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P R A C T I C A L I N F O R M A T I O N

TOWING A TRAILER,

A CARAVAN, ETC.

Towbar suitable for the attachment

of a trailer or caravan with additional

lighting and signalling.

Your vehicle is primarily designed

for transporting people and luggage,

but it may also be used for towing a

trailer.

We recommend the use of genuine

CITROËN towbars and their har-

nesses that have been tested and

approved from the design stage

of your vehicle, and that the ﬁ t-

ting of the towbar is entrusted to a

CITROËN dealer.

If the trailer is not ﬁ tted by a

CITROËN dealer, it is impera-

tive that it is ﬁ tted using the

electrical pre-equipment installed

at the rear of the vehicle, in accor-

dance with the manufacturer's in-

structions.

Driving with a trailer subjects the

towing vehicle to more signiﬁ cant

stress and its driver must be par-

ticularly careful.

Driving advice

Distribution of loads

 Distribute the load in the trailer

so that the heaviest items are as

close as possible to the axle and

the nose weight approaches the

maximum permitted without ex-

ceeding it.

Air density decreases with altitude,

thus reducing engine performance.

Above 1 000 metres, the maximum

towing load must be reduced by 10 %

and so on for every 1 000 metres of

altitude.

Refer to the "Technical Data" section

for details of the weights and towing

loads which apply to your vehicle.

Side wind

 Take into account the increased

sensitivity to side wind.

Cooling

Towing a trailer on a slope increases

the temperature of the coolant.

As the fan is electrically controlled,

its cooling capacity is not dependent

on the engine speed.

 To lower the engine speed, re-

duce your speed.

The maximum towing load on a long

slope depends on the gradient and

the ambient temperature.

In all cases, pay attention to the

coolant temperature.

 If the warning lamp and

the STOP warning lamp

come on, stop the vehicle

and switch off the engine

as soon as possible.

Braking

Towing a trailer increases the brak-

ing distance.

Tyres

 Check the tyre pressures of the

towing vehicle and of the trailer,

observing the recommended

pressures.

Lighting

 Check the electrical lighting and

signalling on the trailer.

The rear parking sensors will be de-

activated automatically if a genuine

CITROËN towbar is used.

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