Peugeot 301 (2017 year). Manual

Safety

(a) Universal child seat: child seat that can be

installed in all vehicles using the seat belt.

(b) Group 0: from birth to 10 kg. Carry-cots

and car beds cannot be installed in the
front passenger seat.

(c) Refer to the current legislation in your

country before installing your child on this
seat.

(d) When installing a child seat on a rear seat

in a rearward or forward-facing position,
move the front seat forward then adjust
the backrest to an upright position to allow
enough room for the child seat and the
child's legs.

(e) When you install a "rearward facing" child

seat in the

front passenger seat, the

passenger air bag must be deactivated.
Otherwise,

the child would risk being

seriously injured or killed if the air

bag were deployed. When a "forward

facing" child seat is installed on the

front

passenger seat, the passenger's air bag

must remain activated.

U: Seat suitable for the installation of a

child seat secured using a seat belt and
universally approved, rearward facing and/
or forward facing.

X: Seat not suitable for the installation of a

child seat of the weight group indicated.

Remove and stow the head restraint
before installing a child seat with backrest
on a passenger seat. Refit the head
restraint once the child seat has been
removed.

Safety

Advice

The incorrect installation of a child seat in a
vehicle compromises the child's protection in
the event of an accident.
Ensure that there is no seat belt or seat belt
buckle under the child seat, as this could
destabilise it.
Remember to fasten the seat belts or the
child seat harnesses keeping the slack
relative to the child's body to a minimum,
even for short journeys.
When installing a child seat using the seat
belt, ensure that the seat belt is tightened
correctly on the child seat and that it secures
the child seat firmly on the seat of your
vehicle. If your passenger seat is adjustable,
move it forwards if necessary.
At rear seating positions, always leave
sufficient space between the front seat and:
- a rearward facing child seat,
- the child's feet for a child seat fitted

forward facing.

To do this, move the front seat forwards
and, if necessary, move its backrest into the
upright position.

For optimal installation of the forward-facing
child seat, verify that its backrest is as close
as possible to the backrest of the vehicle
seat, or if possible in contact with it.
The head restraint must be removed before
installing a child seat with a backrest on the
passenger seat.
Ensure that the headrest is stowed or
attached securely so that it is not thrown
around the vehicle in the event of sharp
braking. Refit the head restraint once the
child seat has been removed.

Children in front

The legislation on carrying children on the
front passenger seat is specific to each
country. Consult the legislation in force in
your country.
Deactivate the passenger's front airbag
when a rearward facing child seat is installed
on the front passenger seat.
Otherwise, the child risks being seriously
injured or killed if the airbag is deployed.

Installing a booster seat

The chest part of the seat belt must be
positioned on the child's shoulder without
touching the neck.

Ensure that the lap part of the seat belt
passes correctly over the child's thighs.

PEUGEOT recommends using a booster seat
with a backrest equipped with a belt guide at
shoulder level.
As a safety precaution, do not leave:
- a child or children alone and

unsupervised in a vehicle,

- a child or an animal in a vehicle which

is exposed to the sun, with the windows
closed,

- the keys within reach of children inside

the vehicle.

To prevent accidental opening of the doors
and rear windows, use the child lock.
Take care not to open the rear windows by
more than one third.
To protect young children from the rays of
the sun, fit side blinds on the rear windows.

Safety

"ISOFIX" mountings

Your vehicle has been approved in accordance
with the

latest ISOFIX regulation.

The seats, shown below, are fitted with
regulation ISOFIX mountings:

There are three rings for each seat:

- Two rings

A, located between the vehicle

seat back and cushion, indicated by a
marking.

- A ring

B, located under a cover on the back

of the top of the seat backrest, referred to
as the

TOP TETHER for fixing the upper

strap. Its position is indicated by a marking.

The TOP TETHER is used to secure the upper
strap of child seats that have them. This device
limits forward tipping of the child seat, in the
event of a front impact.

This ISOFIX mounting system provides fast,
reliable and safe fitting of the child seat in your
vehicle.
The

ISOFIX child seats are fitted with two

latches which are easily secured on the two
rings

Some also have an

upper strap which is

attached to ring

To secure the child seat to the TOP TETHER :
- Pass the child seat strap over the centre of

the vehicle's seat backrest.

- Lift the TOP TETHER cover.
- Secure the upper strap fixing to the ring

- Tighten the upper strap.

When installing an ISOFIX child seat on the
right hand rear seat, before securing the seat,
first move the centre rear seat belt towards the
middle of the vehicle, so as to not interfere with
the operation of the seat belt.

The incorrect installation of a child seat
in a vehicle compromises the child's
protection in case of accident.

Strictly observe the fitting instructions
provided with the child seat.

For information on the possibilities for installing
ISOFIX child seats in your vehicle, refer to the
summary table.

Safety

ISOFIX child seats recommended by PEUGEOT and approved

for your vehicle

"RÖMER Baby-Safe Plus and its

ISOFIX base"

(size category:

Group 0+: from birth to 13 kg

Installed rearward facing using an ISOFIX

base attached to rings

The base has a support leg, height-

adjustable, which rests on the vehicle's floor.

This child seat can also be secured with a

seat belt. In this case, only the shell is used

and must be attached to the vehicle seat

using the three-point seat belt.

"RÖMER Duo Plus ISOFIX"

(size category:

B1)

Group 1: from 9 to 18kg

Is installed only in the forward facing position.

Attaches to anchorage rings

A and upper

anchorage ring

B, referred to as the Top

Tether, using an upper strap.

Three seat body angles: sitting, reclining,

lying down.

This child seat can also be used on seats
not equipped with ISOFIX mountings.
In this case, it must be secured to the
vehicle seat using the three-point seat
belt.
Adjust the front seat of the vehicle so that
the child's feet do not touch the backrest.

Follow the instructions for fitting

child seats contained in the seat

manufacturer's installation guide.

Safety

Summary table of locations for ISOFIX child seats

In line with European regulations, this table indicates the options for installing ISOFIX child seats on seats in the vehicle fitted with ISOFIX mountings.

In the case of universal and semi-universal ISOFIX child seats, the ISOFIX size category, determined by a letter from

A to G, is indicated on the child

seat next to the ISOFIX logo.

Weight of the child/ indicative age

Less than 10 kg

(group 0)

Up to about 6

months

Less than 10 kg

(group 0)

Less than 13 kg

(group 0+)

Up to about 1 year

From 9 to 18 kg (group 1)

From about 1 to 3 years

Type of ISOFIX child seat

Carry-cot*

rearward facing

forward facing

ISOFIX size category

ISOFIX child seats universal and

semi-universal which can be installed on

the rear outer seats

IL-SU

IUF

IL-SU

* Carry-cots and car beds cannot be installed in the front passenger seat.

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Safety

IUF:

seat suitable for the installation of
an

Isofix Universal seat, "Forward

facing", secured using the top tether.

IL-SU:

seat suitable for the installation of
an

Isofix Semi-Universal seat which

is either:
- "rearward facing" fitted with a

top tether or a support leg,

- "forward facing" fitted with a

support leg.

For advice on securing of the
upper strap, refer to the "ISOFIX
mountings" section.

seat which is not suitable for the
installation of an ISOFIX seat of the
size category indicated.

Mechanical child lock

Mechanical system to prevent opening of a rear door using its interior control.
The control is located on the edge of each rear door.

Locking

Unlocking

With the ignition key, turn the red control

one quarter of a turn:
- To the right on the left-hand rear door.
- To the left on the right-hand rear door.

With the ignition key, turn the red control

one quarter of a turn:
- To the left on the left-hand rear door.
- To the right on the right-hand rear door.

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Driving

Driving recommendations

Observe the driving regulations and remain
vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pay close attention to the traffic and keep your
hands on the wheel so that you are ready to
react at any time to any eventuality.
On a long journey, a break every two hours is
strongly recommended.
In difficult weather, drive smoothly, anticipate
the need to brake and increase the distance
from other vehicles.

Driving on flooded roads

We strongly advise against driving on flooded
roads, as this could cause serious damage
to the engine or gearbox, as well as to the
electrical systems of your vehicle.

Important!

Never drive with the parking brake
applied - Risk of overheating and damage
to the braking system!
Risk of fire!
As the exhaust system of your vehicle
is very hot, even several minutes after
switching off the engine, do not park or run
the engine over areas where inflammable
substances and materials are present:
grass, leaves, etc.

Never leave a vehicle unsupervised with
the engine running. If you have to leave
your vehicle with the engine running, apply
the parking brake and put the gearbox into
neutral or position

N or P, depending on

the type of gearbox.

If you are obliged to drive through water:
- check that the depth of water does not

exceed 15 cm, taking account of waves
that might be generated by other users,

- deactivate the Stop & Start system,
- drive as slowly as possible without stalling.

Under no circumstances exceed 10 km/h,

- do not stop and do not switch off the

engine.

On leaving the flooded road, as soon as
circumstances allow, make several light brake
applications to dry the brake discs and pads.
If in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.

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Driving

Starting-switching off the engine

Anti-theft protection

Electronic engine immobiliser

The key contains an electronic chip which has
a special code. When the ignition is switched
on, this code must be recognised in order for
starting to be possible.
This electronic engine immobiliser locks the
engine management system a few minutes
after the ignition is switched off, and prevents
the engine being started by anyone who does
not have the key.

In the event of a fault, you are
informed by the illumination of this
warning light, an audible signal and
a message in the screen.

In this case, your vehicle will not start; contact
a PEUGEOT dealer as soon as possible.

Keep safely, away from your vehicle, the
label attached to the keys given to you on
when you purchased your vehicle.

Key starter

It has 3 positions:
- position

1 (Stop): insert and removing the

key, steering column locked,

- position

2 (Ignition on): steering column

unlocked, ignition on, Diesel preheating,
engine running,

- position

3 (Starting).

Ignition on position

It allows the use of the vehicle's electric
equipment or portable devices to be charged.
Once the state of charge of the battery drops
to the reserve level, the system switches to
energy economy mode : the power supply is
cut off automatically to preserve the remaining
battery charge.

Avoid attaching heavy objects to the key
or the remote control, which would weigh
down on its blade in the ignition switch
and could cause a malfunction.
It could adversely affect the deployment of
the front airbag.

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Starting the engine

The parking brake must be applied.

With a manual gearbox, place the gear

lever in neutral then depress the clutch
pedal fully.

With an automatic gearbox, select

position P, then firmly press the brake
pedal.

With an electronic gearbox, select

position N then firmly press the brake
pedal.

Insert the key into the ignition switch; the

system recognises the code.

Unlock the steering column by

simultaneously turning the steering and
the key.

In certain cases, you may have to turn
the steering wheel energetically to move
the wheels (for example if the wheels are
braced against a kerb).

With a petrol engine, operate the starter

motor by turning the key to position

without pressing the accelerator pedal,
until the engine starts. Once the engine is
running, release the key.

With a Diesel engine, turn the key to

position

2, ignition on, to operate the

engine pre-heating system.

Wait until this warning light goes off

in the instrument panel then operate

the starter motor by turning the key

to position

3 without pressing the

accelerator pedal, until the engine

starts. Once the engine is running,

release the key.

In winter conditions, the lighting time of
the indicator light is longer. When the
engine is warm, the indicator light does
not come on.

If the engine does not start immediately,
turn off the ignition. Wait a few minutes
before restarting. If after a few attempts
the engine does not start, do not persist:
you risk damaging the starter and the
engine. Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.

In temperate conditions, do not leave
the engine at idle to warm up but move
off straight away and drive at moderate
speed.

Never leave the engine running in
an enclosed area without adequate
ventilation: internal combustion engines
emit toxic exhaust gases, such as carbon
monoxide. There is a risk of poisoning and
death!
In severe wintry conditions (temperature
below -23°C), the engine should be left at
idle for four minutes before moving off to
ensure the correct operation and life of the
mechanical parts of your vehicle, engine
and gearbox.

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Switching off the engine

Stop the vehicle.

Energy savings mode

For more information on the

Energy

economy mode refer to the

corresponding section.

With the engine running in idle, turn the key

to position

Remove the key from the ignition switch.

To lock the steering column, turn the

steering until it locks.

To facilitate unlocking of the steering
column, it is recommended that the
wheels be returned to the straight ahead
position before switching off the engine.

Check that the parking brake is

correctly applied, particularly on
sloping ground.

After switching off the engine (position

1-Stop),

for a maximum of 30 minutes you can still use
functions such as the audio and communications
system, the wipers, dipped beam headlights,
courtesy lights, ...

Never turn the ignition off before the
vehicle is at a complete stop. With the
engine off, the braking and steering
assistance systems are also cut off: risk
of loss of control of the vehicle.

When you leave the vehicle, keep the key
with you and lock the vehicle.

When opening the driver's door, an alert
message is displayed, accompanied by an
audible signal, to remind you that the key is
still in the ignition switch at position

1 (Stop).

If the key has been left in the ignition
switch at position

2 (Ignition on), the

ignition will be switched off automatically
after one hour.
To switch the ignition back on, turn the
key to position

1 (Stop), then back to

position

2 (Ignition on).

Key left in the "Ignition on"

position

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Parking brake

Locking

Unlocking

Pull the parking brake lever up slightly,

press the release button, then lower the
lever fully.

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

When the vehicle is being driven,
if this warning light and the

STOP

warning light come on, accompanied
by an audible signal and a message
in the screen, this indicates that the
parking brake is still on or has not
been fully released.

Manual gearbox

Engaging reverse gear

Press the clutch pedal fully down.

Push the gear lever fully to the right then

backwards.

Pull the parking brake lever up to

immobilise your vehicle.

As a safety precaution and to facilitate
starting of the engine:
- always select neutral,
- press the clutch pedal.

Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle
is stationary with the engine at idle.

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Driving

Electronic gearbox

Five-speed electronically controlled gearbox
which offers a choice between the comfort of
automated operation or the pleasure of manual
gear changing.
There are two driving modes:
-

automated mode for automatic control

of the gears by the gearbox, without any
action by the driver,

manual mode for sequential changing

of the gears by the driver, using the gear
selector.

Gear selector

Display in the instrument panel

Gear selector positions

Neutral.

Reverse.

1 2 3 4 5. Gears in manual mode.
AUTO.

It comes on when the automatic
mode is selected. It switches off on
changing to manual mode.

Place your

foot on the brake

when this warning light flashes
(e.g.: starting the engine).

Reverse.
F

With your foot on the brake, move

the selector forwards to select this
position.

Neutral.
F

With your foot on the brake, select

this position to start the engine.

Automatic mode.
F

Move the selector backwards to

select this mode.

M + / -. Manual mode with sequential gear

changing.
F

Move the selector backwards,

then to the left to select this mode,
then:

- push forwards to change up a

gear,

- or pull backwards to change down

a gear.

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Moving off

Select position

Press the brake pedal firmly.

Start the engine.

You must keep your foot on the brake
pedal while starting the engine.

If the engine does not start:
- If

N is flashing in the instrument panel,

move the selector to position

A then to

position

- If the “Foot on brake” message

appears, press the brake pedal
harder.

N appears in the instrument cluster.

Select automated mode (position

A),

manual mode (position

M) or reverse

(position

AUTO and 1, 1 or R appear on the

instrument cluster.

Release the parking brake.

Gradually release the brake pedal.

The vehicle then moves off straight away
(refer to the section on the "Autonomous
traction function").

Accelerate.

Do not press the brake and clutch pedals
simultaneously. This can cause very rapid
wear on the clutch.

Autonomous traction function

This function provides great flexibility in
manoeuvring the vehicle at low speed (when
parking, in traffic jams, …).
With the gear selector in position

A, M or R,

the vehicle moves as soon as you take your

foot off the brake pedal, at low speed and

with the engine at idle.

When the engine is running, never leave
children in the vehicle without supervision.

The autonomous traction function may
be temporarily unavailable if the clutch
temperature is too high or the slope too
steep.

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Automated mode

Select position

You can change mode at any time by
moving the gear selector from

A to M or

the other way round.

Moving vehicle, never select the neutral

The instrument cluster displays

AUTO along with the gear engaged.

The gearbox is then operating in auto-active
mode, without any action on the part of the
driver. It continuously selects the most suitable
gear for adapted to the following parameters:
-  optimisation fuel consumption,
-  the style of driving,
-  road conditions,
-  vehicle load.
For optimum acceleration, when overtaking
another vehicle for example, press the
accelerator pedal fully down, beyond the point
of resistance.

Manual mode

Select position

Moving vehicle, never select the neutral

You can change mode at any time by
moving the gear selector from

M to A or

the other way round.

The gears engaged appear in turn in
the instrument cluster.

The shift requests are taken into account only if
the engine speed allows.
It is not necessary to release the accelerator
when changing gear.
When braking or slowing down, the gearbox
changes down automatically to allow the
vehicle to accelerate in the correct gear.
Under full acceleration, unless the engine is
close to its maximum speed, gear upshift will
only take place when the driver operates the
gear selector.

Reverse gear

To engage reverse gear, the vehicle must be
immobilised with your foot on the brake pedal.
F

Select position

There is an audible signal upon
engagement of reverse.

At low speed, if reverse gear is requested,
the

N indicator flashes and the gearbox goes

into neutral automatically.

To engage reverse, put the gear selector into
position

N, then to position R.

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Stopping the vehicle

Before switching off the engine, you can:
- move to position

N to engage neutral,

or
- leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will

not be possible to move the vehicle.

For all parking situations, you

must apply

the parking brake to immobilise the

vehicle.

In case of immobilization of the vehicle,
engine running, absolutely put the gearbox
in neutral

Before working in the engine
compartment, ensure that the gear
selector is in neutral

N and the parking

brake is applied.

Reinitialisation

Following disconnection of the battery, you
have to reinitialise the gearbox.
F

Switch on the ignition.

AUTO and - appear in the

instrument cluster.

Select position

Press the brake pedal.

Wait for approximately 30 seconds until

or a gear appears in the instrument cluster.

Move the gear selector to position

A, then

to position

With your foot still on the brake pedal, start

the engine.

The gearbox is operational again.

Exceptionally, it may be necessary to
reinitialise the gearbox automatically: in
such a case the vehicle won't start and no
gear change will happen.

Malfunction

With the ignition on, if this warning
light comes on and

AUTO flashes,

accompanied by an audible signal
and a message in the multifunction
screen, this indicates a gearbox
fault.

Have them checked by a PEUGEOT dealer or a
qualified workshop.

AUTO and - appear in the

instrument cluster.

Follow the procedure described above.

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Driving

Automatic gearbox (EAT6)

Six-speed automatic gearbox which offers a
choice between the comfort of fully automatic
operation, enhanced by sport and snow
programmes, or manual gear changing.
Two driving modes are available:
-

automatic operation for electronic

management of the gears by the gearbox,
with a

sport programme for a more

dynamic style of driving and a

snow

programme to improve driving when
traction is poor,

manual operation for sequential changing

of the gears by the driver.

Gear box deck

Gear selector.

S" (sport) button.

"T"

(snow) button.

Gear selector positions

Parking.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle,

parking brake on or off.

- Starting the engine.

Reverse.
- Reversing manoeuvres, vehicle

stationary, engine at idle.

Neutral.
- Immobilisation of the vehicle,

parking brake on.

- Starting the engine.

Automatic operation.

M + / -. Manual operation with sequential

changing of the six gears.

Push forwards to change up through the

gears.

Pull backwards to change down through

the gears.

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