CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Battery

11
Practical information
179
Battery
A
ccess to the batter
y
Startin
g
usin
g
another
batter
y
)
C
onnect the red cable to the
p
ositive
terminal
(
+
)
o
f
the
f
lat battery
A
, then to the
p
ositive terminal
(
+
)
o
f
the slave batter
y
B .
)
Connect one end of the
g
reen or black
c
able to the ne
g
ative terminal
(
-
)
of the
s
lave batter
y
B
.
)
Connect the other end of the
g
reen or black
c
able to the remote ne
g
ative terminal
(
-
)
o
f
y
our ve
hi
c
l
e
)
S
t
a
rt th
e
s
l
a
v
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
.
)
Op
erate the starter o
f
the broken down
vehicle and let the en
g
ine run.
)
Wait until the en
g
ine returns to idle and
d
i
sco
nn
ec
t th
e
cab
l
es
.
The batter
y
is located under the bonnet.
To
g
ain access to it:
)
open the bonnet usin
g
the interior release
l
ever, then the exterior safet
y
catch,
)
secure the bonnet sta
y
,
)
li
f
t the plastic cover on the
(
+
)
terminal.
The presence of this label, in particular
with the Stop & Start s
y
stem, indicates
the use o
f
a 12 V lead-acid batter
y
with
s
pecial technolo
gy
and speci
f
ication;
th
e
inv
o
lv
e
m
e
nt
o
f
a
C
ITR
OË
N
dea
l
er
o
r a
q
uali
f
ied worksho
p
is essential
when replacin
g
or disconnectin
g
the
batter
y
.
F
a
il
u
r
e
t
o
obse
rv
e
thi
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
da
ti
o
n
ma
y
cause premature wear of the
batter
y
.
After refittin
g
the batter
y
b
y
a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop, the Stop
&
S
tart s
y
stem will onl
y
be active a
f
ter
a
continuous period o
f
immobilisation o
f
t
h
e ve
hi
c
l
e, a
p
er
i
o
d
w
hi
c
h
d
e
p
en
d
s on
th
e
c
lim
a
ti
c
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s
a
n
d
th
e
s
t
a
t
e
of
c
har
g
e o
f
the batter
y
(
up to about
8
hours
)
.