CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Checking Levels

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10
Checks
Checking levels
Oil level
Th
e
c
h
ec
k
o
f th
e
o
il l
e
v
e
l i
s
ca
rri
ed
out with the dipstick, located under
the bonnet. For the position o
f
the dipstick, re
f
e
r
to the description o
f
y
our en
g
ine compartment
i
n t
his
sec
t
io
n.
En
g
ine oil chan
g
e
Refer to the servicin
g
booklet for details of the
i
nterval for this operation.
In order to maintain the reliabilit
y
of the en
g
ine
a
nd emission control s
y
stem, the use o
f
addi
t
i
ves
i
n t
h
e en
gi
ne o
il
i
s pro
hibi
te
d
.
Oil s
p
ecifi cation
The oil must be the correct
g
rade
f
or
y
our
en
g
ine and conform to the manufacturer's
reco
mm
e
n
da
ti
o
n
s
.
Take care when workin
g
under the bonnet, as certain areas of the en
g
ine ma
y
be extremel
y
hot
(
risk of burns
)
and the coolin
g
fan could start at an
y
time
(
even with the i
g
nition off
)
.
If a level drops si
g
nificantl
y
, have the correspondin
g
s
y
stem checked b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
C
heck all o
f
these levels re
g
ularl
y
, in line with the servicin
g
booklet and the requirements o
f
the warrant
y
. Top them up i
f
necessar
y
, unless otherwise indicated.
I
t
i
s norma
l
to top up t
h
e o
il
l
eve
l
between two services
(
or oil chan
g
es
)
.
C
ITRO
Ë
N recommends that
y
ou check
the level, and top up i
f
necessary, every
3 000 miles
(
5 000 km
)
.
This check will onl
y
be correct i
f
the vehicle is
on level
g
round and the en
g
ine has been off for
m
ore than
30
minutes.
D
ipstick
There are two marks on the dipstick:
A
= m
a
xim
u
m
I
f
y
ou
f
ill past this mark,
co
nt
ac
t
a
C
ITR
OË
N
dea
l
e
r
or a
q
uali
f
ied worksho
p
.
B
= minim
u
m
N
e
v
e
r
a
ll
o
w th
e
l
e
v
e
l t
o
fa
ll
be
l
o
w thi
s
m
a
rk.