CITROEN C4 PICASSO - Precautions in Use; Tailgate Release

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Access
When openin
g
and closin
g
a motorised tail
g
ate
m
anuall
y
, there is no assistance from
g
as-filled
s
truts.
R
es
i
stance to open
i
n
g
an
d
c
l
os
i
n
g
i
s
there
f
ore entirel
y
normal.
Reinitialisin
g
the tail
g
ate
T
ail
g
ate release
U
n
l
oc
ki
n
g

F
o
ld
b
ac
k
t
h
e rear seats to
g
a
i
n access to
th
e
l
oc
k
f
r
o
m in
s
i
de
th
e
boo
t.

In
se
rt
a
s
m
a
ll
sc
r
e
w
d
riv
e
r int
o
h
o
l
e
A
of
th
e
lock to unlock the tail
g
ate.

M
o
v
e
th
e
l
a
t
c
h t
o
th
e
l
e
ft.
Lockin
g
after closin
g
I
f
the
f
ault persists a
f
ter closin
g
a
g
ain, the boot
will r
e
m
a
in l
oc
k
ed
.
The motorised tailgate can be opened and
c
losed manuall
y
, even i
f
motorisation is
ac
tiv
a
t
ed
.
Precautions in use
In th
e
e
v
e
nt
o
f
a
n
accu
m
u
l
a
ti
o
n
o
f
s
n
o
w
on the tail
g
ate, clear the snow before
c
ommandin
g
an automatic openin
g
o
f
t
h
e ta
ilg
ate.
Th
e
fo
rm
a
ti
o
n
of
i
ce
ca
n
b
l
oc
k th
e
tailgate and prevent its opening: wait
u
ntil the ice melts with the heatin
g
o
f
the
p
assen
g
er compartment.
When washin
g
the vehicle in an
a
utomatic car wash, don't for
g
et to
l
ock
y
our vehicle to avoid the risk o
f
u
nexpecte
d
open
i
n
g
.
Repeated openin
g
and closin
g
o
f
the
tail
g
ate can cause overheatin
g
o
f
its
electric motor, a
f
ter which opening and
c
losin
g
will not be possible.
Allow 10 minutes for the motor to cool
down before operatin
g
the tail
g
ate
ag
ain.
Thi
s operat
i
on
i
s necessar
y
w
h
ere t
h
ere
i
s no
m
ovement - a
f
ter detection o
f
an obstacle, a
f
te
r
c
onnectin
g
or rechar
g
in
g
the batter
y
, ...

O
pen the tail
g
ate b
y
hand, if necessar
y
.

Manuall
y
close the tail
g
ate full
y
.
If the problem persists, contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
S
ystem allowing the mechanical unlocking o
f
the boot in the event o
f
a batter
y
or central
lockin
g
s
y
stem malfunction.