CITROEN DS3 - Driving on Flooded Roads

Afewdrivingrecommendations
Observethedrivingregulationsatalltimesandremainvigilantwhateverthetrafficconditions.
Paycloseattentiontothetrafficandkeepyourhandsonthewheelsothatyouarereadytoreactat
anytimetoanyeventuality.
Onalongjourney,abreakeverytwohoursisstronglyrecommended.
Indifficultweather,drivesmoothly,anticipatetheneedtobrakeandincreasethedistancefrom
othervehicles.
Driving on flooded roads
Westronglyadviseagainstdrivingonflooded
roads,asthiscouldcauseseriousdamage
totheengineorgearbox,aswellastothe
electricalsystemsofyourvehicle.
Important!
Neverdrivewiththeparkingbrake
applied-Riskofoverheatingand
damagetothebrakingsystem!
Donotparkorruntheenginewhen
stationaryinareaswhereinflammable
substancesandmaterials(drygrass,
deadleaves...)mightcomeintocontact
withthehotexhaustsystem-Riskof
fire!
Neverleaveavehicleunsupervised
withtheenginerunning.Ifyouhave
toleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running,applytheparkingbrake
andputthegearboxintoneutralor
position N or P,dependingonthetype
ofgearbox.
- checkthatthedepthofwaterdoesnot
exceed15cm,takingaccountofwaves
thatmightbegeneratedbyotherusers,
- deactivatetheStop&Startsystem,
- driveasslowlyaspossiblewithout
stalling.Inallcases,donotexceed6mph
(10km/h),
- donotstopanddonotswitchoffthe
engine.
Ifyouareobligedtodrivethroughwater:
Onleavingthefloodedroad,assoonas
circumstancesallow,makeseverallightbrake
applicationstodrythebrakediscsandpads.
Ifindoubtonthestateofyourvehicle,contact
aCITROËNdealeroraqualifiedworkshop.