2012 PEUGEOT 308 Owners Manual

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FAMILIARISATION
DRIVING SAFELY

Speed limiter "LIMIT"



1.
Limiter mode Selection/Off.

2.
Decreasing the programmed value.

3.
Increasing the programmed value.

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



1.
Cruise control mode Selection/Off.

2.
Programming a speed/Decreasing
the programmed value.

3.
Programming a speed/Increasing
the programmed value.

4.
Cruise control Off/Resume.
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 6-speed elec-
tronic gear control gearbox or auto-
matic gearbox).
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Display in the instrument panel

The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it
is selected.

Cruise control

Speed limiter

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FAMILIARISATION
154


DRIVING SAFELY

6-speed electronic
gear control gearbox

This 6-speed gearbox offers a choice
between the comfort of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Button "S" (sport)
.


"Porsche Tiptronic System"
automatic gearbox

This six-speed gearbox offers a choice
between the comfort of fully automatic
operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.


1.
Gear lever.

2.
Button "S" (sport)
.

3.
Button " 7
" (snow)
.


Moving off


)
Select position N
and press the
brake pedal fi rmly while starting the
engine.

)
Engage fi rst gear (position A
or M
)
or reverse (position R
) using the
gear lever 1
.

)
Take your foot off the brake pedal
then accelerate.

)
Select position P
or N
and press the
brake pedal fi rmly while starting the
engine.

)
Select position R
, D
or M
.

)
Take your foot off the brake pedal,
then accelerate.
3.
Steering mounted "-"
paddle.

4.
Steering mounted "+"
paddle.

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Moving off
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Optimise the use of your
gearbox

With a manual gearbox, move off gen-
tly, 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 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 traf-
fi 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 be-
fore using the air conditioning.
Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the win-
dows 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
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 to-
wards limiting the consumption of elec-
trical energy, and so of fuel.
Disconnect your portable devices be-
fore leaving the vehicle.














































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

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 ob-
serve the schedule of operations rec-
ommended 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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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS

















INSTRUMENT PANELS

Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and warning lamps.


Dials



1.
Rev counter.



Indicates the engine speed (x 1 000 rpm).

2.
Coolant temperature.


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

3.
Fuel level.


Indicates the quantity of fuel remain-
ing in the tank.

4.
Speedometer.


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

5.
Screen.


6.
Display zero reset or service indi-
cator re-display button.


Resets the selected function to zero
(trip distance recorder or service in-
dicator) or displays the service indi-
cator again.

7.
Instrument panel lighting

dimmer

.

Adjusts the brightness of the light-
ing of the instruments and controls,
if the vehicle lighting is on.

For more information, refer
to the paragraph relating to
the button or function and its
associated display.

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS

Screen(s)










Instrument panel navigator associated
with the Peugeot Connect Media
This group of buttons permits:


- when stationary
, confi guration of the
vehicle's equipment and the screen
settings (languages, units...),

- while driving
, scrolling of the active
functions (trip computer, naviga-
tion...).
Controls
There are four buttons to control the
large 16/9 screen in the instrument
panel:


1.
access the main menu, confi rm the
selection,

2.
move up through the menu,

3.
move down through the menu,

4.
return to the previous display, exit
from the menu.


A.
Speed limiter


or
Cruise control.


(mph or km/h)

B.
Trip distance recorder.


(miles or km)
C.
Service indicator.


(miles or km) or,
Engine oil level indicator.


or
distance recorder.


(miles or km)

D.
6-speed electronic gear control
or automatic gearbox.


E.
Warning messages and function
status messages, trip computer,
GPS navigation information, menus (with Peugeot Connect Media).

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS

Vehicle parameters
This menu allows you to activate or
deactivate certain driving and comfort
equipment (according to country):


- wiper linked with reverse gear (refer
to the "Visibility" section),

- selective unlocking (refer to the "Ac-
cess" section),

- guide-me-home and welcome light-
ing (refer to the "Visibility" section),

- interior mood lighting (refer to the
"Visibility" section),

- daytime running lamps (refer to the
"Visibility" section),

- directional headlamps (refer to the
"Visibility" section),

- automatic or manual parking brake
(refer to the "Driving" section).


Choice of units
This menu allows you to select the units:
temperature (°Celsius or °Fahrenheit)
and fuel consumption (l/100 km, mpg or
km/l).

Choice of language
This menu allows you to select the
display language: Deutsch, English,
Espanol, Français, Italiano, Nederlands,
Portugues, Türkçe * .
The main menu and its asso-
ciated functions can only be
accessed when stationary, via
buttons 1
to 4
.
A message appears on the screen,
above a certain speed threshold, in-
dicating that the main menu cannot
be displayed.
The trip computer displays can only
be accessed while driving, via but-
tons 2
and 3
(refer to the "Trip com-
puter" paragraph).

Main menu


)
Press button 1
for access to the
main menu and select one of the fol-
lowing functions:


- "Vehicle parameters",

- "Choice of language",

- "Choice of units".

)
Press button 2
or 3
to move in the
screen.

)
Press button 1
again to confi rm the
selection.


*
According to country.










Indicator and warning lamps

Visual indicators informing the driver
that a system is in operation (operation
or deactivation indicator lamps) or of the
occurrence of a fault (warning lamp).

When the ignition is switched on
Certain warning lamps come on for a
few seconds when the vehicle's ignition
is switched on.
When the engine is started, these same
warning lamps should go off.
If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the
information on the warning lamp concerned.


Associated warnings
The illumination of certain warning
lamps may be accompanied by an au-
dible signal and a message in the multi-
function screen.
The warning lamps may come
on continuously (fi xed) or
fl ash.
Certain warning lamps may come on
in two different modes. Only by re-
lating the type of illumination to the
operating status of the vehicle can
it be ascertained whether the situa-
tion is normal or whether a fault has
occurred.

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INSTRUMENTS and CONTROLS

Operation indicator lamps
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confi rms that the corresponding system has come into operation.



Warning lamp



is on



Cause



Action/Observations








Left-hand
direction
indicato

r


fl ashing
with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
down.






Right-hand
direction
indicator


fl ashing
with buzzer. The lighting stalk is pushed
up.






Sidelamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Sidelamps" position.






Dipped beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is in the
"Dipped beam headlamps"
position.






Main beam
headlamps


fi xed. The lighting stalk is pulled
towards you. Pull the stalk to return to dipped beam
headlamps.





Front
foglamps


fi xed. The front foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards twice to
switch off the front foglamps.





Rear
foglamps


fi xed. The rear foglamps are
switched on. Turn the ring on the stalk rearwards to switch off
the rear foglamps.