2011 Peugeot RCZ Owner's Manual

FAMILIARISATION
MONITORING

The instrument panel has permanent back-
lighting for improved visibility in all situations,
both day and night.


- With the ignition on, the fuel gauge needle
should indicate the level of fuel remaining.

- With the engine running, its associated
low level warning lamp should switch off.

- With the ignition on, the oil level indicator
should display "OK" or "correct",
depending on version, for a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the levels
which are low.

INSTRUMENT PANEL
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- With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.

- With the engine running, these warning
lamps should switch off.
If warning lamps remain on, refer to the page
concerned.

WARNING LAMPS

26 Illumination of the indicator lamp indicates the
status of the corresponding function.


A.
Emergency call in progress.


SWITCH PANEL
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B.
Deactivating the interior volumetric and
anti-tilt sensors (alarm).

C.
Central locking.

D.
Deactivation of the ESP/ASR system.

E.
Deactivation of the front and rear parking
sensors.

F.
Access to PEUGEOT services.

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STARTING



1.
Stop
position.

2.
Running
position.

3.
Starting
position.


IGNITION SWITCH


Avoid attaching any heavy objects to the
key which would weigh down on its shaft
in the ignition switch; this could cause a
malfunction.

PASSENGER SAFETY



)
Selection of the position:
"OFF"
(deactivated), with "rear facing"
child seat,
"ON"
(activated), with front passenger or
"forwards facing" child seat.


PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG

112, 116

A.
Front and/or rear seat belts not fastened/
unfastened warning lamp.

B.
Front left seat belt warning lamp.

C.
Front right seat belt warning lamp.

D.
Rear right seat belt warning lamp.

E.
Rear left seat belt warning lamp.

F.
Passenger's front airbag deactivated
warning lamp.

G.
Passenger's front airbag activated
warning lamp.


SEAT BELTS AND
PASSENGER'S FRONT AIRBAG
108, 112, 116

FAMILIARISATION



- Insert the tongue A
in the buckle A
in the
middle of the rear seat.

- Insert the tongue B
in the outer buckle B
.


REAR SEAT BELTS

109



FOLDING DOWN THE REAR
BACKREST
71

1.
Release the backrest by pulling the
handle from the boot.
71


ACCESS TO THE REAR SEATS



1.
Releasing the backrest.

2.
Tilting the backrest.

AT THE REAR


2.
Fold the backrest onto the seat cushion
from the passenger compartment. Press the red button B
then the black button A

to remove the seat belt. The control giving access to the rear
seats does not release the seat.

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CRUISE Pause
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18 The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears on the instrument panel when it is
selected.

DISPLAY ON THE
INSTRUMENT PANEL

Cruise control

Speed limiter


DRIVING SAFELY



1.
Limiter mode Selection/Off.

2.
Decreasing of the programmed value.

3.
Increasing of the programmed value.

4.
Speed limiter On/Off.
The values must be set with the engine
running.

SPEED LIMITER "LIMIT"

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1.
Cruise control mode Selection/Off.

2.
Programming a speed/Decreasing of the
programmed value.

3.
Programming a speed/Increasing of the
programmed value.

4.
Cruise control Off/Resume.


CRUISE CONTROL "CRUISE"

In order to be programmed or activated, the
vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph
(40 km/h), with at least fourth gear engaged
on the manual gearbox (second gear for the
automatic gearbox).
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FAMILIARISATION

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OPTIMISE THE USE OF YOUR
GEARBOX

With a manual gearbox, move off gently,
change up without waiting and drive by
changing up quite soon. If your vehicle has
the system, the gear shift indicator invites
you to change up; it is displayed in the
instrument panel, follow its instructions.

With an automatic or electronic gearbox,
stay in Drive "D"
or Auto "A"
, according to
the type of gearbox, without pressing the
accelerator pedal heavily or suddenly.



DRIVE SMOOTHLY


Maintain a safe distance between vehicles,
use engine braking rather than the
brake pedal, and press the accelerator
progressively. These attitudes contribute
towards a reduction in fuel consumption and
CO
2 emissions and also helps reduce the
background traffi c noise.

When the traffi c is fl owing well, and if you
have cruise control, make use of the system
at speeds above 25 mph (40 km/h).



CONTROL THE USE OF YOUR
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Before moving off, if the passenger
compartment is too warm, ventilate it by
opening the windows and air vents before using
the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windows
and leave the air vents open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can
help keep the temperature in the passenger
compartment down (sun roof and window
blinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has
automatic digital regulation, as soon as the
desired temperature is attained.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting
controls, if not automatic.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.

Switch off the headlamps and front foglamps
when the level of light does not require their
use.
Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter; your vehicle will warm
up much faster while driving.

As a passenger, if you avoid connecting
your multimedia devices (fi lm, music, video
game...), you will contribute towards limiting
the consumption of electrical energy, and so
of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices before
leaving the vehicle.














































ECO-DRIVING

Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

LIMIT THE CAUSES OF
EXCESS CONSUMPTION

Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place
the heaviest items in the bottom of the boot,
as close as possible to the rear seats.
Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
reduce wind resistance (roof bars, roof rack,
bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box in
preference.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and
refi t your summer tyres.


OBSERVE THE RECOMMENDATIONS
ON MAINTENANCE

Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold,
referring to the label in the door aperture,
driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:


- before a long journey,

- at each change of season,

- after a long period out of use.
Don't forget the spare wheel and the tyres on
any trailer or caravan.

Have your vehicle serviced regularly (engine
oil, oil fi lter, air fi lter...) and observe the
schedule of operations recommended by the
manufacturer.


When refuelling, do not continue after the 3 rd

cut-off of the nozzle to avoid any overfl ow.

At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only
after the fi rst 1 800 miles (3 000 kilometres)
that you will see the fuel consumption settle
down to a consistent average.

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PETROL - DIESEL MANUAL
OR AUTOMATIC GEARBOX
INSTRUMENT PANELS


DIALS



1.
Rev counter.

Indicates the speed of rotation of the engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Coolant temperature.

Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant (° Celsius).

3.
Fuel level.

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank.

4.
Vehicle speed.

Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (mph or km/h).

5.
Small display screen.


6.
Central display screen.


7.
Display management button.

Starts a manual CHECK.
Recalls the service information.
Resets the selected function to zero (trip distance recorder or
service indicator).

8.
Lighting rheostat button.

Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and
controls.

With large central display screen


Panel. grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and
warning lamps, with permanent back-lighting.
For more information, refer to the paragraph relating to the button
or function and its associated display.


With small central display screen