Instrument panels -> Indicators for your Citroen C5 Aircross 2017-2025
Instruments
Resetting the service indicator
Indicators
Service indicator
The service indicator is displayed on the instrument panel. Depending on the vehicle version:
-
-
the distance recorder display line indicates the distance remaining before the next service is
due, or the distance travelled since it was due preceded by the sign "-".
an alert message indicates the distance remaining, as well as the period before the next service
is due or how long it is overdue.
Warning/indicator
lamp
Actions/
Observations
State
Cause
The service indicator must be reset after each
service.
Service
spanner
Lights up temporarily
when the ignition is
switched on.
Between 620 and
If you have carried out the service on your
vehicle yourself:
F switch off the ignition,
F press and hold this button,
F switch on the ignition; the distance recorder
display begins a countdown,
F release the button when =0 is displayed; the
spanner disappears.
1,860 miles (1,000 and
3,000 km) remain before
the next service is due.
Fixed, when the
ignition is switched
on.
The service is due in
less than 620 miles
(1,000 km).
Have your vehicle
serviced very soon.
Service
spanner
flashing
Flashing then fixed, when
The servicing interval
Have your vehicle
serviced as soon as
possible.
the ignition is switched on. has been exceeded.
(With BlueHDi Diesel
Following this operation, if you wish to
disconnect the battery, lock the vehicle
and wait at least five minutes for the reset
to be registered.
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engines, associated
with the Service warning
lamp).
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In the event of a fault with the electric
indicator, the oil level is no longer
monitored.
If the system is faulty, you must check the
engine oil level using the manual dipstick
located under the bonnet.
For more information on Checking levels,
refer to the corresponding section.
Retrieving the service
information
The level read will only be correct if the
vehicle is on level ground and the engine
has been off for more than 30 minutes.
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You can access the service information at any
time in the instrument panel.
Low oil level
This is indicated by the display of a message
prompting you to top up, accompanied by the
Service warning lamp and an audible signal.
If the low oil level is confirmed by a check using
the dipstick, the level must be topped up to
avoid damage to the engine.
F Press this button to temporarily display the
service information.
Engine coolant temperature
gauge
For more information on Checking levels,
refer to the corresponding section.
The distance indicated (in miles or
kilometres) is calculated according to the
distance covered and the time elapsed
since the last service.
Oil level indicator fault
The alert may be triggered close to a due
date.
This is signalled by the display of the "Oil
level measurement invalid" message in the
instrument panel.
Engine oil level indicator
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
(Depending on version.)
On versions fitted with an electric oil level
indicator, the state of the engine oil level is
displayed in the instrument panel for a few
seconds after switching the ignition on, after
the servicing information, in the form of
messages.
With the engine running:
-
-
in zone A, the temperature is correct,
in zone B, the temperature is too high; the
associated warning lamp and the central
STOP warning lamp come on in red in the
instrument panel, accompanied by the
display of a message and an audible signal.
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You must stop the vehicle as soon as it is
safe to do so.
Wait a few minutes before switching off the
engine.
Manual display of the range
Warning/
indicator Action
lamps lit
Remaining
range
While the range is greater than 1,500 miles
(2,400 km), it is not displayed automatically.
Top up.
Between 1,500 miles
and 500 miles
After switching off the ignition, carefully
open the bonnet and check the coolant
level.
(2,400 km and 800 km)
Top up as soon
as possible.
Between 500 miles
and 62 miles
For more information on Checking levels,
refer to the corresponding section.
(800 km and 100 km)
A top-up is
vital, there is
the risk that the
engine will be
prevented from
starting.
Between
62 miles
and 0 miles
(100 km and
0 km)
F Press this button to temporarily display the
driving range.
AdBlue® range indicators
(BlueHDi)
The Diesel BlueHDi engines are equipped with
a system that associates the SCR (Selective
Catalytic Reduction) emissions control system
and the Diesel particle filter (DPF) for the
treatment of exhaust gases. They cannot
function without AdBlue® fluid.
Actions required related to a lack
of AdBlue®
The following warning lamps light up when the
quantity of AdBlue® is lower than the reserve
level corresponding to a range of 1,500 miles
(2,400 km).
Together with the warning lamps, messages
regularly remind you of the need to top up to
avoid engine starting being prevented. Refer to
the Warning and indicator lamps section for
details of the messages displayed.
To be able
0 miles (0 km)
to restart the
engine, add at
least 5 litres of
AdBlue® to its
tank.
The engine starting prevention system
required by regulations is activated
automatically once the AdBlue® tank is
empty. It is then no longer possible to
start the engine until the minimum level of
AdBlue® has been topped up.
For more information on AdBlue®
(BlueHDi engines), and in particular on
topping up, refer to the corresponding
section.
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The AdBlue warning lamp flashes,
accompanied by the display of a message
("Emissions fault: Starting prevented in x
miles") indicating the remaining range in miles
or kilometres.
While driving, the message is displayed every
30 seconds. The alert is repeated when
switching on the ignition.
Malfunction of the SCR
Manual test in the
instrument panel
emissions control system
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Malfunction detection
This function allows you, at any time, to check
certain indicators and display the alerts log.
If a malfunction is detected,
these warning lamps come on,
accompanied by an audible signal
and the display of an "Emissions
fault" message.
You can continue driving for up to 685 miles
(1,100 km) before the engine starting
prevention system is triggered.
Have the system checked by a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop as soon as
possible.
The alert is triggered while driving as soon
as the fault is detected for the first time, then
when switching on the ignition for subsequent
journeys, while the fault persists.
F With the engine running, briefly press this
button.
The following information is displayed in the
instrument panel:
Starting prevented
Every time the ignition is switched on, the
message "Emissions fault: Starting prevented"
is displayed.
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-
-
the engine oil level,
when the next service is due,
the driving range for the AdBlue and the
SCR system for BlueHDi Diesel versions,
display of the state of pressure of the tyres,
current alerts.
If it is a temporary fault, the alert
disappears during the next journey,
after self-diagnostic checks of the SCR
emissions control system.
To be able to restart the engine, call
on a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop.
-
-
Malfunction confirmed during the
permitted driving phase (between
685 miles and 0 miles (1,100 km and 0 km))
This information is also displayed
automatically every time the ignition is
switched on.
If the warning lamp is still on after 31 miles
(50 km) of driving, the fault in the SCR system
is confirmed.
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