118
When towing
Distribution of loads
F Distribute the l oad i n t he t railer s o t hat t he he
aviest i tems a re a s c lose a s p ossible t o th
e
a
xle
a
nd
t
he
n
ose
w
eight
a
pproaches
th
e
m
aximum
p
ermitted
w
ithout
ex
ceeding it.
Air
d
ensity
d
ecreases
w
ith
a
ltitude,
t
hus
re
ducing
e
ngine
p
er formance.
A
bove
1 00
0 metres,
t
he
m
aximum
t
owed
l
oad
m
ust
be r
educed
b
y
1
0 %
f
or
e
very
1 0
00
m
etres
o
f
alt
itude.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
w
eights
(
and
t
he
to
wed
l
oads
w
hich
a
pply
t
o
y
our
v
ehicle)
r
efer
to t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the temperature o f t he c oolant.
As
t
he
f
an
i
s
e
lectrically
c
ontrolled,
i
ts
c
ooling
ca
pacity
i
s
n
ot
d
ependent
o
n
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed.
F
To l
ower
t
he
e
ngine
s
peed,
r
educe
y
our
spe
ed.
The
m
aximum
t
owed
l
oad
o
n
a l
ong
i
ncline
de
pends
o
n
t
he
g
radient
a
nd
t
he
a
mbient
te
mperature.
In
a
ll
c
ases,
k
eep
a c
heck
o
n
t
he
c
oolant
te
mperature. F
If t
he
w
arning
l
amp
a
nd
t
he
STO
P
w
arning
l
amp
c
ome
o
n,
st
op
t
he
v
ehicle
a
nd
s
witch
o
ff
th
e
e
ngine
a
s
s
oon
a
s
p
ossible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To a void ov erheating o f t he b rakes, t he u se o f en
gine
b
raking
i
s
r
ecommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the t yre p ressures o f t he t owing ve
hicle a nd o f t he t railer, o bserving t he rec
ommended
pre
ssures.
Lighting
F Check the e lectrical l ighting a nd s ignalling on t
he t railer a nd t he h adlamp b eam h eight of y
our
v
ehicle.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
a
djusting
t
he
he
adlamp
b
eam
h
eight,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
cor
responding
se
ction.
The
r
ear
p
arking
s
ensors
w
ill
b
e
de
activated
a
utomatically
i
f
a g
enuine
CI
TROËN
t
owbar
i
s
u
sed.
Driving
165
Bonnet
F Open the left h and f ront d oor. The location of the interior bonnet
release
l
ever
p
revents
o
pening
o
f
t
he
bo
nnet
w
hen
t
he
l
eft
h
and
f
ront
d
oor
is s
hut.
When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
h
ot,
h
andle
t
he
ex
terior
s
afety
c
atch
a
nd
t
he
s
tay
w
ith
ca
re
(
risk
o
f
b
urns),
u
sing
t
he
p
rotected
ar
ea.
When
t
he
b
onnet
i
s
o
pen,
t
ake
c
are
n
ot
to d
amage
t
he
s
afety
c
atch.
F
Li
ft
t
he
s
afety
c
atch
a
nd
r
aise
t
he
b
onnet.F
Un
clip
t
he
s
tay
f
rom
i
ts
h
ousing
a
nd
p
lace
it i
n t he s upport s lot t o h old t he b onnet open
.
Opening
F Pull the release l ever, l ocated a t t he b ottom of t
he d oor a perture, t owards y ou.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
Do
n
ot
o
pen
t
he
b
onnet
u
nder
v
ery
win
dy
co
nditions.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f i ts s upport s lot.
F Cl ip t he s tay b ack i nto i ts h ousing.
F
Lo
wer
t
he
b
onnet
a
nd
r
elease
i
t
a
t
t
he
e
nd
of i
ts
t
ravel.
F
Pu
ll
o
n
t
he
b
onnet
t
o
c
heck
t
hat
i
t
h
as
la
tched
c
orrectly. Because of the presence of electrical
equipment
u
nder
t
he
b
onnet,
i
t
i
s
re
commended
t
hat
e
xposure
t
o
w
ater
(r
ain,
w
ashing,
.
..)
b
e
l
imited.
Before
d
oing
a
nything
u
nder
t
he
bo
nnet, switch off the Stop & Start
system
t
o
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
i
njury
re
sulting
f
rom
a
n
a
utomatic
c
hange
t
o
ST
ART m ode.
7
Practical information
170
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to the " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex
ceed
i
t.
In
a
ddition,
a
s
t
he
c
ooling
s
ystem
i
s
p
ressurised,
wa
it
a
t
l
east
o
ne
h
our
a
fter
s
witching
o
ff
t
he
en
gine
b
efore
c
arrying
o
ut
a
ny
w
ork.
To
a
void
a
ny
r
isk
o
f
s
calding,
u
nscrew
t
he
c
ap
b
y
tw
o
t
urns
t
o
a
llow
t
he
p
ressure
t
o
d
rop.
W
hen
t
he
pr
essure
h
as
d
ropped,
r
emove
t
he
c
ap
a
nd
t
op
up t
he
l
evel.
Changing the coolant
The coolant does not have to be replaced at routine services.
The cooling fan may star t after switching
off the engine: take care with ar ticles and
clothing that might be caught by the fan
blades. When
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
w
arm,
t
he
t
emperature
o
f
th
e
c
oolant
i
s
r
egulated
b
y
t
he
f
an.
Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the man
ufacturer's re commendations.
Fluid specification
For optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, this f luid m ust n ot b e t opped u p o r r eplaced wi
th
p
lain
w
ater.
In
wi
ntry
co
nditions,
it is re
commended
th
at
yo
u
us
e
a
n
e
thyl
a
lcohol
o
r
m
ethanol
b
ased
f
luid.
Screenwash fluid level
Top up the level when necessary.
To p p i n g u p
The reservoir must be topped up without delay by a CITROËN d ealer o r a q ualified w orkshop.
Diesel fuel additive
level (Diesel with particle
filter)
The additive reservoir low level is indicated b y f ixed i llumination o f
Av
oid
p
rolonged
c
ontact
o
f
u
sed
o
il
o
r
fl
uids
w
ith
t
he
s
kin.
Most
o
f
t
hese
f
luids
a
re
h
armful
t
o
he
alth
o
r
i
ndeed
v
ery
c
orrosive.
Do
n
ot
d
iscard
u
sed
o
il
o
r
f
luids
i
nto
se
wers
o
r
o
nto
t
he
g
round.
Take
u
sed
o
il
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop
(
France)
o
r
t
o
a
n
au
thorised
w
aste
d
isposal
s
ite.
Used products
this warning lamp, accompanied by an audible si
gnal a nd a m essage t hat t he p article f ilter ad
ditive
l
evel
i
s
t
oo
l
ow.
Practical information
208
Engine compartment fuses
Access to the fuses
F Unclip the c over.
F Ch ange t he f use ( see c orresponding parag
raph).
F
Wh
en
y
ou
h
ave
f
inished,
c
lose
t
he
c
over
ca
refully
t
o
e
nsure
c
orrect
s
ealing
o
f
t
he
fus
ebox. Fuse
N° Rating
(A) Functions
F1 40Air
co
nditioning.
F2 30 / 40Stop
& S
tart.
F3 30Passenger
co
mpartment
fu
sebox.
F4 70Passenger
co
mpartment
fu
sebox.
F5 70Built-in
S
ystems
I
nter face
(
BSI).
F6 60Cooling
f
an
a
ssembly.
F7 80Built-in S ystems I nter face ( BSI).
F8 15Engine
m
anagement,
p
etrol
p
ump.
F9 15Engine
manag
ement.
F10 15Engine
manag
ement.
F11 20Engine
manag
ement.
F12 5Cooling
f
an
a
ssembly.
F13 5Built-in
S
ystems
I
nter face
(
BSI).
F14 5Battery
c
harge
u
nit
(
non
S
top
& S
tart
e
ngine).
F15 5Stop
& S
tart.
F17 5Built-in
S
ystems
I
nter face
(
BSI).
F18 10Right
h
and
m
ain
b
eam
h
eadlamp.
The
f
usebox
i
s
p
laced
i
n
t
he
e
ngine
co
mpartment
n
ear
t
he
b
attery.
In the event of a breakdown