2012 PEUGEOT 308 Owners Manual

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Operating faults

If the electric parking brake fault warning lamp comes on together with one or more of the warning lamps presented in these
tables, place the vehicle in a safe condition (on level ground, gear engaged) and contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualifi ed
workshop without delay.


Situations



Consequences


Display of the message " Parking
brake fault
" and of the following warn-
ing lamps:


- The automatic functions are deactivated.

- Hill start assist is not available.

- The electric parking brake can only be used manually.
Display of the message " Parking
brake fault
" and of the following warn-
ing lamps:

- Manual release of the electric parking brake is only available by pressing the
accelerator pedal and releasing the control.

- Hill start assist is not available.

- The automatic functions and the manual application are still available.
Display of the message " Parking
brake fault
" and of the following warn-
ing lamps:

- The automatic functions are deactivated.

- Hill start assist is not available.
To apply the electric parking brake:


)
Immobilise the vehicle and switch off the ignition.

)
Pull the control for at least 5 seconds or until application is complete.

)
Switch on the ignition and check the switching on of the electric parking
brake warning lamps.
The application is slower than during normal operation.
To release the electric parking brake:


)
Switch on the ignition.

)
Pull the control and hold it for approximately 3 seconds then release it.
If the braking warning lamp is fl ashing or if the warning lamps do not come on
with the ignition on, these procedures will not work. Place the vehicle on level
ground and have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.

and possibly
fl ashing

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Situations



Consequences




Display of the message " Parking
brake control fault - auto parking
brake activated
" and of the following
warning lamps:




- Only the automatic application on switching off the engine and automatic release
on acceleration functions are available.

- The manual applicati.on/release of the electric parking brake and the emer-
gency braking are not available. and possibly



fl ashing
Battery fault


- If the battery warning lamp comes on you must stop immediately as soon as
the traffi c allows. Stop and immobilise your vehicle (if necessary, place the two
chocks under the wheels).

- Apply the electric parking brake before switching off the engine.

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System which projects various informa-
tion onto a transparent strip in the fi eld
of vision of the driver so that they do not
have to take their eyes off the road.
This system operates when the engine
is running and the settings are stored
when the ignition is switched off.








HEAD-UP DISPLAY



1.
Head-up display on/off.

2.
Brightness adjustment.

3.
Display height adjustment.
The strip is activated by pressing one of
the buttons. Once the system has been activated,
the following information is grouped to-
gether in the head-up display:


A.
The speed of your vehicle.

B.
Cruise control/speed limiter informa-
tion.



Buttons
Displays during operation



C.
"Distance alert" information (de-
pending on version).

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In certain extreme weather
conditions (rain and/or snow,
bright sunshine, ...) the head-
up display may not be legible or may
suffer temporary interference.
Certain glasses (sunglasses, spec-
tacles or polarised lenses) may ham-
per reading of the information.
To clean the transparent strip, which
is made of organic glass, use a clean,
soft cloth (such as a spectacles cloth
or microfi bre cloth). Do not use a dry
or abrasive cloth or detergent or sol-
vent products as these could scratch
the strip or damage the anti-refl ec-
tion coating.

We recommend that adjust-
ments are only made using
these buttons when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
When stationary or while driving, no
objects should be placed around the
transparent strip (or on its cover) to
avoid blocking the strip output and
preventing its correct operation.


)

With the engine running, press button 1
.
The activated/deactivated status when
the engine was switched off is retained
when the engine is switched on again.



Height adjustment



)
With the engine running, adjust the
display to the required height using
button 3
:


- up to move the display up,

- down to move the display down.




Activation/Deactivation
Brightness adjustment



)
With the engine running, adjust the
brightness of the information using
button 2
:


- up to increase the brightness,

- down to decrease the brightness.

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DISTANCE ALERT *

For the safety time to be observed, re-
fer to the current legislation or highway
code recommendations in your country.
The system operates when the speed of your
vehicle is higher than 45 mph (70 km/h) and
below 90 mph (150 km/h).
It has a programmable visual alert
which remains in the memory when the
ignition is switched off.
This system is a driving aid and cannot,
in any circumstances, take the place of
the vigilance and responsibility of the
driver.

1.
On/off.

2.
Alert value increase (+)/decrease (-).

The information is grouped together in
the head-up display.
Once the system has been activated:


A.
The speed of your vehicle is outside
the operating range.

B.
Your vehicle is within the operating
range but no vehicle has been de-
tected.

C.
The vehicle in front of you has been
detected.
The current time separating you
from this vehicle is displayed per-
manently.

D.
The time between your vehicle and
the vehicle in front is less than the
programmed alert value (it fl ashes).



Buttons
Displays during operation


Driving aid which informs the driver of
the time interval (in seconds) separat-
ing them from the vehicle in front when
the driving conditions are stable.
It does not detect stationary vehicles
and does not itself take any action
on
your vehicle's controls.

* Depending on version

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Activation

Deactivation



)
Press button 1
to deactivate the sys-
tem, the indicator lamp goes off.



Reactivation



)
Press button 1
again to reactivate
the system.
The last value programmed is retained
and the indicator lamp comes on.



Operating limits

The system switches to standby auto-
matically if the sensor does not detect
the vehicle in front correctly (very dif-
fi cult weather conditions, sensor out of
adjustment, ...). A message is displayed
in the multifunction screen.
The vehicle being followed may not be
detected in certain conditions such as,
for example:


- when turning,

- when changing lane,

- when the vehicle in front is either
too far ahead (maximum range of
the sensor: 100 m) or stationary (in
a traffi c jam, ...),
When the vehicle being followed is
much too near (time between the two
vehicles less than 0.5 seconds), the dis-
play remains fi xed at 0.5 seconds.


Alert

Programming the alert value



)
Select the alert value required using
button 2
, in steps of 0.1 second:


- up to increase: "+",

- down to decrease: "-".

Example with a value of 2 seconds:
If the indicator lamp in but-
ton 1
fl ashes, have the sys-
tem checked by a PEUGEOT
dealer or a qualifi ed workshop.
This system is not an anti-colli-
sion radar and it does not act of the
movement of your vehicle. It pro-
vides information but cannot, in any
circumstances, take the place of the
vigilance and responsibility of the
driver.


)
Press button 1
, the indicator lamp
comes on.
The system is activated but will only op-
erate from 45 mph (70 km/h).
The alert value can be programmed to
between 0.9 second and 2.5 seconds.
The visual alert can be deactivated by
programming a value of 0 second. When the time (in seconds) between
your vehicle and the vehicle in front is
less than the programmed time (alert
value), a visual alert fl ashes.


A safety time of 2 seconds is
recommended in normal driv-
ing conditions (correct traction
and speed) to avoid a collision
in the event of emergency
braking.

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SPEED LIMITER

The controls of this system are grouped
together on stalk A
.


1.
Speed limiter mode selection dial

2.
Programmed value decrease button

3.
Programmed value increase button

4.
Speed limiter on/off button

The programmed information is
grouped together on the instrument
panel screen.

5.
Speed limiter on/off indication

6.

Speed limiter mode selection indication


7.
Programmed speed value


Steering mounted controls
Displays in the instrument panel


The speed limiter cannot, in any
circumstances, replace the need
to observe speed limits, nor can
it replace the need for vigilance and re-
sponsibility on the part of the driver.
The speed limiter is switched on
man-
ually: it requires a programmed speed
of at least 20 mph (30 km/h).
The speed limiter is switched off
by
manual operation of the control.
The programmed speed remains in the
memory when the ignition is switched off.






This information also appears
in the head-up display.
For more information on the head-up
display, refer to the relevant page in
this "Driving" section.
System which prevents the vehicle from
exceeding the speed programmed by
the driver.
When the programmed speed limit is
reached, pressing the accelerator ped-
al no longer has any effect unless it is
pressed fi rmly, which permits temporary
exceeding of the programmed speed.
To return to the programmed speed,
simply slow down to a speed below the
programmed speed by releasing the ac-
celerator.

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On a steep descent or in the
event of sharp acceleration,
the speed limiter will not be
able to prevent the vehicle from ex-
ceeding the programmed speed.
To avoid any risk of jamming of the
pedals:


- ensure that the mat is positioned
correctly,

- do not fi t one mat on top of an-
other.




Programming

Exceeding the programmed speed

Pressing the accelerator pedal to exceed the programmed
speed will not have any effect unless you press the pedal
fi rmly
past the point of resistance
.
The speed limiter is deactivated temporarily and the pro-
grammed speed, which is still displayed, fl ashes.
Returning to the programmed speed, by means of intention-
al or unintentional deceleration of the vehicle, automatically
cancels the fl ashing of the programmed speed.


Return to normal driving



)
Turn dial 1
to the "0"
position: the
speed limiter mode is deselected.
The display returns to the distance
recorder.



Operating fault

In the event of a speed limiter malfunc-
tion, the speed is cleared resulting in
fl ashing of the dashes.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualifi ed workshop.

)
Switch the speed limiter off by pressing button 4
: the dis-
play confi rms that it has been switched off (OFF).

)
Switch the speed limiter back on by pressing button 4

again.


)
Set the speed value by pressing button 2
or 3

(e.g.: 55 mph (90 km/h)).
You can then change the programmed speed using buttons
2
and 3
:


- by + or - 1 mph (km/h) = short press,

- by + or - 5 mph (km/h) = long press,

- in steps of + or - 5 mph (km/h) = maintained press.


)
Switch the speed limiter on by pressing button 4
.

)
Turn dial 1
to the "LIMIT"
position:
the speed limiter mode is selected
but is not switched on (OFF).
You do not have to switch the speed
limiter on in order to set the speed.