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Brakingfixed, a ssociated w ith th
e S TOP w arning lamp
.The b
raking s ystem f luid l evel i s t oo lo
w.You m
ust s top a s s oon a s i t i s s afe t o d o s o.
Top u p w ith b rake f luid r ecommended b y C ITROËN.
If
t
he
p
roblem
p
ersists,
h
ave
t
he
s
ystem
c
hecked
b
y
a CI
TROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
w
orkshop.
+ fixed,
a
ssociated
w
ith
th
e STOP and ABS
warning
lamp
s.The
e
lectronic
b
rake
f
orce
d
istribution
(E
BFD)
s
ystem
h
as
a f
ault.You
m
ust
s
top
a
s
s
oon
a
s
i
t
i
s
s
afe
t
o
d
o
s
o.
Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
Warning
/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Anti-lock Braking
System (ABS) fixed.
The
a
nti-lock
b
raking
s
ystem
h
as
a fa
ult.The
v
ehicle
r
etains
c
onventional
b
raking.
Drive carefully at reduced speed and contact a
CITROËN
de
aler
or a qu
alified
wo
rkshop
wi
thout
de
lay.
Dynamic stability
control (DSC/
ASR) flashing.
Regulation
b
y
t
he
s
ystem
i
s
a
ctive.The system optimises traction and improves the
directional
s
tability
o
f
t
he
v
ehicle.
fixed,
a
ssociated
w
ith
il
lumination of the
indicator lamp in the
deactivation button,
accompanied by an
audible
s
ignal
a
nd
a mes
sage.The
D
SC/ASR
o
r
h
ill
s
tart
a
ssist
sy
stem
h
as
a f
ault.Have
i
t
c
hecked
b
y
a C
ITROËN
d
ealer
o
r
a q
ualified
wo
rkshop.
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Emergency braking assistance
System which, in an emergency, enables you to obtain t he o ptimum b raking p ressure m ore qu
ickly,
t
hus
r
educing
t
he
s
topping
d
istance.
Activation
It is triggered by the speed at which the brake pedal i s p ressed.
The effect of this is a reduction in the
resistance of the pedal and an increase in
braking
ef
ficiency.
When
b
raking
i
n
a
n
e
mergency,
p
ress
fi
rmly
w
ithout
r
eleasing
t
he
p
ressure.
Trajectory control systems
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
and dynamic stability
control (DSC)
The anti-slip regulation (also known as traction control) o ptimises t raction t o p revent s kidding of t
he
w
heels,
b
y
a
cting
o
n
t
he
b
rakes
o
f
t
he
dr
iving
w
heels
a
nd
o
n
t
he
e
ngine.
The electronic stability control acts on the
brake
o
f
o
ne
o
r
m
ore
w
heels
a
nd
o
n
t
he
e
ngine
to k
eep
t
he
v
ehicle
o
n
t
he
t
rajectory
r
equired
by t
he driver, within the limits of the laws of
physics.Activation
These systems are activated automatically
each t ime t he v ehicle i s s tarted.
They
c
ome
i
nto
o
peration
i
n
t
he
e
vent
o
f
a g
rip
or tr
ajectory
proble
m.
This
i
s
i
ndicated
b
y
f
lashing
o
f
t
his
wa
rning
l
amp
i
n
t
he
i
nstrument
p
anel.
Safety
