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Driving -> Tyre under-inflation detection for Your Citroen C5 Suv Second Generation (2008-2017)

Driving  
Tyre under-inflation detection  
The tyre under-inflation detection  
Driving with under-inflated tyres  
increases fuel consumption.  
system is an aid to driving which does  
not replace the need for vigilance on  
the part of the driver.  
The tyre pressures for your vehicle can  
be found on the tyre pressure label.  
The tyre pressures must be checked  
when the tyres are cold (vehicle  
stopped for 1 hour or after driving for  
less then 6 miles (10 km) at moderate  
speed). Otherwise, add 0.3 bar to the  
values indicated on the label.  
For more information on Identification  
markings, including the tyre pressure  
label, refer to the corresponding  
section.  
This system does not avoid the need  
to check the tyre pressures regularly  
(including the spare wheel) and before  
a long journey.  
Driving with under-inflated tyres  
adversely affects road holding,  
extends braking distances and causes  
premature tyre wear, particularly under  
arduous conditions (vehicle loaded,  
high speed, long journey).  
System which automatically checks the  
pressures of the tyres while driving.  
The system continuously monitors the  
pressures of the four tyres, as soon as the  
vehicle is moving.  
Pressure sensors are located in the valve of  
each tyre (except the spare wheel).  
The system triggers an alert if a drop in  
pressure is detected in one or more tyres.  
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Driving  
Operating fault  
Under-inflation alert  
The flashing and then fixed illumination  
of the under-inflation warning lamp  
accompanied by the illumination of the  
service warning lamp indicates a fault  
with the system.  
The alert is given by the fixed illumination  
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If you have a compressor (e.g. the one in  
the temporary puncture repair kit), check  
the four tyre pressures when cold.  
If it is not possible to check the tyre  
pressures at the time, drive carefully at  
reduced speed.  
of this warning lamp, accompanied by  
an audible signal, and depending on  
equipment, the display of a message.  
In this case, monitoring of the tyre pressures is  
not assured.  
In the event of a problem on one of the tyres,  
the symbol or the message appears, depending  
on equipment, to identify it.  
This alert is also displayed when one or  
more wheels is not fitted with a sensor  
(e.g. a space-saver or steel spare wheel).  
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In the event of a puncture, use the  
temporary puncture repair kit or the spare  
wheel (depending on equipment).  
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Reduce speed immediately, avoid sudden  
steering movements or harsh brake  
applications.  
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Stop as soon as it is safe to do so.  
Go to a CITROËN dealer or a qualified  
workshop to have the system checked  
or, following the repair of a puncture, to  
have the original wheel, equipped with a  
sensor, refitted.  
The alert is maintained until the tyre or  
tyres concerned is reinflated, repaired  
or replaced.  
The spare wheel (space-saver type or a  
steel rim) does not have a sensor.  
The loss of pressure detected does not  
always lead to visible deformation of  
the tyre.  
Any tyre repair or replacement on a  
wheel fitted with this system must be  
carried out by a CITROËN dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
Do not rely on just a visual check.  
If after changing a tyre, a wheel is not  
detected by your vehicle (e.g. fitting  
snow tyres), you must have the system  
reinitialised by a CITROËN dealer or a  
qualified workshop.  
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