2009 CITROEN DS3 technical data

203
Practical information
The rear par
king sensors w
ill be
deactivated automaticall
y if a genuine
CITR
OË
N towbar is used.

Drivin
g advice

Di
stribut
ion of loads
)
Dis
tribute the load
in the traile
r so that the
heaviest items are as close as possible tothe ax
le an
d the nose we
ight approac
hes t
he
maximum permitted without exceeding it.
Air dens
ity decreases w
ith altitude, t
hus
reducing engine per formance. Above
1 000
metres, the maximum towing load
must be reduced by 10 % and so on for every 1 000 metres of altitude.
Refer to the "Technical Data" section for details of the wei
ghts and towin
g loads which appl
y to
your ve
hicle.

Side wind)
Take into account the increased sensitivity to s
ide w
ind.
Coolin
g
Towing a tra
iler on a s
lope
increases t
he
tem
perature o
f the coolant.

As the
fan is electricall
y controlled, its coolin
g
capac
ity is not
depen
dent on t
he en
gine spee
d.
)
To lower t
he eng
ine spee
d, re
duce your
speed.
The maximum towing load on a long slope
depends on the gradient and the ambient
tempera
ture.
In a
ll cases, pa
y attent
ion to t
he coo
lant
tem
pera
ture.
BrakingTowing a tra
iler increases t
he braking distance.
Ty
res
) Check the t
yre pressures o
f the towin
g
vehicle and o
f the trailer, obser vin
g the
recommen
ded pressures.
Ligh
ting
) Check the electrical li
ghtin
g and si
gnallin
g
on the traile
r.
) If the warning lamp and theSTOP
warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch of
f
the en
gine as soon as possible.

209
Technical data

WEI
GHT
S AND T
OWED L
OAD
S (in k
g)

Petrol engines
VTi 95

VTi
120


THP
150

Gearboxes
Manual
Manual

Auto

Manual

Model codes: SA...
8FR
0
5FS0
5FS9
5FXH

-
Unladen we
igh
t 1
075
1
075
1 14
5
1 1
65
- Kerb weight
1 15 0

1 15 0

1 220


1 240
- Gross vehicle weight (GV W)
1 55
2

1 554
1 587
1 597
- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient 2 4
52
2 4
542 4
87 2 4
97
- Braked trailer (within the GTW limit)
on a 12
% gradient
900


900


900


900

- Braked trailer *
(with load transfer within the
GTW limit
)
1 150
1 150
1 150
1 150
- Unbraked trailer
570
570
570
570
- Recommended nose weight
46
46
4
6
4
6

* The weight o
f the braked trailer can be increased, within the
GTW limit, i
f the
GVW o
f the towing vehicle is reduced by an equal amount. Warning:
towing using a lightly loaded towing vehicle may have an adverse effect on its road holding.

The
GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude o
f 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced b
y 10
% for
each additional 1
000
metres o
f altitude.
The speed o
f a towin
g vehicle must not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h) (compl
y with the le
gislation in
force in
your countr
y).
High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the per
formance o
f the vehicle to protect the engine; i
f the ambient temperature is above 37
°C,
limit the towe
d load.

211
Technical data
WEIGHT
S AND T
OWED L
OAD
S (in k
g)
Diesel engines
HDi 70
PEF
HDi 90 PEF
HDi 110
PEF
Gearbox
Manual
Manual
Manual
Model codes: SA..
.
8HZC
9HP
0
9HR
8
-
Unladen we
igh
t
-
1 080

1
090

- Kerb weight
-
1 155
1 165

- Gross vehicle weight (GV W) -
1 584
1 612

- Gross train weight (GTW)
on a 12 % gradient
-
2 4
84 2
512
- Braked trailer
(within
GTW limit
)
on 12
% gradient
-
900


900

- Braked trailer *
(with load transfer with the
GTW limit
) -

1 150
1 150
- Unbraked trailer
-
570
570
- Recommended nose weight
-
46
4
6

The
GTW and towed load values indicated are valid up to a maximum altitude o
f 1 000 metres; the towed load mentioned must be reduced b
y 10
% for
each additional 1 000 metres o
f altitude.
The speed o
f a towing vehicle must not exceed 60 mph
(10 0 km
/h) (comply with the legislation in
force in your country
).

High ambient temperatures may result in a reduction in the per formance of the vehicle to protect the engine; if the ambient tem perature is above 37 °C,
limit th
e towed load
.

*
The wei
ght o
f the braked trailer can be increased, within the
GTW limit, i
f the
GVW o
f the towin
g vehicle is reduced b
y an equal amount. Warnin
g:
towin
g usin
g a li
ghtly loaded towin
g vehicle ma
y have an adverse e
ffect on its road holdin
g.

213
Technical data

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