Owner's handbook - Page 234

For 2013 DS5 HYBRID4.

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We recommend the use of
g
enuine
C
ITR
O
ËN towbars and their harnesses
that have been tested and approved
from the desi
g
n sta
g
e of
y
our vehicle,
and that the
f
ittin
g
o
f
the towbar is
e
ntr
us
t
ed
t
o
a
C
ITR
N
dea
l
e
r
o
r
a
q
uali
f
ied worksho
p
.
If the towbar is not fitted by a CITROËN
dealer, it is im
p
erative that it is
fitt
ed
in
acco
r
da
n
ce
with th
e
v
e
hi
c
l
e
ma
n
u
f
ac
t
u
r
e
r'
s
in
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
s
.
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
heaviest items are as close as possible to
t
h
e ax
l
e an
d
t
h
e nose we
igh
t approac
h
es t
h
e
max
i
mum perm
i
tte
d
w
i
t
h
out excee
di
n
g
i
t.
Ai
r
d
ens
i
t
y
d
ecreases w
i
t
h
a
l
t
i
tu
d
e, t
h
us
r
educing engine per
f
ormance. Above
1 000 metres, the maximum towed load must
b
e reduced b
y
10 % for 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
Towin
g
a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the
f
an is electricall
y
controlled, its coolin
g
c
apac
i
t
y
i
s not
d
epen
d
ent on t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
.
)
T
o
l
ower t
h
e en
gi
ne spee
d
, re
d
uce
y
our
sp
eed.
)
I
f
the warnin
g
lamp and the
S
TOP warning lamp come on,
s
top 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
m
ountain t
y
pe of descent, the use of en
g
ine
b
ra
ki
n
g
i
s recommen
d
e
d
.
Ty
res
)
C
heck the t
y
re pressures o
f
the towin
g
vehicle and o
f
the trailer, observin
g
the
r
ecommen
d
e
d
p
ressures.
Li
g
htin
g
)
Check the electrical li
g
htin
g
and si
g
nallin
g
o
n th
e
tr
a
il
e
r.
The rear parkin
g
sensors will be
deactivated automaticall
y
i
f
a
g
enuine
C
ITR
N t
o
w
ba
r i
s
used
.
Drivin
g
with a trailer places
g
reate
r
d
eman
d
s on t
h
e tow
i
n
g
ve
hi
c
l
e an
d
t
h
e
d
r
i
ver must ta
k
e part
i
cu
l
ar care.
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, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
R
e
f
e
r t
o
th
e
"T
ec
hni
ca
l
da
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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