PEUGEOT 308 2007 User Guide

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VENTILATION
Recommended interior settings
I require...
Heating or Manual Air Conditioning
Air distributionAir flowAir recirculation/Intake of outside airTemperatureManual A/C
HOT
COLD
DEMISTING DEICING
Automatic air conditioning: we recommend use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO" button.

MONITOR THOROUGHLY
Instrument panelControls bar
A.With the ignition on, the needle should indicate the level of fuel remaining.
B. With the engine running, its associated low level warning light should switch off.
C. With the ignition on, the oil level indicator should display "OIL OK"for a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels which are low.
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Lighting of the indicator light indicates the status of the corresponding function.
A. Disarming of the interior protection alarm.
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B. Central locking.
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C. Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.
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D. Deactivation of the visual and audible parking assistance.
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1. With the ignition on, the orange and red warning lights come on.
2. With the engine running, these warning lights should switch off.
If warning lights remain on, refer to the page concerned.
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Warning lights

KEEP YOUR PASSENGERS SAFE
Passenger’s front air bagElectric child lock
1. Insertion of the key.
2. Selection of the position:
"OFF" (disarming), with "rear facing" child seat,
"ON" (activation), with front passenger or "forwards facing" child seat.
3. Removal of the key keeping the switch in this position.
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Lighting of the indicator light indicates the status of the corresponding function.A. Activation of the electric child lock.
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A. Front and/or rear seat belts not fastened/unfastened warning light.
B. Front left seat belt warning light.
C. Front right seat belt warning light.
D. Rear right seat belt warning light.
E. Rear centre seat belt warning light.
F. Rear left seat belt warning light.
G. Passenger’s front air bag disarmed warning light.
H. Passenger’s front air bag activated warning light.
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Seat belts and passenger’s front air bag

DRIVE SAFELY
Speed limiter "LIMIT"Display on the instrument panel
1. Limiter mode Selection/Off.
2. Decreasing of the programmed value.
3. Increasing of the programmed value.
4. Speed limiter On/Off.
The values must be set with the engine running.
The cruise control or speed limiter mode appears on the instrument panel when it is selected.
1. Cruise control mode Selection/Off.
2. Programming a speed/Decreasing of the programmed value.
3. Programming a speed/Increasing of the programmed value.
4. Cruise control Off/Resume.
In order to be programmed or activated, the vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph (40 km/h), with at least fourth gear engaged on the manual gearbox (second gear for the 6-speed piloted manual or automatic gearbox).
Cruise control "CRUISE"
Cruise control
Speed limiter
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PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL GEARBOX INSTRUMENT PANELS
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lights.
5.Display.
6.Display zero reset button.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip distance recorder or service indicator).
7.Instrument panel lighting button.
Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and controls.
Dials
1.Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotationof the engine (x 1000 rpm).
2.Coolant temperature.
Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant (°Celsius).
3.Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank.
4.Vehicle speed.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (km/h or mph).
A.Speed limiter
or
Cruise control.
(km/h or mph)
B.Trip distance recorder.
(km or miles)
Display
The following three functions are dis-played in succession when the ignition is switched on.
C.Service indicator.
(km or miles) then,
Engine oil level indicator.
then
Distance recorder.
(km or miles)

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PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL OR 6-SPEED PILOTED MANUAL OR
AUTOMATIC GEARBOX INSTRUMENT PANELS
Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lights.
5.Small display.
6.Large display.
7.CHECK/display zero reset button.
Starts a manual CHECK.
Resets the function selected to zero (trip distance recorder or service indicator).
8.Instrument panel lighting button.
Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and controls.
Dials
1.Rev counter.
Indicates the speed of rotationof the engine (x 1000 rpm).
2.Coolant temperature.
Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant (°Celsius).
3.Fuel level.
Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank.
4.Vehicle speed.
Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (km/h or mph).
A.Trip distance recorder.
(km or miles)
B. Distance recorder.
(km or miles)
Displays
The following two functions are dis-played in succession when the ignition is switched on.
C.Service indicator.
(km or miles) then,
Engine oil level indicator.
The following functions are displayed in accordance with the selection.
- Warning lights/CHECK.- Tyre under-inflation detection.- Speed limiter/Cruise control.- 6-speed piloted manual or automatic gearbox.- Navigation - Guidance/Trip compu-ter information.

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Indicator and warning lights
Visual indicators informing the driver that a system is in operation (operation or deactivation indicator lights) or of the occurrence of a fault (warning light).
Associated warnings
The switching on of certain warning lights may be accompanied by an au-dible signal and a message on the mul-tifunction display.
Operation indicator lights
If one of the following indicator lights comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has come into operation.
Left-hand direction indicator.
Handbrake applied.
Right-hand direction indicator.
Main beam headlamps.
Dipped headlamps.
Diesel engine pre-heating.
Wait until this is switched off be-fore operating the starter.
Front fog lamps.
Rear fog lamp.
When the ignition is switched on
The warning lights come on for a few seconds when the vehicle’s ignition is switched on.
When the engine is started, these warn-ing lights should switch off.
If they remain on, before moving off, consult the warning light concerned.
Common operation indicator lights

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Foot on brake.
Press the brake pedal to start the engine with the 6-speed pi-loted manual gearbox or auto-matic gearbox.
Specific operation indicator lights
The other indicator lights appear on the large display, located in the centre of the instrument panel.
Automatic locking.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have activated the au-tomatic locking of the doors and boot while driving.
Speed limiter.
If this is displayed, it indi-cates that you have activat-ed the speed limiter mode.
If this is displayed, it indi-cates that you can set the speed limiter speed value to be stored.
Cruise control.
If this is displayed, it indi-cates that you have activat-ed the cruise control mode.
If this is displayed it indi-cates that you can set the cruise control speed value to be stored.
Automatic gearbox.
This display indicates the posi-tion that you have selected on the gear selection gate (P, R, N or D).
6-speed piloted manual gearbox.
This display indicates the po-sition that you have selected on the gear selection gate (R, N, A or M).
Automatic wiping.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have activated the auto-matic windscreen wiping.
Automatic lighting.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have activated the automatic switching on of the headlamps.
This display indicates the gear engaged in automatic or man-ual operating mode (1 to 6).
This display indicates the op-erating mode selected (auto-matic or sport).
This display indicates the gear engaged in the automat-ic or manual operation pro-gramme.
This display indicates the op-erating programme selected (automatic, sport, snow or manual).

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Deactivation warning lights
If one of the following warning lights comes on, this confirms that the corre-sponding system has been switched off intentionally.
Passenger’s air bag system deactivation.
The passenger’s air bag system is put into service automatically when the vehicle is started.
A specific control, located on the pas-senger’s side of the fascia, permits deactivation of the system. This is con-firmed by continuous lighting of this warning light on the instrument panel or on the seat belt and passenger’s front air bag warning lights display.
Dynamic stability control (ESP/ASR) deactivation.
The ESP/ASR system is put into service automatically when the vehicle is started.
A specific button, located in the centre of the fascia, permits deactivation of the system. This is confirmed by continu-ous lighting of this warning light and of the indicator light on the button.
Common deactivation warning lightsSpecific deactivation warning lights
Automatic locking.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have deactivated the automatic locking of the doors and boot while driving.
Automatic wiping.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have deactivated the automatic windscreen wiping.
The other warning lights appear on the large display, located in the centre of the instrument panel.
Speed limiter.
If this is displayed, it indi-cates that you have deacti-vated the speed limiter.
Cruise control.
If this is displayed, it indi-cates that you have deacti-vated the cruise control.
Automatic lighting.
If this is displayed, it indicates that you have deactivated the automatic switching on of the headlamps.

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When the engine is running or the ve-hicle is moving, the lighting of one of the following warning lights indicates the occurrence of a fault requiring interven-tion on the part of the driver.
Central alert.
Lighting is associated with the displaying of another warning light:
- punctured wheel,- braking,- power steering,- engine oil pressure,- coolant temperature,stop the vehicle immediately and as safely as possible.
Service.
If this comes on, it indicates the occurrence of a problem in one of the systems which does not have a specific warning light.
In order to identify it, consult the mes-sage on the multifunction display.
After checking:
- that the doors, boot and bonnet are closed,- the engine oil level,- the screenwash fluid level,- the remote control battery,- the pressure of the tyres,- the end of saturation of the particle emission filter (Diesel),for any other situations, contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Braking.
If this comes on, it indicates the occurrence of a fault in one of the braking systems:
- significant drop in the level in the cir-cuit,- electronic brake force distribution (EBFD) faulty (simultaneous lighting of the ABS warning light), stop the vehicle immediately and as safely as possible.
When the vehicle is moving, check that the handbrake is fully released.
Warning lights
Anti-lock braking system (ABS).
If this comes on, it indicates the occurrence of a fault in the anti-lock braking system.
However, this does not prevent opera-tion of the vehicle’s assisted braking.
Common warning lights
Dynamic stability control (ESP/ASR).
The ESP/ASR system is put into service automatically when the vehicle is started.
Unless the system has been deactivat-ed, if this warning light and the indicator light on the button come on continuously, this indicates the occurrence of a fault in the ESP/ASR system or in the hill start assistance.