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Practical information
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap07_info-pratiques_ed01-2014
Driving advice
Distribution of loads
F Distributetheloadinthetrailersothatthe
heaviestitemsareascloseaspossibleto
theaxleandthenoseweightapproachesthe
maximumpermittedwithoutexceedingit.
Airdensitydecreaseswithaltitude,thus
reducingengineperformance.Above
1000metres,themaximumtowedloadmust
bereducedby10%forevery1000metresof
altitude.
Side wind
F Takeintoaccounttheincreasedsensitivity
tosidewind.
Cooling
Towingatraileronaslopeincreasesthe
temperatureofthecoolant.
Asthefaniselectricallycontrolled,itscooling
capacityisnotdependentontheenginespeed.
F Tolowertheenginespeed,reduceyour
speed.
Themaximumtowedloadonalongincline
dependsonthegradientandtheambient
temperature.
Inallcases,keepacheckonthecoolant
temperature.
F Ifthewarninglampandthe
STOPwarninglampcomeon,
stopthevehicleandswitchoff
theengineassoonaspossible.
Braking
Towingatrailerincreasesthebrakingdistance.
Toavoidoverheatingofthebrakesonalong
mountaintypeofdescent,theuseofengine
brakingisrecommended.
Tyres
F Checkthetyrepressuresofthetowing
vehicleandofthetrailer,observingthe
recommendedpressures.
Lighting
F Checktheelectricallightingandsignalling
onthetrailer.
Refertothe"Technicaldata"sectionfordetails
oftheweightsandtowedloadswhichapplyto
yourvehicle.
Whennottowingatrailer,removethe
quickly-detachabletowballbefore
driving.
Therearparkingsensorswillbe
deactivatedautomaticallyifagenuine
CITROËNtowbarisused.