tow Citroen C4 CACTUS RHD 2016 1.G User Guide
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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
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
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Very cold climate screens
Removable protective screens which prevents the accumulation of snow at the radiator
co oling f an.
F
Of
fer
u
p
t
he
c
orresponding
s
creen
t
o
t
he
fr
ont
b
umper
u
pper
g
rille.
F
Pr
ess
o
n
t
he
e
dge
t
o
e
ngage
i
ts
f
ixing
c
lips
in t
urn.
Proceed
i
n
t
he
s
ame
w
ay
f
or
t
he
s
creen
o
n
t
he
lo
wer
g
rille. F
Us
ing
a s
crewdriver,
l
ever
i
n
t
urn
o
n
t
he
fi
xings
o
f
e
ach
s
creen
t
o
u
nclip
t
hem.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
r
emove
t
he
v
ery
c
old
cl
imate
s
creens
w
hen:
-
th
e
a
mbient
t
emperature
e
xceeds
10
°
C
,
-
towi
ng,
-
at s
peeds
a
bove
7
5
m
ph
(
120
k
m/h).
Removal
Fitting
Before fitting or removing a screen, en
sure t hat t he e ngine i s o ff a nd t he co
oling
f
an
h
as
s
topped. It i
s r ecommended t hat t he s creens be f
itted a nd r emoved b y a C ITROËN de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
Practical information
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When not towing a trailer, remove the quickly-detachable t ow b all b efore dr
iving.
Towing a trailer
We recommend the use of genuine CI TROËN t owbars a nd t heir h arnesses th
at
h
ave
b
een
t
ested
a
nd
a
pproved
fr
om
t
he
d
esign
s
tage
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
an
d
t
hat
t
he
f
itting
o
f
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
en
trusted
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
If
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
n
ot
f
itted
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer,
i
t
m
ust
s
till
b
e
fi
tted
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
ma
nufacturer's
ins
tructions.
Your
v
ehicle
i
s
p
rimarily
d
esigned
f
or
tr
ansporting
p
eople
a
nd
l
uggage,
b
ut
i
t
m
ay
al
so
b
e
u
sed
f
or
t
owing
a t
railer. Driving
w
ith
a t
railer
p
laces
g
reater
de
mands
o
n
t
he
t
owing
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
dr
iver
m
ust
t
ake
p
articular
c
are.
For
m
ore
a
dvice
o
n
d
riving
w
hen
to
wing,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
w
eights
(
and
th
e
t
owed
l
oads
w
hich
a
pply
t
o
y
our
ve
hicle)
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
7
Pr
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182
Warning triangle (storage)
Before leaving your vehicle to set up an
d i nstall t he t riangle, s witch o n t he ha
zard
w
arning
l
amps
a
nd
p
ut
o
n
y
our
hi
gh
v
isibility
v
est.
Refer
t
o
t
he
m
anufacturer's
i
nstructions
on u
sing
t
he
t
riangle.Placing the triangle in the
road
F Place the t riangle b ehind t he v ehicle, a s re
quired b y t he l egislation i n f orce i n y our c o
unt r y.
This
s
afety
d
evice
i
s
u
sed
i
n
a
ddition
t
o
t
he
h
azard
w
arning
l
amps.
Its
p
resence
i
n
t
he
v
ehicle
i
s
m
andatory.
The
t
riangle
m
ay
b
e
s
towed
u
nder
t
he
b
oot
c
arpet
(
in
t
he
s
torage
w
ell)
o
r,
d
epending
o
n
v
ersion,
u
nder
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
s
eat.
The
t
riangle
i
s
a
vailable
a
s
a
n
ac
cessory;
c
ontact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
or a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
In the event of a breakdown
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Removing the cartridge
F Stow the black p ipe.
F De tach t he a ngled b ase f rom t he w hite p ipe.
F
Su
pport
t
he
c
ompressor
v
ertically.
F
Un
screw
t
he
c
artridge
f
rom
t
he
b
ottom.
Beware
o
f
d
ischarges
o
f
f
luid.
The
e
xpiry
d
ate
o
f
t
he
f
luid
i
s
i
ndicated
on t
he
c
artridge.
The
s
ealant
c
artridge
i
s
d
esigned
f
or
si
ngle
u
se;
e
ven
i
f
o
nly
p
artly
u
sed,
i
t
mu
st
b
e
r
eplaced.
After
u
se,
d
o
n
ot
d
iscard
t
he
c
artridge
in
to
t
he
e
nvironment,
t
ake
i
t
t
o
a
n
au
thorised
w
aste
d
isposal
s
ite
o
r
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
o
btain
a n
ew
s
ealant
ca
rtridge,
a
vailable
f
rom
C
ITROËN
de
alers
o
r
f
rom
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
c
ompressor's
e
lectric
p
lug
t
o
th
e
v
ehicle's
1
2
V s
ocket.
F
St
art
t
he
v
ehicle
a
gain
a
nd
l
eave
t
he
en
gine
ru
nning.
As
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible,
g
o
t
o
a C
ITROËN
de
aler
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
You
m
ust
i
nform
t
he
t
echnician
t
hat
y
ou
ha
ve
u
sed
t
his
k
it.
A
fter
i
nspection,
t
he
te
chnician
w
ill
a
dvise
y
ou
o
n
w
hether
th
e
t
yre
c
an
b
e
r
epaired
o
r
i
f
i
t
m
ust
b
e
re
placed. F
Ad
just
t
he
p
ressure
u
sing
t
he
c
ompressor
(t
o
i
nflate:
s
witch
B
in position "I" ;
t
o
de
flate:
s
witch
B i
n position "O"
a
nd
p
ress
bu
tton C ),
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle's
ty
re
p
ressure
l
abel
(
located
o
n
t
he
l
eft
ha
nd
d
oor
a
perture).
A l
oss
o
f
p
ressure
i
ndicates
t
hat
t
he
pu
ncture
h
as
n
ot
b
een
f
ully
p
lugged;
co
ntact
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
q
ualified
wo
rkshop
f
or
a
ssistance.
F
Re
move
a
nd
s
tow
t
he
k
it.
F
Dr
ive
a
t
r
educed
s
peed
(
50
m
ph
[
80
k
m/h]
ma
x)
l
imiting
t
he
d
istance
t
ravelled
t
o
ap
proximately
1
20
m
iles
(
200
k
m).
8
In the event of a breakdown
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Checking tyre pressures / inflating accessories
You can also use the compressor, without injecting a ny p roduct, t o:
-
ch
eck
o
r
a
djust
t
he
p
ressure
o
f
y
our
t
yres,
-
in
flate
o
ther
a
ccessories
(
balls,
b
icycle
ty
res...).F
Tu
rn the selector A to the
"Air" position.
F
Un
coil
t
he
b
lack
p
ipe
H ful
ly.F Co
nnect t he c ompressor's e lectrical co
nnector
t
o
t
he
v
ehicle's
1
2
V s
ocket.
F
St
art
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
l
et
t
he
e
ngine
r
un.
F
Ad
just
t
he
p
ressure
u
sing
t
he
c
ompressor
(t
o
i
nflate:
s
witch
B
in position "I";
t
o
de
flate:
s
witch
B
in position "O"
a
nd
p
ress
bu
tton C),
a
ccording
t
o
t
he
v
ehicle's
t
yre
pr
essure
l
abel
o
r
t
he
a
ccessory's
p
ressure
labe
l.
F
Re
move
t
he
k
it
t
hen
s
tow
i
t.Should t
he p ressure o f o ne o r m ore ty
res
b
e
a
djusted,
i
t
i
s
n
ecessary
t
o
re
initialise
t
he
u
nder-inflation
d
etection
sy
stem.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
u
nder-inflation
de
tection,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
F
Co
nnect
t
he
b
lack
p
ipe
t
o
t
he
v
alve
o
f
t
he
wh
eel
o
r
a
ccessory.
If n
ecessary,
f
it
o
ne
o
f
t
he
a
daptors
su
pplied
w
ith
t
he
k
it
f
irst.
In the event of a breakdown
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To w i n g
General recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your country.
En sure t hat t he w eight o f t he t owing v ehicle i s h igher t han t hat o f t he t owed v ehicle.
The
d
river
m
ust
r
emain
a
t
t
he
w
heel
o
f
t
he
t
owed
v
ehicle
a
nd
m
ust
h
ave
a v
alid
d
riving
l
icence.
When
t
owing
a v
ehicle
w
ith
a
ll
f
our
w
heels
o
n
t
he
g
round,
a
lways
u
se
a
n
a
pproved
t
owing
a
rm;
ro
pe
a
nd
s
traps
a
re
p
rohibited.
The
t
owing
v
ehicle
m
ust
m
ove
o
ff
g
ently.
When
t
owing
a v
ehicle
w
ith
t
he
e
ngine
o
ff,
t
here
i
s
n
o
l
onger
a
ny
p
ower
a
ssistance
f
or
b
raking
or s
teering.
In
t
he
f
ollowing
c
ases,
y
ou
m
ust
a
lways
c
all
o
n
a p
rofessional
r
ecovery
s
ervice:
-
ve
hicle
b
roken
d
own
o
n
a m
otor way
o
r
f
ast
r
oad,
-
fo
ur-wheel
d
rive
v
ehicle,
-
wh
en
i
t
i
s
n
ot
p
ossible
t
o
p
ut
t
he
g
earbox
i
nto
n
eutral,
u
nlock
t
he
s
teering,
o
r
r
elease
t
he
park
ing
br
ake,
-
to
wing
w
ith
o
nly
t
wo
w
heels
o
n
t
he
g
round,
-
wh
ere
t
here
i
s
n
o
a
pproved
t
owing
a
rm
a
vailable...
Procedure
f
or
h
aving
y
our
v
ehicle
t
owed
o
r
f
or
t
owing
a
nother
v
ehicle
u
sing
a r
emovable
t
owing
e
ye.
The towing eye
i
s
s
towed
u
nder
t
he
b
oot
f
loor,
or m
ay
b
e
l
ocated
u
nder
t
he
f
ront
p
assenger
seat
, dep
ending on ver
sion.
8
In the event of a breakdown
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Towing another vehicle
F On the rear b umper, p ress t he b ottom o f th
e c over t o u nclip i t.
F
Sc
rew
t
he
t
owing
e
ye
i
n
f
ully.
F
In
stall
a t
owing
a
rm.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
h
azard
w
arning
l
amps
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles.
F
Mov
e
o
ff
g
ently
a
nd
d
rive
s
lowly
o
ver
a sh
ort
d
istance
o
nly.
F On t
he f
ront b
umper, p
ress a
t t
he b
ottom o
f th
e c
over t
o u
nclip i
t.
F
Sc
rew
t
he
t
owing
e
ye
i
n
f
ully.
F
In
stall
a t
owing
a
rm.
F
Pu
t
t
he
g
ear
l
ever
i
nto
n
eutral
(
control
N
for
an
e
lectronic
g
earbox).
Towing the vehicle
Failure to follow this instruction could le ad t o d amage t o c ertain c omponents (b
rakes,
t
ransmission,
.
..)
a
nd
t
he
ab
sence
o
f
b
raking
a
ssistance
o
n
re
starting
t
he
e
ngine. F
Un
lock
t
he
s
teering
b
y
t
urning
t
he
i
gnition
ke
y
o
ne
n
otch
a
nd
r
elease
t
he
p
arking
br
ake.
F
Sw
itch
o
n
t
he
h
azard
w
arning
l
amps
o
n
bo
th
v
ehicles.
F
Mov
e
o
ff
g
ently
a
nd
d
rive
s
lowly
o
ver
a sh
ort
d
istance
o
nly.
In the event of a breakdown
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EnginePureTech 75PureTech 82 PureTech 82 S&SPureTech 110 S&S
Gearbox Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) ETG electronic
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed)
Model code 0PHMU0PHMZ0PHNZ
Unladen
w
eight 965965 9751
0
20
Kerb
w
eight* 1
0
401
0
401
0
501
0
95
Gross
v
ehicle
w
eight
(G
V W) 1
5
001
5
001
5
101
5
55
Gross
t
rain
w
eight
(
GTW)
on
a 1
2
% g
radient 1
9
001
9
001
9
102
1
55
Braked
t
railer**
on a 1
0
% o
r
1
2
% g
radient 720
720 725825
Unbraked
tr
ailer** 520520 525545
Recommended
n
ose
w
eight
(
towbar) 55555555
Weights and towed loads (in kg) - PETROL
The GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude of 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced by 10 % for ea
ch a dditional 1 0 00 m etres o f a ltitude.
Never
e
xceed
6
0
m
ph
(
100
k
m/h)
w
hen
t
owing
(
comply
w
ith
t
he
l
egislation
i
n
f
orce
i
n
y
our
c
ountry).
High
a
mbient
t
emperatures
m
ay
r
esult
i
n
a r
eduction
i
n
t
he
p
er formance
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
t
o
p
rotect
t
he
e
ngine;
i
f
t
he
a
mbient
t
emperature
i
s
a
bove
3
7
°
C,
li
mit
t
he
t
owed
l
oad.
*
T
he
k
erb
w
eight
i
s
e
qual
t
o
t
he
u
nladen
w
eight
+ d
river
(
75
k
g).
**
M
aximum
t
railer
w
eight
w
ithin
t
he
G
TW
l
imit.
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Technical data
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Enginee-HDi 92BlueHDi 100 BlueHDi 100 S&S
Gearbox ETG6
ele
ctronic
(6-speed) Manual
(5-speed) Manual
(5-speed) ETG6
ele
ctronic
(6-speed)
Model code 0B9HP0BBHY 0BBHY
Unladen
w
eight 1
0
551
0
681
0
701
0
85
Kerb
w
eight* 1
1
301
1
431
1
451
1
60
Gross
v
ehicle
w
eight
(
GV W) 1
6
051
6
101
6
101
6
30
Gross
t
rain
w
eight
(
GTW)
on a 1
2%
g
radient 2
2
052
2
102
2
102
2
30
Braked
t
railer
(
within
G
TW
l
imit)
on
a 1
0%
o
r
1
2%
g
radient 825
825825825
Unbraked
tr
ailer 565570570580
Recommended
n
ose
w
eight
(
towbar) 55555555
Weights and towed loads (in kg) - DIESEL
* The kerb weight is equal to the unladen weight + driver (75 kg).
Th e
G
TW
a
nd
t
owed
l
oad
v
alues
i
ndicated
a
re
v
alid
u
p
t
o
a m
aximum
a
ltitude
o
f
1 0
00
m
etres;
t
he
t
owed
l
oad
m
entioned
m
ust
b
e
r
educed
b
y
1
0
% f
or
ea
ch
a
dditional
1 0
00
m
etres
o
f
a
ltitude.
Never
e
xceed
6
0
m
ph
(
100
k
m/h)
w
hen
t
owing
(
comply
w
ith
t
he
l
egislation
i
n
f
orce
i
n
y
our
c
ountry).
High
a
mbient
t
emperatures
m
ay
r
esult
i
n
a r
eduction
i
n
t
he
p
er formance
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle
t
o
p
rotect
t
he
e
ngine;
i
f
t
he
a
mbient
t
emperature
i
s
a
bove
3
7
°
C,
li
mit
t
he
t
owed
l
oad.
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Technical data