Access To The Battery; V6 Hdi Engine; Starting Using Another Battery - CITROËN C5 2013 Owner's Manual

P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
BATTERY
Procedure for charging your battery
when it is fl at or for starting the en-
gine using another battery.

Access to the battery

The battery is located under the
bonnet.
To gain access to it:
 open the bonnet using the inte-
rior lever, then the exterior lever,
 secure the bonnet strut,
 remove the plastic cover to gain
access to the two terminals,
 unclip the fuse box to remove
the battery, if necessary.

V6 HDi engine

The battery is located in the boot un-
der the left-hand wing trim.
To gain access to it:
 open the boot,
 open the fl ap and remove the
battery.
Starting using another
battery
 Lift the pins to remove the front
left headlamp cover (V6 HDi en-
gine).
 Connect the red cable to the posi-
tive terminal (+) of the fl at bat-
tery A , then to the positive terminal
(+) of the slave battery B .
 Connect one end of the green or
black cable to the negative ter-
minal (-) of the slave battery B .
V6 HDi engine: The negative ter-
minal (-) is located under the red
cover.
 Connect the other end of the
green or black cable to the earth
point C on the broken down ve-
hicle.
 Operate the starter, let the en-
gine run.
 Wait until the engine returns to
idle and disconnect the cables.
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