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Practical information
Checks
12 V battery
Thebatterydoesnotrequireanymaintenance.
However,checkregularlythattheterminals
arecorrectlytightened(versionswithoutquick
releaseterminals)andthattheconnections
areclean.
Refertothemanufacturer's
serviceschedulefordetailsofthe
replacementintervalsforthese
components.
Air filter and passenger compartment filter
Replacetheoilfiltereachtimethe
engineoilischanged.
Refertothemanufacturer's
serviceschedulefordetailsof
thereplacementintervalforthis
component.
Oil filter
Unlessotherwiseindicated,checkthesecomponentsinaccordancewiththemanufacturer'sservicescheduleandaccordingtoyourengine.
Otherwise,havethemcheckedbyaCITROËNdealeroraqualifiedworkshop.
Dependingontheenvironment(e.g.dusty
atmosphere)andtheuseofthevehicle
(e.g.citydriving),replace them twice as often
if necessary.
Acloggedpassengercompartmentfiltermay
haveanadverseeffectontheperformance
oftheairconditioningsystemandgenerate
undesirableodours.
Whencarryingoutanyoperationonthe
12Vbattery,refertothecorrespondingsection
fordetailsoftheprecautionstobetakenbefore
startingwork.
Manual gearbox
Thegearboxdoesnotrequireany
maintenance(nooilchange).
Refertothemanufacturer'sservice
scheduleforthecheckingintervalfor
thiscomponent.
Clutch
Theclutchisoperatedmechanicallyand
requiresregularadjustment.
Refertothemanufacturer'sserviceschedule
forinformationonwhentheadjustmentshould
bechecked.
Intheeventofanoperatingfault
(difficultymovingoff,forexample),
contactaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshop.
VersionsequippedwithStop&Startare
fittedwitha12Vlead-acidbatteryof
specifictechnologyandspecification.
Itsreplacementshouldbecarriedout
onlybyaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.