engine oil Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Manual

9 9 
TECHNICAL DATA - MAINTENANCE
Running out of Diesel fuel ............. 168
Checking   levels  
...................... 172-174
-

 
oil
-

 
brake
  fluid
-
 
coolant
-

 
power
  steering   fluid
-
 
screenwash
  /   headlamp   wash   fluid
-
 
additive
  (Diesel   with   particle  
emissions

  filter)
AdBlue
  additive....................... 177-183
Changing
  bulbs....................... 196-201
-
 
front
-

 
rear Petrol

  engines......................... 217-220
Diesel   engines  
........................ 221-224
Dimensions
 
.................................... 225
Identification
  markings  
................... 226
b

onnet  
........................................... 169
Petrol

  underbonnet  
........................ 170
Diesel

  underbonnet  
....................... 171Checking

  components  
............ 175-176
-

 
battery
-

 
air
  filter   /   passenger   compartment  
filter
-

 
oil
  filter
-
 
particle
  emissions   filter   (Diesel)
-
 
brake
  pads   /   discs
b
attery  
.................................... 206-208
Energy
  economy   mode.................. 209
Engine   compartment   fuses  
.... 202,
  205
oVERVIEW

11 
ECO-DRIVING
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout  the  vehicle;  place  the  heaviest  items
 in  the  bottom  of  the  boot,  as  close  as  possible  to  the  
rear

  seats.
Limit
 
the
 
loads
 
carried
 
in
 
the
 
vehicle
 
and
 
reduce
 
wind
 
resis
-
tance
 
(roof
 
bars,
 
roof
 
rack,
 
bicycle
 
carrier
,  
trailer
...).  
Use
 
a
 
roof

  box   in   preference.
Remove
  roof   bars   and   roof   racks   after   use.
At
 
the
 
end
 
of
 
winter
,  
remove
 
snow
 
tyres
 
and
 
refit
 
your
 
sum
-
mer
  tyres.
Observe the recommendations on maintenance
Check the  tyre  pressures  regularly ,  when  cold,  referring  to  the
  label   in   the   door   aperture,   driver's   side.
Carry
  out   this   check   in   particular:
-
 
before
  a   long   journey,
-
 
at
  each   change   of   season,
-
 
after
  a   long   period   out   of   use.
Don't
 
forget
 
the
 
spare
 
wheel
 
and
 
the
 
tyres
 
on
 
any
 
trailer
 
or
 
caravan.
Have

 
your
 
vehicle
 
serviced
 
regularly
 
(engine
 
oil,
 
oil
 
filter
,
 air

 
filter
,  
passenger
 
compartment
 
filter
...)  
and
 
observe
 
the schedule

 
of
 
operations
 
recommended
 
in
 
the
 
manufacturer's service

  schedule.
With
 
a
 
BlueHDi
 
Diesel
 
engine,
 
if
 
the
 
SCR
 
system
 
is
 
faulty
 
your

 
vehicle
 
becomes
 
polluting;
 
go
 
to
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a

 
qualified
 
workshop
 
without
 
delay
 
to
 
have
 
the
 
emissions
 
of
 
nitrous

  oxides   brought   back   to   the   legal   level.
When
 
refuellin
g,  
do
 
not
 
continue
 
after
 
the
 
third
 
cut-of
f  
of
 
the
 
nozzle

  to   avoid   any   overflow.
At
 
the
 
wheel
 
of
 
your
 
new
 
vehicle,
 
it
 
is
 
only
 
after
 
the
 
first
 
1 

800  
miles
 
(3
 
000
 
kilometres)
 
that
 
you
 
will
 
see
 
the
 
fuel
 
consumption

  settle   down   to   a   consistent   average.

12 
TWO-TONE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHOUT AUDIO SYSTEM
Dials and screens
1. Rev counter  (x  1  000  rpm  or  tr/min).
2.  
Gear
 
efficiency
 
indicator
 
or
 
gear
 
se
-
lector
 
lever
 
position
 
and
 
gear
 
for
 
an
 
electronic

  or   automatic   gearbox.
3.
 
Cruise
 
control
 
or
 
speed
 
limiter
 
setting.
4.

 
Digital
  speedometer   (mph   or   km/h).
5.
 
Engine
  oil   level   indicator. 6.
 Service   indicator
 (miles

  or   km)   then,
 total

  mileage   recorder.
 These

 
two
 
functions
 
are
 
displayed
 
successively

 
on
 
switching
 
on
 
the
 
 
ignition.
 Lighting

 
dimmer
 
setting
 
(when
  
making an

  adjustment).
7.
 
T
rip  
mileage
 
recorder
 
(miles
 
or
 
km).
8.

 
Fuel
 
gauge
 
and
 
associated
 
low
 
fuel
 
level

 
warning
 
lamp
 
(
a or b  
accord
-
ing
  to   version).
9.
 
T
ime.
Control buttons
A. Lighting dimmer  (available  in  night  mode).
B.
 
Reminder
  of   servicing   information
 Reset

 
service
 
indicator
 
or
 
trip
 
mile
-
age
  recorder.
A
  and   B.    
Setting
 
the
 
time
 
and
 
select
-
ing
  units.
1
MONITORING

13 
TWO-TONE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH AUDIO SYSTEM
Dials and screens
A. Lighting dimmer  (available  in  night  mode).
B.
 
Reminder
  of   the   servicing   information.
 Reset

 
the
 
service
 
indicator
 
or
 
the
 
trip

  mileage   recorder.
7.
 Service
 
indicator
 (miles

 
or
 
km)
 
then,
 total

 
mileage
 
recorder.
 These

 
two

 
functions

 
are

 
displayed

 
successively on  switching  on  the  igni -
tion.
 Lighting  dimmer  setting  (when  mak -
ing   an   adjustment).
8.
 
T
rip  
mileage
 
recorder
 
(miles
 
or
 
km).
9.

 
Fuel
 
gauge
 
and
 
associated
 
low
 
fuel
 
level

 
warning
 
lamp
 
(
a or b  
accord
-
ing
  to   version).
10.
 
Range
 
(miles
 
or
 
km)
 
for
 
the
 
remain
-
ing
 
fuel
 
(
a)  
or
 
the
 
AdBlueadditive
 
and

  the   SCR   system   (b).
Control buttons
1. Rev counter  (x  1  000  rpm  or  tr/min).
2.  
Gear
 
efficiency
 
indicator
 
or
 
gear
 
se
-
lector
 
lever
 
position
 
and
 
gear
 
for
 
an
 
electronic

  or   automatic   gearbox.
3.
 
Analogue
 
speedometer
 
(mph
 
or
 
km/h).
4.

 
Cruise
 
control
 
or
 
speed
 
limiter
 
setting.
5.

 
Digital
  speedometer   (mph   or   km/h).
6.
 
Engine
  oil   level   indicator.
1
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14 
CUSTOMISABLE COLOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL WITH AUDIO SYSTEM OR NAVIGATION SYSTEM
1. Rev counter  (x  1  000  rpm  or  tr/min).
2.  
Gear
 
efficiency
 
indicator
 
or
 
gear
 
se
-
lector
 
lever
 
position
 
and
 
gear
 
for
 
an
 
electronic

  or   automatic   gearbox.
3.
 
Analogue
 
speedometer
 
(mph
 
or
 
km/h).
4.

 
Cruise
 
control
 
or
 
speed
 
limiter
 
set
-
ting.
5.
 
Digital
  speedometer   (mph   or   km/h).
6.
 
Engine
  oil   level   indicator. A.
 Dial  COLOUR:  customisation  of  the  background
  colour   of   the   dials.
B.
 
Screen
 
COLOUR:
 
customisation
 
of

 
the
 
background
 
colour
 
of
 
the
 
screens.
C.

 
Lighting
 
dimmer
 
(available
 
in
 
night
 
mode).
D.

 
Reminder
 
of
 
the
 
servicing
 
informa
-
tion.
 Reset

 
the
 
service
 
indicator
 
or
 
the
 
trip

  mileage   recorder.
Dials and screens
7. Service  indicator
 (miles

  or   km)   then,
 total

  mileage   recorder.
 These

 
two
 
functions
 
are
 
displayed
 
successively on switching  on  the  igni -
tion.
 Lighting  dimmer  setting  (when  mak -
ing   an   adjustment).
8.
 
T
rip  
mileage
 
recorder
 
(miles
 
or
 
km).
9.

 
Fuel
 
gauge
 
and
 
associated
 
low
 
fuel
 
level

  warning   lamp.
10.
 
Range
 
(miles
 
or
 
km)
 
for
 
the
 
remain
-
ing
 
fuel
 
(
a)  
or
 
the
 
AdBlueadditive
 
and

  the   SCR   system   (b).
Control buttons
1
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17 
Engine oil pressure fixed.There is a fault with the
engine
  lubrication   system.You
  must   stop   as   soon   it   is   safe   to   do   so.
Park,   switch   off   the   ignition   and   contact   a  
CITROËN

 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
workshop.
W

arning/indicator lamp
is onCause Action/Observations
Battery charge fixed.The
  battery   charging   circuit  
has

  a   fault   (dirty   or   loose  
terminals,

  slack   or   cut  
alternator

  belt,   ...).The
  warning   lamp   should   go   off   when   the  
engine

  is   started.
If
  it   does   not   go   off,   contact   a   CITROËN  
dealer

  or   a   qualified   workshop.
Braking fixed,
  associated  
with the STo

P
warning
  lamp.The
  braking   system   fluid   level  
has

  dropped   significantly.You
  must   stop   as   soon   as   it   is   safe   to   do   so.
Top
  up   with   brake   fluid   recommended   by  
CITROËN.
If

  the   problem   persists,   have   the   system  
checked

  by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or   a  
qualified

  workshop.
+ fixed,
  associated  
with the electric parking

  brake  
malfunction

 
warning

  lamp,  
if

  the   parking  
brake

  is   released.The
  braking   system   has   a  
fault.Y

ou   must   stop   as   soon   as   it   is   safe   to   do   so.
Park,
  switch   off   the   ignition   and   contact   a  
CITROËN

 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
qualified
 
workshop.
+ fixed,

  associated  
with the STo

P
and
 
ABS
  warning  
lamps.The

  electronic   brake   force  
distribution

  (EBFD)   system  
has

  a   fault.You
  must   stop   as   soon   as   it   is   safe   to   do   so.
Have
  it   checked   by   a   CITROËN   dealer   or  
a

  qualified   workshop.
1
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29 
Engine oil level indicator*
The level read  will  only  be  cor -
rect if the vehicle is on level
ground
 
and
 
the
 
engine
 
has
 
been
 
of

f   for   more   than   30   minutes.Oil level correct
This
 
is
 
indicated
 
by
 
the
 
flashing
 
of
 
"
OIL"
or  
the
 
display
 
of
 
a
 
message,
 
accompa
-
nied  
by
 
the
 
service
 
warning
 
lamp
 
and
 
an

  audible   signal.
If  
the
 
low
 
oil
 
level
 
is
 
confirmed
 
by
 
a
 
check

 
using
 
the
 
dipstick,
 
the
 
level
 
must
 
be

 
topped
 
up
 
to
 
avoid
 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
engine.
Refer

  to   the   "Checking   levels"   section.Oil level indicator fault
In the event of a fault with the electric
indicator,  
the
 
oil
 
level
 
is
 
no
 
longer
 
moni
-
tored.
If  
the
 
system
 
is
 
faulty
,  
you
 
must
 
check
 
the

 
engine
 
oil
 
level
 
using
 
the
 
manual
 
dipstick

  located   under   the   bonnet.
Refer   to   the   "Checking   levels"   section.
Oil level incorrect
This  
is
 
signalled
 
by
 
the
 
flashing
 
of
 

"
OIL--"   or   the   display   of   a   message.
Contact  
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
quali
-
fied   workshop.
On
 
versions
 
fitted
 
with
 
an
 
electric
 
oil
 
level

 
indicator
,  
the
 
state
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
oil

 
level
 
is
 
displayed
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel

 
for
 
a
 
few
 
seconds,
 
at
 
the
 
same
 
time

 
as   the   servicing   information.
*
 
Depending   on   version.
1
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30 
Service indicator
System that informs  the  driver  when  the  next
 service  is  due,  in  accordance  with  
the

  manufacturer's   service   schedule.
The
 
point
 
at
 
which
 
the
 
service
 
is
 
due
 
is
 
calculated

 
from
 
the
 
last
 
service
 
indica
-
tor
 
zero
 
reset,
 
according
 
to
 
the
 
distance
 
covered

 
and
 
the
 
time
 
elapsed
 
since
 
the
 
last

  service.
For
b lueH d i d iesel versions, the level
of
 
deterioration
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
oil
 
may
 
also

 
be
 
taken
 
into
 
account,
 
depending
 
on

  the   country   of   sale.
More than 1800 miles (3000 km)
remain before the next service is due
When the ignition  is  switched  on,  no  service
 information  appears  in  the  in -
strument
  panel   central   screen.
Between 600 miles (1 000 km) and
1800 miles (3 000 km) remain before
the next service is due
For a  few  seconds  after  the  ignition  is  switched
 on,  the  spanner  symbolising  
the

 
service
 
operations
 
comes
 
on.
 
The
 
distance

 
recorder
 
display
 
line
 
or
 
a
 
spe
-
cific
 
message
 
in
 
the
 
instrument
 
panel
 
central

 
screen
 
indicates
 
the
 
distance
 
re
-
maining
  before   the   next   service   is   due.
For example:
 
1
 
700
 
miles
 
(2
 
800
 
km)
 
remain

  before   the   next   service   is   due.
For
 
a
 
few
 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched

  on,   the   screen   indicates:
Less than 600 miles (1 000 km)
remain before the next service is due
Example: 560 miles  (900  km)  remain  before
  the   next   service   is   due.
For
 
a
 
few
 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched

  on,   the   screen   indicates:
A
 few

 
seconds

 
after

 
the

 
ignition

 
is

 
switched

 
on,

 
the spanner goes off

; the
distance
 
recorder

 
resumes

 
its

 
normal

 
operation.

 
The

 
screen

 
then

 
indicates

 
the

 
total
 
and
 
trip
 
distances.
A few  seconds  after  the  ignition  is switched
 on,  the  distance  recorder  re -
sumes
 
its
 
normal
 
operation.
 
The span
-
ner remains on
 
to
 
indicate
 
that
 
a
 
service must

  be   carried   out   soon.
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31 
Service overdue
For 
a
 
few
 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched

 
on,
 
the
spanner flashes to
indicate
 
that
 
the
 
service
 
must
 
be
 
car
-
ried
  out   as   soon   as   possible.
Example:
 
the
 
service
 
is
 
overdue
 
by
 
180

  miles   (300   km).
For
 
a
 
few
 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched

  on,   the   screen   indicates:
A
 few

 
seconds
 
after
 
the
 
ignition
 
is
 
switched

 
on,
 
the
 
distance
 
recorder
 
re
-
sumes
 
its
 
normal
 
operation.
 
The span
-
ner remains on. The
 spanner  comes  on  if  you  
have

 
exceeded
 
the
 
specified
 
time

 
interval
 
since
 
the
 
last
 
ser
-
vice,
 
as
 
indicated
 
in
 
the
 
manu
-
facturer's
  service   schedule.
For
b lueH d i d iesel versions,
the
 
spanner
 
may
 
also
 
come
 
on
 
before

 
the
 
normal
 
service
 
point,
 
according

 
to
 
the
 
level
 
of
 
dete
-
rioration
 
of
 
the
 
engine
 
oil,
 
which
 
depends

 
on
 
the
 
driving
 
condi
-
tions
  of   the   vehicle.
Service indicator zero reset This operation cannot be car-
ried
 
out
 
while
 
a
 
reminder
 
of
 
the
 
servicing

 
information
 
is
 
being
 
displayed.
Following

 
this
 
operation,
 
if
 
you
 
wish

 
to
 
disconnect
 
the
 
battery
,  
lock

 
the
 
vehicle
 
and
 
wait
 
at
 
least
 
five

 
minutes
 
for
 
the
 
zero
 
reset
 
to
 
be

  registered.
Recalling the service information
You
 
can
 
recall
 
the
 
service
 
information
 
at

  any   time.
F
 
Briefly
 
press
 
the
 
".../000"
 
trip
 
dis
-
tance
  recorder   zero   reset   button.
 The

 
service
 
information
 
is
 
displayed
 
for

  a   few   seconds.
After
 
each
 
service,
 
the
 
service
 
indicator
 
must

  be   reset   to   zero.
If
 
you
 
have
 
carried
 
out
 
the
 
service
 
on
 
your

  vehicle   yourself:
F
 
switch
  off   the   ignition,
F
 
press
 
and
 
hold
 
the
 
".../000"
 
trip
 
dis
-
tance
  recorder   zero   reset   button,
F
 
switch
 
on
 
the
 
ignition;
 
the
 
distance
 
recorder

 
display
 
begins
 
a
 
count
-
down,
F
 
when
 
the
 
screen
 
indicates
 
"=/0"

and
 
the
 
spanner
 
disappears,
 
re
-
lease
  the   button.
For
b lueH d i d iesel versions, this alert
is
 
also
 
accompanied
 
by
 
the
 
fixed
 
illu-
mination

 
of
 
the
 
Service
 
warning
 
lamp
 
when

  the   ignition   is   switched   on.
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166 
Fuel used for petrol engines
The petrol engines  are  compatible  with  E10
 bio-petrol  (containing  10  %  etha -
nol),
 
conforming
 
to
 
European
 
standards
 
EN

  228   and   EN   15376.
E85
 
type
 
fuels
 
(containing
 
up
 
to
 
85
 
%
 
ethanol)

 
are
 
reserved
 
exclusively
 
for
 
vehicles

 
marketed
 
for
 
the
 
use
 
of
 
this
 
type

 
of
 
fuel
 
(BioFlex
 
vehicles).
 
The
 
quality

 
of
 
the
 
ethanol
 
must
 
comply
 
with
 
European

  standard   EN   15293.
Fuel used for Diesel engines
The Diesel engines  are  compatible  with  biofuels
 which  conform  to  current  and  
future

 
European
 
standards
 
(Diesel
 
fuel
 
which

 
complies
 
with
 
standard
 
EN
 
590
 
mixed

 
with
 
a
 
biofuel
 
which
 
complies
 
with

 
standard
 
EN
 
14214)
 
available
 
at
 
the

 
pumps
 
(containing
 
up
 
to
 
7
 
%
 
Fatty
 
Acid

  Methyl   Ester).
The
 
B30
 
biofuel
 
can
 
be
 
used
 
in
 
cer
-
tain
 
Diesel
 
engines.
 
However
,  
this
 
use,
 
even

 
occasional,
 
requires
 
strict
 
applica
-
tion
 
of
 
the
 
special
 
servicing
 
conditions.
 
Contact

 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer
 
or
 
a
 
quali
-
fied
  workshop.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable
 
or
 
animal
 
oils,
 
pure
 
or
 
dilu
t-
ed,
 
domestic
 
fuel...)
 
is
 
strictly
 
prohibited
 
(risk

 
of
 
damage
 
to
 
the
 
engine
 
and
 
fuel
 
system).
The

 
petrol

 
or

 
Diesel

 
engine

 
of

 
your

 
ve

-
hicle
 
is

 
fitted

 
with

 
a

 
catalytic

 
converter

,
 a
 device
 which
 helps
 to
 reduce
 the
 lev
-
el
 of
 harmful
 emissions
 in
 the
 exhaust
 gases.
For petrol engines, the use of un
-
leaded fuel is compulsory.
The
 
filler

 
neck

 
is

 
narrower

,
 
admitting

 
unleaded

 
petrol
 
nozzles
 
only.
Fuel supply cut-off
Your vehicle  is  equipped  with  a  safety  device
 which  cuts  of f  the  fuel  supply  in  
the

  event   of   a   collision.
If you have put in the wrong
fuel for your vehicle, you must
have the tank drained and re-
filled with the correct fuel be-
fore you start the engine.
CHECKS