Owner's handbook - Page 202

For 2012 C4 AIRCROSS.

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200
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
eaviest items are as close as possible to
the axle and the nose wei
g
ht approaches the
m
aximum 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
r
educin
g
en
g
ine per
f
ormance. Above
1 000 metres, the maximum towin
g
load must
be reduced by 10
%
o
f
the
G
TW and so on
f
or
e
ver
y
1 000 metres o
f
altitude.
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 towin
g
loads which appl
y
to
y
our vehicle.
Side wind
)
Take into account the increased sensitivit
y
t
o
side
w
i
n
d
.
Coolin
g
Towin
g
a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apacit
y
is not dependent on the en
g
ine speed.
)
T
o
l
ower t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
, re
d
uce
y
our
s
pee
d
.
Th
e max
i
mum tow
i
n
g
l
oa
d
on a
l
on
g
s
l
ope
depends on the gradient and the outside
tem
p
erature.
In all cases, pa
y
attention to the coolant
temperature.
)
I
f
this messa
g
e is displa
y
ed, stop
y
our
v
ehicle as soon as it is safe to do so
.
Brakin
g
Towin
g
a trailer increases the brakin
g
distance.
T
y
res
)
Check the t
y
re pressures of the towin
g
vehicle and of the trailer, observin
g
the
r
ecommended pressures.
Li
g
htin
g
)
Check the li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
on the
tr
a
il
e
r.
I
f
the messa
g
e
f
lashes slowl
y
, wait
f
or the
e
ngine to cool be
f
ore topping up the level, i
f
necessary
.
If the messa
g
e flashes rapidl
y
, contact a
C
ITROËN dealer or a qualified workshop
without dela
y
.
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