Modern automobiles have a growing number of features and nevertheless they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Peugeot 308, dependent on its features, it can be difficult to figure out how to start a Peugeot 308? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, depending on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less elementary to do so. On this webpage we will demonstrate the distinct ways to start a Peugeot 308 with the key, then, in a second section, how to switch on a Peugeot 308 with a card, and to conclude, without using the key.
How to start a Peugeot 308 with key?
So we start our article which is meant to show you how to start a Peugeot 308, which is furnished with a classic key start. Find listed below the different steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Peugeot 308:
- Distinguish the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dashboard. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Peugeot 308 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
- Place the key into this one.
- Examine 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 up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
- Check on your dashboard that the orange lights turn off, if you don’t know what they mean don’t think twice to consult our article on orange lights on Peugeot 308 to know the explanation for this.
- You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Peugeot 308 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it cool down a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
- That’s it. You handled to start your Peugeot 308,
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How to start a Peugeot 308 with the key card?
After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Peugeot 308 with key or will show you you how to do it for a Peugeot 308 equipped with a key card and not a key. The procedure remains more or less alike, so don’t think twice to return to the previous part to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the actions to stick to to start your Peugeot 308 with a card:
- According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a specific slot, examine on your dashboard if your Peugeot 308 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.
- Find the “start” button, which is usually placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually placed on the centre console.
- Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
- Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Peugeot 308
- Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Peugeot 308
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How do I start a Peugeot 308 without a key?
And to conclude, we will see, how to start a Peugeot 308 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Even so, you should know that if your Peugeot 308 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to turn on it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Of course, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to carry out:
- Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and locate 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 separate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the process). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
- At last, strip the starter wire and connect it promptly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Peugeot 308).
There, you’ve found out all the solutions to start a Peugeot 308.
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