CITROEN C4 - Page 180

Driving
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Particular situations
Incertainsituations(e.g.startingtheengine),
theparkingbrakecanautomaticallyalterits
force.Thisisnormaloperation.
Toadvanceyourvehicleafewcentimetres
withoutstartingtheengine,butwiththeignition
on,pressonthebrakepedalandreleasethe
parkingbrakeby pulling then releasing the
control lever A.Thefullreleaseoftheparking
brakeisconfirmedbythewarninglampsin
the control lever Aandintheinstrumentpanel
goingoffanddisplayofthemessage"Parking
brakeoff".
Emergency braking
In the event of failure of the electronic
stabilitycontrolsystem,signalledby
theilluminationofthiswarninglamp,
brakingstabilityisthennotguaranteed.
Intheeventofafailureofthemainservice
brakeorinanexceptionalsituation(e.g.driver
takenill,underinstruction,etc)acontinuous
pull on the control lever Awillstopthevehicle.
The electronic stability control provides stability
duringemergencybraking.
Iftheemergencybrakingmalfunctions,
themessage"Parkingbrakefaulty"willbe
displayed.
Theemergencybrakingmustonlybe
usedinexceptionalcircumstances.
Inthisevent,stabilitymustbeassuredbythe
driverbyrepeatingalternate"pull-release"
actions on the control lever A.