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

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When towing
Distribution of loads
F Distribute the l oad i n t he t railer s o t hat t he he
aviest i tems a re a s c lose a s p ossible t o th

e
 a
xle
 a
nd
 t
he
 n
ose
 w
eight
 a
pproaches
 th

e
 m
aximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 ex

ceeding it.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 t
hus
 re

ducing
 e
ngine
 p
er formance.
 A
bove
 1 00

0 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 m
ust
 be r

educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 0
00
 m
etres
 o
f
 alt

itude.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 w
eights
 (
and
 t
he
 to

wed
 l
oads
 w
hich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle)
 r
efer
 to t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the temperature o f t he c oolant.
As
 t

he
 f
an
 i
s
 e
lectrically
 c
ontrolled,
 i
ts
 c
ooling
 ca

pacity
 i
s
 n
ot
 d
ependent
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed.
F
 To l

ower
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed,
 r
educe
 y
our
 spe

ed.
The
 m

aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 o
n
 a l
ong
 i
ncline
 de

pends
 o
n
 t
he
 g
radient
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
mbient
 te

mperature.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 k
eep
 a c
heck
 o
n
 t
he
 c
oolant
 te

mperature. F
 If t

he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 STO

P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 st

op
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 th

e
 e
ngine
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To a void ov erheating o f t he b rakes, t he u se o f en

gine
 b
raking
 i
s
 r
ecommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the t yre p ressures o f t he t owing ve
hicle a nd o f t he t railer, o bserving t he rec

ommended
 pre
ssures.
Lighting
F Check the e lectrical l ighting a nd s ignalling on t
he t railer a nd t he h adlamp b eam h eight of y

our
 v
ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
djusting
 t
he
 he

adlamp
 b
eam
 h
eight,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
The
 r

ear
 p
arking
 s
ensors
 w
ill
 b
e
 de

activated
 a
utomatically
 i
f
 a g
enuine
 CI

TROËN
 t
owbar
 i
s
 u
sed.
Driving

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Bonnet
F Open the left h and f ront d oor. The location of the interior bonnet
release
 l

ever
 p
revents
 o
pening
 o
f
 t
he
 bo

nnet
 w
hen
 t
he
 l
eft
 h
and
 f
ront
 d
oor
 is s

hut.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 h
andle
 t
he
 ex

terior
 s
afety
 c
atch
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
tay
 w
ith
 ca

re
 (
risk
 o
f
 b
urns),
 u
sing
 t
he
 p
rotected
 ar

ea.
When
 t
he
 b
onnet
 i
s
 o
pen,
 t
ake
 c
are
 n
ot
 to d

amage
 t
he
 s
afety
 c
atch.
F
 Li
ft
 t
he
 s
afety
 c
atch
 a
nd
 r
aise
 t
he
 b
onnet.F
 Un

clip
 t
he
 s
tay
 f
rom
 i
ts
 h
ousing
 a
nd
 p
lace
 it i
n t he s upport s lot t o h old t he b onnet open
.
Opening
F Pull the release l ever, l ocated a t t he b ottom of t
he d oor a perture, t owards y ou.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
Do
 n

ot
 o
pen
 t
he
 b
onnet
 u
nder
 v
ery
 win

dy
 co
nditions.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f i ts s upport s lot.
F Cl ip t he s tay b ack i nto i ts h ousing.
F
 Lo

wer
 t
he
 b
onnet
 a
nd
 r
elease
 i
t
 a
t
 t
he
 e
nd
 of i

ts
 t
ravel.
F
 Pu

ll
 o
n
 t
he
 b
onnet
 t
o
 c
heck
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
as
 la

tched
 c
orrectly. Because of the presence of electrical
equipment
 u

nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 i
t
 i
s
 re

commended
 t
hat
 e
xposure
 t
o
 w
ater
 (r

ain,
 w
ashing,
 .
..)
 b
e
 l
imited.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 bo

nnet, switch off the Stop & Start
system
 t
o
 a
void
 a
ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 re

sulting
 f
rom
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 ST
ART m ode.
7
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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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Engine compartment fuses
Access to the fuses
F Unclip the c over.
F Ch ange t he f use ( see c orresponding parag

raph).
F
 Wh

en
 y
ou
 h
ave
 f
inished,
 c
lose
 t
he
 c
over
 ca

refully
 t
o
 e
nsure
 c
orrect
 s
ealing
 o
f
 t
he
 fus

ebox. Fuse
N° Rating
(A) Functions
F1 40Air
 co
nditioning.
F2 30 / 40Stop
 & S
tart.
F3 30Passenger
 co
mpartment
 fu
sebox.
F4 70Passenger
 co
mpartment
 fu
sebox.
F5 70Built-in
 S
ystems
 I
nter face
 (
BSI).
F6 60Cooling
 f
an
 a
ssembly.
F7 80Built-in S ystems I nter face ( BSI).
F8 15Engine
 m

anagement,
 p
etrol
 p
ump.
F9 15Engine
 manag

ement.
F10 15Engine
 manag

ement.
F11 20Engine
 manag

ement.
F12 5Cooling
 f

an
 a
ssembly.
F13 5Built-in
 S

ystems
 I
nter face
 (
BSI).
F14 5Battery
 c

harge
 u
nit
 (
non
 S
top
 & S
tart
 e
ngine).
F15 5Stop
 & S

tart.
F17 5Built-in
 S

ystems
 I
nter face
 (
BSI).
F18 10Right
 h

and
 m
ain
 b
eam
 h
eadlamp.
The
 f

usebox
 i
s
 p
laced
 i
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 co

mpartment
 n
ear
 t
he
 b
attery.
In the event of a breakdown