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CHECKS
A t t h e s t a r t o f w i n t e r , h a v e
your battery checked by a
PEUGEOT dealer.
H a v e t h e fi l t e r e l e m e n t s r e -
p l a c e d r e g u l a r l y . I f y o u d r i v e
in dusty conditions, change
t h e m t w i c e a s o f t e n .
Air filter and passenger
compartment filter
Particle emission filter (Diesel)
I t i s i m p e r a t i v e t h a t t h e p a r t i c l e e m i s -
s i o n fi l t e r i s m a i n t a i n e d i n a c c o r d a n -
c e w i t h t h e m a n u f a c t u r e r ’ s s e r v i c i n g
schedule, by a PEUGEOT dealer.
Note : f o l l o w i n g p r o l o n g e d o p e r a t i o n
o f t h e v e h i c l e a t v e r y l o w s p e e d o r a t
i d l e , y o u m a y , i n e x c e p t i o n a l c i r c u m s -
t a n c e s , n o t i c e e m i s s i o n s o f w a t e r v a -
p o u r a t t h e e x h a u s t o n a c c e l e r a t i o n .
T h i s d o e s n o t h a v e a n y e f f e c t o n t h e
p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e v e h i c l e o r t h e e n -
v i r o n m e n t .
O n v e h i c l e s w h i c h a r e fi t t e d w i t h a p a r -
t i c l e e m i s s i o n fi l t e r , t h e f a n a s s e m b l y
m a y o p e r a t e a f t e r t h e v e h i c l e h a s s t o p -
p e d , e v e n w h e n t h e e n g i n e i s c o l d . W h e r e t h e h a n d b r a k e t r a v e l i s
too great or there is a reduc-
t i o n i n t h e p e r f o r m a n c e o f t h e
system, the handbrake should
b e a d j u s t e d .
H a v e t h e s y s t e m c h e c k e d b y a
PEUGEOT dealer.
Handbrake
Disc wear status
For any information relating to chec-
k i n g d i s c w e a r , c o n t a c t a P E U G E O T
dealer.
FUEL SUPPLY CUT-OFF (PETROL) *
A s a s a f e t y p r e c a u t i o n , i n c e r t a i n c i r -
c u m s t a n c e s , a m e c h a n i s m p r e v e n t s
fuel from reaching the engine.
T o r e - e s t a b l i s h t h e f u e l s u p p l y :
RUNNING OUT OF FUEL (DIESEL)
If you should run out of fuel, it is ne-
c e s s a r y t o r e - p r i m e t h e c i r c u i t .
T h e r e p r i m i n g p u m p a n d t h e d e g a s
s c r e w a r e l o c a t e d u n d e r t h e b o n n e t
( s e e c o r r e s p o n d i n g i l l u s t r a t i o n i n t h e
t e c h n i c a l d a t a s e c t i o n ) :
1.6 litre 16V HDI engine
- fi l l t h e f u e l t a n k w i t h a t l e a s t fi v e l i -
tres of diesel,
- squeeze and release the manual r e - p r i m i n g p u m p , u n t i l f u e l a p p e a r s
i n t h e t r a n s p a r e n t p i p e ,
- o p e r a t e t h e s t a r t e r u n t i l t h e e n g i n e starts.
2 litre 16V HDI engine
- fi l l t h e f u e l t a n k w i t h a t l e a s t fi v e l i - tres of diesel,
- u n s c r e w t h e d e g a s s c r e w ,
- squeeze and release the manual r e p r i m i n g p u m p u n t i l d i e s e l i s s e e n
e s c a p i n g v i a t h e d e g a s s c r e w ,
- r e t i g h t e n t h e d e g a s s c r e w ,
- o p e r a t e t h e s t a r t e r u n t i l t h e e n g i n e starts.
B r a k e p a d w e a r d e p e n d s o n
t h e s t y l e o f d r i v i n g , i n p a r t i c u -
l a r f o r v e h i c l e s w h i c h a r e u s e d
i n t o w n , o v e r s h o r t d i s t a n c e s .
Brake pads It may be necessary to check
t h e t h i c k n e s s o f t h e p a d s ,
e v e n b e t w e e n s e r v i c e s .
* A c c o r d i n g t o v e r s i o n .
T o e n s u r e t h e b e s t p e r f o r -
m a n c e f r o m c o m p o n e n t s a s
i m p o r t a n t a s t h e p o w e r s t e e -
ring and the braking system,
the manufacturer selects and offers
s p e c i fi c p r o d u c t s , o n l y u s e p r o d u c t s
recommended by PEUGEOT .
Battery
T o p r e v e n t d a m a g e t o t h e e l e c t r i c a l
u n i t s , h i g h p r e s s u r e w a s h i n g o f t h e
e n g i n e c o m p a r t m e n t i s s t r i c t l y prohi-
bited .
p r e s s t h e r e d b u t t o n o n t h e a n g l e
o f t h e f r o n t r i g h t - h a n d s u s p e n s i o n
assembly, under the bonnet.
