CITROEN 2014 C4 Picasso - Driving Recommendations

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Driving
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Afewdrivingrecommendations
Observethedrivingregulationsatalltimesand
remainvigilantwhateverthetrafficconditions.
Paycloseattentiontothetrafficandkeepyour
handsonthewheelsothatyouarereadyto
reactatanytimetoanyeventuality.
Onalongjourney,abreakeverytwohoursis
stronglyrecommended.
Indifficultweather,drivesmoothly,anticipate
theneedtobrakeandincreasethedistance
fromothervehicles.
Driving on flooded roads
Westronglyadviseagainstdrivingonflooded
roads,asthiscouldcauseseriousdamage
totheengineorgearbox,aswellastothe
electricalsystemsofyourvehicle.
Ifyouareobligedtodrivethroughwater:
- checkthatthedepthofwaterdoesnot
exceed15cm,takingaccountofwaves
thatmightbegeneratedbyotherusers,
- deactivatetheStop&Startsystem,
- driveasslowlyaspossiblewithout
stalling.Inallcases,donotexceed6mph
(10km/h),
- donotstopanddonotswitchoffthe
engine.
Onleavingthefloodedroad,assoonas
circumstancesallow,makeseverallightbrake
applicationstodrythebrakediscsandpads.
Ifindoubtonthestateofyourvehicle,contact
aCITROËNdealeroraqualifiedworkshop.
Important!
Neverdrivewiththeparkingbrake
applied-Riskofoverheatingand
damagetothebrakingsystem!
Donotparkorruntheenginewhen
stationaryinareaswhereinflammable
substancesandmaterials(drygrass,
deadleaves...)mightcomeintocontact
withthehotexhaustsystem-Riskof
fire!
Neverleaveavehicleunsupervised
withtheenginerunning.Ifyouhave
toleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running,applytheparkingbrake
andputthegearboxintoneutralor
position N or P,dependingonthetype
ofgearbox.