CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Trajectory Control Systems

Safety
116
D
eact
i
vat
i
on
In exceptional conditions
(
startin
g
a vehicle
which is bo
gg
ed down, stuck in snow, on so
f
t
g
round...
)
, it ma
y
be advisable to deactivate the
A
S
R and E
S
P systems, so that the wheels can
move
f
reel
y
and re
g
ain
g
rip.
)
Pr
ess
th
e
"
ESP OFF" button, located in
th
e
ce
ntr
e
o
f th
e
das
h
boa
r
d
.
If this warnin
g
lamp comes on
in the instrument panel and the
indicator lamp on the button comes
on
,
this indicates that the ASR and
E
S
P s
y
stems are deactivated.
Reactivation
These s
y
stems are reactivated automaticall
y
e
ach time the i
g
nition is switched back on or
from 30 mph
(
50 km/h
)
.
)
P
r
ess
t
he
"
ESP OFF"
b
utton a
g
a
i
n to
react
i
vate t
h
em manua
lly
.
Operatin
g
fault
I
f
this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied b
y
an audible si
g
nal
and a messa
g
e in the multifunction
screen, this indicates a malfunction
of these s
y
stems.
Trajectory control systems
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
driving wheels and on the engine.
The electronic stabilit
y
pro
g
ramme acts on the
brake of 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.
A
nti-slip re
g
ulation
(
ASR
)
a
nd electronic stabilit
y
p
ro
g
ramme
(
ESP
)
This is indicated b
y
f
lashin
g
o
f
this warning lamp in the
instrument
p
anel.
A
ct
i
vat
i
on
Th
ese s
y
stems are act
i
vate
d
automat
i
ca
lly
each
t
i
m
e
t
he
v
ehicle
is
s
t
a
rt
ed
.
The
y
come into operation in the event o
f
a
g
rip
or trajectory problem.
The ESP/ASR s
y
stems offer exceptional
s
afet
y
in normal drivin
g
, but this should
not encoura
g
e t
h
e
d
r
i
ver to ta
k
e extra
r
i
s
k
s or
d
r
i
ve at
high
spee
d
.
The correct o
p
eration o
f
these
s
ystems 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
re
g
ardin
g
wheels
(
t
y
res and rims
)
,
brakin
g
components, electronic
c
omponents and assembl
y
and repair
procedures.
A
f
ter an impact, have these s
y
stems
c
hecked b
y
a CITRO
Ë
N dealer or a
q
uali
f
ied worksho
p
.
Have it checked b
y
a CITROËN dealer or a
q
ualified workshop.