Battery
For the electric windows safety
auto-reverse, refer to the "Mirrors
and windows" section of chapter 3.
BATTERY
This is housed in a compartment
located underneath the floor, in front of
the driver's seat.
After every reconnection of the battery,
switch on the ignition and wait 1 minute
before starting to allow the electronic
systems to be initialised. If slight
To charge the battery using a
battery charger
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disconnect the battery,
difficulties are experienced after this,
please contact a CITROËN dealer.
follow the instructions for use
given by the battery charger
manufacturer,
The door open monitoring electrical
system consumes power, remember
to close the sliding doors when your
vehicle is parked for long periods.
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reconnect starting with the
negative (-) terminal,
check that the terminals and
connectors are clean. If they are
covered with sulphate (white or
greenish deposit), disconnect them
and clean them.
It is advisable to disconnect the
battery if the vehicle is not to be used
for a period of more than one month.
ECONOMY MODE FUNCTION
Before disconnecting the battery, you
must wait for 2 minutes after switching
off the ignition.
To start the vehicle from
another battery
After the engine has stopped, with
the key in the ignition position, certain
functions (windscreen wiper, electric
windows, courtesy lights, audio
equipment, etc.) can only be used for a
cumulative duration of thirty minutes, to
prevent discharging the battery.
Once the thirty minutes are over, the
message "Economy mode active"
appears on the display and the active
functions are put on standby.
To resume the use of these functions
immediately, start the engine and let it
run for a few seconds.
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connect the red cable to the
positive (+) terminals of the two
batteries,
connect one end of the green or
black cable to the negative (-)
terminal of the slave battery,
connect the other end of the green
or black cable to an earth point on
the broken down vehicle as far as
possible from the battery,
Never disconnect a terminal when the
engine is running.
Never charge a battery without first
disconnecting the terminals.
Close the sunroof and the windows
before disconnecting the battery. If
they do not operate normally following
reconnection of the battery, they must
be reinitialised.
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operate the starter, let the engine run,
wait for the engine to return to idle,
then disconnect the cables.
For the sunroofs safety auto-
reverse, refer to the "Accesses"
section of chapter 2.
A flat battery will prevent the engine
from starting.
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