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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
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When not towing a trailer, remove the quickly-detachable t ow b all b efore dr
iving.
Towing a trailer
We recommend the use of genuine CI TROËN t owbars a nd t heir h arnesses th
at
h
ave
b
een
t
ested
a
nd
a
pproved
fr
om
t
he
d
esign
s
tage
o
f
y
our
v
ehicle,
an
d
t
hat
t
he
f
itting
o
f
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
en
trusted
t
o
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a qu
alified
wo
rkshop.
If
t
he
t
owbar
i
s
n
ot
f
itted
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer,
i
t
m
ust
s
till
b
e
fi
tted
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
t
he
v
ehicle
ma
nufacturer's
ins
tructions.
Your
v
ehicle
i
s
p
rimarily
d
esigned
f
or
tr
ansporting
p
eople
a
nd
l
uggage,
b
ut
i
t
m
ay
al
so
b
e
u
sed
f
or
t
owing
a t
railer. Driving
w
ith
a t
railer
p
laces
g
reater
de
mands
o
n
t
he
t
owing
v
ehicle
a
nd
t
he
dr
iver
m
ust
t
ake
p
articular
c
are.
For
m
ore
a
dvice
o
n
d
riving
w
hen
to
wing,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
w
eights
(
and
th
e
t
owed
l
oads
w
hich
a
pply
t
o
y
our
ve
hicle)
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
sec
tion.
7
Pr
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Right hand fuse box
FuseN° Rating
(A) Functions
F30 10Heated
m
irrors.
F31 25Heated
r
ear
s
creen.
F34 30Front
e
lectric
w
indows.
F38 20Trailer
i
nter face
u
nit.
F40 25Trailer
i
nter face
u
nit.
8
In the event of a breakdown