CITROEN 2012 C-ELYSEE - Page 154

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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,
thus reducin
g
en
g
ine per
f
ormance.
A
bove 1 000 metres, the maximum towed
load must be reduced b
y
10
%
f
or ever
y
1 000 metres of altitude.
Side wind
)
Take into account the increased sensitivit
y
t
o
s
i
de
win
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.
)
I
f
the warnin
g
lamp and the
STO
P
warnin
g
lamp come on,
s
top the vehicle and switch of
f
the en
g
ine as soon as possible.
Brakin
g
Towin
g
a trailer increases the brakin
g
distance.
To avoid overheatin
g
of the brakes on a lon
g
m
ountain 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
r
ecommended
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.
The rear parkin
g
sensors will be
deactivated automaticall
y
if a
g
enuine
C
ITR
O
ËN towbar is used.
R
efe
r t
o
th
e
"T
ec
hni
ca
l D
a
t
a
"
sec
ti
o
n
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s
o
f
the wei
g
hts and towed loads which appl
y
to
y
our ve
hi
c
l
e.