open PEUGEOT 207 2008 Owners Manual

FAMILIARISATION
Panoramic roof
This extensively glazed roof provides
incomparable visibility and light in the
passenger compartment.

 79
Static directional lighting
This additional lighting automatically pro-
vides extended visibility when turning.

 84 Opening rear screen (SW)
This equipment permits easy access to
the luggage compartment without the
need to open the tailgate.
Check that the rear screen is closed
properly before opening the boot or
locking the vehicle.

 77
Tyre under-infl ation detection
This equipment monitors the pressure
in each tyre and warns you if a puncture
or defl ation occurs.

 101 Rear parking assistance
This equipment provides a
warning when reversing by
detecting obstacles located
behind the vehicle.

 122

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FAMILIARISATION
Remote control key

A. Unfolding/Folding the key.

B. Unlocking the vehicle.

C. Unlocking and partially opening the
rear screen (SW).

 66

Also...

D. Normal locking
or
Deadlocking of the vehicle. Fuel tank

1. Opening the fuel fi ller fl ap.

2. Opening and hooking the fuel fi ller
cap.
Capacity of the tank: approximately
50 litres.

 80 Bonnet

A. Interior control.

B. Exterior control.

C. Bonnet strut.

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FAMILIARISATION
Boot (SW)

1. Unlocking the vehicle.

2. Opening the boot.

 77 Vehicle locked
Panoramic roof (SW)

1. Unlocking and partially opening the
rear screen.

2. Opening the rear screen.

1. Opening the shutter.

2. Closing the shutter.

 79

1. Partially opening the rear screen.

2. Opening the rear screen.

 77
Vehicle unlocked
The tailgate and the rear screen
cannot both be open at the same
time, to prevent damage to the
glass and to the rear screen itself. Rear screen (SW)

FAMILIARISATION
Front passenger air bag

1. Open the glove box.

2. Insert 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 this position.

 108 Ignition switch

A. Front left seat belt not fastened or
unfastened warning light lit in red.

B. Front right seat belt not fastened or
unfastened warning light lit in red.

C. Rear left seat belt unfastened warning
light lit in red.

D. Rear centre seat belt unfastened
warning light lit in red ** .

E. Rear right seat belt unfastened
warning light lit in red.

 104
Front and rear seat belts
** Except GTi.

1. Stop position.

2. Ignition position.

3. Starting position.

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Air bags.
The lighting of this warning
light indicates the occurrence
of a fault in one of the air bags
(front, side or curtain) or pre-tensioning
seat belt systems.
Dynamic stability control
(ESP).
The ESP system is activated auto-
matically when the vehicle is started.
Unless the system has been deactivated,
continuous lighting of this warning light
and fl ashing of the indicator light on the
button indicate the occurrence of a fault
in this system.
Engine autodiagnostics
system.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a
fault in the engine management system.
Flashing of this warning light indicates
the occurrence of a fault in the emission
control system.
Engine oil pressure.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a
fault in the engine lubrication
circuit. It is imperative that the vehicle is
stopped as soon as it is safe to do so. Battery charge.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a
fault in the battery charging cir-
cuit (dirty or loose terminals, slack or
cut alternator belt, ...).
Braking.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a fault
in one of the braking systems:
- signifi cant drop in the level in the cir- cuit,
- electronic brake force distribution (EBFD) faulty (if lit at the same time
as the ABS warning light).
It is imperative that the vehicle is
stopped as soon as it is safe to do so.
If the vehicle is moving, check that the
handbrake has been released fully.
Low fuel level.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates that there is enough
fuel left to drive approximately
30 miles (50 km).
The capacity of the fuel tank is approxi-
mately 50 litres.
Maximum coolant
temperature.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates an excessively high
temperature in the cooling system. It is
imperative that the vehicle is stopped
as soon as it is safe to do so. Door open.
A door, the boot, the rear screen
or the bonnet is still open:
- if the speed is below 6 mph (10 km/h),
this warning light comes on continuously,
- if the speed is above 6 mph (10 km/h), this warning light comes on continuously,
accompanied by an audible signal.
Seat belt not fastened/
unfastened.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates that the driver * and/or
the front passenger has not fastened
his seat belt or has unfastened it.
It also indicates that one or more rear
passengers have unfastened their seat
belt.
Power steering.
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a fault
in the electric power steering.
Presence of water
in diesel * .
The lighting of this warning light
indicates the presence of water
in the diesel fi lter.
There is a risk of damage to the injection
system on Diesel engines.
Directional headlamps.
Flashing of this warning light
indicates the occurrence of a
fault in the directional head-
lamps system.
* According to country.

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Total distance recorder
System which measures the total dis-
tance travelled by the vehicle during its
life. Lighting rheostat
System for manual adjustment of the
brightness of the instruments and con-
trols in relation to the exterior brightness. CLOCK
Integrated system which displays the
time with independent setting of the
hours and minutes.
The total and trip distances are dis-
played for thirty seconds when the ig-
nition is switched off, when the driver’s
door is opened and when the vehicle is
locked or unlocked.
Trip distance recorder
System which measures a distance
travelled during a day or other period
until it is reset to zero by the driver.

 With the ignition on, press the button
until zeros appear. Activation
When the lights are on:

 press the button to change the
brightness of the instruments and
controls,

 when the lighting reaches the mini-
mum setting, release the button,
then press again to increase it,
or

 when the lighting reaches the maxi-
mum setting, release the button,
then press again to reduce it,

 when the lighting reaches the level
of brightness required, release the
button.
Deactivation
When the lights are off, or in day mode
on vehicles fi tted with daytime lights,
pressing the button does not have any
effect. Setting

 Press the corresponding button
briefl y to obtain slow scrolling.
or

 Continue to press the corresponding
button to obtain rapid scrolling.
Button
1 : setting of the hours.
Button 2 : setting of the minutes.

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Displays on the screen
This displays the following information:
- the time,
- the date,
- the outside temperature * (this fl ash-es if there is a risk of ice),
- the status of the accesses (doors, boot, ...),
- the trip computer (refer to the end of the section).
Warning messages (e.g.: "Emission
control system faulty") or information
messages (e.g.: "Boot open") may ap-
pear temporarily. These can be cleared
by pressing the "ESC" button.
(WITHOUT RD4 AUDIO EQUIPMENT)
Controls General menu
There are three display control buttons:
- "ESC" to abandon the operation in
progress,
- "MENU" to scroll through the menus
or sub-menus,
- "OK" to select the menu or sub-
menu required.
 Press the "MENU" button to scroll
through the various menus of the

general menu :
- vehicle confi guration,
- options,
- display settings,
- languages,
- units.

 Press the "OK" button to select the
menu required.
* With air conditioning only.

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MONOCHROME SCREEN A Controls
Displays on the screen
This displays the following information:
- the time,
- the date,
- the outside temperature * (this fl ash- es if there is a risk of ice),
- the status of the accesses (doors, boot, ...),
- the audio sources (radio, CD, ...),
- the trip computer (refer to the end of the section).
Warning messages (e.g.: "Emission
control system faulty") or information
messages (e.g.: "Boot open") may ap-
pear temporarily. These can be cleared
by pressing the "ESC" button.

General menu

 Press the "MENU" button to gain
access to the general menu , then
press the " " or " " buttons to
scroll through the various menus:
- radio-CD,
- vehicle confi guration,
- options,
- display settings,
- languages,
- units.

 Press the "OK" button to select the
menu required.
From the RD4 audio equipment control
panel, you can:

 press the "MENU" button to gain
access to the general menu ,

 press the " " or " " buttons to
scroll through the items on the
screen,

 press the "MODE" button to change
the permanent application (trip com-
puter, audio source, ...),

 press the " " or " " buttons to
change a setting value,

 press the "OK" button to confi rm,
or

 press the "ESC" button to abandon
the operation in progress. Radio-CD
With the RD4 audio equipment switched
on, once the "Radio-CD" menu has been
selected you can activate or deactivate
the functions linked with use of the radio
(RDS, REG), the CD or the CD changer
(introscan, shuffl e, CD repeat).
For further details concerning the "Radio-
CD" application, refer to the RD4 part of
the "Audio and Telematics" section.
* With air conditioning only.

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Folding the seat (SW)
This operation can be carried out at the
rear seats or through the opening rear
screen.
To fold a rear seat without any risk of
damage:

 move the corresponding front seat
forward if necessary,

 place the head restraints in the low
position, Check that no object could hinder
the movement of the bench seat,
either above or below.
Repositioning the seat (SW) The seat cushion lowers in order to
be covered by the seat back; this
quickly enables you to benefi t from
a fl at boot fl oor.

 pull the control 1 forward to release
the seat back 2 which folds easily
onto the seat cushion 3 .

 When repositioning the rear seat,
straighten the seat back 2 and lock it.

 Check that the red indicator, located
at control 1 , is no longer visible.

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Glove box with light
This has an upper open storage com-
partment and locations for storing a
small bottle of water, the vehicle’s hand-
book, ...
Its lid has locations for storing a pen,
tokens, cards, cans, ...
It may be fi tted with a lock.

 To open the glove box, raise the
handle.
It is lit when the lid is opened.
 Raise the lid to gain access to the
ashtray and the lighter.

 To empty the ashtray, after opening,
remove its receptacle.

 To use the lighter, press it and wait
a few seconds until it pops out auto-
matically.

 To connect a 12 V accessory (max
power: 120 Watts), remove the lighter and connect the appropriate
adaptor.
It houses the front passenger air bag
disarming switch
A .
If the vehicle is fi tted with air conditioning,
it provides access to the ventilation nozzle

B , which can be opened or closed, distrib-
uting the same conditioned air as the vents
in the passenger compartment.
It also permits access to the fuse box in
the fascia (refer to the "Practical infor-
mation - § Changing a fuse" section). Ashtray with light/Lighter