service interval CITROEN C6 2012 Handbook (in English)

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
MAINTENANCE INDICATOR
It informs you when the next routine service is due in accordance with the vehicle servicing schedule in theMaintenance and Warranty Guide. This information is dependent on two parameters: the mileage covered, and the
time elapsedsince the last visit.
Operation
From switching on the ignition and
for a few seconds, the spanner
symbolising maintenance ope-rations lights up; the instrumentpanel tells you the distance remai-ning to the next service.
Example:there remain up to thenext service:
A few seconds after this, the engine
oil level indicator is displayed, then
the total mileage recorder resumesits normal role. The instrumentpanel gives the total and tripmileages.
Operation if the distance tothe next service is less than
600 miles
Each time you switch on the igni-
tion and for 5 seconds, the span-
n
er and the distance fl ash.
Example: there remain up to
the next service: 500 miles. On
switching on the ignition and for 5 seconds, the instrument panel
indicates:
A few seconds after this, the engine oil level indicator is displayed, then
the total mileage recorder resumes its normal role and the mainte-
nance symbol remains lit up.
This is a warnin
g to you that a service must be carried out at the earliest opportunity.
The instrument panel
gives the
total and trip mileages.
Operation if the service
interval has been passed
Each time you switch on the igni-
tion, the maintenance symbol andthe distance covered (preceded bya minus) beyond the recommen-ded interval fl ash.
Example:Yo u have exceeded theservice interval by 300 miles.
The routine service on your vehi-cle needs to be carried as soon aspossible.
A few seconds after switching on
the ignition, the total mileage recor-der resumes its normal role andthe maintenance symbol remainslit up.

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INSTRUMENT PANEL
Maintenance intervals
If you use your vehicle in particu-larly diffi cult conditions, it is essen-
tialto use the service schedule for "severe conditions" comprisingshorter intervals between services.See "Maintenance and WarrantyGuide".
Reset to zero
It is reset by your CITROËN dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop after eachservice. However, if you do your
own servicing, the procedure for resetting to zero is as follows:1. Switch off the ignition.2. Press on button A and keep it pressed.3. Switch on the ignition.4. Keep buttonA pressed down until the screen indicates"=0"
and the maintenance symboldisappears.
Note:If the maximum time between two oil changes is reached before the mileage has been covered, the mainte-nance spanner lights up and the instrument panel indicates "0".
MILEAGE RECORDER
Display
When the driver's door is opened or the vehicle is unlocked with
the remote control, for around
30 seconds there is display of the mileage recorders and sometimes
the maintenance spanner.
Trip mileage recorder reset
This can operate when the ignition is switched on.
With a long press on the zero
reset buttonA, the trip mileage dis-
played resets to zero.
FUEL GAUGE
From the time the low fuel warninglamp is on continuously on levelground, accompanied by an audi-
ble signal, there remains around8 litresof fuel in the tank.
When the second-to-last bar disap-pears, you still have approx. 5 l of
fuel.
REV COUNTER
When you approach maximumengine speed, crossing into the redzone indicates the need to engage
a higher gear.