CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Blind Spot Sensors

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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Blindspotmonitoringsystem
Activation / Deactivation
Awarninglampappearsinthedoormirroron
thesideinquestion:
- immediately,whenbeingovertaken,
- after a delay of about one second, when
overtakingavehicleslowly.
Thisdrivingassistancesystemwarnsthedriver
of the presence of another vehicle in the blind
spotangleoftheirvehicle(areasmaskedfrom
thedriver'sfieldofvision),assoonasthis
presentsapotentialdanger.
Sensors fitted in the front and rear bumpers
monitortheblindspots.
Thissystemisdesignedtoimprovesafetywhendrivingandisinnocircumstancesa
substitutefortheuseoftheinteriorrearviewmirroranddoormirrors.Itisthedriver's
responsibilitytoconstantlycheckthetraffic,toassessthedistancesandrelativespeedsof
othervehiclesandtopredicttheirmovementsbeforedecidingwhethertochangelane.
Theblindspotmonitoringsystemcanneverreplacetheneedforvigilanceonthepartofthe
driver.
Activation of the function is done in the touch
screentablet.
F In the Driving menu, select the "Driving
assistance" tab, then "Blind spot
monitoring".
This indicator lamp comes on in the
instrumentpanel.
The state of the system remains in memory on
switchingofftheignition.
F To deactivate the system, select "Blind
spot monitoring"againinthe"Driving
assistance" tab of the Drivingmenu.
Theindicatorlampgoesoff.
The system is automatically deactivated
whentowingwithatowbarapprovedby
CITROËN.