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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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TOWING A TRAILER,
CARAVAN, etc.
Towbar suited to the attachment of a
trailer or caravan with additional signal-
ling and lighting.
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 original
PEUGEOT towbars that have been
tested and approved from the design
stage of your vehicle and that the fit-
ting of the towbar is entrusted to a
PEUGEOT dealer.
Driving with a trailer subjects the towing
vehicle to more significant stress and its
driver must be particularly 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 exceeding 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.
In all cases, pay attention to the coolant
temperature.
Side wind
Take into account the increased sen-
sitivity 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, reduce
your speed.
The maximum towing load on a long
slope depends on the gradient and the
outside temperature.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the brak-
ing distance.
Tyres
Check the tyre pressures of the tow-
ing vehicle and of the trailer, observ-
ing the recommended pressures.
Lights
Check the electrical signalling on the
trailer.
If the warning light and the
STOP
warning light come on,
stop the vehicle and switch off
the engine as soon as possible.
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