CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Fuel Tank; Low Fuel Level

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Fuel tank
Low fuel level
Fillin
g
A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds
y
ou of the t
y
pe of fuel to be used dependin
g
on
y
our en
g
ine.
Wh
e
n th
e
l
o
w f
ue
l l
e
v
e
l i
s
r
eac
h
ed
this warnin
g
lamp comes on in the
instrument panel. When it first comes
o
n t
he
r
e
r
e
m
ai
n
s
a
pprox
i
mate
ly
5
li
tres
of
fue
l in th
e
t
a
nk.
To fill the tank safel
y
:
)
t
he en
g
ine must be switched off
,
)
open the
f
uel
f
iller
f
lap,
)
i
nsert t
h
e
k
e
y
i
n t
h
e cap, t
h
en turn
i
t to t
h
e
l
e
f
t,
)
remove the cap and hook it onto the clip
l
ocated on the inside of the flap,
)
fill the tank
,
but do not continue after the
3
rd cut-off of the
p
um
p
; t
hi
s cou
ld
cause
m
a
l
fu
n
c
ti
o
n
s
.
When
y
ou have
f
illed the tank:
)
put the cap back in place,
)
turn the ke
y
to the ri
g
ht, then remove it
f
rom the cap,
)
close the flap.
Add
iti
o
n
s
of
fue
l m
us
t
be
of
a
t l
eas
t
5
litres to be re
g
istered b
y
the
f
uel
ga
u
ge
.
The ke
y
cannot be removed from the
lock until the cap is refitted.
Openin
g
the filler cap ma
y
create a
n
oise caused b
y
an inrush o
f
air. This
vacuum
i
s ent
i
re
ly
norma
l
an
d
resu
l
ts
f
rom the sealin
g
o
f
the
f
uel s
y
stem.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the
sy
stem in ST
O
P mode;
y
ou must switch
o
ff the i
g
nition with the ke
y
.
Fuel tank capacit
y
: approximatel
y
50 litres
(
petrol
)
or 48 litres
(
Diesel
)
;
(
Dependin
g
on version: approximatel
y
30 litres
(
petrol or Diesel
))
. For the LPG version:
a
pproximatel
y
33 litres
.
You must re
f
uel as soon as
p
ossible to avoid
r
unnin
g
out of fuel.
If
y
ou run out of fuel
(
Diesel
)
, refer also to the
"
C
hecks" section.