What every orange warning light on the Peugeot Traveller III (2016-2024) means, from AdBlue and Service to ABS and tyre pressure, and what you should do.
Orange warning lamps on your Peugeot Traveller tell you that a fault has been detected or show you the status of a system, such as a function that is on or switched off. Some come on steadily and some flash, and they may be joined by an audible signal or a message on the screen. Certain orange lamps come on for a few seconds when you switch on the ignition and should go off as soon as the engine starts.
This guide covers the Peugeot Traveller III (2016-2024) and applies to vehicles built from 1 December 2022. Some lamps only appear on certain versions or with certain equipment, such as Diesel, Electric or the electric parking brake, so not every lamp here will apply to your vehicle.
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| Warning | Urgency | In short |
|---|---|---|
| Service | Get it checked soon | Minor or major fault, check the message |
| Release not available (with electric parking brake) | Get it checked soon | Parking brake automatic release unavailable |
| Service | Get it checked soon | Servicing interval exceeded |
| Anti-lock braking system (ABS) | Get it checked soon | ABS fault, normal braking still works |
| AdBlue® (Euro 6.3/6.4) | Action needed from you | AdBlue® running low, top up |
| SCR emissions control system (BlueHDi) | Get it checked soon | Emissions control fault, risk of no start |
| Engine self-diagnostic system (Diesel) | Stop safely, get help | Engine or emissions fault detected |
| Automatic functions deactivated (electric parking brake) | Action needed from you | Parking brake automatic functions switched off |
| Malfunction (with electric parking brake) | Get it checked soon | Electric parking brake fault |
| Braking | Get it checked soon | Minor braking system fault |
| Collision Risk Alert/Active Safety Brake | Get it checked soon | System braking, faulty or switched off |
| Dynamic stability control /Anti-slip regulation (DSC) | Get it checked soon | DSC/ASR working 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 |
| Dynamic stability control /Anti-slip regulation (DSC) | Information / status | DSC/ASR system switched off |
| Under-inflation | Action needed from you | Low tyre pressure or monitoring fault |
| Engine preheating (Diesel) | Information / status | Preheating, wait before starting |
| Front passenger airbag (ON) | Information / status | Passenger airbag on, no rear-facing child seat |
| Front passenger airbag (OFF) | Information / status | Passenger airbag switched off |
| Airbags | Get it checked soon | Airbag or pretensioner fault |
| Low fuel level (Diesel) | Action needed from you | Fuel low, refuel without delay |
| Tortoise mode with limited driving range (Electric) | Action needed from you | Traction battery critical, charge now |
| Pedestrian horn (Electric) | Get it checked soon | Pedestrian horn fault |
| Water in Diesel fuel filter (Diesel) | Get it checked soon | Water in Diesel fuel filter |
| Particle filter (Diesel) | Action needed from you | Particle filter nearly full or additive low |
| Power steering | Get it checked soon | Power steering fault |
| Rear foglamp | Information / status | Rear foglamp is on |
| Foot on the brake | Action needed from you | Press the brake pedal |
| Foot on the clutch | Action needed from you | Press the clutch fully for Stop & Start |
This is the orange Service warning lamp. It warns you of one or more faults that do not have their own specific warning lamp, and a message on the instrument panel tells you which fault it is. If it comes on only briefly the fault is minor, and if it stays on the fault is major.
What to do:
If the lamp comes on temporarily with a message, a minor fault has been detected:
If the lamp stays on with a message, a major fault has been detected:
This is the orange Service warning lamp. It stays on with the message 'Parking brake fault' when automatic release of the electric parking brake is not available.
What to do:
This alert uses the orange Service warning lamp together with the service spanner symbol. The Service lamp stays on while the spanner flashes and then stays on, showing that your servicing interval has been exceeded. This applies only to BlueHDi Diesel engines.
What to do:
This is the orange ABS warning lamp. When it stays on, the anti-lock braking system has a fault, but your vehicle still has conventional braking.
What to do:
This is the orange AdBlue® warning lamp. It warns you as your AdBlue® level drops, with a message showing your remaining driving range. The lower the range, the more urgent the alert becomes, and if the tank runs empty the engine will not start.
What to do:
If the lamp comes on for around 30 seconds when you start, your range is between 1,500 and 500 miles (2,400 and 800 km):
If the lamp stays on when you switch on the ignition, with a beep, your range is between 500 and 62 miles (800 and 100 km):
If the lamp flashes with a beep and a range message, you have less than 62 miles (100 km) left:
If the lamp flashes with a beep 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-diagnostics warning lamps, with a beep and a message. It means a malfunction has been detected in the SCR emissions control system. If the fault is confirmed, there is a limit to how far you can drive before the engine is prevented from starting.
What to do:
If the lamps stay on when you switch on the ignition, a malfunction has been detected:
If the AdBlue® lamp flashes while the Service and Engine self-diagnostics lamps stay on, with a range message, you may be able to drive up to 685 miles (1,100 km), depending on the message, before the immobiliser is triggered:
If the same lamps come on with a message saying starting is prevented, the permitted driving limit has been exceeded and the immobiliser stops the engine from restarting:
This is the orange Engine self-diagnostics warning lamp. It warns you of a fault with the engine management or emissions control system. How it lights up, and which other lamps come on with it, tells you how serious the fault is.
What to do:
If the Engine self-diagnostics lamp flashes, the engine management system has a fault and there is a risk the catalytic converter will be destroyed:
If the Engine self-diagnostics lamp stays on by itself, the emissions control system has a fault:
If the Engine self-diagnostics lamp stays on together with the Service lamp, a minor engine fault has been detected:
If the alternative pair of lamps for a major engine fault stays on, a major engine fault has been detected:
This is the orange electric parking brake automatic functions lamp. When it stays on, automatic application of the parking brake when you switch off the engine, and automatic release when you accelerate, are both switched off.
What to do:
This is the orange electric parking brake malfunction lamp, which comes on with the Service lamp and the message 'Parking brake fault'. If the automatic functions lamp also comes on, the parking brake itself is faulty and may not work manually or automatically.
What to do:
If the malfunction lamp and Service lamp stay on, the vehicle cannot be held by the parking brake with the engine running:
If the automatic functions lamp also stays on, the electric parking brake is faulty:
This is the orange braking warning lamp. When it stays on, a minor fault with the braking system has been detected.
What to do:
This is the orange Collision Risk Alert/Active Safety Brake lamp. It shows when the system is braking for you or has a fault, and a separate deactivation lamp shows when you have switched the system off.
What to do:
If the lamp flashes, the system is briefly braking the vehicle to reduce the speed of a collision with the vehicle in front:
If the lamp stays on with a message and a beep, the system has a fault:
If the deactivation lamp stays on with a message, the system has been switched off in the vehicle configuration menu:
This is the orange DSC/ASR lamp. It flashes when the system steps in because of a loss of grip or trajectory, and stays on if the system has a fault.
What to do:
If the lamp flashes, the DSC/ASR system is working:
If the lamp stays on, the DSC/ASR system has a fault:
This alert uses the DSC/ASR lamp and the Service lamp, with the message 'Parking brake fault'. It means emergency braking does not deliver its best performance.
What to do:
This alert uses the DSC/ASR lamp and the Service lamp, with the message 'Anti roll-back system fault'. It means the hill start assist system has a fault.
What to do:
This is the orange DSC/ASR deactivation lamp. When it stays on, the DSC/ASR system is switched off.
What to do:
This is the orange under-inflation warning lamp. It warns you that one or more tyres has low pressure, or, together with the Service lamp, that the tyre pressure monitoring system is faulty.
What to do:
If the lamp stays on with a beep and a message, the pressure in one or more tyres is too low:
If the lamp flashes then stays on, with the Service lamp on, the tyre pressure monitoring system is faulty and your tyres are no longer being monitored:
This is the orange preheating lamp. It comes on for a short time when you switch on the ignition if the weather and engine temperature make preheating necessary, for up to approximately 30 seconds in severe weather.
What to do:
This is the orange front passenger airbag ON lamp. When it stays on, the front passenger airbag is active and its control is in the ON position.
What to do:
This is the orange front passenger airbag OFF lamp. When it stays on, the front passenger airbag is switched off and its control is in the OFF position.
What to do:
This is the orange Airbags warning lamp. When it stays on, one of the airbags or seat belt pyrotechnic pretensioners is faulty.
What to do:
This is the orange low fuel lamp, shown as a warning lamp or LED depending on version, with the needle in the red zone, a beep and a message. When it first comes on, there are less than 8 litres of fuel left in the tank. Until you refuel, the alert repeats every time you switch on the ignition, more and more often as the level gets closer to empty.
What to do:
This is the orange tortoise mode lamp. When it stays on, the traction battery's state of charge is critical and engine power gradually reduces.
What to do:
This is the orange pedestrian horn lamp. When it stays on, a fault with the pedestrian horn has been detected.
What to do:
This is the orange water in fuel filter lamp, shown on vehicles with an LCD instrument panel. When it stays on, there is water in the Diesel fuel filter, which risks damaging the fuel injection system.
What to do:
This is the orange particle filter lamp. It stays on with a beep and a message, either because the particle filter is nearly full or because the additive level is too low.
What to do:
If the message warns of a risk of particle filter blockage, the filter is nearing saturation:
If the message says the additive level is too low, the additive tank has reached its low level:
This is the orange power steering warning lamp. When it stays on, the power steering has a fault.
What to do:
This is the orange rear foglamp indicator. When it stays on, your rear foglamp is switched on.
What to do:
This is the orange foot on the brake lamp. When it stays on, there is not enough pressure, or none at all, on the brake pedal.
What to do:
This is the orange foot on the clutch lamp. When it stays on, Stop & Start has refused to switch to START mode because the clutch pedal is not pressed all the way down.
What to do:
If an orange lamp comes on and you are not sure what it means, check the message on the instrument panel and compare how the lamp is lit, steady or flashing, with the descriptions above. If you are still unsure or the lamp stays on, go to a PEUGEOT dealer or a qualified workshop, and if anything feels wrong with the brakes or steering, stop somewhere safe first.
Orange lamps are usually your Peugeot Traveller's way of asking for attention rather than an emergency, but they are worth acting on promptly. Keep this guide handy, and refer to your handbook for full details of each system.
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