Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: CITROEN, Model Year: 2016, Model line: C4 CACTUS RHD, Model: Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.GPages: 301, PDF Size: 8.14 MB
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Installation of child seats secured using the seatÂ
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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(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"Â 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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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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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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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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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.
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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.
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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
0Â 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.
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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
0Â metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 l
oad
 m
ust
 be r
educed
 b
y
 1
0Â %
 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