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If you envisage charging your vehicle's battery y ourself, u se o nly a c harger co

mpatible with lead-acid batteries of a
nominal
 v

oltage
 o
f
 1
2
 V
.
If this label is present, it is essential
to
 u

se
 o
nly
 a 1
2
 V c
harger,
 t
o
 a
void
 ca

using
 i
rreversible
 d
amage
 t
o
 t
he
 elec

trical components related to the
Stop
 & S

tart
 s
ystem. Follow the instructions for use provided
by
 t

he
 m
anufacturer
 o
f
 t
he
 c
harger.
Never
 r
everse
 p
olarities.
Charging the battery using
a battery charger
For optimum service life of the battery, it is
essential to maintain an adequate state of
charge.
In some circumstances it may be necessary to
charge
 t

he
 b
attery:
-
if y

ou use your vehicle essentially for short
journeys,
-
 if t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 t
o
 b
e
 t
aken
 o
ff
 t
he
 r
oad
 f
or
 se

veral
 w
eeks.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop. It is not necessary to disconnect the
battery.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
ff
 a
ll
 e
lectrical
 c
onsumers
 (
audio
 sy

stem,
 l
ighting,
 w
ipers,
 .
..).
F
 Sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 c
harger
 B b
efore
 c
onnecting
 th

e cables to the battery, so as to avoid any
dangerous
 spark

s.
F
 En

sure
 t
hat
 t
he
 c
harger
 c
ables
 a
re
 i
n
 g
ood
 con

dition.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 c
harger
 B c
ables
 a
s
 f
ollows:
-
 th

e
 p
ositive
 (
+)
 r
ed
 c
able
 t
o
 t
he
 (
+)
 te

rminal of the battery A,
-
 th

e
 n
egative
 (
-)
 b
lack
 c
able
 t
o
 t
he
 e
arth
 po

int C
 o
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
F
 At t

he
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 c
harging
 o
peration,
 s
witch
 of

f
 t
he
 c
harger
 B b
efore
 d
isconnecting
 t
he
 ca

bles from the battery A. Never
 t

ry
 t
o
 c
harge
 a f
rozen
 b
attery.
If the battery has been frozen, have
it
 c

hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop,
 w
ho
 w
ill
 c
heck
 th

at the internal components have not
been
 d

amaged
 a
nd
 t
he
 c
asing
 i
s
 n
ot
 cr

acked,
 w
hich
 c
ould
 c
ause
 a l
eak
 o
f
 to

xic
 a
nd
 c
orrosive
 a
cid.
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Disconnecting the battery
In order to maintain an adequate state
of charge f or s tarting t he e ngine, i t i s rec

ommended that the battery be disconnected
if
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 t
aken
 o
ut
 o
f
 s
ervice
 f
or
 a l
ong
 pe

riod.
Wait
 2 m

inutes
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 be

fore
 d
isconnecting
 t
he
 b
attery:
F
 cl

ose
 a
ll
 o
penings
 (
doors,
 b
oot,
 w
indows,
 ro

of
 (
for
 C
abrio
 v
ersions)),
F
 sw

itch
 o
ff
 a
ll
 e
lectrical
 c
onsumers
 (
audio
 sy

stem,
 w
ipers,
 l
ighting,
 .
..),
F
 sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 w
ait
 f
or
 fo

ur minutes.
Having
 e

xposed
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 o
nly
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 d
isconnect
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal.
Following reconnection of the
battery
After reconnecting the battery, switch on the ignition a nd w ait 1 m inute b efore s tarting t o al

low
 i
nitialisation
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 s
ystems.
However,
 i

f
 m
inor
 p
roblems
 p
ersist
 f
ollowing
 th

is operation, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Referring
 t

o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection,
 y
ou
 mu

st yourself reinitialise or reset certain
systems,
 s

uch
 a
s:
-
th

e remote control,
-
th

e electric windows
-
th

e date and time,
-
 th

e
 r
adio
 p
reset
 s
tations.
Quick release terminal
Disconnecting the (+) terminal
F Raise the lever A fully to release the
clamp B.
Reconnecting the (+) terminal
F Position the open clamp B of the cable on
t
he p ositive p ost ( +) o f t he b attery.
F
Pr

ess down on the clamp to position it
correctly
 o

n
 t
he
 b
attery
 p
ost.
F
 Lo

ck
 t
he
 c
lamp
 b
y
 l
owering
 t
he
 l
ever
 A. T

he Stop & Start system may not be
operational
 d

uring
 t
he
 t
rip
 f
ollowing
 t
he
 fi

rst
 e
ngine
 s
tart.
In this case, the system will only be
available
 a

gain
 a
fter
 a c
ontinuous
 pe

riod of immobilisation of the vehicle,
a period which depends on the ambient
temperature
 a

nd
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 th

e
 b
attery
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 8 h
ours).
Do
 n

ot
 f
orce
 t
he
 l
ever
 a
s
 l
ocking
 wi

ll not be possible if the clamp is
not
 p

ositioned
 c
orrectly;
 s
tart
 t
he
 pr

ocedure
 a
gain.

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Load reduction modeSystem which manages the use of certain functions a ccording t o t he l evel o f c harge re

maining
 i
n
 t
he
 b
attery.
When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 b
eing
 d
riven,
 t
he
 l
oad
 re

duction function temporarily deactivates
certain
 f

unctions,
 s
uch
 a
s
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning,
 th

e
 h
eated
 r
ear
 s
creen...
The deactivated functions are reactivated
automatically
 a

s
 s
oon
 a
s
 c
onditions
 p
ermit.Energy economy modeSystem which manages the period of use of certain functions to conserve a sufficient level of ch
arge i n t he b attery.
After
 t

he
 e
ngine
 h
as
 s
topped,
 y
ou
 c
an
 s
till
 u
se
 f
unctions
 s
uch
 a
s
 t
he
 a
udio
 e
quipment,
 w
indscreen
 wi

pers,
 d
ipped
 b
eam
 h
eadlamps,
 c
ourtesy
 l
amps,
 e
tc.
 f
or
 a m
aximum
 c
ombined
 p
eriod
 o
f
 th

irty minutes. This
 p

eriod
 m
ay
 b
e
 g
reatly
 r
educed
 i
f
 th

e
 b
attery
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
ully
 c
harged.
A
 f

lat
 b
attery
 p
revents
 t
he
 e
ngine
 f
rom
 st

arting.
If
 t

he
 t
elephone
 i
s
 b
eing
 u
sed
 a
t
 t
he
 sa

me time, it will be interrupted after
10
 mi

nutes.
Switching to economy mode
Once this period has elapsed, a message appears i n t he s creen i ndicating t hat t he ve

hicle has switched to economy mode and the
active
 f

unctions
 a
re
 p
ut
 o
n
 s
tandby.
Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automatically
the next t ime t he v ehicle i s d riven.
F
In o

rder to resume the use of these
functions
 i

mmediately,
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 le

t
 i
t
 r
un
 f
or
 a f
ew
 m
inutes.
The time available to you will then be double
the
 p

eriod
 f
or
 w
hich
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 l
eft
 r
unning.
 Ho

wever, this period will always be between
five
 a

nd
 t
hirty
 m
inutes.
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Changing a front or rear wiper bladeProcedure for replacing a worn wiper blade with a new one without the use of tools.
Before removing a front
wiper blade
F Within one m inute a fter s witching o ff t he ig
nition, o perate t he w iper s talk t o p osition th

e
 w
iper
 b
lades
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ertical
 p
osition.
This position must be used in order to avoid
damaging
 t

he
 w
iper
 b
lade
 a
nd
 t
he
 b
onnet.
Removal
F Raise the c orresponding w iper a rm.
F Un clip t he w iper b lade a nd r emove i t.
Fitting
F At the front, c heck t he s ize o f t he w iper bl
ade as the shorter blade is fitted to the
passenger
 s

ide
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 n
ew
 w
iper
 b
lade
 i
n
 pl

ace
 a
nd
 c
lip
 i
t.
F
 Fo

ld
 d
own
 t
he
 w
iper
 a
rm
 c
arefully.
After fitting a front wiper
blade
F Switch on t he i gnition.
F Op erate t he w iper s talk a gain t o p ark t he wi

per
 b
lades.

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Towing the vehicleProcedure for having your vehicle towed or for towing another vehicle using a removable towing eye.
Th e
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot
 u
nder
 th

e
 f
loor.
To
 g

ain
 a
ccess
 t
o
 i
t:
F
op

en the boot,
F
ra

ise the floor,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 p
olystyrene
 s
torage
 b
ox,
F
 re

move
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 f
rom
 t
he
 h
older.
Access to the tools
gen
eral recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your country.
En sure t hat t he w eight o f t he t owing v ehicle i s h igher t han t hat o f t he t owed v ehicle.
The
 d

river
 m
ust
 r
emain
 a
t
 t
he
 w
heel
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owed
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 m
ust
 h
ave
 a v
alid
 d
riving
 l
icence.
When
 t

owing
 a v
ehicle
 w
ith
 a
ll
 f
our
 w
heels
 o
n
 t
he
 g
round,
 a
lways
 u
se
 a
n
 a
pproved
 t
owing
 ar

m;
 r
ope
 a
nd
 s
traps
 a
re
 p
rohibited.
The
 t

owing
 v
ehicle
 m
ust
 m
ove
 o
ff
 g
ently.
When
 t

owing
 a v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
ff,
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 a
ny
 p
ower
 a
ssistance
 f
or
 br

aking
 o
r
 s
teering.
In
 t

he
 f
ollowing
 c
ases,
 y
ou
 m
ust
 a
lways
 c
all
 o
n
 a p
rofessional
 r
ecovery
 s
ervice:
-
 ve

hicle
 b
roken
 d
own
 o
n
 a m
otor way
 o
r
 f
ast
 r
oad,
-
fou

r-wheel drive vehicle,
-
 wh

en
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ot
 p
ossible
 t
o
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral,
 u
nlock
 t
he
 s
teering,
 o
r
 r
elease
 th

e
 p
arking
 b
rake,
-
 to

wing
 w
ith
 o
nly
 t
wo
 w
heels
 o
n
 t
he
 g
round,
-
 wh

ere
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 a
pproved
 t
owing
 a
rm
 a
vailable...
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F On the front bumper, unclip the access flap
by p ulling s uccessively o n t he t wo l ugs, us

ing
 a s
crewdriver.
F
 Ro

tate
 t
he
 f
lap.
F
Co

mpletely remove the flap, by
compressing
 t

he
 p
lastic
 d
iamond
 s
hape
 lo

cated
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ower
 s
ection.
F
 St

ore
 t
he
 f
lap
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
F
 Sc

rew
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
n
 f
ully.
F
 In

stall
 t
he
 t
owing
 a
rm. F On t
he rear bumper, unclip the cover by
pressing a t t he b ottom.
F
 Sc

rew
 t
he
 t
owing
 e
ye
 i
n
 f
ully.
F
 In

stall
 t
he
 t
owing
 a
rm.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 h
azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 o
n
 bo

th
 v
ehicles.
F
 Mov

e
 o
ff
 g
ently
 a
nd
 d
rive
 f
or
 a s
hort
 di

stance
 onl
y.
Towing your vehicleTowing another vehicle
Failure to observe this instruction could
result i
n d amage t o c ertain c omponents (b

raking,
 t
ransmission...)
 a
nd
 t
he
 ab

sence
 o
f
 b
raking
 a
ssistance
 t
he
 n
ext
 ti

me
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
tarted.
F
 Un

lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 o
ne
 no

tch
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 park

ing
 br
ake.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 h
azard
 w
arning
 l
amps
 o
n
 bo

th
 v
ehicles.
F
 Mov

e
 o
ff
 g
ently
 a
nd
 d
rive
 f
or
 a s
hort
 di

stance
 onl
y.
F
 Pl

ace
 t
he
 g
ear
 l
ever
 i
n
 n
eutral
 (
position
 
n

f

or
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 o
r
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox).

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Distribution of loads
F Distribute the load in the trailer so that the
heaviest items are as close as possible to
the
 a

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

e
 m
aximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 ex

ceeding it.
Air density decreases with altitude, thus
reducing
 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. Refer to the "Technical data" section for
details
 o

f
 t
he
 w
eights
 a
nd
 t
owed
 l
oads
 wh

ich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Towing a trailer
Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting p eople a nd l uggage, b ut i t m ay al

so
 b
e
 u
sed
 f
or
 t
owing
 a t
railer. We
 r

ecommend
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 g
enuine
 CI

TROËN towbars and their harnesses
that have been tested and approved
from
 t
he
 d
esign
 s
tage
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 an

d
 t
hat
 t
he
 f
itting
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owbar
 i
s
 en

trusted to a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo
rkshop.
If the towbar is not fitted by a
CITROËN dealer, it must still be
fitted in accordance with the vehicle
manufacturer's
 ins
tructions.
Driving
 w
ith
 a t
railer
 p
laces
 g
reater
 de

mands
 o
n
 t
he
 t
owing
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 t
he
 dr

iver
 m
ust
 t
ake
 p
articular
 c
are.
Driving advice
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Towing with the PERFORMANCE version
Your vehicle cannot be fitted with a
towbar. The space occupied by the
sport diffuser prevents this.
Side wind
F Take into account the increased sensitivity to side wind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electrically controlled, its cooling
capacity is not dependent on the engine speed.
F
T

o lower the engine speed, reduce your
speed.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the gradient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
F
I

f the warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch off
the engine as soon as possible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To avoid overheating of the brakes on a long
mountain type of descent, the use of engine
braking is recommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the tyre pressures of the towing vehicle and of the trailer, observing the
recommended pressures.
Lighting
F Check the electrical lighting and signalling on the trailer.
The rear parking sensors will be
deactivated automatically if a genuine
CITROËN towbar is used.

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Textured paint
Recommendations on the care and maintenance your vehicle are given in the maintenance and warranty guide.
Ob serve
 t
he
 f
ollowing
 r
ecommendations
 t
o
 a
void
 d
amaging
 t
he
 p
aint
 f
inish:
-
 Ch

oose
 a h
igh
 p
ressure
 w
ash,
 o
r
 a
t
 l
east
 a h
igh
 w
ater
 d
elivery;
 r
oller
 b
rush
 w
ashing
 i
s
 co

mpatible.
-
 Ge

ntly
 w
ipe
 t
he
 b
ody
 w
ith
 a c
lean
 m
icrofibre
 c
loth.
-
 Ca

refully
 w
ipe
 o
ff
 a
ny
 f
uel
 s
pilt
 o
n
 t
he
 b
ody
 u
sing
 a s
oft
 c
loth,
 t
hen
 a
llow
 t
o
 d
ry.
-
 Cl

ean
 o
ff
 a
ny
 m
inor
 m
arks
 (
for
 e
xample,
 f
inger
 m
arks...),
 u
sing
 t
he
 p
roduct
 i
n
 t
he
 "T

ECHNATURE"
 r
ange
 i
ntended
 f
or
 r
emoving
 i
nsects.
On
 t

he
 o
ther
 h
and:
-
 Do n

ot
 u
se
 a w
ash
 p
rogramme
 t
hat
 i
ncludes
 a f
inal
 h
ot
 w
ax
 c
ycle.
-
 Do n

ot
 u
se
 w
aterless
 c
leaning.
-
 Ne

ver
 p
olish
 t
he
 v
ehicle.
-
 Do n

ot
 u
se
 p
aint
 r
estorers,
 a
brasive
 o
r
 p
olishing
 p
roducts,
 o
r
 b
right
 p
aint
 p
reservers
 (w

ax
 p
olish,
 f
or
 e
xample).
It is always preferable to have paint repairs carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Advice on care and maintenance
The textured paint reacts to light with variations of appearance and finish that emphasise
the
 c

ar's
 l
ines
 a
nd
 f
orm.
 T
his
 p
aint
 c
ontains
 pa

rticles that remain visible and create
a
 u

nique
 s
atin
 e
ffect
 w
ith
 r
elief.
 I
ts
 l
ightly
 gr

anulated
 t
exture
 g
ives
 i
t
 a s
urprising
 f
eel.
Practical information

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Leather
Leather is a natural product. Appropriate regular c are a nd c leaning i s e ssential f or i ts dur

ability.
Refer
 t

o
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 m
aintenance
 an

d
 w
arranty
 g
uide
 f
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 th

e
 s
pecial
 p
recautions
 t
o
 o
bserve.
Care of the expressive
stickers
These styling stickers are treated to give good resistance t o a geing a nd t earing.
They
 h

ave
 b
een
 d
esigned
 t
o
 a
llow
 y
ou
 t
o
 cu

stomise
 y
our
 v
ehicle's
 b
odywork.
Available also as accessories, we recommend
that you have them fitted by a CITROËN dealer
or
 a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
When
 u

sing
 a h
igh
 p
ressure
 j
et
 w
ash,
 ke

ep
 t
he
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 l
ance
 a
t
 l
east
 30 c

entimetres
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
tickers