Among the small maintenance acts that you should do regularly on your car, to fill up the brake fluid level of your Citroen C5 Aircross is one of the most classics. Even though this act is basic to do, some of you are likely wanting to know why to do the brake fluid level on your car? And others are worried about how to do the brake fluid level on your Citroen C5 Aircross? We will now answer these questions.

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Benefit to always have the brake fluid level up in your Citroen C5 Aircross

So we commence our content with the interest of looking at the brake fluid level on a Citroen C5 Aircross. This fluid has a vital task on your car, transmit the braking power to the wheels and thus stop your automobile. However, it is possible that as time passes you may lose brake fluid without any particular leak (without any leakage). It is as a result important to check the brake fluid level of your Citroen C5 Aircross on a regular basis (every 10,000km for example). It is also beneficial to flush the system every 50,000km because as time passes the brake fluid loses its characteristics. This procedure is specially simple and does not require amazing experience of mechanics, so it is easy for all Citroen C5 Aircross owners to do it themselves. If the Brake light on the dashboard of your Citroen C5 Aircross does not match to a lack of brake fluid, do not think twice to have a look at our content for details. However, there are some safety measures and rules to follow that we will see in the next section of this content.

How to fill up the brake fluid of a Citroen C5 Aircross

So now we will explain to you how to do the brake fluid level on a Citroen C5 Aircross. Please be aware that this is very elementary to perform. However, you will have to check which brake fluid is the right one for you between DOT 3, DOT 4 and DOT 5. Most cars use either DOT 3 or DOT 4. You will obtain this data in the user manual of your Citroen C5 Aircross. Now here are the steps to stick to to make your level:

  • Open your bonnet and locate your brake fluid reservoir, it is very easy to locate, it is in general made of whitish/transparent plastic, it is set over the master cylinder (metal part) and has a yellow cap.
  • Once established, browse the instructions on the cap carefully so as not to make any problems within the the procedure, we suggest you to clean the cap and the tank before opening. You will now be able to look at the side of the tank and observe the “Min” and “Max” marks on the side of the tank, which give you the range in which the level should be.
  • If the level is sufficient do not touch anything, or if you are close to or below the low mark, open the cap and fill it gently with the brake fluid suitable for your Citroen C5 Aircross up to the mark “Max”.
  • If the level was below the “Min” mark before you inspected the brake fluid level in your Citroen C5 Aircross, make sure to check the level in a few days/weeks to ensure that you don’t have a leak in the brake system

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That’s it, you now have all the information you need to safely fill the brake fluid level of your Citroen C5 Aircross.

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