CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 User Manual

11
Practical information
185
Towing a trailer, ...
Drivin
g
advice
Coolin
g
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
tem
p
erature o
f
the coolant.
A
s the fan is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apacit
y
is not dependent on the en
g
ine speed.
)
To lower the en
g
ine speed, reduce
y
ou
r
s
peed.
Th
e max
i
mum towe
d
l
oa
d
on a
l
on
g
i
nc
li
ne
d
epen
d
s on t
h
e
g
ra
di
ent an
d
t
h
e am
bi
ent
tem
p
erature.
In all cases, kee
p
a check on the coolant
tem
p
erature.
S
ide wind
)
Take into account the increased sensitivit
y
t
o
side
w
i
n
d
.
)
If the warnin
g
lamp and the STO
P
w
arnin
g
lamp come on, stop the
vehicle and switch o
ff
the en
g
ine
as soon as poss
ibl
e.
Towbar suitable for the attachment of a trailer or installation of a bic
y
cle carrier, with additional li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
.
Distribution of loads
)
Di
s
tri
bu
t
e
th
e
l
oad
in th
e
tr
a
il
e
r
so
th
a
t th
e
heaviest items are as close as
p
ossible to
the axle and the nose wei
g
ht approaches the
maximum permitted without exceedin
g
it.
Air densit
y
decreases with altitude, thus
r
educin
g
en
g
ine performance. Above
1 000 metres, the maximum towed load must
be reduced b
y
10
%
f
or ever
y
1 000 metres o
f
al
t
i
t
ude
.
We recommend the use of
g
enuine
C
ITR
OË
N towbars and their harnesses
t
h
at
h
ave
b
een teste
d
an
d
approve
d
f
rom the desi
g
n sta
g
e o
f
y
our vehicle,
and that the
f
itting o
f
the towbar is
e
ntrusted to a CITROËN dealer or a
q
ualified workshop.
If the towbar is not fitted b
y
a CITROËN
dealer, it is imperative that it is
f
itt
ed
in
acco
r
da
n
ce
with th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
m
a
n
ufac
t
u
r
e
r'
s
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
D
r
i
v
i
n
g
w
i
t
h
a tra
il
er p
l
aces
g
reater
d
eman
d
s
on t
h
e tow
i
n
g
ve
hi
c
l
e an
d
t
h
e
d
r
i
ver must ta
k
e
p
articular care.
Your vehicle is primaril
y
desi
g
ned
f
or transportin
g
people and lu
gg
a
g
e, but it ma
y
also be used
f
or towin
g
a trailer.
R
efe
r t
o
th
e
"T
ec
hni
ca
l
da
t
a
"
sec
ti
o
n
fo
r
de
t
a
il
s
o
f
the wei
g
hts and towed loads which appl
y
to
y
our vehicle.

CITROEN C3 PICASSO 2012 Specifications

General

Brand	CITROEN
Model	C3 PICASSO 2012
Category	Automobile
Language	English