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11 -Driver’s air bag. Horn.
12 - Windscreen wash-wipe stalk.
Trip computer stalk.
13 - Radio remote control stalk.
14 - Steering lock and ignition.
15 - Electric mirror controls.Window controls.Rear window locking control.
16 - Electronic Stability Program-me (ASR/ESP) switch.
17 - Headlamp height adjust-ment.
18 - Fuse box.
19 - Steering wheel adjustment.
20 - Cruise control 21 -
Rear ashtray.
22 - Cup-holder.
23 - Handbrake.
24 - Heated seat switches.
25 - Lighter. Passenger air bag disarming switch. Alarm button
26 - Rear footwell heating vent.
27 - Front ashtray.
28 - Gear lever.
29 - Radio.
30 - Heating/ventilation controls.
31 - Multi-function display.
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1 - Speaker (tweeter) location.
2 - Window demisting vent.
3 - Side adjustable heating/ ventilation vent and air flowregulation.
4 - Glove box.
5 - Passenger air bag.
6 - Windscreen demistingvents.
7 - Central adjustable heating/ventilation vents and airflow regulation.
8 - Hazard warning lights switch.
9 - Lights and direction indica-tors stalk. Arming/disarming of auto- matic switching on of lights.
10 - Instrument dials.
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THE KEYS The keys allow you to switch on the ignition and to independentlyoperate the locks on the frontdoors, the glove box and the pas-senger air bag disarming switch. Central locking
From the driver's door, the keys allow you to lock and unlock thedoors and the boot. If one of thefront doors is open, the centrallocking does not work. The remote control performs the same functions at a dis-tance.The remote control LockingPressing button
Alocks the
vehicle.This is confirmed by the fixed lighting of the direction indicatorsfor approximately two seconds. Unlocking Pressing button B unlocks the
vehicle.This is confirmed by the rapid fla- shing of the direction indicators. STARTING
STOP position:
The ignition is off.
1st notch, Accessories position:
The ignition is off but the acces- sories can be used. 2nd notch, Running position: The ignition is on. Starting position:
Operates the starter.
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Key without
remote control Key with
remote control
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Electric front seats
A- Forwards/backwards adjust- ment.
B - Seat angle adjustment.
C - Seat height adjustment.
D - Seat back angle adjustment.
M - Memorises the settings. Switch on the ignition and adjust the seat and mirrors. Press button "M"and button
"1" at the same time, for the
first driving position, or "M"
and "2", for the second dri-
ving position.
1 - Recalls first memo- rised position.
2 - Recalls secondmemorised position.
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THE SEATS Manual front seats 1 -Forwards/backwards adjustment.
2 - Seat angle adjustment.
3 - Seat height adjustment.
4 - Seat back angle adjustment.
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8SIDE AIR BAGS*
Side air bags are incorporated into the backs of the front seats,on the door side.
They are triggered individually, on whichever side the collisionoccurs.
Operating check
This is by means of the warninglight on the instrument panel. It comes on for 6 seconds when the ignition is switched on. If the warning light:
- does not come on when the
ignition is switched on or,
- does not go out after six seconds, contact a Peugeot
dealer.
* According to country.
Passenger air bag precautions For a vehicle fitted with a disar- ming switch:
- disarm the airbag if you install a rear-facing childseat.
- arm the air bag for anadult
passenger.
For a vehicle not fitted with adisarming switch:
-do not install rear-
facing child seats on the front pas-senger seat.
Never place your feet or anyobject on the fascia.
FRONT AIR BAGS Disarming the passenger air bag
Insert the ignition key in swit-ch 1and turn it:
- to the " ON" position, the pas-
senger air bag is armed
- to the " OFF" position, the
passenger air bag is disar- med.
Operating check
This symbol lights for approxima-tely six seconds when the igni-tion is switched on. With the ignition on (2nd notch), illumination of this warning lightaccompanied by an audible signaland the message "Passenger air
bag disarmed" on the multi–func-
tion display indicates that the pas-senger air bag is disarmed (switchin the "OFF" position).
The warning light remains onthroughout the disarming process.
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COURTESY LIGHT Off Lights when one of the doors is opened. Permanently lit, with the key in the acces-sories position or withthe ignition on.
Manual mode:
press or pull the
switch gently. The window stopsas soon as the switch is released. Automatic mode: press or pull
the switch beyond the point of resistance. One touch completely
opens or closes the window. Safety auto-reverse: when the window on the driver's side risesand meets an obstacle, it stopsand lowers again.
1 - Driver's electric window
2 - Passenger's electric window.
3 - Rear right electric window*.
4 - Rear left electric window*.
5 - Disarming the rear window
switches.
ELECTRIC WINDOWS
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SEAT BELTS Front seat belt height adjustment Pinch control 1and slide it.
To lock the seat beltsPull the strap, then insert the end into the buckle.
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STEERING WHEEL
HEIGHT AND DEPTHADJUSTMENT Pull handle Ato unlock the
steering wheel. Adjust the height and depth of the steering wheel thenlock it by pushing handle Ain
fully. ELECTRIC MIRRORS
Turn knob
6to the right or left to
select the corresponding mirror. Then move the knob in all four directions to adjust. Fold-back electric mirrors With the ignition switched on, turn knob 6to position A.
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SERVICE INDICATOR This is a visual reminder of when the
next service is due. This service is tobe carried out according to the man-ufacturer's servicing schedule. Operation As soon as the ignition is switched on and for 5 seconds, the spannersymbolising ''service operation'' is lit.The trip recorder display shows youthe distance remaining (in round fig-ures) before the next service. Example:4,800 miles remain before
the next service is due. When the ignition comes on and for 5 secondsthe display indicates: 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the total distancerecorder resumes normal operationand the display shows the total or tripdistances. The distance remaining before thenext service is less than 1,000 miles. Example:
900 miles remain before
the next service is due. When switching on the ignition and for 5 seconds, the display shows: 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the total distancerecorder resumes normal operationand the symbol remains lit. This indicates that a service should
be carried out shortly. The displayshows the total or trip distances. The service is overdue Each time the ignition is switched on and for 5 seconds, the symbol andthe excess distance flash. Example:
the service is overdue by
300 miles. The service should be
carried out very shortly. When the ignition is switched on and for 5 seconds, the display shows: 5 seconds after the ignition is switched on, the total distancerecorder resumes normal operation
and the symbol remains lit. The dis-play shows the total or trip distances.
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Resetting the service indicator
Your PEUGEOT dealer carries out this operation after each service.
However, if you carry out the serviceyourself, the reset procedure is asfollows: – Switch off the ignition.
– Press and hold button 1.
– Switch on the ignition.
The display begins a 10 second countdown. – Keep button 1pressed for
10 seconds.
The display shows [= 0] and the ser-
vice symbol disappears.
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