CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - 12 V Battery Checks

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Checks
Checks
The batter
y
does not require an
y
maintenance.
However, check that the terminals are clean
and correctl
y
ti
g
htened, particularl
y
in summer
a
n
d
wint
e
r.
Particle emissions filter
(
Diesel
)
Th
e
s
t
a
rt
o
f
sa
t
u
r
a
ti
o
n
o
f th
e
particle filter is indicated b
y
the
temporar
y
illumination of this warnin
g
lamp
accompanied b
y
a warnin
g
messa
g
e in the
screen
.
A
s soon as the tra
ff
ic conditions permit,
re
g
enerate the
f
ilter b
y
drivin
g
at a speed o
f
at
least 40 mph
(
60 km
/
h
)
until the warnin
g
lamp
g
oes o
ff
.
If the warnin
g
lamp sta
y
s on, this indicates a
l
o
w
add
itiv
e
l
e
v
e
l.
O
n a new vehicle, the
f
irst particle
f
ilter re
g
eneration operations ma
y
be
accompan
i
e
d
by
a
"b
urn
i
n
g"
sme
ll
,
which is per
f
ectly normal.
Followin
g
prolon
g
ed operation o
f
the
vehicle at ver
y
low speed or at idle,
y
ou ma
y
, in exceptional circumstances,
notice the emission of water vapour at
th
e
e
xh
aus
t
o
n
acce
l
e
r
a
ti
o
n. Thi
s
does
n
o
t
affec
t th
e
be
h
a
vi
ou
r
of
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
o
r
t
he
e
nv
i
r
o
nm
e
nt.
Unless otherwise indicated, check these components in accordance with the servicin
g
booklet and accordin
g
to
y
our en
g
ine.
Otherwise, have them checked b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop.
Air filter and passen
g
er compartment filte
r
Refer to the servicin
g
booklet fo
r
details of the replacement intervals
for these components.
Oil filte
r
Replace the oil filter each time the
e
n
g
ine oil is chan
g
ed.
Re
f
er to the servicin
g
booklet
f
o
r
details o
f
the replacement interval
f
or
t
hi
s com
p
onent.
When carr
y
in
g
out work on the batter
y
, re
f
er
t
o
th
e
"Pr
ac
ti
ca
l in
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n"
sec
ti
o
n
fo
r
details o
f
the
p
recautions to be taken be
f
ore
disconnectin
g
the batter
y
and
f
ollowin
g
its
reco
nn
ec
ti
o
n.
Dependin
g
on the environment
(
e.
g
. dust
y
atmosphere
)
and the use of the vehicle
(
e.
g
.
c
it
y
drivin
g)
,
r
e
p
lace them twice as often if
necessary
.
y
A clo
gg
ed passen
g
er compartment
f
ilter ma
y
have an adverse e
ff
ect on the
p
er
f
ormance
o
f
the air conditionin
g
s
y
stem and
g
enerate
u
n
des
ir
ab
l
e
odou
r
s
.