Citroen C3: Practical information / Engine compartment
The engine represented is an example given for
illustration purposes only.
The locations of the following elements may
vary:
- Air filter.
- Engine oil dipstick.
- Engine oil filler cap.
Petrol engine

Diesel engine

- Screenwash fluid reservoir
- Engine coolant reservoir
- Brake fluid reservoir
- Battery
- Remote earth point (-)
- Fusebox
- Air filter
- Engine oil filler cap
- Engine oil dipstick
- Priming pump*
The Diesel fuel system
operates under
very high pressure.
All work on this circuit must be carried out
only by a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
* Depending on engine.
Stop & Start
Before doing anything under the bonnet,
you must switch off the ignition to avoid any
risk of injury resulting from an automatic
change to START mode...
Check all of the following levels regularly in
accordance with the manufacturer's service
schedule. Top them up if required, unless
otherwise indicated...
Other information:
Fitting a
steel or ‘space-saver’ type
spare wheel
If the vehicle is equipped with alloy wheels,
the washers do not make contact with the
steel or ‘space-saver’ type spare wheel. The
wheel is secured by the conical surface of
each bolt...
Refer to the General recommendations on the
use of driving and manoeuvring aids.
Take a break in case of feeling tired or at least
every 2 hours.
Depending on version, the function consists of
just the "Coffee Break Alert" system, or of this
combined with the "Driver Attention Warning"
system...