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Driving
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Starting the engine
F Withapetrolengine,operatethestarter
motorbyturningthekeytoposition3
withoutpressingtheacceleratorpedal,
untiltheenginestarts.Oncetheengineis
running,releasethekey.
F WithaDieselengine,turnthekeyto
position 2,ignitionon,tooperatethe
enginepre-heatingsystem.
Waituntilthiswarninglampgoesoff
intheinstrumentpanelthenoperate
thestartermotorbyturningthekey
to position 3withoutpressingthe
acceleratorpedal,untiltheengine
starts.Oncetheengineisrunning,
releasethekey.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartstraight
away,switchofftheignition.Waita
fewmomentsbeforeoperatingthe
startermotoragain.Iftheenginedoes
notstartafterseveralattempts,donot
keeptrying:youriskdamagingthe
startermotorortheengine.Contact
aCITROËNdealeroraqualified
workshop.
Neverleavetheenginerunningin
anenclosedareawithoutadequate
ventilation:internalcombustion
enginesemittoxicexhaustgases,
suchascarbonmonoxide.Dangerof
intoxicationanddeath!
In very severe wintry conditions
(temperaturesbelow-23°C),toensure
the correct operation and durability of
themechanicalcomponentsofyour
vehicle,engineandgearbox,itis
necessarytoleavetheenginerunning
for4minutesbeforemovingoff.
Incertaincases,youmayhavetoapply
moreforcetothesteering(wheelson
fulllock,forexample).
Inwintryconditions,thewarninglamp
canstayonforalongerperiod.When
theengineishot,thewarninglamp
doesnotcomeon.
Intemperateconditions,donotleave
theengineatidletowarmupbutmove
offstraightawayanddriveatmoderate
speed.
Withtheparkingbrakeappliedandthegearbox
in neutral or position N or P:
F depresstheclutchpedalfully(manual
gearbox),
or
F pressthebrakepedalfirmly(automatic
gearbox),
F insertthekeyintotheignitionswitch;the
systemrecognisesthecode,
F unlockthesteeringcolumnby
simultaneouslyturningthesteeringand
thekey.