Manual shift PEUGEOT 408 2023 Owners Manual
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Contents
  ■
Overview
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Eco-driving
 1Dashboard instrumentsDriver information  10
Digital instrument panels  10
Warning and indicator lamps  11
Indicators  17
Manual test  19
Total distance recorder  19
Trip computer  19
10-inch touch screen  20
i-Toggles  22
Remotely operable additional functions 
(Rechargeable hybrid) 
 22
 2AccessElectronic key with remote control function and 
built-in key  24
Proximity Keyless Entry and Start  26
Central locking  28
Back-up procedures  29
Doors  31
Boot  31
Motorised tailgate  31
Alarm  35
Electric windows  37
Sunroof  38
 3Ease of use and comfortDriving position  40
Front seats  41
Steering wheel adjustment  45
Heated steering wheel  45
Mirrors  45
Rear bench seat  47
Heating and Ventilation  48
Dual-zone automatic air conditioning  49
Front demisting/defrosting  52
Rear screen demisting/defrosting  52
Heated windscreen  53
Temperature pre-conditioning  
(Rechargeable hybrid) 
 53
Front fittings  54
Courtesy lamps  57
Interior ambient lighting  58
Rear fittings  58
Boot fittings  59
 4Lighting and visibilityExterior lighting control stalk  61
Direction indicators  62
Headlamp beam height adjustment  62
Automatic illumination of headlamps  63
Guide-me-home and welcome lighting  63
Automatic lighting systems - General 
recommendations 
 64
Automatic headlamp dipping  64
Peugeot Matrix LED Technology 2.0  65
Night Vision  67
Wiper control stalk  68
Intermittent wipers  70
Automatic wipers  70
Changing a wiper blade  71
 5SafetyGeneral safety recommendations  72
Hazard warning lamps  72
Horn  73
Pedestrian horn (Rechargeable hybrid)  73
Emergency or assistance  73
Electronic stability control (ESC)  75
Seat belts  78
Airbags  80
Active bonnet  82
Child seats  83
Deactivating the front passenger airbag  84
ISOFIX child seats  85
i-Size child seats  87
Installing child seats  88
Child lock  90
 6DrivingDriving recommendations  91
Starting/switching off the engine   92
Starting rechargeable hybrid vehicles  93
Electric parking brake  94
Automatic gearbox  96
Driving modes  99
Hill start assist  100
Gear shift indicator  101
Stop & Start  101
Tyre under-inflation detection  103
Driving and manoeuvring aids - General 
recommendations 
 104
Steering wheel with hands-on detection  106
Shortcuts for driving aids  106
Road signs recognition  107
Speed limiter  111
Cruise control - Specific recommendations  11 2  CarM an uals 2 .c o m  
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Eco-driving
Eco-driving
Eco-driving refers to a range of everyday 
practices that allow the motorist to optimise 
the vehicle's energy consumption (fuel and/or 
electricity) and CO
2 emissions.
Optimise your use of the gearbox
With an automatic gearbox, favour automatic 
mode. Do not depress the accelerator pedal 
heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator prompts you to engage 
the most suitable gear. Whenever this indication 
is displayed on the instrument panel, follow it 
straight away.
With an automatic gearbox, this indicator 
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use 
engine braking rather than the brake pedal and 
press the accelerator gradually. These practices 
help to save on energy consumption, reduce 
CO
2 emissions and decrease general traffic 
noise.
With an EAT8 gearbox, with the gear selector in 
mode
  D, and except in   Sport mode, favour "free-
wheeling" by gradually lifting your foot fully off 
the accelerator pedal in order to save fuel.
When the traffic is flowing smoothly, select the 
cruise control.
Control the use of electrical equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment 
is too warm, ventilate it by opening the windows 
and air vents before using the air conditioning.
At speeds above 31
  mph (50   km/h), close the 
windows and leave the air vents open.
Consider using equipment that can help keep 
the temperature in the passenger compartment 
down.
Unless automatically regulated, switch off the air 
conditioning as soon as the desired temperature 
has been reached.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting functions, 
if they are not managed automatically.
Switch off the heated seat and heated steering 
wheel as soon as possible.
Adapt your use of the headlamps and/or 
foglamps to the level of visibility, in accordance 
with current legislation in the country in which 
you are driving.
Avoid running the engine before moving off, 
particularly in winter (other than in severe wintry 
conditions: temperature below -23°C). The 
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, avoid connecting your 
multimedia devices (e.g.
  film, music, video 
game) to help reduce the consumption of energy.
Disconnect all portable devices before leaving 
the vehicle.
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle. Place the 
heaviest items in the boot as close as possible to 
the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and 
minimise wind resistance (e.g.
  roof bars, roof 
rack, bicycle carrier, trailer). Preferably, use a 
roof box.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit 
summer tyres.
Comply with the servicing instructions
Check tyre pressures regularly, with the tyres 
cold, referring to the label in the door aperture on 
the driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:
–
 
before a long journey
 .
–
 
at each change of season.
–
 
after a long period out of use.
Do not forget the spare wheel and, where 
applicable, the tyres on your trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly (e.g.
  engine 
oil, oil filter, air filter, passenger compartment 
filter, etc.). Observe the schedule of operations in 
the manufacturer's service schedule.
When filling the fuel tank, do not continue after 
the third cut-out of the nozzle, to avoid overflow.
You will only see the fuel consumption of your 
new vehicle settle down to a consistent average 
after the first 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometres).   CarM an uals 2 .c o m  
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6Push selector 
 
P.Auto Park
Press this button to switch to Parking mode.
For parking the vehicle: the front wheels are 
blocked.
R. Reverse
N. Neutral
To free-wheel and move the vehicle, with the 
ignition off.
For more information on Free-wheeling, refer 
to the corresponding section.
D. Driving in automatic mode
The gearbox manages gear changes 
according to the style of driving, the road 
profile and the vehicle load.
M. Driving in manual mode (Petrol)
Press this button to switch to manual mode.
The driver changes gear using the steering-
mounted controls. B.
Driving in automatic mode with regenerative 
braking function (Rechargeable hybrid)
Press this button to activate the regenerative 
braking function.
The gearbox also manages braking when the 
accelerator pedal is released.
►  
In mode 
 N, with your foot on the brake pedal, 
push without passing the point of resistance: •  
Forwards, mode 
 R is selected.
•  
Backwards, mode 
D
  is selected.
Release the selector fully after each push; it 
will then return to its initial position.Special cases
To avoid mode  N (quick change from D to R and 
back again):
►
 
In mode 
 R, push backwards past the point of 
resistance, mode  D is selected.
►
 
In mode 
 D, push forwards past the point of 
resistance,
  mode R is selected.
►
 
T
 o return to mode N, push without passing 
the point of resistance.
Steering-mounted controls
(Depending on equipment)
In mode   M or   D, the steering-mounted control 
paddles can be used to change gear manually.
They cannot be used to select neutral or to 
engage or disengage reverse gear.
 
 
► Pull the " +" or "-" paddle towards you and 
release to shift up or down a gear, respectively.
Information displayed on 
the instrument panel
When the ignition is switched on, the gearbox 
status is displayed on the instrument panel:
P Parking
R Reverse
N Neutral
D1...8 Automatic forward gear
B1...8 Automatic forward gear with 
regenerative braking function activated
M1...8 Manual forward gear
In all-electric driving, the gear engaged is not 
indicated.
The state of the gearbox remains displayed on 
the instrument panel for a few seconds after 
switching off the ignition.
Operation
Only appropriate mode change instructions are 
validated.  CarM an uals 2 .c o m  
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With the engine running, if it is necessary to 
depress the brake pedal to change modes, 
an alert message will be displayed on the 
instrument panel.
With the engine running and the brakes 
released, if R, D or M is selected, the 
vehicle moves off, even without pressing the 
accelerator pedal.
Never depress the accelerator and brake 
pedals at the same time - risk of damage to 
the gearbox!
If you open the driver's door while mode 
N is engaged, an audible signal will 
sound and mode  P will be engaged. The 
audible signal stops when the driver's door is 
closed.
At speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h), 
opening the driver ’s door will engage 
mode P
  - risk of sudden braking!
In the event of battery failure, it is 
essential to place the chock(s) supplied 
with the tool kit against one of the wheels to 
immobilise the vehicle.
Special aspects of automatic mode
The gearbox selects the gear that provides 
optimal performance based on ambient 
temperature, road profile, vehicle loading and 
driving style.
For maximum acceleration, press the accelerator 
fully down (kick-down). The gearbox changes 
down automatically or holds the selected gear 
until the maximum engine speed is reached.
Steering mounted controls allow the driver to 
temporarily select a gear, if the vehicle speed 
and engine speed conditions permit.
Special aspects of manual mode
The gearbox only changes from one gear to 
another if the vehicle speed and engine speed 
conditions permit.
Regenerative braking (Brake function)
The regenerative braking function emulates 
engine braking, slowing the vehicle with no need 
to depress the brake pedal. When the driver 
releases the accelerator pedal, the vehicle slows 
down more quickly.
The energy recovered when the accelerator 
pedal is released is used to partially recharge the 
traction battery.
This partial recharging has no effect on  the charge level indicator.
The resulting deceleration of the vehicle does not cause the brake lamps to come 
on.
► From   mode D, press button B to activate/
deactivate the function.
D on the instrument panel is replaced with  B.
The state of the function is not saved when the 
ignition is switched off.
In some situations (e.g. battery full, 
extreme temperatures), the amount of 
regenerative braking may be temporarily 
limited, resulting in less deceleration.
The driver must remain alert to traffic 
conditions and must always be ready to use 
the brake pedal.
Regenerative braking using the brake 
pedal
Energy recovery can also be produced 
by depressing the brake pedal in order to 
partially recharge the traction battery, without 
affecting the charge level indicator.
Starting the vehicle
► Fully depress the brake pedal.
►  Start the engine.
►
 
With your foot on the brake pedal, push once 
or twice backwards to select automatic mode  D
, 
or forwards to shift into reverse gear  R.
►
 
Release the brake pedal.
►
 
Accelerate gradually to automatically release 
the electric parking brake.
The vehicle moves off immediately
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6Do not leave the vehicle while it is being 
held temporarily by hill start assist.
If someone needs to get out of the vehicle 
with the engine running, apply the parking 
brake manually. Then check that the parking 
brake indicator lamp and the  P indicator lamp 
in the electric parking brake control are on 
fixed.
The hill start assist function cannot be  deactivated. However, using the parking 
brake to immobilise the vehicle interrupts its 
operation.
Operation 
 
Facing uphill, with the vehicle stationary, 
the vehicle is held for a short time when the 
driver releases the brake pedal:
–
 
If mode 
 D or M is selected on an automatic 
gearbox.
 
 
Facing downhill, with the vehicle stationary 
and reverse gear engaged, the vehicle is held 
for a short time when the driver releases the 
brake pedal.
Malfunction
If the event of a malfunction, these 
warning lamps light up on the 
instrument panel, accompanied by the display of 
a message.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a 
qualified workshop.
Gear shift indicator
(Depending on engine)
This system is designed to reduce fuel 
consumption by recommending the most suitable 
gear.
Operation
Depending on the driving situation and 
the vehicle's equipment, the system may 
recommend skipping one or more gears.
Gear engagement recommendations are 
not to be considered mandatory. Indeed, the 
configuration of the road, the traffic density and 
safety remain determining factors when choosing 
the best gear. Therefore, the driver remains 
responsible for deciding whether or not to follow 
the system’s advice.
The system cannot be deactivated.
With an automatic gearbox, the system is 
only active in manual operation.
The information appears on the  instrument panel, in the form of an arrow 
and the recommended gear.
The system adapts the gear change  instructions according to the driving 
conditions (e.g.
  slope, load) and driving style 
(e.g.
  power demand, acceleration, braking).
The system never suggests:
–
 
engaging first gear
 .
–
 
engaging reverse gear
 .
Stop & Start
The Stop & Start function puts the engine temporarily into standby - STOP mode - during 
phases when the vehicle is stationary (e.g.
  red 
lights, traffic jams). The engine automatically 
restarts - START mode - as soon as the driver 
indicates the intention of moving off again.
Primarily designed for urban use, the function 
is intended to reduce fuel consumption and 
exhaust emissions as well as the noise level 
when stationary.  CarM an uals 2 .c o m  
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Alphabetical index
Filter, oil    163
Filter, passenger compartment     
49, 163
Fitting a wheel
    
172, 174
Fitting roof bars
    
157–158
Fittings, boot
    
59
Fittings, interior
    
54
Fittings, rear
    
58
Flap, charging
    
153
Flap, fuel filler
    
143
Flap, ski
    
59
Flashing indicators
    
62
Flat bed (towing)
    
183
Fluid, brake
    
162
Fluid, engine coolant
    
162
Foglamps, rear
    
61, 176
Folding the rear seats
    
47–48
Frequency (radio)
    
200
Fuel
    
8, 143
Fuel consumption
    
8, 18
Fuel level, low
    
143
Fuel (tank)
    
143
Fuses
    
177
G
Gauge, fuel    143
Gearbox, automatic    
96–99, 101, 163, 177
Gearbox, manual
    
101
Gear shift indicator
    
101
Glove box
    
54
H
Hands-free access     33–34
Hands-free tailgate     
33–34
Hazard warning lamps
    
72, 168
Headlamps (adjustment)
    
62
Headlamps, automatic dipping
    
64–65
Headlamps, automatic operation
    
63
Headlamps, halogen
    
62
Headlamps, main beam
    
64
Head restraints, front
    
41
Head restraints, rear
    
47–48
Head-up display
    
67
Heated steering wheel
    
45
Heating
    
48
Heating, programmable
    
22, 53
Hi-Fi system
    
57
High voltage
    
144
Hill start assist
    
100–101
Histogramme, fuel consumption
    
22
Horn
    
73
I
Ignition    93, 202
Ignition on     
93
Immobiliser, electronic
    
92
Indicator, coolant temperature
   
18
Indicator, engine oil level
    
17
Indicators, direction
    
62
Indicator, service
    
17
Inflating tyres
    
164, 188
Inflating tyres and accessories  
(using the kit)     
169, 171
Information, vehicle
    
10, 205
Infrared camera
    
67, 105
Instrument panel
    
10, 19, 19–20, 106
Instrument panels
    
10
ISOFIX mountings
    
85, 88–89
J
Jack    168–169, 172
Jump starting     
178
K
Key    24–25, 29
Key, electronic     
26–27
Keyless Entry and Starting
   
24, 26–27, 92–93
Key not recognised
    
94
Key with remote control
    
24, 92
Kit, hands-free
    
197
Kit, puncture repair
    
168–169
Kit, temporary puncture repair
    
168–171
Klaxon
    
73
L
Labels, identification     188
Lamps, parking     
62
Lamps, rear
    
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