Peugeot 2008: Driving / Hill start assist
This system keeps your 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.
This system is only active when:
- the vehicle is completely stationary, with your foot on the brake pedal,
- certain slope conditions are met,
- the driver’s door is closed.
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. After that, ensure that the parking brake
indicator lamp and the indicator lamp P in the electric parking brake control
lever are on fixed.
The hill start assist
function cannot be deactivated. However, use of the parking brake to immobilise
the vehicle interrupts its operation.
Operation

On an ascending slope, with the vehicle stationary, the vehicle is held
for a short time when you release the brake pedal:
- provided you are in first gear or neutral with a manual gearbox.
- provided you are in mode D or M with an automatic gearbox.
- provided you are in mode D or B with a drive selector.

On a descending slope, with the vehicle stationary and reverse gear
engaged, the vehicle is held for a short time when you release the brake pedal.
Malfunction
These warning lamps come on in
the event of a malfunction.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop to have the system checked.
The number and type of driving modes available depend on the vehicle’s engine
and equipment.
Driving modes are selected using the following control:
Pressing the control displays the modes on the instrument panel...
This system helps reduce fuel consumption by recommending the most
appropriate gear.
Operation
Depending on the driving situation and the vehicle's equipment, the system
may advise skipping one or more gears...
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Traction battery charging during deceleration and braking.
ECO
Moderate energy consumption and optimised driving range.
POWER
Energy consumption by the drive train during acceleration.
NEUTRAL
On switching on the ignition, your vehicle’s electric drive train neither
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of the vehicle when braking.
The
snow chains must be fitted only to the front wheels. They must never be fitted
to "space-saver" type spare wheels.
Take
account of the legislation specific to each country on the use of snow chains
and the maximum authorised speed.
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