inflation pressure Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

148
Under-inflation detection
The system monitors the pressures in the four ty
res, o nce t he v ehicle i s m oving.
It
 c

ompares
 t
he
 i
nformation
 g
iven
 b
y
 t
he
 f
our
 wh

eel
 s
peed
 s
ensors
 w
ith
 re
ference values,
which must be reinitialised ever y time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed .
The
 s

ystem
 t
riggers
 a
n
 a
lert
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 i
t
 de

tects
 a d
rop
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nflation
 p
ressure
 o
f
 o
ne
 or m

ore
 t
yres. The u
nder-inflation d etection s ystem do

es
 n
ot
 r
eplace
 t
he
 n
eed
 f
or
 v
igilance
 on t

he
 p
art
 o
f
 t
he
 d
river.
This
 s

ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 a
void
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 ch

eck
 t
he
 t
yre
 p
ressures
 (
including
 t
he
 sp

are
 w
heel)
 e
very
 m
onth
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 be

fore
 a l
ong
 j
ourney.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 i
mpairs
 ro

ad
 h
olding,
 e
xtends
 b
raking
 d
istances
 an

d
 c
auses
 p
remature
 t
yre
 w
ear,
 pa

rticularly
 u
nder
 a
rduous
 c
ondition
 (h

igh
 l
oading,
 h
igh
 s
peed,
 l
ong
 j
ourney).
System
 w

hich
 a
utomatically
 c
hecks
 t
he
 p
ressures
 o
f
 t
he
 t
yres
 w
hile
 d
riving.
The i nflation p ressures d efined f or yo

ur
 v
ehicle
 c
an
 b
e
 f
ound
 o
n
 t
he
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 id

entification
 m
arkings,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Tyre
 p

ressures
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
hecked
 wh

en
 t
he
 t
yres
 a
re
 "
cold"
 (
vehicle
 st

opped
 f
or
 1 h
our
 o
r
 a
fter
 a j
ourney
 o
f
 le

ss
 t
han
 6 m
iles
 (
10
 k
m)
 a
t
 m
oderate
 spe

eds).
Other wise
 (

when
 h
ot),
 a
dd
 0
.3
 b
ar
 t
o
 th

e
 p
ressures
 s
hown
 o
n
 t
he
 l
abel.
Driving
 w

ith
 u
nder-inflated
 t
yres
 in

creases
 f
uel
 c
onsumption.
Driving

149
Under-inflation alertReinitialisation
Before reinitialising the system, ensure th
at the pressures of the four tyres are
correct
 f

or
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 i
n
 li

ne
 w
ith
 t
he
 r
ecommendations
 o
n
 t
he
 ty

re
 p
ressure
 l
abel.
The
 u

nder-inflation
 d
etection
 s
ystem
 do

es
 n
ot
 g
ive
 a w
arning
 i
f
 a p
ressure
 i
s
 in

correct
 a
t
 t
he
 t
ime
 o
f
 r
einitialisation.
This
 i

s
 g

iven
 b

y
 f

ixed
 i

llumination
 o

f
 th

is
 w

arning
 l

amp,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 an a

udible
 s

ignal
 a

nd
 t

he
 d

isplay
 o

f
 a mes

sage.
It
 i

s
 n

ecessary
 t
o
 r
einitialise
 t
he
 s
ystem
 e
very
 ti

me
 o

ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 t
yre
 p
ressure
 i
s
 a
djusted,
 a
nd
 af

ter
 c

hanging
 o
ne
 o
r
 m
ore
 w
heels.
A
 l

abel
 a
ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 m
iddle
 p
illar,
 d
river's
 si

de,
 g
ives
 a r
eminder
 o
f
 t
his.
F
 Re

duce
 s

peed
 i

mmediately,
 a

void
 ex

cessive
 s

teering
 m

ovements
 a

nd
 s

udden
 br

aking
F
St

op the vehicle as soon as it is safe to
do so. F
 If y

ou
 h

ave
 a c

ompressor
 (

such
 a

s
 t

he
 o

ne
 in t

he
 t

emporary
 p

uncture
 r

epair
 k

it),
 c

heck
 th

e
 p

ressures
 o

f
 t

he
 f

our
 t

yres
 w

hen
 c

old.
 If i

t
 i

s
 n

ot
 p

ossible
 t

o
 c

arry
 o

ut
 t

his
 c

heck
 st

raight
 a

way,
 d

rive
 c

arefully
 a

t
 r

educed
 spe

ed.
or
F
In t

he event of a puncture, use the
temporary
 p

uncture
 r

epair
 k

it
 o

r
 t

he
 s

pare
 wh

eel
 (

depending
 o

n
 e

quipment),
The
 l

oss
 o

f
 p

ressure
 d

etected
 d

oes
 n

ot
 al

ways
 c

ause
 v

isible
 b

ulging
 o

f
 t

he
 t

yre.
 Do n
ot s
atisfy y
ourself w
ith j
ust a v
isual che
ck. The a
lert i
s m
aintained u
ntil t
he s
ystem is rei
nitialised.
6
Driving

183
The tyre inflation pressures are given on this label.
This
 ki

t
 is in

stalled
 in th

e
 st

orage
 bo

x,
 un

der
 th

e
 bo

ot
 f

loor.
This
 k

it
 c

onsists
 o

f
 a c

ompressor
 a

nd
 a s

ealant
 ca

rtridge.
It allows the temporary repair
 o

f
 a t

yre.
You
 a

re
 t

hen
 a

ble
 t

o
 g

o
 t

o
 t

he
 n

earest
 g

arage.
It
 i

s
 d

esigned
 t

o
 r

epair
 m

ost
 p

unctures
 w

hich
 co

uld
 a

ffect
 t

he
 t

yre,
 l

ocated
 o

n
 t

he
 t

yre
 t

read
 or s

houlder.
Its
 c

ompressor
 c

an
 b

e
 u

sed
 t

o
 c

heck
 a

nd
 ad

just
 t

he
 p

ressure
 o

f
 t

he
 t

yre.
Temporary punc
ture re pair kit
Access to the kit
List of tools
These tools are specific to your vehicle and can va
ry a ccording t o e quipment. D o n ot u se t hem fo

r
 o
ther
 p
urposes.
1.
 12 V c

ompressor.
 Co

ntains
 a s
ealant
 c
artridge
 f
or
 t
he
 te

mporary
 r
epair
 o
f
 a t
yre
 a
nd
 c
an
 a
lso
 b
e
 us

ed
 f
or
 a
djusting
 t
yre
 p
ressures.
2.
 To

wing
 e
ye.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
owing
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
8
In the event of a breakdown

186
F Switch on t he c ompressor b y m oving th
e switch B to position "I" until the tyre
pressure
 r

eaches
 2
.0
 b
ars.
 Th

e
 s
ealant
 i
s
 i
njected
 i
nto
 t
he
 t
yre
 u
nder
 pr

essure;
 d
o
 n
ot
 d
isconnect
 t
he
 p
ipe
 f
rom
 th

e
 v
alve
 d
uring
 t
his
 o
peration
 (
risk
 o
f
 spla

shing).
If
 a

fter
 a
round
 5 t
o
 7 m
inutes
 t
he
 pr

essure
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
ttained,
 t
his
 i
ndicates
 th

at
 t
he
 t
yre
 i
s
 n
ot
 r
epairable;
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop
 f
or
 a
ssistance. F Re
move t he k it a nd s crew t he c ap b ack o n th
e w hite p ipe.
 Ta

ke
 c
are
 t
o
 a
void
 s
taining
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 wi

th
 t
races
 o
f
 f
luid.
 K
eep
 t
he
 k
it
 t
o
 h
and.
F
 Dr

ive
 i
mmediately
 f
or
 a
pproximately
 th

ree
 m
iles
 (
five
 k
ilometres),
 a
t
 r
educed
 sp

eed
 (
between
 1
5
 a
nd
 3
5
 m
ph
 (
20
 a
nd
 60 k

m/h)),
 t
o
 p
lug
 t
he
 p
uncture.
F
 St

op
 t
o
 c
heck
 t
he
 r
epair
 a
nd
 t
he
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
it.
Tyre under-inflation detection
After repair of the tyre, the warning lamp w ill r emain o n u ntil t he s ystem i s re

initialised.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 u
nder-inflation
 de

tection,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
2. Inflation
F Turn the selector A to the "air"
p osition.
F
 Un

coil
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 H ful
ly.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 t
o
 t
he
 va

lve
 o
f
 t
he
 w
heel.
In the event of a breakdown

188
Checking tyre pressures / inflating accessories
You can also use the compressor, without injecting a ny p roduct, t o:
-
 ch

eck
 o
r
 a
djust
 t
he
 p
ressure
 o
f
 y
our
 t
yres,
-
 in

flate
 o
ther
 a
ccessories
 (
balls,
 b
icycle
 ty

res...).F
Tu

rn the selector A to the
"Air" position.
F
 Un

coil
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 H ful
ly.F Co
nnect t he c ompressor's e lectrical co

nnector
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 1
2
 V s
ocket.
F
 St

art
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 l
et
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
un.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 p
ressure
 u
sing
 t
he
 c
ompressor
 (t

o
 i
nflate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "I";
 t

o
 de

flate:
 s
witch
 B
in position "O"
 a
nd
 p
ress
 bu

tton C),
 a

ccording
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 t
yre
 pr

essure
 l
abel
 o
r
 t
he
 a
ccessory's
 p
ressure
 labe

l.
F
 Re

move
 t
he
 k
it
 t
hen
 s
tow
 i
t.Should t
he p ressure o f o ne o r m ore ty

res
 b
e
 a
djusted,
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ecessary
 t
o
 re

initialise
 t
he
 u
nder-inflation
 d
etection
 sy

stem.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 u
nder-inflation
 de

tection,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
F
 Co

nnect
 t
he
 b
lack
 p
ipe
 t
o
 t
he
 v
alve
 o
f
 t
he
 wh

eel
 o
r
 a
ccessory.
 If n

ecessary,
 f
it
 o
ne
 o
f
 t
he
 a
daptors
 su

pplied
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
it
 f
irst.
In the event of a breakdown