eco Peugeot 508 2011 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia)

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Thank you for choosing a 508.
This handbook has been designed to enable you
to make the most of your vehicle in all situations.
Therefore, on the first few pages, you will find a
detailed summary followed by a quick reference
guide intended to make it easier for you to
become familiar with your vehicle.
All of the details specific to your vehicle,
comfort, safety, practical information, are then
presented in this handbook, to increase your
appreciation of the vehicle and to help you make
the most of it.

Each model may only be fitted with some
of the equipment shown in this handbook,
depending on the trim level, model, version and
specification for the country in which it is sold.

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Contents
Child seats 146
ISOFIX child seats 152
Child safety
Direction indicators 157
Emergency or assistance call 158
Horn 158
Ty r e u n d e r- i nfl ation detection 159
ESP system 160
Seat belts 163
Airbags 166
Safety
Temporary puncture repair kit 170
Changing a wheel 176
Changing a bulb 183
Changing a fuse 192
12 V battery 196
Energy economy mode 199
Changing a wiper blade 200
Towing the vehicle 201
Towing a trailer 202
Fitting roof bars 204
Accessories 205
Practical information
Opening the bonnet 208
Running out of fuel (Diesel) 209
Petrol engines 210
Diesel engines 211
Checking levels 213
Checks 216
Checks
Petrol engines 218
Petrol weights 219
Diesel engines 221
Diesel weights 224
Dimensions 227
Identifi cation markings 228
Technical data
Emergency or assistance 229
JBL equipment 231
Peugeot Connect Navigation (RT6) 233
Audio system 287
Audio equipment and telematics
Alphabetical index
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Familiarisation


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Heating or manual air conditioning




Air
distribution



Air flow



Air recirculation/
Exterior air intake



Te m p e r a t u r e



Manual
A/C




HOT







COLD






DEMISTING

DEFROSTING




Vent ilat ion


Digital air conditioning:
use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AU TO "
button is recommended.


Advice on interior settings

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Familiarisation
Driving safely


Stop & Start


Going into engine STOP mode


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The "ECO"
warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine goes into standby; with an
electronic gear control gearbox
and speeds
below 4 mph (6 km/h), press the brake pedal or
put the gear lever in position N
.


Going into engine START mode

Deactivation/Reactivation

You can deactivate the system at any time by
pressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the button's
warning lamp comes on.

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The system is automatically reactivated
every time the engine is star ted with
the key.
Before refuelling or doing anything
under the bonnet, you must switch off
the ignition with the key. The "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restar ts with an
electronic gear control gearbox
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- with the gear lever in position A
or M

release the brake pedal,

- or with the gear lever in position N
and
brake pedal released, move the gear lever
to position A
or M
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- or engage reverse.
In certain circumstances, the STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off. In certain circumstances, START mode may be
invoked automatically; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off.

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Instruments and controls





Petrol-Diesel instrument panel



1.
Rev counter (x 1 000 tr/min or rpm),
graduation according to engine (petrol or
Diesel).

2.
Engine oil temperature gauge.

3.
Fuel gauge.

4.
Engine coolant temperature gauge.

5.
Speedometer (mph or km/h).

6.
Cruise control or speed limiter settings.

7.
Gear shift indicator for a manual gearbox
or gear lever position and gear for an
electronic gear control or automatic
gearbox.

A.
Main lighting dimmer.

B.
Display of alert log.
Recall of the service information.

C.
Reset the trip distance recorder.

8.
Display zone: aler t messages or state of
functions, trip computer.

9.
Trip distance recorder (miles or km).

10.
Automatic wipers
Ser vice indicator
(miles or km) then,
total distance recorder.
These two functions are displayed
successively when switching on the
ignition.



Dials and screens
Control buttons

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Indicator and warning
lamps
Visual indicators informing the driver that a
system is in operation, switched off or has a
fault.

When the ignition is switched on

Cer tain warning lamps come on for a few
seconds in the instrument panel and/or
instrument panel screen when the vehicle's
ignition is switched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should switch off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the
information on the warning lamp concerned.


Associated warnings

The switching on of cer tain warning lamps may
be accompanied by an audible signal and a
message in the instrument panel screen.
The warning lamps may come on continuously
(fixed) or flash.
Cer tain warning lamps may come on in
one of two modes. Only by relating the
type of lighting to the operating status
of the vehicle can it be ascer tained
whether the situation is normal or
whether a fault has occurred.
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Instrument panel screen



With the vehicle stationar y
, use the left hand
thumb wheel to move through the menus, so
as to configure the vehicle settings (driving and
comfort systems, ...).


- Rotation (other than menu): scroll through
the list of active functions available,

- Press: main menu, confirm the selection,

- Rotation (in a menu): move up or down in
the menu.




Main menu


Vehicle settings
Screen settings

Preheating/Preventilation


Driving position setting


Unlocking boot only

Driving assistance

Speeds memorised
Rear wipe in reverse gear
Automatic parking brake

Lighting

Welcome lighting
Guide-me-home headlamps
Directional headlamps

Settings





Language


Units

Fuel consumption
Te m p e r a t u r e

Colours


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Instruments and controls


Warning/indicator lamp



State



Cause



Action/Observations







Diesel engine
pre-heating


fixed. The ignition switch is at the
2nd position (ignition on). Wait until the warning lamp goes off before star ting * .
The period of illumination of the warning lamp is
determined by the climatic conditions (up to about
thirty seconds in extreme climatic conditions).
If the engine does not star t, switch the ignition off and
then on, wait until the warning lamp goes off again,
then start the engine.





Parking brake


fixed. The parking brake is applied or not
properly released. Release the parking brake to switch off the warning
lamp, keeping your foot on the brake pedal.
Obser ve the safety recommendations.
For fur ther information on the parking brake, refer to
the "Driving" section.



Deactivation of
the automatic
functions of the
electric parking
brake


fixed. The "automatic application" (on
switching off the engine) and
"automatic release" functions are
deactivated or faulty. Activate the function (according to country) via the
vehicle configuration menu or contact a PEUGEOT
dealer or a qualified workshop if automatic application/
release is not possible.
The parking brake can be released manually using the
emergency release procedure.
For more information on the electric parking brake,
refer to the "Driving" section.

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If your vehicle is fitted with Keyless Entry and Star ting, the warning lamp goes off immediately.

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Instruments and controls


Warning/indicator lamp



State



Cause



Action/Observations







Automatic
wiping


fixed. The wiper control is pushed
downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated.




Passenger's
airbag system
fixed in the seat belt
and passenger's front
airbag warning lamps
display.
The control switch, located in the glove
box, has been placed in the "ON"
position.
The passenger's front airbag is activated.
In this case, do not install a "rear facing"
child seat. Move the control switch to the "OFF"
position to
deactivate the passenger's front airbag.
In this case, you can install a "rear facing" child seat.



Stop & Start


fixed. The Stop & Star t system has put the
engine in STOP mode at a vehicle
stop (traffic lights, traffic jam, or
other...). The warning lamp goes off and the engine restar ts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move off.

flashes for a few
seconds, then goes
off. STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Driving - § Stop & Start" for special cases
with STOP mode and START mode.

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Instruments and controls


Warning/indicator lamp



State



Cause



Action/Observations








Airbags


on temporarily. This lamp comes on for a few
seconds when you turn on the
ignition, then goes off. This lamp should go off when the engine is star ted.
If it does not go off, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.

fixed. One of the airbag or seat belt
pretensioner systems has a fault. Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.





Directional
headlamps


flashing. The directional headlamps system
has a fault. Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.





Seat belt(s)
not fastened/
unfastened


fixed then flashing
accompanied by an
increasing audible
signal. A seat belt has not been fastened or
has been unfastened. Pull the strap then inser t the tongue in the buckle.