2023 PEUGEOT 508 Owners Manual

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5Passengers must not place their feet on the
dashboard.
Do not smoke as deployment of the airbags
can cause burns or the risk of injury from a
cigarette or pipe.
Never remove or pierce the steering wheel or
hit it violently.
Do not fix or attach anything to the steering
wheel or dashboard, as this could cause
injuries when the airbags are deployed.
Lateral airbags
Use only approved seat covers
compatible with the deployment of these
airbags. For information on the range of seat
covers suitable for your vehicle, contact a
PEUGEOT dealer.
Do not fix or attach anything to the seat
backrests (e.g.
clothing) as this could cause
injuries to the chest or arm when the airbag is
deployed.
Do not sit with the upper part of the body any
nearer to the door than necessary.
The vehicle's front door panels include side
impact sensors.
A damaged door or any unauthorised or
incorrectly executed work (modification or
repair) on the front doors or their interior trim
could compromise the operation of these
sensors - risk of malfunction of the lateral
airbags!
All work must be carried out only by a
PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop
Curtain airbags
Do not fix or attach anything to the roof,
as this could cause head injuries when the
curtain airbag is deployed.
Do not remove the grab handles installed on
the roof, as these help to secure the curtain
airbags.
Active bonnet

The active bonnet has been designed to
optimise the safety of pedestrians in the event of
collision with the front of the vehicle.
The pyrotechnic system is triggered at the
hinges of the bonnet to lift it, when the sensors
located at the front of the vehicle detect a
collision.
Deployment of the active bonnet is
accompanied by a slight discharge of
harmless smoke and a noise, due to the
activation of the pyrotechnic cartridge
incorporated in the system. The airbag
warning lamp comes on.
After triggering, do not try to open or close
the bonnet. Call a towing company or go to
the nearest PEUGEOT dealer or qualified
workshop, driving at a speed below 19 mph
(30
km/h).
Make sure that you adjust the height of the
driver's seat - risk of hindrance to visibility!
This equipment will only trigger once. If a second impact occurs (during the same
or a subsequent accident), the active bonnet
will not trigger.
After an accident or if the vehicle has been
stolen, have the system checked.
Do not tamper with the pyrotechnic systems
under the bonnet, close to the struts - risk of
explosion!
All work must be carried out only by a
PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop
Malfunction
In the event of a malfunction, this warning
lamp lights up on the instrument panel,
accompanied by the display of a message and
an audible signal. You must contact a PEUGEOT
dealer or a qualified workshop to have the
system checked.
The active bonnet may not deploy in the event of
an impact.

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Child seats
The regulations on carrying children are specific to each country. Refer to the
legislation in force in your country.
For maximum safety, please observe the
following recommendations:
–

In accordance with European regulations,
all children under the age of 12 or less than
1.5 metres tall must travel in approved child
seats suited to their size or weight , on seats
fitted with a seat belt or ISOFIX mountings.
–


Statistically
, the safest seats in your
vehicle for carrying children are the rear
seats.
–

Children ageing less than 15
months must
travel in the "rearward facing" position,
whether in the front or rear of the vehicle.
It is recommended that children travel
on the rear seats of the vehicle:
–

"rearward facing" up to the age of 3.
–

"forward facing" over the age of 3.
Make sure that the seat belt is correctly
positioned and tightened.
For child seats with a support leg, ensure that
the support leg is in firm and steady contact
with the floor.
An incorrectly installed child seat in a vehicle compromises the child's safety in
the event of an accident.
Ensure that there is no seat belt or seat belt
buckle under the child seat, as this could
destabilise it.
Remember to fasten the seat belts or the
child seat harness keeping the slack relative
to the child's body to a minimum, even for
short journeys.
When installing a child seat using the seat
belt, ensure that the seat belt is tightened
correctly on the child seat and that it secures
the child seat firmly on the vehicle seat. If
the passenger seat is adjustable, move it
forwards if necessary.
Remove the head restraint before
installing a child seat with a backrest on a
passenger seat.
Ensure that the head restraint is stored or
attached securely to prevent it from being
thrown around the vehicle in the event of
sharp braking. Refit the head restraint once
the child seat has been removed.
Installing a booster seat
The chest part of the seat belt must be
positioned on the child's shoulder without
touching the neck.
Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passes correctly over the child's thighs.
Use a booster seat with a backrest, equipped
with a belt guide at shoulder level.
Additional protections
To prevent accidental opening of the
doors and rear windows, use the "Child lock".
Take care not to open the rear windows by
more than one third.
To protect young children from the sun's rays,
fit side blinds on the rear windows.
As a safety measure, do not leave:
–

A

child alone and unsupervised inside a
vehicle.
–

A

child or an animal in a vehicle which is
exposed to the sun, with the windows closed.
–

The keys within reach of children inside the
vehicle.
Child seat at the rear
Forward-facing or rearward-facing



► Move the vehicle's front seat forward and
straighten the backrest so that the legs of the
child in the forward-facing or rearward-facing
child seat itself do not touch the vehicle's front
seat.

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5► Check that the backrest of the forward-facing
child seat is as close as possible to the backrest
of the vehicle's rear seat, and ideally in contact
with it.
Centre rear seat

The right lateral buckle must be stored in its
housing when installing a child seat on the
centre rear seat.
A child seat with a support leg must never be
installed on the centre rear passenger seat .
Child seat at the front

► Adjust the front passenger seat to the
highest and fully back longitudinal position ,
with the backrest straightened.
"Forward facing"

You must leave the front passenger airbag active.
"Rearward facing"

The front passenger airbag must be deactivated before installing a rearward
facing child seat. Otherwise, the child risks
being seriously injured or killed if the
airbag is deployed .


Warning label - Front passenger airbag

You must comply with the following instruction,
as reminded by the warning label on both sides
of the passenger sun visor:
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in
front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur.

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Deactivating the front
passenger airbag


Passenger airbag OFF
To ensure the safety of the child, the front passenger airbag MUST be deactivated
when a "rearward facing" child seat is
installed on the front passenger seat.
Otherwise, the child risks being seriously
injured or killed in the event of deployment of
the

airbag.
Vehicles not equipped with a
deactivation/reactivation control
Installing a "rearward
facing" child seat on
the front passenger seat is strictly prohibited
- risk of death or serious injury in the event of
airbag deployment!
Deactivating/Reactivating the front
passenger airbag
For vehicles on which it is fitted, the switch is
located on the side of the dashboard.


With the ignition off:
► T o deactivate the airbag, turn the key in the
switch to the "OFF " position.
►

T
o reactivate it, turn the key to the "ON"
position.
When the ignition is switched on:
This warning lamp comes on and remains lit to signal deactivation.
Or
This warning lamp comes on for about 1 minute to signal activation.
"ISOFIX" mountings
The seats shown below are fitted with ISOFIX
compliant mountings:


*Depending on version.
The mountings comprise three rings for each
seat, indicated by a marking:
–

T
wo rings A, located between the vehicle seat
backrest and cushion.


The 2 latches on ISOFIX child seats are
secured to them.
–

One ring
B, located behind the seat, called the
TOP TETHER, for attaching seats fitted with an
upper strap.

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Front seat

Rear seats
This system prevents the child seat from tipping
forwards in the event of a front impact.
This ISOFIX mounting system provides fast,
reliable and safe fitting of the child seat in the
vehicle.
To secure the child seat to the TOP TETHER:
►
Remove and stow the head restraint before
installing the child seat on this seat (refit it once
the child seat has been removed).
► Pass the strap of the child seat behind the
seat backrest, centring it between the openings
for the head restraint rods.
►

Secure the upper strap hook to ring

B
.
►

T
ighten the upper strap.
When fitting an ISOFIX child seat to the
left-hand rear seat of the bench seat,
before fitting the seat, first move the centre
rear seat belt towards the middle of the
vehicle, so as to avoid the seat interfering
with the operation of the seat belt.
An incorrectly installed child seat in a vehicle compromises the child's safety in
the event of an accident.
Strictly observe the fitting instructions
provided in the user guide supplied with the
child seat.
For information about the options for
fitting ISOFIX child seats in your vehicle,
refer to the summary table.
i-Size child seats
i-Size child seats have two latches that are
anchored to the two rings A.
These i-Size child seats also have:
–

either an upper strap that is attached to ring B

.
–

or a support leg that rests on the vehicle
floor

, compatible with the approved i-Size seat
position. Their role is to prevent the child seat from tipping
forward in the event of a collision.
For more information on the
ISOFIX mountings,
refer to the corresponding section.
Recommended child seats
"RÖMER Baby-Safe 3 i-Size" Size: 40 - 83 cm


From birth to 15 months(up to 13 kg)
With or without its ISOFIX base.
Suitable for "rearward facing" installation only.

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"RÖMER TriFix 2 i-Size"Size: 76 - 105 cm


From 15 months to 4 years (from 9 to 22 kg)
Installed with ISOFIX and Top Tether mountings.
Suitable for "forward facing" installation only.
"RÖMER KidFix i-Size" Size: 100 - 150 cm


From 3.5 to 12 years(from 15 to 36 kg)
Can be installed with or without ISOFIX mountings.
The child is restrained by the seat belt.
"GRACO Booster" Size: over 135 cm


(from 22 to 36 kg)
The child is restrained by the seat belt.
Please follow the child restraint
manufacturers' instructions for installing
the appropriate child restraint in the vehicle.
For the semi-universal or vehicle-specific
child restraint (ISOFIX or belt-type child
restraint), refer to the list of vehicles provided
in the child restraint user manual.
Ensure that the installation location of the
child restraint system inside the vehicle is
correct.
Refer to the summary table for the installation
of child seats.

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5Summary table for installation of universal, ISOFIX and i-Size child sea\
ts
In accordance with European regulations, this table indicates the option\
s for installing child seats secured using the seat belt and universally\
approved (a)
as well as the largest ISOFIX and i-Size child seats on seat positions equipped with ISOFIX mountings in the vehicle.
Seat numbers
Front seats (b) Rear seats (b)


13456


3 1456
Front passenger airbag Deactivated "OFF"
(c) Activated "ON" (d)
Position compatible with an universal (a)
child seat
Rearward facing no
yes (e) noyes yes (g) (l) yes
Position compatible with an universal (a)
child seat
Forward facing no
yes (f) yes (f)yes yes (g) (l) yes
Position compatible with an i-Size child
seat
Rearward facing no
yes (j) (m)
no (n) no
yesnoyes
Position compatible with an i-Size child
seat
Forward facing no
yes (j) (m)
no (n) yes
noyes
Position equipped with a Top Tether hook no yes (m)
no (n) yes
noyes

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Seat numbers
Front seats (b) Rear seats (b)


13456


3 1456
Front passenger airbag Deactivated "OFF"
(c) Activated "ON" (d)
"Carrycot " type of child seat
(L1 / L2) no
nononono
"Rearward facing" ISOFIX child seat
(R1 / R2 / R3) no
R3 (j) (m)
no (n) no
R2 (i) (k) no R2 (i) (k)
"Forward facing" ISOFIX child seat
(F2 / F2X / F3) no
F3 (j) (m)
no (n) F3 (k)
no F3 (k)
"Booster" child seat (B2 / B3) no
B3 (h) (j) B3noB3
Rules:
–

A

position that is i-Size compatible is also
compatible for R1, R2 and F2X, F2, B2.
–

A

position that is R3 compatible is also
compatible for R1 and R2.
–

A

position that is R2 compatible is also
compatible for R1.
–

A

position that is F3 compatible is also
compatible for F2X and F2.
–

A

position that is B3 compatible is also
compatible with B2. (a)
Universal child seat: child seat that can be
installed in all vehicles using the seat belt.
(b) Depending on version, refer to the
legislation in force in your country before
installing a child in this seat position.
(c) To install a "rearward facing" child seat at
this seat position, the front passenger airbag
MUST be deactivated "OFF". (d)
Only a "forward facing" child seat is
authorised at this seat position with the front
passenger airbag activated " ON".
(e) For a "rearward facing" and/or "forward
facing" universal child seat ( U) for all weight
groups or dedicated to children between 40
and 150
cm in size.