Contemporary vehicles have an increasing number of options and despite the fact they provide us a lot of convenience, some of them are not always convenient to use. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Peugeot 508, depending on its options, it can be complicated to know precisely how to start a Peugeot 508? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem evident to most of you, according to the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will explain the different techniques to start a Peugeot 508 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Peugeot 508 with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Peugeot 508 with key?

So we commence our article which is meant to teach you how to start a Peugeot 508, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find under the various steps to be carried out to turn on the engine of your Peugeot 508:

  • Discern the location of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is almost always on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our article on the steering wheel blocked on Peugeot 508 that is blocked to learn how to unblock it.
  • Insert 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 until 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 hesitate to consult our article on orange lights on Peugeot 508 to find out the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Peugeot 508 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds or you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new test)

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  • That’s it. You handled to start your Peugeot 508,

How to start a Peugeot 508 with the key card?

After finding out about how to turn on the engine of a Peugeot 508 with key or will teach you you how to do it for a Peugeot 508 equipped with a key card and not a key. The technique is pretty much the same, so don’t hesitate to return to the previous section to have details on each of the steps to do. Discover down below the steps to adhere to to start your Peugeot 508 with a card:

  • Dependant upon 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 508 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, or you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is in most cases placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases 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 508

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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 508

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How do I start a Peugeot 508 without a key?

And to finish, we will find out, how to start a Peugeot 508 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this might seem logical. Nevertheless, you should know that if your Peugeot 508 is more modern than the mid 90’s it will be difficult to start it without a key because of all the security gadgets present on it. As expected, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the process to follow:

  • Remove the cover that covers your steering wheel and situate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly 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 extended contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Peugeot 508).

There, you’ve learned all the ways to start a Peugeot 508.

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