Being the vehicle owner of a new Peugeot 208 gives us specific advantages, in truth, modern automobiles give access to an increasingly notable number of product features. They will allow you to gain in comfort, multimedia or security. In this article we are going to look at a feature that is expected to make you feel safe in your vehicle, the automatic closing of the doors. This package can be deactivated for no reason, so we’re going to see how to activate auto locking on your Peugeot 208. To do this, we will initially look at the technicalities of this fonctionality and how it works, then, in a second part, how to reactivate the automatic closing of the doors of your car.
What is the automatic locking or closing on a Peugeot 208?
Before we show you how to activate the automatic lock of your Peugeot 208, we will look at the usefulness of this features. Surely, the number of carjacking is continuously increasing, and our Peugeot 208 is an area where we often feel safe. Nevertheless, when stopping at a red light, at a stop sign or in traffic jams, one can feel vulnerable to aggression, it is with this in mind that the brands have launched this fonctionality. Generally there is a door lock button that enables you to close and open the doors from the cabin, but this feature automatically locks the doors of your vehicle when you surpass a certain speed or a certain time after turning on the engine. The benefit is that you no longer have to get worried about this gesture to assure optimum security.
How do I activate the automatic closing of the doors on my Peugeot 208?
Sadly, it can appear that due to factory defaults, electronic failures, bad handling, this feature can be disabled, we will now see the two techniques to let you to activate the automatic lock on your Peugeot 208.
- How to activate the automatic locking / closing of the doors on a vehicle: The lock button
The least complicated approach if you are in case your automatic door closure no more works, is to turn on the ignition (on some series you will as well need to have the engine running) and quickly come and hold down the door lock button on your car for a couple of seconds until you listen to an audible indicator and, according to the year of your Peugeot 208, the turn indicators that are activated. This approach should be good enough in most cases to activate the automatic door lock on your Peugeot 208.
How to activate the automatic door lock on my Peugeot 208: Through the computer
To finish , a more complex approach but which can be connected to a factory problem or a power failure on your car. To reactivate the automatic door lock on your Peugeot 208, you will be able to go through your diagnostic socket. You will need to have a diagnostic tool and navigate through the menus to modify the linked option in the “sash menu”. Nevertheless, this is only suggested for people with some mechanics knowledges and we recommend that you stop by your dealer to get this done.
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