Driving
To further reduce the electrical energy
consumption of the traction battery by limiting the
engine torque.
– The vehicle is completely stationary, with your
foot on the brake pedal.
– Certain slope conditions are met.
– The driver’s door is closed.
– If first gear or neutral is engaged on a manual
gearbox.
– If mode D or M is selected on an automatic
gearbox.
Sport
– If mode D or B is selected on the drive
Do not leave the vehicle while it is being
held temporarily by hill start assist.
If someone needs to get out of the vehicle
with the engine running, apply the parking
brake manually. Then check that the parking
brake indicator lamp and the P indicator lamp
in the electric parking brake control are on
fixed.
To obtain more dynamic driving with action on
the power steering, Active Suspension Control,
accelerator and gear changes (with an automatic
gearbox) and the possibility of displaying the
vehicle’s dynamic settings on the instrument
panel.
selector.
Manual
Permanent Manual mode with an automatic
gearbox.
To change gears manually using the control
paddles on the steering wheel.
The hill start assist function cannot be
deactivated. However, using the parking
brake to immobilise the vehicle interrupts its
operation.
Facing downhill, with the vehicle stationary
and reverse gear engaged, the vehicle is held
for a short time when the driver releases the
brake pedal.
Coasting mode
Depending on version or engine, with an
EAT8 gearbox and the gear selector in mode
D, except in Sport mode, gradually and fully
releasing the accelerator pedal allows free-
wheeling which can save fuel.
Operation
Malfunction
If the event of a malfunction, these
warning lamps light up on the
A drop in engine speed is normal (rev counter
at idle, drop in engine noise).
instrument panel, accompanied by the display of
a message.
Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.
Hill start assist
This system keeps the vehicle briefly stationary
(for approximately 2 seconds) when making a hill
start, while you transfer your foot from the brake
pedal to the accelerator pedal.
Facing uphill, with the vehicle stationary,
the vehicle is held for a short time when the
driver releases the brake pedal:
The system is only active when:
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