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In the event of a breakdown
12Vbattery
Thebatteryislocatedunderthebonnet.
Togainaccesstoit:
F openthebonnetusingtheinteriorrelease
lever,thentheexteriorsafetycatch,
F secure the bonnet stay,
F lifttheplasticcoveronthe(+)terminal.
Access to the battery
Procedureforstartingtheengineusinganotherbatteryorchargingadischargedbattery.
Protectyoureyesandfacebefore
handlingthebattery.
Alloperationsonthebatterymustbe
carriedoutinawellventilatedareaand
awayfromnakedflamesandsources
ofsparks,soastoavoidtheriskof
explosionorfire.
Washyourhandsafterwards.
VersionsequippedwithStop&Startare
fittedwitha12Vlead-acidbatteryof
specifictechnologyandspecification.
Itsreplacementshouldbecarriedout
onlybyaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
General points
Lead-acid starter batteries
Batteriescontainharmfulsubstances
suchassulphuricacidandlead.
Theymustbedisposedofin
accordancewithregulationsandmust
not,inanycircumstances,bediscarded
withhouseholdwaste.
Takeusedremotecontrolbatteriesand
vehicle batteries to a special collection
point.
Withanelectronicgearbox,donottryto
starttheenginebypushingthevehicle.
The(-)batteryterminalisnotaccessible.
Aremoteearthpointislocatedontheright-
handfrontwing.