ignition Peugeot 307 2002 Service Manual

CHANGING A WINDSCREEN WIPER BLADE Placing the wiper blades in the maintenance position Within one minute of switching
off the ignition, activate the wind-screen wiper stalk to position theblades in the centre of the wind-screen (maintenance position).
Replacing a blade Lift the arm, then unclip the blade and remove it.
Fit the new blade and fold downthe arm.
Note: the shortest blade is fitted to
the wiper arm on the right side of thevehicle.
To park the blades, switch on the ignition and operate the wind-screen wiper stalk. ECONOMY MODE FUNCTION After the engine has stopped, certain
functions (windscreen wiper, electricwindows, sunroof*, courtesy lights,audio equipment etc.) can only beused for a total time of thirty minutes,
to prevent discharging the battery.
Once the thirty minutes are over, the message
"Economy mode active"
appears on the multifunction displayand the active functions are put on
standby.
To resume use of these functions, start the engine and allow it to run fora few seconds.
WARNING: a flat battery will prevent
the engine from starting. LOAD REDUCTION When driving, certain functions (air conditioning*, heated rear screen,heating system for passenger com-partment of diesel vehicles, etc.)
may be switched off temporarily,depending on the level of batterycharge. Reactivation of these functions is automatic, once the battery charge is
sufficient. Note:
at the risk of discharging the
battery, the functions switched off
may be reactivated manually.
* According to specification.
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BATTERY
To charge the battery using a battery charger:
- Disconnect the battery.
- Follow the instructions for use given by the battery charger manufacturer.
- Reconnect starting with the negative (-) terminal.
- Check that the terminals and connectors are clean. If they are covered with sul-phate (white or greenish deposit),
To start the vehicle from another battery:
- Connect the red cable to the positive (+) terminals of the two batteries.
- Connect one end of the green or black cable to the negative (-) terminal of the slave battery.
- Connect the other end of the green or black cable to an earth point on the bro- ken down vehicle as far as possible from the battery.
- Operate the starter, let the engine run.
Wait for the engine to return to idle, then disconnect the cables.
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- Never disconnect a ter-
minal when the engine is running.
- Never charge a battery without first disconnecting the terminals.
- Close the sunroof before discon- necting the battery. If it does notoperate normally following re-connection of the battery youmust reinitialise it by turning thecontrol to the maximum tilt posi-tion and pressing it for an exten-ded period.
- After every re-connection of the battery, switch on the ignitionand wait 1 minute before startingto allow the electronic systemsto be initialised. If slight difficul-ties are experienced after this,please contact a PEUGEOT
dealer.
It is advisable to disconnect the battery
if the vehicle is not to be used for a period of more than one month.