engine Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Owner's Guide

204
TOTAL & CITROËN
Partners in performance and
protecting the environment
Innovation in the search for
performance
For over 40 year, the TOTAL Research and Development de partments ha ve de veloped lu

bricants
 f
or
 C
ITROËN,
 t
o
 m
atch
 t
he
 l
atest
 te

chnical innovations on CITROËN vehicles, both for
competition
 a

nd
 f
or
 e
veryday
 m
otoring.
For you, this is an assurance that you will obtain the
best
 p

er formance
 f
rom
 y
our
 e
ngine.
Optimum protection for
your engine
By having your CITROËN vehicle serviced w ith T OTAL l ubricants, y ou a re co

ntributing
 t
owards
 i
mproving
 t
he
 l
ife
 an

d
 p
er formance
 o
f
 y
our
 e
ngine,
 w
hile
 al

so
 p
rotecting
 t
he
 e
nvironment.
Practical information

206
Fuel used for petrol
engines
The petrol engines are compatible with E1
0 b io-petrol ( containing 1 0 % e thanol), co

nforming
 t
o
 E
uropean
 s
tandards
 E
N
 2
28
 
a

nd
 E
N
 1
5376.
E85
 t

ype
 f
uels
 (
containing
 u
p
 t
o
 8
5
 % e
thanol)
 ar

e
 r
eserved
 e
xclusively
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 m
arketed
 fo

r
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
BioFlex
 ve

hicles).
 T
he
 q
uality
 o
f
 t
he
 e
thanol
 m
ust
 co

mply
 w
ith
 E
uropean
 s
tandard
 E
N
 1
5293.
Fuel used for Diesel
engines
The Diesel engines are compatible with biofuels w hich c onform t o c urrent a nd f uture Eu

ropean
 s
tandards
 (
Diesel
 f
uel
 w
hich
 co

mplies
 w
ith
 s
tandard
 E
N
 5
90
 m
ixed
 w
ith
 a b

iofuel
 w
hich
 c
omplies
 w
ith
 s
tandard
 EN 1

4214)
 a
vailable
 a
t
 t
he
 p
umps
 (
containing
 up t

o
 7 % F
atty
 A
cid
 M
ethyl
 E
ster).
B30
 b

iofuel
 c
an
 b
e
 u
sed
 i
n
 c
ertain
 D
iesel
 en

gines.
 H
owever,
 t
his
 u
se,
 e
ven
 o
ccasional,
 re

quires
 s
trict
 a
pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 s
pecial
 se

rvicing
 c
onditions.
 C
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable
 o

r
 a
nimal
 o
ils,
 p
ure
 o
r
 d
iluted,
 do

mestic
 f
uel...)
 i
s
 s
trictly
 p
rohibited
 (
risk
 o
f
 da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 f
uel
 s
ystem).
The p
etrol o
r D
iesel e
ngine o
f y
our v
ehicle i
s fi
tted w
ith a c
atalytic c
onverter, a d
evice w
hich he

lps
 t

o
 r

educe
 t

he
 l

evel
 o

f
 h

armful
 e

missions
 in t

he
 e

xhaust
 g

ases.
For petrol engines, the use of unleaded fuel
is compulsory.
The
 f

iller
 n

eck
 i

s
 n

arrower,
 a

dmitting
 u

nleaded
 pe

trol
 n

ozzles
 o

nly.
Fuel supply cut-off
Your vehicle is equipped with a safety device wh ich cuts off 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 refilled with the correct
fuel before you star t the engine.
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207
Misfuel prevention (Diesel)*Mechanical device which prevents filling the tank of a Diesel vehicle with petrol. It avoids the risk of engine d amage t hat c an r esult f rom f illing w ith t he w rong f uel.
Located
 i

n
 t
he
 f
iller
 n
eck,
 t
he
 m
isfuel
 p
revention
 d
evice
 a
ppears
 w
hen
 t
he
 f
iller
 c
ap
 i
s
 r
emoved.
When
 a p

etrol
 f
iller
 n
ozzle
 i
s
 i
ntroduced
 i
nto
 t
he
 fu

el
 f
iller
 n
eck
 o
f
 y
our
 D
iesel
 v
ehicle,
 i
t
 c
omes
 in

to
 c
ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 f
lap.
 T
he
 s
ystem
 r
emains
 cl

osed
 a
nd
 p
revents
 f
illing.
Do not persist but introduce a Diesel type
filler nozzle.
*
 D

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 o
f
 s
ale.It
 r

emains
 p
ossible
 t
o
 u
se
 a f
uel
 c
an
 t
o
 fi

ll
 t
he
 t
ank.
In
 o

rder
 t
o
 e
nsure
 a g
ood
 f
low
 o
f
 f
uel,
 do n

ot
 p
lace
 t
he
 n
ozzle
 o
f
 t
he
 f
uel
 c
an
 in d

irect
 c
ontact
 w
ith
 t
he
 f
lap
 o
f
 t
he
 mi

sfuel
 p
revention
 d
evice
 a
nd
 p
our
 s l

ow l y.
Travelling abroad
As Diesel fuel pump nozzles may be different i n o ther c ountries, t he pr

esence
 o
f
 t
he
 m
isfuel
 p
revention
 de

vice
 m
ay
 m
ake
 r
efuelling
 i
mpossible.
Not
 a

ll
 D
iesel
 v
ehicles
 a
re
 f
itted
 w
ith
 mi

sfuel
 p
rotection,
 s
o
 b
efore
 t
ravelling
 ab

road,
 w
e
 r
ecommend
 t
hat
 y
ou
 c
heck
 wi

th
 t
he
 C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 n
etwork,
 wh

ether your vehicle is suitable for the
fuel
 p

umps
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ountry
 i
n
 w
hich
 y
ou
 in

tend
 t
o
 t
ravel.
Operation
7
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219
Bonnet
F Push the exterior s afety c atch B to the left
and r aise t he b onnet.
Opening
F Open the front l eft d oor.
F Pu ll the interior bonnet release lever A,
l
ocated
 a
t
 t
he
 b
ottom
 o
f
 t
he
 d
oor
 a
perture.
F
 Un

clip
 t
he
 s
tay
 C f
rom
 i
ts
 h
ousing
 o
n
 t
he
 ba

ck
 o
f
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 Fi

x
 t
he
 s
tay
 i
n
 t
he
 n
otch
 t
o
 h
old
 t
he
 b
onnet
 open

.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f t he s upport n otch.
F Cl ip t he s tay i n i ts h ousing o n t he b ack o f th

e
 b
onnet.
F
 Lo

wer
 t
he
 b
onnet
 a
nd
 r
elease
 i
t
 a
t
 t
he
 e
nd
 of i

ts
 t
ravel.
F
 Pu

ll
 o
n
 t
he
 b
onnet
 t
o
 c
heck
 t
hat
 i
t
 i
s
 sec

ured
 co
rrectly.
The cooling fan may star t after switching
off the engine: take care with ar ticles and
clothing that might be caught by the fan
blades.
Before
 d

oing
 a

nything
 u

nder
 t

he
 bo

nnet, switch off the Stop & Start
system
 t

o
 a

void
 a

ny
 r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 re

sulting
 f

rom
 a

n
 a

utomatic
 ch

ange
 to ST

ART
 m

ode.
Do
 n
ot
 o
pen
 t
he
 b
onnet
 i
n
 h
igh
 w
inds.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 h
andle
 t
he
 ex

terior
 s
afety
 c
atch
 a
nd
 t
he
 b
onnet
 st

ay
 w
ith
 c
are
 (
risk
 o
f
 b
urns).
Because of the presence of electrical
equipment
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 i
t
 i
s
 re

commended
 t
hat
 e
xposure
 t
o
 w
ater
 (r

ain,
  wa
shing,
 .
..)
 b
e
 l
imited.
The location of the interior bonnet
release
 l

ever
 p

revents
 o

pening
 o

f
 th

e
 b

onnet
 w

hile
 t

he
 f

ront
 l

eft
 d

oor
 i

s
 clos

ed.
7
Practical information

220
Petrol engines
1. Power steering re servoir.
2. Sc reenwash a nd h eadlamp w ash r eservoir.
3.
 Co

olant
 h
eader
 t
ank.
4.
 Br

ake
 f
luid
 r
eservoir.
5.
 Ba

ttery
 / F
uses.
6.
 Fus

ebox.
7.
 Ai

r
 f
ilter.
8.
 En

gine
 o
il
 d
ipstick.
9.
 En

gine
 o
il
 f
iller
 c
ap.
Practical information

221
* According to engine.
Diesel engines
1. Power steering re servoir.
2. Sc reenwash a nd h eadlamp w ash 
r
eservoir.
3.
 Co

olant
 h
eader
 t
ank.
4.
 Br

ake
 f
luid
 r
eservoir.
5.
 Ba

ttery
 / F
uses.
6.
 Fus

ebox.
7.
 Ai

r
 f
ilter.
8.
 En

gine
 o
il
 d
ipstick.
9.
 En

gine
 o
il
 f
iller
 c
ap.
10.
 Pr

iming
 pump
*.
The Diesel fuel system operates under high pressure:
- Never c arry o ut a ny w ork o n t his s ystem you
rself.
- HDi engines m ake u se o f a dvanced tec
hnology.
All
 m

aintenance
 a
nd
 r
epairs
 r
equire
 s
pecially
 t
rained
 st

aff,
 w
hich
 o
nly
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 c
an
 p
rovide.
7
Practical information

222
Checking levels
The check is carried out either when the i gnition i s s witched o n u sing t he oi

l
 l
evel
 i
ndicator
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 pa

nel
 f
or
 v
ehicles
 s
o
 e
quipped,
 o
r
 us

ing
 t
he
 d
ipstick.
Engine oil level
Checking using
the dipstick
Check all of these levels regularly, in line with the manufacturer's service schedule. Top them up if necessary, unless other wise indicated.
If a l evel d rops s ignificantly, h ave t he c orresponding s ystem c hecked b y a C ITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
It
 i

s
 n
ormal
 t
o
 t
op
 u
p
 t
he
 o
il
 l
evel
 b
etween
 tw

o
 s
ervices
 (
or
 o
il
 c
hanges).
 C
ITROËN
 re

commends
 t
hat
 y
ou
 c
heck
 t
he
 l
evel,
 a
nd
 t
op
 up i

f
 n
ecessary,
 e
very
 3 0
00
 m
iles
 (
5
 0
00
 k
ms).A = MA X
B = MIN If
 y

ou
 f
ind
 t
hat
 t
he
 l
evel
 i
s
 a
bove
 t
he
 A m
ark
 o
r
 below

the B
 m
ark,
 d
o not star t the engine.
-
 If t

he
 l
evel
 i
s
 a
bove
 t
he
 MA
X
 m
ark
 (
risk
 of d

amage
 t
o
 t
he
 e
ngine),
 c
ontact
 a CI

TROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
-
 If t

he
 l
evel
 i
s
 b
elow
 t
he
 MIN m
ark,
 y
ou
 mu

st
 t
op
 u
p
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
il.
Oil grade
Before topping-up the oil or changing the oil, check t hat t he o il i s t he c orrect g rade f or y our en

gine
 a
nd
 c
onforms
 t
o
 t
he
 m
anufacturer's
 rec

ommendations.
Take
 c

are
 w

hen
 w

orking
 u

nder
 t

he
 bo

nnet,
 a

s
 c

ertain
 a

reas
 o

f
 t

he
 e

ngine
 ma

y
 b

e
 e

xtremely
 h

ot
 (

risk
 o

f
 b

urns)
 a

nd
 th

e
 c

ooling
 f

an
 c

ould
 s

tart
 a

t
 a

ny
 t

ime
 (e

ven
 w

ith
 t

he
 i

gnition
 o

ff).
To e
nsure t
hat t
he r
eading i
s c
orrect, yo
ur v
ehicle m
ust b
e p
arked o
n a l
evel su

r face
 w

ith
 t

he
 e

ngine
 h

aving
 b

een
 o

ff
 fo

r
 m

ore
 t

han
 3

0
 m

inutes. F
 Lo

cate
 t

he
 d

ipstick
 i

n
 t

he
 e

ngine
 co

mpartment
 o

f
 y

our
 v

ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

he
 p

etrol
 o

r
 D

iesel
 en

gine,
 r

efer
 t

o
 t

he
 c

orresponding
 s

ection.
F
 Ta

ke
 t

he
 d

ipstick
 b

y
 i

ts
 c

oloured
 g

rip
 a

nd
 re

move
 i

t
 c

ompletely.
F
 Wi

pe
 t

he
 e

nd
 o

f
 t

he
 d

ipstick
 u

sing
 a c

lean
 no

n-fluffy
 c

loth.
F
 Re

fit
 t

he
 d

ipstick
 a

nd
 p

ush
 f

ully
 d

own,
 t

hen
 pu

ll
 i

t
 o

ut
 a

gain
 t

o
 m

ake
 t

he
 v

isual
 c

heck:
 th

e
 c

orrect
 l

evel
 i

s
 b

etween
 t

he
 m

arks
 A


and
 B .
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223
Topping-up the engine oil level
F Locate the o il f iller c ap i n t he e ngine co
mpartment o f y our v ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
etrol
 o
r
 D
iesel
 en

gine,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
F
 Un

screw
 t
he
 o
il
 f
iller
 c
ap
 t
o
 r
eveal
 t
he
 f
iller
 ap

erture.
F
 Ad

d
 o
il
 i
n
 s
mall
 q
uantities,
 a
voiding
 a
ny
 sp

ills
 o
n
 e
ngine
 c
omponents
 (
risk
 o
f
 f
ire).
F
 Wa

it
 a f
ew
 m
inutes
 b
efore
 c
hecking
 t
he
 le

vel
 a
gain
 u
sing
 t
he
 d
ipstick.
F
 Ad

d
 m
ore
 o
il
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
F
 Af

ter
 c
hecking
 t
he
 l
evel,
 c
arefully
 r
efit
 t
he
 oi

l
 f
iller
 c
ap
 a
nd
 t
he
 d
ipstick
 i
n
 i
ts
 t
ube.
After
 t

opping-up
 t
he
 o
il,
 t
he
 c
heck
 w
hen
 sw

itching
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 w
ith
 t
he
 o
il
 l
evel
 in

dicator
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 n
ot
 v
alid
 du

ring
 t
he
 3
0
 m
inutes
 a
fter
 t
opping
 u
p.
Engine oil change
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
In
 o

rder
 t
o
 m
aintain
 t
he
 r
eliability
 o
f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 an

d
 e
mission
 c
ontrol
 s
ystem,
 n
ever
 u
se
 ad

ditives
 i
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 o
il.
Brake fluid level
Changing the fluid
Refer to the manufacturer's service schedule for d etails o f t he i nterval f or t his o peration.
Fluid specification
The brake fluid must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
The
 b

rake
 f
luid
 l
evel
 s
hould
 b
e
 c
lose
 to t

he
 "
MA X"
 m
ark.
 I
f
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ot,
 c
heck
 th

e
 b
rake
 p
ad
 w
ear.
Power steering
fluid level
The power steering fluid level should be c
lose t o t he " MA X" m ark. W ith th

e
 e
ngine
 c
old,
 u
nscrew
 t
he
 c
ap
 t
o
 ch

eck
 t
he
 l
evel.
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224
Screenwash / headlamp
wash fluid level
Specification of the fluid
To ensure optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, t he f luid s hould n ever b e t opped u p o r re

placed
 b
y
 p
lain
 w
ater.
In
 w

intry
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 a f
luid
 wi

th
 a
n
 e
thyl
 a
lcohol
 o
r
 m
ethanol
 b
ase
 i
s
 rec

ommended.
To
 c

heck
 t

he
 l

evel
 o

r
 t

op
 u

p
 t

he
 fl

uid
 o

n
 v

ehicle
 f

itted
 w

ith
 h

eadlamp
 wa

shers,
 i

mmobilise
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 a

nd
 sw

itch
 o

f
 t

he
 e

ngine.
F
 Op

en
 t

he
 b

onnet
 a

nd
 s

ecure
 i

t
 w

ith
 t

he
 st

ay.
F
 Op

en
 t

he
 s

creenwash
 r

eservoir
 f

iller
 c

ap.
F
 Ta

ke
 a

nd
 p

inch
 t

he
 l

evel
 g

auge
 t

o
 b

lock
 i

ts
 br

eather.
F
 Re

move
 t

he
 g

auge
 c

ompletely
 f

rom
 th

e
 r

eservoir
 t

o
 r

ead
 t

he
 l

evel
 i

n
 t

he
 tr

ansparent
 se

ction.
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to t he " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex

ceed
 i
t.
Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 w
arm,
 t
he
 t
emperature
 o
f
 th

e
 c
oolant
 i
s
 r
egulated
 b
y
 t
he
 f
an.
In
 a
ddition,
 a
s
 t
he
 c
ooling
 s
ystem
 i
s
 pr

essurised,
 w
ait
 a
t
 l
east
 o
ne
 h
our
 a
fter
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 b
efore
 c
arrying
 o
ut
 
a
ny
 w
ork.
To
 a
void
 a
ny
 r
isk
 o
f
 s
calding,
 u
nscrew
 t
he
 c
ap
 by t

wo
 t
urns
 t
o
 a
llow
 t
he
 p
ressure
 t
o
 d
rop.
 Wh

en
 t
he
 p
ressure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 t
he
 ca

p
 a
nd
 t
op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel. F
 To
p
 u
p
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
F
 Re
fit
 t
he
 f
iller
 c
ap
 t
o
 t
he
 r
eservoir
 a
nd
 cl

ose
 t
he
 b
onnet.
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234
Running out of fuel (Diesel)
Other HDi engines
(except BlueHDi version)
On
 v

ehicles
 f

itted
 w

ith
 D

iesel
 e

ngines,
 t

he
 f

uel
 sy
stem m
ust b
e p
rimed i
f y
ou r
un o
ut o
f f
uel.
For all versions other than BlueHDi, refer to the
corresponding
 e

ngine
 c

ompartment
 v

iew.
For
 m

ore
 i

nformation
 o

n
 t

he
 D

iesel
 mi

sfuel
 p

revention
 d

evice,
 r

efer
 t

o
 t

he
 cor

responding
 se

ction.
BlueHDi engines
If the engine does not start first time, do n't k eep t rying b ut s tart t he p rocedure ag

ain
 f
rom
 t
he
 b
eginning. F
 Ad

d
 a
t
 l
east
 f
ive
 l
itres
 o
f
 D
iesel
 f
uel
 t
o
 t
he
 ta

nk.
F
 Op
en
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 If n
ecessary,
 u
nclip
 t
he
 s
tyling
 c
over
 f
or
 ac

cess
 t
o
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump.
F
 Sq
ueeze
 a
nd
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump
 re

peatedly
 u
ntil
 r
esistance
 i
s
 f
elt
 (
there
 ma

y
 b
e
 r
esistance
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 p
ress).
F
 Op
erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 (i

f
 t
he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart
 a
t
 t
he
 f
irst
 at

tempt,
 w
ait
 a
round
 1
5
 s
econds
 b
efore
 tr
ying aga in).
F If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart a fter a f ew at

tempts,
 o
perate
 t
he
 p
riming
 p
ump
 a
gain
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
F
 Re

fit
 t
he
 s
tyling
 c
over
 a
nd
 c
lip
 i
t
 i
n
 p
lace.
F
 Cl

ose
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 Fi

ll
 t
he
 f
uel
 t
ank
 w
ith
 a
t
 l
east
 f
ive
 l
itres
 o
f
 Die

sel.
F
 Sw
itch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 (
without
 s
tarting
 t
he
 en

gine).
F
 Wa
it
 a
round
 6 s
econds
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 ign

ition.
F
 Re
peat
 t
he
 o
peration
 1
0
 t
imes.
F
 Op
erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 t
o
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine.
In the event of a breakdown