traction control PEUGEOT 307 CC DAG 2007 Owners Manual
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SAFETY
TRACTION CONTROL (ASR)
AND DYNAMIC STABILITY
CONTROL (ESP)
T h e s e s y s t e m s a r e l i n k e d a n d c o m -
p l e m e n t t h e A B S .
T h e A S R s y s t e m o p t i m i s e s d r i v e t o
p r e v e n t t h e w h e e l s s k i d d i n g , b y a c t -
i n g o n t h e b r a k e s o f t h e d r i v e w h e e l s
a n d o n t h e e n g i n e . I t a l s o a l l o w s t h e
directional stability of the vehicle to
b e i m p r o v e d o n a c c e l e r a t i o n .
I f t h e r e i s a v a r i a t i o n b e t w e e n t h e t r a -
j e c t o r y f o l l o w e d b y t h e v e h i c l e a n d
t h a t r e q u i r e d b y t h e d r i v e r , t h e E S P
s y s t e m a u t o m a t i c a l l y a c t s o n t h e e n -
gine and the brake of one or more
w h e e l s , i n o r d e r t o p u t t h e v e h i c l e
b a c k o n c o u r s e , w i t h i n t h e l i m i t s o f
t h e l a w s o f p h y s i c s . I n e x c e p t i o n a l c o n d i t i o n s ( s t a r t i n g a
v e h i c l e w h i c h i s b o g g e d d o w n , s t u c k
i n s n o w , o n s o f t g r o u n d , . . . ) , i t m a y
be advisable to disarm the ASR and
E S P s y s t e m s , s o t h a t t h e w h e e l s c a n
m o v e f r e e l y a n d r e g a i n g r i p .
Press the "ESP OFF" s w i t c h , l o -
cated on the central section of the
fascia. Operating check
Activation of the ASR and ESP
systems T h e s w i t c h l i g h t s u p a n d
t h e w a r n i n g l i g h t c o m e s o n :
the ASR and ESP systems
are disarmed.
Reactivation
A u t o m a t i c i f t h e i g n i t i o n i s s w i t -
ched off.
A u t o m a t i c a b o v e 3 0 m p h ( 5 0 k m / h ) .
M a n u a l b y p r e s s i n g t h e s w i t c h
again. When a malfunction of the
s y s t e m s o c c u r s , t h e s w i t c h
l i g h t l a s h e s a n d t h e w a r n -
i n g l i g h t c o m e s o n , a c c o m -
p a n i e d b y a n a u d i b l e s i g n a l
and a message on the multifunction
d i s p l a y .
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer to have
the systems checked.
When the ignition is on, the ASR and
E S P s y s t e m s a r e a l w a y s a c t i v e . Disarming
The ESP/ASR systems offer
e x c e p t i o n a l s a f e t y i n n o r m a l
d r i v i n g , b u t t h i s s h o u l d n o t e n -
courage the driver to take extra
r i s k s o r d r i v e a t h i g h s p e e d .
The correct functioning of these
s y s t e m s d e p e n d s o n o b s e r v a -
t i o n o f t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ' s r e c -
ommendations regarding the
w h e e l s ( t y r e s a n d r i m s ) , t h e b r a k -
i n g c o m p o n e n t s , t h e e l e c t r o n i c
c o m p o n e n t s a n d t h e P E U G E O T
a s s e m b l y a n d o p e r a t i o n p r o c e -
dures.
A f t e r a n i m p a c t , h a v e t h e s y s -
tems checked by a PEUGEOT
dealer.
Operation of the ASR and ESP
systems
T h e w a r n i n g l i g h t l a s h e s
i f t h e A S R o r E S P i s a c t i -
vated.