Peugeot 208 2012 User Guide
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Familiarisation 
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  Sitting comfortably 
Front seats 
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Manual adjustments 
1. 
  Head restraint height adjustment. 2. 
 Backrest angle adjustment.3.Seat cushion height adjustment.4. 
 Seat forwards-backwards adjustment. 
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  Sitting comfortably 
 
 
Head restraint adjustment
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1.Release the adjustment mechanism.
2.   Adjust for height and reach. 3. 
  Lock the adjustment mechanism.
Steering wheel adjustment 
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For reasons of safety, these operationsmust only be carried out with thevehicle stationary. 
 
 
Heated seats control
0 
: off.1 
: low. 2: medium.3: high.   To raise the head restraint, pull it upwards.
  To lower it, press the lu
g A 
 and down on thehead restraint at the same time. 
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  Sitting comfortably 
Door mirrors 
Adjustment 
A. 
 Selection of the mirror.B.Adjusting the position of the mirror glass. C.De-selection of the mirror.
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Other functions...  Folding / Unfolding.  
 
 
Rear view mirror 
 
 
Manual day/night type
1.Selecting the "day" position of the rear view
mirror. 
2.    Rear view mirror adjustment.
 
 
Automatic day/night type
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1.Automatic detection of day/night mode. 
2.    Rear view mirror adjustment.A.Fastening.
B.Height adjustment (5-door).
   
Front seat belts
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Familiarisation
  Seeing clearly 
 
 
Lighting
 
 Ring A
 
 Ring B
Wipers
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Control stalk A: windscreen 
wipers
2.    Fast wipe. 
1. Normal wipe.
Int. Intermittent  wipe.0. Park. AUTO Automatic wiping.  È 
 Single wipe: Brief pull on the stalk towards. 
Screenwash: Long pull on stalk towards you.
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Switching on "AUTO" mode 
 ) 
 Briefly push the stalk downwards.
 
 
Switching off "AUTO" mode 
 ) 
 Briefly push the stalk downwards or place 
the stalk in another position: Int, 1 or 2.
   Ring B: rear wiper 
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Lighting off.
  Automatic illumination of headlamps. 
Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.  
Rear 
foglamp. 
Park. 
Intermittent wipe. 
Screenwash. 
or 
Front and rear 
foglamps.  
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I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning
Air distributionAir flowAir recirculation/Intake of exterior airTemperatureManual AC
HOT
COLD
DEMISTINGDEFROSTING
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Vent ilat ion  
Recommended interior settings  
Digital air conditioning: 
 use the automatic mode in preference by pressing the  "AUTO"button. 
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Familiarisation
  Monitoring 
 On switching on, the dial needles go to the extent of their travel then return to 0.
A.With the ignition on, the needle should
indicate the fuel remaining.B.With the engine running, the associatedlow level warning lamp should go off.
   
Instrument panels 
1. 
  With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on. 2.With the engine running, these warninglamps should go off.  
  If a warning lamp remains on, refer to the page concerned. 
 
 
Warning lamps
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C. 
  With the ignition on, the instrument panelscreen should indicate the level of oil.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level 
which is low. 
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  Monitoring 
Illumination of the lamp indicates the status of 
the corresponding function. A.    Deactivation of rear parking sensors.
Switch panel 
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.Open the glove box.
2.    Inser t the key.3. 
 Select position:  "ON" 
 (activation), with front passenger or "forwards facing" child seat,"OFF"(deactivation), with "rear facing"child seat. 4.Remove the key keeping the switch in the
new position.  
 
 
Front passenger's airbag
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B.Deactivation of the DSC/ASR system. 
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C.Deactivation of the Stop & Start system.
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D.    Volumetric alarm monitoring off.
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E. 
 Electric child lock on.  
 
Passenger safety 
A.Front seat belts not fastened or unfastened 
warning lamp.
B.Airbag fault warning lamp.
   
Front seat belts and 
passenger's front airbag
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C.Front passenger's airbag deactivation
warning lamp.
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Familiarisation
  Driving safely 
 
 
Stop & Start
 
 
Going into engine STOP mode 
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The "ECO"warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
en
gine goes into standby: 
Going into engine START mode
   
Deactivation 
/ Reactivation
 
You can deactivate the system at any time bypressing the  "ECO OFF" 
 button; the button's
warning lamp comes on.
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 The system is automatically reactivated every time the engine is star ted withthe key. 
  Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switch off the ignition with the key.   Th
e  "ECO" 
 warning lamp goes off 
and the engine restar ts: 
-with a manual gearbox, when you press 
the clutch pedal,-with an electronic gearbox:● 
 with the gear lever in position A 
 or  M, 
 whenyou release the brake pedal,
● 
  or with the gear lever in position N 
 andbrake pedal released, when you move thegear lever to position  A 
 or M,● 
 or when you engage reverse.
-with a manual gearbox 
, at speeds below
12 mph (20 km/h), when you put the gear lever into neutral, and you release theclutch pedal, 
   - 
  with an electronic gearbox 
, at speeds
below 5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the 
brake pedal or you put the gear lever into position  N . 
 
In certain circumstances, 
START mode may beinvoked automatically; the "ECO" 
 warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.    In certain circumstances, 
STOP mode may not 
be available; the  "ECO"warning lamp flashes 
for a few seconds, then goes off. 
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  Driving safely 
1. 
 Selecting speed limiter mode.2. 
  Decrease the programmed value.3. 
  Increase the programmed value.4. 
  Speed limiter On / Off.
Speed limiter "LIMIT" 
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1.Selecting cruise control mode.
2.    Decrease the programmed value. 3. 
  Increase the programmed value. 4.Cruise control Off / Resume.  
 
 
Cruise control "CRUISE" 
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 The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it isselected.
   
Display in the instrument panel
Cruise control
Speed limite
r
The values must be set with the engine running.  In order to be programmed or activated, the
vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph (40 km/h), with at least 4th gear engaged on a 
manual gearbox (2nd gear on an electronic or 
automatic gearbox).