2021 Peugeot 308 engine

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Ease of use and comfort
3Press the "Air conditioning" menu
button to display the air conditioning
system controls page.
1. Temperature.
2. Air flow.
3. Air distribution.
4. Air conditioning on/off.
5. Automatic comfort programme.
6. Access to the second page.
Temperature adjustment
The driver and front passenger can each set the
temperature.
►

Press one of the buttons
1 to increase or
decrease the air flow.
The value displayed corresponds to a level of
comfort and not to a precise temperature.
It is recommended that you avoid a difference
between the left and right setting of more than 3.
Automatic comfort programme
► Press the button 5 to activate/deactivate the
automatic mode of the air conditioning system.
When the indicator lamp in the button is on, the
air conditioning system operates automatically:
the system manages the temperature, air
flow and air distribution in the passenger
compartment in an optimum way depending on
the comfort level you have selected.
It is possible to modulate the intensity of
the automatic comfort programme by
choosing one of three mode settings offered in a
secondary page of the " Air conditioning" menu.
To change the current setting, shown by the
green indicator lamp, press the button for the
desired mode:


"Soft": provides soft and quiet operation
by limiting air flow.
"Normal": offers the best compromise
between a comfortable temperature and
quiet operation (default setting).
"Fast": provides strong and effective air
flow.
This setting is associated with AUTO mode only.
However, on deactivation of AUTO mode, the
indicator for the last setting remains on.
Changing the setting does not reactivate AUTO
mode if deactivated.
In cold conditions and when the engine is
cold, to limit distribution of cold air in the
passenger compartment, the air flow will
change gradually until the comfort setting is
reached.
On entering the vehicle, if the interior
temperature is much colder or warmer than
the comfort value setting, there is no need
to alter the value displayed in order to reach
more quickly the required level of comfort.
The system automatically corrects the
temperature difference.
Manual control
You can manually adjust one or more settings,
while retaining automatic control of the other
functions:
–

air flow
,
–

air distribution.
As soon as you modify a setting, the indicator
lamp in the "

AUTO" button goes off.
► Press the AUTO button again to
activate the automatic comfort
programme again.
Air flow adjustment
► Press one of the buttons 2 to increase or
decrease the speed of the fan.
The air flow symbol (a fan) is filled in
progressively as the speed of the fan is
increased.
By reducing the air flow to minimum, you are
stopping ventilation.
"OFF " is displayed alongside the fan.

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Ease of use and comfort
3



► Press this button to demist or defrost the
windscreen and side windows more quickly.
The system automatically manages the air
conditioning, air flow and air intake, and provides
optimum distribution towards the windscreen and
side windows.
►

T
o turn it off, press this button again or press
"AUTO".
The system restarts with the values in use before
it was deactivated.
With Stop & Start, when demisting
- defrosting has been activated, STOP
mode is not available.
Rear screen
demisting/defrosting




On / Off
► Press this button to demist/defrost the rear
screen and, depending on version, the door
mirrors. The button indicator lamp comes on.
Defrosting switches off automatically to prevent
excessive electrical consumption.
►

It is possible to stop the demisting / defrosting
operation before it is switched off automatically
by pressing this button again.

The button
indicator lamp goes off.
Switch off the demisting/defrosting of
the rear screen and door mirrors as
soon as appropriate, as lower current
consumption results in reduced fuel
consumption.
Rear screen demisting - defrosting can
only be operated when the engine is
running.
Panoramic sunroof
Its electric blind improves thermal and acoustic
comfort.
Electric blind
Opening

► Press the back of the control without going
beyond the point of resistance.
The blind stops when your release the control.

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Ease of use and comfort
Closing

► Press the front of the control without going
beyond the point of resistance.
The blind stops when your release the control.
You can also press or pull the control beyond the point of resistance: the blind
opens or closes completely after you release
the control.
Operating the control again stops the
movement of the blind.
Anti-pinch
If the blind encounters an obstacle,
you should reverse the movement. Use the
control to do this.
Remember to always switch off the ignition
when leaving the vehicle, even for a short
time.
When operating the control, the driver should
ensure that there is nothing preventing
movement of the blind.
The driver must ensure that passengers use
the blind correctly.
Be aware of children when operating the
blind.
Courtesy lamps

1. Front courtesy lamp
2. Front map reading lamps


3.Rear courtesy lamp
4. Rear map reading lamps
Front and rear courtesy
lamps
In this position, the courtesy lamp comes
on gradually:
–

when the vehicle is unlocked.
–


when the key is removed from the ignition
switch.
–


when a door is opened.
–


when the remote control locking button is
activated, in order to locate the vehicle.
It switches off gradually:
–


when the vehicle is locked.
–


when the ignition is switched on.
–


30 seconds after the last door is closed.
Permanently off.
Permanent lighting.
Depending on version, pressing this
button also switches the courtesy lamp
on/off.
Front - rear map reading
lamps
► With the ignition on, operate the
corresponding switch.
Take care not to put anything in contact with the courtesy lamps.
In "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting
time varies according to the
circumstances:
– when the ignition is off, approximately ten
minutes,
– in energy saving mode, approximately thirty
seconds,
– with the engine running, unlimited.
Footwell lighting
Switching on

Its operation is the same as the courtesy lamps.
The lamps come on when one of the doors is
opened.

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Ease of use and comfort
3In "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting
time varies according to the
circumstances:
–

when the ignition is off, approximately ten
minutes,
–


in energy saving mode, approximately thirty
seconds,
–


with the engine running, unlimited.
Footwell lighting
Switching on

Its operation is the same as the courtesy lamps.
The lamps come on when one of the doors is
opened.
Interior ambient lighting
The dimmed passenger compartment lighting
improves visibility in the vehicle when the light
is poor.


At night, the ambient lighting comes on/goes off
automatically when the sidelamps are switched
on/off.

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Lighting and visibility
Exterior lighting control
stalk
Main lighting



Lamps off (ignition off)/
Daytime running lamps (engine running)
Automatic illumination of lamps/daytime running lamps
Sidelamps only
Dipped or main beam headlamps
Dipping the headlamps

Pull the stalk to switch the lighting between
dipped and main beam headlights.
In lighting off and sidelamps modes, the driver
can switch on the main beam headlamps
temporarily ("headlamp flash") by pulling on the
stalk.
Display
Illumination of the corresponding indicator lamp
in the instrument panel confirms that the lighting
selected is on.
Foglamps
In good or rainy weather, by both day
and night, the front foglamps and the rear
foglamps are prohibited. In these situations,
the power of their beams may dazzle other
drivers. They should only be used in fog or
falling snow.
In these weather conditions, it is your
responsibility to switch on the foglamps and
dipped headlamps manually as the sunshine
sensor may detect sufficient light.
Switch off the front and rear foglamps when
they are no longer necessary.
Rear foglamp
It only works if the dipped or main beam
headlamps are on.


► Rotate the ring forwards/backwards to turn
it on/off.
When the lighting is switched off automatically
("
AUTO" position), the foglamp is switched off.
Front foglamps/Rear
foglamps
They operate with the sidelamps, dipped or main beam headlamps on.


► Rotate the ring forwards:
• once to switch on the front foglamps,
•

a second time to switch on the rear
foglamps.
►


Rotate
the ring backwards:
•

once to switch off the rear foglamps,
•


a second time to switch off the front
foglamps.
If the lighting is switched off automatically (with
AUT

O model) or the dipped beam headlamps
are switched off manually, the foglamps and
sidelamps remain on.
►

Rotate the ring backwards to switch the
foglamps off; the sidelamps will then switch off.
Never look too closely at the luminous
beam of “Full LED” headlamps: risk of
serious eye injury.
In some weather conditions (e.g. low
temperature or humidity), the presence
of misting on the internal surface of the glass
of the headlamps and rear lamps is normal; it
disappears after the lamps have been on for a
few minutes.
Travelling abroad
Halogen headlamps
If using your vehicle in a country that drives
on the other side of the road to the one in
which your vehicle was sold, the headlamps
must be adjusted to avoid dazzling oncoming
drivers.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
LED lamps
The design of the front LED headlamps
allows driving without modification in a
country that drives on the other side of the
road to the country in which your vehicle was
sold.
Switching off the lights when the
ignition is switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the lights
turn off immediately, except for dipped
beam if automatic guide-me-home lighting is
activated.

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Lighting and visibility
4In some weather conditions (e.g. low
temperature or humidity), the presence
of misting on the internal surface of the glass
of the headlamps and rear lamps is normal; it
disappears after the lamps have been on for a
few minutes.
Travelling abroad
Halogen headlamps
If using your vehicle in a country that drives
on the other side of the road to the one in
which your vehicle was sold, the headlamps
must be adjusted to avoid dazzling oncoming
drivers.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
LED lamps
The design of the front LED headlamps
allows driving without modification in a
country that drives on the other side of the
road to the country in which your vehicle was
sold.
Switching off the lights when the
ignition is switched off
On switching off the ignition, all of the lights
turn off immediately, except for dipped
beam if automatic guide-me-home lighting is
activated.
Switching on the lighting after the
ignition is switched off
To reactivate the lighting control, rotate ring
A to the 0 position - lamps off, then to the
desired position.
On opening the driver's door a temporary
audible signal warns the driver that the
lighting is on.
They will go off automatically after a period of
time that depends on the state of charge in
battery (entering energy-saving mode).
Daytime running lamps/
Sidelamps
The lamps light up automatically when the
engine starts.


They provide the following functions:
– Daytime running lamps (lighting control stalk
at position " 0" or "AUTO" with adequate light
level).
–

Sidelamps (lighting control stalk at position
"

AUTO" with low light levels or "Sidelamps only"
or "Dipped/main beam headlamps").
Automatic illumination of headlamps
When the ring is at the “AUTO" position and
a low level of ambient light is detected by the
rain/sunshine sensor, the number plate lamps,
sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps are
switched on automatically, without any action on
the part of the driver. They may also come on if
rain is detected, at the same time as automatic
operation of the windscreen wipers.
As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient
level or after the windscreen wipers are switched
off, the lamps are switched off automatically.
Malfunction
In the event of a malfunction of the rain/
sunshine sensor, the vehicle’s lighting
comes on and this warning lamp is displayed in
the instrument panel, accompanied by an
audible signal and/or the display of a message.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
Do not cover the rain/sunshine sensor
located at the top centre of the

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Safety
► Press the central part of the steering wheel.
Electronic stability control
(ESC)
The electronic stability control programme includes the following systems:
–

Anti-lock braking system (ABS) and Electronic
brake force distribution (EBFD).
–


Emergency braking assistance (EBA).
–


Anti-slip regulation (ASR).
–


Dynamic stability control (DSC).
–


T
railer stability assist (TSA).
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) and Electronic brake
force distribution (EBFD)
These systems enhance the vehicle’s stability
and handling during braking, and enable greater
control while cornering, particularly on poor or
slippery road surfaces.
ABS prevents wheel locking in the event of
emergency braking.
EBFD manages the braking pressure wheel by
wheel.
This warning lamp comes on fixed in the
event of an ABS malfunction.
The vehicle retains conventional braking. Drive
carefully at a moderate speed.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop as soon as possible.
This warning lamp, when lit together with the ABS warning lamp, accompanied by a
message and an audible signal, indicates an
EBFD malfunction.
You must stop as soon as it is safe to do so.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
The normal operation of the ABS may result in slight vibrations in the brake
pedal.
When braking in an emergency, press
very firmly and maintain this pressure.
When changing wheels (tyres and rims),
ensure that these are approved for your
vehicle.
After an impact, have these systems checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Emergency braking
assistance (EBA)
In an emergency, this system enables you
to reach the optimum braking pressure more
quickly and therefore reduce the stopping
distance.
It is triggered in relation to the speed at which
the brake pedal is pressed. This is felt by a reduction in the resistance of the pedal and an
increase in braking efficiency.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
/ Dynamic stability control
(DSC)
Anti-slip regulation optimises traction using
engine braking and by applying the brakes on
the driving wheels to avoid wheel spinning. It
also enhances the vehicle's directional stability
while accelerating.
If there is a difference between the vehicle’s
trajectory and the path desired by the driver, the
dynamic stability control system automatically
uses engine braking and the brakes on one or
more wheels to return the vehicle to the desired
path, within the limits of the laws of physics.
These systems are activated automatically every
time the vehicle is started.
They come into operation in the event of a grip
or trajectory problem.
This warning lamp on the instrument panel flashes to indicate that they are
operating.
Deactivation/Reactivation
In exceptional conditions (starting a vehicle
which is bogged down, stuck in snow, on soft
ground, etc.), it may be advisable to deactivate
these systems, so that the wheels can turn freely
and regain grip.

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Safety
5With GTi version

► Press this button to deactivate DSC
and ASR.
Except GT
i version
► Select " Traction control " from the
"Driving functions " menu on the touch
screen to deactivate ASR.
Deactivation is confirmed when this
indicator lamp is displayed on the
instrument panel accompanied by a message
and, depending on version, the lighting of the
indicator lamp in the button.
Reactivate the system(s) when normal grip is
restored.
This/these system(s) is/are reactivated
automatically each time the ignition is switched
off or above 31 mph (50
km/h) (except GTi
version).
Below 31 mph (50
km/h), reactivate them
manually.
With GTi version
► Press this button again to reactivate
DSC and ASR.
Except GTi version
► Select Traction control from the
Driving functions menu on the touch
screen to reactivate ASR.
Malfunction
In the event of a malfunction of these
systems, this warning lamp comes on,
accompanied by the display of a message and
an audible signal.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the systems checked.
ASR / DSC
These systems enhance safety during
normal driving, but should not encourage
the driver to take extra risks or drive at high
speed.
It is in conditions of reduced grip (rain, snow,
ice) that the risk of loss of grip increases. It
is therefore important for your safety to keep
these systems activated in all conditions, and
particularly in difficult conditions.
Correct operation of these systems depends
on compliance with the manufacturer's
recommendations relating to the wheels
(tyres and rims), braking and electronic
components, as well as the assembly and
repair procedures used by PEUGEOT
dealers.
The use of snow tyres is recommended, to
ensure that these systems remain effective
in winter conditions. All four wheels must be
fitted with tyres approved for the vehicle.
Trailer stability assist (TSA)
When towing, this system reduces the risk of the
vehicle or trailer swaying.
Operation
The system is activated automatically when the
ignition is switched on.
The electronic stability control system (ESC)
must not have any faults.
At speeds between 37 and 99 mph (60 and
160
km/h), if the system detects oscillating trailer
movements (snaking), it applies the brakes to
stabilise the trailer and, if necessary, reduces
engine power to slow the vehicle.
This warning lamp flashes on the instrument panel and the brake lamps
light up to draw attention to this corrective action.
For information on weights and towed loads,
refer to the Engine Technical Data and Towed
Loads section or your vehicle’s registration
certificate
To ensure safe driving with a Towing device,
refer to the corresponding section.
Malfunction
If a fault occurs, this warning lamp comes
on in the instrument panel, accompanied
by a message and an audible signal.
If you wish to continue towing a trailer, reduce
your speed and drive carefully!
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the system checked.