jump start Citroen C4 DAG 2014.5 2.G Owner's Manual

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When your vehicle's  battery  is  dis -
charged,  the  engine  can  be  started  
using

 
a
 
slave
 
battery
 
(external
 
or
 
on
 
another

  vehicle)   and   jump   lead   cables.
Starting using another battery
12 V
BATTERY
The battery  is  located  under  the   bonnet.
For   access   to   the   (+)   terminal:
F
 
release
 
the
 
bonnet
 
using
 
the
 
interior
 
lever

,  
then
 
the
 
exterior
 
safety
 
catch,
F

 
raise
 
the
 
bonnet
 
and
 
secure
 
it
 
with
 
its stay

,
F

lift the plastic cover for access to
the (+)

  terminal.
Access to the battery
The presence of this label, in
particular with the Stop & Start
system, 
indicates
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
a 12 

V  
lead-acid
 
battery
 
with
 
spe
-
cial
 
technology
 
and
 
specification; the

 
involvement
 
of
 
a
 
CITROËN dealer

 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
workshop
 
is essential

 
when
 
replacing
 
or
 
dis
-
connecting
  the   battery.
Procedure
 
for
 
starting
 
the
 
engine
  
using
 
another

 
battery
 
or
 
charging
 
a
 
dis
-
charged   battery.
After  
refitting
 
the
 
battery
,  
the
 
Stop

 
&
 
Start
 
system
 
will
 
only
 
be
 
active

 
after
 
a
 
continuous
 
period
 
of

 
immobilisation
 
of
 
the
 
vehicle,
 
a

 
period
 
which
 
depends
 
on
 
the
 
climatic

 
conditions
 
and
 
the
 
state
 
of

 
charge
 
of
 
the
 
battery
 
(up
 
to
 
about

  8   hours). First
 check  that  the  slave  battery  has
 a  nominal  voltage  of  12  V  
and

 
a
 
capacity
 
at
 
least
 
equal
 
to
 
that

  of   the   discharged   battery.
Do
 
not
 
try
 
to
 
start
 
the
 
engine
 
by
 
connecting

  a   battery   charger.
Do
 
not
 
disconnect
 
the
 
(+)
 
termi
-
nal
  when   the   engine   is   running.
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Reconnecting the (+) cable
F 
Position
 
the
 
open
 
clamp
 
E
of the
cable on the positive post (+) of the
battery.
F
 
Press
 
vertically
 
on
 
the
 
clamp
 
E
to
position
  it   correctly   on   the   battery.
F
 
Lock
 
the
 
clamp
 
by
 
spreading
 
the
 
positioning

 
lug
 
and
 
then
 
lowering
 
the tab

D.
F
 
Operate

 
the

 
starter

 
on

 
the

 
broken

 
down

 
vehicle
 
and
 
let
 
the
 
engine
 
run
 If

 
the

 
engine

 
does

 
not

 
start

 
straight

 
away

,
 
switch

 
of

f
 
the

 
ignition

 
and

 
wait

 
a

 
few
 
moments
 
before
 
trying
 
again.
F
 
W

ait
 
until

 
the

 
engine

 
returns

 
to

 
idle

 
then

 
disconnect

 
the

 
jump

 
lead

 
ca

-
bles
 
in
 
the
 
reverse
 
order.
F
 
Refit

 
the

 
plastic

 
cover

 
to

 
the

 
(+)

 
ter

-
minal,
 
if
 
your
 
vehicle
 
has
 
one.
Before disconnecting the battery
Wait
 
2

 
minutes

 
after

 
switching

 
of

f
 
the

 
ig

-
nition
 
before
 
disconnecting
 
the
 
battery.
Close
 
the

 
windows

 
and

 
the

 
doors

 
be

-
fore
 
disconnecting
 
the
 
battery. Disconnecting the (+) cable
F
 
Raise
 
the
 
locking
 
tab
 
D
fully to re-
lease   the   cable   terminal   clamp   E.
Do  
not
 
apply
 
excessive
 
force
 
on

 
the
 
tab
 
as
 
locking
 
will
 
not
 
be
 
possible

 
if
 
the
 
clamp
 
is
 
not
 
posi
-
tioned
 
correctly;
 
start
 
the
 
proce
-
dure
  again.
F
 Remove
 the
 plastic
 cover
 from
 the
 (+)
 terminal,
 if
 your
 vehicle
 has
 one.
F
 
Connect

 
the

 
red

 
cable

 
to

 
the

 
posi

-
tive
 
terminal

 
(+)

 
of

 
the

 
flat

 
battery

 
A

,
then
 
to

 
the

 
positive

 
terminal

 
(+)

 
of

 
the slave battery

B.
F
 
Connect

 
one

 
end

 
of

 
the

 
green

 
or

 
black

 
cable

 
to

 
the

 
negative

 
termi

-
nal  (-)
 
of

 
the

 
slave

 
battery

 
B

(or
earth
 
point
 
on
 
the
 
other
 
vehicle).
F
 
Connect

 
the

 
other

 
end

 
of

 
the

 
green

 
or

 
black

 
cable

 
to

 
the

 
earth

 
point

 
C


on
 
the

 
broken

 
down

 
vehicle

 
(or

 
on

 
the

 
engine
 
mounting).
F
 
Start

 
the

 
engine

 
of

 
the

 
vehicle

 
with

 
the

 
good

 
battery

 
and

 
leave

 
it

 
run

-
ning
 
for
 
a
 
few
 
minutes.
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