Peugeot RCZ (2015 year). Instruction - part 1

 

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Peugeot RCZ (2015 year). Instruction - part 1

 

 

Handbook

On-line handbook

Select one of the following means of access to view your 
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the language,
the vehicle, its body style,
the print edition of your handbook appropriate for the date of registration of 
your vehicle.

This personal space offers advice and other useful information 
for the care and maintenance of your vehicle.

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"MyPEUGEOT".

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Welcome

We draw your attention to the following points:

-  The fitting of electrical equipment or accessories not listed

by PEUGEOT may cause faults and failures with the 
electrical system of your vehicle. Contact a PEUGEOT 
dealer for information on the range of recommended 
accessories.

-  Any modification or adaptation not intended or authorised

by Automobiles PEUGEOT or carried out without meeting 
the technical requirements defined by the manufacturer
would lead to the suspension of the new vehicle warranty.

Thank you for choosing an RCZ, a symbol of confidence, 
passion and inspiration

This handbook has been designed to help to make the most of your 
RCZ in all circumstances and in complete safety.

Take the time to read through it so as to familiarise yourself with your 
vehicle.

The descriptions and illustrations are given as indications only.

Automobiles PEUGEOT reserves the right to modify the technical 

characteristics, equipment and accessories without having to update this
edition of the handbook.

This handbook covers all of the variations in equipment available across
the whole RCZ range.
Your vehicle will be fitted with only some of the equipment described

in this document, depending on version and the specification for the
country in which it was sold.

Key

Warning

This symbol marks warnings which it is essential to observe for 
your own safety, for the safety of others or to avoid any risk of 
damaging your vehicle.

Information

This symbol draws your attention to additional information for 
better use of your vehicle.

Protection of the environment

This symbol accompanies advice relating to protection of 
the environment.

For any work on your vehicle, use a qualified workshop that has the

technical information, competence and equipment required, which a
PEUGEOT dealer is able to provide.

This document forms an integral part of your vehicle. Remember to pass 
it on to the new owner in the event of the sale of the vehicle.

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ExTERIOR

Remote control key 

37-40

-  opening / closing
-  unlocking / partial opening of the boot
-  anti-theft protection
- battery
Alarm 41-43

Boot 49
Temporary puncture  

repair kit 

150-156

Changing a wheel 

157-161

Active, fixed spoiler

93-94, 95

Parking sensors 

135-137

Towbar 186-187
Towing 184-185

Changing bulbs 

172-176

-  rear lamps
-  3rd stop lamp
-  number plate lamps

Accessories 190-191
Cleaning, maintenance 

188-189

Fuel tank 

139-140

Wipers 83-86
Changing a wiper blade 

163

Door mirrors 

55-56

Active bonnet 

92

Lighting controls 

75-80

Directional lighting 

82

Headlamp height adjustment 

81

Changing bulbs 

169-172

-  front lamps
-  direction indicator repeaters

Doors 46-48
-  opening / closing
-  central locking
-  anti-intrusion security
-  emergency locking
Electric windows 

44-45

Braking assistance 

89

Trajectory control 

90-91

Tyre under-inflation detection

127-128

Tyre pressures 

156, 198

Snow chains 

162

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INTERIOR

Boot fittings

73-74

-  stowing rings
-  storage net
-  storage box
- lighting

Child seats 

104-110, 114

ISOFIx child seats 

111-113, 114

Seat belts 

96-98

Front seats 

50-53

Rear seats 

58

Airbags 99-103

Deactivating the passenger's  

front airbag 

100-101, 106-108

Interior fittings

67-72

-  sun visor
-  glove box
-  12 V accessory socket
- ashtray
-  front armrest
-  PEUGEOT Connect USB
- mat

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Instrument panels 

12-13

Warning lamps 

14-20

Indicators 21-24
Buttons 25-26
-  Check / service indicator / trip distance 

recorder

-  lighting dimmer

Headlamp height adjustment 

81

Door mirrors 

55-56

Electric windows 

44-45

Dashboard fuses 

177-180

Opening the bonnet 

141

Courtesy lamps 

64

Seat belt / passenger's front airbag  

warning lamps display 

96-97

Rear view mirror 

57

Sun visor 

68

Parking brake 

119

Active spoiler control 

93-94

Ignition switch / Steering lock / Starting 

116-118

Multifunction screens 

30-36

Clock 26

PEUGEOT Connect Navigation (RT6) 

203-258

PEUGEOT Connect Sound (RD5) 

259-278

Ventilation 59-60
Dual zone digital air conditioning 

61-63

Automatic gearbox 

122-125

Manual gearbox 

121

Gear shift indicator 

126

Hill start assist 

120

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

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Lighting controls 

75-80

Horn 88

Steering wheel adjustment 

54

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

STEERING MOUNTEd CONTROLS

Speed limiter 

129-131

Cruise control 

132-134

Audio and telephone controls with  

PEUGEOT Connect Navigation (RT6) 

206

Audio and telephone controls with  

PEUGEOT Connect Sound (RD5) 

261

Wiper controls 

83-86

Trip computer 

27-29

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DSC/ASR system 

90-91

Parking sensors 

135-137

Assistance call 

88, 201-202

Hazard warning lamps 

87

Emergency call 

88, 201-202

Volumetric alarm monitoring 

41-43

Central locking / Anti-intrusion  

security 47-48

INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS

CENTRAL SWITCH PANEL

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Running out of fuel, Diesel 

144

Checking levels 

145-147

- oil

-  brake fluid

-  power steering fluid
- coolant

-  screenwash/headlamp wash fluid

-  additive (Diesel with particle filter)

Changing bulbs 

169-176

- front
- rear

Cleaning and maintenance 

188-189

- interior
- exterior

Opening the bonnet 

141

Under the bonnet, petrol 

142

Under the bonnet, Diesel 

143

Energy economy mode 

164

Battery 165-168

Engine compartment  

fuses 

177-178, 181-183

Checking components 

148-149

- battery

-  air filter and passenger compartment filter

-  oil filter

-  particle filter (Diesel)
- gearboxes
-  brake pads / discs

TECHNICAL DATA - MAINTENANCE

Petrol engines 

192

Petrol weights 

193-194

Diesel engine 

195

Diesel weights 

196

Dimensions 197-198

Identification markings

199

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OPTIMISE THE USE OF YOUR GEARBOX

With a manual gearbox, move off gently and change up without 
waiting. During acceleration change up early.

With an automatic or electronic gearbox, give preference to automatic 
mode and avoid pressing the accelerator pedal heavily or suddenly.

The gear shift indicator invites you engage the most suitable gear: as 
soon as the indication is displayed in the instrument panel, follow it 
straight away.
For vehicles fitted with an electronic or automatic gearbox, this
indicator appears only in manual mode.

dRIVE SMOOTHLY

Maintain a safe distance between vehicles, use engine braking rather 
than the brake pedal, and press the accelerator progressively. These 
practices contribute towards a reduction in fuel consumption and 
CO

2

emissions and also helps reduce the background traffic noise.

CONTROL THE USE OF YOUR ELECTRICAL 
EQUIPMENT

Before moving off, if the passenger compartment is too warm, ventilate it 
by opening the windows and air vents before using the air conditioning.

Above 30 mph (50 km/h), close the windows and leave the air vents 
open.
Remember to make use of equipment that can help keep the temperature
in the passenger compartment down (sunroof and window blinds...).

Switch off the air conditioning, unless it has automatic regulation, as soon 
as the desired temperature is attained.

Switch off the demisting and defrosting controls, if not automatic.

Switch off the heated seat as soon as possible.

Switch off the headlamps and front foglamps when the level of light 
does not require their use.

Avoid running the engine before moving off, particularly in winter; your 
vehicle will warm up much faster while driving.

As a passenger, if you avoid connecting your multimedia devices 
(film, music, video game...), you will contribute towards limiting the
consumption of electrical energy, and so of fuel.

Disconnect your portable devices before leaving the vehicle.

ECO-DRIVING

Eco-driving is a range of everyday practices that allow the motorist to optimise their fuel consumption and CO

2

 emissions.

If your vehicle has cruise control, make use of the system at speeds 
above 25 mph (40 km/h) when the traffic is flowing well.

ECO-DRIVING

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LIMIT THE CAUSES OF EXCESS 
CONSUMPTION

Spread loads throughout the vehicle; place the heaviest items in the 
bottom of the boot, as close as possible to the rear seats.

Limit the loads carried in the vehicle and reduce wind resistance (roof 
bars, roof rack, bicycle carrier, trailer...). Use a roof box in preference.

Remove roof bars and roof racks after use.

At the end of winter, remove snow tyres and refit your summer tyres.

OBSERVE THE RECOMMENdATIONS ON 
MAINTENANCE

Check the tyre pressures regularly, when cold, referring to the label in 
the door aperture, driver's side.

Carry out this check in particular:

- 

before a long journey,

- 

at each change of season,

- 

after a long period out of use.

Don't forget the spare wheel and the tyres on any trailer or caravan.

Have your vehicle serviced regularly (engine oil, oil filter, air filter,

passenger compartment filter...) and observe the schedule of
operations recommended in the warranty and maintenance record.

When refuelling, do not continue after the third cut-off of the nozzle to 
avoid any overflow.

At the wheel of your new vehicle, it is only after the first 1 800 miles  
(3 000 kilometres) that you will see the fuel consumption settle down 
to a consistent average.

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INSTRUMENT PANELS: PETROL OR 
DIESEL, MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC 
GEARBOx

dIALS

1.  Rev counter. 

 

Indicates the speed of rotation of the engine (x 1 000 rpm).

2.  Coolant temperature gauge. 

 

Indicates the temperature of the engine coolant (°Celsius).

3.  Fuel gauge. 

Indicates the quantity of fuel remaining in the tank.

4.  Speedometer. 

 

Indicates the current speed of the moving vehicle (mph or km/h).

5.  Small display screen.

6.  Central display screen.

7.  display management button. 

 

Starts a manual CHECK.

 

Recalls the service information.

 

Resets the selected function to zero (trip distance recorder or 
service indicator).

8.  Lighting dimmer button. 

 

Adjusts the brightness of the lighting of the instruments and 
controls.

With large central display screen

Panel grouping together the vehicle operation indication dials and 
warning lamps, with permanent back-lighting.

For more information, refer to the section relating to the button or 
function and its associated display.

With small central display screen

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dISPLAYS

* According to engine.

** Only with the large central display screen.

Small display screen

A.  Trip distance recorder. 

 

(miles or km)

B.  distance recorder. 

 

(miles or km)

C.  Service spanner, if a service is due shortly or is overdue.

Central display screen

d.  Speed limiter 

 

(mph or km/h) or

  

Cruise control.

E.  Indication of:

-  a gear change*, 

 or

-  the programme or gear (automatic gearbox).

F.  Engine oil level indicator, 

 

service indicator. 

 

(miles or km) 

 

These two functions are displayed when the ignition is switched on, 
then disappear after a few seconds.

  

Warning and status indicator lamps / CHECK. 

  

Trip computer. 

  

Alert messages**. 

  

Vehicle speed repeat**. 

  

Navigation - Guidance**. 

 

These functions are displayed according to the selection.

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WARNING ANd INdICATOR LAMPS

Visual indicators which inform the driver of the occurrence of a 
fault (warning lamp) or of the operation of a system (operation or 
deactivation indicator lamp).

When the ignition is switched on

Certain warning lamps come on for a few seconds when the ignition is 
switched on.

When the engine is started, these warning lamps should go off.

If they remain on, before moving off, refer to the information for the 
warning lamp concerned.

Associated warnings

The illumination, fixed or flashing, of certain warning lamps may be
accompanied by an audible signal and a message in the screen.

Depending on your version of instrument panel, illumination of the 
warning lamp is also accompanied by:

- 

a symbol in the central instrument panel screen and a message in 
the multi-function screen,

 or

- 

a symbol and a message in the central instrument panel screen.

Warning lamps

When the engine is running or the vehicle is being driven, the 
illumination of one of the following warning lamps indicates a fault which 
requires action on the part of the driver.

The illumination of a warning lamp is always accompanied by the 
display of an additional message, to assist you in identifying the 
fault.

If you encounter any problems, contact a PEUGEOT dealer or a 
qualified workshop.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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