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Other adjustments


4.
Head restraint height adjustment.



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Steering wheel adjustment



1.
Release the adjustment mechanism.

2.
Adjust the wheel for height and
reach.

3.
Lock the adjustment mechanism.



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For reasons of safety, these op-
erations must only be carried out
with the vehicle stationary.
Other functions...

Heated seats.
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Door mirrors


Adjustment

A.
Selecting the mirror.

B.
Adjusting the position of the mirror.

C.
De-selecting the mirror.
Rear view mirror


Manual day/night type


1.
Selecting the "day" position of the
mirror.

2.
Adjusting the mirror.



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Automatic day/night type



1.
Fitting the belt.

2.
Fastening.

3.
Check that the belt is correctly fas-
tened by pulling on the belt webbing.



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1.

Automatic detection of day/night mode.


2.
Adjusting the mirror.
Other functions...

Folding/Unfolding.
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Advice on interior settings


Digital air conditioning:
use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO"
button is recommended.

I require...



Heating or Manual air conditioning




Air distribution



Air fl ow



Air recirculation /
Exterior air intake


Temperature



Manual A/C




HEAT




COOL




DEMISTING

DEFROSTING



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Instrument panel



A.
With the ignition on, the fuel gauge
bars for the fuel remaining should
come on.

B.
With the engine running, the associ-
ated low level warning lamp should
go off.

C.
With the ignition on, the oil level in-
dicator should display "OIL OK"
for
a few seconds.
If the levels are not correct, top up the
level which is low.



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Warning lamps



1.
With the ignition on, the orange and
red warning lamps come on.

2.
With the engine running, these
warning lamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to
the page concerned.



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Switch panel

Illumination of the indicator lamp indi-
cates the state of the corresponding
system.


A.
ESP/ASR system deactivation.


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B.
Stop & Start system deactivation.

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Electronic gearbox
Display in the instrument panel
Starting and moving off
5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox offering
the choice of the comfort of automated
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Steering-mounted "-" control paddle.

3.
Steering-mounted "+" control paddle. The gear engaged or the driving mode
selected appears in the instrument pan-
el screen.

N.
Neutral.

R.
Reverse.

1 to 5/6.
Gears engaged.

AUTO.
Automated mode.

)
Select position N
.

)
Apply the foot brake fi rmly

)
Start the engine.

)
Select automated mode (position A
)
or manual mode (position M
) by
moving the gear lever 1
,
or
engage reverse by pushing the gear
lever 1
to the position R
.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Progressively take your foot off the
brake pedal, then move off.



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Automatic gearbox

Display in the instrument panel
Starting and moving off
This 4-speed gearbox offers the choice
of the comfort of automatic operation or
the pleasure of manual gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
"S" (sport) switch.

3.
" 7
" (snow) switch. The driving mode selected and/or the
gear engaged appear in the instrument
panel screen.

P.
Park.

R.
Reverse.

N.
Neutral.

D.
Drive (Automatic operation).

S.
Sport
programme.

7
Snow
programme.

1 to 4.
Gears engaged.

-.
Invalid value in manual operation.

)
Apply the parking brake.

)
Select position P
or N
.

)
Start the engine.

)
Apply the foot brake.

)
Release the parking brake.

)
Then select position R
, D
or M
.

)
Progressively remove your foot from
the brake pedal: the vehicle moves
off on its own.



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Stop & Start


Going into engine STOP mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and
the engine goes into standby:


- with a manual gearbox:
at speeds
below 12 mph (20 km/h), when you
put the gear lever into neutral and
you release the clutch pedal,

- with a 5 or 6-speed electronic
gearbox
: at speeds below 5 mph
(8 km/h), when you press the brake
pedal or you move the gear lever to
position N
.
In some circumstances, STOP mode
may not be available; the "ECO"
warn-
ing lamp fl ashes for a few seconds,
then goes off.
Going into engine START mode
The "ECO"
warning lamp goes
off and the engine restarts:


- with a manual gearbox:
when you
depress the clutch pedal,

- with a 5 or 6-speed electronic
gearbox
:


●
with the gear lever in position A

or M
, when you release the brake
pedal,

●
or with the gear lever in position N

and the brake pedal released,
when you put the gear lever in po-
sition A
or M
,

●
or when you engage reverse.

In certain circumstances, START mode
may be invoked automatically; the
"ECO"
warning lamp fl ashes for a few
seconds , then goes off.
Deactivation/Reactivation
You can deactivate the system at
any time by pressing the "ECO OFF"

switch; the warning lamp in the button
comes on.
The system is reactivated auto-
matically every time the vehicle
is started using the key.
Before refueling or doing any-
thing under the bonnet, you
must switch off the ignition with
the key.



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

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

Drive smoothly


Maintain a safe distance between ve-
hicles, use engine braking rather than
the brake pedal, and press the accel-
erator progressively. These practices
contribute towards a reduction in fuel
consumption and CO
2 emissions and
also helps reduce the background traffi c
noise.

If your vehicle has cruise control, make
use of the system at speeds above
25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffi c is
fl owing well.

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 at-
tained.
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 fo-
glamps 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 connect-
ing your multimedia devices (fi lm, mu-
sic, video game...), you will contribute
towards limiting the consumption of
electrical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.