Just Bought A C4

[Azza]

Hi,

 

I've just bought a C4 and there's a couple of things I'm wondering about. The first is the battery symbol which displays on the radio display (I've attached a photo), what is that for and the second is I am going to buy a spare wheel and I'm also looking at the jack kits that sit in the middle if the wheel. When I search I cannot find any for a 2013 C4. Would the one on the below link fit?

 

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-C4-JACK-KIT-WHEEL-BRACE-2006-/121978386802?hash=item1c667a7972:g:1okAAOSwRH5XLHDp

Edited May 14, 2016 by Azza

[Johndouglas]

That jack kit would suit your car but I recently fitted my daughters C4 with a spare wheel and I suggested she bought one of these:-

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-Ton-Tonne-Scissor-Wind-Up-Jack-for-Car-Van-with-Crank-Speed-Handle-26-10-/221890878487?hash=item33a9ba1c17:g:5pYAAOSwa-dWh8d3 and also a decent wheel brace.... item number 131434818660.    Both items about half the price of the kit.

[paul.h]

I am not sure about the battery symbol since it is not mentioned in our C4 handbook, but the radios often have a battery fastened at the back of them. Possibly this has not fully charged yet. If it does not clear I would go back to the dealer since it may need replacing and they are only available at high cost from a dealer. The symbol next to the battery one is to do with connecting a phone.

 

We bought the jack kit for our 2011 C4 from a dealer and it looks like the one in your ebay link. Including the wheel and tyre it was about £200. There is also a fastening mechanism available to hold the plastic tray to the boot floor. Make sure you get the yellow plastic tool used to pull the chrome caps off the wheel bolts, they are only about £3 from a dealer. The Citroen jacks have a groove at the top that the jacking point on the sill seam sits on, the jack in John's link does not have this so the sill would rest on the top of the jack - something to consider when choosing a jack. If you have a separate wheel brace it needs a 17mm socket, preferably a 6 point one.

 

The Citroen C4 jack is not that good but for occasional use it copes. The end of the handle can easily catch the sill/door and scratch it so I put some heat shrink sleeving on ours. The jack for the C5 2001 to 2008 model is a stronger jack and better design as well as easier to use since the winding handle is separate - as an example http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-C5-2003-JACK-SET-/322077135780?fits=Model%3AC5&hash=item4afd4b13a4:g:NRUAAOSw1DtXEopA The handle is in 2 parts, 1 hooks on the jack and the other is held to this with a socket at its end. In this link the seller also includes a single winding handle but that is not normally part of the jack. For some reason the C5 jack for the 2004 to 2008 C5 is priced less than the earlier one.

 

A while back I was looking at jack prices from a dealer against Citroen part nos:

Mark 1 C5, 672591 £43, mark 2 C5 67596 £23, both plus the brace 671742 £6, extension 671738 £4, tray 673685 £21.

C4 jack 672594 £25, tray 673695 £29.

[Azza]

Thanks for all the responses