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Door open warning light
When the engine is running, the warning light indicates that a door has not been
closed properly or that theboot is open.
Electronic immobiliser warning light This indicates a malfunction
of the electronic immobiliser.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Low fuel level warning light. When this warning light comes on, you
have enough fuel remaining to driveapproximately 30 miles (50 km) .
The tank capacity is approximately
70 litres (15.4 gallons). Coolant temperature indicator When the needle is in zone
A, the
temperature is correct.When the needle is in zone B, the
temperature is too high. The central
(STOP) warning light flashes.
You must stop immediately.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Seat belt not fastened warning light* With the engine running, the indicator light comes onwhen the driver's seat belt isnot fastened.
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Door open warning light
When the engine is running, the warning light indicates that a door has not been
closed properly or that theboot is open.
Electronic immobiliser warning light This indicates a malfunction
of the electronic immobiliser.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Low fuel level warning light. When this warning light comes on, you
have enough fuel remaining to driveapproximately 30 miles (50 km) .
The tank capacity is approximately
70 litres (15.4 gallons). Coolant temperature indicator When the needle is in zone
A, the
temperature is correct.When the needle is in zone B, the
temperature is too high. The central
(STOP) warning light flashes.
You must stop immediately.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer.
Seat belt not fastened warning light* With the engine running, the indicator light comes onwhen the driver's seat belt isnot fastened.
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Lighting rheostat
With the lights on, press the button to vary the intensity of the lighting of theinstruments and controls. When thelighting reaches the minimum (ormaximum) setting, release the but-ton then press it again to increase (orreduce) the brightness. As soon as the lighting is of the required brightness, release the button.
Trip recorder zero reset button
With the ignition on, press the button until
the zeros appear. Instrument panel display After switching on the ignition, three functions are shown in succession:
Ð engine oil level indicator,
Ð service indicator,
Ð total distance recorder. Engine oil level When the ignition is switched on, the engine oil level indicator is displayed for approximately five seconds, then the service indicator is displayed for five sec-onds. Maximum
Use the dipstick to confirm the level on the indicator; a surplus of oil can cause damage to the engine.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer as soon as possible.
Minimum Check the level with the dipstick and top it up. The indication isonly correct if the vehicle has been on stable, level ground, withthe engine stopped, for 10 minutes.
No oil It is essential to top up the oil to the correct level, otherwise
there is a risk the engine will be damaged .
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CASSETTE Selecting cassette modeWhen a cassette is inserted, the cassette player will start automatically. If a cassette is already inserted, press button C.
Ejecting the cassette Press button Eto eject the cassette from the player.
Direction of play
The player will play sides 1 and 2 of the cassette alternately, by automatically reversing the direction of play at the end of a
side. To manually reverse the direction of play, press button C.
Selecting a track on a cassette (blank search) Press button Kto select the following track.
Press button Mto return to the start of the current track or to select the previous
track.
Fast forward/rewindPress and hold button Kor Mto fast forward or rewind the cassette. At the end of the fast forward/rewind, the set plays the
current side. Noise reduction (Dolby B NR system) Press button Cfor more than two seconds to switch the function on or off.
Dolby noise reduction manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation."Dolby" and the double D symbol are trade marks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation. Recommendations for the use of cassettes
Ð Use good quality cassettes.
Ð Avoid using cassettes of a duration of more than 90 minutes.
Ð Never expose the cassettes to heat or direct sunlight.
Ð If necessary, tighten the tape before inserting the cassette into the player.
Ð Clean the play heads regularly using a damp-type cleaning cassette.
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The control unit This is located in the boot on the right hand side. 1.CD ROM eject button.
2. CD ROM compartment.
3. The ON indicator light indicates that the control unit is
supplied with power.
4. The CD indicator light indicates that there is a CDROM in the control unit.The last voice message recall control
Pressing the button briefly on the end of the lights stalkrepeats the last voice message.
The CD ROM This contains all the mappingdata. It must be inserted with the printed face upwards.
Only use CD ROMs approved by PEUGEOT.
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The use of copied CDs can cause mal- functions.
The satellite navigation system is active once the globeappears in bold.
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SEAT BELTS
To adjust the height of the front seat belts Pinch control 1and slide it.
To lock the seat beltsPull the strap, then insert the buckle into the stalk. Pre-tensioning and force-limitingfront seat belts Safety in the event of a frontal impact has been improved by the introduc-tion of pre-tensioning and force-limit-ing front seat belts. Depending onthe seriousness of the impact, thepre-tensioning system instantly tight-ens the seat belt firmly against thebody of the occupant. The pre-tensioning seat belts are active when the ignition is on. The force-limiting device reduces the pressure of the seat belt against theoccupant's body in the event of anaccident. Rear seat belts The rear seats are fitted with two three-point inertia reel belts.
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To be effective, a seat belt must be tightened asclose to the body as pos-sible.
Depending on the nature and theseriousness of the impact, thepre-tensioners may be triggeredbefore and independently of theair bags. In all cases, the air bag warning light comes on. Following a collision, have the system checked by a PEUGEOT
dealer.
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THE KEYS The keys allow you to switch on the ignition and to independently operatethe locks on the doors, the fuel fillercap, the glove box and the passen-ger air bag disarming switch. Central locking From the doors the keys allow you to lock, deadlock, close the windowskeeping the key in the lock, in thelocking position, for a few secondsand unlock the doors and the boot. If one of the front doors or the boot is open, central locking is not possible.An audible signal indicates this whenlocking by remote control. The remote control performs the same functions at a distance,except automatic closing of thewindows.The remote control Deadlocking Deadlocking renders the internal and external door controls inoperative. Press button
Ato deadlock the vehicle.
This is confirmed by fixed lighting of the direction indicators for approxi-mately two seconds. Another press on button A, within five
seconds of deadlocking, changes this to normal locking .
This is confirmed by fixed lighting ofthe direction indicators for approxi-mately two seconds. Unlocking Press button Bto unlock the vehicle.
This is confirmed by rapid flashing of the direction indicators. Note:
avoid handling the button of
your remote control when out of
range of your vehicle. You run therisk of stopping it from working. Itwould then be necessary to reini-tialise the remote control.
Locating your vehicle
To locate your vehicle, if you have locked it, in a car park: press button A, the courtesy lights
come on and the direction indica-tors flash for a few seconds.
Key in ignition
A buzzer sounds on opening the dri-
ver's door, if the key has been left inthe ignition.
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THE ALARM SYSTEM*
This offers two types of protection: ¥
external , it sounds if a door, the
bonnet or the boot is opened.
¥ internal , it sounds if there is air
movement in the passenger com- partment (a broken window ormovement inside the vehicle).
Note: it also has an anti-tamper
function; if there is an attempt to tam-per with the wires to the siren, the
control unit or the battery, the sirensounds and the direction indicatorslight. Setting
Switch the ignition off and get out of the vehicle. Set the alarm within five minutes fol- lowing your exit from the vehicle bylocking using the remote control (thered light on the switch, visible fromthe outside, flashes every secondand the direction indicators come onpermanently for two seconds).
5 seconds later, internal protection is set.
45 seconds later, external protection is set. When the alarm is triggered, the siren sounds for thirty seconds. After it has been triggered, the alarm is operational again. Note:
if you wish to lock your vehicle
without setting the alarm, lock it using the lock.
Warning
When the alarm is triggered, if a door, the boot or the bonnet are not closed
correctly, the siren sounds for amoment. Close the vehicle correctlyto set the alarm. Disarming Unlock the vehicle using the remote control key (the direction indicatorsflash for two seconds and the redlight on the switch goes out). Note:
if the red warning light flashes,
it is a sign that the alarm has been triggered during your absence.
To stop it, switch on the ignition.Note: when the alarm is set, but the
remote control no longer works:
unlock the doors using the key and open the door; the alarm istriggered;
switch the ignition on within tenseconds;
press the internal protection button 1
immediately. The alarm is disarmed.
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