2012 Peugeot 508 airbag

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Contents
Child seats 149
ISOFIX child seats 156
Child lock 160
Child safety
Direction indicators 161
Emergency or assistance call 162
Horn 162
Tyre under-infl ation detection 163
ESC system 164
Seat belts 167
Airbags 170
Safety
Te m p o r a ry puncture repair kit 174
Changing a wheel 180
Changing a bulb 187
Changing a fuse 196
12 V battery 200
Energy economy mode 203
Changing a wiper blade 204
To w i ng the vehicle 205
To w i ng a trailer 207
Fitting roof bars 209
Accessories 210
Practical information
Opening the bonnet 213
Running out of fuel (Diesel) 214
Petrol engines 215
Diesel engines 216
Checking levels 218
Checks 221
Checks
Petrol engines 223
Petrol weights 224
Diesel en
gines 226
Diesel weights 229
Dimensions 232
Identifi cation markings 233
Technical data
Emergency or assistance 235
JBL equipment 237
Peugeot Connect Navigation (RT6) 239
Audio system 293
Audio equipment and telematics
Alphabetical index
Visual search

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Familiarisation
9.Fusebox.
10. Front door window demisting/defrostingvent.
11.Windscreen demisting/defrosting vent. 12 .Steering lock and star ting with the key.
13. Starting using the electronic key. 14 .
Audio equipment steering wheel controls.
15. Wiper/screenwash/trip computer stalk.
16.Central locking and hazard warningbuttons.
17. Multifunction screen.

Instruments and controls
1.
Cruise control/speed limiter controls. 2.
Headlamp height adjustment. 3.
Lighting and direction indicator stalk
4.
Instrument panel. 5.
Driver's airbag.Horn.
6.Gear lever.
7. 12 V accessory socket
USB por t/auxiliary socket.8.Bonnet release lever.
18.Central adjustable air vents.19. Passenger's airbag.20.
Side adjustable air vents.
21.Glove box/Passenger's airbag deactivation. 22.
Electric parking brake. 23.
Central armrest with storage. 24.
Storage (according to version).25.Audio system. 26.Heating/air conditioning controls.

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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
170
A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.
Front seat belts and
passen
ger's front airbag
171
B. Airbag fault warning lamp.
C.
Front passenger's airbag activationindicator lamp.
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Instruments and controls
Warning/indicator lampStateCauseAction/Observations



Automatic wipingfixed.The wiper control is pushed downwards. Automatic front wiping is activated. To deactivate automatic wiping, operate the controlstalk downwards or put the stalk into another position.
Passenger's
airbag systemfix
ed in the seat belt
and passenger's front airbag warning lampsdisplay.
The control switch, located in the glove
box, has been placed in the
"ON" position.
The passenger's front airbag is activated.
In this case, do not install a "rear facing"child seat.
Move the control switch to the "OFF"
position to
deactivate the passen
ger's front airbag.
In this case, you can install a "rear facing" child seat.
Stop & Start

fixed. When the vehicle stops (red lights,
traffic jams, ...) the Stop & Star t system has put the engine into STOP mode. The warnin
g lamp goes off and the engine restarts
automatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move off.

fl
ashes for a few seconds, then goes off. STOP mode is temporaril
y unavailable.
or
STA R T mode is invoked
automatically. Refer to "Drivin
g - § Stop & Star t" for special cases
with STOP mode and STA R T m o d e .

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Instruments and controls
If one of the following indicator lamps comes on, this confirms that the corresponding system has been switched off intentionally.This is may be accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the instrument panel screen.

Warning/indicator lampStateCauseAction/Observations



Passenger's airbag system fixed in the instrument
panel and/or seat belt
and front passen
ger's
airbag warning lamps
display.The control switch, located in the
glove box, is set to the OFF
position.
The passenger's front airbag is deactivated.
Set the control to the "ON"position to activate the passenger's front airbag.
In this case, do not fit a child seat in the rear-facing position.
DSC/ASR (ESP)
fixed. The button (located on the foldingpanel at the bottom left of the
dashboard) has been pressed.Its indicator lamp is on.
The DSC/ASR is deactivated.
DSC: dynamic stability control.
ASR: anti-slip regulation. Press the button to activate the DSC/ASR. Its indicator
lamp switches off.
The DSC/ASR s
ystem is activated automatically when
the vehicle is started.
After deactivation, the system is reactivated
automatically from approximately 30 mph (50 km/h).

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Instruments and controls
Warning/indicator lampStateCauseAction/Observations


Airbagson temporarily. This lamp comes on for a fewseconds when you turn on
the ignition, then goes off.This lamp should
go off when the engine is started.
If it does not go off, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or
a qualified workshop.
fix
ed.One of the airbag or seat beltpretensioner systems has a fault.Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.


Directionalheadlampsflashing.The directional headlamps systemhas a fault.Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.


Seat belt(s) not fastened/unfastened
fixed then flashingaccompanied by anincreasing audiblesignal. A
seat belt has not been fastened or has been unfastened.Pull the strap then insert the tongue in the buckle.

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Instruments and controls

* According to country.
CHECK (vehicle autotest)
Automatic CHECK
With the key in the ignition on position, all of the
warning lamps for the functions tested are displayed.
They are switched off after a few seconds. At the same time, an automatic CHECK(vehicle autotest) is carried out.
In the presence of a fault
A "minor" fault has been detected: the warning
lamp(s) are displayed then go off.You can star t your vehicle; however, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop as soon as possible.
A "major" fault has been detected:
the associated warning lamps(s) remain
on accompanied by the STOP or SERVICE
warning lamp.
Do not star t your vehicle. Call a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
wor
kshop without delay.

Manual CHECK

Pressing the "CHECK"button on the instrument
panel star ts the manual CHECK (vehicle autotest).
This function enables you to recall at any time (with
the key in the ignition on position or with the engine
running), the aler ts present.
The passenger's airbag deactivated warning lamp * remains on while the airbag is deactivated.
With the en
gine running and the vehiclemoving, the instrument panel displaysthe warning lamps (in the event of a fault). I
f no "major" fault is found, you can star t your
vehicle.

Lighting dimmer control

With the headlamps on, press button B
to
increase the brightness of the instruments and controls and the interior mood lighting or button Ato reduce it.
As soon as the lighting reaches the required
level of brightness, release the button.

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Child safety
Child seat in the front
"Rearwards-facing"
When a "rear wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, itis essential that the passenger airbag is
deactivated. Other wise, the child would risk being seriously injured or killed if
the airbag were to inflate .


"Forwards-facing"

When a "for wards-facing" child seat is installed on the front passenger seat, adjust the
vehicle's seat to the fully back and highest
position with the seat back upright and leave
the passenger's airbag activated.
Passenger seat in the fully back and
highest position.
Ensure that the seat belt is correctlytensioned.