2015 Citroen C4 RHD cooling

164
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
 t
he
 ma

ximum
 p
ermitted
 w
ithout
 e
xceeding
 i
t.
Air
 d

ensity
 d
ecreases
 w
ith
 a
ltitude,
 th

us
 re
ducing
 en
gine
 pe
rformance.
 Ab

ove 1 000 metres,
 t
he
 m
aximum
 t
owed
 lo

ad
 m
ust
 b
e
 r
educed
 b
y
 1
0 %
 f
or
 e
very
 1 00

0 metres
 o
f
 a
ltitude.
Side wind
F Take into account t he i ncreased s ensitivity to s
ide w ind.
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.
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.
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.
Driving

219
Bonnet
F Push the exterior s afety c atch B to the left
and r aise t he b onnet.
Opening
F Open the front l eft d oor.
F Pu ll the interior bonnet release lever A,
l
ocated
 a
t
 t
he
 b
ottom
 o
f
 t
he
 d
oor
 a
perture.
F
 Un

clip
 t
he
 s
tay
 C f
rom
 i
ts
 h
ousing
 o
n
 t
he
 ba

ck
 o
f
 t
he
 b
onnet.
F
 Fi

x
 t
he
 s
tay
 i
n
 t
he
 n
otch
 t
o
 h
old
 t
he
 b
onnet
 open

.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f t he s upport n otch.
F Cl ip t he s tay i n i ts h ousing o n t he b ack o f th

e
 b
onnet.
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
 i
s
 sec

ured
 co
rrectly.
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.
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
 ch

ange
 to ST

ART
 m

ode.
Do
 n
ot
 o
pen
 t
he
 b
onnet
 i
n
 h
igh
 w
inds.
When
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 h
andle
 t
he
 ex

terior
 s
afety
 c
atch
 a
nd
 t
he
 b
onnet
 st

ay
 w
ith
 c
are
 (
risk
 o
f
 b
urns).
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,
  wa
shing,
 .
..)
 b
e
 l
imited.
The location of the interior bonnet
release
 l

ever
 p

revents
 o

pening
 o

f
 th

e
 b

onnet
 w

hile
 t

he
 f

ront
 l

eft
 d

oor
 i

s
 clos

ed.
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Practical information

224
Screenwash / headlamp
wash fluid level
Specification of the fluid
To ensure optimum cleaning and to avoid freezing, t he f luid s hould n ever b e t opped u p o r re

placed
 b
y
 p
lain
 w
ater.
In
 w

intry
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 a f
luid
 wi

th
 a
n
 e
thyl
 a
lcohol
 o
r
 m
ethanol
 b
ase
 i
s
 rec

ommended.
To
 c

heck
 t

he
 l

evel
 o

r
 t

op
 u

p
 t

he
 fl

uid
 o

n
 v

ehicle
 f

itted
 w

ith
 h

eadlamp
 wa

shers,
 i

mmobilise
 t

he
 v

ehicle
 a

nd
 sw

itch
 o

f
 t

he
 e

ngine.
F
 Op

en
 t

he
 b

onnet
 a

nd
 s

ecure
 i

t
 w

ith
 t

he
 st

ay.
F
 Op

en
 t

he
 s

creenwash
 r

eservoir
 f

iller
 c

ap.
F
 Ta

ke
 a

nd
 p

inch
 t

he
 l

evel
 g

auge
 t

o
 b

lock
 i

ts
 br

eather.
F
 Re

move
 t

he
 g

auge
 c

ompletely
 f

rom
 th

e
 r

eservoir
 t

o
 r

ead
 t

he
 l

evel
 i

n
 t

he
 tr

ansparent
 se

ction.
Coolant level
The coolant level should be close to t he " MA X" m ark b ut s hould n ever ex

ceed
 i
t.
Fluid specification
The coolant must conform to the manufacturer's re commendations.
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.
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.
In
 a
ddition,
 a
s
 t
he
 c
ooling
 s
ystem
 i
s
 pr

essurised,
 w
ait
 a
t
 l
east
 o
ne
 h
our
 a
fter
 sw

itching
 o
ff
 t
he
 e
ngine
 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
 by t

wo
 t
urns
 t
o
 a
llow
 t
he
 p
ressure
 t
o
 d
rop.
 Wh

en
 t
he
 p
ressure
 h
as
 d
ropped,
 r
emove
 t
he
 ca

p
 a
nd
 t
op
 u
p
 t
he
 l
evel. F
 To
p
 u
p
 i
f
 n
ecessary.
F
 Re
fit
 t
he
 f
iller
 c
ap
 t
o
 t
he
 r
eservoir
 a
nd
 cl

ose
 t
he
 b
onnet.
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