2021 PEUGEOT 508 air conditioning

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Contents
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Overview
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Eco-driving
1InstrumentsDigital instrument panels 10
Warning and indicator lamps 12
Indicators 18
Manual test 22
Total distance recorder 22
Lighting dimmer 22
Trip computer 22
Touch screen 23
Remote functions (Rechargeable hybrid) 26
2AccessElectronic key with remote control function
and built-in key, 27
Keyless Entry and Start 29
Back-up procedures 31
Central locking 33
Alarm 33
Doors 35
Boot 36
Motorised tailgate 37
Electric windows 41
Panoramic sunroof 42
3Ease of use and comfortDriving position 44
Front seats 45
Steering wheel adjustment 48
Mirrors 48
Rear seats 50
Heating and Ventilation 51
Dual-zone automatic air conditioning 53
Front demisting - defrosting 55
Heated windscreen 56
Rear screen demisting/defrosting 56
Additional heating/ventilation system 56
Temperature pre-conditioning
(Rechargeable hybrid)
58
Front fittings 59
Courtesy lamps 62
Interior ambient lighting 63
Rear fittings 63
Boot fittings 64
4Lighting and visibilityExterior lighting control stalk 69
Direction indicators 70
Headlamp beam height adjustment 71
Automatic illumination of headlamps 71
Guide-me-home and welcome lighting 71
Automatic lighting systems - General
recommendations
72
Automatic headlamp dipping 72
Static cornering lighting 73
Night Vision 74
Wiper control stalk 75
Changing a wiper blade 77
Automatic wipers 77
5SafetyGeneral safety recommendations 79
Hazard warning lamps 79
Horn 80
Pedestrian horn (Rechargeable hybrid) 80
Emergency or assistance 80
Electronic stability control (ESC) 82
Seat belts 84
Airbags 86
Active bonnet 88
Child seats 89
Deactivating the front passenger airbag 91
ISOFIX child seats 93
i-Size child seats 97
Child lock 98
6DrivingDriving recommendations 100
Starting/switching off the engine 101
Starting rechargeable hybrid vehicles 102
Electric parking brake 103
Automatic gearbox 106
Electric automatic gearbox (Rechargeable
hybrid)
109
Hill start assist 11 0
Active Suspension Control 111
Driving modes 111
Gear efficiency indicator 11 3
Stop & Start 11 3
Under-inflation detection 11 5
Driving and manoeuvring aids - General
recommendations
11 6
Road signs recognition 11 8
Speed limiter 121
Cruise control - Specific recommendations 123
Programmable cruise control 123
Memorising speeds 125
Drive Assist Plus 125
Adaptive cruise control 126
Lane positioning assist 129

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Overview
Steering-mounted controls

1.Exterior lighting controls/Direction indicators/
Service indicator
2. Wiper controls/Screenwash/Trip computer
3. Automatic gearbox control paddles
4. Horn/Driver front airbag
5. Controls for Cruise control/Speed limiter/
Adaptive cruise control
6. Audio system setting controls
A. Choice of instrument panel display mode
B. Voice commands
C. Decrease/Increase volume
D. Select previous/next media
Confirm a selection
E. Access the Telephone menu
Manage calls
F. Select an audio source G.
Display the list of radio stations/audio tracks
Side control bar



1. Halogen headlamp beam height adjustment
2. Motorised tailgate
3. Active lane departure warning system
4. Lane positioning assist
5. Alarm
6. Temperature pre-conditioning operation
indicator lamp
7. Heated windscreen
8. Opening the fuel filler flap
Central control bars



1. Controls for the 8" touch screen
with
PEUGEOT Connect Radio or 10" HD
touch screen with
PEUGEOT Connect Nav
Access to the Energy menu
2. Heated seats
3. Stop & Start
4. Windscreen and front windows demisting
5. Recirculation of interior air
6. Rear screen de-icing
7. Automatic air conditioning

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Eco-driving
Eco-driving
Eco-driving refers to a range of everyday
practices that allow the motorist to optimise
the vehicle's energy consumption (fuel and/or
electricity) and CO
2 emissions.
Optimise your use of the gearbox
With an automatic gearbox, favour automatic
mode. Do not depress the accelerator pedal
heavily or suddenly.
The gear shift indicator prompts you to engage
the most suitable gear. Whenever this indication
is displayed on the instrument panel, follow it
straight away.
With an automatic gearbox, this indicator
appears only in manual mode.
Drive smoothly
Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use
engine braking rather than the brake pedal and
press the accelerator gradually. These practices
help to save on energy consumption, reduce
CO
2 emissions and decrease general traffic
noise.
Favour the use of the "Eco" driving mode by
selecting it using the "DRIVE MODE" control.
With an EAT8 gearbox, with the gear selector in
mode
D, and except in Sport mode, favour "free-
wheeling" by gradually and fully lifting your foot
off the accelerator pedal in order to save fuel.
When the traffic is flowing smoothly, select the
cruise control.
Control the use of electrical equipment
Before moving off, if the passenger compartment
is too warm, ventilate it by opening the windows
and air vents before using the air conditioning.
At speeds above 31
mph (50 km/h), close the
windows and leave the air vents open.
Consider using equipment that can help keep
the temperature in the passenger compartment
down (e.g.
sunroof blind, window blinds).
Unless automatically regulated, switch off the air
conditioning as soon as the desired temperature
has been reached.
Switch off the demisting and defrosting functions,
if they are not managed automatically.
Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.
Adapt your use of the headlamps and/or
foglamps to the level of visibility, in accordance
with current legislation in the country in which
you are driving.
Avoid running the engine before moving off,
particularly in winter (other than in severe wintry
conditions: temperature below -23°C). The
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.
As a passenger, avoid connecting your
multimedia devices (e.g.
film, music, video
game) to help reduce the consumption of energy.
Disconnect all portable devices before leaving
the vehicle.
Limit the causes of excess consumption
Spread loads throughout the vehicle. Place the
heaviest items in the boot as close as possible to
the rear seats. Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and
minimise wind resistance (e.g.
roof bars, roof
rack, bicycle carrier, trailer). Preferably, use a
roof box.
Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.
At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit
summer tyres.
Comply with the servicing instructions
Check tyre pressures regularly, with the tyres
cold, referring to the label in the door aperture on
the driver's side.
Carry out this check in particular:
–

before a long journey
.
–

at each change of season.
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after a long period out of use.
Do not forget the spare wheel and, where
applicable, the tyres on your trailer or caravan.
Have your vehicle serviced regularly (e.g.

engine
oil, oil filter, air filter, passenger compartment
filter, etc.). Observe the schedule of operations in
the manufacturer's service schedule.
With a BlueHDi Diesel engine, if the SCR system
has a fault, your vehicle will emit pollution. Visit
a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop
as soon as possible to restore your vehicle's
nitrogen oxide emissions to legal levels.
When filling the fuel tank, do not continue after
the third cut-out of the nozzle, to avoid overflow.
You will only see the fuel consumption of your
new vehicle settle down to a consistent average
after the first 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometres).
Optimising the driving range
(rechargeable hybrid vehicles)
Connect the vehicle as soon as possible.
Favour the ECO zone of the power indicator by
driving smoothly and at a steady speed.
Anticipate slowing down as much as possible
and, if possible, favour decelerations with
regenerative braking mode activated (power
indicator in the CHARGE zone).
With the vehicle connected, carry out
temperature pre-conditioning before setting off.
To optimise consumption during a journey:
► Programme a destination in the vehicle’s
GPS navigation system.
► Select the Hybrid driving mode.
► Make sure that the battery charge level is
close to maximum.
► Do not use the e-Save function while driving.
► Use the heating/air conditioning system
wisely.

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Eco-driving
Optimising the driving range
(rechargeable hybrid vehicles)
Connect the vehicle as soon as possible.
Favour the ECO zone of the power indicator by
driving smoothly and at a steady speed.
Anticipate slowing down as much as possible
and, if possible, favour decelerations with
regenerative braking mode activated (power
indicator in the CHARGE zone).
With the vehicle connected, carry out
temperature pre-conditioning before setting off.
To optimise consumption during a journey:
►

Programme a destination in the vehicle’
s
GPS navigation system.
►

Select the
Hybrid driving mode.
►

Make sure that the battery charge level is
close to maximum.
►


Do not use the e-Save function while driving.
►


Use the heating/air conditioning system
wisely

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Instruments
For more information about the menus,
refer to the sections describing the audio
and telematics systems.
Radio/Media
Climate
Settings for temperature, air flow, etc.
For more information on Dual-zone automatic
air conditioning , refer to the corresponding
section.
Navigation (Depending on equipment)
Driving or Vehicle (Depending on
equipment)
Activation, deactivation and settings for certain
functions.
The functions are organised in 2 tabs: " Driving
functions" and "Vehicle settings".
Telephone
Applications
Access to certain configurable equipment.
Settings
Main settings for the audio system, touch
screen and digital instrument panel.
or
Energy
Access to the rechargeable hybrid system
features (energy flow, consumption statistics,
deferred charging, eSave function).
– Permanent display of the time and outside
temperature (a blue warning lamp appears if
there is a risk of ice).
–

Heating/air conditioning system controls.
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V
ehicle functions and equipment setting
menus.
–

Audio system and telephone controls and
display of related information.
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Display of visual manoeuvring aid functions
(visual parking sensor information, Park

Assist,
etc.).
–

Internet services and display of
related
information.
–

Navigation system controls and
display

of related information (depending on
version).
For safety reasons, always stop the
vehicle before performing operations
that require sustained attention.
Some functions are not accessible while
driving.
Recommendations
This screen is of the capacitive type.
– Do not use pointed objects on the touch
screen.
–

Do not touch the touch screen with wet hands.
–


Use a soft, clean cloth to clean the touch
screen.
Principles
► Use the buttons arranged below the touch
screen to access the menus, then press the
buttons that appear on the touch screen.
Some menus may display across two pages:
press the "
OPTIONS" button to access the
second page.
After a few moments with no action on the second page, the first page is
displayed automatically.
To deactivate/activate a function, select " OFF"
or "ON".
Configuring a function
Access to additional information on the function
Confirm
Return to the previous page or confirm
Volume adjustment/mute
Information banner(s)
Certain information is displayed permanently in
the touch screen banner(s).
Upper banner of the 8" touch screen
– Time and outside temperature (a blue warning
lamp appears if there is a risk of ice).
–

Reminder of the air conditioning information,
and direct access to the corresponding menu.
– Reminder of the information in the
Radio Media and Telephone menus.
–

Notifications.
–


Access to the
Settings for the touch screen
and the digital instrument panel (date/time,
languages, units, etc.).
Side banners of the 10" HD touch screen
– Outside temperature (a blue warning lamp
appears if there is a risk of ice).
–

Access to the
Settings for the touch screen
and the digital instrument panel (date/time,
languages, units, etc.).
–

Notifications.
–


Reminder of the air conditioning information,
and direct access to the corresponding menu.
–

Time.
Menus

Press the touch screen with three fingers
to show all of the menu buttons.

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Instruments
1For more information about the menus,
refer to the sections describing the audio
and telematics systems.
Radio/Media
Climate
Settings for temperature, air flow, etc.
For more information on Dual-zone automatic
air conditioning , refer to the corresponding
section.
Navigation (Depending on equipment)
Driving or Vehicle (Depending on
equipment)
Activation, deactivation and settings for certain
functions.
The functions are organised in 2 tabs: " Driving
functions" and "Vehicle settings".
Telephone
Applications
Access to certain configurable equipment.
Settings
Main settings for the audio system, touch
screen and digital instrument panel.
or
Energy
Access to the rechargeable hybrid system
features (energy flow, consumption statistics,
deferred charging, eSave function).
Energy menu
Flow
The page shows the operation of the
rechargeable hybrid system in real time.
1. Active driving mode
2. Petrol engine
3. Electric motor(s)
4. Traction battery charge level
The energy flows have a colour for each type of
driving:
–

Blue: 100% electrical energy
.
–

Orange: energy from the petrol engine.
–


Green: energy recovery
.
Statistics
This page shows electrical energy and fuel
consumption statistics.


1. Average electrical consumption for the current
trip (kWh/100 km) and historical values:
–

Blue bar chart: directly consumed energy
supplied by the traction battery

.
–

Green bar chart: energy recovered during
deceleration and braking, used to recharge the
battery

.
2. Average fuel consumption for the current trip
(kWh/100
km) and historical values (orange bar
chart).
►

Y
ou can change the displayed time scale by
pressing the

-
or + buttons.
A current trip is any trip of more than 20 minutes without switching off the ignition.
Charging
This page allows you to programme deferred
charging.
For more information on Charging the traction
battery (Rechargeable hybrid), refer to the
corresponding section.

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Ease of use and comfort
Rechargeable hybrid vehicles
Intensive use of the air conditioning
reduces the vehicle range in Electric mode.
Ventilation with the ignition on
When the ignition is switched on, the ventilation
system and the air flow 2 and air distribution
3 settings in the passenger compartment are
activated, for a period which depends on the
battery charge.
This function does not include the air
conditioning system.
Dual-zone automatic air
conditioning
This system automatically controls the activation
of the air conditioning system, regulating the
temperature, air flow and air distribution inside
the passenger compartment.
The air conditioning system operates with
the engine running, but the ventilation and its
controls can be accessed with the ignition on.
Press the Climate menu button to display
the system controls page.

Air distribution

1.Windscreen demisting/de-icing vents
2. Front side window demisting/de-icing vents
3. Adjustable and closable side air vents
4. Adjustable and closable central air vents
5. Air outlets to the front footwells
6. Air outlets to the rear footwells
7. Adjustable and closable air vents
Advice
Using the ventilation and air
conditioning system
►

T

o ensure that air is distributed evenly,
keep the external air intake grilles at the base
of the windscreen, the nozzles, the vents, the
air outlets and the air extractor in the boot
free from obstructions.
► Do not cover the sunshine sensor located
on the dashboard; this sensor is used to
regulate the automatic air conditioning
system.
►

Operate the air conditioning system for at
least 5 to 10 minutes once or twice a month to
keep it in good working order

.
►

If the system does not produce cold air
,
switch it off and contact a PEUGEOT dealer
or a qualified workshop.
When towing a large load on a steep gradient
in high temperatures, switching off the air
conditioning increases the available engine
power, enhancing the towing capacity.
Avoid driving for too long with the ventilation off or with prolonged operation
of interior air recirculation. Risk of misting and
deterioration of the air quality!
If the interior temperature is very high
after the vehicle has stood for a long
time in the sunshine, air the passenger
compartment for a few moments.
Put the air flow control at a setting high
enough to quickly change the air in the
passenger compartment.
Condensation created by the air
conditioning results in a discharge of
water underneath the vehicle. This is perfectly
normal.
Servicing the ventilation and air
conditioning system
►

Ensure that the passenger compartment
filter is in good condition and have the filter
elements replaced regularly

.
We recommend using a composite passenger
compartment filter. Its specific active additive
helps protect against polluting gases and bad
smells.
►

T

o ensure correct operation of the
air conditioning system, have it checked
according to the recommendations in the
Manufacturer’s service schedule.
Stop & Start
The heating and air conditioning systems
only operate when the engine is running.
Temporarily deactivate the Stop & Start
system to maintain a comfortable temperature
in the passenger compartment.
For more information on the Stop &
Start
system, refer to the corresponding
section.
Eco driving mode
Selection of this mode optimises fuel
consumption, but limits the performance
of the heating and air conditioning, without
however deactivating them.

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Ease of use and comfort
3Rechargeable hybrid vehicles
Intensive use of the air conditioning
reduces the vehicle range in Electric mode.
Ventilation with the ignition on
When the ignition is switched on, the ventilation
system and the air flow 2 and air distribution
3 settings in the passenger compartment are
activated, for a period which depends on the
battery charge.
This function does not include the air
conditioning system.
Dual-zone automatic air
conditioning
This system automatically controls the activation
of the air conditioning system, regulating the
temperature, air flow and air distribution inside
the passenger compartment.
The air conditioning system operates with
the engine running, but the ventilation and its
controls can be accessed with the ignition on.
Press the Climate menu button to display
the system controls page.






1. Temperature adjustment
2. Air flow adjustment
3. Air distribution adjustment
4. Air conditioning on/off
5. Automatic comfort programme on/off
6. Maximum A/C
7. Access to the secondary page
8. Mono-zone/Dual-zone
9. Selection of setting for the Automatic
Comfort programme (Soft/Normal/Fast) 10.
"Air Quality System" (AQS) function
(depending on version)
11 . Passenger compartment temperature pre-
conditioning (depending on version)
12. Automatic Visibility programme
13. Interior air recirculation
14. System switch-off
Adjusting the temperature
The driver and front passenger can each choose
their own temperature setting.
The value indicated corresponds to a level of
comfort and not to a precise temperature.
►

Press one of the buttons
1 to increase (red)
or decrease (blue) the value.
It is recommended that you avoid a difference of
more than 3°C in the settings for left and right.
Automatic Comfort programme
This automatic mode ensures optimum
management of the passenger compartment
temperature, air flow and air distribution, based
on the selected comfort level.
►

Press button
5 to activate or deactivate the
air conditioning system’s automatic mode .
The indicator lamp in the button lights up
when the air conditioning system is operating
automatically.
You can adjust the intensity of the
automatic Comfort programme by using the