5-speed manual gearbox
Engaging reverse gear
Push the gear lever to the right then backwards.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:
- always select neutral,
- press the clutch pedal.
Engaging 5th or 6th gear
Move the lever fully to the right to engage 5th or 6 th gear.
Engaging reverse gear
Press the gear knob trigger and move the gear lever to the left then forwards.
Only engage reverse gear when the vehicle is stationary with the engine at idle.
As a safety precaution and to facilitate starting of the engine:
- always select neutral,
- press the clutch pedal.
See also:
Stopping the vehicle
Before switching off the engine, you can choose to:
- move to position N to engage neutral,
- leave the gear engaged; in this case, it will not be possible to move the vehicle.
In both cases, you m ...
Rear head restraints
These have one position for use (up) and a stowed position (down).
They can be removed and are interchangeable side to side.
To remove a head restraint:
pull the head restraint upwards to the sto ...
Primary, secondary and tertiary safety of the highest level
The Peugeot 208 benefits from a high level of primary safety, through its
road-holding and design ("head-up instrument panel", ESP as standard, cruise
control/speed limiter on many versi ...