Roof Bars - CITROEN C5 Owner's Handbook Manual

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Towbar
We recommend that
CITROËN towbars and harnesses
which have been
approved during the design of your
vehicle, and that these devices are
fitted by a CITROËN dealer.
If a device is fitted outside of the
CITROËN network, it must be car-
ried out using the electrical connec-
tions fitted at the rear of your vehicle
and following the recommendations
of the manufacturer.
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s A F e T y R e C O M M e N D AT I O N s
Towing (Boat, caravan, etc.)
If you are climbing a steep gradient
and the engine gets excessively
hot, certain functions become una-
vailable (e.g. sequential control of
the automatic gearbox, the air con-
ditioning).
If you are towing with a device not
approved by the CITROËN network,
you must deactivate parking assist-
ance using the button on the dash-
you use
board. see "Parking assistance".
It is recommended that you remove
tested and
the towing ball, so that it does not
interfere with the functioning of the
proximity sensors, when you are
not using a trailer.
wheeling (gearbox in neutral).
Do not exceed the maximum permitted load.
For the maximum distributed load on the roof bars: see the chapter
"general".
it is essential to install a CiTrOËn approved electronic unit
when having a towbar fitted, in order to prevent any risk of
malfunction or damage (risk of fire).
if you are towing another vehicle, the latter must be free-

roof bars

For your safety and to avoid dam-
age to the roof, you must use roof
bars that are tested and approved
by AUTOMOBILes CITROËN.
recommendations:
• spread the load evenly, avoid-
ing overloading on one side.
• Position the heaviest weight as
low down as possible.
• Tie the load down securely and
add warning signs if it is pro-
truding.
• Drive conservatively,
vehicle will be more vulnerable
to side winds.
The stability of your vehicle may
be altered.
• Remove the roof rack or roof
bars when you are not using
them.
as the