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Access -> Fuel tank for Your Citroen C3 Picasso SUV First Generation (2008-2012)

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Fuel tank  
Fuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres  
(petrol) or 48 litres (Diesel); (Depending  
on version: approximately 30 litres  
(petrol or Diesel)). For the LPG version:  
approximately 33 litres.  
Filling  
A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds  
you of the type of fuel to be used depending on  
your engine.  
To fill the tank safely:  
Low fuel level  
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the engine must be switched off,  
open the fuel filler flap,  
insert the key in the cap, then turn it to the  
left,  
When the low fuel level is reached  
this warning lamp comes on in the  
instrument panel. When it first comes  
on there remains approximately  
5 litres of fuel in the tank.  
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid  
running out of fuel.  
If you run out of fuel (Diesel), refer also to the  
"Checks" section.  
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remove the cap and hook it onto the clip  
located on the inside of the flap,  
fill the tank, but do not continue after the  
3rd cut-off of the pump; this could cause  
malfunctions.  
Additions of fuel must be of at least  
5 litres to be registered by the fuel  
gauge.  
The key cannot be removed from the  
lock until the cap is refitted.  
Opening the filler cap may create a  
noise caused by an inrush of air. This  
vacuum is entirely normal and results  
from the sealing of the fuel system.  
When you have filled the tank:  
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put the cap back in place,  
turn the key to the right, then remove it  
from the cap,  
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the  
system in STOP mode; you must switch  
off the ignition with the key.  
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close the flap.  
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Quality of the fuel used  
for petrol engines  
Quality of the fuel used  
for Diesel engines  
The petrol engines are perfectly compatible  
with E10 or E24 type petrol biofuels (containing  
10 % or 24 % ethanol), conforming to European  
standards EN 228 and EN 15376.  
E85 type fuels (containing up to 85 % ethanol)  
are reserved exclusively for vehicles marketed  
for the use of this type of fuel (BioFlex  
vehicles). The quality of the ethanol must  
comply with European standard EN 15293.  
For Brazil only, special vehicles are marketed  
to run on fuels containing up to 100 % ethanol  
(E100 type).  
The Diesel engines are perfectly compatible  
with biofuels which conform to current and  
future European standards (Diesel fuel which  
complies with standard EN 590 mixed with a  
biofuel which complies with standard EN 14214)  
available at the pumps (containing up to 7 %  
Fatty Acid Methyl Ester).  
The B30 biofuel can be used in certain Diesel  
engines; however, this use is subject to strict  
application of the special servicing conditions.  
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified  
workshop.  
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For Russia only, the use of RON 92 unleaded  
petrol is possible.  
The use of any other type of (bio)fuel  
(vegetable or animal oils, pure or diluted,  
domestic fuel...) is strictly prohibited (risk of  
damage to the engine and fuel system).  
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