Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G Owner's Manual

109
Installation of child seats secured using the seat 
belt
In accordance with European regulations, this table indicates the options for installing child seats secured using the seat belt and universally ap
proved ( a) i
n r elation t o t he w eight o f t he c hild a nd t he s eat i n t he v ehicle.
Seat Weight of the child /
 i

ndicative
 a
ge
Groups 0 (b) and 0+ Bir th to 13 kg
Up
 t

o
 a
bout
 1 ye
arGroup 1
From 9 to 18 kg
From
 1 t

o
 a
bout
 3 ye
arsGroup 2
From 15 to 25 kg
From
 3 t

o
 a
bout
 6 ye
arsGroup 3
From 22 to 36 kg
From 6 to about 10 years
1st row Front p assenger s eat (
c ) w ithout he
ight a djustment (d ) U
UUU
2
nd row Outer
 r
ear
 s
eats
 (
e ) UUUU
C
entre
 r
ear
 s
eat
 (e ) U (f ) U (f ) U U
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110
(a ) Universal c hild s eat: c hild s eat w hich c an be i
nstalled i n a ll v ehicles u sing t he s eat belt

.
( b )
 Gr

oup
 0
:
 f
rom
 b
irth
 t
o
 1
0
 k
g.
 I
nfant
 c
ar
 se

ats
 a
nd
 "
car
 c
ots"
 c
annot
 b
e
 i
nstalled
 o
n
 the fr

ont
 pa
ssenger
 seat
.
 Wh

en
 i
nstalled
 i
n
 t
he
 2nd row, they may pr
event t
he u
se o
f o
ne o
r m ore s eats.
( c )
 Co

nsult
 t

he
 l

egislation
 i

n
 f
orce
 i
n
 y
our
 co

untry
 b

efore
 i

nstalling
 y
our
 c
hild
 o
n
 t
his
 seat

.
Remove
 a

nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 be

fore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 a pa

ssenger
 s
eat.
 R
efit
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 on

ce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 b
een
 r
emoved.
U
:
 Se

at
 s
uitable
 f
or
 t
he
 i
nstallation
 o
f
 a c
hild
 se

at
 s
ecured
 u
sing
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 a
nd
 un

iversally
 a
pproved
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 a
nd/
or
 f

or ward
 f
acing.
( d )
 Wh

en
 a r

ear ward
 f

acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 in

stalled
 o

n
 t

he
 f

ront
 p

assenger
 s
eat,
 th

e
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 a

irbag
 m
ust
 b
e
 de

activated.
 O

ther wise
 t
he
 c
hild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 be

ing
 s

eriously
 i

njured
 o
r
 k
illed
 i
f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 we

re
 d

eployed.
 Wh

en
 a f

or ward
 f

acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 in

stalled
 o

n
 t

he
 f

ront
 p

assenger
 s
eat,
 l
eave
 th

e
 p

assenger's
 f

ront
 a

irbag
 a
ctive. (
e )
 To i
nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 a r
ear
 s
eat,
 re

ar ward
 f
acing
 o
r
 f
or ward
 f
acing,
 m
ove
 th

e
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 s
traighten
 t
he
 ba

ckrest
 t
o
 a
llow
 e
nough
 s
pace
 f
or
 t
he
 ch

ild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 t
he
 c
hild's
 l
egs.
( f )
 A c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 s
upport
 l
eg
 m
ust
 n
ever
 b
e
 in
stalled o n t he c entre r ear s eat.
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Your vehicle has been approved in accordance with the latest ISOFIX regulation .
The
 s

eats,
 r
epresented
 b
elow,
 a
re
 f
itted
 w
ith
 reg

ulation
 IS
OFIX
 mo
untings:
"ISOFIX" mountings
There are three rings for each seat: -
 a r
ing
 B b
ehind
 t
he
 s
eat
 f
or
 f
ixing
 t
he
 u
pper
 st

rap,
 r
eferred
 t
o
 a
s
 t
he
 T
OP TETHER
.
The T OP T ETHER i s u sed t o s ecure t he up

per
 s
trap
 o
f
 c
hild
 s
eats
 t
hat
 h
ave
 o
ne.
 T
his
 ar

rangement
 l
imits
 t
he
 f
or ward
 t
ipping
 o
f
 t
he
 ch

ild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a f
ront
 i
mpact.
This
 I

SOFIX
 m
ounting
 s
ystem
 p
rovides
 f
ast,
 re

liable
 a
nd
 s
afe
 f
itting
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 y
our
 ve

hicle. For
 i

nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
ossibilities
 f
or
 in

stalling
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats
 i
n
 y
our
 ve

hicle,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 s
ummary
 t
able.
The
 i

ncorrect
 i
nstallation
 o
f
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 in a v

ehicle
 c
ompromises
 t
he
 c
hild's
 pr

otection
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a
n
 a
ccident.
Follow
 t

he
 i
nstructions
 f
or
 f
itting
 c
hild
 se

ats
 c
ontained
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstallation
 g
uide
 su

pplied
 w
ith
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat.
When
 f

itting
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 l
eft
 ha

nd
 r
ear
 s
eat,
 b
efore
 f
itting
 t
he
 s
eat,
 f
irst
 mov

e
 t
he
 c
entre
 r
ear
 s
eat
 b
elt
 t
owards
 t
he
 mi

ddle
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 a
void
 t
he
 s
eat
 in

ter fering
 w
ith
 t
he
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt.The ISOFIX child seats
 a

re
 f
itted
 w
ith
 t
wo
 la

tches
 w
hich
 a
re
 s
ecured
 o
n
 t
he
 t
wo
 r
ings
 A
.
S
ome
 s
eats
 a
lso
 h
ave
 a
n
 up
per strap
,
 k
nown
 as t

he
 T
OP
 T
ETHER,
 w
hich
 i
s
 a
ttached
 t
o
 ri

ng B
.
To
 s
ecure
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 t
o
 t
he
 T
OP
 T
ETHER:
-
 re
move
 a
nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
efore
 in

stalling
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
n
 t
his
 s
eating
 po

sition
 (
refit
 i
t
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 be

en
 r
emoved),
-
 pa
ss
 t
he
 s
trap
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 o
ver
 t
he
 t
op
 of t

he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest,
 c
entred
 b
etween
 t
he
 ap

ertures
 f
or
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 r
ods,
- fi x t he h ook o f t he u pper s trap t o t he r ing B
,
- ti ghten t he u pper s trap.
-
 tw

o
 r
ings
 A, l

ocated
 b
etween
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 se

at
 b
ack
 a
nd
 c
ushion,
 i
ndicated
 b
y
 a ma

rking,
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112
ISOFIX child seats recommended by CITROËN
"RÖMER Baby- Safe Plus" and its ISOFIX base (size
 c

ategory:
 E)
G

roup 0+: from bir th to 13 kg
Installed
 r

ear ward
 f
acing
 u
sing
 a
n
 I
SOFIX
 ba

se
 w

hich
 i
s
 a
ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ings
 A.
T

he
 b

ase
 h
as
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
 a
djustable
 f
or
 he

ight,
 w
hich
 s
its
 o
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
loor.
This
 c

hild
 s
eat
 c
an
 a
lso
 b
e
 s
ecured
 w
ith
 a se

at
 b

elt.
 I
n
 t
his
 c
ase,
 o
nly
 t
he
 s
hell
 i
s
 u
sed
 an

d
 a

ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat
 b
y
 t
he
 th

ree-point
 s
eat
 b
elt. "RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX"
(size
 c

ategory:
 B1)
G

roup 1: from 9 to 18 kg
Is
 i

nstalled
 o
nly
 i
n
 t
he
 f
or ward
 f
acing
 pos

ition.
Is
 a

ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 a
nchorage
 r
ings
 A a
nd
 t
he
 up

per
 a
nchorage
 r
ing
 B, r

eferred
 t
o
 a
s
 t
he
 TO

P
 T
ETHER,
 u
sing
 a
n
 u
pper
 s
trap.
Three
 s

eat
 b
ody
 a
ngles:
 s
itting,
 r
eclining,
 ly

ing
 d
own.
We
 r

ecommend
 t
he
 l
ying
 d
own
 p
osition.
This
 c

hild
 s
eat
 c
an
 a
lso
 b
e
 u
sed
 o
n
 s
eats
 no

t
 e
quipped
 w
ith
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings.
 I
n
 th

is
 c
ase,
 i
t
 m
ust
 b
e
 s
ecured
 t
o
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 se

at
 b
y
 t
he
 t
hree-point
 s
eat
 b
elt.
 A
djust
 t
he
 po

sition
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
ront
 s
eat
 s
o
 t
hat
 t
he
 ch

ild's
 f
eet
 a
re
 n
ot
 t
ouching
 t
he
 b
ackrest.
CITROËN
 o

ffers
 a r
ange
 o
f
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats
 l
isted
 a
nd
 t
ype
 a
pproved
 f
or
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Refer
 a
lso
 t
o
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 m
anufacturer's
 f
itting
 i
nstructions
 f
or
 i
nformation
 o
n
 i
nstalling
 a
nd
 r
emoving
 t
he
 s
eat.
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113
Locations for ISOFIX child seats
In accordance with European Regulations, this table indicates the options for installing ISOFIX child seats on seats in the vehicle fitted with ISOFIX mountings.
In
 t

he
 c
ase
 o
f
 u
niversal
 a
nd
 s
emi-universal
 I
SOFIX
 c
hild
 s
eats,
 t
he
 I
SOFIX
 s
ize
 c
ategory,
 d
etermined
 b
y
 a l
etter
 f
rom
 A
to G,
 i

s
 i
ndicated
 o
n
 t
he
 c
hild
 se

at
 n
ext
 t
o
 t
he
 I
SOFIX
 l
ogo.
I UF:
se

at suitable for the installation of an I sofix
 Un

iversal seat, For ward
 fa

cing
 s
ecured
 u
sing
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap.
IL- SU:
se

at suitable for the installation of an I sofix
 Se

mi-Universal
 seat eit

her:
-
 re

ar ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 fo

r ward
 f
acing
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
upport
 l
eg,
-
 an i

nfant
 c
ar
 s
eat
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a
n
 u
pper
 s
trap
 o
r
 a s
upport
 l
eg.Weight of the child
 / i

ndicative
 a
ge
Less than 10 kg (group 0)
Up to about 6
 m

onthsLess than 10 kg
(group 0)
Less than 13 kg (group 0+)
Up
 t

o
 a
bout
 1 ye
arFrom 9 to 18 kg (group 1)
From
 a

bout.
 1 t
o
 3 ye
ars
Type of ISOFIX child seat Infant car seatrearward facing rearward facing forward facing
ISOFIX size categor y F G C D E C D A B B1
1
st row Front pa ssenger seat No t ISOFIX
2
nd row Outer rear seats
IL- SU IL- SU IL- SU IL- SU IL- SU IUF

IL- SU
Centre rear seat Not ISOFIX
Remove
 a

nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
efore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
Refit
 t

he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 b
een
 r
emoved.For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings
 a
nd
 t
he
 u
pper
 s
trap,
 r
efer
 t
o
 th

e
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
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114
Locations for i-Size child seats
The i-Size child seats have two latches that engage on the two rings A.
i- U:
   se
at
 s
uitable
 f
or
 i
-Size
 r
estraints
 o
f
 t
he
 "
universal"
 c
ategory,
 fo

r ward
 f
acing
 o
r
 r
ear ward
 f
acing.
Remove
 a

nd
 s
tow
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
efore
 i
nstalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 o
n
 a p
assenger
 s
eat.
Refit
 t

he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 o
nce
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 h
as
 b
een
 r
emoved.(
a )
 to i

nstall
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 a
t
 t
he
 r
ear,
 r
ear ward
 f
acing
 o
r
 f
or ward
 f
acing,
 mov

e
 t
he
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward,
 t
hen
 s
traighten
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 t
o
 a
llow
 en

ough
 s
pace
 f
or
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 a
nd
 t
he
 c
hild's
 l
egs.
The
 i

-Size
 c
hild
 s
eats
 a
lso
 h
ave:
-
 ei

ther
 a
n
 u
pper
 s
trap
 w
hich
 i
s
 a
ttached
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ing
 B.
- or a s

upport
 l
eg
 w
hich
 s
its
 o
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle's
 f
loor,
 c
ompatible
 w
ith
 s
eat
 a
pproved
 f
or
 i
-Size,
 t
he
 r
ole
 o
f
 w
hich
 i
s
 t
o
 p
revent
 t
he
 c
hild
 s
eat
 f
rom
 t
ipping
 fo

r wards
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 a c
ollision.
In
 a

ccordance
 w
ith
 t
he
 n
ew
 E
uropean
 R
egulations,
 t
his
 t
able
 i
ndicates
 t
he
 o
ptions
 f
or
 i
nstalling
 i
-Size
 c
hild
 s
eats
 o
n
 s
eats
 i
n
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 f
itted
 w
ith
 IS

OFIX
 m
ountings
 a
nd
 a
pproved
 f
or
 i
-Size.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 I
SOFIX
 m
ountings
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ings,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.i-Size child seat
1
st row Front pa ssenger seat N ot i -Size
2
nd row Outer r ear s eats (
a ) i- U
Centre rear seat Not i
-Size
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115
Child seats
Recommendations
Installing a booster
cushion
The chest part of the seat belt must be positioned o n t he c hild's s houlder w ithout to

uching
 t
he
 n
eck.
Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passes
 c

orrectly
 o
ver
 t
he
 c
hild's
 t
highs.
CITROËN
 r

ecommends
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 a b
ooster
 se

at
 w
hich
 h
as
 a b
ack,
 f
itted
 w
ith
 a s
eat
 b
elt
 gu

ide
 a
t
 s
houlder
 l
evel.
As
 a s

afety
 p
recaution,
 d
o
 n
ot
 l
eave:
-
 on

e
 o
r
 m
ore
 c
hildren
 a
lone
 a
nd
 un

supervised
 i
n
 a v
ehicle,
-
 a c

hild
 o
r
 a
n
 a
nimal
 i
n
 a v
ehicle
 w
hich
 is e

xposed
 t
o
 t
he
 s
un,
 w
ith
 t
he
 w
indows
 clos

ed,
-
 th

e
 k
eys
 w
ithin
 r
each
 o
f
 c
hildren
 i
nside
 th

e
 v
ehicle.
To
 p

revent
 a
ccidental
 o
pening
 o
f
 t
he
 d
oors,
 us

e
 t
he
 c
hild
 l
ock.
Take
 c

are
 n
ot
 t
o
 o
pen
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows
 b
y
 mo

re
 t
han
 o
ne
 t
hird.
To
 p

rotect
 y
oung
 c
hildren
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ays
 o
f
 th

e
 s
un,
 f
it
 s
ide
 b
linds
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ear
 w
indows.
Children at the front
For optimum installation of th e for ward fa cing ch
ild s eat, e nsure t hat t he b ack o f t he c hild se

at
 i
s
 a
s
 c
lose
 a
s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 of t

he
 v
ehicle's
 s
eat,
 o
r
 i
n
 c
ontact
 i
f
 p
ossible.
The
 h

ead
 r
estraint
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
emoved
 b
efore
 in

stalling
 a c
hild
 s
eat
 w
ith
 a b
ackrest
 o
n
 t
he
 pa

ssenger
 seat
.
Ensure
 t

hat
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 i
s
 s
towed
 o
r
 at

tached
 s
ecurely
 s
o
 t
hat
 i
t
 i
s
 n
ot
 t
hrown
 ar

ound
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 i
n
 t
he
 e
vent
 o
f
 s
harp
 br

aking.
Refit
 t

he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 t
he
 c
hild
 se

at
 i
s
 r
emoved.
The
 l

egislation
 o
n
 c
arrying
 a c
hild
 o
n
 t
he
 fr

ont
 p
assenger
 s
eat
 i
s
 s
pecific
 t
o
 e
ach
 co

untry.
 R
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 l
egislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 th

e
 c
ountry
 i
n
 w
hich
 y
ou
 a
re
 d
riving.
Deactivate
 t

he
 p
assenger's
 f
ront
 a
irbag
 wh

en
 a r
ear ward
 f
acing
 c
hild
 s
eat
 i
s
 i
nstalled
 on t

he
 f
ront
 p
assenger
 s
eat.
 O
ther wise,
 t
he
 ch

ild
 w
ould
 r
isk
 b
eing
 s
eriously
 i
njured
 o
r
 ki

lled
 i
f
 t
he
 a
irbag
 w
ere
 d
eployed.
The i
ncorrect i
nstallation o
f a c
hild s
eat i
n a ve
hicle c
ompromises t
he c
hild's p
rotection i
n th

e
 e

vent
 o

f
 a

n
 a

ccident.
Check
 t

hat
 t

here
 i

s
 n

o
 s

eat
 b

elt
 o

r
 s

eat
 b

elt
 bu

ckle
 u

nder
 t

he
 c

hild
 s

eat
 a

s
 t

his
 c

ould
 des

tabilise
 it

.
Remember
 t

o
 f

asten
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

elts
 o

r
 t

he
 ch

ild
 s

eat
 h

arnesses
 k

eeping the slack in
relation
 t

o
 t

he
 c

hild's
 b

ody
 t

o a minimum ,
even
 f

or
 s

hort
 j

ourneys.
For
 t

he
 i

nstallation
 o

f
 a c

hild
 s

eat
 u

sing
 a se

at
 b

elt,
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 t

his
 i

s
 w

ell
 t

ensioned
 on t

he
 c

hild
 s

eat
 a

nd
 t

hat
 i

t
 i

s
 h

olding
 t

he
 ch

ild
 s

eat
 f

irmly
 a

gainst
 t

he
 s

eat
 o

f
 y

our
 ve

hicle.
 I

f
 y

our
 f

ront
 p

assenger
 s

eat
 i

s
 ad

justable,
 m

ove
 i

t
 f

or ward
 i

f
 n

ecessary.
At the rear seats, always leave sufficient
space
 b

etween
 t

he
 f

ront
 s

eat
 a

nd:
-
 a r

ear ward
 f

acing
 c

hild
 s

eat,
-
 th

e
 f

eet
 o

f
 a c

hild
 s

eated
 i

n
 a f

or ward
 fa

cing
 c

hild
 s

eat.
For
 t

his,
 m

ove
 t

he
 f

ront
 s

eat
 f

or ward
 a

nd
 i

f
 ne

cessary
 s

traighten
 i

ts
 b

ackrest.
5
Safety

116
Electric child lock
Switching on
F With the ignition o n, p ress t his b utton.The indicator lamp in the button comes on, ac
companied b y a m essage t o c onfirm t hat t he c hild lo

ck
 i
s
 o
n.
This
 i

ndicator
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
n
 u
ntil
 t
he
 c
hild
 l
ock
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
ff.
It
 i

s
 s
till
 p
ossible
 t
o
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
oors
 f
rom
 t
he
 o
utside.
Switching off
F With the ignition o n, p ress t his b utton aga
in.
The indicator lamp in the button goes off, accompanied by a message t o c onfirm t hat t he c hild l ock i s o ff.
This
 i

ndicator
 l
amp
 r
emains
 o
ff
 w
hile
 t
he
 c
hild
 l
ock
 i
s
 sw

itched
 o
ff.
Remote control system to prevent opening of the rear doors using their interior controls.
An y
 o
ther
 s
tatus
 o
f
 t
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 in

dicates
 a f
ault
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectric
 c
hild
 lo

ck.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 or a q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
This
 s

ystem
 i
s
 i
ndependent
 a
nd
 i
n
 n
o
 ci

rcumstances
 d
oes
 i
t
 t
ake
 t
he
 p
lace
 o
f
 th

e
 c
entral
 l
ocking
 c
ontrol.
Check
 t

he
 s
tatus
 o
f
 t
he
 c
hild
 l
ock
 e
ach
 ti

me
 y
ou
 s
witch
 o
n
 t
he
 i
gnition.
Always
 r

emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 f
rom
 t
he
 i
gnition
 wh

en
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
ven
 f
or
 a sh

ort
 t
ime.
Safety

117
A few driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations at all times and remain v igilant w hatever t he t raffic c onditions.
Pay
 c

lose
 a
ttention
 t
o
 t
he
 t
raffic
 a
nd
 k
eep
 y
our
 ha

nds
 o
n
 t
he
 w
heel
 s
o
 t
hat
 y
ou
 a
re
 r
eady
 t
o
 re

act
 a
t
 a
ny
 t
ime
 t
o
 a
ny
 e
ventuality.
On
 a l

ong
 j
ourney,
 a b
reak
 e
very
 t
wo
 h
ours
 i
s
 st

rongly
 rec
ommended.
In
 d

ifficult
 w
eather,
 d
rive
 s
moothly,
 a
nticipate
 th

e
 n
eed
 t
o
 b
rake
 a
nd
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 d
istance
 fr

om
 o
ther
 v
ehicles.
Driving on flooded
roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t

he
 e
ngine
 o
r
 g
earbox,
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
o
 t
he
 el

ectrical
 s
ystems
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.If
 y

ou
 a
re
 o
bliged
 t
o
 d
rive
 t
hrough
 w
ater:
-
 ch
eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 d
epth
 o
f
 w
ater
 d
oes
 n
ot
 ex

ceed
 1
5
 c
m,
 t
aking
 a
ccount
 o
f
 w
aves
 th

at
 m
ight
 b
e
 g
enerated
 b
y
 o
ther
 u
sers,
-
 de
activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem,
-
 dr
ive
 a
s
 s
lowly
 a
s
 p
ossible
 w
ithout
 st

alling.
 I
n
 a
ll
 c
ases,
 d
o
 n
ot
 e
xceed
 6 m
ph
 (1

0 km/h),
- do n ot s top a nd d o n ot s witch o ff t he en
gine.
On
 l

eaving
 t
he
 f
looded
 r
oad,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 ci

rcumstances
 a
llow,
 m
ake
 s
everal
 l
ight
 b
rake
 ap

plications
 t
o
 d
ry
 t
he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads.
If
 i

n
 d
oubt
 o
n
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 b
raking
 s
ystem!
Do
 n

ot
 p
ark
 o
r
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
hen
 st

ationary
 i
n
 a
reas
 w
here
 i
nflammable
 su

bstances
 a
nd
 m
aterials
 (
dry
 g
rass,
 de

ad
 l
eaves...)
 m
ight
 c
ome
 i
nto
 co

ntact with
 t
he
 h
ot
 e
xhaust
 s
ystem
 - Ri

sk
 o
f
 f
ire!
Never
 l

eave
 a v
ehicle
 u
nsupervised
 wi

th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning.
 I
f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 to l

eave
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 an

d
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 o
r
 pos

ition
N
or P,
 d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 t
ype
 of g

earbox.
6
Driving

118
When towing
Distribution of loads
F Distribute the l oad i n t he t railer s o t hat t he he
aviest i tems a re a s c lose a s p ossible t o th

e
 a
xle
 a
nd
 t
he
 n
ose
 w
eight
 a
pproaches
 th

e
 m
aximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 ex

ceeding it.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 t
hus
 re

ducing
 e
ngine
 p
er formance.
 A
bove
 1 00

0 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 m
ust
 be r

educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 0
00
 m
etres
 o
f
 alt

itude.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 w
eights
 (
and
 t
he
 to

wed
 l
oads
 w
hich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle)
 r
efer
 to t

he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the temperature o f t he c oolant.
As
 t

he
 f
an
 i
s
 e
lectrically
 c
ontrolled,
 i
ts
 c
ooling
 ca

pacity
 i
s
 n
ot
 d
ependent
 o
n
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed.
F
 To l

ower
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
peed,
 r
educe
 y
our
 spe

ed.
The
 m

aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 o
n
 a l
ong
 i
ncline
 de

pends
 o
n
 t
he
 g
radient
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
mbient
 te

mperature.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 k
eep
 a c
heck
 o
n
 t
he
 c
oolant
 te

mperature. F
 If t

he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 t
he
 STO

P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 c
ome
 o
n,
 st

op
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 a
nd
 s
witch
 o
ff
 th

e
 e
ngine
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To a void ov erheating o f t he b rakes, t he u se o f en

gine
 b
raking
 i
s
 r
ecommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the t yre p ressures o f t he t owing ve
hicle a nd o f t he t railer, o bserving t he rec

ommended
 pre
ssures.
Lighting
F Check the e lectrical l ighting a nd s ignalling on t
he t railer a nd t he h adlamp b eam h eight of y

our
 v
ehicle.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
djusting
 t
he
 he

adlamp
 b
eam
 h
eight,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
The
 r

ear
 p
arking
 s
ensors
 w
ill
 b
e
 de

activated
 a
utomatically
 i
f
 a g
enuine
 CI

TROËN
 t
owbar
 i
s
 u
sed.
Driving