406 Newbie

Hello. I have just bought a 406 diesel 110 on a 02 plate.
Lovely car but I need 2 month course on what everything
does. For example when I switch on, the air con light comes
on, so I switch it off, is this right or should I leave it
alone, can't find anything in the Manuel about it. The sat
nav is a bit of a disappointment having used a Tom Tom Go
for a few years, I find the directions a bit hit and miss, I
bought a new disc ( £94.00 ) but not much improvement. But
generally speaking, the car is great. Fuel consumption is
amazing, done 3 tank tests 38, 41, and 39, I would never
have believed it. If someone could advise about the air con
I would be grateful.

Thank you

Bryan ( Winchester UK )

 

The aircon is apparently 'always on'. Assuming your car also has
climate control, the aircon is used intermittently to cool the car whe
that is necessary. It isn't necessary to turn this off, as regular use
of the aircon on any car is actually recommended to avoid the problem
of smell which can otherwise arise after a winter lay-off.
Re. the SatNav, I'd never rely on a manufacturers version - the TomTom
software is always going to be vastly superior, simply because TomTom
focus on producing a good product, whereas Peugeot only throw it in as
a "luxury extra" - it isn't in their interest to do a lot of research
on it.

 

Many thanks Fin, so I will in future leave the air con
alone.

Bryan

 

The fuel consumption sounds low actually. I run a spreadsheet for my fuel
and my '99 406 HDI 110, which I had from new, has always averaged 45 - 46
mpg even now with 110,000 miles on the clock and the manual aircon always
kept on. It is a manual gearbox, I believe automatics are thirstier.

 

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Thanks for that Keith, I think maybe the short journeys I do
are keeping the fuel consumption lower than yours, I have to
do a trip to Liverpool next week, mostly motorway from
Winchester, so I will be interested to see what the
consumption is on that trip. However my last car was a
Toyota 3 ltr V6 so you will guess that any fuel consumption
over 20 is a bonus.

Bryan

 

I can well believe that. My car was my company car so did long trips but
since the car and I retired at the end of 2002 my journeys are mainly short
with the occasional (once a month or so) one of around 100 miles. The
consumption seems to be pretty constant though. I do see variations
between tankfulls but the overall average remains pretty well unchanged.

Keith Willcocks