CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Page 23

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Limit the causes of excess consum
p
tion
Spread loads throu
g
hout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the
bottom o
f
the boot, as close as possible to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and reduce wind resistance
(
roo
f
bars, roo
f
rack, bic
y
cle carrier, trailer...
)
. Use a roo
f
box in pre
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
.
At the end of winter, remove snow t
y
res and refit
y
our summer t
y
res.
Observe the recommendations on
m
aintenance
Check the t
y
re pressures re
g
ularl
y
, when cold, referrin
g
to the label in
t
h
e
d
oor aperture,
d
r
i
ver
'
s s
id
e.
C
arr
y
out this check in particular:
- be
f
ore a lon
g
j
ourne
y
,
- at each change o
f
season,
- a
f
ter a lon
g
period out o
f
use.
Don't for
g
et the spare wheel and the t
y
res on an
y
trailer or caravan.
Have
y
our vehicle serviced re
g
ularl
y
(
en
g
ine oil, oil
f
ilter, air
f
ilter...
)
and
observe the schedule o
f
operations recommended b
y
the manu
f
acturer.
When re
f
uellin
g
, do not continue a
f
ter the 3
r
d
cu
t-
off
of
th
e
n
o
zzl
e
t
o
avoid an
y
over
f
low.
At 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.