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MAINTENANCE OF YOUR 406
SPECIAL FEATURES
Some of your vehicle's vital components have specific servicing schedules.
The air bags and the pretensioning seat belts must be checked every 10 years by a PEUGEOT dealer.
The brake fluid must be replaced every 36/40,000 miles (60 000 km) or every 2 years.
The passenger compartment filter must be checked at each visit to the PEUGEOT dealer (intermediate visits and regular
services).
Replacement of the timing belt: consult your PEUGEOT dealer.
Arduous conditions of use
If the vehicle is used in certain particularly arduous conditions:
• Continuous door-to-door use.
• Town use (e.g. taxi).
• Repeated short journeys, with the engine cold in low temperatures.
or for long stays in the following conditions:
• Hot countries with temperatures often above 30 °C.
• Cold countries with temperatures often below minus 15 °C.
• Countries with a dusty atmosphere.
• Countries whose lubricants or fuels do not conform to our recommendations,
it is necessary to follow an "Arduous conditions" servicing schedule, which includes special operations and shorter ser-
vice intervals:
• Every 12,000 miles (20 000 km) or every year for petrol engine vehicles.
• Every 9,000 miles (15 000 km) or every year for Direct Injection Diesel engine vehicles.
17-02-2003
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