Driving -> Active Safety Brake with Distance Alert and Intelligent emergency braking assistance for Your Peugeot 208 4 Door 2020

Driving  
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.  
Active Blind Spot  
Monitoring System  
The vehicle has a multifunctional camera located  
at the top of the windscreen and, depending on  
version, a radar located in the front bumper.  
In addition to the fixed warning lamp in the door  
mirror on the side in question, a correction of  
trajectory will be felt if you attempt to cross  
a lane marking with the direction indicator  
activated, to help you avoid a collision.  
This system is the combination of the Active  
Lane Keeping Assistance and Blind Spot  
Monitoring System.  
These two functions must be activated and in  
operation.  
The speed of the vehicle must be between 40  
and 87 mph (65 and 140 km/h).  
These functions are especially suitable for  
driving on motorways and main roads.  
For more information on the Active Lane  
Keeping Assistance and Blind Spot  
Monitoring System, refer to the corresponding  
sections.  
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.  
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 the state of the traffic, observing the  
driving regulations.  
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.  
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.  
This system is comprised of three functions:  
– Distance Alert.  
– Intelligent emergency braking assistance.  
– Active Safety Brake (automatic emergency  
braking).  
Deactivation / Activation  
By default, the system is automatically activated  
at every engine start.  
It is set via the Driving / Vehicle  
touch screen menu.  
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Driving  
Deactivation of the system is signalled by  
the illumination of this warning lamp,  
accompanied by the display of a message.  
It is possible that warnings are not given,  
are given too late or seem unjustified.  
The driver must always stay in control of the  
vehicle and be prepared to react at any time  
to avoid an accident.  
Operation  
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Depending on the degree of risk of collision  
detected by the system and the alert trigger  
threshold chosen by the driver, several different  
levels of alert may be triggered and displayed in  
the instrument panel.  
The system takes account of the vehicle  
dynamics, the speed of your vehicle and the one  
in front, the environmental conditions and the  
operation of the vehicle (actions on the pedals,  
the steering wheel, etc.) to trigger the alert at the  
best moment.  
Level 1 (orange): visual alert only,  
indicating that the vehicle in front is very  
close.  
The message "Vehicle close" is displayed.  
Level 2 (red): visual and audible alert,  
indicating that a collision is imminent.  
The message "Brake!" is displayed.  
Level 3: in some cases, a vibration alert in the  
form of micro-braking can be given, confirming  
the risk of collision.  
Operating conditions and  
limits  
ESC system in working order.  
ASR system activated.  
After an impact, the function  
automatically stops operating. Contact a  
PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop to  
have the system checked.  
Seat belts fastened for all passengers.  
Stabilised speed on unwinding roads.  
In the following cases, deactivating the system  
via the vehicle's configuration menu is advised:  
Towing a trailer.  
– Carrying long objects on roof bars.  
– Vehicles with snow chains fitted.  
– Before using an automatic car wash, with the  
engine running.  
– Before placing the vehicle on a rolling road in  
a workshop.  
Towed vehicle, engine running.  
– Following impact to the windscreen close to  
the detection camera.  
Distance Alert  
This function warns the driver that their vehicle is  
at risk of a collision with the vehicle in front, or a  
pedestrian or cyclist present in their traffic lane.  
Modifying the alert trigger threshold  
This trigger threshold determines the sensitivity  
with which the function warns of the risk of  
collision.  
The threshold is set via the  
Driving / Vehicle touch screen  
menu.  
► Select one of the three pre-defined  
thresholds:  
– "Distant".  
– “Normal".  
– “Close".  
The last threshold selected is memorised when  
the ignition is switched off.  
Where the speed of your vehicle is too  
high approaching another vehicle, the  
first level of alert may not be displayed: the  
level 2 alert may be displayed directly.  
Important: the level 1 alert is not displayed  
when there is a stationary obstacle or when  
the "Close" trigger threshold has been  
selected.  
The system is automatically deactivated  
after the use of certain "space-saver"  
type spare wheels is detected (smaller  
diameter).  
The system is automatically deactivated  
after detection of a fault with the brake pedal  
switch or with at least two brake lamps.  
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Operation  
The system operates subject to the following  
conditions:  
The brake pedal may vibrate slightly  
while the function is operating.  
If the vehicle comes to a complete stop,  
automatic braking is maintained for 1 to 2  
seconds.  
Intelligent emergency  
braking assistance  
If the driver brakes, but not sufficiently to avoid a  
collision, this system will supplement the braking,  
within the limits of the laws of physics.  
This assistance will only be provided if the driver  
presses the brake pedal.  
– The vehicle's speed does not exceed 37 mph  
(60 km/h) when a pedestrian is detected.  
– The vehicle's speed does not exceed 50 mph  
(80 km/h) when a stationary vehicle or a cyclist  
is detected.  
– The vehicle's speed is between 6 mph and  
53 mph (10 km/h and 85 km/h) (versions with  
camera only) or 87 mph (140 km/h) (versions  
with camera and radar) when a moving vehicle  
is detected.  
This warning lamp immediately flashes  
(for approximately 10 seconds) when the  
function acts on the vehicle’s braking.  
With an automatic gearbox or drive selector, in  
the event of automatic emergency braking until  
the vehicle comes to a complete stop, keep the  
brake pedal pressed down to prevent the vehicle  
from moving off again.  
Malfunction  
In the event of a system malfunction, this  
warning lamp comes on on the instrument  
panel, accompanied by an onscreen message  
and an audible signal.  
Active Safety Brake  
Contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified  
workshop to have the system checked.  
If these warning lamps come on  
after the engine has been switched  
off and then restarted, contact a PEUGEOT  
dealer or a qualified workshop to have the  
system checked.  
Distraction detection  
Refer to the General recommendations on the  
use of driving and manoeuvring aids.  
Take a break in case of feeling tired or at least  
every 2 hours.  
The function comprises the "Driver Attention  
Alert" system combined with the "Driver Attention  
Alert by camera" system.  
With a manual gearbox, in the event of automatic  
emergency braking until the vehicle comes to a  
complete stop, the engine may stall.  
The driver can maintain control of the  
vehicle at any time by firmly turning the  
steering wheel and/or firmly depressing the  
accelerator pedal.  
This function, also called automatic emergency  
braking, intervenes following the alerts if the  
driver does not react quickly enough and does  
not operate the vehicle's brakes.  
It aims to reduce the speed of impact or avoid a  
collision where the driver fails to react.  
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