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Lighting controls

System for selection and control of the various front and rear lamps providing the vehicle's lighting.

Main lighting

Additional lighting

Programming

Various automatic lighting control modes

are also available according to the following

options:

The various front and rear lamps of the vehicle

are designed to adapt the lighting progressively

in relation to the climatic conditions and so

improve the driver's visibility:

Other lamps are installed to fulfil the

requirements of particular driving conditions:

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a rear foglamp to be seen from a distance,

front foglamps for even better visibility,

daytime running lamps to be seen during

the day.

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guide-me-home lighting,

automatic lighting,

directional headlamps.

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sidelamps, to be seen,

dipped beam headlamps to see without

dazzling other drivers,

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main beam headlamps to see clearly when

the road is clear,

directional headlamps for improved

visibility when cornering.

Travelling abroad

If using your vehicle in a country that

drives on the other side of the road, the

headlamps must be adjusted to avoid

dazzling on-coming drivers.

Contact an official dealer or a qualified

workshop.

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Manual controls

Displays

Illumination of the corresponding indicator

lamp in the instrument panel confirms that the

lighting selected is on.

The lighting is controlled directly by the driver

by means of the ring A and the stalk B.

A. Main lighting mode selection ring: turn it

to position the symbol required facing the

mark.

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Lighting off / daytime running

lamps.

Automatic illumination of

headlamps.

Model without AUTO lighting

Sidelamps.

Dipped headlamps or main

beam headlamps.

B. Stalk for switching headlamps: pull

the stalk towards you to switch the

lighting between dipped and main beam

headlamps.

In the lamps off and sidelamps modes, the

driver can switch on the main beam headlamps

temporarily ("headlamp flash") by maintaining a

pull on the stalk.

Model with AUTO lighting

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C. Foglamp selection ring.

Rear foglamp

Front and rear foglamps

This operates with dipped and main beam

headlamps.

The rear foglamp operates with the dipped and

main beam headlamps.

F

To switch on the foglamp, turn the ring C

forwards.

The front foglamps also operate with the

sidelamps.

F

To switch off the foglamp, turn the ring C

rearwards.

F

To switch on the front foglamps, turn the

ring C forwards.

To switch on the rear foglamp, turn the ring

C forwards again.

To switch off the rear foglamp, turn the ring

C rearwards.

To switch off the front foglamps, turn the

ring C rearwards again.

When the lighting is switched on automatically

(with AUTO model), the dipped beam

headlamps and sidelamps remain on until the

rear foglamp is switched off.

Model with rear foglamp only

When the lighting is switched on automatically

(with AUTO model), the dipped beam

headlamps and sidelamps remain on until the

rear foglamp is switched off.

When the lighting is switched off automatically

(with AUTO model) or when the dipped beam

headlamps are switched off manually, the

foglamps and the sidelamps will remain on.

Model with front and rear

foglamps

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Switching off the lighting when

switching off the ignition

When the ignition is switched off, all of the

lamps switch off immediately, except for the

dipped beam headlamps if automatic guide-

me-home lighting is activated.

Switching on the lighting when

In good or rainy weather, by both day

and night, the front foglamps and the

rear foglamps are prohibited. In these

situations, the power of their beams

may dazzle other drivers. They should

only be used in fog or falling snow.

In these weather conditions, you should

switch on the foglamps and dipped

beam headlamps manually, as the

sunshine sensor may detect sufficient

light.

switching on the ignition

To reactivate the lighting control stalk, turn the

ring A to position "0" - lighting off, then to the

position of your choice.

If the lighting is switched on manually after

switching off the ignition, there is an audible

signal when a front door is opened to warn the

driver that they have forgotten to switch off the

vehicle's lighting, with the ignition off.

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They switch off automatically after a period

which depends on the state of charge of the

battery (entry to energy economy mode).

Do not forget to switch off the front and

rear foglamps when they are no longer

necessary.

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Daytime running lamps

(LEDs)

Manual guide-me-home

lighting

The temporary illumination of the dipped beam

headlamps after the vehicle's ignition has been

switched off makes the driver's exit easier

when the light is poor.

They come on automatically when the engine

is started, when the lighting control stalk is in

position "0" or "AUTO".

Switching on

Switching off

F

With the ignition off, "flash" the headlamps

using the lighting stalk.

The manual guide-me-home lighting switches

off automatically after a set time.

In some weather conditions (e.g. low

temperature or humidity), the presence

of misting on the internal surface of the

glass of the headlamps and rear lamps

is normal; it disappears after the lamps

have been on for a few minutes.

F

A further "headlamp flash" switches the

function off.

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Exterior welcome lighting

The remote switching on of the lighting makes your approach to the vehicle easier in poor light. It is activated according to the level of light detected by

the sunshine sensor.

Switching on

Programming

The lighting duration is selected

F

Press the open padlock on the

via the vehicle configuration

menu.

remote control.

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The dipped beam headlamps and the

sidelamps come on; your vehicle is also

unlocked.

Switching off

The exterior welcome lighting switches off

automatically after a set time, when the ignition

is switched on or on locking the vehicle.

The duration of the welcome lighting is

associated with and identical to that of

the automatic guide-me-home lighting.

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Automatic illumination of headlamps

Automatic

"guide-me-home"

lighting

When a low level of ambient light is detected

Deactivation

by a sunshine sensor, the number plate

lamps, sidelamps and dipped beam headlamps

are switched on automatically, without any

action on the part of the driver. They can also

come on if rain is detected, at the same time as

automatic operation of the windscreen wipers.

As soon as the brightness returns to a

sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers

are switched off, the lamps are switched off

automatically.

F

Turn the ring to another position.

Deactivation of the function is accompanied

by the display of a message in the screen.

When the automatic illumination of headlamps

function is activated (lighting control stalk

in the "AUTO" position), under low ambient

light the dipped beams headlamps come on

automatically when the ignition is switched off.

Operating fault

In the event of a malfunction of the sunshine

sensor, the lighting comes on, this warning

lamp is displayed in the instrument panel

and/or a message appears in the screen,

accompanied by an audible signal.

Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified

workshop.

Programming

Activation or deactivation, as well as the

duration of the guide-me-home lighting, is set

in the vehicle configuration menu.

In fog or snow, the sunshine sensor

may detect sufficient light. In this

case, the lighting will not come on

automatically.

Do not cover the sunshine sensor,

coupled with the rain sensor and

located in the centre of the windscreen

behind the rear view mirror; the

associated functions would no longer

be controlled.

Activation

F

Turn the ring to the "AUTO" position. The

activation of the function is accompanied

by the display of a message in the screen.

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Manual adjustment of halogen

headlamps

Automatic

adjustment of the

xenon headlamps

Travelling abroad

If using your vehicle in a country that

drives on the other side of the road, the

headlamps must be adjusted to avoid

dazzling on-coming drivers.

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Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a

qualified workshop.

To avoid causing a nuisance to other road

users, the height of the halogen headlamps

should be adjusted according to the load in the

vehicle.

0. 1 or 2 people in the front seats.

-. 3 people.

In order to avoid causing a nuisance to other

road users, this system corrects the height of the

xenon headlamps beam automatically and when

stationary, in relation to the load in the vehicle.

1. 5 people.

-. Intermediate setting.

2. 5 people + maximum authorised load.

-. Intermediate setting.

If a malfunction occurs, this warning

lamp is displayed on the instrument

panel, accompanied by an audible

3. Driver + maximum authorised load.

signal and a message on the multifunction screen.

The system then places your headlamps in the

lowest position.

The initial setting is position "0".

If a malfunction occurs, do not touch

the xenon bulbs. Contact a PEUGEOT

dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Directional lighting

When the dipped or main beam headlamps

are on, this function enables the light beams to

provide improved lighting of the side of the road

when cornering.

Programming

The function is activated or

deactivated via the vehicle

configuration menu.

The use of this function, from approximately

12 mph (20 km/h) and associated with the

xenon headlamps only, considerably improves

the quality of your lighting when cornering.

Operating fault

If a fault occurs, this warning lamp

flashes in the instrument panel,

accompanied by a message in the

screen.

with directional lighting

Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified

workshop.

When stationary or moving at very low

speed or when reverse gear is engaged,

the function is inactive.

without directional lighting

The status of the function remains in the

memory when the ignition is switched off.

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Wiper controls

Manual controls

The wiper commands are issued directly by the

driver by means of the stalk A and the ring B.

System for selection and control of the various

front and rear wiping modes for the elimination

of rain and cleaning.

The vehicle's front and rear wipers are

designed to improve the driver's visibility

progressively according to the climatic

conditions.

Windscreen wipers

A. Wiping speed selection stalk.

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Fast (heavy rain).

Normal (moderate rain).

Model with intermittent

wiping

Programming

Various automatic wiper control modes are also

Intermittent (proportional to the

speed of the vehicle).

available according to the following options:

Off.

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automatic rain sensitive windscreen wipers,

rear wiping on engaging reverse gear.

Single wipe (press down and

release).

or

Automatic, then single wipe

(see the corresponding

section).

Model with AUTO wiping

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Rear wiper

Programming

B. Rear wiper selection ring:

The function is activated or

deactivated via the vehicle

configuration menu.

This function is activated by

default.

Park.

Intermittent wipe.

Wash-wipe (set duration).

Reverse gear

When reverse gear is engaged, the rear wiper

will come into operation if the windscreen

wipers are operating.

If a significant accumulation of snow

or ice is present, or when using a

bicycle carrier on the boot, deactivate

the automatic rear wiper via the

multifunction screen configuration

menu.

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Screenwash/headlamp wash low

level

In the case of vehicles fitted with

headlamp washers, when the

minimum level of the reservoir

is reached, this warning lamp is

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displayed in the instrument panel, accompanied

by an audible signal and a message.

The warning lamp is displayed when the

ignition is switched on, or every time the stalk is

operated, until the reservoir is refilled.

Next time you stop, refill the screenwash /

headlamp wash reservoir.

Windscreen wash

To reduce the consumption of

screenwash fluid, the headlamp

washers only operate with the first

operation of the screenwash.

Pull the wiper stalk towards you. The

windscreen wash then the wipers operate for a

set time.

The headlamp wash is also activated if the

dipped beam headlamps are on.

Headlamp wash

Press the end of the lighting stalk to activate

the headlamp wash, when the dipped beam

headlamps are on.

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Automatic rain sensitive

windscreen wipers

The windscreen wipers operate automatically,

without any action on the part of the driver, if

rain is detected (sensor behind the rear view

mirror), adapting their speed to the intensity of

the rainfall.

The automatic rain sensitive wipers

must be reactivated if the ignition has

been off for more than one minute, by

pushing the stalk downwards.

Operating fault

If an automatic wiping malfunction occurs, the

wipers will operate in intermittent mode.

Have it checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a

qualified workshop.

Activation

Switching off

Do not cover the rain sensor, linked with

the sunshine sensor and located in the

centre of the windscreen behind the rear

view mirror.

This is controlled manually by the driver by

pushing the stalk downwards to the "AUTO"

position.

This is controlled manually by the driver by

moving the stalk upwards then returning it to

position "0".

Switch off the automatic rain sensitive

wipers when using an automatic car wash.

In winter, to avoid damaging the wiper

blades, it is advisable to wait until the

windscreen is completely clear of ice

before activating the automatic rain

sensitive wipers.

It is accompanied by a message in the screen.

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Special position of the

windscreen wipers

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This position permits release of the windscreen

wiper blades.

It is used for cleaning or replacement of the

blades. It can also be useful, in winter, to

detach the blades from the windscreen.

To maintain the effectiveness of the flat

wiper blades, it is advisable to:

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handle them with care,

clean them regularly using soapy

water,

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avoid using them to retain

cardboard on the windscreen,

replace them at the first signs of

wear.

F

Any action on the wiper stalk in the minute

after switching off the ignition places the

blades vertically on the screen.

To park the blades again, switch on the

ignition and operate the wiper stalk.

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Courtesy lamps

Front and rear courtesy lamps Map reading lamps

F

With the ignition on, press the

corresponding switch.

In this position, the courtesy lamp

comes on gradually:

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when the vehicle is unlocked,

when the key is removed from the ignition,

when a door is opened,

when the remote control locking button is

activated, in order to locate your vehicle.

Take care not to place anything in

contact with the courtesy lamps.

It switches off gradually:

1. Front courtesy lamp

2. Map reading lamps

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when the vehicle is locked,

when the ignition is switched on,

30 seconds after the last door is closed.

Permanently off.

Permanent lighting.

With the "permanent lighting" mode, the lighting

time varies according to the circumstances:

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with the ignition off, approximately

ten minutes,

in energy economy mode, approximately

thirty seconds,

3. Rear courtesy lamp

with the engine running, unlimited.

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Door mirror

spotlamps

Interior welcome

lighting

Interior mood

lighting

The remote switching on of the passenger

compartment lighting makes your approach to

the vehicle easier in poor light. It operates with

the automatic illumination of headlamps.

The dimmed passenger compartment lighting

improves visibility in the vehicle when the light

is poor.

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Switching on

F

Press the open padlock on the remote

control.

The courtesy lamps come on; your vehicle is

also unlocked.

Switching off

The interior welcome lighting switches off

automatically after a set time or when one of

the doors is opened.

To make your approach to the vehicle easier,

these illuminate:

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the zones facing the driver’s and

passenger’s doors,

Switching on

At night, the mood lamp in the front courtesy

lamp comes on automatically when the

sidelamps are switched on.

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the zones forward of the door mirrors and

rearward of the front doors.

Programming

The function is activated or

deactivated via the vehicle

configuration menu.

Switching on

The spotlamps come on:

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Switching off

The interior mood lighting switches off

automatically when the sidelamps are

switched off.

when you unlock the vehicle,

when you remove the key from the ignition,

when you open a door,

when you use the remote control.

The duration of the welcome lighting is

associated with and identical to that of

the automatic guide-me-home lighting.

Switching off

They are timed to go off automatically.

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Footwell lighting

Boot lamp

Torch

The soft lighting provided by the footwell lamps

improves visibility in the vehicle when the light

is poor.

Activation

This comes on automatically when the boot is

opened and switches off automatically when

the boot is closed.

Portable lamp, fitted in the boot wall, which can

be used to light the boot or as a torch.

For the torch function, refer to the

"Fittings" section.

Operation

Its operation is identical to that of the courtesy

lamps. The lamps come on when one of the

doors is opened.

Once engaged firmly in its location, it comes

on automatically when the boot is opened and

switches off automatically when the boot is closed.

It operates with NiMH type rechargeable batteries.

It has a battery life of approximately 45 minutes

and recharges while you are driving.

Different lighting times are available:

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when the ignition is off,

approximately ten minutes,

in energy economy mode,

approximately thirty seconds,

when the engine is running, no

limit.

Observe the polarities when fitting the

rechargeable batteries.

Never replace the rechargeable batteries

with normal single-use batteries.

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