Owner’s Manual

11
Practical information
179
Brakin
g
Towin
g
a trailer increases the brakin
g
distance.
To avoid overheatin
g
of the brakes on a lon
g
mountain t
y
pe of descent, the use of en
g
ine
b
ra
ki
n
g
i
s recommen
d
e
d
.
T
y
res

Check the t
y
re pressures of the towin
g
vehicle and of the trailer, observin
g
the
r
ecommended pressures.
L
igh
t
i
n
g

C
heck the electrical li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
o
n t
he
tr
aile
r.
Th
e rear par
ki
n
g
sensors w
ill
b
e
deactivated automatically i
f
a genuine
CITROËN towbar is used.
Coolin
g
Towin
g
a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
A
s the fan is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apac
i
t
y
i
s not
d
epen
d
ent on t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
.

T
o
l
ower t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
, re
d
uce
y
our
sp
ee
d
.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the
g
radient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
t
empera
t
ure.

I
f
the warnin
g
lamp and the
S
TOP warning lamp come on,
s
to
p
the vehicle and switch o
ff
the en
g
ine as soon as possible.