oil type CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

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Quality of the fuel used for petrol engines
The petrol en
gines are per
fectl
y compatible
with E10 type petrol bio
fuels
(containing 10
%
ethanol), conforming to European standards EN 228
and EN
15376.

E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 % ethanol) are reser ved exclusivel
y for vehicles marketed
for the use o
f this t
ype o
f fuel
(BioFlex
vehicles). The quality of the ethanol must compl
y with European standard EN 15293.

For Brazil only, special vehicles are marketed to run on fuels containing up to 100 % ethanol (E100 type).
Qualit
y of the fuel used for
Di
ese
l en
gi
nes
The Diesel engines are per
fectly compatible
with biofuels which conform to current and
future European standards (Diesel fuel which complies with standard EN 5
90 mixed with a
biofuel which complies with standard EN 14214) available at the pumps
(containin
g up to 7 %
Fatty Acid Meth
yl Ester
).
The B
30 bio
fuel can be used in certain Diesel
en
gines;
however, t
his use
is su
bject to str
ict
application o
f the special servicing conditions.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or diluted,
domestic fuel...) is strictl
y prohibited
(risk of
dama
ge to the en
gine and fuel s
ystem
).