2016 CITROëN C4 PICASSO User Manual

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Driving

C4-Picasso-II_en_Chap04_conduite_ed01-2016

Blindspotmonitoringsystem

Activation / Deactivation

Awarninglampappearsinthedoormirroron

thesideinquestion:

- immediately,whenbeingovertaken,

- after a delay of about one second, when

overtakingavehicleslowly.

Thisdrivingassistancesystemwarnsthedriver

of the presence of another vehicle in the blind

spotangleoftheirvehicle(areasmaskedfrom

thedriver'sfieldofvision),assoonasthis

presentsapotentialdanger.

Sensors fitted in the front and rear bumpers

monitortheblindspots.

Thissystemisdesignedtoimprovesafetywhendrivingandisinnocircumstancesa

substitutefortheuseoftheinteriorrearviewmirroranddoormirrors.Itisthedriver's

responsibilitytoconstantlycheckthetraffic,toassessthedistancesandrelativespeedsof

othervehiclesandtopredicttheirmovementsbeforedecidingwhethertochangelane.

Theblindspotmonitoringsystemcanneverreplacetheneedforvigilanceonthepartofthe

driver.

Activation of the function is done in the touch

screentablet.

F In the Driving menu, select the "Driving

assistance" tab, then "Blind spot

monitoring".

This indicator lamp comes on in the

instrumentpanel.

The state of the system remains in memory on

switchingofftheignition.

F To deactivate the system, select "Blind

spot monitoring"againinthe"Driving

assistance" tab of the Drivingmenu.

Theindicatorlampgoesoff.

The system is automatically deactivated

whentowingwithatowbarapprovedby

CITROËN.

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