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Ð Never disconnect a ter-minal when the engine is running.
Ð Never charge a battery without first disconnect-ing the terminals.
Ð Close the windows and sunroof fully before disconnecting the
battery.
Ð After every disconnection of the battery, switch on the ignitionand wait for 1 minute beforestarting, to allow the electronicsystems to be initialised. How-
ever, if slight difficulties areexperienced after this, please
contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
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BATTERY
Vehicles fitted with a single battery
To charge the battery using a battery charger: Remove the style cover to gain access to the battery,
Disconnect the battery.
Follow the instructions for use given by the battery charger manufacturer,
Reconnect the battery, starting with the negative (-) terminal,
Check that the terminals and connectors are clean. If they are covered with sulphate (whitish or greenish deposit), disconnect them and clean them,
Refit the style cover.
To start the vehicle from another battery: Remove the style cover to gain access to the battery,
Connect the red cable to the positive (+) terminals of both 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
broken down vehicle, as far as possible from the battery,
Start the engine and let it run,
Wait for the engine to return to idle then disconnect the cables,
Refit the style cover.
If electrical work is carried
out, disconnect the starter battery.
It is advisable to disconnect the battery if the vehicle is
not to be used for a period of more than one month.
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TOWING A TRAILER,
CARAVAN, BOAT ETC...
Only use original PEUGEOT tow bars which have been tested andapproved from the design stage ofyour vehicle. The tow bar must be fitted by a
PEUGEOT dealer. Driving advice Distribution of loads: distribute the
load in the trailer so that the heaviest loads are as close as possible to theaxle and the nose weight is close tothe maximum authorised without,
however, exceeding it. Cooling: towing a trailer on a slope
increases the coolant temperature.As the fan is electronically controlled, its cooling capacity is not dependenton the engine speed.
On the contrary, use a high gear to lower the engine speed, and reduceyour speed. In all cases, pay attention to thecoolant temperature. Note:
in certain cases of particularly
arduous use (towing the maximum load up a steep slope in high tem-peratures), the engine automatically
limits its power. In this case, cutting
off the air conditioning allows theengine power to be recovered, andtherefore the towing speed to be sig-nificantly increased (approximately12mph [20 km/h] more). If the coolant temperature warning light comes on, stop the vehicle and
switch off the engine as soon aspossible.
Tyres: check the tyre pressures of
the towing vehicle and of the trailer, observing the recommended pres-sure. Brakes: towing increases the brak-
ing distance. Drive at a moderate speed, change down early and brake
gradually. Side wind: sensitivity to side wind is
increased. Drive smoothly and at a moderate speed. Lighting Manual adjustmentAdjust your headlamps so as not to dazzle other road users (see sectionon ''Manual adjustment of head-lamps''). Check the electrical sig-
nalling of the trailer. Automatic beam correction For vehicles with Xenon bulbs, this system automatically corrects theheight of the beam, whatever the
load of the vehicle. The driver is thenassured of having optimum lightingand not causing a nuisance to otherroad users. In cases of malfunction, the driver is alerted by means of the warning lighton the instrument panel. In this situation the system adjusts your headlamps to the low position.
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