Recent cars have more and more options and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time easy to use. It doesn’t matter if you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Peugeot 208, dependent on its options, it can be difficult to know precisely how to start a Peugeot 208? Even if this imperative act of running a car may seem self evident to most of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less basic to do so. On this webpage we will teach you the several procedures to start a Peugeot 208 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Peugeot 208 with a card, and finally, without using the key.

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How to start a Peugeot 208 with key?

So we commence our article content which is meant to teach you how to start a Peugeot 208, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find down below the different guidelines to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Peugeot 208:

  • Distinguish the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is generally on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not be reluctant to browse our article content on the steering wheel blocked on Peugeot 208 that is blocked to find out how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they indicate don’t be reluctant to browse our article content on orange lights on Peugeot 208 to find out the explanation for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Peugeot 208 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Peugeot 208,

How to start a Peugeot 208 with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Peugeot 208 with key or will explain you how to do it for a Peugeot 208 equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is still more or less similar, so don’t be reluctant to return back to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the actions to follow to start your Peugeot 208 with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, verify on your dashboard if your Peugeot 208 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Uncover the “start” button, which is commonly placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is commonly located on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Peugeot 208

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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Peugeot 208

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How do I start a Peugeot 208 without a key?

And finally, we will discover, how to start a Peugeot 208 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem obvious. However, you should know that if your Peugeot 208 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make lengthened contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Peugeot 208).

There, you’ve learned all the solutions to start a Peugeot 208.

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