2012 Peugeot 508 RXH Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia)

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Familiarisation
Sitting comfortably


Door mirrors


Adjustment
1.
Selection of the mirror. 2.Adjusting the position of the mirror glass. 3.De-selection and folding/unfolding the mirrors.
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Other functions... Automatic dipping in reverse.
Rear view mirror
Manual day/night model
1.Selecting the "day" position of the rear view mirror. 2.
Rear view mirror adjustment.

Automatic day/night model
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1.Automatic detection of day/night mode.
2. Rear view mirror adjustment. 1
. Fitting the belt.2.Fastening.3.Check that the belt is correctly fastened by pulling on the belt webbing.


Front seat belts
173

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Familiarisation
Seeing clearly
Lighting
Ring A
Ring B


Wipers
143


Control stalk A: windscreen
wipers
2. Fast wipe.1. Normal wipe. Int. Intermittent wipe.
0. Park.
AUTO Automatic wiping.
È Single wipe: Brief pull on the stalk towards.
Screenwash: Long pull on stalk towards you.
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Switching on "AUTO" mode
)Briefly push the stalk downwards.)Briefly push the stalk downwards or place
the stalk in another position: Int, 1 or 2.
Ring B: rear wiper
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ghting off.
Automatic illumination o
f headlamps.

Sidelamps.
Dipped / main beam headlamps.
Rear
foglamps.
Park.
Intermittent wipe.
Screenwash.

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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 should
indicate the fuel remaining.B.With the engine running, the associatedlow 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 oil level.
If the levels are not correct, top up the level
which 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 "forwards 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
177
A.
Front seat belts not fastened or unfastenedwarning lamp.


Front seat belts and
passenger's front airbag
177 B
. Airbag fault warning lamp.
C.
Front passenger's airbag activation indicator lamp.
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Familiarisation
Driving safely


Before starting



- Place the gear lever in position N.

- Inser t the key in the ignition switch or keep
the electronic key in the vehicle.

Starting at temperatures above
zero
- Press the brake pedal.
- Make a single shor t press (about one second) on the STA R T/STOP
button or
turn the key fully towards the dashboard to
position 3(Start).


When the temperature is below zero
, you must initiate pre-heating of theDiesel engine:


- Without
putting your foot on the brake pedal, make an initial first press on the START/STOP button.

- Wait until the pre-heater warning lamp goes off.
-With
your foot on the brake pedal,make a second short press on the STA R T/STOP button. 25


- The instrument panel and the Read
ylampcome on, confirmed by an audible signal.

- The dial in the centre console is in AUTOmode.

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Familiarisation
Moving off
- While maintaining pressure on the brake pedal, move the gear lever to position A
togo for wards, or R
for reverse.
- Ta k e your foot off the brake pedal; you cannow move off.

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Familiarisation
Driving safely


Speed limiter "LIMIT"
1.
Selecting speed limiter mode.2.Decrease the programmed value.3.Increase the programmed value.4.
Pause/resume speed limiter.
5. Speed limiter off.
The values must be set with the engine running.
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Cruise control "CRUISE"
1.Selecting cruise control mode.2. Decrease the programmed value. 3.
Increase the programmed value.
4. Pause/resume cruise control.
5. Cruise control Off.
In order to be programmed or activated, the
vehicle speed must be higher than 25 mph (40 km/h), with at least 2 nd gear engaged.


Display in the instrument panel
The cruise control or speed limiter mode
appears in the instrument panel when it isselected.
Cruise contro
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Speed limiter

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Hybrid system








Presentation
energy to be associated in an effective manner:
the Diesel HDi engine, which drives the front
wheels and the electric motor, which drives the rear wheels.These two motors can operate alternately or simultaneously, according to the hybrid modeselected and the driving conditions.
The electric motor alone provides power for
the vehicle in "ZEV" (Zero Emissions Vehicle) mode, and in "Auto" mode for running at slowspeed and low load. It also assists the Dieselengine when moving off, accelerating and changing gear.The battery that powers the electric motor is recharged during phases of deceleration andstores the energy for subsequent use.
1.Diesel HDi engine (front wheel drive). 2. Electric motor (rear wheel drive).3.
200 V battery.4.Electronic power supervisor.
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.Stop & Start system. 6
.6 -speed electronic gearbox.7. Electrical flow. 8.HYbrid4 mode selector.