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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
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
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Towing a trailer
Your vehicle is primarily designed for transporting 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.
We
r
ecommend
t
he
u
se
o
f
g
enuine
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.
Very cold climate screen*
* Depending on the country of sale.
Fitting
F Offer up t he v ery c old c limate s creen t o th
e front of the lower section of the front
b u m p e r.
F
Pr
ess
a
round
i
ts
e
dge
t
o
e
ngage
i
ts
f
ixing
cl
ips
o
ne
b
y
o
ne.
Removal
F Use a screwdriver a s a l ever t o r elease ea
ch f ixing c lip i n t urn.
Removable
p
rotective
s
creen
w
hich
p
revents
th
e
a
ccumulation
o
f
s
now
a
t
t
he
r
adiator
co
oling
f
an.
Do
n
ot
f
orget
t
o
r
emove
t
he
v
ery
c
old
cl
imate
s
creen
w
hen:
-
th
e
a
mbient
t
emperature
e
xceeds
10 °
C,
-
towi
ng,
-
dr
iving
a
t
s
peeds
a
bove
7
5
m
ph
(1
20
k
m/h). 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.
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Before each use
Check that the towball is correctly fitted by verifying the following points:
- th e t owball i s c orrectly l ocked i n p lace ( position A),
- th
e
s
ecurity
k
ey
l
ock
i
s
o
n
a
nd
t
he
k
ey
r
emoved;
t
he
l
ocking
w
heel
c
an
n
o
l
onger
b
e
opera
ted,
-
th
e
t
owball
m
ust
n
o
l
onger
m
ove
a
t
a
ll
i
n
i
ts
c
arrier;
t
ry
t
o
s
hake
i
t
b
y
h
and.
During use
Never unlock the device when a trailer or load carrier is fitted to the towball.
Ne ver e xceed t he m aximum a uthorised w eight f or t he v ehicle p lus t railer ( Gross T rain We
ight
- G
TW).
Before
d
riving,
c
heck
t
he
a
djustment
o
f
t
he
h
eadlamp
b
eam
h
eight.
For
m
ore
i
nformation
o
n
a
djusting
t
he
h
eadlamps,
r
efer
t
o
t
he
c
orresponding
s
ection.
After use
For journeys made without a trailer or load carrier, the trailer harness socket must be folded away, t he t owball r emoved a nd t he b lanking p lug i nserted i n t he c arrier. T his m easure ap
plies
p
articularly
i
f
t
he
t
owball
c
ould
h
inder
v
isibility
o
f
t
he
n
umber
p
late
o
r
l
ighting.
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Attach the trailer to the towball.
At tach the cable on the trailer to the security
ring
l
ocated
o
n
t
he
c
arrier.
Lower
t
he
t
railer
h
arness
s
ocket
c
arrier
b
y
pu
lling
d
own
o
n
t
he
r
ing
v
isible
b
elow
t
he
b u
m p e r.
Remove
t
he
p
rotective
c
over
f
rom
t
he
s
ocket
an
d
c
onnect
t
he
t
railer
w
iring
h
arness.
Removing the towball
Disconnect the trailer harness from the socket on the c arrier.
Detach
t
he
c
able
o
n
t
he
t
railer
f
rom
t
he
s
ecurity
ri
ng
o
n
t
he
c
arrier.
Unhook
t
he
t
railer
f
rom
t
he
t
owball.
Return the trailer harness connector carrier to
the
f
olded
p
osition. Insert t
he k ey i nto t he l ock.
Turn t he k ey a nti-clockwise t o u nlock t he to
wball
fi
xing
me
chanism.
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