2013 Citroen C4 PICASSO emergency towing

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Driving

Emergency braking


In the event of a failure of the main servicebrake or in an exceptional situation (e.g. driver
taken ill, under instruction, etc
) a continuous
pull on the control lever will brake the vehicle.
Brakin
g takes place while the control lever is
being pulled. It is interrupted if the control lever
is released.
The ABS and DSC systems provide stability of
the vehicle during emergency braking.
If the emergency braking malfunctions, the
message "Parking brake control faulty" will be
displayed.

I
f a failure of the ABS and DSC systems, signalled by the illumination of one or both
warning lamps in the instrument panel, thenstability of the vehicle is no longer guaranteed.
In this event, stability must be assured by the
driver by repeating alternate "pull-release" actions on the control lever until the vehicle is immobilised.



The emergency braking should only be used in an exceptional situation.
Re
peat this procedure to reactivate automatic
operation.
Reactivation of automatic operation is
confirmed by the indicator lamp in the instrument panel going off.

Deactivating automatic
o
peration

In some situations, such as very cold weather
or towing (caravan, recovery), it may be necessary to deactivate automatic operation of
the system. )Star t the engine.)Apply the parking brake with the control
lever, if it is released. )Ta k e your foot off the brake pedal.)Push and hold the control lever in the release direction for at least 10 seconds and no more than 15 seconds.)Release the control lever. )Press and hold the brake pedal. )Pull the control lever in the apply direction
for 2 seconds.
D
eactivation of the automatic functions
is confirmed by illumination of this
indicator lamp in the instrument panel.
)Release the control lever and the brake pedal.
From this point the parkin
g brake can only
be applied and released manually using the control lever.

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Direction indicators
)Left: lower the lighting stalk passing thepoint of resistance.)Right: raise the lighting stalk passing the point of resistance.
Three fl ashes of the directionindicators
)Press briefly upwards or downwards,
without going beyond the point of resistance; the direction indicators will flash 3 times.









Hazard warning lamps

A visual warning by means of the directionindicators to alert other road users to a vehiclebreakdown, towing or accident.)
Press this button, the direction indicatorsflash.
They can operate with the ignition off.
Automatic operation of
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on
the deceleration, the hazard warning lampscome on automatically.
The
y switch off automatically the first time youaccelerate. )
You can also switch them off by pressing
the button.





Horn
Audible warning system to alert other road
users to an imminent danger.)Press the central part of the steering
wheel.

Use the horn moderately and only in the following circumstances:


- immediate danger,

- over taking a cyclist or pedestrian

- approaching a location lacking
visibility.

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This system allows you to make an emergency
or assistance call to the emergency services or
to the dedicated CITROËN service.








Emergency or
assistance call

For more information on the use of this function, refer to the "Audio and telematics"section.












Warning triangle
This safety device should be used in addition to
the hazard warning lamps.
Its presence in the vehicle is mandatory.

A location
for stowing the warning triangle isprovided in the tailgate interior trim.


Placing the triangle in the road
)
Place the triangle behind the vehicle, as
required by the legislation in force in your
country.




Before leaving your vehicle to set up and install the triangle, switch on thehazard warning lamps and put on your high visibility vest.


Refer to the manufacturer's instructions on unfolding and installing supplied withthe triangle.