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D R I V I N G
Release
With the ignition on or the engine
running, to release the parking
brake, press on the brake pedal,
push then release control A .
The full application of the parking
b r a k e i s c o n fi r m e d b y : - the extinction of the warn-ing lamp on control A and
of warning lamp P on the
instrument panel,
- the display of a message "park- ing brake released" on the instru-
ment panel display.
If you push control A without press-
ing the brake pedal, the parking
brake will not be released and the
message "Foot on brake necessary"
will be displayed on the instrument
panel.
When stationary, with the
engine running, do not
press the accelerator pedal
unnecessarily, as you may
release the parking brake. Maximum application
If necessary, you can utilise
maxi-
mum application of the parking
brake. It is obtained by means of a
long pull on control A , until you see
the message "Max application of the
parking brake" and a beep is heard.
Maximum application is essential:
- in the case of a vehicle towing a caravan or a trailer, if the au-
tomatic functions are activated
but you are applying the parking
brake manually,
- when the gradient you are parked on is variable in its effect (e.g. on
a ferry, in a lorry, during towing).
- In the case of towing, a loaded vehicle or parking on a gradient,
turn the front wheels towards the
pavement and engage a gear
when you park.
- After a maximum application, the release time will be longer. Particular situations
In certain situations (starting the
engine...), the parking brake can
automatically alter its force. This is
normal operation.
To advance your vehicle a few cen-
timetres without starting the engine,
but with the ignition on, press on the
brake pedal and release the parking
brake
by pushing then releasing
control A .
The full release of the parking brake
i s c o n fi r m e d b y t h e e x t i n c t i o n o f
warning lamp P (red) on the instru-
ment panel and the display of a
message "parking brake released"
on the instrument panel display.
If the parking brake malfunctions
while applied or if the battery
r u n s fl a t , an emergency release is
always possible.
To guarantee correct operation of
the parking brake and therefore
your safety, the number of succes-
sive application/release operations
is limited to eight.
If this number is exceeded, you are
warned by the message "Parking
brake faulty" and a warning lamp
fl a s h e s .
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D R I V I N G The parking assistance system
cannot, in any circumstances, re-
place the need for vigilance and
responsibility on the part of the
driver.
VISUAL AND AUDIBLE FRONT AND/OR REAR PARKING ASSISTANCE
System consisting of proximity sen-
sors, installed in the front and/or rear
bumper.
It detects any obstacle (person, ve-
hicle, tree, barrier...) located behind
the vehicle, however, it will not be
able to detect obstacles located im-
mediately below the bumper.
An object, such as a stake, a road-
works cone or any other similar ob-
ject may be detected at the start of
the manoeuvre but may no longer
be detected when the vehicle moves
nearer to it. The parking assistance is
switched
on :
- by engaging reverse gear,
- at a speed below 6 mph (10 km/h) in forward gear.
This is accompanied by an audible
signal and/or displaying of the vehi-
cle on the multifunction display.
The proximity information is indicat-
ed by:
- an audible signal which be- comes more rapid as the vehicle
approaches the obstacle,
- a diagram on the multifunction display, with blocks which move
closer to the vehicle.
The obstacle is located in relation to
the emission of the audible signal by
the speakers; front or rear and right
or left.
When the distance between the ve-
hicle and the obstacle is less than
a p p r o x i m a t e l y t w e n t y - fi v e c e n t i m e -
tres, the audible signal becomes
continuous and/or the "Danger"
symbol appears, depending on the
multifunction display version.
The parking assistance is switched
off :
- when you exit reverse gear,
- when the speed is higher than 6 mph (10 km/h) in forward gear,
- when the vehicle has been station- ary for more than three seconds in
forward gear. Deactivation
Press button A , the warning light
comes on, the system is fully de-
activated.
The system will be deactivated au-
tomatically when a trailer is being
towed or when a bicycle carrier is
fi t t e d ( v e h i c l e fi t t e d w i t h a t o w b a r
or bicycle carrier recommended by
CITROËN).
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P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N
T O W I N G A T R A I L E R , A C A R A V A N , E T C .
T o w b a r s u i t e d t o t h e a t t a c h m e n t o f a
t r a i l e r o r c a r a v a n w i t h a d d i t i o n a l s i g -
n a l l i n g a n d l i g h t i n g .
Y o u r v e h i c l e i s p r i m a r i l y d e s i g n e d
f o r t r a n s p o r t i n g p e o p l e a n d l u g g a g e ,
b u t i t m a y a l s o b e u s e d f o r t o w i n g a
t r a i l e r .
W e r e c o m m e n d t h e u s e o f o r i g i n a l
C I T R O Ë N t o w b a r s a n d t h e i r h a r -
nesses that have been tested and
a p p r o v e d f r o m t h e d e s i g n s t a g e
o f y o u r v e h i c l e , a n d t h a t t h e fi t -
ting of the towbar is entrusted to a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r . I f t h e t r a i l e r i s n o t fi t t e d b y
a C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r , i t i s
i m p e r a t i v e t h a t i t i s fi t t e d
u s i n g t h e e l e c t r i c a l p r e - e q u i p m e n t
i n s t a l l e d a t t h e r e a r o f t h e v e h i c l e ,
i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r -
e r ' s i n s t r u c t i o n s .
Driving with a trailer subjects the
t o w i n g v e h i c l e t o m o r e s i g n i fi c a n t
s t r e s s a n d i t s d r i v e r m u s t b e p a r -
t i c u l a r l y c a r e f u l .
Driving advice
Distribution of loads
Distribute the load in the trailer
s o t h a t t h e h e a v i e s t i t e m s a r e a s
c l o s e a s p o s s i b l e t o t h e a x l e a n d
the nose weight approaches the
m a x i m u m p e r m i t t e d w i t h o u t e x -
c e e d i n g i t .
A i r d e n s i t y d e c r e a s e s w i t h a l t i t u d e ,
t h u s r e d u c i n g e n g i n e p e r f o r m a n c e .
A b o v e 1 0 0 0 m e t r e s , t h e m a x i m u m
t o w i n g l o a d m u s t b e r e d u c e d b y
1 0 % a n d s o o n f o r e v e r y 1 0 0 0 m e -
t r e s o f a l t i t u d e .
Refer to the "Technical Data" section
for details of the weights and towing
l o a d s w h i c h a p p l y t o y o u r v e h i c l e .
Side wind
Take into account the increased
s e n s i t i v i t y t o s i d e w i n d . Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases
t h e t e m p e r a t u r e o f t h e c o o l a n t .
A s t h e f a n i s e l e c t r i c a l l y c o n t r o l l e d ,
i t s c o o l i n g c a p a c i t y i s n o t d e p e n d e n t
o n t h e e n g i n e s p e e d .
T o l o w e r t h e e n g i n e s p e e d , r e -
d u c e y o u r s p e e d .
T h e m a x i m u m t o w i n g l o a d o n a l o n g
slope depends on the gradient and
t h e o u t s i d e t e m p e r a t u r e .
I n a l l c a s e s , p a y a t t e n t i o n t o t h e
c o o l a n t t e m p e r a t u r e .
If the warning light and
the STOP warning light
c o m e o n , s t o p t h e v e h i c l e
and switch off the engine
a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e .
Braking
T o w i n g a t r a i l e r i n c r e a s e s t h e b r a k -
i n g d i s t a n c e .
Tyres
C h e c k t h e t y r e p r e s s u r e s o f t h e
t o w i n g v e h i c l e a n d o f t h e t r a i l e r ,
o b s e r v i n g t h e r e c o m m e n d e d
p r e s s u r e s .
Lights
Check the electrical signalling on
t h e t r a i l e r .
The rear parking assistance will
b e d e a c t i v a t e d a u t o m a t i c a l l y i f a n
o r i g i n a l C I T R O Ë N t o w b a r i s u s e d .
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T h e w e i g h t o f t h e b r a k e d t r a i l e r c a n b e i n c r e a s e d , w i t h i n t h e G T W l i m i t , o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e G V W o f t h e t o w i n g v e h i c l e i s r e d u c e d
b y t h e s a m e a m o u n t ; w a r n i n g , t o w i n g w i t h a l i g h t l y l o a d e d t o w i n g v e h i c l e m a y h a v e a n a d v e r s e e f f e c t o n i t s r o a d h o l d i n g .
WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (SALOON) in kg
Petrol engines
1.8 l. 16V
127 bhp
2 l. 16V 143 bhp
B i o fl e x 2 l .
16V 143 bhp
3 l. V6 24V
215 bhp
G e a r b o x e s Manual Manual Auto. Manual Auto.
Model codes:
RD....
6FYC RFJC RFJF RFJC/FF XFVJ
- Unladen weight 1 510 1 521 1 583 1 521 1 725
- Kerb weight 1 585 1 596 1 658 1 596 1 800
- Payload 505 542 507 542 505
- G r o s s v e h i c l e w e i g h t ( G V W ) 2 015 2 063 2 090 2 063 2 230
- Gross train weight (GTW) 3 315 3 563 3 590 3 563 3 630
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
o n a 1 0 % o r 1 2 % g r a d i e n t 1 300 1 500 1 500 1 400
- Braked trailer * (with load t r a n s f e r w i t h i n G T W l i m i t ) 1 530 1 720 1 720 1 650
- Unbraked trailer 750 750 750 750
- Recommended nose weight 62 69 69 66
T h e G T W a n d t o w e d l o a d v a l u e s i n d i c a t e d a p p l y u p t o a m a x i m u m a l t i t u d e o f 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s ; t h e t o w e d l o a d m e n t i o n e d
m u s t b e r e d u c e d b y 1 0 % f o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s o f a l t i t u d e .
T h e s p e e d o f a t o w i n g v e h i c l e m u s t n o t e x c e e d 1 0 0 k m / h ( a p p r o x . 6 0 m p h ) ( c o m p l y w i t h t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i n f o r c e i n y o u r
country).
H i g h e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e s m a y r e s u l t i n a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e v e h i c l e i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e e n g i n e ; w h e n
t h e e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e i s h i g h e r t h a n 3 7 ° C , l i m i t t h e w e i g h t t o w e d .
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WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (TOURER) in kg
Petrol engines
1.8 l. 16V
127 bhp
2 l. 16V 143 bhp
B i o fl e x 2 l .
16V 143 bhp
3 l. V6 24V
215 bhp
G e a r b o x e s Manual Manual Auto. Manual Auto.
Model codes:
RW...
6FYC RFJC RFJF RFJC/FF XFVJ
- Unladen weight 1 549 1 578 1 619 1 578 1 761
- Kerb weight 1 624 1 653 1 694 1 653 1 836
- Payload 605 605 605 605 605
- G r o s s v e h i c l e w e i g h t ( G V W ) 2 154 2 183 2 224 2 183 2 366
- Gross train weight (GTW) 3 454 3 683 3 724 3 683 3 666
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
o n a 1 0 % o r 1 2 % g r a d i e n t 1 300 1 500 1 500 1300
- Braked trailer * (with load t r a n s f e r w i t h i n G T W l i m i t ) 1 600 1 790 1 800 1 790 1 600
- Unbraked trailer 750 750 750 750
- Recommended nose weight 64 72 72 68
T h e G T W a n d t o w e d l o a d v a l u e s i n d i c a t e d a p p l y u p t o a m a x i m u m a l t i t u d e o f 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s ; t h e t o w e d l o a d m e n t i o n e d
m u s t b e r e d u c e d b y 1 0 % f o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s o f a l t i t u d e .
T h e s p e e d o f a t o w i n g v e h i c l e m u s t n o t e x c e e d 1 0 0 k m / h ( a p p r o x . 6 0 m p h ) ( c o m p l y w i t h t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i n f o r c e i n y o u r
country).
H i g h e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e s m a y r e s u l t i n a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e v e h i c l e i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e e n g i n e ; w h e n
t h e e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e i s h i g h e r t h a n 3 7 ° C , l i m i t t h e w e i g h t t o w e d .
T h e w e i g h t o f t h e b r a k e d t r a i l e r c a n b e i n c r e a s e d
, w i t h i n t h e G T W l i m i t , o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e G V W o f t h e t o w i n g v e h i c l e i s r e d u c e d
b y t h e s a m e a m o u n t ; w a r n i n g , t o w i n g w i t h a l i g h t l y l o a d e d t o w i n g v e h i c l e m a y h a v e a n a d v e r s e e f f e c t o n i t s r o a d h o l d i n g .
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WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (SALOON) in kg
Diesel engines
1.6 l. HDi
110 bhp
2 l. HDi
140 bhp
2 l. HDi
138 bhp
2 l. HDi
173 bhp
V6 HDi
208 bhp
G e a r b o x e s Manual Manual Auto. Manual Auto.
Model codes:
RD...
9HZC
9HZC/1
RHF8 RHRJ 4HTH UHZJ
- Unladen weight 1 503 1 608 1 658 1 729 1 766
- Kerb weight 1 578 1 683 1 733 1 804 1 841
- Payload 537 547 532 487 544
- G r o s s v e h i c l e w e i g h t ( G V W ) 2 040 2 155 2 190 2 216 2 310
- Gross train weight (GTW) 3 140 3 755 3 490 3 816 3 710
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
o n a 1 0 % o r 1 2 % g r a d i e n t 1 100 1 600 1 300 1 600 1 400
- Braked trailer * (with load t r a n s f e r w i t h i n G T W l i m i t ) 1 370 1 820 1 560 1 820 1 690
- Unbraked trailer 750 750 750 750 75 0
- Recommended nose weight 55 73 63 73 68
* T h e w e i g h t o f t h e b r a k e d t r a i l e r c a n b e i n c r e a s e d , w i t h i n t h e G T W l i m i t , o n c o n d i t i o n t h a t t h e G V W o f t h e t o w i n g v e h i c l e
i s r e d u c e d b y t h e s a m e a m o u n t ; w a r n i n g , t o w i n g w i t h a l i g h t l y l o a d e d t o w i n g v e h i c l e m a y h a v e a n a d v e r s e e f f e c t o n i t s
road holding.
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T h e G T W a n d t o w e d l o a d v a l u e s i n d i c a t e d a p p l y u p t o a m a x i m u m a l t i t u d e o f 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s ; t h e t o w e d l o a d m e n t i o n e d
m u s t b e r e d u c e d b y 1 0 % f o r e a c h a d d i t i o n a l 1 , 0 0 0 m e t r e s o f a l t i t u d e .
T h e s p e e d o f a t o w i n g v e h i c l e m u s t n o t e x c e e d 1 0 0 k m / h ( a p p r o x . 6 0 m p h ) ( c o m p l y w i t h t h e l e g i s l a t i o n i n f o r c e i n y o u r
country).
H i g h e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e s m a y r e s u l t i n a r e d u c t i o n i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e v e h i c l e i n o r d e r t o p r o t e c t t h e e n g i n e ; w h e n
t h e e x t e r i o r t e m p e r a t u r e i s h i g h e r t h a n 3 7 ° C , l i m i t t h e w e i g h t t o w e d .
WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (TOURER) in kg
Diesel engines
1.6 l. HDi
110 bhp
2 l. HDi
140 bhp
2 l. HDi
138 bhp
2 l. HDi
173 bhp
V6 HDi
208 bhp
G e a r b o x e s Manual Manual Auto. Manual Auto.
Model codes:
RW...
9HZC
9HZC/1
RHF8 RHRJ 4HTH UHZJ
- Unladen weight 1 537 1 655 1 695 1 765 1 802
- Kerb weight 1 612 1 730 1 770 1 840 1 877
- Payload 641 621 631 587 571
- G r o s s v e h i c l e w e i g h t ( G V W ) 2 178 2 276 2 326 2 352 2 373
- Gross train weight (GTW) 3 178 3 776 3 526 3 952 3 676
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
o n a 1 0 % o r 1 2 % g r a d i e n t 1 000 1 500 1 200 1 600 1 300
- Braked trailer * (with load t r a n s f e r w i t h i n G T W l i m i t ) 1 300 1 800 1 500 1 900 1 600
- Unbraked trailer 750 750 750 750 75 0
- Recommended nose weight 52 72 60 77 64
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The GTW and towed load values indicated apply up to a maximum altitude of 1,000 metres; the towed load
mentioned must be reduced by 10 % for each additional 1 ,000 metres of altitude.
The speed of a towing vehicle must not exceed 100 km/h (approx. 60 mph) (comply with the legislation in force
in your country).
High exterior temperatures may result in a reduction in the performance of the vehicle in order to protect the
engine; when the exterior temperature is higher than 37 ° C, limit the weight towed.
WEIGHTS AND TOWED LOADS (SALOON) in kg
Diesel engines
1.6 l. HDi 110 hp
2 l. HDi 140 hp
2 l. HDi 138 hp
2.2 litre HDi
173 hp
3 litre V6 HDi
240 hp
Gearboxes Manual Manual Auto. Manual Auto.
Model codes:
RD...
9HZC
9HZC/1
RHF8 RHRJ
4HTH
4HPH
X8ZA
- Unladen weight 1 503 1 485 1 608 1 658 1 729 1 766
- Kerb weight 1 578
1 560 1 683 1 733 1 804 1 841
- Payload 537
560 547 532 487 510
- Gross vehicle weight (GVW) 2 040 2 045 2 155 2 190 2 216 2 276
- Gross train weight (GTW) 3 140 3 145 3 755 3 490 3 816 3 676
- Braked trailer (within GTW limit)
on a 10 % or 12 % gradient 1 100 1 600 1 30 0 1 600 1 400
- Braked trailer ** (with load transfer within GTW limit) 1 370 1 820 1 560 1 820
1 650
- Unbraked trailer 750 750 750 750 75
0
- Recommended nose weight 55 73 63 73
67
During the year.
** The weight of the braked trailer can be increased, within t he GTW limit, on condition that the GVW of the towing vehicle is reduced
by the same amount; warning, towing with a lightly loaded towing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding .