Citroen Xantia

Since 1993 of release

Repair and car operation



Citroen Xantia
+ Introduction
+ The operation manual
+ Routine maintenance
+ Engine repair
+ Systems of cooling, heating
+ The power supply system and release
+ Engine electric equipment
+ Coupling
+ Transmission
+ Power shafts
+ Uniform hydraulic system
+ Brake system
+ Running gear and steering
+ Body and salon furnish
- Onboard electric equipment
   Search of causes of failures of an electric equipment
   Safety locks and the relay - the general information
   Removal and installation of switches
   Replacement of lamps of external lighting and alarm devices
   Replacement of lamps of internal lighting devices
   Removal and installation of external lighting and alarm devices
   Adjustment of optical axes of head headlights
   Removal and installation of an instrument guard
   Removal and installation of components of an instrument guard
   Removal and installation of hours
   Removal and installation прикуривателя
   Alarm system “do not forget to switch off lighting devices” - the general information
   Removal and installation of a small horn of a horn
   Removal and installation drive a cable of a speedometer/gauge of speed
   Removal and installation of the lever of a screen wiper
   Removal and installation of the electromotor and draughts of a drive of a cleaner of a windscreen
   Removal and installation of the electromotor of a drive of a back screen wiper
   Removal and installation of components of system of washing of glasses and lenses of head block headlights
   Removal and radio tape recorder installation
   Removal and installation of loudspeakers
   Removal and installation of the aerial of a radio receiver
   Anticreeping system - the general information
   Safety pillow - the general information, safety measures and system deactivation
   Removal and installation of components of a pillow of safety
   Diagnostics of systems of electronic control
+ Electric equipment schemes

Safety pillow - the general information, safety measures and system deactivation

The general information

The driver's pillow of safety enters into a standard complete set of some models, on others can be established in addition. The pillow is located under the central overlay of a steering wheel.

Food giving in system is made only at the included ignition, also the reserve power supply on a case of breakage of the basic chain however is provided. Activator operation occurs on a signal of the gauge of acceleration. Management carries out the electronic block (ECU), built in a steering wheel.

Filling of a pillow of safety is made for fractions of a second at operation газогенераторов.

Safety measures

At service of the car equipped with pillows of safety, it is necessary to observe some special safety measures:

Safety measures of the general order

   a) Never disconnect the storage battery at the working engine;
   b) Before performance of any works on service of the components located nearby from the block of a pillow of safety, removal of components of a pillow or carrying out of welding works without fail preliminary деактивируйте system (see more low);
   c) At all do not undertake independent attempts of check of a condition of a chain of a pillow with use of any type of the diagnostic equipment;
   d) At operation of a control lamp of a pillow of safety, or system refusal at once address for the help in firm service-centre of company Citroyon.

The safety measures undertaken at service of components of assemblage of a pillow of safety

   a) Transfer the removed assemblage only a pillow upwards;
   b) do not cover assemblage by hands;
   c) Always hold assemblage by a pillow from itself;
   d) do not undertake attempts of dismantling of a pillow;
   e) do not drop assemblage and try not to shake it;
   f) do not connect to an assemblage chain any diagnostic and other electric devices;
   g) At all do not suppose contact of components of assemblage to any type solvents.

Rules of storage of the assemblage of a pillow of safety removed from the car

   a) the assemblage Removed from the car should be laid in superficial capacity a pillow upwards;
   b) do not suppose heating of assemblage to temperature above 80°С;
   c) do not suppose contact of assemblage to an open flame;
   d) do not try to disassemble a pillow independently;
   e) At all do not establish on the car faulty assemblage of a pillow.

Deactivation of a pillow of safety

System deactivation is made without fail before performance of any works on service of components of a pillow of safety, and also the elements located near to assemblage:
   a) Switch off ignition;
   b) Take a key from the ignition lock;
   c) Switch off all consumers of the electric power;
   d) Disconnect a negative wire from the battery;
   e) Zaizolirujte the negative plug of the battery and a tip of its negative wire in order to avoid their casual short circuit on weight;
   f) Before to start service of components of system wait not less than 1 minute, having allowed to be discharged definitively to the condenser.

Activation of a pillow of safety

   a) Make sure that in car salon there are no people, near to a steering wheel no extraneous subjects are laid. Close all doors and windows;
   b) Make sure that ignition is switched off, then connect a negative wire to the battery;
   c) Open a driver's door and, without entering into salon and without giving a hand over a steering wheel, include ignition - a control lamp of a pillow of safety on a steering wheel should join approximately for three seconds, then go out;
   d) Switch off ignition;
   e) If the control lamp does not work, as is described above (the point see, address for consultations to experts of car-care centre.


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