parking sensors Citroen C6 2007 1.G Owner's Manual

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ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
You can activate/deactivate the parking assistance by pressing button 1. When the parking assist-ance is inactive, the warning lamp on button 1 is lit up.
Activation/deactivation of the park-ing assistance is memorised when you stop the vehicle.
Remark: If you wish to tow a trailer, it is necessary to deactivate the parking assistance by pressing button 1. The warning lamp on the button lights up.
OPERATION
When you engage reverse gear, a sound signal confi rms to you that the system is active. The out-line of your vehicle appears on the screen. Any obstacles located to the rear or to the front of the vehi-cle can be detected.
Moving forwards at a speed less than around 10km / h (6mph), whether in neutral or in gear, the vehicle outline displays on the screen as soon as an obstacle is detected in front of the vehicle. Any obstacles located to the rear or to the front of the vehicle can be detected.
Remarks:The proximity sensors cannot detect objects that are immedi-ately under or over the bump-ers.
A thin object such as a spike, Aa bollard or similar, can only be detected at the start of the manœuvre but not when the vehicle arrives close up to it.In poor weather or in winter, you need to ensure that the sensors are not covered with mud or with ice or snow.

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S A F E T Y R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S
It is recommended that you have your towbar installed and removed by a CITROËN dealer.It is recommended that you have recommended that
If you are towing another vehicle, the latter must be free-wheeling (gearbox in neutral).
Dimensions (in metres):
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TOWBAR
(Boat, caravan, etc.)
It is recommended that you have your towbar installed and removed by a CITROËN dealer.have your towbar installed and towbar installed
If you are climbing a steep gradient and the engine gets excessively hot, certain functions become una-vailable (e.g. sequential control of the automatic gearbox, the air con-ditioning).
If you are towing, it is necesaary to deactivate the parking assist-ance by pressing the control on the dashboard. See “Parking assist-ance”.
It is recommended that you remove the towing ball, so that it does not interfere with the functioning of the proximity sensors, when you are not using a trailer.
MAINTENANCE
if cleaning the vehicle with a high pressure systemYour Piloted Defl ector has to be ourclosed.
It is not advisable to clean the underside of the vehicle, for fear of damaging the electric parking brake.As water may penetrate into the vehicle interior via the door apertures, do not target these areas.