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C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap07_info-pratiques_ed01-2014
12 V battery
Thebatteryislocatedunderthebonnet.
Foraccesstothe(+)terminal:
F releasethebonnetusingtheinteriorlever,
thentheexteriorsafetycatch,
F raisethebonnetandsecureitwithitsstay,
F lift the plastic cover for access to
the(+)terminal.
Access to the battery
Procedureforstartingtheengineusinganotherbatteryorchargingadischargedbattery.
The presence of this label, in particular
withtheStop&Startsystem,indicates
theuseofa12Vlead-acidbatterywith
specialtechnologyandspecification;
theinvolvementofaCITROËNdealer
oraqualifiedworkshopisessential
whenreplacingordisconnectingthe
battery.
Afterrefittingthebattery,theStop&
Startsystemwillonlybeactiveaftera
continuousperiodofimmobilisationofthe
vehicle,aperiodwhichdependsonthe
climaticconditionsandthestateofcharge
ofthebattery(uptoabout8hours).
Whenyourvehicle'sbatteryisdischarged,the
enginecanbestartedusingaslavebattery
(externaloronanothervehicle)andjumplead
cables.
Starting using another
battery
Firstcheckthattheslavebatteryhasa
nominalvoltageof12Vandacapacity
atleastequaltothatofthedischarged
battery.
Donottrytostarttheengineby
connectingabatterycharger.
Donotdisconnectthe(+)terminalwhen
theengineisrunning.