Bleeding The Primary Braking Circuit - CITROEN C5 2005 Service Manual

C8 DRAINING, FILLING AND BLEEDING THE BRAKING SYSTEM

Bleeding the primary braking circuit.

WARNING: Respect the sequence for opening the bleed screws: From 1
to 6.
A: Brake calipers: LUCAS (at the front)
B: Brake calipers: BREMBO (at the front)
Tightening toques for the bleed screws:
- Front brake calipers: 1,5 ± 0,1 m.daN.
- Rear brake calipers: 1,5 ± 0,1 m.daN.
WARNING: During the bleeding operation, take care to maintain the
level of brake fluid in the reservoir and to top it up, using only brake
fluid that is clean and clear.
Using the bleeding apparatus.
Position the tool [1] on the brake fluid reservoir (2).
Connect the tool [1] to the approved automatic bleeding apparatus.
Adjust the apparatus pressure to 2 bars.
For each brake circuit:
- Connect a transparent tube onto the bleed screw, submerge the other end
of the tube in a clean container.
- Open the bleed screw: wait until the fluid is flowing out without air bubbles.
- Close the bleed screw.
- Remove the bleeding apparatus.
- Check the brake fluid level (should be between «MINI» level and «MAXI»
level).
- Fill if necessary with the approved and recommended synthetic brake fluid.
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