2023 PEUGEOT 408 warning

Welcome
Thank you for choosing a Peugeot 408.
This document contains the key information and recommendations you
will need to be able to explore your vehicle in complete safety. We strongly
recommend familiarising yourself with it, as well as the Maintenance and
Warranty Guide.
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Contents
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Overview
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Eco-driving
 1Dashboard instrumentsDriver information 10
Digital instrument panels 10
Warning and indicator lamps 11
Indicators 17
Manual test 19
Total distance recorder 19
Trip computer 19
10-inch touch screen 20
i-Toggles 22
Remotely operable additional functions
(Rechargeable hybrid)
22
 2AccessElectronic key with remote control function and
built-in key 24
Proximity Keyless Entry and Start 26
Central locking 28
Back-up procedures 29
Doors 31
Boot 31
Motorised tailgate 31
Alarm 35
Electric windows 37
Sunroof 38
 3Ease of use and comfortDriving position 40
Front seats 41
Steering wheel adjustment 45
Heated steering wheel 45
Mirrors 45
Rear bench seat 47
Heating and Ventilation 48
Dual-zone automatic air conditioning 49
Front demisting/defrosting 52
Rear screen demisting/defrosting 52
Heated windscreen 53
Temperature pre-conditioning
(Rechargeable hybrid)
53
Front fittings 54
Courtesy lamps 57
Interior ambient lighting 58
Rear fittings 58
Boot fittings 59
 4Lighting and visibilityExterior lighting control stalk 61
Direction indicators 62
Headlamp beam height adjustment 62
Automatic illumination of headlamps 63
Guide-me-home and welcome lighting 63
Automatic lighting systems - General
recommendations
64
Automatic headlamp dipping 64
Peugeot Matrix LED Technology 2.0 65
Night Vision 67
Wiper control stalk 68
Intermittent wipers 70
Automatic wipers 70
Changing a wiper blade 71
 5SafetyGeneral safety recommendations 72
Hazard warning lamps 72
Horn 73
Pedestrian horn (Rechargeable hybrid) 73
Emergency or assistance 73
Electronic stability control (ESC) 75
Seat belts 78
Airbags 80
Active bonnet 82
Child seats 83
Deactivating the front passenger airbag 84
ISOFIX child seats 85
i-Size child seats 87
Installing child seats 88
Child lock 90
 6DrivingDriving recommendations 91
Starting/switching off the engine 92
Starting rechargeable hybrid vehicles 93
Electric parking brake 94
Automatic gearbox 96
Driving modes 99
Hill start assist 100
Gear shift indicator 101
Stop & Start 101
Tyre under-inflation detection 103
Driving and manoeuvring aids - General
recommendations
104
Steering wheel with hands-on detection 106
Shortcuts for driving aids 106
Road signs recognition 107
Speed limiter 111
Cruise control - Specific recommendations 11 2 CarM an uals 2 .c o m

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Cruise control 11 3
Drive Assist Plus 11 4
Drive Assist 2.0 11 5
Adaptive cruise control 11 5
Lane positioning assist 11 9
Semi-automatic lane changing 122
Active Safety Brake with Collision Risk Alert and
Intelligent emergency braking assistance
126
Distraction detection 130
Lane keeping assist 131
Long-distance blind spot monitoring 134
Parking sensors 135
Visiopark 1 136
Visiopark 3 138
Rear cross traffic alert 140
 7Practical informationCompatibility of fuels 143
Refuelling 143
Rechargeable hybrid system 144
Charging the traction battery
(Rechargeable hybrid)
151
Towing device 153
Towing device with quickly detachable
towball
154
Roof bars 157
Very cold climate screen 158
Snow chains 159
Energy economy mode 159
Bonnet 160
Engine compartment 161
Checking levels 161
Checks 163
Free-wheeling 164
Advice on care and maintenance 165
 8In the event of a breakdownWarning triangle 168
Tool kit 168
Temporary puncture repair kit 169
Spare wheel 172
Changing a bulb 175
Fuses 177
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V battery/Accessory batteries 177
Towing the vehicle 182
 9Technical dataEngine technical data and towed loads 185
Petrol engines 186
Rechargeable hybrid engines 187
Dimensions 188
Identification markings 188
 10 PEUGEOT i-Connect Advanced -PEUGEOT i-Connect
First steps 189
Customisation 192
Steering mounted controls 193
Applications 194
Voice commands 194
Navigation 195
Connectivity 196
Mirror Screen 198
Media 199
Phone 201
Settings 202
Help 203
  11Vehicle data recording and privacy
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Alphabetical index
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Overview
Presentation
These illustrations and descriptions are provided
for information. The presence and location of
some elements vary depending on the version
or trim level.
Instruments and controls



1. Emergency call/Assistance call
Sunroof
Alarm
Courtesy lamp/Front reading lamps
2. Warning lamp display for seat belts and front
passenger airbag
Interior mirror
3. Instrument panel
4. Side control bar/Coin holder
5. Fusebox
6. Bonnet release
7. Door mirrors
Electric windows
Central locking
8. Front armrest
USB sockets
9. Front passenger airbag
10. Glove box
Centre console

1.10-inch touch screen
2. Centre control bars
3. Storage compartment or Wireless
smartphone charger
4. Starting/Switching off the engine with START/
STOP
5. Storage
USB socket
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V socket
Cup holder
6. Gearbox
7. Driving mode selector
8. Electric parking brake
9. Storage compartment/Smartphone storage
Steering-mounted controls
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1.Exterior lighting controls/Direction indicators/
Instrument panel display page/Service
indicator
2. Wiper controls/Screenwash/Trip computer
3. Automatic gearbox control paddles
4. Speed limiter/Cruise control/Adaptive cruise
control/Drive Assist Plus or Drive Assist 2.0
controls
A. Increase/Decrease the speed setting
Display and adjustment of the distance
setting to the vehicle in front (Adaptive cruise
control)
B. Select/Deselect the Cruise control
Select/Deselect the Adaptive cruise control/
Drive Assist Plus
C. Start/Pause the Speed limiter or Cruise
control with the speed setting saved
Confirmation of vehicle restart after automatic
stop (Adaptive cruise control with Stop&Go
function)
D. Select/Deselect the Speed limiter
E. Activation of the Speed limiter or Cruise
control with the speed setting saved
Use the speed suggested by the Road signs
recognition function
5. Horn/Driver front airbag
6. Audio system setting controls
F. Press: Display favourite radio stations/media
Up/Down: previous/next radio/media/
smartphone selection
Press: validation of a selection
G. Increase/Decrease the volume H.
Pick up/Hang up
Access to the Phone application's call log
I. Short press: system voice commands
Long press: smartphone voice commands
Side control bar



1. LED technology headlamps beam height
adjustment
2. Motorised tailgate
3. Heated windscreen
4. Heated steering wheel
5. Opening the fuel filler flap
6. Temperature pre-conditioning operation
indicator lamp
Centre control bars



1. Automatic air conditioning system controls/
HOME button
or
i-Toggles/HOME button
2. Audio system controls
3. Shortcuts for driving aids
4. Access to the Climate application
5. Windscreen and front windows demisting
6. Recirculation of interior air
7. Rear screen de-icing
8. Switching automatic air conditioning off
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Dashboard instruments
Driver information
Instrument panel
The instrument panel displays all the information
the driver needs about the status of the vehicle's
various systems.
This information appears in the form of warning
and indicator lamps and messages.
The instrument panel is in the form of a fully
digital screen.
Digital instrument panels
Digital instrument panels are of the head-up or
3D head-up type.
They can be personalised using a system of
pages and widgets.
Depending on the page displayed, certain
information is not displayed or is presented
differently.






1. Coolant temperature indicator (°C) (Petrol)
Total distance recorder (miles or km) (Petrol)
Battery charge level and remaining range
(miles or km) indicator (Rechargeable hybrid)
2. Gear shift indicator (arrow and recommended
gear)
Selector position and gear on automatic
gearbox
Speedometer (mph or km/h)
3. Display of speed limit signs
Driving aid in reduced display (if the function
is activated)
4. Rev counter (rpm) (Petrol)
Driving mode selected (other than Normal
mode)
Power indicator (Rechargeable hybrid)
READY indicator lamp (Rechargeable hybrid)
5. Fuel gauge and remaining range (miles or
km)
The information listed in the personalisation
page is as follows:
–

Energy flows (Rechargeable hybrid).
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Current media.
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Driving aids (e.g.
Extended Traffic Sign
Recognition).
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Navigation (depending on equipment).
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Engine temperatures (Petrol).
– Rev counter (Petrol).
Information displayed on
the instrument panel
The information displayed on the instrument
panel (e.g. warning lamps, indicators) may have
a fixed or variable location depending on the
page or the driving aid activated.
For the functions that have indicator lamps for
both operation and deactivation, there is only
one dedicated location.
Display language and units
These depend on the touch screen
settings.
When travelling abroad, the speed must be
shown in the official units of the country you
are driving in (mph, miles or km/h, km).
Choice of the displayed page
By default, pages are memorised in the
instrument panel.



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Dashboard instruments
1► Press the button located at the end of the
lighting control stalk to scroll through the different
pages.
The new page is applied immediately
.
When a message is displayed in a
temporary window, pressing this button
will cause this window to disappear
immediately.
Settings for displayed pages
The available settings operations are: addition,
deletion and layout of pages and widgets.
It is possible to memorise up to 5 pages.
Each page may contain 1 or 2 widgets:
–

With 1 widget, large display in central position.
–


With 2 widgets, reduced display in side
position.
The colour for each driving mode may be
personalised.

A default setting is suggested.
The setting also matches the interior ambient
lighting (depending on availability).
The settings are changed via the Settings > Customization touch screen
application.
For more information on Personalisation -
Instrument Panel, refer to the corresponding
section for the Audio equipment and telematics
systems.
Warning and indicator
lamps
Displayed as symbols, the warning and indicator
lamps inform the driver of the occurrence of a
malfunction (warning lamps) or of the operating
status of a system (operation or deactivation
indicator lamps). Certain lamps light up in two
ways (fixed or flashing) and/or in several colours.
Associated warnings
The illumination of a lamp may be accompanied
by an audible signal and/or a message displayed
in a screen.
Relating the type of alert to the operating status
of the vehicle allows you to determine whether
the situation is normal or whether a fault has
occurred: refer to the description of each lamp
for further information.
When the ignition is switched on
Certain red or orange warning lamps come on
for a few seconds when the ignition is switched
on. These warning lamps should go off as soon
as the engine is started.
For more information on a system or a function,
refer to the corresponding section.
Persistent warning lamp
If a red or orange warning lamp comes on, there
may be fault which needs further investigation.
If a lamp remains lit
The references (1), (2) and (3) in the warning
and indicator lamp description indicate whether
you should contact a qualified professional in
addition to the immediate recommended actions.
(1): You must stop the vehicle .
Stop as soon as it is safe to do so and switch off
the ignition.
(2): Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
(3): Go to a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop.
List of warning and
indicator lamps
Red warning/indicator lamps
STOP
Fixed, associated with another warning
lamp, accompanied by the display of a
message and an audible signal.
A serious fault with the engine, braking system,
power steering or automatic gearbox or a major
electrical fault has been detected.
Carry out (1) and then (2).
Traction battery overheating
(Rechargeable hybrid)
Fixed, combined with the STOP
warning lamp, accompanied by the
display of a message and an audible signal.
The traction battery's temperature is too high.
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Dashboard instruments
Evacuate the vehicle as quickly as possible
and move to a safe distance.
Carry out (2).
Traction battery malfunction
(Rechargeable hybrid)
Fixed, combined with the Service
warning lamp, accompanied by the
display of a message.
The traction battery has a fault.
Carry out (2).
Maximum coolant temperatureFixed.
The temperature of the cooling system is
too high.
Carry out (1), then wait until the engine has
cooled down before topping up the level, if
necessary. If the problem persists, carry out (2).
Engine oil pressureFixed.
There is a fault with the engine lubrication
system.
Carry out (1) and then (2).
System malfunction (Rechargeable hybrid)Fixed.
The rechargeable hybrid system is faulty.
Carry out (1) and then (2).
Cable connected (Rechargeable hybrid)Fixed when the ignition is switched on.
The charging cable is connected to the
vehicle's connector.
Fixed when the ignition is switched on,
accompanied by a message.
It is not possible to start the vehicle while the
charging cable is connected to the vehicle’s
connector.
Disconnect the charging cable and close the
flap.
12 V battery chargeFixed.
The battery charging circuit is faulty
(e.g.

dirty terminals, loose or severed alternator
belt).
Carry out (1).
If the electric parking brake stops working,
immobilise the vehicle:
►

Fit the chock against one of the wheels.
Clean and tighten the terminals. If the warning
lamp does not go off when the engine is started,
carry out (2).
BrakingFixed.
The brake fluid level in the braking circuit
has dropped significantly.
Carry out (1), then top up with fluid that complies
with the manufacturer's recommendations. If the
problem persists, carry out (2).
Fixed.
The electronic brake force
distribution

(EBFD) system is faulty.
Carry out (1) and then (2).
Electric parking brakeFixed.
The electric parking brake is applied.
Flashing.
Application/release is faulty.
Carry out (1): park on flat ground (on a level
surface).
Select mode
P on the automatic gearbox.
Switch off the ignition and carry out (2).
Power steeringFixed, accompanied by an audible signal.
The power steering has a fault.
Carry out (1) and then (2).
Door(s) openFixed, associated with a message
identifying the access.
An audible signal supplements the alert if the
speed is higher than 6 mph (10
km/h).
A door or the boot is not properly closed.
Seat belts not fastened/unfastenedFixed or flashing, accompanied by an
increasing audible signal.
A seat belt has not been fastened or has been
unfastened.
Orange warning/indicator lamps
Service
Temporarily on, accompanied by the display of a message.
One or more minor faults, for which there is/are
no specific warning lamp(s), have been detected. CarM an uals 2 .c o m