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Hazard warning lamps
Visual warning with all of the direction 
indicators flashing to alert other road users to a 
vehicle breakdown, towing or accident.
F 
P
 ress this button, all of the direction 
indicators flash.
They can operate with the ignition off.
Automatic operation of 
hazard warning lamps
When braking in an emergency, depending on 
the force of deceleration, the hazard warning 
lamps come on automatically. They switch off 
automatically the first time you accelerate.
It is also possible to switch them off by pressing 
the switch on the dashboard.
Horn
Audible warning to alert other road users to an 
imminent danger.
F
 
P
 ress the central part of the multifunction 
steering wheel.
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Electronic stability programme (ESC)
Definitions
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) 
and electronic brake force 
distribution (EBFD)
These systems improve the stability and 
manoeuvrability of your vehicle when braking 
and contribute towards improved control in 
corners, in particular on poor or slippery road 
surfaces.
The ABS prevents wheel lock in the event of 
emergency braking.
The electronic brake force distribution system 
manages the braking pressure wheel by wheel.
Emergency braking assistance
In an emergency, this system enables you to 
reach the optimum braking pressure more 
quickly and therefore reduce the stopping 
distance.
It is triggered in relation to the speed at which 
the brake pedal is pressed. This is felt by a 
reduction in the resistance of the pedal and an 
increase in the effectiveness of the braking.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
This system (also known as Traction Control) 
optimises traction in order to avoid wheel 
slip by acting on the brakes of the driving 
wheels and on the engine. It also improves 
the directional stability of the vehicle on 
acceleration.
Dynamic stability control (DSC)
If there is a difference between the path 
followed by the vehicle and that required by the 
driver, this system monitors each wheel and 
automatically acts on the brake of one or more 
wheels and on the engine to return the vehicle 
to the required path, within the limits of the laws 
of physics.
A set of the following Electronic Stability systems:
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a
nti-lock braking system (ABS) and electronic brake force distribution (EBFD),
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 em
ergency braking assistance,
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heel anti-slip regulation (ASR) or traction control,
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 d
ynamic stability control (DSC).
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t
railer stability assist (TSA).
Trailer stability assist (TSA)
This system allows control of the vehicle to be 
retained when towing a trailer, so as to avoid 
the risk of snaking.
It is available on vehicles with factory-fitted 
trailer wiring (preparation for towbar option 
or the towbar with quickly-detachable towball 
pack). 
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Deactivating automatic operation
In some situations, such as very cold weather 
or towing (caravan, recovery), it may be 
necessary to deactivate automatic operation of 
the system.
F 
S
 tart the engine.
F
 
A
 pply the parking brake with the control 
lever, if it is released.
F
 
T
 ake your foot off the brake pedal.
F
 
P
 ush and hold the control lever in the 
release direction for at least 10 seconds 
and no more than 15 seconds.
F
 
R
 elease the control lever.
F
 
P
 ress and hold the brake pedal.
F
 
P
 ull the control lever in the apply direction 
for 2 seconds.
Deactivation of the automatic functions 
is confirmed by illumination of this 
indicator lamp in the instrument panel.
F
 
R
 elease the control lever and the brake 
pedal. From this point, the parking brake can only 
be applied and released manually using the 
control lever.
Repeat this procedure to reactivate automatic 
operation.
Reactivation of automatic operation is 
confirmed by the indicator lamp in the 
instrument panel going off.
Emergency braking
The emergency braking should only be 
used in an exceptional situation.
In the event of a failure of the main service 
brake or in an exceptional situation (e.g. driver 
taken ill, under instruction, etc.), a continuous 
pull on the control lever will brake the vehicle. 
Braking takes place while the control lever is 
being pulled. It is interrupted if the control lever 
is released.
The ABS and DSC systems provide stability of 
the vehicle during emergency braking.
If the emergency braking malfunctions, the 
message "Parking brake control faulty" will be 
displayed in the instrument panel.
If the ABS and DSC systems malfunction, 
signalled by the illumination of one or both 
warning lamps in the instrument panel, then 
stability of the vehicle is no longer guaranteed.
In this event, stability must be assured by the 
driver by repeating alternate "pull-release" 
actions on the control lever until the vehicle is 
immobilised.
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