Peugeot 208 Allure e-HDi review
Talking to Peugeot’s design chief, Gilles Vidal, makes you acutely aware of the importance of the 208, and it’s need to "re-generate" both Peugeot and, so it’s makers say, the small, B-segment class of car in general. But does it work, and should it be on your shortlist. We spent a week getting to grips with the new 208 to find out.
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Sitting comfortably
Driver's seat
Forwards-backwards
Height
Manual adjustment
Electric adjustment
Seat back angle
Front seats
Head restraint height
Lumbar
Other functions available...
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Manual guide-me-home lighting
Temporarily keeping the dipped beam headlamps on after the vehicle's ignition
has been switched off makes the driver's exit easier when the light is poor.
Switching on
With the ignition ...
Opening
Open the left hand front door.
Pull the release lever, located at the bottom of the door aperture, towards
you.
Lift the safety catch and raise the bonnet.
Do not open the bonnet under ...