CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Trajectory Control Systems

102
Safety
A
nti-slip re
g
ulation
(
ASR
)
a
nd electronic stabilit
y
p
ro
g
ramme
(
ESP
)
The anti-slip re
g
ulation
(
also known as Traction
C
ontrol
)
optimises traction to prevent skiddin
g
o
f
the wheels, b
y
actin
g
on the brakes o
f
the
d
r
i
v
i
n
g
w
h
ee
l
s an
d
on t
h
e en
gi
ne.
The electronic stability programme acts on the
brake o
f
one or more wheels and on the en
g
ine to
keep the vehicle on the tra
j
ector
y
required b
y
the
driver, within the limits of the laws of ph
y
sics.
This is indicated b
y
flashin
g
of this
warnin
g
lamp in the instrument panel.
The ASR/ESP s
y
stems offer
e
xceptional safet
y
in normal drivin
g
, but
this should not encoura
g
e the driver to
take extra risks or drive at hi
g
h speed.
The correct
f
unctionin
g
o
f
these
sy
stems depends on observation o
f
th
e
m
a
n
ufac
t
u
r
e
r'
s
r
eco
mm
e
n
da
ti
o
n
s
regarding the wheels
(
tyres and rims
)
,
the brakin
g
components, the electronic
c
omponents and the assembl
y
and repair procedures used b
y
the
C
ITR
O
ËN dealer network.
After an impact, have these s
y
stems
c
hecked b
y
a CITRO
Ë
N dealer or a
q
uali
f
ied workshop.
Operatin
g
fault
Illumination of the warnin
g
lamp,
accompanid b
y
a messa
g
e in the
sc
r
ee
n in
d
i
ca
t
es
a
m
a
lf
u
n
c
ti
o
n
o
f
t
h
ese s
y
stems.
R
eact
i
vat
i
on
Th
ese s
y
stems are react
i
vate
d
automat
i
ca
lly
e
ver
y
time the i
g
nition is switched o
f
, or
f
rom
30 mph
(
50 km
/
h
)
.
)
Press this button again to reactivate them
manuall
y
.
The lamp in the button
g
oes off.
The s
y
mbol
g
oin
g
off in the instrument panel
indicates the reactivation of the A
S
R and E
S
P
s
y
stems.
Deactivation
In exceptional conditions
(
startin
g
a vehicle
which is bo
gg
ed down, stuck in snow, on so
f
t
ground, ...
)
, it may be advisable to deactivate
the A
S
R and E
S
P s
y
stems, so that the wheels
c
an move freel
y
and re
g
ain
g
rip.
Trajectory control systems
A
ctivation
These s
y
stems are activated automaticall
y
eac
h tim
e
th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
i
s
s
t
a
rt
ed
.
The
y
come into operation in the event o
f
a
g
rip
or tra
j
ector
y
pro
bl
em.
The displa
y
o
f
this s
y
mbol indicates
that the A
S
R and E
S
P systems are
deac
tiv
a
t
ed
.
)
Press this button button, located on
the dashboard
(
driver's side
)
, until the
c
orrespondin
g
s
y
mbol appears in the
instrument panel screen.
The lamp in the button comes on.
Contact a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the ASR/ESP s
y
stems
checked
.
Coastin
g
with the en
g
ine off results in a
loss of power assistance for the steerin
g
.