CITROEN C4 - Page 198

Driving
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Noalertwillbegiveninthefollowingsituations:
- inthepresenceofimmobileobjects
(parkedvehicles,barriers,streetlamps,
roadsigns...),
- withvehiclesmovingintheopposite
direction,
- drivingonasinuousroadorasharp
corner,
Thealertisgivenbyawarninglampwhich
comesoninthedoormirroronthesidein
questionassoonasavehicle-car,lorry,
cycle-isdetected.
Forthis,thefollowingconditionsmustbemet:
- allthevehiclesmustbemovinginthe
samedirection,
- thespeedofyourvehicleisbetween7and
75mph(12and140km/h),
- whenyouovertakeavehiclewithaspeed
differenceoflessthan6mph(10km/h),
- whenavehicleovertakesyouwithaspeed
differenceoflessthan15mph(25km/h),
- thetrafficmustbeflowingnormally,
- inthecaseofanovertakingmanoeuvre,
ifthisisprolongedandthevehiclebeing
overtakenremainsintheblindspot,
- youaredrivingonastraightorslightly
curved road,
- yourvehicleisnotpullingatrailer,a
caravan...
- whenovertaking(orbeingovertakenby)a
verylongvehicle(lorry,coach...)whichis
atthesametimedetectedattherearinthe
blindspotangleandpresentinthedriver's
forward field of vision,
- inveryheavytraffic:vehiclesdetectedin
front and behind are confused with a lorry
orastationaryobject,
- whenovertakingquickly.