jump start CITROEN C4 2018 Owners Manual

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When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the engine   can   be   started   using   a   slave   battery  
(

external   or   on   another   vehicle)   and   jump   lead  
c

ables   or   a   battery   booster.
Starting using another battery
F Raise  the   plastic   cover   on   the   (+)   terminal,  i
f   your   vehicle   has   one.
F

C
onnect the red cable to the positive
terminal
  (+)   of   the   flat   battery   A (at
the
  metal   elbow)   then   to   the   positive  
t

erminal (+)   of   the   slave   battery   B or
the booster.
F
 
C
onnect   one   end   of   the   green   or   black  
c

able   to   the   negative   terminal   (-)   of   the  
s

lave battery B or the booster (or earth
point
  on   the   other   vehicle).
F
 
C
onnect  
t
he  
o
ther  
e
nd  
o
f  
t
he  
g
reen  
o
r  
b
lack  
c

able to the earth point C   on   the   broken  
d

own   vehicle. F
 
S
tart   the   engine   of   the   vehicle   with   the  
g

ood   battery   and   leave   it   running   for   a   few  
m

inutes.
F  
O
perate   the   starter   on   the   broken   down  
v

ehicle   and   let   the   engine   run.
If   the   engine   does   not   start   straight   away,  
s

witch   off   the   ignition   and   wait   a   few   moments  
b

efore   trying   again.
Never
 
try
 
to
 
start
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
c

onnecting
 
a
 
battery
 
charger.
Never
 
use
 
a
 
24
 
V
 
or
 
higher
 
battery
 
b

o o s t e r.
First
 
check
 
that
 
the
 
slave
 
battery
 
has
 
a
 
n

ominal
 
voltage
 
of
 
12
 
V
 
and
 
a
 
capacity
 
a

t
 
least
 
equal
 
to
 
that
 
of
 
the
 
discharged
 
b

attery.
The
 
two
 
vehicles
 
must
 
not
 
be
 
in
 
contact
 w
ith
 
each
 
other.
Switch
 
off
 
the
 
electrical
 
consumers
 
on
 
b

oth
 
vehicles
 
(audio
 
system,
 
wipers,
 
l

ighting, ...).
Ensure
 
that
 
the
 
jump
 
lead
 
cables
 
do
 
n

ot
 
pass
 
close
 
to
 
moving
 
parts
 
of
 
the
 
e

ngine
 
(cooling
 
fan,
 
belts, ...).
Do
 
not
 
disconnect
 
the
 
(+)
 
terminal
 
when
 
t

he
 
engine
 
is
 
running. F
 
W
ait   until   the   engine   returns   to   idle   then  
d

isconnect   the   jump   lead   cables   in   the  
r

everse
 o
rder.
F  
R
efit   the   plastic   cover   to   the   (+)   terminal,   if  
y

our   vehicle   has   one.
F  A llow   the   engine   to   run   for   at   least  3
0 minutes,   by   driving   or   with   the   vehicle  
s

tationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
  state   of   charge.
Some
  functions,   including   Stop   &   Start,  
a

re not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
 c

harged.
8
In the event of a breakdown

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Maintenance (advice) ............................18 2, 18 3
Maintenance, routine ...................................... 10
M
ap   reading   lamps  
......................................... 67
M

arkings,
 id
entification
 ................................. 2

24
Mat
 .......

............................................... 69,   70,   74
Memorising
 
a

speed
 ...............
........................................ 141
Mirror, rear view
 
.............................................. 54
M

irrors, door .................................................... 53Navigation
 ...............................

......................
256
Number   plate   lamps  
......................................
20
3
M
N
Labels, identification .....................................
2 24
Lamp,   boot  ............................... ..............68, 204
Lamps .............................................................. 79
Leather (care)
 ...............................

.................183
LEDs
  -   Light-emitting  
diodes
 ..............................

.................... 83,   204
Levels
  and   checks  
..............................
...16 8 -172
Lighting,
 c

ornering
 ...............................
...........85
Lighting
  dimmer  
..............................
................39
Lighting,
  guide-me   home  
................................84
L

ighting,
 i
nterior
 .............................................. 67
Lo

ading
 ..............................
.............................10
Load
  reduction   mode  
.................................... 16

0
Localised
  Assistance   /  
Emergency
 C

all
 .......................................... 2

26
Locating
  your   vehicle  
...................................... 41
L

ocking   from   the   inside  
...................................44
L

ocking   the   doors  
..............................
.......44, 46
Low fuel level
 
..............................
..................153Misfuel prevention ...............................
..........155
Mountings, I
sofix ............................... ............113
L
Key with remote 
c ontrol ............................................... 4 0,   41,   43
Kit, hands-free
 ......................................2

78,   279
Kit,
  temporary   puncture  
repair
 ...............................

...................... 76,   185
K
Immobiliser, electronic .............................. 4 1,   43
Indicator,   engine   oil   level  ................................2
7
Indicator
  lamps,   operation  
..............................13
I

ndicators, direction
 ................................ 81

,
 19
9
Inflating
  tyres  
..............................
...................... 9
Inflating
  tyres   and   accessories  
(using
  the   kit)  
..............................
................185
Instrument
  panel  
...............................
..............11
Interactive help
 ........................................3

3,   270
ISOFIX
 ...............

.................................... 113 -115
Jack
 ........

....................................... 191,   193,   194
Jump
  starting  
..............................
..................213
J
Oil change ............................... ..............170, 171
Oil   consumption  ............................................ 17
0
Opening
  the   bonnet  
...................................... 16

7
Opening
  the   boot  
..............................
..............47
Opening
  the   doors  
...............................
...........45
O
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