CITROEN C4 PICASSO User Manual

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7
Practical information
Drivin
g
advice
Distribution of loads

Di
s
tri
bu
t
e
th
e
l
oad
in th
e
tr
a
il
e
r
so
th
a
t th
e
h
eaviest items are as close as possible to
the axle and the nose wei
g
ht approaches the
m
ax
i
mum perm
i
tte
d
w
i
t
h
out excee
di
n
g
i
t.
Ai
r
d
ens
i
t
y
d
ecreases w
i
t
h
a
l
t
i
tu
d
e, t
h
us
reducin
g
en
g
ine per
f
ormance. Above
1 000 metres, the maximum towed load must
be reduced b
y
10
%
f
or ever
y
1 000 metres o
f
a
ltit
ude
.
Side wind

T
a
k
e
i
nto account t
h
e
i
ncrease
d
sens
i
t
i
v
i
t
y
t
o
side
w
i
n
d
.
Coolin
g
Towin
g
a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apac
i
t
y
i
s not
d
epen
d
ent on t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
.

T
o
l
ower t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
, re
d
uce
y
our
sp
ee
d
.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the
g
radient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
t
empera
t
ure.

If the warnin
g
lamp and the
STO
P
warnin
g
lamp come on,
s
top the vehicle and switch of
f
t
h
e en
gi
ne as soon as poss
ibl
e.
Brakin
g
Towin
g
a trailer increases the brakin
g
distance.
To avoid overheatin
g
of the brakes on a lon
g
mountain t
y
pe o
f
descent, the use o
f
en
g
ine
b
ra
ki
n
g
i
s recommen
d
e
d
.
Ty
res

C
heck the t
y
re pressures o
f
the towin
g
vehicle and o
f
the trailer, observin
g
the
recommen
d
e
d
p
ressures.
L
igh
t
i
n
g

C
heck the electrical li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
o
n th
e
tr
a
il
e
r.
R
e
f
e
r t
o
th
e
"T
ec
hni
ca
l
da
t
a
"
sec
ti
o
n f
o
r
de
t
a
il
s
of the wei
g
hts and towed loads which appl
y
to
y
our ve
hi
c
l
e.
The rear parkin
g
sensors will be
deactivated automaticall
y
if a
g
enuine
C
ITR
O
ËN towbar is used.
Wh
en not tow
i
n
g
a tra
il
er, remove t
h
e
quickl
y
-detachable tow ball be
f
ore
driving.

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General

Brand	CITROEN
Model	C4 PICASSO
Category	Automobile
Language	English