2014.5 Citroen C4 PICASSO RHD lock

293
Towing the vehicle
The towing eye is installed in the boot under the   floor.
To
  gain   access   to   it:
F

o
pen the boot,
F
 
l
ift   the   floor   and   remove   it,
F
 
r
emove   the   towing   eye   from   its   housing.
General recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your country.
E nsure   that   the   weight   of   the   towing   vehicle   is   higher   than   that   of   the   towed   vehicle.
The
  driver   must   remain   at   the   wheel   of   the   towed   vehicle   and   must   have   a   valid   driving   licence.
When
  towing   a   vehicle   with   all   four   wheels   on   the   ground,   always   use   an   approved   towing  
a

rm;   rope   and   straps   are   prohibited.
The
  towing   vehicle   must   move   off   gently.
When
  towing   a   vehicle   with   the   engine   off,   there   is   no   longer   any   power   assistance   for  
b

raking   or   steering.
In
  the   following   cases,   you   must   always   call   on   a   professional   recovery   service:
-
 
v
ehicle   broken   down   on   a   motor way   or   fast   road,
-
 
f
our-wheel   drive   vehicle,
-
 
w
hen   it   is   not   possible   to   put   the   gearbox   into   neutral,   unlock   the   steering,   or   release  
t

he   parking   brake,
-
 
t
owing   with   only   two   wheels   on   the   ground,
-
 
w
here   there   is   no   approved   towing   arm   available...
Procedure
 
for
 
having
 
your
 
vehicle
 
towed
 
or
 
for
 
towing
 
another   vehicle   using   the   towing   eye.
Access to the tools
7
Practical information

294
Towing another vehicle
F On  the   rear   bumper,   unclip   the   cover   by  p
ressing   at   the   bottom.
F
 
S
crew   the   towing   eye   in   fully.
F
 
I
nstall   the   towing   bar.
F
 
S
witch   on   the   hazard   warning   lamps   on  
b

oth   vehicles.
F
 
M
ove   off   gently,   drive   slowly   and   for   a   short  
di

stance.
F
 O
n
 
the
 
front
 
bumper,
 
unclip
 
the
 
cover
 
by
 p
ressing
 
on
 
the
 
left.
F
 
S

crew
 
the
 
towing
 
eye
 
in
 
fully.
F
 
I

nstall
 
the
 
towing
 
bar.
F
 
P

lace
 
the
 
gear
 
lever
 
in
 
neutral
 
(position
 
N
on
 
an
 
electronic
 
or
 
automatic
 
gearbox).
Towing your vehicle
Failure to observe this instruction could r esult   in   damage   to   certain   components  
(

braking,   transmission...)   and   the  
a

bsence   of   braking   assistance   the   next  
t

ime   the   engine   is   started.
F
 
U

nlock   the   steering   by   turning   the   key  
i

n
  the   ignition   one   notch   and   release   the  
par

king
 b
rake.
F
 
S

witch   on   the   hazard   warning   lamps   on  
b

oth   vehicles.
F
 
M

ove   off   gently,   drive   slowly   and   for   a   short  
di

stance.
Practical information

295
Towbar with quickly detachable towball
Fitting
F Below  the   rear   bumper,   unclip   and   remove  t
he   protective   cover   on   the   carrier.F
 B efore   fitting   the   towball,   check   that   the  p
oints   of   contact,   indicated   by   the   arrows,  
a

re   clean.
 U

se   a   soft   clean   cloth.F
 
E
nsure   that   the   towball   is   fully   engaged.  
T

he   two   pins   must   be   in   contact   with  
t

he   cut-outs   in   the   carrier   and   the  
t

rigger 
B must   have   returned   to   the  "
locked" p osition.
F  I nstall   and   clip   in   place   the   protective  
c

over,   by   rotating   it   to   the   left.
F
 
O
n   the   towball,   press   and   hold   control   A.
F
 
R
elease   the   locking   mechanism   by  
p

ressing   the   trigger   B. F
 
P
ut   the   end   of   the   towball   into   the   carrier,
 l

ocated   below   the   bumper,   as   far   as   it   will   go.
No
  tools   are   required   to   install   or   remove   the   towball   on   this   genuine   towbar   system.
F  
C
onnect   the   trailer   plug   to   the   13 -way  
s

ocket   provided,   located   next   to   the   carrier.
F
 
M
ake   the   trailer   safe   by   attaching   its   safety  
c

able   to   the   eye   provided   for   this   purpose,  
l

ocated   on   the   carrier.
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296
F Unclip  and   remove   the   protective   cover,   by  t
urning   it   to   the   right.
Removing
F Press  the   trigger   B   and   remove   the   towball  b
y   pulling   it   towards   you.
F
 
O

n
 
the
 
towball,
 
press
 
and
 
hold
 
control
 
A .
F
 
R

elease
 
the
 
locking
 
mechanism
 
by
 
p

ressing
 
the
 
trigger
 
B . F

C
lip the protective cover in place on the
carrier
  located   below   the   bumper.If
  the   towball   is   not   locked   in   place,   the  
t

railer   could   separate.   There   is   a   risk   of  
a

n   accident.
Always   lock   the   towball   in   the   way  
de

scribed.
Observe   the   legislation   in   force   in   the  
c

ountry   in   which   you   are   driving.
Remove   the   towball   when   it   is   not   being  
u

sed.
Before   setting   off,   check   that   the   trailer  l
ighting   and   signalling   works   correctly.
Maximum   authorised   nose   weight:  
7

0 kg.
Refer
  to   the   "Technical   data"   section   for  
t

he   maximum   weights   and   towed   loads  
f

or   your   vehicle.
Carrying
  system   (box   or   bicycle   carrier).
You
  must   not   exceed   the   maximum  
n

ose   weight   on   the   towbar:   if   this   weight  
i

s   exceeded,   the   device   could   detach  
f

rom   the   vehicle   and   cause   a   serious  
a

ccident.
When
  the   towball   is   installed,   it   may  
i

nter fere   with   the   complete   opening   of  
t

he   lower   tailgate.
Take
  care   to   avoid   the   tailgate   coming  
i

nto   contact   with   the   towball.
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326
F Without  pressing,   turn   the   black   cap   a  q
uarter   turn   anti-clockwise   and   lift   it   off.
Important:
  if   your   vehicle's  
Ad

Blue
® tank is completely empty - w
hich
 
is
  confirmed   by   the   alert  
m

essages   and   the   impossibility   of  
s

tarting
 
the   engine,   you   must   add   at  
l

east
 
3.8   litres   (so   two   1.89   litre   bottles).
F
 
T

urn
 
the
 
blue
 
cap
 
a
 
6
th of a turn anti-
c
lockwise.
F
 
L

ift
 
off
 
the
 
cap. F
 O btain   a   bottle   of   AdBlue®. After first c
hecking
 
the
 
use-by
 
date,
  read   carefully  
t

he instructions on use on the label before
pouring
 
the
 
contents
 
of
 
the   bottle   into   your  
v

ehicle's
 Ad

Blue
® tank.
Checks

327
Never dispose of AdBlue® additive b
ottles
 
in
 
the
 
household
 
waste.   Place  
t

hem
 
in
 
a
 
special
 
container   provided  
t

his
 p

urpose
 o

r
 t

ake
 t

hem
 t
o
 y
our
 d
ealer.
Important:
 w

hen topping up after
running out of additive ,
  signalled  
b

y
 
the
 
message
 
"Top
 
up
 
emissions  
a

dditive:
 
Starting
 
prevented",   you   must  
w

ait
 
for
 
approximately
 
5
 
minutes   before  
s

witching
 
on
 
the
 
ignition,
 
without
opening the driver's door, unlocking
the vehicle, placing the key of the
"Keyless Entr y and Star ting" system
inside the vehicle or inser ting the
electronic key in the reader.
Switch
 
on
 
the
 
ignition,
 
wait   for  
1

0 seconds,
 
then
 
start
 
the   engine.
If
 
any
 
additive
 
is
 
split
 
or
 
splashed,
 
wash
 
i

mmediately
 
w

ith
 
c

old
 
w

ater
 
o

r
 
w

ipe
 
w

ith
 
a

 
damp
 
cloth.
If
 
the
 
additive
 
has
 
crystallised,
 
clean
 
it
 
o

ff
 
using
 
a
 
sponge
 
and
 
hot
 
water.
F
 
A

fter
 
emptying
 
the
 
bottle,
 
wipe
 
away
 
any
 
s

pillage
 
around
 
the
 
tank
 
filler
 
using
 
a
 
damp
 
c

loth.
F
 
R

efit
 
the
 
blue
 
cap
 
to
 
the
 
tank
 
and
 
turn
 
it
 
a
 
6th of a turn clockwise, to its stop.
F
 R
efit   the   black   cap   and   turn   it   a   quarter   of  
a

 
turn   clockwise   without   pressing.   Ensure  
t

hat   the   indicator   on   the   cap   lines   up   with  
t

he   indicator   on   the   support.
F
 
D

epending   on   equipment,   return   the   spare  
w

heel   and/or   the   storage   box   to   the   bottom  
o

f
  the   boot.
F
 
R

efit   the   boot   carpet   and   close   the   tailgate.
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Checks

FREqUENTLY ASKED q UESTIONS
4 11
q

UESTION
ANSWER SOLUTION
Some
 
characters
 
in
 
the
 
media

 
information
 
are
 
not
 
displayed

 
correctly
 
while
 
playing.
The

 
audio
 
system
 
does
 
not
 
display
 
some
 
types
 
of
 
characters.
Use
 
standard
 
characters
 
to
 
name
 
tracks
 
and
 
folders.
Playing

 
of
 
streaming
 
files
 
does

 
not
 
start.
The
 
peripheral
 
device
 
connected
 
does
 
not
 
support
 
automatic
 
play. Start
 
the
 
playback
 
from
 
the
 
device.
The
 
names
 
of
 
tracks
 
and
 
the

 
track
 
length
 
are
 
not
 
displayed

 
on
 
the
 
screen
 
when

 
streaming
 
audio.
The
 
Bluetooth
 
profile
 
does
 
not
 
allow
 
the
 
transfer
 
of
 
this
 
information.
Radio
The quality of reception
of
 
the
 
radio
 
station
 
listened

 
to
 
gradually
 
deteriorates

 
or
 
the
 
stored
 
stations

 
do
 
not
 
function
 
(no

 
sound,
 
87.5 Mhz
 
is
 
displayed...).
The

 
vehicle
 
is
 
too
 
far
 
from
 
the
 
transmitter
 
used
 
by
 
the
 
station
 
listened
 
to

 
or
 
there
 
is
 
no
 
transmitter
 
in
 
the
 
geographical
 
area
 
through
 
which
 
the
 
vehicle

 
is
 
travelling.
Activate
 
the
 
"RDS"
 
function
 
by
 
means
 
of
 
the
 
short-cut

 
menu
 
to
 
enable
 
the
 
system
 
to
 
check
 
whether

 
there
 
is
 
a
 
more
 
powerful
 
transmitter
 
in
 
the  
geographical

 
area.
The
 
environment
 
(hills,
 
buildings,
 
tunnels,
 
basement
 
car
 
parks...)
 
block
 
reception,

 
including
 
in
 
RDS
 
mode.
This
 
phenomenon
 
is
 
normal
 
and
 
does
 
not
 
indicate  
a

 
fault
 
with
 
the
 
audio
 
system.
The
 
aerial
 
is
 
absent
 
or
 
has
 
been
 
damaged
 
(for
 
example
 
when
 
going
 
through

 
a
 
car
 
wash
 
or
 
into
 
an
 
underground
 
car
 
park).
Have
 
the
 
aerial
 
checked
 
by
 
a
 
CITROËN
 
dealer.
I
 
cannot
 
find
 
some
 
radio
 
stations in the list of
stations

 
received.
The
 
station
 
is
 
not
 
received
 
or
 
its
 
name
 
has
 
changed
 
in
 
the
 
list.
Some
 
radio
 
stations
 
send
 
other
 
information
 
in
 
place
 
of
 
their
 
name
 
(the
 
title

 
of
 
the
 
song
 
for
 
example).
The
 
system
 
interprets
 
this
 
information
 
as
 
the
 
name
 
of
 
the
 
station.
The
 
name
 
of
 
the
 
radio
 
station

 
changes.

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360° vision ....................................................183
ac

cessories
 ..............................
...................
 
302
ac

cessory position
 ....................................... 13

1
Accessory
  socket,   12V  
..................1
08,   111,   118
Access
  to   the   3rd   row  
..................................... 86
Ad

Blue
® ............................... ...... 21,   38,   319 -327
Additif Ad Blue ................................................. 38
A
djusting
 h
eadlamps
 .................................... 2

02
Adjusting
  head   restraints  
................................ 78
A

djusting   seat   belt   height  
............................. 2

22
Adjusting
  the   steering   wheel  
..........................93
A

dvice
 
on   care   and   maintenance  
.................31

8
Advice
 
on   driving  
..............................
............125
Airbags
 ...............

.....................................35,   227
Airbags,
 c

urtain
 ..................................... 2
31,   232
Airbags,
  front.........................................228,   232
Airbags,
 la

teral
 ......................................2
30,   232
Air
 c

onditioning
 ...............................
...... 9,   97,   98
Air
 
conditioning,   automatic  
.......................9
5,   99
Air
 c

onditioning,
 m
anual
 ...........................9
5,   97
Air
 d

istribution
 a
djustment
 ........................9
6,   99
ai

r filter
 
...............
........................................... 317
ai

r flow
 
..............................
................................ 9
Air
 
flow
 
adjustment  
................................. 9
7,   101
Air
 
intake  
...............
..................................98,   102
air

recirculation
 .......................................9
8,   102
ai

r vents
 ..............................
............................94
Alarm
 ............................................................... 69A

nti-pinch
 ................................................ 7
2,   211
Anti-theft
 ..............................
.........................
131
Armrest,   front  
.......................................... 8
1,   108
as

sistance call
 .............................. 2
14,   341,   342
Audible
 w
arning
 ............................................
2
13
Audio   cable  
...................................................
36
4
Audio   streaming   (Bluetooth)  
................ 3
60,   363
Automatic
 hea
dlamp
 d
ipping
 .................. 2
7,   199
Automatic   illumination  
of   headlamps  
......................................
19
4,
 19
8
Automatic   operation   of   hazard  
w

arning lamps
 ............................................
2
13
Automatic   rain   sensitive   windscreen  
w

ipers
 ...............
................................. 205,   208
Auxiliary   socker  .............................1 12,   360,   364Boot   lamp  
......................................................
12
4
Boot   (opening)  
...............................
..................
51
Brake   discs  
....................................................
31
8
Brake   lamps  
...............................
...........
276-279
Brake
 p
ads
 ...............................
.....................
318
Braking   system   warning   lamp  
.........................
34
C
apacity,   fuel   tank  .............................. ..........308
C
d 
..............................

...................................360
CD
  MP3  
................
.........................................360
Central
  locking  
...........................................51

- 61
Changing
 a bu

lb
 ....................................2

72-280
Changing
 a f

use
 .....................................28

1-287
Changing
  a   wheel  
...............................
...261-270
Changing
  a   wiper   blade  
....................... 2
09,   292
Changing
  the   date  
...........................................47
C

hanging   the   remote   control   battery  
..............60
C

hanging
 t
he
 t
ime
 ...........................................47
C

hecking   levels  
......................................31

3 - 316
Checking
  the   engine   oil   level  
.................. 4
3,   313
Checking
  tyre   pressures  
(using
  the   kit)  
..............................
................260
Checks
 ...............

...................................3 05 - 318
Child
  lock  
...............................
........................252
Children
 ...............................

.. 226,   229,   233 -252
Child
  seats   
..............................
.............2 3 3 - 2 51
Child
  seats,   conventional  
..............................23

9
Child
  seats,   ISOFIX  
......................................24

5
Child
  surveillance   mirror  
.................................93
A
C
battery ............................... ............ 288 -290,   317
Battery, c harging ............................... ............290
Battery,
  remote   control  
.............................6
0,   61
Black
 pan

el...................................................... 46
Blind
  for   panoramic   sunroof  
..........................2

11
Blinds ..................................................... 109,
 1

16
Blind
  spot   sensors  
........................................ 17

7
b

lueH
di ...............................
.......... 150,   312,   319
bl

uetooth (telephone)
 ........................... 4
02,   403
bo

nnet
 ...............
............................................ 305
bo

nnet stay
 ................................................... 3

05
b

oot
 ........
................................................... 65-68
Boot
  (fittings)  
...............................
..................121
B
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