Hill Start Assist - PEUGEOT 208 Handbook

Hill start assist

Operation
This system helps you move off on a slope, by
holding your vehicle for around 2 seconds, the
time to move your foot from the brake pedal to
the accelerator.
* Depending on version.
Operation
On an ascending slope with the vehicle
stationary, the vehicle is held momentarily
when you release the brake pedal.
With a manual gearbox*, if you are in first gear
or in neutral.
With an electronic gearbox, if you are in
position A.
With an automatic gearbox, if you are in
position D.
On a descending slope, with the vehicle
stationary and reverse gear engaged, the
vehicle is held momentarily when you
release the brake pedal.
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Access and starting
The hill start assist system is active when:
- your foot on the brake pedal fully
immobilises the vehicle,
- when certain conditions of gradient are
met,
- the driver's door is closed.
The hill start assist system cannot be
deactivated.
No one should leave the vehicle while
it is being held in the hill start assist
phase.
If you need to leave the vehicle while
the engine is running, apply the parking
brake manually then ensure that the
parking brake warning lamp is on (not
flashing) in the instrument panel.
Service
The fixed illumination of these warning lamps
indicates a fault with the system.
Have the system checked by a PEUGEOT
dealer or a qualified workshop.
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