ESP Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G Workshop Manual
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Towing a trailer
Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting p eople a nd l uggage, b ut i t m ay al
so
b
e
u
sed
f
or
t
owing
a t
railer.
We
r
ecommend
t
he
u
se
o
f
g
enuine
CI
TROËN
t
owbars
a
nd
t
heir
h
arnesses
th
at
h
ave
b
een
t
ested
a
nd
a
pproved
fr
om
t
he
d
esign
s
tage
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
an
d
t
hat
t
he
f
itting
o
f
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
en
trusted
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
If
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
n
ot
f
itted
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer,
i
t
m
ust
s
till
b
e
fi
tted
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
ma
nufacturer's
ins
tructions.
Very cold climate screen*
* Depending on the country of sale.
Fitting
F Offer up t he v ery c old c limate s creen t o th
e front of the lower section of the front
b u m p e r.
F
Pr
ess
a
round
i
ts
e
dge
t
o
e
ngage
i
ts
f
ixing
cl
ips
o
ne
b
y
o
ne.
Removal
F Use a screwdriver a s a l ever t o r elease ea
ch f ixing c lip i n t urn.
Removable
p
rotective
s
creen
w
hich
p
revents
th
e
a
ccumulation
o
f
s
now
a
t
t
he
r
adiator
co
oling
f
an.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
r
emove
t
he
v
ery
c
old
cl
imate
s
creen
w
hen:
-
th
e
a
mbient
t
emperature
e
xceeds
10 °
C,
-
towi
ng,
-
dr
iving
a
t
s
peeds
a
bove
7
5
m
ph
(1
20
k
m/h). Driving
w
ith
a t
railer
p
laces
g
reater
de
mands
o
n
t
he
t
owing
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
dr
iver m ust t ake p articular c are.
For m ore a dvice o n d riving w hen to
wing,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
w
eights
(
and
th
e
t
owed
l
oads
w
hich
a
pply
t
o
y
our
ve
hicle)
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
7
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Before each use
Check that the towball is correctly fitted by verifying the following points:
- th e t owball i s c orrectly l ocked i n p lace ( position A),
- th
e
s
ecurity
k
ey
l
ock
i
s
o
n
a
nd
t
he
k
ey
r
emoved;
t
he
l
ocking
w
heel
c
an
n
o
l
onger
b
e
opera
ted,
-
th
e
t
owball
m
ust
n
o
l
onger
m
ove
a
t
a
ll
i
n
i
ts
c
arrier;
t
ry
t
o
s
hake
i
t
b
y
h
and.
During use
Never unlock the device when a trailer or load carrier is fitted to the towball.
Ne ver e xceed t he m aximum a uthorised w eight f or t he v ehicle p lus t railer ( Gross T rain We
ight
- G
TW).
Before
d
riving,
c
heck
t
he
a
djustment
o
f
t
he
h
eadlamp
b
eam
h
eight.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
a
djusting
t
he
h
eadlamps,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
After use
For journeys made without a trailer or load carrier, the trailer harness socket must be folded away, t he t owball r emoved a nd t he b lanking p lug i nserted i n t he c arrier. T his m easure ap
plies
p
articularly
i
f
t
he
t
owball
c
ould
h
inder
v
isibility
o
f
t
he
n
umber
p
late
o
r
l
ighting.
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Load reduction modeEn ergy econ omy mo de
Switching to economy mode
Once this period has elapsed, a message ap
pears i n t he s creen i ndicating t hat t he ve
hicle
h
as
s
witched
t
o
e
conomy
m
ode
a
nd
t
he
ac
tive
f
unctions
a
re
p
ut
o
n
s
tandby.
Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automatically the n ext t ime t he v ehicle i s d riven.
F
In o
rder
t
o
r
esume
t
he
u
se
o
f
t
hese
fu
nctions
i
mmediately,
s
tart
t
he
e
ngine
a
nd
le
t
i
t
r
un
f
or
a f
ew
m
inutes.
The
t
ime
a
vailable
t
o
y
ou
w
ill
t
hen
b
e
d
ouble
th
e
p
eriod
f
or
w
hich
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
l
eft
r
unning.
Ho
wever,
t
his
p
eriod
w
ill
a
lways
b
e
b
etween
fi
ve
a
nd
t
hirty
m
inutes.
System
w
hich
m
anages
t
he
u
se
o
f
c
ertain
fu
nctions
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
l
evel
o
f
c
harge
re
maining
i
n
t
he
b
attery.
When
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
b
eing
d
riven,
t
he
l
oad
re
duction
f
unction
t
emporarily
d
eactivates
ce
rtain
f
unctions,
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
ir
c
onditioning,
th
e
h
eated
r
ear
s
creen...
The
d
eactivated
f
unctions
a
re
r
eactivated
au
tomatically
a
s
s
oon
a
s
c
onditions
p
ermit. System
w
hich
m
anages
t
he
p
eriod
o
f
u
se
o
f
c
ertain
f
unctions
t
o
c
onserve
a s
ufficient
l
evel
o
f
ch
arge
i
n
t
he
b
attery.
After
t
he
e
ngine
h
as
s
topped,
y
ou
c
an
s
till
u
se
f
unctions
s
uch
a
s
t
he
a
udio
e
quipment,
w
indscreen
wi
pers,
d
ipped
b
eam
h
eadlamps, courtesy
l
amps,
e
tc.
f
or
a m
aximum
c
ombined
p
eriod
o
f
th
irty minutes.
A
f
lat
b
attery
p
revents
t
he
e
ngine
f
rom
st
arting.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
1
2
V ba
ttery,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
This
p
eriod
m
ay
b
e
g
reatly
r
educed
i
f
th
e
b
attery
i
s
n
ot
f
ully
c
harged.
If
t
he
t
elephone
i
s
b
eing
u
sed
a
t
t
he
sa
me
t
ime
w
ith
t
he
t
ouch
s
creen
t
ablet,
it w
ill
b
e
i
nterrupted
a
fter
1
0
m
inutes.
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Changing a wiper blade
Before removing a front
wiper blade
F Within one m inute a fter s witching o ff th
e i gnition, o perate t he w iper s talk t o po
sition
t
he
w
iper
b
lades
v
ertically
o
n
t
he
wi
ndscreen.
Removing
F Raise t he c orresponding w iper a rm.
F Un clip t he w iper b lade a nd r emove i t.
Fitting
F Put the corresponding n ew w iper b lade i n pl
ace a nd c lip i t.
F
Fo
ld
d
own
t
he
w
iper
a
rm
c
arefully.
After fitting a front wiper
blade
F Switch on t he i gnition.
F Op erate t he w iper s talk a gain t o p ark t he wi
per
b
lades.
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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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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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Automatic gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
se
rvice
s
chedule
f
or
d
etails
o
f
th
e
l
evel
c
hecking
i
nterval
f
or
t
his
co
mponent.
Electric parking brake
This system does not require any routine s ervicing. H owever, i n th
e
e
vent
o
f
a p
roblem,
h
ave
t
he
sy
stem
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Manual parking brake
If a loss of effectiveness of this
system is noticed, th e pa rking br ake mu
st
b
e
c
hecked,
e
ven
b
etween
tw
o
s
ervices.
Brake pads
Brake wear depends on the style of driving, p articularly i n t he c ase of v
ehicles
u
sed
i
n
t
own,
o
ver
s
hort
di
stances.
I
t
m
ay
b
e
n
ecessary
t
o
Brake disc wear
For information on checking brake disc w ear, c ontact a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
t
he
e
lectric
p
arking
br
ake,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Manual gearbox
The gearbox does not require any maintenance ( no o il c hange).
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
s
ervice
sc
hedule
f
or
t
he
c
hecking
i
nterval
fo
r
t
his
c
omponent.
Only
u
se
p
roducts
r
ecommended
b
y
CI
TROËN
o
r
p
roducts
o
f
e
quivalent
qual
ity
and spe
cification.
In
o
rder
t
o
o
ptimise
t
he
o
peration
o
f
un
its
a
s
i
mportant
a
s
t
hose
i
n
t
he
br
aking
s
ystem,
C
ITROËN
s
elects
a
nd
of
fers
v
ery
s
pecific
p
roducts.
After
w
ashing
t
he
v
ehicle,
d
ampness,
or i
n
w
intry
c
onditions,
i
ce
c
an
f
orm
on t
he
b
rake
d
iscs
a
nd
p
ads:
b
raking
ef
ficiency
m
ay
b
e
r
educed.
M
ake
l
ight
br
ake
a
pplications
t
o
d
ry
a
nd
d
efrost
th
e
b
rakes.
have
t
he
c
ondition
o
f
t
he
b
rakes
c
hecked,
e
ven
be
tween
ve
hicle
se
rvices.
Unless
t
here
i
s
a l
eak
i
n
t
he
c
ircuit,
a d
rop
i
n
th
e
b
rake
f
luid
l
evel
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
he
b
rake
pa
ds
a
re
w
orn. Checking
t
his
s
ystem
m
ust
b
e
d
one
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
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AdBlue® additive and SCR system
fo
r
B
lueHDi
D
iesel
e
ngines
To assure respect for the environment and co
nformity w ith t he n ew E uro 6 e missions st
andard,
w
ithout
a
dversely
a
ffecting
t
he
pe
r formance
o
r
f
uel
c
onsumption
o
f
D
iesel
en
gines,
C
ITROËN
h
as
t
aken
t
he
d
ecision
t
o
eq
uip
i
ts
v
ehicles
w
ith
a
n
e
ffective
s
ystem
t
hat
as
sociates
S
CR
(
Selective
C
atalytic
R
eduction)
wi
th
a p
article
f
ilter
(
FAP)
f
or
t
he
t
reatment
o
f
ex
haust
g
ases.
Presentation of the SCR system
Using an additive called AdBlue® containing urea, a c
atalytic c
onverter t
urns u
p t
o 8 5% o f n itrous ox
ides
(
NOx)
i
nto
n
itrogen
a
nd
w
ater,
w
hich
a
re
ha
rmless
t
o
h
ealth
a
nd
t
he
e
nvironment.
The AdBlue® additive is held in a special ta
nk l
ocated u nder t he b oot a t t he r ear o f th
e
v
ehicle.
I
t
h
as
a c
apacity
o
f
1
7
l
itres:
t
his
pr
ovides
a d
riving
r
ange
o
f
a
bout
1
2
5
00
m
iles
(2
0
0
00
k
m),
a
fter
w
hich
a
n
a
lert
i
s
t
riggered
wa
rning
y
ou
w
hen
t
he
r
eserve
r
emaining
i
s
en
ough
f
or
j
ust
1 5
00
m
iles
(
2
4
00
k
m).
During
e
ach
s
cheduled
s
ervice
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle
by a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop,
th
e
A
dBlue
® additive tank is refilled in order to al
low n
ormal o peration o f t he S CR s ystem.
If
t
he
e
stimated
m
ileage
b
etween
t
wo
s
ervices
is g
reater
t
han
1
2
5
00
m
iles
(
20
0
00
k
m),
w
e
re
commend
t
hat
y
ou
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
or a q
ualified
w
orkshop
t
o
h
ave
t
he
n
ecessary
to
p-up
c
arried
o
ut. Once
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank is empty, a sy
stem r
equired b
y r egulations p revents st
arting
o
f
t
he
e
ngine.
If the SCR is faulty, the level of
emissions
f
rom
y
our
v
ehicle
w
ill
n
o
lo
nger
m
eet
t
he
E
uro
6 s
tandard:
y
our
ve
hicle
b
ecomes
p
olluting.
In
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a c
onfirmed
f
ault
wi
th
t
he
S
CR
s
ystem,
y
ou
m
ust
g
o
to a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible:
a
fter
a r
unning
d
istance
o
f
6
50
m
iles
(1 1
00
k
m),
a s
ystem
w
ill
b
e
t
riggered
au
tomatically
t
o
p
revent
e
ngine
s
tarting.
Freezing of the AdBlue
® additive
The
A
dBlue
® additive freezes at te
mperatures b elow a round - 11°C.
The
S
CR
s
ystem
i
ncludes
a h
eater
fo
r
t
he
A
dBlue
® tank, allowing you to co
ntinue d
riving i n v ery c old c onditions.
Practical information
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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
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Model with 3D lamps (type 2)
1. Brake lamp (P21W).
2. Si delamp (R10W ).
3.
Di
rection indicator (PY21W amber) .
4.
Re
ar foglamp, right hand side (P21W).
5.
Re
versing lamp, left hand side (P21W).
Access to rear lamps
Amber bulbs, such as those for the direction i ndicators, m ust b e r eplaced by b
ulbs
o
f
t
he
s
ame
r
ating
a
nd
c
olour.
The
l
amps
o
n
t
he
t
ailgate
a
re
d
ummy
un
its.
T
hey
a
re
t
here
f
or
a
esthetic
pu
rposes
o
nly.
Rear lamps
Model with conventional lamps
(t y p e 1)
1. Brake lamp / sidelamp (P21/5W).
2. Di rection indicator (PY21W amber) .
3.
Re
versing lamp (P21W).
4.
Rea
r foglamp (P21W). You w
ill n eed a f lat s crewdriver a nd a 1 0 m m bo
x
spann
er.
The
f
our
b
ulbs
a
re
c
hanged
f
rom
i
nside
t
he
bo
ot:
F
op
en the boot,
F
re
move
t
he
a
ccess
f
lap
f
rom
t
he
co
rresponding
s
ide
t
rim
p
anel,
F
un
clip
t
he
l
amp
u
nit
c
onnector,
F
as a p
recaution,
p
lace
a c
loth
i
n
t
he
b
ottom
of t
he
h
ousing
t
o
c
atch
t
he
n
ut
i
f
i
t
i
s
dr
opped
o
n
r
emoval,
F
sl
acken
t
he
h
exagonal
n
ut
u
sing
a 1
0
m
m
bo
x
s
panner
t
hen
r
emove
t
he
n
ut
b
y
h
and,
F
ca
refully
r
emove
t
he
l
amp
u
nit
b
y
p
ulling
ou
t
i
t
s
traight
o
ut
t
owards
t
he
r
ear.
8
In the event of a breakdown