tow Citroen C4 RHD 2015 2.G User Guide

164
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
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 e
xceeding
 i
t.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 th

us
 re
ducing
 en
gine
 pe
rformance.
 Ab

ove 1 000 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 lo

ad
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 00

0 metres
 o
f
 a
ltitude.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
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.
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.
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.
Driving

173
With the vehicle stationary, to apply the parking brake w hether t he e ngine i s r unning o r o ff, p ull
control lever A .
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
-
 il

lumination
 of th
e
 br
aking
 war
ning
 la

mp
 a
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 P w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e control lever A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened
 w
ith
 t
he
 en

gine
 r
unning,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 d
isplayed
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal
 i
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ase
 of a

n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 g
ear
 s
elector
 in p

osition P .
Before
 l

eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Manual applicationManual release
The full application of the parking brake is co
nfirmed b y:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
If you pull control lever A w ithout p ressing th
e b rake p edal, t he p arking b rake w ill no

t
 b
e
 r
eleased
 a
nd
 a w
arning
 l
amp
 w
ill
 co

me
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
With the ignition on or the engine running, to release t he p arking b rake, p ress on the brake
pedal or the accelerator, pull then release
control A . If
 n

ecessary,
 y
ou
 c
an
 m
ake
 a ma
ximum
application
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
 T
his
 i
s
 ob

tained
 by me
ans
 of a long
pull
on the control
lever A ,
 u
ntil
 y
ou
 s
ee
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n
 m
aximum"
 a
nd
 a b
eep
 i
s
 h
eard.
In
 t
he
 c
ase
 o
f
 t
owing,
 a l
oaded
 v
ehicle
 o
r
 pa

rking
 o
n
 a g
radient,
 m
ake
 a m
aximum
 ap

plication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
hen
 t
urn
 t
he
 fr

ont
 w
heels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 e
ngage
 a g

ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.
After
 a m

aximum
 a
pplication,
 t
he
 r
elease
 t
ime
 wi

ll
 b
e
 l
onger.
Maximum application
Maximum application is essential:
- in the c ase o f a v ehicle t owing a c aravan or a t

railer,
 i
f
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 f
unctions
 a
re
 ac

tivated
 b
ut
 y
ou
 a
re
 a
pplying
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 ma
nually,
-
 wh

en
 t
he
 g
radient
 y
ou
 a
re
 p
arked
 o
n
 m
ay
 va

ry
 (
e.g.
 o
n
 a f
erry,
 o
n
 a l
orry,
 d
uring
 towi

ng).
6
Driving

174
Automatic release
Full release of the parking brake is confirmed by:
-
 th

e
 b
raking
 w
arning
 l
amp
 a
nd
 th

e P
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 lev

er A
 g
oing
 o
ff,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
ff ".
Automatic application,
engine off
- illumination of the br aking war ning la
mp a nd o f t he P w arning l amp i n th

e control lever A ,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
The
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 s
tationary,
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 is a

utomatically applied when the engine is
switched off .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 th

e
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed
 (
not
 fla

shing).
Never
 l

eave
 a c
hild
 a
lone
 i
nside
 t
he
 ve

hicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n,
 a
s
 t
hey
 co

uld
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
When stationary, with the engine running, do not pr ess th e ac celerator pe dal un necessarily, as y

ou
 m
ay
 r
elease
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake.
In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking o n a g radient, t urn t he f ront wh

eels
 t
owards
 t
he
 p
avement
 a
nd
 en

gage
 a g
ear
 w
hen
 y
ou
 p
ark.The
 e

lectric
 p
arking
 b
rake
 r
eleases
automatically and progressively when you
press
 t
he
 a
ccelerator:
F
Ma
nual gearbox:
 p
ress
 d
own
 f
ully
 o
n
 t
he
 cl

utch
 p
edal,
 e
ngage
 f
irst
 g
ear
 o
r
 r
everse,
 pr

ess
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal
 a
nd
 mov

e off.
F
Au
tomatic gearbox
:
 s
elect
 p
osition
 D
,
M
or R
 t
hen
 p
ress
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
Immobilising the vehicle,
engine running
- illumination o
f t he b raking wa
rning l amp a nd t he P w arning la

mp
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 A,
-
 di

splay
 o
f
 t
he
 m
essage
 "
Parking
 br

ake
 o
n".
When
 t

he
 d
river’s
 d
oor
 i
s
 o
pened,
 a m
essage
 i
s
 di

splayed
 a
ccompanied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 s
ignal,
 i
f
 th

e
 p

arking
 b
rake
 h
as
 n
ot
 b
een
 a
pplied,
 e
xcept
 in t

he
 c

ase
 o
f
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox
 w
ith
 t
he
 ge

ar
 s

elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 P.
T

he
 a

pplication
 o
f
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 co

nfirmed
 b
y:
With
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 a
nd
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 i
mmobilise
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 it i

s essential to manually
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 br

ake
 b

y
 p
ulling
control lever A .
Before
 l
eaving
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 e
nsure
 th

at
 p
arking
 b
rake
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 in

strument
 p
anel
 i
s
 o
n
 f
ixed,
 n
ot
 f
lashing.
Driving

205
Fuel
Capacity of the tank: approximately 60 litres.When the low fuel level in the
tank
 i

s
 r
eached,
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 co

mes
 o
n
 i
n
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 ac

companied
 b
y
 a
n
 a
udible
 w
arning
 an

d
 t
he
 d
isplay
 o
f
 a
n
 a
lert
 m
essage.
 Wh

en
 i
t
 f
irst
 c
omes
 o
n,
 a
round
6
l

itres
 o
f
 f
uel
 r
emain
 i
n
 t
he
 t
ank.
Low fuel level
Additions of fuel must be of at least 5 litres to be registered b y t he f uel g auge.
Opening
 t

he
 f
iller
 c
ap
 m
ay
 r
esult
 i
n
 a
n
 i
nrush
 o
f
 ai

r.
 T
his
 v
acuum
 i
s
 e
ntirely
 n
ormal
 a
nd
 r
esults
 fr

om
 t
he
 s
ealing
 o
f
 t
he
 f
uel
 s
ystem.
F
Pr

ess control A
 u
ntil
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 o
pening
 of t

he
 f
uel
 f
lap
 i
s
 h
eard.
 Th

is
 c
ontrol
 r
emains
 a
ctive
 f
or
 a f
ew
 mi

nutes
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition.
 I
f
 ne

cessary,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
n
 a
gain
 t
o
 re

activate
 i
t.
F
 Ta

ke
 c
are
 t
o
 s
elect
 t
he
 p
ump
 t
hat
 d
elivers
 th

e
 c
orrect
 f
uel
 f
or
 y
our
 v
ehicle.If you are filling your tank to the top, do not
persist after the third cut- off; this could
cause your vehicle to malfunction.
F
 In

troduce
 t
he
 n
ozzle
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 p
ush
 i
n
 t
he
 me

tal
 n
on-return
 f
lap
 B.
F Ma

ke
 s
ure
 t
hat
 t
he
 n
ozzle
 i
s
 p
ushed
 i
n
 a
s
 fa

r
 a
s
 p
ossible
 b
efore
 s
tarting
 t
o
 r
efuel
 (
risk
 of b

lowback).
F
 Ma

intain
 t
his
 p
osition
 w
hile
 r
efuelling.
F
 Pu

sh
 t
he
 f
uel
 f
lap
 t
o
 c
lose
 i
t.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the
system
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode;
 y

ou
 m

ust
 s

witch
 of

f
 t

he
 i

gnition
 w

ith
 t

he
 k

ey,
 o

r
 t

he
 ST

ART/STOP
 b

utton
 i

f
 y

our
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 Ke

yless
 E

ntry
 a

nd
 S

tarting.
Until
 s

ufficient
 f

uel
 h

as
 b

een
 a

dded,
 e

very
 t

ime
 th

e
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n,
 t

his
 w

arning
 l

amp
 ap

pears,
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a

n
 a

udible
 s

ignal
 an

d
 a

n
 a

lert
 m

essage.
 W

hen
 d

riving,
 t

his
 au

dible
 s

ignal
 a

nd
 a

lert
 m

essage
 a

re
 r

epeated
 wi

th
 i

ncreasing
 f

requency,
 a

s
 t

he
 l

evel
 d

rops
 towa

rds
 0 .
Yo

u
 m

ust
 r

efuel
 a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 p

ossible
 t

o
 a

void
 ru

nning
 o

ut.
If you run out of fuel (Diesel), refer to the
corresponding
 se

ction.
Refuelling
7
Practical information

209
Towing a trailer
Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting 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.
We
 r

ecommend
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 g
enuine
 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.
Very cold climate screen*
* Depending on the country of sale.
Fitting
F Offer up t he v ery c old c limate s creen t o th
e front of the lower section of the front
b u m p e r.
F
 Pr

ess
 a
round
 i
ts
 e
dge
 t
o
 e
ngage
 i
ts
 f
ixing
 cl

ips
 o
ne
 b
y
 o
ne.
Removal
F Use a screwdriver a s a l ever t o r elease ea
ch f ixing c lip i n t urn.
Removable
 p

rotective
 s
creen
 w
hich
 p
revents
 th

e
 a
ccumulation
 o
f
 s
now
 a
t
 t
he
 r
adiator
 co

oling
 f
an.
Do
 n
ot
 f
orget
 t
o
 r
emove
 t
he
 v
ery
 c
old
 cl

imate
 s
creen
 w
hen:
-
 th

e
 a
mbient
 t
emperature
 e
xceeds
 10 °

C,
-
 towi

ng,
-
 dr

iving
 a
t
 s
peeds
 a
bove
 7
5
 m
ph
 (1

20
 k
m/h). 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.
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Towbar with quickly detachable towball
Presentation
This towbar allows the towball to be fitted and removed q uickly a nd e asily w ithout t he u se of t

ools.
 I
nstalled
 b
ehind
 t
he
 r
ear
 b
umper,
 t
he
 to

wbar
 i
s
 i
nvisible
 a
fter
 r
emoving
 t
he
 t
owball
 an

d
 f
olding
 t
he
 t
railer
 h
arness
 s
ocket
 c
arrier.
1.
Ca

rrier
2.
 Pr

otective
 b
lanking
 p
lug.
3.
 Se

curity
 r
ing.
4.
 Fo

lding
 t
railer
 h
arness
 s
ocket.
5.
 De

tachable
 to
wball.
6.
 Lo

cking
 / u
nlocking
 w
heel.
7.
 Se

curity
 k
ey
 l
ock.
8.
 Lo

cking
 w
heel
 p
rotector.
9.
 Bal

l
 prot
ector.
10.
 Sto

rage
 ba
g.A. Locked position
The locking wheel is not in contact with the towball ( gap o f a bout 5 m m).
The
 g

reen
 m
ark
 i
s
 v
isible.
The
 l

ock
 f
or
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel
 i
s
 f
acing
 re

arward.
B. Unlocked position
The locking wheel is in contact with the towball.
Th en g reen m ark i s h idden.
The
 l

ock
 f
or
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel
 i
s
 f
acing
 f
or ward.
Observe
 t

he
 l
egislation
 i
n
 f
orce
 i
n
 t
he
 co

untry
 i
n
 w
hich
 y
ou
 a
re
 d
riving.
For
 i

nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
railer
 we

ight
 a
nd
 t
he
 r
ecommended
 n
ose
 we

ight,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Technical
 d
ata"
 sec

tion.
For
 i

nformation
 o
n
 s
afely
 t
owing
 a tr

ailer,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Towing
 a t
railer"
 sec

tion.
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Before each use
Check that the towball is correctly fitted by verifying the following points:
- th e t owball i s c orrectly l ocked i n p lace ( position A),
- th

e
 s
ecurity
 k
ey
 l
ock
 i
s
 o
n
 a
nd
 t
he
 k
ey
 r
emoved;
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel
 c
an
 n
o
 l
onger
 b
e
 opera

ted,
-
 th

e
 t
owball
 m
ust
 n
o
 l
onger
 m
ove
 a
t
 a
ll
 i
n
 i
ts
 c
arrier;
 t
ry
 t
o
 s
hake
 i
t
 b
y
 h
and.
During use
Never unlock the device when a trailer or load carrier is fitted to the towball.
Ne ver e xceed t he m aximum a uthorised w eight f or t he v ehicle p lus t railer ( Gross T rain We

ight
 - G
TW).
Before
 d

riving,
 c
heck
 t
he
 a
djustment
 o
f
 t
he
 h
eadlamp
 b
eam
 h
eight.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 a
djusting
 t
he
 h
eadlamps,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection.
After use
For journeys made without a trailer or load carrier, the trailer harness socket must be folded away, t he t owball r emoved a nd  t he b lanking p lug i nserted i n t he c arrier. T his m easure ap

plies
 p
articularly
 i
f
 t
he
 t
owball
 c
ould
 h
inder
 v
isibility
 o
f
 t
he
 n
umber
 p
late
 o
r
 l
ighting.
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212
Fitting the towball
Remove the protective plug from the carrier and c heck t he c ondition o f t he f ixing s ystem. If n

ecessary, clean the carrier with a brush or
clean
 c

loth.
Take
 t

he
 t
owball
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
torage
 b
ag.
Remove
 t

he
 p
rotective
 c
over
 f
rom
 t
he
 b
all
 a
nd
 th

e
 p
rotective
 c
ap
 f
rom
 t
he
 l
ocking
 w
heel.
Stow
 t

he
 p
lug,
 c
over
 a
nd
 c
ap
 i
n
 t
he
 st

orage bag.
Check
 t

hat
 t
he
 t
owball
 i
s
 u
nlocked
 (
position
 B)

.
 If n

ot,
 i
nsert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 l
ock
 a
nd
 t
urn
 t
he
 k
ey
 an

ti-clockwise
 t
o
 u
nlock
 t
he
 m
echanism.Take t
he t owball i n b oth h ands; i nsert t he e nd of t
he t owball i nto t he c arrier b y l ifting i t, t hen, to e

nsure
 t
hat
 i
t
 h
as
 c
orrectly
 l
ocked
 i
n
 p
lace,
 pu

ll
 f
irmly
 d
own
 o
n
 t
he
 b
all
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 t
owball.
The
 l

ocking
 w
heel
 a
utomatically
 t
urns
 a q
uarter
 of a t

urn
 a
nti-clockwise,
 m
aking
 a p
erceptible
 cl

ick;
 t
ake
 c
are
 t
o
 k
eep
 y
our
 h
ands
 c
lear.Check t
hat t he t owball h as c orrectly l ocked i n pl
ace (position A).
Turn
 t

he
 k
ey
 c
lockwise
 t
o
 l
ock
 t
he
 t
owball
 f
ixing
 me

chanism.
Always
 r

emove
 t
he
 k
ey
 a
nd
 k
eep
 i
t
 i
n
 a s
afe
 pl

ace.If
 t

he
 k
ey
 c
annot
 b
e
 t
urned
 o
r
 r
emoved,
 th

is
 m
eans
 t
hat
 t
he
 t
owball
 i
s
 n
ot
 f
itted
 co

rrectly;
 s
tart
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 a
gain.
If
 o

ne
 o
f
 t
he
 l
ocking
 c
onditions
 i
s
 n
ot
 me

t,
 s
tart
 t
he
 p
rocedure
 a
gain.
In
 a

ll
 c
ases,
 i
f
 t
he
 m
arking
 r
emains
 re

d,
 d
o
 n
ot
 u
se
 t
he
 t
owbar
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 wo

rkshop.
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Attach the trailer to the towball.
At tach the cable on the trailer to the security
ring
 l

ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
Lower
 t

he
 t
railer
 h
arness
 s
ocket
 c
arrier
 b
y
 pu

lling
 d
own
 o
n
 t
he
 r
ing
 v
isible
 b
elow
 t
he
 b u

m p e r.
Remove
 t

he
 p
rotective
 c
over
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
ocket
 an

d
 c
onnect
 t
he
 t
railer
 w
iring
 h
arness.
Removing the towball
Disconnect the trailer harness from the socket on the c arrier.
Detach
 t

he
 c
able
 o
n
 t
he
 t
railer
 f
rom
 t
he
 s
ecurity
 ri

ng
 o
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
Unhook
 t

he
 t
railer
 f
rom
 t
he
 t
owball.
Return the trailer harness connector carrier to
the
 f

olded
 p
osition. Insert t
he k ey i nto t he l ock.
Turn t he k ey a nti-clockwise t o u nlock t he to

wball
 fi
xing
 me
chanism.
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214
Maintenance
Correct operation is only possible if the towball
and its c arrier r emain c lean.
Before
 c

leaning
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 a h
igh
 p
ressure
 je

t
 w
ash,
 t
he
 t
owbar
 h
arness
 s
ocket
 c
arrier
 m
ust
 be f

olded
 a
way,
 t
he
 t
owball
 r
emoved
 a
nd
 t
he
 bl

anking
 p
lug
 i
nserted
 i
n
 t
he
 c
arrier.
For
 a

ny
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
he
 t
owbar,
 g
ot
 t
o
 a C
ITROËN
 de

aler
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
Refit
 t

he
 p

rotective
 c

over
 f

or
 t

he
 b

all
 a

nd
 t

he
 pr

otective
 c

over
 f

or
 t

he
 l

ocking
 w

heel.
Stow
 t

he
 t

owball
 i

n
 i

ts
 b

ag.
Refit
 t

he
 p

rotective
 b

lanking
 p

lug
 t

o
 t

he
 c

arrier.
Grasp
 t

he
 t

owball
 f

irmly
 w

ith
 o

ne
 h

and;
 w

ith
 th

e
 o

ther
 h

and,
 p

ress
 a

nd
 t

urn
 t

he
 l

ocking
 wh

eel clockwise
 a

s
 f

ar
 a

s
 i

t
 w

ill
 g

o.
Extract
 t

he
 t

owball
 d

ownward.
Be
 r

eady
 f

or
 t

he
 w

eight
 o

f
 t

he
 t

owball
 (a

round
 3

.5
 k

g).
 R

isk
 o

f
 i

njury!
Practical information