CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Manual Release

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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Label on door panel
Beforeleavingthevehicle,check
thatthe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gearbox)
orplacethegearselectoratpositionP
withanautomaticgearbox.
Fortowing,yourvehicleisapprovedfor
parkingonslopesofupto12%.
Manual operation
Application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commandissignalledby
flashingoftheindicatorlampinthecontrol
lever.