 o
f
 t
he
 di

stance
 t

hat
 c

an
 b
e
 c
overed,
 t
he
 r
ange,
 b
efore
 en

gine
 s

tarting
 i

s
 p
revented.
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o

f
 s

imultaneous
 s
ystem
 f
ault
 a
nd
 lo

w
 A

dBlue
® level, the shortest range figure is th
e o
ne d
isplayed. Range greater than 1 500 miles (2 400 km)
When
 t

he
 i
gnition
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n,
 n
o
 in

formation
 o
n
 r
ange
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 a
utomatically
 in t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
The
 e

ngine
 s
tart
 p
revention
 s
ystem
 re

quired
 b
y
 r
egulations
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 au

tomatically
 o
nce
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank is e m
pt y.
In the event of the risk of non-starting related to a lack of AdBlue®
Remaining range between 350 and 1500 miles (600 and 2 400 km)
When switching on the ignition, the UR EA warning l amp c omes o n, a ccompanied by a

n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a me

ssage
 (
e.g.:
 "
Top
 u
p
 e
missions
 a
dditive:
 St

arting
 p
revented
 i
n
 9
00
 m
iles")
 i
ndicating
 th

e
 r
emaining
 r
ange
 e
xpressed
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 kil

ometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 20

0
 m
iles
 (
300
 k
m)
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
dditive
 t
ank
 h
as
 bee

n
 top
ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t
o
 h
ave
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t
he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
Practical information

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Remaining range between 0 and 350 miles (0 and 600 km)Breakdown related to a lack of AdBlue® additive
To be able to start the engine, we r
ecommend t hat y ou c all o n a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 f
or
 t
he
 t
op-up
 r
equired.
If
 y

ou
 c
arry
 o
ut
 t
he
 t
op-up
 y
ourself,
 i
t
 is e

ssential
 t
o
 a
dd
 a
t
 l
east
 3
.8
 l
itres
 o
f
 AdB

lue
® to the tank.
Wh
en
 s

witching
 o

n
 t

he
 i

gnition,
 t

he
 S

ERVICE
 wa

rning
 l

amp
 c

omes
 o

n
 a

nd
 t

he
 U

REA
 w

arning
 la

mp
 f

lashes,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 si

gnal
 a

nd
 t

he
 d

isplay
 o

f
 a m

essage
 (

e.g.
 "

Top
 up e

missions
 a

dditive:
 S

tarting
 p

revented
 i

n
 35

0
 m

iles")
 i

ndicating
 t

he
 r

emaining
 r

ange
 ex

pressed
 i

n
 m

iles
 o

r
 k

ilometres.
When
 d

riving,
 t

he
 m

essage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 e

very
 30 s

econds
 u

ntil
 t

he
 a

dditive
 t

ank
 h

as
 b

een
 top

ped-up.
Go
 t

o
 a C

ITROËN
 d

ealer
 o

r
 a q

ualified
 wo

rkshop
 t

o
 h

ave
 t

he
 A

dBlue
® tank topped-up.
Yo
u c
an a
lso t
op-up t
he t
ank y ourself.
Other wise you will not be able to restart your
engine. When
 s

witching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition,
 t
he
 S
ERVICE
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n
 a
nd
 t
he
 U
REA
 w
arning
 la

mp
 f
lashes,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 si

gnal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Top
 u
p
 em

issions
 a
dditive:
 S
tarting
 p
revented".
The
 AdB
lue
® tank is empty: th
e sy stem re quired by r
egulations p revents e ngine s tarting.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

opping-up
 t

he
 AdB

lue
® additive, refer to the corresponding sec
tion.
7
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176
In the event of a fault with the the SCR emissions control system
In the event of the detection
of a faultDuring an authorised driving phase (between
650 miles and 0 miles) (1 100 km and 0 km)
A
 s

ystem
 t
hat
 p
revents
 e
ngine
 s
tarting
 i
s
 a
ctivated
 a
utomatically
 f
rom
 6
50
 m
iles
 (
1
 1
00
 k
m)
 a
fter
 c
onfirmation
 o
f
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
CR
 e
missions
 co

ntrol
 s
ystem.
 H
ave
 t
he
 s
ystem
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
If
 i
t
 i
s
 a t
emporary
 f
ault,
 t
he
 a
lert
 di

sappears
 d
uring
 t
he
 n
ext
 j
ourney,
 af

ter
 s
elf-diagnosis
 o
f
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem.
The
 U

REA,
 S
ERVICE
 a
nd
 d
iagnostic
 w
arning
 la

mps
 c
omes
 o
n,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 si

gnal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "E

missions
 fa
ult".
The
 a

lert
 i
s
 t
riggered
 w
hen
 d
riving
 w
hen
 t
he
 fa

ult
 i
s
 d
etected
 f
or
 t
he
 f
irst
 t
ime,
 t
hen
 w
hen
 sw

itching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 f
or
 s
ubsequent
 jo

urneys,
 w
hile
 t
he
 f
ault
 p
ersists. If
 a f

ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem
 i
s
 c
onfirmed
 (
after
 30 m

iles
 (
50
 k
m)
 c
overed
 w
ith
 t
he
 p
ermanent
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 s
ignalling
 a f
ault),
 t
he
 SE

RVICE
 a
nd
 e
ngine
 d
iagnostic
 w
arning
 l
amps
 co

me
 o
n
 a
nd
 t
he
 U
REA
 w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 di

splay
 o
f
 a m
essage
 (
e.g.:
 "
Emissions
 f
ault:
 St

arting
 p
revented
 i
n
 1
50 miles")
 i
ndicating
 t
he
 re

maining
 r
ange
 e
xpress
 i
n
 m
iles
 o
r
 k
ilometres.
While
 d

riving,
 t
he
 m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 e
very
 30 s

econds
 w
hile
 t
he
 f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 S
CR
 s
ystem
 per

sists.
The
 a

lert
 i
s
 r
epeated
 w
hen
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 ign

ition.
You
 s

hould
 g
o
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Other wise, you will not be able to restart your
engine. Starting prevented
To
 b

e
 a
ble
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 c
all
 o
n
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
You
 h

ave
 e
xceeded
 t
he
 a
uthorised
 dr

iving
 l
imit:
 t
he
 s
tarting
 p
revention
 sy

stem
 i
nhibits
 e
ngine
 s
tarting.
Every time the ignition is switched on, the SERVICE and e ngine d iagnostic w arning l amps c ome o n a nd th

e
 U
REA
 w
arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes,
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 an a

udible
 s
ignal
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "E

missions
 f
ault:
 S
tarting
 p
revented".
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177
Freezing of the AdBlue® additive
The
 A

dBlue
® additive freezes at te
mperatures b elow a round - 11°C.
The
 S

CR
 s

ystem
 i
ncludes
 a h
eater
 fo

r
 t

he
 A

dBlue
® tank, allowing you to co
ntinue d
riving i n v ery c old c onditions.
Topping-up the AdBlue® additive
Precautions in useFilling the AdBlue® tank is an operation in
cluded i
n e
very r
outine s ervice o n y our ve

hicle
 b

y
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
Nevertheless,
 g

iven
 t
he
 c
apacity
 o
f
 t
he
 t
ank,
 it m

ay
 b

e
 n

ecessary
 t
o
 t
op-up
 t
he
 a
dditive
 be

tween
 s

ervices,
 m
ore
 p
articularly
 i
f
 a
n
 a
lert
 (w

arning
 l

amps
 a

nd
 a m
essage)
 s
ignals
 t
he
 re

quirement.
You
 c

an
 g

ot
 t

o
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
If
 y

ou
 e

nvisage
 t

opping-up
 y
ourself,
 p
lease
 re

ad
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 w
arnings
 c
arefully. Keep
 A

dBlue
® out of the reach of
children, i
n i
ts o riginal b ottle.
Never
 t

ransfer
 A
dBlue
® to another
container: i
t w
ould l
ose i ts p urity. Never
 d

ilute
 t
he
 a
dditive
 w
ith
 w
ater.
Never
 p
our
 t
he
 a
dditive
 i
nto
 t
he
 D
iesel
 fu

el
 t
ank.
Never t op-up f rom a n A dBlue®
dispenser r
eserved f
or h
eavy g oods ve

hicles.
Use
 o

nly
 A

dBlue
® additive that meets the IS
O 22241 s
tandard.
The
 s

upply
 i

n
 a n

on-drip
 b
ottle
 s
implifies
 to

ping-up.
 Y

ou
 c

an
 o
btain
 1
.89
 l
itre
 (
half
 a US g

allon)
 b

ottles
 f
rom
 a C
ITROËN dealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo

rkshop.
The A
dBlue® additive is an urea-based so
lution. T
his l iquid i s n on-flammable, co

lourless
 a

nd
 o
dourless
 (
kept
 i
n
 a c
ool
 a
rea).
In
 t

he
 e

vent
 o
f
 c
ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
kin,
 w
ash
 th

e
 a

ffected
 a
rea
 w
ith
 s
oap
 a
nd
 w
ater.
 I
n
 t
he
 ev

ent
 o

f
 c

ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
yes,
 w
ash
 (
irrigate)
 th

e
 e

yes
 w

ith
 l
arge
 a
mounts
 o
f
 w
ater
 o
r
 w
ith
 an e

ye
 w

ash
 s
olution
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 1
5
 m
inutes.
 If a b

urning
 s
ensation
 o
r
 i
rritation
 p
ersists,
 g
et
 me

dical
 a

ttention.
If
 s

wallowed,
 i
mmediately
 w
ash
 o
ut
 t
he
 m
outh
 wi

th
 c

lean
 w

ater
 a
nd
 t
hen
 d
rink
 p
lenty
 o
f
 w
ater.
In
 c

ertain
 c

onditions
 (
high
 a
mbient
 te

mperature,
 f
or
 e
xample),
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 r
elease
 of a

mmonia
 c
annot
 b
e
 e
xcluded:
 d
o
 n
ot
 i
nhale
 th

e
 p

roduct.
 A
mmonia
 v
apour
 h
as
 e
n
 i
rritant
 ef

fect
 o

n
 m

ucous
 m
embranes
 (
eyes,
 n
ose
 a
nd
 th

roat).
7
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178
Recommendations on storage
Never store bottles of AdBlue® in your
vehicle.
Procedure
F Switch o ff t he i gnition a nd r emove t he k ey.
F
 Fo
r
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 A
dBlue
® tank, raise the bo
ot c
arpet t
hen, d
epending o n e quipment, li

ft
 o

ut
 t

he
 s

pare
 w

heel
 a

nd/or
 t
he
 st

orage box. F
 Wi

thout
 p
ressing,
 t
urn
 t
he
 b
lack
 c
ap
 a qu

arter
 t
urn
 a
nti-clockwise
 a
nd
 l
ift
 i
t
 o
ff.
AdBlue
® freezes at about -11°C and de
teriorates a bove 2 5°C. I t i s r ecommended th

at
 b

ottles
 b
e
 s
tored
 i
n
 a c
ool
 a
rea
 a
nd
 pr

otected
 f
rom
 d
irect
 s
unlight.
Under
 t

hese
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 a
dditive
 c
an
 b
e
 ke

pt
 f

or
 a
t
 l
east
 a ye
ar.
If
 t

he
 a

dditive
 h
as
 f
rozen,
 i
t
 c
an
 b
e
 u
sed
 o
nce
 i
t
 ha

s
 c

ompletely
 t
hawed
 o
ut. Before t
opping-up, e nsure t hat t he v ehicle i s pa
rked o n a f lat a nd l evel s ur face.
In
 w

intry
 c
onditions,
 e
nsure
 t
hat
 t
he
 te

mperature
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 a
bove
 -
11°C.
 Ot

herwise
 the Ad
Blue
® may be frozen and so c
annot b
e p
oured i
nto i ts t ank. P ark y our ve

hicle
 i

n
 a w

armer
 a

rea
 f
or
 a f
ew
 h
ours
 t
o
 al

low
 t

he
 t

op-up
 t

o
 b

e
 c
arried
 o
ut.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 b
lue
 c
ap
 a 6th of a turn anti-
cl
ockwise.
F
 Li

ft
 o

ff
 t

he
 c

ap.
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