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149
Towing a trailer
ACCESSORIES
6
Berlingo-2-VP_en_Chap06_Accessoire_ed01-2016
Good Practice
In certain cases of particularly arduous
use(towingthemaximumloadupa
steepslopeinhightemperatures),the
engineautomaticallylimitsitspower.
In this case, the air conditioning is
automaticallycutofftosaveengine
power.
Tyres
Checkthetyrepressuresofthetowing
vehicle and of the trailer, observing the
recommendedpressures.
Chapter7,"Levels"section.
Ifthecoolanttemperature
warninglampcomeson,stop
the vehicle and switch off the
engineassoonaspossible.
Brakes
Towingincreasesthebrakingdistance.
Driveatamoderatespeed,change
downearlyandbrakegradually.
Towbar
Werecommendtheuseofgenuine
CITROËN towbars and their wiring
harnesses, which have been tested
andapprovedfromthedesignstageof
your vehicle, and that you entrust the
ttingofthisequipmenttoaCITROËN
dealer.
Ifthisequipmentisnotttedbya
CITROËNdealer,itisimperativethat
itisttedusingtheelectricalpre-
equipmentinstalledattherearofthe
vehicle and in accordance with the
manufacturer'sinstructions.
In accordance with the general
instructionsareminderofwhichhas
been given above, we draw your
attentiontotheriskassociatedwith
ttingatowbarorelectricalaccessory
notrecommendedbyCITROËN.
Fittingsuchequipmentcouldresultin
the failure of your vehicle's electronic
system.Pleaseobtaininformationfrom
theManufacturerbeforettingthistype
ofequipment.
Side wind
Sensitivitytosidewindisincreased.
Drivesmoothlyandatamoderate
speed.
ABS/DSC
TheABSorDSCsystemsonlycontrol
thevehicle,notthetrailerorcaravan.
Parking sensors
Therearparkingsensorssystemdoes
notfunctionwhilethevehicleistowing.
Chapter9,"Identication
markings"section.
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