2012 Peugeot 508 Owner's Manual

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Familiarisation
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Heating or manual air conditioning
AirdistributionAir flowAir recirculation/ Exterior air intakeTemperatureManualA/C
HOT
COLD
DEMISTINGDEFROSTING

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

Advice on interior settings

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Familiarisation
Monitoring
On switching on, the dial needles go to
the extent of their travel then return to 0. A. With the ignition on, the needle shouldindicate the fuel remaining. B.With the engine running, the associated low level warning lamp should go off.
Instrument panel
1.
With the ignition on, the orange and red
warning lamps come on.2.With the engine running, these warninglamps should go off.
If a warning lamp remains on, refer to the page concerned.


Warning lamps
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C.
With the ignition on, the instrument panelscreen should indicate the level of oil.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level
whi
ch is low.
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Familiarisation
Passenger safety
1.
Open the glove box. 2.Inser t the key. 3.Select position:"ON"(activation), with front passenger or
"for wards facing" child seat, "OFF"
(deactivation), with "rear facing" child seat. 4.
Remove the key keeping the switch in the
new position.


Front passenger's airbag
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A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.
Front seat belts and
passen
ger's front airbag
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B. Airbag fault warning lamp.
C.
Front passenger's airbag activationindicator lamp.
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Familiarisation
Driving safely
Stop & Start
Going into engine STOP mode
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The "ECO"warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel and the
engine goes into standby; with anelectronic gear control gearbox and speeds
below 4 mph (6 km/h), press the brake pedal or put the gear lever in position N.

Going into engine START mode

Deactivation
/Reactivation

You can deactivate the system at any time bypressing the "ECO OFF"
button; the button's
warning lamp comes on.
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The system is automatically reactivated every time the engine is star ted withthe key.
Before refuelling or doing anything under the bonnet, you must switch off the ignition with the key. Th
e "ECO"
warning lamp goes off
and the engine restar ts with anelectronic gear control gearbox:



- with the gear lever in position A
or Mrelease the brake pedal,

- or with the gear lever in position N
andbrake pedal released, move the gear lever
to position Aor M ,

- or engage reverse.
In certain circumstances, the ST
OP modemay not be available; the "ECO"
warning lamp
flashes for a few seconds, then goes off. In certain circumstances,
STA R T m o d e m ay be
invoked automatically; the "ECO"warning lampflashes for a few seconds, then goes off.

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Familiarisation
Driving safely
1.
Selecting speed limiter mode.2.Decrease the programmed value.3.Increase the programmed value.4.
Pause/resume speed limiter.
5. Speed limiter off.


Speed limiter "LIMIT"
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.Selecting cruise control mode.
2. Decrease the programmed value. 3.
Increase the programmed value. 4.
Pause/resume cruise control.
5. Cruise control Off.
Cruise control "CRUISE"
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The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it is
selected.

Display in the instrument panel
Cruise control
S
peed limiter
The values must be set with the engine running. In order to be programmed or activated,
the vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph (40 km/h), with at least 4th gear engaged on a manual gearbox (2nd gear on an electronicgear control or automatic gearbox).

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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 youto change up; it is displayed in the instrumentpanel, follow its instructions.
With an automatic or electronic gearbox, stay in Drive "D"or Auto "A" , according to the type of gearbox, without pressing theaccelerator pedal heavily or suddenly.


Drive smoothly


Maintain a safe distance between vehicles,use engine braking rather than thebrake pedal, and press the accelerator progressively. These practices contributetowards a reduction in fuel consumption andCO2emissions and also helps reduce thebackground traffic noise.
If your vehicle has cruise control, make useof the system at speeds above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffic is flowing well.



Control the use of your electrical equipment


Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it byopening 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 canhelp keep the temperature in the passenger compartment down (sun roof and windowblinds...).
Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has automatic digital regulation, as soon as thedesired temperature is attained. Switch off the demisting and defrostingcontrols, 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 warmup much faster while driving.

As a passenger, if you avoid connecting your multimedia devices (film, music, videogame...), you will contribute towards limitingthe consumption of electrical energy, and soof fuel.
Disconnect your por table devices beforeleaving the vehicle.














































Eco-driving Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO2emissions.

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Limit the causes of excess
consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle; placethe 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 inpreference.Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit your summer tyres.
Observe the recommendations
on maintenance
Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in the door aper ture, driver's side.Carry out this check in par ticular:- 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 onany trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle ser viced regularly (engine oil, oil filter, air filter...) and obser ve the schedule of operations recommended by the
manufacturer.


When refuelling, do not continue after the3 rdcut-off of the nozzle to avoid any over flow.

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

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Instruments and controls





Petrol-Diesel instrument panel

Rev counter (x 1 000 tr/min or rpm), graduation according to engine (petrol or Diesel).2.
Engine oil temperature gauge. 3.Fuel gauge.4.
Engine coolant temperature gauge. 5.
Speedometer (mph or km/h).
6.Cruise control or speed limiter settings.
7. Gear shift indicator for a manual gearbox
or gear lever position and gear for an electronic gear control or automatic gearbox.A
.Main lighting dimmer.
B.Display of aler t log.
Recall of the service information. C.Reset the trip distance recorder.

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Display zone: aler t messages or state of functions, trip computer.9.Trip distance recorder (miles or km).
10. Automatic wipers
Ser vice indicator
(miles or km) then,
total distance recorder.
These two functions are displayed successively when switching on
the ignition.
Dials and screens
Control buttons