2010 CITROEN DS4 tow bar

238
Towing a trailer
We recommend the use of genuine
CITROËN towbars and their harnesses
that have been tested and approved
from the design stage of your vehicle,
and that the fitting of the towbar is
entrusted to a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified workshop.
If the towbar is not fitted by a
CITROËN dealer, it must still be
fitted in accordance with the vehicle
manufacturer's instructions.
Your vehicle is primarily designed for
transporting people and luggage, but it may
also be used for towing a trailer. Driving with a trailer places greater
demands on the towing vehicle and the
driver must take particular care.
For more information on Driving
advice, particularly when towing, refer
to the corresponding section. For more information on Weights
(and
the towed loads which apply to your
vehicle) refer to the corresponding
section.
You must observe the maximum trailer
weight, indicated on the registration
certificate or in the technical
specification for your vehicle.
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Practical information

302
Engines
Engine characteristics
The engine characteristics (capacity, maximum
power, maximum engine speed, fuel, CO
2
emissions, etc.) for your vehicle are given in
the registration document, as well as in sales
brochures.
These characteristics correspond to the
values type-approved on a test bed, under
conditions defined in European legislation
(Directive
1

999/99/EC).
For more information, contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
Weights
Weights and towed loads
The maximum weights and towed loads for your
vehicle are given are given in the registration
document, as well as in sales brochures.
These values are also present on the
manufacturer's plate or label.
For more information, contact a CITROËN
dealer or a qualified workshop.
The kerb weight is equal to the unladen
weight
+ driver (75 kg).
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 every additional
1
000 metres.
The weight of the braked trailer can be
increased, within the GTW limit, on condition
that the GV W of the towing vehicle is reduced
by the same amount.
The recommended nose weight is the vertical
load on the towbar ball (removable with or
without tools).
GV W:

g
ross vehicle weight, the maximum
authorised vehicle weight.
GT W:

g
ross train weight, the maximum
authorised weight of vehicle plus trailer. High exterior temperatures may result
in a reduction in the per formance of
the vehicle to protect the engine; when
the exterior temperature is higher than
37
°C, limit the towed weight.
If the exterior temperature is high, it
is recommended that the engine be
allowed to idle for 1 to 2 minutes after
the vehicle comes to a stop, to facilitate
its cooling. Towing with a lightly loaded vehicle can
adversely affect roadholding.
Braking distances are increased when
towing a trailer.
Never exceed 60 mph (100 km/h) when
towing (comply with the legislation in
force in your country).
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Technical data

409
Pads, brake ........................................... 251, 252
Paint colour code .......................................... 3
08
Parcel shelf, rear
........................................... 12

2
Parking brake

................................ 1
92, 251, 252
Parking brake, electric

................ 1
9, 20, 31, 193
Parking sensors, front

...................................2

22
Parking sensors, rear.................................... 221
Personalisation
...............................

................46
Player, Apple
® .............................. .................345
Player, MP3 CD ............................ 3 42, 385, 386
Player, USB

................................................... 3

42
Port, USB

...................................... 1
13, 342, 387
Pre-heater, Diesel
...............................

............30
Pressures, tyres
............................................ 3

08
Pre-tensioning seat belts

.............................. 16

0
Priming pump
...............................

.................298
Priming the fuel system

................................ 29

8
Protecting
children
......... 1

62, 166, 167, 171, 173, 175 -178
Puncture
................

................................ 260, 267
P
Radio ............... ..................... 338, 339, 342, 381
Radio, digital (Digital Audio Broadcasting - DA B) .................................................... 340, 341
Range, AdBlue

...............................
........... 37, 39
RDS
................

............................................... 339
Rear screen, demisting
......................... 1

0 0 , 111
Recharging the battery

.................................29

4
Reduction of electrical load

..........................23

9
Regeneration of the particle filter

.................25

0
Reinitialising the electric windows

.................. 87
R

einitialising the remote control
......... 6
9, 75, 76
Reminder, key in ignition

...............................18

8
R
Remote control ........................ 64, 65, 70 -73, 77
Removing a wheel .............................. ..........275
Removing the mat

...............................
..........11 9
Replacing bulbs
..............................

...... 279, 285
Replacing fuses
..............................

..............288
Replacing the air filter

...................................25

0
Replacing the oil filter

................................... 25

0
Replacing the passenger
compartment filter

...................................... 25

0
Resetting the service indicator

.......................36
R

esetting the trip recorder
..............................44
R

eset trip
......................................................... 59
R

ev counter
................................................ 1

4 -16
Reversing camera
...............................

..........223
Reversing lamps
........................................... 28

5
Risk areas (update)

....................................... 32

9
Roof bars
....................................................... 24

0
Running out of fuel (Diesel)

..........................29

8
Safety, children

............................ 1
62, 166, 167,
171, 173 , 175 -178
Screen, cold climate

..................................... 2

32
Screen, colour and mapping........................... 16
Screen menu map

........3
18, 320, 324, 332, 334,
336, 346, 348, 350, 360, 362, 398, 399
Screen, monochrome
............................. 4

7, 398
Screen, multifunction
(with audio system)

............................... 4
7, 380
Screenwash, front
......................................... 13

9
Screenwash, rear
...............................

...........141
SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction)

............25

3
SCR system

..............................
.............. 37, 253
Seat belts
.............................. 1

57, 158, 160, 172
S
Seat, rear bench .............................. ...............98
Seats, electric ................................................. 93
Se
ats, front
...............................
........... 92, 93, 97
Seats, heated
...............................

...................95
Seats, rear
....................................................... 98
S

erial number, vehicle
..................................3

08
Service indicator
....................................... 3

4, 43
Servicing
...............................

..........................10
Settings, equipment
............................ 1

6, 47, 53
Settings (Menus)
.......................... 3

46, 348, 350
Settings, system

...............................
.............353
Sidelamps
............................. 1

31, 280, 283, 285
Side repeater
..............................

..................283
Ski flap

..............................
............................121
Snow chains
.................................................. 2

31
Socket, 12 V accessory

.................1

12, 121, 12 2
Socket, auxiliary

...............................
.....342, 388
Socket, JACK

...............................
. 113, 342, 388
Sockets, audio

.............................. 1
13, 387, 388
Sockets, auxiliary

.......................................... 11

3
Speed limiter
...............................

..........213, 215
Speedometer
..............................

.............. 14, 15
Spotlamps, side
.................................... 1

33, 284
Starting the engine

....................................... 18

6
Starting the vehicle

............... 1
86, 189, 190, 198
Starting using another battery

......................2

93
Station, radio
......................................... 33

8, 339
Stay, bonnet
...............................

...................242
Steering wheel, adjustment

............................99
S

topping the vehicle
............. 1
86, 189, 190, 198
Stop & Start
...............................2

7, 60, 103, 107,
110, 206, 227, 242, 250, 295
Storage
................

............................112 , 115 -117
Storage box
................................................... 11

5
Storage compartments
................................. 11

5
Storing driving positions

.................................97
S

towing rings
..............................
..................124
Sun visor
....................................................... 11

4
Alphabetical index

410
Under floor storage .......................................12 4
Under-inflation (detection) ............................ 20
4
Unlocking
..............................

..........................70
Unlocking from the inside

...............................78
U

nlocking the boot
.......................................... 64
U

nlocking the doors
........................................ 64
U

pdating risk areas
....................................... 32

9
Updating the date

............................................ 55
U

pdating the time
............................................ 55
U

REA
...............
............................................... 37
USB
........

....................................................... 342
USB player

.................................................... 11

3
Ventilation
..............................

......... 10, 103, 104
Voice recognition

...............................
...355, 359
Warning and indicator lamps

..........................17
W

arning lamp, Diesel engine pre-heater
.......3

0
Warning lamps
........................ 1

7, 19, 20, 26, 43
Warning lamp, SCR emissions control system

................
........................................... 25
Warning lamp, Service.................................... 21
Washing (advice) ........................................... 223
Weights
...............

.......................................... 302
Wheel, spare
................................. 2

71, 273, 308
Window controls

............................................. 87
V
W U
T
Switching off the engine ............................... 18 6
Synchronising the remote control ....... 6 9, 75, 76
Tables of fuses

.............................................. 28

8
Tank, fuel

...............................
................ 227, 229
Technical data
.......................................3

03, 305
Telephone
.............................3

60, 362, 364-366
Three flashes (direction indicators)

..............13

0
Time (setting)

..............................
.............. 47, 55
TMC (Traffic info)

.......................................... 33

0
To o l s
................

.............................................. 271
To r c h
..............................

...............................123
Total distance recorder

...................................44
T

ouch screen tablet
............................ 5
1, 54, 59
Touch screen tablet ( M e nu s)
............................. 5

1, 53, 54, 313, 317
Towball, quickly detachable

..........................23

3
To w b a r
................

................................... 185, 238
Towbar with quickly detachable towball
...............................

..........................233
Towed loads

..........................................3
03, 305
Towing another vehicle

.................................29

6
Traction control (ASR)

..................................15

5
Traffic information (TA)

......................... 3
31, 382
Traffic information (TMC)

..............................33

0
Tr a i l e r
...............

..................................... 185, 238
Trajectory control systems

............................15

5
Trip computer

...................................... 5
6, 58 - 60
Trip distance recorder

..................................... 44
T

y r e s
........................................................ 1
0, 308
Tyre under-inflation detection

.......................20

4 Windscreen, panoramic ................................
11
4
Wiper blades (changing) ....................... 1
40, 241
Wiper, rear ..................................................... 141
Wipers
............................................. 3

0, 137, 138
Wipers, automatic rain sensitive

............13

7, 13 8
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