CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 - Towing the Vehicle

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Practical information
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Towing the vehicle
Access to the tools
The towin
g
e
y
e is installed under the boot floor.
To
g
ain access to it:
)
open the boot,
)
remove the ad
j
ustable boot floor,
)
li
f
t up the boot carpet,
)
remove the towin
g
e
y
e
f
rom the tool
holde
r.
Procedure for havin
g
y
our vehicle towed or for towin
g
another vehicle usin
g
a removable towin
g
e
y
e.
General recommendations
Observe the le
g
islation in force in
y
our countr
y
.
Ensure that the wei
g
ht o
f
the towin
g
vehicle is hi
g
her than that o
f
the towed vehicle.
The person at the wheel o
f
the towed vehicle must have a valid drivin
g
licence.
When towin
g
a vehicle with all
f
our wheels on the
g
round, alwa
y
s use an approved towin
g
bar; ro
p
e and stra
p
s are
p
rohibited.
When towin
g
a vehicle with the en
g
ine o
ff
, there is no lon
g
er an
y
power assistance
f
or
brakin
g
or steerin
g
.
In the followin
g
cases,
y
ou must alwa
y
s call on a professional recover
y
service:
- vehicle broken down on a motorwa
y
or fast road,
- 4 wheel drive vehicle
,
- w
h
en
i
t
i
s not poss
ibl
e to put t
h
e
g
ear
b
ox
i
nto neutra
l
, un
l
oc
k
t
h
e steer
i
n
g
, or re
l
ease t
h
e
p
ar
ki
n
g
b
ra
k
e,
- tow
i
n
g
w
i
t
h
on
ly
two w
h
ee
l
s on t
h
e
g
roun
d
,
- where there is no approved towing bar available...