wipers PEUGEOT 807 2002.5 Owners Manual

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YOUR 807 AT A GLANCE10STEERING WHEEL STALKS
LIGHTING
Front and rear lights (ring A)Lights off.
Side lights on.Dipped / main
beam headlamps
on.
Automatic
switching on of
lights. Automatic switching on of
lights
To activate or disarm this func
tion, place the key in the acces
sories position, the lighting stalk
in position
0 and press for more
than two seconds on the end of
the stalk.
Front fog lamps and rear fog
lamps (ring B)
Front fog lamps (1 st
rota
tion of the ring forwards).
Front fog lamps
and rear fog
lamps (2 nd
rotation
of the ring for
wards).
To switch off: rotate the push ring
B rearwards. WINDSCREEN WIPERS
Front
2 Rapid wipe
1 Normal wipe
l Intermittent wipe
or
AUTO Automatic wipe
0 Stop
Single wipe
Washwipe: pull the stalk towards you.
Automatic wipe
In the AUTO position, a
rain sensor controls the
automatic operation of
the wipers. The wipers
adapt their speed to
the intensity of the
rainfall.
Rear
Stop Intermittent W ash
wipe wipe
11 2
11 4
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AUTOMATIC SWITCHING ON
OF LIGHTS
Side lights and dipped beam head
lamps switch on automatically if the
light is poor, or during continuous
operation of the windscreen wipers.
They switch off when the light
becomes bright enough or the wind
screen wipers stop.
Note: In foggy weather, the bright
ness sensor can detect sufficient
light. As a consequence, the lights
will not come on automatically.
This function is active when the
vehicle is supplied to the customer.
To disarm or activate the function :  Start with the key in the acces
sories position (1st notch),
 Place the lights stalk in position 0,
 Press the end of the stalk for more
than two seconds.
Note: after the ignition is switched off
and depending on the brightness,
the lights remain on for approximate
ly 45 seconds or until the vehicle is
locked.
Do not cover the brightness sen
sor located in the centre of the
fascia. It is used for automatic
switching on of the lights. Operating check
Activation
Activation of this function is accom
panied by an audible signal and the
message
"Automatic lighting
active" on the multi–function dis
play .
Disarming
Disarming of the function is accom
panied by an audible signal.
Note: the function is disarmed
temporarily when the driver uses the
manual lighting controls.
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YOUR 807 IN DETAIL
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WINDSCREEN WIPER STALK
Front windscreen wiper stalk with
intermittent wipe
2 Fast wipe
(heavy rain).
1 Normal wipe
(moderate rain).
l Intermittent wipe.
0 Off.
Single wipe
(press downwards). Front windscreen wiper stalk with
automatic wipe
2 Fast wipe
(heavy rain).
1 Normal wipe
(moderate rain).
AUTO Automatic wipe.
0 Off.
Single wipe
(press downwards). Operation
In position
1or 2, when the vehicle
stops, the windscreen wiper
changes to a lower wiping speed,
then resumes its initial speed when
the vehicle starts again.
In the Intermittent position, the wip
ing speed is proportional to the
speed of the vehicle.
In the AUTOposition, the wiping
speed is proportional to the heavi
ness of the rain.
When the ignition has been
switched off for more than one
minute with the stalk in the wipe
position, it is necesary to reacti
vate this function. To do this, move
the stalk to any position, then move
it back to the required position.
Windscreen and headlamp wash
Pull the windscreen wiper stalk
towards you.
The windscreen wash then the wind
screen wipers operate for a fixed
period.
The windscreen wash and headlamp
wash operate simultaneously for a
few seconds, only if the dipped
beam or main beam headlamps
are on.
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Maintenance position of front
windscreen wiper
This position allows the front wind
screen wiper blades to be removed.
In the minute following switching off
of the ignition, any action on the
stalk positions the wipers against the
windscreen uprights (for Winter
parking, cleaning of the windscreen
or replacing the blades).
To park the wipers after this has
been done, switch on the ignition
and operate the stalk.
Rear windscreen wiper
Turn ring
Ato the first notch.
The wiping speed is
inversely proportional to the
speed of the vehicle.
Automatic rear windscreen wiping
 place the front wipers stalk in a
position other than 0.
 engage reverse gear.
 the rear wiper operates with inter
mittent wiping.
Note: this function cannot be dis
armed if a bicycle carrier is fitted.
Therefore, you must fit a special bicy
cle carrier, approved by PEUGEOT,
or contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Rear windscreen wash
Turn ring Apast the first
notch: the windscreen wash
then the windscreen wiper
operate for a specified time.
Do not cover the rain
sensor located at the bot
tom centre of the wind
screen.
When using an automatic car
wash, switch off the ignition or
check that the wiper control is not
in the automatic position.
In winter it is advisable to wait for
the windscreen to completely
clear of ice before operating the
automatic wipe. In winter, in the presence
of a considerable
amount of snow or ice,
switch on the rear screen
demister. Once deicing
is complete, remove the snow or
ice which has accumulated on the
rear wiper blade. You can now
operate the rear windscreen
wiper.
Automatic timed windscreen
wipers
The automatically timed wiping is
controlled by a rain sensor fitted on
the windscreen.
In the
AUTO position, the wind
screen wipers operate automatically
and adapt their speed to the inten
sity of the rainfall.
Operating check
Activation
When the function is activated, the
message "Automatic windscreen
wipers activated" appears on the
multi–function display.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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CHANGING A WINDSCREEN
WIPER BLADE
Placing the wiper blades in the
maintenance position Less than a minute after switching
off the ignition, operate the wipers
stalk to position the wiper blades
along the windscreen uprights
(maintenance position).
Changing a front wiper blade  Lift the wiper arm, then disconnect
the windscreenwash pipe.
 Unclip the blade and remove it.
 Fit the new blade.
 Reconnect the windscreenwash
pipe and push back the wiper arm.
To return the windscreen wipers
to their normal position, switch on
the ignition and operate the
wipers stalk.
Changing the rear wiper blade  Lift the wiper arm, then unclip the
blade and remove it.
 Fit the new blade and push back
the wiper arm. ECONOMY MODE FUNCTION
After the engine has stopped, certain
functions (windscreen wiper, electric
windows, sunroof, courtesy lights,
audio equipment etc.) can only be
used for thirty minutes, to prevent
discharging the battery.
After thirty minutes, the message
"Economy mode active"
appears
on the multifunction display and the
active functions are put on standby.
To resume use of these functions,
start the engine and let it run for a
few seconds.
Aflat battery will pre
vent the engine from
starting.
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