PEUGEOT 407 2008, Owner'S Manual

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
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To start the vehicle from another
battery: BATTERY
(LOCATED IN THE BOOT) *
* Vehicles fi tted with the 2.7 litre HDI
24V engine.
The battery is in the left boot trim.
To charge the battery using a bat-
tery charger (boot open):

fold down the panel to gain access
to the battery,

disconnect the battery,

follow the instructions for use given
by the battery charger manufac-
turer,

reconnect starting with the nega-
tive (-) terminal,

raise the panel and close it.

open the bonnet,

use the two additional positive (+)
and negative (-) terminals located
under the bonnet,

open the red cover of the positive
(+) terminal,

connect the red cable between the
positive (+) terminal and the positive
(+) terminal of the slave battery,

connect the green or black cable
between the negative (-) terminal
and the negative (-) terminal of the
slave battery,

operate the starter, let the engine
run,

wait for the engine to return to idle,
then disconnect the cables,

close the red cover of the positive
(+) terminal,

refi t the left side cover,

close the bonnet.
Before disconnecting the bat-
tery, you must wait for 2 minutes
after switching off the ignition.
Never disconnect a terminal
when the engine is running.
Never charge a battery without fi rst
disconnecting the terminals.
Open the windows and close the sun-
roof before disconnecting the battery.
If they do not operate normally follow-
ing reconnection of the battery, they
must be reinitialised (see paragraphs
"Reinitialisation of the electric win-
dows" and "Sunroof").
After every reconnection of the bat-
tery, switch on the ignition and wait
1 minute before starting to allow the
electronic systems to be initialised.
However, if slight diffi culties are ex-
perienced after this, please contact a
PEUGEOT dealer.
On the 2.7 litre 24V HDI engine, if there
is no battery in the boot, do not con-
nect a slave battery to the positive (+)
and negative (-) terminals under the
bonnet as a short circuit may occur.
The batteries contain harmful
substances such as sulphu-
ric acid and lead. They must
be disposed of in accordance
with regulations and must never be
discarded with household waste.
Take used batteries to an approved
collection point.