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U n l o c k t h e s t e e r i n g b y t u r n i n g t h e
k e y o n e n o t c h i n t h e i g n i t i o n s w i t c h
a n d r e l e a s e t h e p a r k i n g b r a k e .
S w i t c h o n t h e h a z a r d w a r n i n g l a m p s
o n b o t h v e h i c l e s .
M o v e o f f g e n t l y a n d d r i v e f o r a s h o r t
d i s t a n c e o n l y . Towing another vehicle
O n t h e r e a r b u m p e r , u n c l i p t h e c o v e r
b y p r e s s i n g a t t h e b o t t o m .
S c r e w t h e t o w i n g e y e i n f u l l y .
I n s t a l l t h e t o w i n g b a r .
S w i t c h o n t h e h a z a r d w a r n i n g l a m p s
o n b o t h v e h i c l e s .
M o v e o f f g e n t l y a n d d r i v e f o r a s h o r t
d i s t a n c e o n l y .
F a i l u r e t o o b s e r v e t h i s s p e c i a l
c o n d i t i o n c o u l d r e s u l t i n d a -
m a g e t o c e r t a i n c o m p o n e n t s
( b r a k i n g , t r a n s m i s s i o n . . . ) a n d
t h e a b s e n c e o f b r a k i n g a s s i s -
t a n c e t h e n e x t t i m e t h e e n g i n e
i s s t a r t e d .
Towing your vehicle
O n t h e f r o n t b u m p e r , u n c l i p t h e
c o v e r b y p r e s s i n g a t t h e b o t t o m .
S c r e w t h e t o w i n g e y e i n f u l l y .
I n s t a l l t h e t o w i n g b a r .
P l a c e t h e g e a r l e v e r i n n e u t r a l
( p o s i t i o n N f o r a n S e n s o D r i v e o r a u -
t o m a t i c g e a r b o x ) .
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W e r e c o m m e n d t h e u s e o f g e n u -
i n e C I T R O Ë N t o w b a r s a n d t h e i r
h a r n e s s e s t h a t h a v e b e e n t e s t e d
a n d a p p r o v e d f r o m t h e d e s i g n
s t a g e o f y o u r v e h i c l e , a n d t h a t
t h e fi t t i n g o f t h e t o w b a r i s e n -
t r u s t e d t o a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r o r
a q u a l i fi e d w o r k s h o p .
I f t h e t r a i l e r i s n o t fi t t e d b y a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r , i t i s i m p e r a -
t i v e t h a t i t i s fi t t e d u s i n g t h e v e h i -
c l e ' s e l e c t r i c a l p r e - e q u i p m e n t , i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c -
t u r e r ' s i n s t r u c t i o n s .
TOWING A TRAILER,
A CARAVAN, ETC.
T h e r e a r p a r k i n g s e n s o r s w i l l
b e d e a c t i v a t e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y i f
a g e n u i n e C I T R O Ë N t o w b a r i s
u s e d .
T o w b a r s u i t a b l e f o r t h e a t t a c h m e n t o f a
t r a i l e r o r c a r a v a n w i t h a d d i t i o n a l l i g h t i n g
a n d s i g n a l l i n g .
Y o u r v e h i c l e i s p r i m a r i l y d e s i g n e d f o r
t r a n s p o r t i n g p e o p l e a n d l u g g a g e , b u t i t
m a y a l s o b e u s e d f o r t o w i n g a t r a i l e r .
D r i v i n g w i t h a t r a i l e r p l a c e s g r e a t e r d e -
m a n d s o n t h e t o w i n g v e h i c l e a n d t h e
d r i v e r m u s t t a k e p a r t i c u l a r c a r e .
Driving advice
Distribution of loads
D i s t r i b u t e t h e l o a d i n t h e t r a i l e r s o
t h a t t h e h e a v i e s t i t e m s a r e a s c l o s e
a s p o s s i b l e t o t h e a x l e a n d t h e n o s e
w e i g h t a p p r o a c h e s t h e m a x i m u m
p e r m i t t e d w i t h o u t e x c e e d i n g i t .
A i r d e n s i t y d e c r e a s e s w i t h a l t i t u d e , t h u s
r e d u c i n g e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e . A b o v e
1 0 0 0 m e t r e s , t h e m a x i m u m t o w e d l o a d
m u s t b e r e d u c e d b y 1 0 % f o r e v e r y
1 0 0 0 m e t r e s o f a l t i t u d e .
R e f e r t o t h e " T e c h n i c a l D a t a " s e c t i o n f o r
d e t a i l s o f t h e w e i g h t s a n d t o w e d l o a d s
w h i c h a p p l y t o y o u r v e h i c l e .
Side wind
T a k e i n t o a c c o u n t t h e i n c r e a s e d
s e n s i t i v i t y t o s i d e w i n d .
Cooling
T o w i n g a t r a i l e r o n a s l o p e i n c r e a s e s
t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e c o o l a n t .
A s t h e f a n i s e l e c t r i c a l l y c o n t r o l l e d , i t s
c o o l i n g c a p a c i t y i s n o t d e p e n d e n t o n
t h e e n g i n e s p e e d .
T o l o w e r t h e e n g i n e s p e e d , r e d u c e
y o u r s p e e d . T h e m a x i m u m t o w e d l o a d o n a l o n g i n -
c l i n e d e p e n d s o n t h e g r a d i e n t a n d t h e
a m b i e n t t e m p e r a t u r e .
I n a l l c a s e s , k e e p a c h e c k o n t h e c o o l a n t
t e m p e r a t u r e .
I f t h e w a r n i n g l a m p a n d t h e
STOP w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e
o n , s t o p t h e v e h i c l e a n d
s w i t c h o f f t h e e n g i n e a s
s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
Braking
T o w i n g a t r a i l e r i n c r e a s e s t h e b r a k i n g
d i s t a n c e .
Tyres
C h e c k t h e t y r e p r e s s u r e s o f t h e t o w i n g
v e h i c l e a n d o f t h e t r a i l e r , o b s e r v i n g t h e
r e c o m m e n d e d p r e s s u r e s .
Lighting
C h e c k t h e e l e c t r i c a l l i g h t i n g a n d
s i g n a l l i n g o n t h e t r a i l e r .
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AUDIO PRE-EQUIPMENT
Y o u r v e h i c l e i s e q u i p p e d w i t h c e r t a i n
f a c t o r y - fi t t e d a u d i o e q u i p m e n t :
- a d u a l - f u n c t i o n a e r i a l a t t h e r e a r o f t h e r o o f ,
- a c o a x i a l a e r i a l c a b l e ,
- b a s i c i n t e r f e r e n c e s u p p r e s s i o n ,
- c a b l i n g f o r s p e a k e r s i n t h e f r o n t d o o r s a n d t w e e t e r s i n t h e d a s h -
b o a r d ,
- c a b l i n g f o r s p e a k e r s i n t h e r e a r d o o r s
- t w o 8 - w a y c o n n e c t o r s . Fitting an audio unit
T h e a u d i o u n i t i s fi t t e d i n p l a c e o f o n e
o f t h e s t o r a g e b o x e s l o c a t e d b e l o w t h e
h e a t i n g a n d a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g c o n t r o l
p a n e l .
Fitting speakers
I t i s p o s s i b l e t o fi t :
- 1 6 5 m m d i a m e t e r s p e a k e r s i n t h e
f r o n t d o o r s ,
- 1 3 0 m m d i a m e t e r s p e a k e r s i n t h e r e a r d o o r s ,
- 2 2 . 5 m m d i a m e t e r t w e e t e r s i n t h e t o p o f t h e d a s h b o a r d . Connectors
8-way connector (A)
A 1 : -
A 2 : -
A 3 : -
A 4 : -
A 5 : -
A 6 : ( + ) I g n i t i o n p o s i t i v e ( i n t h i s c a s e , t h e a u d i o e q u i p m e n t o n l y o p e r -
a t e s w h e n t h e i g n i t i o n i s o n )
A 7 : ( + ) P e r m a n e n t
A 8 : E a r t h
N e v e r u s e a s e p a r a t e w i r e t o
c o n n e c t t h e ( + ) o f y o u r a u d i o
e q u i p m e n t ( r i s k o f d i s c h a r g i n g o f
t h e b a t t e r y ) .
8-way connector (B)
B 1 : ( + ) R e a r r i g h t s p e a k e r
B 2 : ( - ) R e a r r i g h t s p e a k e r
B 3 : ( + ) F r o n t r i g h t s p e a k e r a n d t w e e t e r
B 4 : ( - ) F r o n t r i g h t s p e a k e r a n d t w e e t e r
B 5 : ( + ) F r o n t l e f t s p e a k e r a n d t w e e t e r
B 6 : ( - ) F r o n t l e f t s p e a k e r a n d t w e e t e r
B 7 : ( + ) R e a r l e f t s p e a k e r
B 8 : ( - ) R e a r l e f t s p e a k e r
B e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g a r a d i o u n i t o r
s p e a k e r s i n y o u r v e h i c l e , y o u c a n
c o n t a c t a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r w h o
w i l l g i v e y o u t h e p a r t n u m b e r f o r
a s u i t a b l e w i r i n g h a r n e s s .
U n c l i p t h e s t o r a g e b o x o n e a c h s i d e
u s i n g a s c r e w d r i v e r a n d p u l l o u t .
Y o u w i l l t h e n h a v e a c c e s s t o a n a e r i a l
c o a x i a l c a b l e a n d t w o 8 - w a y c o n n e c t o r s .
T h e n r e f e r t o t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s p r o v i d e d
w i t h y o u r a u d i o u n i t .
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* T o a v o i d a n y r i s k o f j a m m i n g o f t h e p e d a l s :
- e n s u r e t h a t t h e m a t i s p o s i t i o n e d a n d s e c u r e d c o r r e c t l y ,
- n e v e r fi t o n e m a t o n t o p o f a n o t h e r .
ACCESSORIES
T h e y a r e a l l a d a p t e d t o y o u r v e h i c l e a n d
b e n e fi t f r o m C I T R O Ë N ' s r e c o m m e n d a -
t i o n a n d w a r r a n t y .
"Comfort"
s u n b l i n d s , d o o r d e fl e c t o r s , i s o t h e r m
m o d u l e , s m o k i n g k i t , f r a g r a n c e c a r t r i d g -
e s , f r o n t c e n t r e a r m r e s t , m o v e a b l e m i r r o r ,
r e a d i n g l a m p . . .
"Style":
l e a t h e r s t e e r i n g w h e e l , g e a r l e v e r k n o b s ,
i n t e r i o r s t y l i n g k i t , a l u m i n i u m f o o t r e s t , a l -
l o y w h e e l s , w h e e l t r i m s , c h r o m e t a i l g a t e
fi n i s h e r , c h r o m e t a i l p i p e fi n i s h e r , c h r o m e
m i r r o r s h e l l s , c h r o m e d o o r h a n d l e s . . .
A w i d e r a n g e o f a c c e s s o r i e s a n d g e n u -
i n e p a r t s i s a v a i l a b l e f r o m t h e C I T R O Ë N
d e a l e r n e t w o r k .
T h e s e a c c e s s o r i e s a n d p a r t s h a v e b e e n
t e s t e d a n d a p p r o v e d f o r r e l i a b i l i t y a n d
s a f e t y .
Conversion kits
Y o u c a n o b t a i n a n " E n t e r p r i s e " k i t t o
c o n v e r t a t r a d e v e h i c l e t o a p r i v a t e c a r
a n d v i c e - v e r s a .
"Transport solutions":
c h i l d s e a t s a n d b o o s t e r c u s h i o n s , b o o t
t r a y , b o o t c a r p e t , b o o t n e t , b o o t c o n t a i n -
e r s , t r a n s v e r s e r o o f b a r s , b i c y c l e c a r r i e r ,
s k i c a r r i e r , r o o f b o x e s , t o w b a r s , t o w b a r
w i r i n g h a r n e s s e s . . .
"Safety":
a n t i - t h e f t a l a r m , w h e e l s e c u r i t y b o l t s ,
s t o l e n v e h i c l e t r a c k i n g s y s t e m , b r e a t h a -
l y s e r , fi r s t a i d k i t , w a r n i n g t r i a n g l e , h i g h
v i s i b i l i t y v e s t , d o g g u a r d , s n o w c h a i n s ,
n o n - s l i p c o v e r s , f o g l a m p s k i t , p a r k i n g
s e n s o r s , b u m p e r p r o t e c t i o n s t r i p s ( t r a n s -
l u c e n t , g l o s s b l a c k , c h r o m e fi n i s h ) . . .
"Protection":
m a t s * , m u d fl a p s , s e a t c o v e r s , d o o r s i l l
p r o t e c t o r s . . .
I f a t o w b a r a n d w i r i n g a r e fi t t e d
o u t s i d e t h e C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r
n e t w o r k , t h i s m u s t b e d o n e
m a k i n g u s e o f t h e v e h i c l e ' s
e l e c t r i c a l p r e - e q u i p m e n t a n d
f o l l o w i n g t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s
r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s .
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D e p e n d i n g o n t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i n
f o r c e i n t h e c o u n t r y , i t m a y b e
c o m p u l s o r y t o h a v e a h i g h v i s -
i b i l i t y s a f e t y v e s t , w a r n i n g t r i a n -
g l e a n d s p a r e b u l b s a n d f u s e s
a v a i l a b l e i n t h e v e h i c l e .
T h e fi t t i n g o f e l e c t r i c a l e q u i p m e n t
o r a c c e s s o r i e s w h i c h a r e n o t r e c -
o m m e n d e d b y C I T R O Ë N m a y
r e s u l t i n a f a i l u r e o f y o u r v e h i c l e ' s
e l e c t r o n i c s y s t e m a n d e x c e s s i v e
e l e c t r i c a l c o n s u m p t i o n .
P l e a s e n o t e t h i s p r e c a u t i o n .
Y o u a r e a d v i s e d t o c o n t a c t a
C I T R O Ë N r e p r e s e n t a t i v e t o b e
s h o w n t h e r a n g e o f r e c o m m e n d -
e d e q u i p m e n t a n d a c c e s s o r i e s .
Installation of radio
communication transmitters
B e f o r e i n s t a l l i n g a n y a f t e r -
m a r k e t r a d i o c o m m u n i c a t i o n
t r a n s m i t t e r , y o u c a n c o n t a c t a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r f o r t h e s p e c i -
fi c a t i o n o f t r a n s m i t t e r s w h i c h
c a n b e fi t t e d ( f r e q u e n c y , m a x i -
m u m p o w e r , a e r i a l p o s i t i o n ,
s p e c i fi c i n s t a l l a t i o n r e q u i r e -
m e n t s ) , i n l i n e w i t h t h e V e h i c l e
E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c C o m p a t i b i l i t y
D i r e c t i v e ( 2 0 0 4 / 1 0 4 / E C ) .
"Multimedia":
B l u e t o o t h ®
h a n d s - f r e e s y s t e m , a u d i o
e q u i p m e n t , p o r t a b l e s a t e l l i t e n a v i g a t i o n
s y s t e m , s e m i - i n t e g r a l p o r t a b l e n a v i -
g a t i o n s y s t e m c a r r i e r , s p e e d c a m e r a
w a r n i n g , D V D p l a y e r , a u x i l i a r y c a b l e f o r
c o n n e c t i n g a p o r t a b l e M P 3 p l a y e r , U S B
B o x , H i - F i m o d u l e , s p e a k e r s . . . B y g o i n g t o a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r , y o u
c a n a l s o o b t a i n c l e a n i n g a n d m a i n t e -
n a n c e p r o d u c t s ( i n t e r i o r a n d e x t e r i o r ) -
i n c l u d i n g e c o l o g i c a l p r o d u c t s i n t h e
" T E C H N A T U R E " r a n g e - p r o d u c t s f o r
t o p p i n g u p ( s c r e e n w a s h fl u i d . . . ) , t o u c h
u p p e n s a n d p a i n t a e r o s o l s f o r t h e e x a c t
c o l o u r o f y o u r v e h i c l e , r e c h a r g e s ( c a r -
t r i d g e f o r t h e t e m p o r a r y p u n c t u r e r e p a i r
k i t . . . ) , . . .
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TECHNICAL DATA
MODELS:
ENGINES AND GEARBOXES
Model codes:
SC...
HFV0 KFT0 8FR0 8FP0 5FS0 5FS9
PETROL ENGINES 1.1 i 1.4 i VTi 95 VTi 120
Cubic capacity (cc) 1 124 1 360 1 397 1 598
Bore x stroke (mm) 72 x 69 75 x 77 77 x 75 77 x 85.8
Max power: EU standard (kW) 44 54 70 88
Max power engine speed (rpm) 5 500 5 200 6 000 6 000
Max torque: EU standard (Nm) 94 118 136 160
Max torque engine speed (rpm) 3 300 3 300 4 000 4 250
Fuel Unleaded Unleaded Unleaded Unleade d
Catalytic converter yes yes yes yes
GEARBOX Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) SensoDrive
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) Automatic
(4-speed)
OIL CAPACITIES (in litres)
E n g i n e ( w i t h fi l t e r r e p l a c e m e n t ) 3.0 3.0 4.25 4.25 4.25 4.25
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F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e o p e r a t i o n a n d u s e o f y o u r L P G v e h i c l e , r e f e r t o t h e s p e c i fi c i n s e r t a t t a c h e d t o t h e o t h e r v e h i c l e
documents.
MODELS:
ENGINES AND GEARBOXES
Model codes:
SC...
HFV0/GPL KFT0/GPL
LPG ENGINES
1.1 i 1.4 i
Cubic capacity (cc) 1 124 1 360
Bore x stroke (mm) 72 x 69 75 x 77
Max. power: EU standard (kW) 44 51.5/54
Max. power speed (rpm) 5 500 5 200
Max torque: EU standard (Nm) 88/94 118
Max. torque speed (rpm) 3 500/3 300 3 300
Fuel LPG/Unleaded LPG/Unleaded
Catalytic converter Yes Yes
GEARBOXES Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed)
OIL CAPACITIES (in litres)
E n g i n e ( w i t h fi l t e r r e p l a c e m e n t ) 3.0 3.0
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TECHNICAL DATA
MODELS:
ENGINES AND GEARBOXES
Model codes:
SC...
8HZC 8HR0 9HXC 9HP4
9HP0
9HP0
/S
9HR8
DIESEL ENGINES HDi 70 HDi 70 PEF HDi 90
HDi 90 PEF
99g
HDi 90 PEF
HDi 110
PEF
Cubic capacity (cc) 1 398 1 560 1 560
Bore x stroke (mm) 73.7 x 82 75 x 88.3 75 x 88.3
Max power: EU standard (kW) 50 66 68 68 82
Max power engine speed (rpm) 4 000 4 000 3 600
Max torque: EU standard (Nm) 160 215 230 230 270
Max torque engine speed (rpm) 2 000 1 750 1 750 1 750
Fuel Diesel Diesel Diesel
Catalytic converter yes yes yes
P a r t i c l e e m i s s i o n s fi l t e r ( P E F ) no yes no yes yes yes
GEARBOX Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(6-speed)
OIL CAPACITIES (in litres)
E n g i n e ( w i t h fi l t e r r e p l a c e m e n t ) 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75 3.75
.../S: m o d e l fi t t e d w i t h S t o p & S t a r t .
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WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (in kg)
Petrol engines
1.1 i 1.4 i
Gearbox
Manual Manual
Model codes:
SC...
HFV0 KFT0
- Unladen weight 1 010 1 030
- Kerb weight 1 085 1 105
- Gross vehicle weight (GVW) 1 527 1 529
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 1 977 2 329
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
on a 12 % gradient 450 800
- Braked trailer * (with load transfer within the GTW limit) 775 1 105
- Unbraked trailer 450 550
- Recommended nose weight 31 44
* The weight of the braked trailer can be increased, w ithin the GTW limit, if the GVW of the towing vehicle is reduced by an
equal amount. Warning: towing using a lightly loaded to wing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.
The GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude of 1 000 metres; the towed load mention ed
must be reduced by 10 % for each additional 1 000 metres of a ltitude.
The speed of a towing vehicle must not exceed 60 mph (100 k m/h) (comply with the legislation in force in your country).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the pe rformance of the vehicle to protect the engine; if the ambient
temperature is above 37 °C, limit the towed load.
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* The weight of the braked trailer can be increased, within the GTW limit, if the GVW of the towing vehicle is re duced by an
equal amount. Warning: towing using a lightly loaded to wing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.
The GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude of 1 000 metres; the towed load mention ed
must be reduced by 10 % for each additional 1 000 metres of a ltitude.
The speed of a towing vehicle must not exceed 60 mph (100 k m/h) (comply with the legislation in force in your country).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the pe rformance of the vehicle to protect the engine; if the ambient
temperature is above 37 °C, limit the towed load.
WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (in kg)
Petrol engines
VTi 95 VTi 120
Gearboxes
Manual SensoDrive Manual Automatic
Model codes:
SC...
8FR0 8FP0 5FS0 5FS9
- Unladen weight 1 075 1 079 1 075 1 089
- Kerb weight 1 150 1 154 1 150 1 164
- Gross vehicle weight (GVW) 1 576 1 581 1 579 1 612
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 2 476 2 481 2 479 2 512
- Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12 % gradient 900 900 900 900
- Braked trailer * (with load transfer within the GTW limit) 1 150 1 150 1 150 1 150
- Unbraked trailer 570 570 570 570
- Recommended nose weight 46 46 46 46