tow bar CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

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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. Refer
 t

o
 t
he
 "
Technical
 d
ata"
 s
ection
 f
or
 de

tails
 o
f
 t
he
 w
eights
 a
nd
 t
owed
 l
oads
 wh

ich
 a
pply
 t
o
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
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.
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.
driving advice
Practical information

Towing with the PERFORMANCE version
Your vehicle cannot be fitted with a
towbar. The space occupied by the
sport diffuser prevents this.
Side wind
F Take into account the increased sensitivity to side wind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electrically controlled, its cooling
capacity is not dependent on the engine speed.
F
T

o lower the engine speed, reduce your
speed.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the gradient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
F
I

f the warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch off
the engine as soon as possible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To avoid overheating of the brakes on a long
mountain type of descent, the use of engine
braking is recommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the tyre pressures of the towing vehicle and of the trailer, observing the
recommended pressures.
Lighting
F Check the electrical lighting and signalling on the trailer.
The rear parking sensors will be
deactivated automatically if a genuine
CITROËN towbar is used.