Operation Manual

Practical information
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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
rakin
g
is recommended.
T
y
res
)
C
heck the t
y
re pressures o
f
the towin
g
vehicle and of the trailer, observin
g
the
recommended pressures.
Li
g
htin
g
)
Check 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 automaticall
y
i
f
a
g
enuine
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
apacit
y
is not dependent on the en
g
ine speed.
)
T
o
l
ower t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
, re
d
uce
y
our
spee
d
.
Th
e max
i
mum towe
d
l
oa
d
on a
l
on
g
i
nc
li
ne
depends on the gradient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
)
I
f
the warnin
g
lamp and the
S
TO
P
warn
i
n
g
l
amp come on,
s
to
p
the vehicle and switch o
ff
the en
g
ine as soon as possible.