Peugeot 308 SW BL 2012.5 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia)

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149
SAFETY













For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the following
safety rules:
Sit in a normal upright position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the airbags (a child,
pet, object...). This could hamper the
operation of the airbags or injure the
occupants.

*
According to country.

Lateral airbags
Use only approved covers on the seats, compatible with the deployment the
lateral airbags. For information on the range of seat covers suitable for your
vehicle, you can contact a PEUGEOT dealer (see "Practical information - § Ac-
cessories").
Do not fi x or attach anything to the seat backs (clothing...). This could cause
injury to the chest or arms if the lateral airbag is deployed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nearer to the door than necessary.


Curtain airbags
Do not fi x or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head if
the curtain airbag is deployed.
If fi tted on your vehicle, do not remove the grab handles installed on the roof,
they play a part in securing the curtain airbags.
After an accident or if the vehicle has
been stolen or broken into, have the
airbag systems checked.
All work on the airbag system must
be carried out by a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.
Even if all of the precautions men-
tioned are observed, a risk of injury
or of minor burns to the head, chest
or arms when an airbag is deployed
cannot be ruled out. The bag infl ates
almost instantly (within a few mil-
liseconds) then defl ates within the
same time discharging the hot gas
via openings provided for this pur-
pose.






Knee airbag *
Do not sit with your knees any nearer to the steering wheel than necessary.

Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on
the centre part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard.
If possible, do not smoke as deployment of the airbags can cause burns or the
risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.

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150
DRIVING
When parking on a slope, direct
your wheels against the pavement,
apply the parking brake and en-
gage a gear.
PARKING BRAKE


Applying


)
Pull the parking brake lever fully up
to immobilise your vehicle.

When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning lamp and the STOP

warning lamp come on, accom-
panied by an audible signal and a
message on the multifunction screen, this
indicates that the parking brake is still on or
has not been properly released.
Releasing


)
Pull the parking brake lever gently,
press the release button then lower
the lever fully.
6-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX

Engaging 5
th
or 6 th
gear



)
Move the lever fully to the right to
engage 5 th or 6 th
gear.



Engaging reverse gear



)
Raise the ring under the knob and
move the gear lever to the left then
forwards.
Only engage reverse gear when
the vehicle is stationary with the
engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facili-
tate starting of the engine:


- always select neutral,

- press the clutch pedal.

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151
DRIVING
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 in the form of an arrow ac-
companied by the suggested gear.

In the case of driving which makes
particular demands on the per-
formance 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.

9DRIVING
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 deacti-
vated.

On an ascending slope, with the ve-
hicle 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 ve-
hicle stationary and reverse gear en-
gaged, 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.

9DRIVING
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 pad-
dles 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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154
DRIVING

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, accompanied by an au-
dible signal and a message, if the
brake pedal is not pressed on start-
ing the engine

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155
DRIVING

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 immobi-
lisation 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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PRND
156
DRIVING

Creep function *

This function makes manoeuvring 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 apply
the parking brake to immobilise the
vehicle, whatever the circumstances.

9DRIVING
"PORSCHE TIPTRONICSYSTEM" AUTOMATICGEARBOX
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 is displayed in the instrument
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 comfort
of fully automatic operation, enhanced by
sport and snow programmes, or manual
gear changing.
Two driving modes are provided:


- automatic
operation for electronic
management of the gears by the
gearbox, with a sport
programme
to give a more dynamic driving
style and a snow
programme for
improved driving in conditions of
poor grip.

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

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DRIVING

Moving off



)
Apply the parking brake.

)
With your foot in the brake pedal,
select position P
or N
.

)
Start the engine.
If this procedure is not followed, there
is an audible signal, 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 inadvert-
ently 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 accelerator 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 parking
brake and select position P
.
A message appears if you try to
move the gear lever from posi-
tion 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.

"S" Sport programme



)
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 slip-
pery roads.
This programme improves starting and
drive when grip is poor.

S
appears in the instrument panel.


7
appears in the instrument panel.