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217
Practical information
Drivin
g
advice
Distribution of loads
)
Di
s
tri
bu
t
e
th
e
l
oad
in th
e
tr
a
il
e
r
so
th
a
t
th
e
h
ea
vi
es
t it
e
m
s
a
r
e
as
c
l
ose
as
p
ossible to the axle and the nose wei
g
ht
a
pproaches the maximum permitted
without exceedin
g
it.
Ai
r
d
ens
i
t
y
d
ecreases w
i
t
h
a
l
t
i
tu
d
e, t
h
us
reducin
g
en
g
ine per
f
ormance. Above
1 000 metres, the maximum towed load must
be reduced b
y
10
%
f
or ever
y
1 000 metres o
f
a
ltit
ude
.
Side wind
)
Take into account the increased sensitivit
y
t
o
s
i
de
win
d
.
Coolin
g
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature o
f
the coolant.
As the fan is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apacit
y
is not dependent on the en
g
ine speed.
)
To lower the en
g
ine speed, reduce
y
our
s
pee
d
.
Th
e max
i
mum towe
d
l
oa
d
on a
l
on
g
i
nc
li
ne
d
epen
d
s on t
h
e
g
ra
di
ent an
d
t
h
e am
bi
ent
tem
p
erature.
In all cases, kee
p
a check on the coolant
temperature.
)
I
f
the warnin
g
lamp and the
S
TO
P
warning lamp come on,
s
to
p
the vehicle and switch o
ff
the en
g
ine as soon as possible.
Brakin
g
Towin
g
a trailer increases the brakin
g
distance.
To avoid overheatin
g
of the brakes on a lon
g
mountain t
y
pe of descent, the use of en
g
ine
brakin
g
is recommended.
T
y
res
)
C
heck the tyre pressures o
f
the towing
vehicle and o
f
the trailer, observin
g
the
recommended pressures.
L
igh
t
i
n
g
)
C
heck the electrical li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
o
n t
he
tr
aile
r.
The rear parkin
g
sensors will be
deactivated automaticall
y
if a
g
enuine
C
ITR
O
ËN towbar is used.
R
e
f
e
r t
o
th
e
"T
ec
hni
ca
l D
a
t
a
"
sec
ti
o
n f
o
r
de
t
a
il
s
of the wei
g
hts and towed loads which appl
y
to
y
our ve
hi
c
l
e.
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