2010 PEUGEOT 207 Owners Manual

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SAFETY
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Lateral airbags *
System which protects the driver and
front passenger in the event of a seri-
ous side impact in order to limit the risk
of injury to the chest.
Each lateral airbag is fi tted in the front
seat back frame, on the door side.
Operation
It is triggered unilaterally in the event
of a serious side impact applied to all
or part of the side impact zone B , per-
pendicular to the longitudinal centreline
of the vehicle on a horizontal plane and
directed from the outside towards the
inside of the vehicle.
The lateral airbag infl ates between the
front occupant of the vehicle and the
corresponding door trim panel. Curtain airbags *
System which protects the driver and
passengers (with the exception of the
rear centre passenger) in the event of a
serious side impact in order to limit the
risk of head injuries.
Each curtain airbag is incorporated in
the pillars and the upper part of the pas-
senger compartment.
If this warning lamp comes on
in the instrument panel, accom-
panied by an audible signal and
a message on the multifunction
screen, contact a PEUGEOT dealer to
have the system checked. The airbags
may no longer be triggered in the event
of a serious impact.
* According to country.
Operating fault
Operation
It is triggered at the same time as the
corresponding lateral airbag in the event
of a serious side impact applied to all or
part of the side impact zone
B , perpen-
dicular to the longitudinal centreline of
the vehicle on a horizontal plane and
directed from the outside towards the
inside of the vehicle.
The curtain airbag infl ates between the
front or rear occupant of the vehicle and
the windows.
In the event of a minor impact or
bump on the side of the vehicle or
if the vehicle rolls over, the airbag
may not be triggered.
The airbag is not triggered in the
event of a rear or front collision.
Impact detection zones

A. Front impact zone.

B. Side impact zone.

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Front airbags
Do not drive holding the steering wheel by its spokes or resting your hands on
the centre part of the wheel.
Passengers must not place their feet on the dashboard.
Smoke as little as possible as deployment of the airbags can cau se burns or the
risk of injury from a cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or hit it violently.
Lateral airbags *
Only put approved covers on the seats. These will not hinder the infl ation of the
lateral airbags. Consult a PEUGEOT dealer.
Do not fi x or attach anything to the seat backs. This could cause injury to the
chest or arms when the lateral airbag infl ates.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any nea rer to the door than necessary.
Curtain airbags *
Do not fi x or attach anything to the roof. This could cause injury to the head
when the curtain airbag infl ates.
Do not remove the grab handles installed on the ro of, they play a part in securing the
curtain airbags.
* According to country.
For the airbags to be fully
effective, observe the following
safety rules:
Sit in a normal upright position.
Wear a correctly adjusted seat belt.
Do not leave anything between the
occupants and the airbags (a child,
pet, object...). This could hamper the
operation of the airbags or injure the
occupants.
After an accident or if the vehicle has
been stolen or broken into, have the
airbag systems checked.
All work on the airbag system is strict-
ly forbidden unless it is carried out by
qualifi ed personnel of the PEUGEOT
dealer network.
Even if all of the precautions men-
tioned above are observed, a risk of
injury or of slight burns to the head,
chest or arms when an airbag is trig-
gered cannot be ruled out. In fact, the
bag infl ates almost instantly (within a
few milliseconds) then defl ates within
the same time discharging hot gas via
the openings provided for this pur-
pose.

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When parking on a slope, direct
your wheels against the pavement,
apply the parking brake and en-
gage a gear.
PARKING BRAKE
Applying

 Pull the parking brake lever fully up
to immobilise your vehicle. When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on, accom-
panied by an audible signal and a
message on the multifunction screen, this
indicates that the parking brake is still on or
has not been properly released.
Releasing

 Pull the parking brake lever gently,
press the release button then lower
the lever fully.
6-SPEED MANUAL GEARBOX
Engaging reverse gear

 Raise the ring under the knob and
push the gear lever to the left then
forwards.
Only engage reverse gear when
the vehicle is stationary with the
engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facili-
tate starting of the engine:
- always select neutral,
- press the clutch pedal.

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* According to engine.
GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR *
System which reduces fuel consump-
tion by advising the driver to change up
a gear on vehicles fi tted with a manual
gearbox.
Operation
The system acts solely in the context of
economical driving.
Depending on the driving situation and
your vehicle's equipment, the system
may advise you to skip one or more
gears. You can follow this instruc-
tion without engaging the intermediate
gears.
The gear engagement recommenda-
tions must not be considered compulso-
ry. In fact, the confi guration of the road,
the amount of traffi c and safety remain
determining factors when choosing the
best gear. Therefore, the driver remains
responsible for deciding whether or not
to follow the advice given by the system.
This function cannot be deactivated. Example:
- You are in third gear.
The information appears in the form of an
arrow on the instrument panel display. In the case of driving which makes
particular demands on the perfor-
mance of the engine (fi rm pres-
sure on the accelerator pedal, for
example, when overtaking...), the
system will not recommend a gear
change.
The system never suggests:
- engaging fi rst gear,
- engaging reverse gear,
- engaging a lower gear.
- You press the accelerator pedal
moderately.
- The system may suggest that you engage a higher gear, if appropriate.

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2 TRONIC GEARBOX
(SALOON)
Five-speed electronically controlled
gearbox which offers a choice between
the comfort of automatic operation or
the pleasure of manual gear changing.
Three driving modes are offered:
- automated mode for automatic con-
trol of the gears by the gearbox,
- sequential mode for manual chang-
ing of the gears by the driver,
- auto sequential mode for overtak-
ing, for example, remaining in the
automated mode while using the
functions of the sequential mode.
R . Reverse

 With your foot on the brake, move
the lever forwards to select this po-
sition.

N . Neutral.

 With your foot on the brake, select
this position to start the engine.

A . Automated mode.

 Move the lever backwards to select
this mode.

M. +/- Sequential mode with manual
gear changing.

 Move the lever backwards, then to
the left to select this mode, then:
- push forwards to change up a gear,
- or push backwards to change down a gear.
Gear lever

+. Change up paddle.

 Press the back of the steering wheel

"+" paddle to change up a gear.

-. Change down paddle.

 Press the back of the steering wheel

"-" paddle to change down a gear.
Steering mounted controls
The steering mounted paddles do
not permit the selection of neutral
or the engaging and disengaging of
reverse gear.

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Instrument panel displays
Gear lever positions

N . Neutral

R . Reverse

1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Gears in sequential mode

AUTO. This comes on when the au-
tomated mode is selected. It
switches off on changing to se-
quential mode.

 In the automated mode, if the gear-
box detects poor grip, this warning
lamp comes on. Moving off Sequential mode

 After starting the vehicle, select
position M to change to sequential
mode.
Automated mode

 Following use of the sequential
mode, select position A to return to
the automated mode.
When stopping on a slope, do not
use the accelerator to immobil-
ise the vehicle; apply the parking
brake.
When moving off on a slope, acce-
lerate gradually while releasing the
parking brake.

 Place your foot on the
brake when this warning
lamp fl ashes (e.g.: starting
the engine).
 Select position N .

 Press the brake pedal.

 Start the engine.

N appears on the instrument panel.

N fl ashes on the instrument panel
screen if the gear lever is not in po-
sition N on starting.

 Select fi rst gear (position M or A ) or
reverse (position R )

 Release the parking brake.

 Take your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate.

AUTO and 1 or R appear on
the instrument panel.

AUTO disappears and the gears
engaged appear in succession on
the instrument panel.
The gear change requests are only car-
ried out if the engine speed permits.
When driving at low speed, on ap-
proaching a stop sign or traffi c lights for
example, the gearbox changes down to
fi rst gear automatically.

AUTO and the gear engaged
appear on the instrument panel.
The gearbox then operates in auto-
adaptive mode, without any action on
the part of the driver. It continuously se-
lects the most suitable gear in relation
to the following parameters:
- driving style,
- road conditions,
- vehicle load.
There is an audible signal on en-
gagement of reverse.

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"Auto sequential" mode
In the automated mode, you can resume
control temporarily at any time using the
steering mounted control paddles.
The use of these paddles permits man-
ual selection of the gears in situations
which require a more rapid change-
down than in the automated mode (ar-
rival at a roundabout, leaving a car park
with a steep gradient, overtaking...).
The gearbox engages the required gear if
the engine speed permits. AUTO remains
displayed on the instrument panel.
After a few minutes, the gearbox re-
sumes automatic control of the gears. "Snow" automated mode
In the automated mode, if the vehi-
cle detects poor grip, the gearbox will
change automatically to the "snow" au-
tomated mode.
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can
change to position
N to be in neutral.
In this case, you must apply the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle.
Reinitialisation
Following disconnection of the battery,
the gearbox must be reinitialised.

 Switch on the ignition. Operating fault
With the ignition on, if this warn-
ing lamp comes on and AUTO
fl ashes, accompanied by an au-
dible signal and a message on
the multifunction screen, this indicates
a gearbox malfunction.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer.
You must press the brake pedal
while starting the engine.
Never select neutral N while the
vehicle is moving.
Only engage reverse gear R when
the vehicle is immobilised, with
your foot on the brake pedal.
In all cases, you must apply the
parking brake to immobilise the
vehicle.
If you press the accelerator pedal
beyond the point of resistance, the
gearbox selects the gear below to
permit sharper acceleration.

AUTO and  appear on the
instrument panel.

AUTO ,  and - appear on the
instrument panel.
 Select position N .

 Press the brake pedal.

 Wait approximately 30 seconds until

N or a gear appears on the instru-
ment panel.

 Release the brake pedal.
The gearbox is operational again.

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AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
Four-speed automatic gearbox which
offers a choice between the comfort of
fully automatic operation, enhanced by
sport and snow programmes, or manual
gear changing.
Therefore, four driving modes are of-
fered:
- automatic operation for electronic
management of the gears by the
gearbox,
- sport programme for a more dy-
namic style of driving,
- snow programme to improve driv-
ing when traction is poor,
- manual operation for sequential
changing of the gears by the driver. Gear lever

P. Park.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake on or off.
- Starting the engine.

R. Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle sta- tionary, engine at idle.

N. Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle, parking brake on.
- Starting the engine.

D. Automatic operation.

M. +/- Manual operation with sequential
changing of the four gears.

 Push forwards to change up through
the gears.
or

 Pull backwards to change down
through the gears. Displays on the instrument panel
When you move the lever in the gate
to select a position, the corresponding
indicator is displayed on the instrument
panel.

P. Park

R. Reverse

N. Neutral

D. Drive (Automatic driving)

S.

Sport programme


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Snow programme

1, 2, 3, 4
. Gear engaged during manual
operation

-. Invalid value during manual operation
Gear selection gate

1. Gear lever.

2. Button "S"

(sport) .

3. Button "

"

(snow). Foot on brake

 Press the brake pedal
when this indicator lamp is
displayed on the instrument
panel (e.g.: starting the
engine).