bonnet Citroen C8 2008.5 1.G Owner's Manual
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FAMILIARISATION
Interior
13. Battery/Fuse box.
14. Passenger air bag.
15. Passenger’s lower glove box.
16. Air conditioning controls.
17. Lighter/12 V accessories socket.
18. Hazard warning lights switch.
19. Storage compartment or additional
telematics control.
20. Cooled compartment.
21. Ashtray/Can holder.
22. Seat adjustment control.
23. Storage compartment.
24. Fuse box.
1. Electric mirror controls.
- Electric window controls.
- Deactivation of the rear electric controls.
2. Driver’s upper glove box.
3. Central adjustable vents.
4. Audio equipment or GPS
multimedia audio equipment with
fl a p .
5. I n s t r u m e n t p a n e l / L a r g e c o l o u r
display.
6. Sunshine and passenger
compartment temperature sensor.
7. Passenger’s upper glove box.
8. Windscreen demisting vents.
9. Speaker (tweeter).
10. Front window demisting vents.
11. Passenger air bag disarming
s w i t c h , i f fi t t e d o n y o u r v e h i c l e .
12. Side adjustable vent.
25. Handbrake - on the right.
26. Bonnet release under cover - on
the left.
27. Acoustic windscreen.
INTERIOR OVERVIEW
SETTING THE DATE
AND TIME
For more information about this adjustment,
refer to the "Setting the date and time"
s e c t i o n o f t h e " I n - c a r t e c h n o l o g y " c h a p t e r .
ADDITIONAL
HEATER
With the engine at idle
or when the vehicle is
stationary, it is normal to notice a high-
pitched whistling and a slight emission
of smoke and odour.
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Battery 199
Child monitoring mirror
184
Disarming the passenger’s front air bag
178
Opening control Sliding side doors from the
inside. 25
Handbrake
169
Bonnet opening controls The bonnet opening control
is a red handle under a
cover. Release the bonnet
from inside the vehicle then
go to the front and insert
your hand under the badge
to open and raise the bonnet,
place the strut in its location
securely. 193
Safety auto-reverse. 179
184
88
87
Electric windows/Safety auto-reverse
CHILD SAFETY
Monitoring mirror.
Child seats.
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CHECKS
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Opening the bonnet
OPENING THE BONNET
From inside:
- l i f t t h e c o v e r l o c a t e d a t t h e l e f t f o o t o f t h e p a s s e n g e r s e a t .
- p u l l t h e c o n t r o l u p w a r d s . "Bonnet open" warning
T h i s w a r n i n g i s l i n k e d t o t h e
alarm
option o n l y .
W i t h t h e e n g i n e r u n n i n g o r t h e v e h i c l e
m o v i n g , a g r a p h i c o n t h e d i s p l a y ,
a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n a u d i b l e s i g n a l ,
w a r n s y o u t h a t t h e b o n n e t i s n o t
p r o p e r l y c l o s e d .
From outside:
- l i f t t h e c a t c h a n d r a i s e t h e b o n n e t .
Bonnet strut
S e c u r e t h e s t r u t t o h o l d t h e b o n n e t
o p e n .
B e f o r e c l o s i n g t h e b o n n e t , r e p l a c e t h e
s t r u t i n i t s h o u s i n g .
To close
L o w e r t h e b o n n e t a n d r e l e a s e i t a t t h e
e n d o f i t s t r a v e l . C h e c k t h a t t h e b o n n e t
i s p r o p e r l y l o c k e d .
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Under the bonnet
PETROL ENGINES
5. B r a k e a n d c l u t c h fl u i d r e s e r v o i r .
6. J a c k h o u s i n g .
7. A i r fi l t e r .
8. R e m o v a b l e t o w i n g e y e .
9. D i p s t i c k .
10. E n g i n e o i l fi l l e r c a p .
11. P o w e r s t e e r i n g r e s e r v o i r .
UNDER THE BONNET
1. W i n d s c r e e n / h e a d l a m p w a s h
r e s e r v o i r .
2. F u s e b o x .
3. C o o l a n t r e s e r v o i r .
4. W h e e l b r a c e .
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Under the bonnet
CHECKS
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DIESEL ENGINES
5. B r a k e a n d c l u t c h fl u i d r e s e r v o i r .
6. J a c k h o u s i n g .
7. A i r fi l t e r .
8. R e m o v a b l e t o w i n g e y e .
9. E n g i n e o i l fi l l e r c a p .
10. D i p s t i c k
( a: 2 . 2 H D i ; b: 2 . 0 H D i ) .
11. P o w e r s t e e r i n g r e s e r v o i r .
12. R e p r i m i n g p u m p ( 2 . 0 H D i ) .
1. W i n d s c r e e n / h e a d l a m p w a s h
r e s e r v o i r .
2. F u s e b o x .
3. C o o l a n t r e s e r v o i r .
4. W h e e l b r a c e .
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Changing a wheel
CHANGING A WHEEL
1. PARKING THE VEHICLE
- If possible, park the vehicle on level, stable and non-slippery
ground.
- It is imperative that you ensure that the occupants get out of the
vehicle and wait in a safe location.
Depending on the country of
sale and for your own safety, use
the safety jackets and warning
triangles.
- Apply the handbrake, switch off the i g n i t i o n a n d e n g a g e fi r s t o r r e v e r s e
gear (position P for the automatic
g e a r b o x ) .
- If possible, place a chock under the wheel diagonally opposite the one
to be changed.
1. Wheelbrace.
2. Jack housing.
3. Alloy wheel embellisher remover.
4. Removable towing eye.
T h e j a c k a n d t h e t o o l s a r e s p e c i fi c t o
your vehicle. Do not use them for other
purposes. Refer to the location of the
tools (situated in the engine
compartment) in the "Under the
bonnet" section of chapter 7.
2. TOOLS
3. SPARE WHEEL
- Gain access to the spare wheel
from the boot.
- Open the cover to release the winch and access its bolt. You can switch on the row 3
courtesy light to increase the light
in the boot.