CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Running out of Fuel (Diesel)

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Running out of fuel (Diesel)
O
n vehicle
f
itted with HDi en
g
ines, the
f
uel
sy
stem must be primed i
f
y
ou run out o
f
f
uel;
re
f
er to the corresponding engine compartment
vi
e
w.
1.6 litre HDi en
g
ine

Fill th
e
f
ue
l t
a
nk with
a
t l
eas
t fiv
e
litr
es
o
f
d
i
ese
l.

Open the bonnet.

I
f
necessar
y
, unclip the st
y
lin
g
cover
f
or
access to t
h
e pr
i
m
i
n
g
pump.

S
queeze and release the primin
g
pump
r
epeatedl
y
until resistance is
f
elt
(
there ma
y
b
e resistance at the
f
irst press
)
.

O
perate the starter until the en
g
ine starts
(
if the en
g
ine does not start at the first
attempt, wait around 15 seconds before
tr
y
in
g
a
g
ain
)
.

I
f
the en
g
ine does not start a
f
ter a
f
ew
attempts, operate t
h
e pr
i
m
i
n
g
pump a
g
a
i
n
t
h
en start t
h
e en
gi
ne.

C
lip the st
y
lin
g
cover back in place.

C
lose the bonnet.
I
f
the tank on
y
our vehicle is
f
itted with
a mis
f
uel prevention device, re
f
er to the
"
Mis
f
uel prevention
(
Diesel
)
" section.
If the en
g
ine does not start first time,
don't keep tr
y
in
g
but start the procedure
a
g
ain
f
rom the be
g
innin
g
.