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Driving
C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016
Emergency braking
In the event of a failure of the main service
brakeorinanexceptionalsituation(e.g.driver
takenill,underinstruction,etc.)acontinuous
pullonthecontrolleverwillbrakethevehicle.
Brakingtakesplacewhilethecontrolleveris
beingpulled.Itisinterruptedifthecontrollever
isreleased.
The ABS and DSC systems provide stability of
thevehicleduringemergencybraking.
Iftheemergencybrakingmalfunctions,the
message"Parkingbrakecontrolfaulty"willbe
displayed.
If a failure of the ABS and DSC systems occurs,
signalledbytheilluminationofoneorboth
warninglampsintheinstrumentpanel,then
stabilityofthevehicleisnolongerguaranteed.
In this event, stability must be assured by the
driverbyrepeatingalternate"pull-release"
actions on the control lever until the vehicle is
immobilised.
Theemergencybrakingshouldonlybe
usedinanexceptionalsituation.
Repeat this procedure to reactivate automatic
operation.
Reactivation of automatic operation is
confirmed by the indicator lamp in the
instrumentpanelgoingoff.
Deactivating automatic operation
In some situations, such as very cold weather
ortowing(caravan,recovery),itmaybe
necessary to deactivate automatic operation of
thesystem.
F Starttheengine.
F Applytheparkingbrakewiththecontrol
lever,ifitisreleased.
F Takeyourfootoffthebrakepedal.
F Push and hold the control lever in the
release direction for at least 10 seconds
andnomorethan15seconds.
F Releasethecontrollever.
F Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
F Pull the control lever in the apply direction
for2seconds.
Deactivation of the automatic functions
is confirmed by illumination of this
indicatorlampintheinstrumentpanel.
F Releasethecontrolleverandthebrake
pedal.
Fromthispointtheparkingbrakecanonly
beappliedandreleasedmanuallyusingthe
controllever.
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