Hazard warning lamps

A visual warning by means of the direction indicators to alert other road users to a vehicle breakdown, towing or accident.

Press this button, the direction indicators fl ash.

Press this button, the direction indicators fl ash.

They can operate with the ignition off.

Automatic operation of hazard warning lamps

When braking in an emergency, depending on the deceleration, the hazard warning lamps come on automatically.

They switch off automatically the first time you accelerate.

You can also switch them off by pressing the button.

On vehicles fitted with the 1.6 litre THP 200 hp petrol engine, deactivating the ESP/ASR systems also deactivates the automatic operation of the hazard warning lamps; refer to the section "Trajectory control systems - § Deactivation".

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