PEUGEOT 2008, Handbook

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Driving
Operating limits
No alert will be given and no correction will be
made in the following situations:
– In the presence of non-moving objects (parked
vehicles, barriers, street lamps, road signs, etc.).
– Oncoming traffic.
– Driving on a winding road or a sharp corner.
– When overtaking or being overtaken by a
very long vehicle (lorry, bus, etc.) which is both
detected in the rear blind spot and present in the
driver’s front field of vision.
– When overtaking quickly.
– In very heavy traffic: vehicles detected in
front and behind are confused with a lorry or a
stationary object.
– If the Park Assist or Full Park Assist function
is activated.
Malfunction
If the event of a malfunction, this warning
lamp comes on in the instrument panel,
accompanied by the display of a message.
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified
workshop to have the system checked.
The system may suffer temporary
interference in certain weather conditions
(rain, hail, etc.).
In particular, driving on a wet surface or
moving from a dry area to a wet area can
cause false alerts (for example, the presence
of a fog of water droplets in the blind spot
angle is interpreted as a vehicle).
In bad or wintry weather, ensure that the
sensors are not covered by mud, ice or snow.
Take care not to cover the warning zone in
the door mirrors, or the detection zones on
the front and rear bumpers with adhesive
labels or other objects; they may hamper
correct operation of the system.
Active Safety Brake
with Distance Alert and
Intelligent emergency
braking assistance
Refer to the General recommendations on the
use of driving and manoeuvring aids .
This system:
– warns the driver that their vehicle is at risk of
collision with the vehicle in front, a pedestrian or,
depending on version, a cyclist.
– reduces the vehicle's speed to avoid a
collision or limit its severity.
The system also takes motorcyclists and
animals into account; however, animals
below 0.5 m tall and objects on the road are
not necessarily detected.
This system is comprised of three functions:
– Distance Alert.
– Intelligent emergency braking assistance.
– Active Safety Brake (automatic emergency
braking).
The vehicle has a multifunction camera located
at the top of the windscreen and, depending on
version, a radar located in the front bumper.
This system does not avoid the need for
vigilance on the part of the driver.
This system is designed to assist the driver
and improve road safety.
It is the driver's responsibility to continuously
monitor traffic conditions in accordance with
applicable driving regulations.
As soon as the system detects a
potential obstacle, it prepares the braking
circuit in case automatic braking is needed.
This may cause a slight noise and a slight
sensation of deceleration.