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Practical information
C4-cactus_en_Chap09_info-pratiques_ed02-2014
Whenyourvehicle'sbatteryisdischarged,the
enginecanbestartedusingaslavebattery
(externaloronanothervehicle)andjumplead
cables.
Starting using another
battery
F Operatethestarteronthebrokendown
vehicleandlettheenginerun.
 Iftheenginedoesnotstartstraightaway,
switchofftheignitionandwaitafew
momentsbeforetryingagain.
F Removetheplasticcoverfrom
the(+)terminal,ifyourvehiclehasone.
F Connect the red cable to the positive
terminal(+)oftheflatbatteryA, then to the
positiveterminal(+)oftheslavebatteryB.
F Connectoneendofthegreenorblack
cabletothenegativeterminal(-)ofthe
slave battery B(orearthpointontheother
vehicle).
F Connecttheotherendofthegreenorblack
cable to the earth point Conthebroken
downvehicle(orontheenginemounting).
F Starttheengineofthevehiclewiththe
goodbatteryandleaveitrunningfora
fewminutes.
Firstcheckthattheslavebatteryhasa
nominalvoltageof12Vandacapacity
atleastequaltothatofthedischarged
battery.
Donottrytostarttheengineby
connectingabatterycharger.
Donotdisconnectthe(+)terminalwhen
theengineisrunning.
Before disconnecting the battery
Wait2minutesafterswitchingofftheignition
beforedisconnectingthebattery.
Close the windows and the doors before
disconnectingthebattery.
Following reconnection of
the battery
Followingreconnectionofthebattery,switchon
theignitionandwait1minutebeforestartingto
permitinitialisationoftheelectronicsystems.
However,ifproblemsremainfollowingthis
operation, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualifiedworkshop.
Referringtothecorrespondingsection,you
mustyourselfreinitialise(dependingon
version):
- theremotecontrolkey,
- ...
F Waituntiltheenginereturnstoidlethen
disconnectthejumpleadcablesinthe
reverseorder.
F Refittheplasticcovertothe(+)terminal,if
yourvehiclehasone.