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Some members have replaced C5 bulbs with led ones http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/20984-daytime-running-lights-bulb-replacement-and-led-option/

To finish this topic, a copy of a message from nagenif2: Many thanks for your help, I bought a seatbelt from AIRBAGS FOR SALE, which has now been fitted. All now OK.

So far nothing has arrived. I find the easiest way to send a message is to move the mouse cursor over the person's name on any post and when their details are shown to click on the Send Message button.

Copied again from above: Unless the dmf is in good condition when it is checked, then it is probably best to replace it with the new clutch, otherwise the clutch may not last long and you would be paying for the job again.

This is the topic about replacing a front brake caliper and bleeding the brakes http://www.citroen-owners-club.co.uk/citroen/topic/6901-c5-bleeding-brakes/?hl=%2Bbleeding+%2Bbrakes I have now pinned this topic and changed its title slightly so it can be easily found.

I am not sure but I think the immobliser works on the fuel pump. If so it could be your car is not recognising the ignition key. To check it properly may need to be done at a Citroen dealer, which I suspect your garage is not. If your garage is not a Citroen dealer then enquire as to the cost of getting it to one since it may turn out lower cost than replacing things like the ecu which may not be at fault.

The brake hose may seal at the bottom of the hole in the caliper (like a bleed screw) - check it against the other side. If it sealed against the caliper at the top it would need a copper washer/gasket. When replacing the front calipers special procedures are needed to prevent it being ruined, coastline taxis has posted on this. From memory, the caliper handbrake lever must not be touched until the piston has been pushed out to touch the pads using the pedal and then the handbrake cable can be attached. If it is done the other way round the self adjustment is damaged. Also to bleed the system fully if air has got in to the abs system requires a Lexia.

A bit of info from this RAC forum http://www.rac.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?1772-Towing-an-automatic-car and this from Ask http://www.ask.com/vehicles/can-tow-automatic-car-df9ea417331837f3 So it appears lifting the front wheels would allow it to be towed, otherwise there is a risk of gearbox damage.

From a 1/2011 Citroen price list the VTR 4 door was only available in the 1.6 hdi at £19695 on the road (tourer £20795). The 2.0 hdi VTR+nav was £22695 on the road for the manual gearbox (tourer £23795). There may have been deals at the time that reduced these prices. A VTR+ without nav is not listed. A 4/2013 price list has the VTR+ at £22795 (4 door 2.0 hdi) but VTR+NAV is not listed but the nav is an option at £700 inc a few other things. Without looking in detail at the brochures, in general, Citroen have reduced the number of standard extras on more recent cars but you will find that Parkers will not list everything to allow an accurate comparison. A 11/2010 brochure has the following for the VTR+nav C5: Intelligent Traction Control System (excludes Auto models) • Snow mode (Auto models only) • MyWay – colour satellite navigation, auxiliary socket, live traffi c information, European mapping and Bluetooth® system (VTR+ NAV models only) • 17” ‘Persian’ alloy wheels (set of four – excludes 1.6HDi model) • 16” ‘Iroise’ alloy wheels (set of four – 1.6HDi model only) • Electrically folding door mirrors • Electrochrome rear view mirror • Front fog lights • Chrome effect side rubbing strips and front fog light inserts • Visibility Pack – automatic rain-sensitive windscreen wipers and automatic illumination of headlamps • Automatic dual-zone air conditioning with soft diffusion system • Rear centre armrest with ski fl ap • Height-adjustable front seats • Lumbar adjustment on driver’s seat • RDS stereo radio/MP3 compatible CD player with bi-tuner • Front passenger seat Isofi x child seat anchorage point • Dark tinted rear windows (Tourer only) • Rechargeable torch in the boot (Tourer only) A 2/2013 brochure has the following for the VTR+ model C5: • Snow mode (automatic models only) • 16” ‘Iroise’ alloy wheels (set of four) • Connecting Box – Bluetooth® system with USB socket • Electrically folding door mirrors • Front fog lights • Chrome effect side rubbing strips and front fog light inserts • Visibility Pack – automatic rain-sensitive windscreen wipers and automatic illumination of headlamps • Automatic dual-zone air conditioning with soft diffusion system • Rear centre armrest with ski flap • Height-adjustable front seats • Lumbar adjustment on driver’s seat • Rechargeable torch in the boot (Tourer only)

If you have a Haynes manual for the car have a look at the wiring diagrams. You may find there is a common earth point for the heater controls/blower/window heater switch that is loose. Often these are located at the sides of the front footwells.

It may help you by looking at the parts diagrams and using your VIN (VIS), a free service on the service.citroen site. Register as another professional and a member of the Citroen Owners Club http://service.citroen.com/do/changerParametres

Welcome to the forum. What year of C5 are you looking at ? I have looked in some old brochures and on most recent years it looks as if the sat nav is an option so it may not be possible to get a new +Nav version. Current brochures and Citroen's price list brochure can be downloaded from Citroen's site.

Welcome to the forum. If the engine management light has come on then a fault code reader should be used to get the fault code which will give a good indication of what is wrong. If it is related to the snow, then maybe the engine or a sensor has become wet and once dried it may be ok. You could also check in the air filter inlet and the filter in case snow has got in there and blocked it or if the filter has become wet. If it has suddenly become noisy then check if there is enough oil in the engine. You could also check if the exhaust pipe has become blocked at the exit if it is covered in snow. Check the engine coolant level is between min and max on the expansion tank and if it did not have anti freeze in then it is possible the coolant water has frozen and possibly damaged the engine.

Possibly the dirty fluid in the slave cylinder was preventing it retracting fully so the release bearing was not moving back enough - fingers crossed the problems have gone.

To copy a link in to a post, I have found the easiest way is to use the mouse right button to copy the address of the page at the top of internet explorer and then paste it (again with a mouse right click) in the post.

We have a 2011 C4 and that is one of the better cars we have owned. It handles well enough and is comfy for long motorway trips. I think the C4 chassis is also used for the DS5. It could be the ride quality is not related to the base chassis but what they then do to it for the various models.

In the handbook, it lists a fuse in the engine fusebox, F14, 30 amp air pump and in the dash fusebox F10, 15 amp height corrector - check if these are in good order and there is power to each of them. It also mentions activation/deactivation using the boot switch on page 145 pneumatic suspension which may be worth a look. Possibly, whilst using the boot switch, you may be able to hear the existing relay clicking so that you can find it. If you look at the forum home page there is a link to our Picasso forum. I would also join this form and ask for the same help (you could link to this topic) since there will be many more Picasso owners using that forum than this one http://www.citroenpicasso.org.uk/picasso/ - but a quick search of this refers you to another forum where the topic of the suspension failure has been extensively covered and leads to the following question: Have you spoken to your Citroen dealer about the air pump failing, since it looks as if Citroen will pay 80% of the cost on cars up to 10 years old for the pump and the suspension air bags if they fail - see this http://c4owners.org/plugins/forum/forum_viewtopic.php?198527.15

In the mark 3 C5 there is a microphone located in the overhead bit, so maybe it could be for that.

Welcome to the forum and thankyou for your help on this topic.

Possibly damaged due to using a trolley jack without using a pad in the saddle so that the jaws on it dig in to the sill either side of the jacking point, but not even using a jacking point is criminal. It could be the previous owner had the trolley jack. Using a four point lift located at the jacking points (or the jack supplied with the car) would not damage the sills. A dealer/garage or tyre fitters that use 4 point lifts are unlikely to have caused it. We recently had tyres fitted to a C4 at our local Halfords and to a C3 at the local Kwik Fit and both used 4 point lifts and no damage was caused.

If you test the Cactus, try it on a few bends with passengers inside, just to check the high up seating position does not make you feel seasick - based on a comment I overheard requiring some design changes but I have not tried the car. If you do test one, please give a report for other potential owners.

On our C5 when the battery is flat and trying to start the car, the headlights will flash and the wipers move but there will not be enough power to start the engine. So, a low battery voltage is a possibility, or if the battery is on its last legs and down on capacity - I have just replaced ours at 7 years old. A good indication if capacity is down is when using a battery charger it quickly gets up to voltage.

I had the similar squeaking noise from a clutch release bearing on a Saab 900 (1988 model) which was pre dmfs, hence why I suggested it. From memory the squeak would vary depending on the weather and was related to it lightly touching the clutch cover which would rust at the contact points. It went though when eventually it was replaced. With a hydraulic clutch, the pedal biting point should not alter as the clutch wears since it is self adjusting (the slave cylinder piston will not move back as far) but it should have the fluid changed/bled at the same time as the brakes. As long as you are in the RAC or similar so your car can be recovered if the clutch does eventually slip too much to get home, then most people would not rush out to have a new one fitted yet. On some cars though if the dmf is in a bad way I seem to remember it can damage the starter motor and lead to more expense.

The Citroen part no. seems to be 4545L6 for the front right sensor and 4545L5 for the front left sensor. From citroencarparts.net it is £176 (a Peugeot dealer in Barrow). You might try checking the sensor wiring/connector/the electrical resistance with the connector unplugged and that it is clean before replacing it.

Welcome to the forum. The 2.4 petrol has a timing chain and not a belt. From a 2011 Citroen maintenance and warranty guide, the 2.2 hdi diesel timing belt replacement is 95k miles or 10 years if sooner for normal service or 70k miles or 10 years for arduous service. The handbok gives 22/37/30 mpg for urban/extra/urban/combined and 225 g CO2 for the 2.4 petrol and 29/47/39 and 194 CO2 for the 2.2 hdi. You can see the handbook on the service.citroen site, select your language then handbook pack and then your car http://service.citroen.com/ddb/