Peugeot 308 SW BL 2011 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia)

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GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR *

System which reduces fuel consumption
by advising the driver to change up on
vehicles fi tted with a manual gearbox.


Operation

The system intervenes only when driving
economically.
Depending on the driving situation and
your vehicle's equipment, the system
may advise you to skip one or more
gears. You can follow this instruc-
tion without engaging the intermediate
gears.
The gear engagement recommenda-
tions must not be considered compulso-
ry. In fact, the confi guration of the road,
the amount of traffi c and safety remain
determining factors when choosing the
best gear. Therefore, the driver remains
responsible for deciding whether or not to
follow the advice given by the system.
This function cannot be deactivated.

* According to engine.
Example:


- You are in third gear.

- You press the accelerator pedal
moderately.

- The system may suggest that you
engage a higher gear, if appropriate.
The information appears in the instru-
ment panel screen in the form of an
arrow accompanied by the suggested
gear.

In the case of driving which makes
particular demands on the perfor-
mance of the engine (fi rm pres-
sure on the accelerator pedal, for
example, when overtaking...), the
system will not recommend a gear
change.
The system never suggests:


- engaging fi rst gear,

- engaging reverse gear,

- engaging a lower gear.

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HILL START ASSIST *

System which keeps your vehicle im-
mobilised temporarily (approximately
2 seconds) when starting on a gradi-
ent, the time it takes to move your foot
from the brake pedal to the accelerator
pedal.
This function is only active when:


- the vehicle is completely stationary,
with your foot on the brake pedal,

- in particular conditions on a slope,

- with the driver’s door closed.

The hill start assist cannot be deactivated.


On an ascending slope, with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held for a brief
moment when you release the brake
pedal and you are in fi rst gear or neutral.


Operation


On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged,
the vehicle is held for a brief moment
when you release the brake pedal.


*
Model fi tted with the 1.6 litre THP 200 hp
petrol engine.
Do not exit the vehicle while it is
being held in the hill start assist
phase.

Operating fault

If a malfunction of the system occurs,
these warning lamps come on. Have
it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualifi ed workshop.
If you need to exit the vehi-
cle with the engine running,
apply the parking brake
and ensure that this warn-
ing lamp in the instrument
panel is on fi xed.

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6-SPEED ELECTRONIC GEAR
CONTROL GEARBOX
Gear lever


R.
Reverse.


)
With your foot on the brake, move
the lever upwards to select this
position.

N.
Neutral.


)
With your foot on the brake, select
this position to start.

A.
Automated mode.


)
Move the lever downwards to select
this mode.

M +/-.
Sequential mode with manual
changing of the gears.


)
Move the lever downwards then to
the left to select this mode, then:


- push the lever forwards to change
up a gear,

- or pull the lever rearwards to
change down a gear.


S.
Sport function.


)
Press this button to activate or
deactivate this function.



Steering mounted control paddles


+.
Change up control paddle to the
right of the steering wheel.


)
Press the back of the "+"
steering
wheel control paddle to change up a
gear.

-.
Change down control paddle to the
left of the steering wheel.


)
Press the back of the "-"
steering
wheel control paddle to change down
a gear.
The steering wheel control paddles
do not permit the selection of neutral
or engaging or disengaging reverse
gear. Six-speed electronic gear control gear-
box which offers a choice between the
comfort of automated operation or the
pleasure of manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are offered:


- automated
mode for automatic
control of the gears by the gearbox,
without any action on the part of the
driver,

- manual
mode for sequential
changing of the gears by the driver
using the gear lever or steering
mounted control paddles.
With each of these two modes, a Sport

function is available for a more dynamic
style of driving.
With the automated mode, you can tem-
porarily take control of gear changing at
any time.
This gearbox provides you with additional
functions:


- hill start assist,

- creep * (movement of the vehicle
on releasing the brake pedal) in
automated mode or reverse.

*
Model fi tted with the 1.6 litre e-HDi
PEF 112 hp Diesel engine.

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Displays in the instrument panel


Gear lever positions


Moving off


N.
Neutral.

R.
Reverse.

1 2 3 4 5 6.
Gears in sequential mode.

AUTO.
This comes on when the au-
tomated mode is selected. It
switches off on changing to
manual mode.

S.
Sport (Sport function).

)
Select position N
.

)
Press the brake pedal down fully.

)
Start the engine.


)
Select automated mode (position A
),
manual mode (position M
) or reverse
(position R
).

)
Release the parking brake.

)

Progressively release the brake pedal.
Vehicles with the 1.6 litre e-HDi PEF
112 hp Diesel engine then start to move.

)
Accelerate away.

AUTO
and 1
, 1
or R
appear in the in-
strument panel screen.


N
fl ashes in the instrument panel,
accompanied by an audible signal
and a message in the screen, if the
gear lever is not in position N
on
starting.

Automated mode



)
Select position A
.
Never select neutral N
while the
vehicle is moving. The gearbox operates in auto-active
mode, without any action on the part
of the driver. It continuously selects the
most suitable gear for:


- optimum fuel consumption,

- the style of driving,

- the profi le of the road,

- the vehicle load.
For optimum acceleration, for example
when overtaking another vehicle, press
the accelerator pedal fi rmly past the
point of resistance.
N
appears in the instrument
panel screen.
An audible signal is heard when
reverse gear is engaged.

AUTO
and the gear engaged
appear in the instrument panel
screen.

The Foot on the brake pedal

warning lamp comes on, ac-
companied by an audible
signal and a message, if the
brake pedal is not pressed on starting
the engine.

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Temporary manual control of gear
changing
You can temporarily take over control
of gear changing using the steering
mounted "+" and "-" control paddles: if
the engine speed allows, the request to
change gear is accepted.

AUTO
and the gear engaged
is displayed in the instrument
panel. When braking or slowing down, the
gearbox changes down automatically
so that the vehicle picks up in the cor-
rect gear.
On sharp acceleration, the gearbox will
not change up unless the driver acts on
the gear lever or the steering mounted
control paddles.
The gears engaged appear in
succession in the instrument
panel screen.

Manual mode



)
Select position M
.


Sport function



)
Following selection of the manual
mode or automated mode, press
button S
to activate the Sport function
which offers you a more dynamic
style of driving. Never select neutral N
when the
vehicle is moving.
It is possible to change mode at
any time, by moving the gear lever
from A
to M
or from M
to A
.
This function allows you to anticipate
certain situations such as overtaking
another vehicle or approaching a bend.
After a few moments without any ac-
tion on the control paddles, the gearbox
starts managing gear changes auto-
matically again.


S
appears next to the gear en-
gaged in the instrument panel
screen.


)
Press button S
again to deactivate
the function.

S
is then cleared from the instrument
panel screen.

Reverse

To engage reverse, the vehicle must be
stationary, with your foot on the brake
pedal.


)
Select position R
.
At very low speed, if reverse gear is re-
quested, this will only be taken into ac-
count when the vehicle is immobilised.
The Foot on the brake pedal
warning
lamp comes on in the instrument panel
to encourage you to brake.
At high speed, if reverse gear is re-
quested, the N
indicator lamp will fl ash
and the gearbox will change to neutral
automatically. To engage a gear again,
return the lever to position A
or M
.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits.
It is not necessary to release the accel-
erator during gear changes.

Hill start assist

This function allows temporary immo-
bilisation of your vehicle.
It maintains the pressure of the brakes
briefl y, long enough for you to move
your foot from the brake pedal to the
accelerator pedal.
It comes into operation if the vehicle is
immobilised by pressing the brake ped-
al and depending on the gradient:


- on an ascending gradient, with
the vehicle stationary, gear lever
in position A
or M
, the vehicle is
held briefl y when the brake pedal is
released,

- on a descending gradient, with the
vehicle stationary, gear lever in
position R
, the vehicle is held briefl y
when the brake pedal is released.

The Sport function is deactivated
each time the ignition is switched off.

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Creep function *

This function makes manoeuvering
the vehicle much easier at low speeds
(when parking, in traffi c jams…).
After fi rst placing the gear lever in posi-
tion A
, M
or R
, the vehicle starts moving
as soon as you take your foot off the
brake pedal.
When the engine is idling, brakes
released, if position A
, M
or R
is
selected, the vehicle moves even if
you do not press the accelerator.
Never leave unsupervised children in
the vehicle with the engine running. Do not hold the vehicle using the
accelerator: use the foot brake or
the parking brake.
Never leave the vehicle during a
hill start assist phase.
*

Model fi tted with the 1.6 litre e-HDi
PEF 112 hp Diesel engine.


Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you can:


- move to position N
to select neutral,
or

- leave the gear engaged; in this case
the vehicle cannot be moved.
In both cases, it is essential that you ap-
ply the parking brake to immobilise the
vehicle.

Operating fault

When immobilising the vehicle,
with the engine running, you must
place the gear lever in neutral N
.
Before carrying out any work in the
engine compartment, check that
the gear lever is in neutral N
and
that the parking brake is applied. With the ignition on, if this warn-
ing lamp comes on and AUTO

fl ashes, accompanied by an
audible signal and a message
in the screen, this indicates a malfunc-
tion of the gearbox.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
This warning lamp may also come on if
a door is opened.
With the ignition on, if the warn-
ing lamp above and this warning
lamp come on, accompanied by
an audible signal and a mes-
sage in the screen, this indicates a mal-
function of the hill start assist system.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
It is essential to press the brake
pedal when starting the engine.
When parking, is it essential to ap-
ply the parking brake to immobilise
the vehicle, whatever the circum-
stances.

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"PORSCHE TIPTRONIC
SYSTEM" AUTOMATIC
GEARBOX
Gear lever


P.
Park.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking
brake on or off.

- Starting the engine.

R.
Reverse.


- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle
stationary, engine at idle.

N.
Neutral.


- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking
brake on.

- Starting the engine.

D.
Automatic operation.

M.+/-
Manual operation with sequential
changing of the four or six gears.


)
Push forwards to change up through
the gears.
or


)

Pull rearwards to change down through
the gears.



Displays in the instrument panel

When you move the lever in the gate
to select a position, the corresponding
indicator lamp is displayed in the instru-
ment panel.

P.
Park

R.
Reverse

N.
Neutral

D.
Drive (Automatic driving)

S.
Sport
programme

7
. Snow
programme

1 to 4.
Gear engaged during

1 to 6.
manual operation

-.
Invalid value during manual operation


Gear selection gate



1.
Gear lever.

2.
Button " S
" (sport)
.

3.
Button " 7
" (snow)
.
Four or six speed automatic gearbox
which offers a choice between the com-
fort of fully automatic operation, en-
hanced by sport and snow programmes,
or manual gear changing.
Four driving modes are provided:


- automatic
operation for electronic
management of the gears by the
gearbox,

- sport
programme for a more dynamic
style of driving,

- snow
programme to improve driving
when traction is poor,

- manual
operation for sequential
changing of the gears by the driver.

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Moving off



)
Apply the parking brake.

)
Select position P
or N
.

)
Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, a loud
audible signal is heard, accompanied
by a message in the screen.


)
With the engine running, press the
brake pedal
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Select position R
, D
or M.

)
Gradually release the brake pedal.
The vehicle moves off immediately.
If position N
is engaged inadver-
tently while driving, allow the en-
gine to return to idle then engage
position D
to accelerate.
When the engine is running at
idle, with the brakes released, if
position R
, D
or M
is selected, the
vehicle moves even without the ac-
celerator being pressed.
When the engine is running, never
leave children in the vehicle with-
out supervision.
When carrying out maintenance with
the engine running, apply the park-
ing brake and select position P
. A message appears if you try to
move the gear lever from position P

to another position without pressing
the brake pedal.


Automatic operation



)
Select position D
for automatic

changing of the four or six gears.
The gearbox then operates in auto-
adaptive mode, without any intervention
on the part of the driver. It continuously
selects the most suitable gear accord-
ing to the style of driving, the profi le of
the road and the load in the vehicle.
For maximum acceleration without
touching the lever, press the accelera-
tor pedal down fully (kick down). The
gearbox changes down automatically
or maintains the gear selected until the
maximum engine speed is reached.
On braking, the gearbox changes down
automatically to provide effi cient engine
braking.
If you release the accelerator sharply,
the gearbox will not change to a higher
gear for safety reasons. Never select position N
while the
vehicle is moving.
Never select positions P
or R
unless
the vehicle is completely stationary.


Sport and snow programmes

These two special programmes supple-
ment the automatic operation in very
specifi c conditions of use.

Sport programme "S"


)
Press button "S"
, after starting the
engine.
The gearbox automatically favours a
dynamic style of driving.

Snow programme " 7
"


)
Press button " 7
", after starting the
engine.
The gearbox adapts to driving on slippery
roads.
This programme improves starting and
drive when traction is poor.
S
appears in the instrument
panel.

7
appears in the instrument
panel.

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To limit fuel consumption when sta-
tionary for long periods with the en-
gine running (traffi c jam...), place
the gear lever in position N
and ap-
ply the parking brake.



Return to automatic operation



)
At any time, press the button selected
again to quit the programme engaged
and return to auto-adaptive mode.



Manual operation



)
Select position M
for sequential

changing of the four or six gears.

)
Push the lever towards the +
sign to
change up a gear.

)
Pull the lever towards the -
sign to
change down a gear.
It is only possible to change from one
gear to another if the vehicle speed and
engine speed permit; otherwise, the
gearbox will operate temporarily in au-
tomatic mode.

D
disappears and the gears
engaged appear in succes-
sion on the instrument panel.
If the engine speed is too low or too
high, the gear selected fl ashes for a few
seconds, then the actual gear engaged
is displayed.
It is possible to change from position D

(automatic) to position M
(manual) at
any time.
When the vehicle is stationary or mov-
ing very slowly, the gearbox selects
gear M1
automatically. The sport and snow programmes do not
operate in manual mode.

Invalid value during manual
operation
This symbol is displayed if a gear
is not engaged correctly (selec-
tor between two positions).



Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you
can engage position P
or N
to place the
gearbox in neutral.
In both cases, apply the parking brake
to immobilise the vehicle.
If the lever is not in position P
,
when the driver's door is opened or
approximately 45 seconds after the
ignition is switched off, an audible
signal is heard and a message ap-
pears in the screen.


)
Return the lever to position P
;
the audible signal stops and the
message disappears.



Operating fault


When the ignition is on, the
lighting of this warning lamp, ac-
companied by an audible signal
and a message in the screen,
indicates a gearbox fault.
In this case, the gearbox switches to
emergency mode and is locked in 3rd
gear. You may feel a substantial knock
when changing from P
to R
and from N

to R
. This will not cause any damage to
the gearbox.
Do not exceed a speed of 60 mph
(100 km/h), local speed restrictions
permitting.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
This warning lamp may also come on if
a door is opened.

There is a risk of damage to the
gearbox:


- if you press the accelerator and
brake pedals at the same time,

- if you force the lever from
position P
to another position
when the battery is fl at.

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STOP & START

The Stop & Start system puts the engine
temporarily on standby - STOP mode -
during stops in the traffi c (red lights,
traffi c jams, or other...). The engine re-
starts automatically - START mode - as
soon as you want to move off. The re-
start takes place instantly, quickly and
silently.
Perfect for urban use, the Stop & Start
system reduces fuel consumption and
exhaust emissions as well as the noise
level when stationary.

Operation


Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine goes into standby:


- with a manual gearbox
, at speeds
below 12 mph (20 km/h), when you
put the gear lever into neutral and
release the clutch pedal,

- with the 6-speed electronic gear
control gearbox
, at a speed below
5 mph (8 km/h), when you press the
brake pedal or put the gear lever
into position N
. If your vehicle is fi tted with
the system, a time counter
calculates the sum of the
periods in STOP mode dur-
ing a journey. It rests itself to
zero every time the ignition
is switched on with the key.
With the automatic gearbox sys-
tem, for your comfort during park-
ing manoeuvres, STOP mode is
not available for a few seconds af-
ter coming out of reverse gear.
STOP mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such
as braking, power steering, for
example.
Never refuel with the engine in
STOP mode; you must switch off
the ignition with the key.
Special cases: STOP mode
unavailable
STOP mode is not invoked when:


- the driver's door is open,

- the driver's seat belt is not fastened,

- the vehicle has not exceeded 6 mph
(10 km/h) since the last engine start
using the key,

- the engine is needed to maintain
a comfortable temperature in the
passenger compartment,

- demisting is on,

- some special conditions (battery
charge, engine temperature, braking
assistance, ambient temperature...)
where the engine is needed to
assure control of a system.
In this case, the "ECO"
warning
lamp fl ashes for a few seconds,
then goes off.

This operation is perfectly normal.