maintenance schedule Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Manual

11 
ECO-DRIVING
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout  the  vehicle;  place  the  heaviest  items
 in  the  bottom  of  the  boot,  as  close  as  possible  to  the  
rear

  seats.
Limit
 
the
 
loads
 
carried
 
in
 
the
 
vehicle
 
and
 
reduce
 
wind
 
resis
-
tance
 
(roof
 
bars,
 
roof
 
rack,
 
bicycle
 
carrier
,  
trailer
...).  
Use
 
a
 
roof

  box   in   preference.
Remove
  roof   bars   and   roof   racks   after   use.
At
 
the
 
end
 
of
 
winter
,  
remove
 
snow
 
tyres
 
and
 
refit
 
your
 
sum
-
mer
  tyres.
Observe the recommendations on maintenance
Check the  tyre  pressures  regularly ,  when  cold,  referring  to  the
  label   in   the   door   aperture,   driver's   side.
Carry
  out   this   check   in   particular:
-
 
before
  a   long   journey,
-
 
at
  each   change   of   season,
-
 
after
  a   long   period   out   of   use.
Don't
 
forget
 
the
 
spare
 
wheel
 
and
 
the
 
tyres
 
on
 
any
 
trailer
 
or
 
caravan.
Have

 
your
 
vehicle
 
serviced
 
regularly
 
(engine
 
oil,
 
oil
 
filter
,
 air

 
filter
,  
passenger
 
compartment
 
filter
...)  
and
 
observe
 
the schedule

 
of
 
operations
 
recommended
 
in
 
the
 
manufacturer's service

  schedule.
With
 
a
 
BlueHDi
 
Diesel
 
engine,
 
if
 
the
 
SCR
 
system
 
is
 
faulty
 
your

 
vehicle
 
becomes
 
polluting;
 
go
 
to
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a

 
qualified
 
workshop
 
without
 
delay
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
emissions
 
of
 
nitrous

  oxides   brought   back   to   the   legal   level.
When
 
refuellin
g,  
do
 
not
 
continue
 
after
 
the
 
third
 
cut-of
f  
of
 
the
 
nozzle

  to   avoid   any   overflow.
At
 
the
 
wheel
 
of
 
your
 
new
 
vehicle,
 
it
 
is
 
only
 
after
 
the
 
first
 
1 

800  
miles
 
(3
 
000
 
kilometres)
 
that
 
you
 
will
 
see
 
the
 
fuel
 
consumption

  settle   down   to   a   consistent   average.

1010
175 
CHECKSParticle emission filter (Diesel)
The start of saturation of the particle
emissions  filter   is   indicated   by:
-
 
fixed
 
illumination
 
of
 
the
 
par
-
ticle
 
emissions
 
filter
 
warning lamp,

 
accompanied
 
by
 
an audible

 
signal
 
and
 
a
 
message that

 
there
 
is
 
a
 
risk
 
of
 
blockage of

  the   particle   emissions   filter.
The presence of this label, in particular
with
 
the

 
Stop

 
&

 
Start

 
system,

 
indicates

 
the

 
use

 
of

 
a

 
specific

 
12

 
V

 
lead-acid

 
bat

-
tery
 
with

 
special

 
technology

 
and

 
specifi

-
cation.
 
The

 
involvement

 
of

 
a

 
CITROËN

 
dealer

 
or

 
a

 
qualified

 
workshop

 
is

 
essen

-
tial
 
when

 
replacing

 
or

 
disconnecting

 
the

 
battery

. On
 
a
 
new
 
vehicle,
 
the
 
first
 
opera
-
tions
 
of
 
regeneration
 
of
 
the
 
particle emissions

 
filter
 
may
 
be
 
accom
-
panied
 
by
 
the
 
smell
 
of
 
"burning", which

  is   perfectly   normal.
Following
 
prolonged
 
operation
 
of

 
the
 
vehicle
 
at
 
very
 
low
 
speed
 
or

 
at
 
idle,
 
you
 
may
,  
in
 
excep
-
tional
 
circumstances,
 
notice
 
the
 
emission

 
of
 
water
 
vapour
 
at
 
the
 
exhaust

 
on
 
acceleration.
 
This
 
does

 
not
 
af
fect  
the
 
behaviour
 
of
 
the

  vehicle   or   the   environment.
As
 
soon
 
as
 
the
 
traffic
 
conditions
 
per
-
mit,
 
regenerate
 
the
 
filter
 
by
 
driving
 
at
 
a
 
speed

 
of
 
at
 
least
 
40
 
mph
 
(60
 
km/h)
 
until
 
the

  warning   lamp   goes   off.
If
 
the
 
warning
 
lamp
 
stays
 
on,
 
refer
 
to
 
the

  "Additive   level"   section.
Unless
 otherwise
 indicated,
 check
 these
 components
 in
 accordance
 with
 
the

 
manufacturer's

 
service

 
schedule

 
and

 
according
 
to
 
your
 
engine.
Otherwise,
 
have

 
them

 
checked

 
by

 
a

 
CITROËN

 
dealer

 
or

 
a

 
qualified

 
work

-
shop.
Air filter and passenger compartment filter
Refer to  the  manufacturer's  service
 schedule  for  details  of  
the

 
replacement
 
intervals
 
for
 
these

  components.
Depending
 
on
 
the
 
environment
 
(e.g.
 
dusty

 
atmosphere)
 
and
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle

 
(e.g.
 
city
 
driving),
 
replace them
twice as often if necessary

.
A
 clogged

 
passenger
 
compartment
 
fil
-
ter
 
may

 
have
 
an
 
adverse
 
ef
fect  
on
 
the
 
performance

 
of
 
the
 
air
 
conditioning
 
sys
-
tem
 
and
 
generate   undesirable   odours.
Oil filter
Replace the oil  filter  each  time  the
  engine   oil   is   changed.
 Refer

 
to
 
the
 
manufacturer's
 
service

 
schedule
 
for
 
details
 
of

 
the
 
replacement
 
interval
 
for
 
this

  component.
12 V battery
The battery  does  not  require  any
  maintenance.
 However

,  
check
 
that
 
the
 
ter
-
minals
 
are
 
clean
 
and
 
correctly
 
tightened,

 
particularly
 
in
 
sum
-
mer
  and   winter.
When
 
carrying
 
out
 
work
 
on
 
the
 
battery
,  
refer

 
to

 
the
 
"12 
V  
battery"
 
section
 
for
 
details

 
of
 
the
 
precautions
 
to
 
be
 
taken
 
before

 
disconnecting
 
the
 
battery
 
and
 
following

  its   reconnection.
CHECKS

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176 
Automatic gearbox
The gearbox does  not  re -
quire  any  maintenance  (no  oil  
change).
 Refer

 
to
 
the
 
manufacturer's
 
service

 
schedule
 
for
 
details
 
of
 
the

 
level
 
checking
 
interval
 
for
 
this

  component.
Electric parking brake
This system  does  not  require  any
 routine  servicing.  However ,  
in

 
the
 
event
 
of
 
a
 
problem,
 
have

 
the
 
system
 
checked
 
by
 
a

 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
work
-
shop.
Manual parking brake
Only use  products  recommended by
 CITROËN  or  products  of  equiva -
lent
  quality   and   specification.
In order to  optimise  the  opera -
tion  of  units  as  important  as  
those

 
in
 
the
 
braking
 
system,
 
CITROËN

 
selects
 
and
 
of
fers  
very

  specific   products.
After
 
washing
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
damp
-
ness,
 
or
 
in
 
wintry
 
conditions,
 
ice
 
can

 
form
 
on
 
the
 
brake
 
discs
 
and
 
pads:

 
braking
 
efficiency
 
may
 
be
 
reduced.

 
Make
 
light
 
brake
 
ap
-
plications
 
to
 
dry
 
and
 
defrost
 
the
 
brakes.
If a loss of ef

fectiveness of this
system
 
is

 
noticed,

 
the

 
parking

 
brake

 
must

 
be

 
checked,

 
even

 
between

 
two
 
services.
Checking
 
this

 
system

 
must

 
be

 
done

 
by

 
a

 
CITROËN

 
dealer

 
or

 
a

 
qualified

 
work

-
shop.
Brake pads
Brake wear  depends  on  the  style
 of  driving,  particularly  in  
the

 
case
 
of
 
vehicles
 
used
 
in
 
town,

 
over
 
short
 
distances.
 
It
 
may

 
be
 
necessary
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
condition

 
of
 
the
 
brakes
 
checked,
 
even
 
between

 
vehicle   services.
Unless
 
there
 
is
 
a
 
leak
 
in
 
the
 
circuit,
 
a
 
drop

 
in

 
the
 
brake
 
fluid
 
level
 
indicates
 
that

 
the
 
brake   pads   are   worn.
Brake disc wear
For information  on  checking  brake
 disc  wear ,  contact  a  
CITROËN

 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
quali
-
fied
  workshop. For
 
more
 
information,
 
refer
 
to
 
the
 
"Electric parking

  brake   -   Operating   faults"   section.
Manual gearbox
The gearbox
 does  not  re -
quire  any  maintenance  (no  oil  
change).
Refer

 
to
 
the
 
manufacturer's
 
service

 
schedule
 
for
 
the
 
checking

 
interval
 
for
 
this
 
com
-
ponent.
Electronic gearbox
The gearbox  does  not  re -
quire  any  maintenance  (no  oil  
change).
 Refer

 
to
 
the
 
manufacturer's
 
service

 
schedule
 
for
 
details
 
of
 
the

 
checking
 
interval
 
for
 
this
 
component.
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