Every orange warning lamp on the Peugeot 3008 II (2016-present) explained: what each one means and what you should do, based on the handbook.
Orange lamps on your Peugeot 3008 warn you about a fault or tell you that a system has been switched off or is working. Many of them come with a message or an audible signal, and some can either stay on steadily or flash, which changes what they mean.
This guide covers the Peugeot 3008 II (2016-present), based on handbook edition ed01-23 for vehicles produced from 03/10/2023. Some lamps depend on the version or equipment of your car, so not every lamp here will apply to you.
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| Warning | Urgency | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Get it checked soon | Minor or major fault, read the message |
| Release not available (with electric parking brake) | Get it checked soon | Automatic parking brake release unavailable |
| Service | Get it checked soon | Servicing interval has been exceeded |
| Engine pre-heating (Diesel) | Action needed from you | Wait for it to go off |
| Low fuel level | Action needed from you | Fuel in reserve, refuel without delay |
| Engine self-diagnostic system | Get it checked soon | Engine or emissions fault, act promptly |
| AdBlue® (BlueHDi) | Action needed from you | Top up AdBlue® before starting is prevented |
| SCR emissions control system (BlueHDi) | Get it checked soon | Emissions fault, starting may be prevented |
| Automatic functions deactivated (electric parking brake) | Information / status | Automatic parking brake functions are off |
| Malfunction (with electric parking brake) | Get it checked soon | Electric parking brake fault |
| Braking | Get it checked soon | Minor braking system fault |
| Pedestrian horn (Hybrid or Rechargeable hybrid) | Get it checked soon | Pedestrian horn fault |
| Collision Risk Alert/Active Safety Brake | Get it checked soon | Braking assist active, off or faulty |
| Anti-lock braking system (ABS) | Get it checked soon | ABS fault, conventional braking remains |
| Dynamic stability control /Anti-slip regulation (DSC) | Information / status | DSC/ASR off, active or faulty |
| Emergency brake malfunction (with electric parking brake) | Get it checked soon | Emergency braking not at full performance |
| Hill start assist | Get it checked soon | Hill start assist fault |
| Road signs recognition | Get it checked soon | System fault or sensor masked |
| Lane keeping assist | Information / status | Correcting, on standby, masked or faulty |
| Lane positioning assist | Get it checked soon | Lane positioning assist fault |
| Driver Attention Warning by Camera (Distraction detection) | Information / status | System off, faulty or sensor masked |
| Airbags | Get it checked soon | Airbag or seat belt pretensioner fault |
| Front passenger airbag (ON) | Information / status | Passenger airbag on, no rear-facing child seat |
| Front passenger airbag (OFF) | Information / status | Passenger airbag is deactivated |
| Under-inflation | Action needed from you | Low tyre pressure or monitoring fault |
| Parking sensors | Information / status | Obstacle detected, fault or sensor masked |
| Stop & Start (Petrol or Diesel) | Information / status | Stop & Start off or faulty |
| E-Auto mode (Hybrid) | Information / status | e-Auto mode switched off manually |
| Rear foglamps | Information / status | Rear foglamps are on |
The Service lamp appears as a symbol on the instrument panel and always comes with a message. If it comes on temporarily, one or more minor faults have been detected that have no warning lamp of their own. If it stays on, one or more major faults of this kind have been detected, or, with the message “Audible Warning System fault: Repair needed”, the audible warning system has failed.
What to do:
If the lamp comes on temporarily:
If the lamp stays on with a message about a major fault:
If the lamp stays on with the audible warning system message:
This is the Service lamp, shown as a symbol on the instrument panel. It stays on with the message “Parking brake fault” when automatic release of the electric parking brake is unavailable.
What to do:
This alert uses the Service lamp together with the service spanner symbol. The Service lamp stays on while the service spanner flashes and then stays on, which means the servicing interval has been exceeded. The handbook notes this applies only with BlueHDi Diesel engines.
What to do:
This is the engine pre-heating symbol on the instrument panel. It comes on temporarily when you switch on the ignition if the weather and engine temperature make pre-heating necessary, for up to approximately 30 seconds in severe weather.
What to do:
This is the fuel symbol on the instrument panel. It stays on with the reserve level shown in red, an audible signal and a message. When it first comes on, you have approximately 6 litres of fuel left, and until you refuel the alert repeats every time you switch on the ignition, more often as the level gets close to zero.
What to do:
This is the engine self-diagnostic symbol on the instrument panel. If it flashes, the engine management system has a fault. If it stays on, the emissions control system has a fault.
What to do:
If the lamp is flashing:
If the lamp stays on:
This is the AdBlue® symbol on the instrument panel. It warns you that the AdBlue® level is getting low and always comes with a message showing the driving range or telling you that starting is prevented. How it lights up depends on how much range is left.
What to do:
If it comes on for around 30 seconds when you start the car (range between 1,500 and 500 miles, 2,400 and 800 km):
If it stays on when you switch on the ignition, with an audible signal (range between 500 and 62 miles, 800 and 100 km):
If it flashes with an audible signal and a range message (less than 62 miles, 100 km):
If it flashes with an audible signal and a message saying starting is prevented (the AdBlue® tank is empty and the legally required immobiliser stops the engine from starting):
This alert uses the AdBlue®, Service and Engine self-diagnostic lamps together, with an audible signal and a message. When they stay on as you switch on the ignition, a malfunction of the SCR emissions control system has been detected. When the AdBlue® lamp flashes with the other two on steadily, the message tells you either your remaining driving range, up to 685 miles (1,100 km) before the engine immobiliser is triggered, or that the limit has been exceeded and starting is prevented.
What to do:
If all three lamps stay on when you switch on the ignition:
If the AdBlue® lamp flashes and the message shows a driving range:
If the AdBlue® lamp flashes and the message says starting is prevented:
This is the electric parking brake automatic functions symbol on the instrument panel. When it stays on, automatic application when you switch off the engine and automatic release when you accelerate are both deactivated.
What to do:
If automatic application and release are no longer possible:
The parking brake malfunction lamp comes on steadily with the message “Parking brake fault”. If it appears with the Service lamp, the car cannot be held stationary with the engine running. If the Automatic functions deactivated lamp also comes on with them, the electric parking brake itself is faulty and both manual and automatic functions may not work.
What to do:
If the malfunction lamp comes on with the Service lamp:
If the Automatic functions deactivated lamp comes on as well:
This is the braking symbol on the instrument panel. When it stays on, a minor fault with the braking system has been detected.
What to do:
This is the pedestrian horn symbol on the instrument panel, found on Hybrid and Rechargeable hybrid versions. When it stays on, a fault has been detected with the horn.
What to do:
This is the Collision Risk Alert/Active Safety Brake symbol. It flashes when the system briefly brakes the car to reduce the speed of a collision with the vehicle in front. When it stays on, the system has been switched off via the touch screen, has a fault, or its sensor is masked; together with a second lamp, it can also mean the system is temporarily off because the driver and/or front passenger (depending on version) has been detected but the seat belt is not fastened.
What to do:
If the lamp is flashing:
If it stays on with a message and an audible signal:
If it stays on with the message “Driving Assistance Sensor blind: Clean sensor, see User Manual”:
If it stays on together with the Service lamp:
This is the ABS symbol on the instrument panel. When it stays on, the anti-lock braking system has a fault, although the car keeps its conventional braking.
What to do:
There are two DSC lamps on the instrument panel. The deactivation lamp stays on when the DSC/ASR system is switched off. The DSC lamp flashes while DSC/ASR is working to correct a loss of grip or trajectory, and stays on if the system has a fault.
What to do:
If the deactivation lamp stays on:
If the DSC lamp stays on:
The emergency brake malfunction lamp comes on steadily with the Service lamp and the message “Parking brake fault”. It means emergency braking does not deliver optimal performance.
What to do:
The hill start assist lamp comes on steadily with the Service lamp and the message “Anti roll-back system fault”. It means the system has a fault.
What to do:
This is the road signs recognition symbol on the instrument panel. If it stays on with a message and an audible signal, the system has a fault. If it stays on with the message “Driving Assistance Sensor blind: Clean sensor, see User Manual”, the sensor is masked.
What to do:
If the system has a fault:
If the sensor is masked:
This is the lane keeping assist symbol. It flashes when you are about to cross a broken lane marking without using the direction indicators. It stays on when the system has been automatically deactivated or put on standby, or, with the message “Driving Assistance Sensor blind: Clean sensor, see User Manual”, when the sensor is masked; if it stays on with the Service lamp, a message and an audible signal, the system has a fault.
What to do:
If the lamp is flashing:
If the sensor is masked:
If the lamp comes on with the Service lamp:
The lane positioning assist lamp comes on steadily together with the Service lamp. It means the system has a fault.
What to do:
This is the Driver Attention Warning by Camera symbol. When it stays on by itself, the system is deactivated. With a message and an audible signal, the system has a fault, and with the message “Driving Assistance Sensor blind: Clean sensor, see User Manual”, the sensor is masked.
What to do:
If the system has a fault:
If the sensor is masked:
This is the airbags symbol on the instrument panel. When it stays on, one of the airbags or seat belt pyrotechnic pretensioners is faulty.
What to do:
This is the front passenger airbag ON symbol. When it stays on, the front passenger airbag is activated and its control is set to “ON”.
What to do:
This is the front passenger airbag OFF symbol. When it stays on, the front passenger airbag is deactivated and its control is set to “OFF”.
What to do:
This is the tyre under-inflation symbol. When it stays on by itself, the pressure in one or more tyres is too low. When it flashes and then stays on with the Service lamp on as well, the tyre pressure monitoring system is faulty.
What to do:
If the under-inflation lamp stays on by itself:
If it comes on with the Service lamp:
This is the parking sensors symbol. It flashes when the system detects an obstacle. It stays on with a message and an audible signal if the system has a fault, or with the message “Parking Assistance Sensor blind: Clean sensor, see User Manual” if a sensor is masked.
What to do:
If the system has a fault:
If a sensor is masked:
This is the Stop & Start symbol, used on Petrol and Diesel versions. It stays on with a message when you have switched the system off manually, and stays on by itself when the system has switched itself off automatically. If it flashes and then stays on with a message, the system has a fault.
What to do:
If you switched the system off manually:
If the system switched itself off automatically:
If the system has a fault:
On Hybrid versions, this symbol stays on with a message when you have switched off the e-Auto mode manually.
What to do:
This is the rear foglamps symbol on the instrument panel. When it stays on, the rear foglamps are on.
What to do:
If a lamp comes on and you are not sure what it means, read the message on the screen and check the relevant section of your handbook. Some red or orange lamps come on for a few seconds when you switch on the ignition and should go off once the engine starts. If a red or orange lamp comes on at any other time, there may be a fault that needs further investigation, so have it looked at by a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop.
Orange lamps rarely mean you have to stop straight away, but they are your Peugeot 3008 telling you something needs your attention. Take a moment to read the message, follow the steps above, and you will keep small issues from turning into bigger ones.
Related guides: Peugeot 3008 II (2016-present) red warning lights, Peugeot 3008 II (2016-present) green and blue lights, Peugeot 3008 Indicators: Orange Warnings (general guide) and all Peugeot 3008 guides.
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