CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Page 23

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Familiarisation
Limit the causes of excess
c
onsum
p
tion
Spread loads throu
g
hout the vehicle; place
the heaviest items in the bottom of the boot,
as close as possible to the rear seats.
Limit th
e
l
oads
ca
rri
ed
in th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
a
n
d
reduce wind resistance
(
roo
f
bars, roo
f
rack,
bic
y
cle carrier, trailer...
)
. Use a roo
f
box in
p
re
f
erence.
R
e
m
o
v
e
r
oof
ba
r
s
a
n
d
r
oof
r
ac
k
s
af
t
e
r
use
.
A
t the end of winter, remove snow t
y
res and
refit
y
our summer t
y
res.
Observe the recommendations
o
n maintenance
Check the t
y
re pressures re
g
ularl
y
, when cold,
r
eferrin
g
to the label in the door aperture,
d
riv
e
r'
s
s
i
de
.
Carr
y
out this check in particular:
- be
f
ore a lon
g
j
ourne
y
,
- at each chan
g
e o
f
season,
- a
f
ter a lon
g
period out o
f
use.
Don't
f
orget the spare wheel and the tyres on
a
n
y
trailer or caravan.
Have
y
our vehicle serviced re
g
ularl
y
(
en
g
ine
oil, oil filter, air filter...
)
and observe the
schedule of operations recommended b
y
the
m
a
n
u
f
ac
t
u
r
e
r.
When refuellin
g
, do not continue after the
3
r
d
cut-off of the nozzle to avoid an
y
overflow.
A
t the wheel o
f
y
our new vehicle, it is onl
y
a
f
ter the
f
irst 1 800 miles
(
3 000 kilometres
)
that you will see the
f
uel consumption settle
down to a consistent avera
g
e.