service Citroen C4 PICASSO 2007.5 1.G Owner's Manual
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The  rear  pneumatic  suspension  enhances  driving  
comfort  by  maintaining  a  constant  body  height  what-
ever the vehicle load. 
OPERATION
-  if  there  is  an  increase  in  vehicle  load,  a  sinking  of  the rear of the vehicle is detected and the pneumatic  
 s p r i n g s    i n fl a t e    i n    o r d e r    t o    c o m p e n s a t e    f o r    t h e    e x t r a  
weight.
-  if there is an decrease in load, a rising of the rear of  the vehicle is detected and so the pneumatic springs 
 d e fl a t e   t o   r e t u r n   t h e   v e h i c l e   t o   i t s   n o m i n a l   h e i g h t .
-  if the vehicle has been unused for a long period, the   p n e u m a t i c   s p r i n g s   m a y   i n fl a t e   i f   n e c e s s a r y   w h e n   y o u  
unlock or open a door, so as to return the vehicle to 
its nominal height. Note
 :  if  you  do  not  reactivate  the  system  manually, 
the  automatic  correction  will  be  activated  as  soon  as 
the  vehicle  starts  to  move.  during  the  correction,  the 
SERViCE warning lamp lights up and a message on the  
screen reminds you not to exceed 10 km/h (6 mph).  
Note :  the automatic correction does not function if the 
doors or the tailgate are open. 
The automatic correction operates even if your vehicle  
is in economy mode.
ACTIVATION / DEACTIVATION
The automatic correction can be deactivated : 
-  Press on the button  B for approximately two seconds.
- 
Release the button when you hear a beep. deactivati on 
 i s   c o n fi r m e d   b y   t h e   l i g h t i n g   o f   t h e   L E D   o n   t h e   b u t t o  n  B.
it is essential that you should deactivate the system in  the following instances :
-  working under the vehicle, 
-  changing a wheel,
-  transporting the vehicle on a truck or on a boot. 
To reactivate the automatic correction : 
-  Press  again  on  the  button  B  for  approximately  
two seconds.
-  Release the button when you hear a beep. Activati on is 
 c o n fi r m e d   b y   t h e   e x t i n c t i o n   o f   t h e   L E D   o n   t h e   b u t t o n   B .
In the event of the system malfunctioning, alert 
messages, always in association with the SERVICE  warning lamp, will display in the instrument panel.  
Contact a CITROËN dealer as soon as possible
.
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The pneumatic suspension has an additional function  
associated with it : the possibility to raise or lower the 
height of the rear of the vehicle when stationary, in or-
der to facilitate loading / unloading of the boot.
TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE BOOT  
SILL
-  Press continuously at the top of the control 
A, which 
is located in the boot, on the left-hand side. 
This  action  will  be  accompanied  by  a  sound  signal.  
You  can  stop  the  movement  at  any  time  by  releasing 
the control. 
 3   b e e p s   w i l l   c o n fi r m   t h a t   t h e   m o v e m e n t   h a s   g o n e   a s   f  a r  
as it can
.
To return to the nominal height : 
 -    P r e s s   b r i e fl y   t w i c e   a t   t h e   b o t t o m   o f   t h e   c o n t r o l   A.
TO DECREASE THE HEIGHT OF THE BOOT SILL
-  Press continuously at the bottom of the control  A. 
This  action  will  be  accompanied  by  a  sound  signal.  
You  can  stop  the  movement  at  any  time  by  releasing 
the control. 
 3    b e e p s    w i l l    c o n fi r m    t h a t    t h e    m o v e m e n t    h a s    g o n e    a s   
far as it can. 
To return to the nominal height : 
 -    P r e s s   b r i e fl y   t w i c e   a t   t h e   t o p   o f   t h e   c o n t r o l   A.
Note : 
-  if  you  start  the  vehicle  without  having  returned  it  to  the nominal height, the automatic correction will ac-tivate  as  soon  as  the  vehicle  starts  to  move.  during 
the  correction,  the  SERViCE  warning  lamp  lights  up  and a message on the screen reminds you not to ex- 
ceed 10 km/h (6 mph). 
-  The  loading  assistance  does  not  function  in  the  fo l-
lowing instances:
-  if the button  B
 is lit up,
-  in power economy mode.
- 
 W h e n   y o u   fi r s t   u s e   t h e   f u n c t i o n ,   p r e s s   f o r   t w o   s e c o n  d s   o n  
the control  A to initialise the system. All subsequent ac-
tions will be followed immediately by the desired r esults
.
Driving with the boot sill in a low position may damage  the components located under the bodyshell.
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