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Towing the vehicle
F Take the removable towing eye stowed in the tool box, under the boot carpet.
F
U
nclip the plastic cover, by pressing at the
bottom.
F
F
ully screw in the towing eye.
General recommendations
Observe the legislation in force in your
c o unt r y.
Ensure 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 arm; 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
braking or steering.
In the following cases, you must always call
on a professional recovery service:
- vehicle 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 the parking
brake,
-
t
owing with only two wheels on the
ground,
-
w
here there is no approved towing
arm available...
Your vehicle can only be towed from the front
.
F
I
nstall the towing arm.
F
W
ith a manual gearbox: put the gear lever
into neutral.
F
W
ith an ETG gearbox: place the selector at
position N .
Failure to follow this advice may result in
damage to certain components (braking,
transmission, ...) and the absence of braking
assistance when the engine is restarted.
F
U
nlock the steering and release the
parking brake.
F
S
witch on the hazard warning lamps on
both vehicles.
Never use the radiator crossmember.
If your vehicle has "Active City Brake",
it should be deactivated when being
towed.
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Press on "MENU" to display the list.
Turn the knob to select " Radio",
press to confirm.
Select " FM AF", press to switch
traffic announcements on or off.
Receiving TA messages Digital radio
The TA (Traffic Announcement)
function gives priority to playing alert
messages on the state of the traffic.
To be active, this function requires
good reception of a radio station that
broadcasts this type of message. As
soon as traffic information is broadcast,
the media playing is interrupted
automatically to transmit the TA
message. Normal play of the media
is restored after transmission of the
message. Digital radio provides higher quality
reception and also additional
categories of traffic announcements
(TA INFO).
The range of multiplexes (sets of
analogue messages and digital data
combined in a single signal) available is
displayed in alphabetical order.
DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) radio
Press on "
MODE" to select the DAB
waveband.
Turn the knob to manually search
down/up for stations. Briefly press one of the buttons to
automatically search down/up for
stations. In DAB mode, press the "
Te x t"
button to display RadioText (TXT) for
the current station.
Press and hold a button to preset
(save) the station being listened to.
The name of the station is displayed
and an audible signal confirms the
preset.
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