CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Under-Inflation Detection

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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Under-inationdetection
The system monitors the pressures in the four
tyres,oncethevehicleismoving.
Itcomparestheinformationgivenbythefour
wheel speed sensors with reference values,
which must be reinitialised every time the
tyre pressures are adjusted or a wheel
changed.
Thesystemtriggersanalertassoonasit
detects a drop in the inflation pressure of one
ormoretyres.
The under-inflation detection system
doesnotreplacetheneedforvigilance
onthepartofthedriver.
This system does not avoid the need to
checkthetyrepressures(includingthe
spare wheel) every month as well as
beforealongjourney.
Drivingwithunder-inflatedtyresimpairs
roadholding,extendsbrakingdistances
and causes premature tyre wear,
particularly under arduous conditions
(highloading,highspeed,longjourney).
Systemwhichautomaticallychecksthepressuresofthetyreswhiledriving.
The inflation pressures defined for
your vehicle can be found on the tyre
pressurelabel.
For more information on the
Identification markings, refer to the
correspondingsection.
Tyrepressuresshouldbechecked
when the tyres are "cold" (vehicle
stoppedfor1hourorafterajourneyof
lessthan6miles(10km)atmoderate
speeds).
Otherwise(whenhot),add0.3barto
thepressuresshownonthelabel.
Drivingwithunder-inflatedtyres
increasesfuelconsumption.