Peugeot 2008: Driving / Manual parking brake

Peugeot 2008 2019-2025 Owner's Manual / Driving / Manual parking brake

Release

Peugeot 2008. Manual parking brake

Pull the parking brake lever up slightly, press the release button, then lower the lever fully.

Peugeot 2008. Manual parking brake When driving the vehicle, if this warning lamp and the STOP warning lamp come on, accompanied by an audible signal and the display of a message, this means that the parking brake is still applied or has not been fully released.

Application

Pull the parking brake lever up to immobilise the vehicle.

When parking on a slope, turn the wheels against the kerb, apply the parking brake, engage a gear and switch off the ignition.

Starting / Switching off the engine with Keyless Entry and Starting

The electronic key must be present in the passenger compartment. For versions equipped with Proximity Keyless Entry and Starting, the electronic key is also detected in the boot...

Electric parking brake

In automatic mode, this system applies the parking brake when the engine is switched off and releases it when the vehicle moves off. At any time, with the engine running: to apply the parking brake, briefly pull the control lever; to release it, briefly push the control lever while pressing the brake pedal...

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Peugeot 2008 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: Hazard warning lamps. Horn. Pedestrian horn (Electric)

Hazard warning lamps Pressing the red button causes all the direction indicators to flash. They can operate with the ignition off. Automatic operation of hazard warning lamps When braking in an emergency, depending on the rate of deceleration, the hazard warning lamps come on automatically...

Peugeot 2008 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: Changing a fuse

Accessing the tools The extraction tweezers are located behind the fusebox cover. Depending on version: Unclip the cover by pulling at the top left, then right. Remove the cover completely. Take the tweezers from their housing. Open the glove box...

Towing device

Load distribution

Distribute the load in the trailer so that the heaviest items are as close as possible to the axle, and the nose weight approaches the maximum permitted without exceeding it.

Air density decreases with altitude, thus reducing engine performance. The maximum towable load must be reduced by 10% per 1,000 metres of altitude.

Peugeot 2008. Towing device Use genuine towing devices and their wiring harnesses approved by PEUGEOT. We recommend having them fitted by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.