CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Load Reduction Mode

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Practical information
Load reduction mode
S
y
stem which mana
g
es the use of certain
functions accordin
g
to the level of char
g
e
remainin
g
in the batter
y
.
When the vehicle is bein
g
driven, the load
reduction
f
unction temporaril
y
deactivates
c
ertain
f
unctions, such as the air conditionin
g
,
t
he
hea
t
ed
r
ea
r
sc
r
ee
n...
Th
e
deac
tiv
a
t
ed
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s
a
r
e
r
eac
tiv
a
t
ed
automaticall
y
as soon as conditions permit.
It is advisable to disconnect the batter
y
if th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
i
s
t
o
be
l
e
ft
u
n
used
f
o
r
mo
r
e
th
a
n
o
n
e
m
o
nth.
Th
e
ba
tt
e
ri
es
co
nt
a
in h
a
rm
fu
l
subs
t
a
n
ces
suc
h
as su
l
p
h
ur
i
c ac
id
an
d
l
ea
d
.
Th
e
y
m
ust be dis
p
osed o
f
in accordance
with re
g
ulations and must not, in an
y
c
ircumstances, be discarded with
house
h
o
l
d
w
as
t
e
.
T
a
k
e
used
r
e
m
o
t
e
co
ntr
o
l
ba
tt
e
ri
es
a
n
d
vehicle batteries to a special collection point.
Protect
y
our e
y
es and face before
h
andlin
g
the batter
y
.
All
operat
i
ons on t
h
e
b
atter
y
must
b
e
ca
rri
ed
ou
t in
a
w
e
ll v
e
ntil
a
t
ed
a
r
ea
a
n
d
a
wa
y
f
rom naked
f
lames and sources
of sparks, so as to avoid the risk of
ex
p
losion or
f
ire.
Do not tr
y
to char
g
e a frozen batter
y
;
the battery must
f
irst be thawed out to
a
void the risk of explosion. If the batter
y
h
as been
f
rozen, be
f
ore char
g
in
g
have
it checked b
y
a CITRO
Ë
N dealer or a
q
ualified workshop who will check that
t
h
e
i
nterna
l
components
h
ave not
b
een
dama
g
ed and the casin
g
is not cracked,
whi
c
h
cou
l
d
cause
a
l
ea
k
of
t
o
xi
c
a
n
d
co
rr
os
iv
e
ac
i
d
.
Do not reverse the polarity and use only
a
12 V char
g
er.
D
o
n
o
t
d
i
sco
nn
ec
t th
e
t
e
rmin
a
l
s
whil
e
t
h
e en
gi
ne
i
s runn
i
n
g
.
Do not char
g
e the batteries without
disconnectin
g
the terminals
f
irst.
Wash
y
our hands afterwards.
D
o not pus
h
t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e to start t
h
e
en
g
ine i
f
y
ou have an electronic
g
ear
b
ox or automat
i
c
g
ear
b
ox.