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Practical information
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Freezing of the AdBlue
®
additive
The AdBlue
®
additive freezes at
temperaturesbelowaround-11°C.
TheSCRsystemincludesaheater
for the AdBlue
®
tank,allowingyouto
continuedrivinginverycoldconditions.
Topping-up the AdBlue
®
additive
Precautions in use
FillingtheAdBlue
®
tankisanoperation
included in every routine service on your
vehiclebyaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Nevertheless,giventhecapacityofthetank,
itmaybenecessarytotop-uptheadditive
betweenservices,moreparticularlyifanalert
(warninglampsandamessage)signalsthe
requirement.
YoucangottoaCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Ifyouenvisagetopping-upyourself,please
readthefollowingwarningscarefully.
Keep AdBlue
®
out of the reach of
children,initsoriginalbottle.
Never transfer AdBlue
®
to another
container:itwouldloseitspurity.
Neverdilutetheadditivewithwater.
Never pour the additive into the Diesel
fueltank.
Nevertop-upfromanAdBlue
®
dispenserreservedforheavygoods
vehicles.
Use only AdBlue
®
additivethatmeetsthe
ISO22241standard.
Thesupplyinanon-dripbottlesimplifies
toping-up.Youcanobtain1.89litre(halfa
USgallon)bottlesfromaCITROËNdealerora
qualifiedworkshop.
The AdBlue
®
additive is an urea-based
solution.Thisliquidisnon-flammable,
colourlessandodourless(keptinacoolarea).
Intheeventofcontactwiththeskin,wash
theaffectedareawithsoapandwater.Inthe
eventofcontactwiththeeyes,wash(irrigate)
theeyeswithlargeamountsofwaterorwith
aneyewashsolutionforatleast15minutes.
Ifaburningsensationorirritationpersists,get
medicalattention.
Ifswallowed,immediatelywashoutthemouth
withcleanwaterandthendrinkplentyofwater.
Incertainconditions(highambient
temperature,forexample),theriskofrelease
ofammoniacannotbeexcluded:donotinhale
theproduct.Ammoniavapourhasenirritant
effectonmucousmembranes(eyes,noseand
throat).