CITROEN 2014 C4 Picasso - Manual Release

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Driving
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Label on door panel
Beforeleavingthevehicle,checkthat
parkingbrakeisapplied:theindicator
lampsintheinstrumentpaneland
thecontrollevermustbeonfixed,not
flashing.
Iftheparkingbrakeisnotapplied,there
isanaudiblesignalandamessageis
displayedonopeningthedriver'sdoor.
Neverleaveachildaloneinsidethe
vehiclewiththeignitionon,asthey
couldreleasetheparkingbrake.
Whentowing,parkingonasteep
slope, or if your vehicle is heavily
laden,turnthewheelstowardsthekerb
andengageagear(withamanualor
electronicgearbox)orplacethegear
selector in position Pwithanautomatic
gearbox.
Fortowing,youvehicleisapprovedfor
parkingonslopesofupto12%.
Manual operation
Applicationofoftheparkingbrake
isconfirmedbyilluminationofthe
brakeindicatorlampandtheP
indicatorlampinthecontrollever,
accompaniedbythedisplayofthe
message"Parkingbrakeapplied".
Manual release
Withtheignitiononortheenginerunning,to
releasetheparkingbrake:
F pressthebrakepedal,
F whilemaintainingpressureonthebrake
pedal,brieflypushthecontrollever.
Thecompletereleaseoftheparkingbrake
isconfirmedbythebrakeindicatorlampand
the Pindicatorlampinthecontrollevergoing
off,accompaniedbythedisplayofthemessage
"Parkingbrakereleased".
If you push the control lever without
pressingthebrakepedal,theparking
brakewillnotbereleasedanda
messageisdisplayed.
Manual application
Withthevehiclestationary:brieflypullthecontrollever.
Confirmationoftheinstructionissignaledby
flashingoftheindicatorlampinthecontrol
lever.