Citroen C3: Practical information / Advice on care and maintenance

Free-wheeling

In certain situations, you must allow the vehicle to free-wheel (while being towed, on a rolling road, in an automatic car wash, or being transported by rail or sea freight, etc...

General recommendations

Observe the following recommendations to avoid damaging your vehicle. Exterior Never use a high-pressure jet wash in the engine compartment, due to the risk of damaging electrical components...

Other information:

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Special position of the windscreen wipers

This maintenance position is used while cleaning or replacing the wiper blades. It can also be useful, in wintry weather (ice, snow), to release the wiper blades from the windscreen. To maintain the effectiveness of the flat wiper blades, it is advisable to: handle them with care...

Citroen C3 2016-2026 Owners Manual: Changing a fuse

Before changing a fuse: Identify the cause of the fault and fix it. Stop all power consumption. Immobilise the vehicle and switch the ignition off. Identify the defective fuse using the current allocation tables and diagrams. To replace a fuse, it is essential to: Use the special tweezers to extract the fuse from its housing and check the condition of its filament...