Peugeot 407 SW (2004 - ) - 2006 2.7d Living with 407 SW

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Wed 2 Jul 2008 21:11
2006 2.7d Living with 407 SW - brownlegmonty
I recently bought a Peugeot 407SW (2006 2.7 V6 Diesel)with 11k on the clock and am generally pleased with performance and economy. Its my first French car and getting to terms with it's Gallic idiosyncrasies is another matter. Satnav is invaluable to me and I have lived, very happily with Merc and Beemer sat navs for some years. I find the Peugeot satnav so fussy that i have stuck a "tomtom"one on the facia....no problem!!!!
Peugeot main dealers and Peugeot UK are equally non plussed and admit that it's what comes with the car...get used to it. When they saw tomtom stuck on the screen they were nonplussed about that as well. I can't believe their conclusion that Navteq cannot improve the capabilty by upgrading the software.
Amongst others, one problem that i would appreciate comment on, is the early shutdown of the accessories when at standstill with the key in place but not switched on ( there is no aux position) The computer display says "economy mode function" and according to the Manual should happen after 30 Mins. I find it to be anything from one minute to ten on average and never more than fifteen...I need 30 mins to set the Satnav!!!
Please tell me a)that I'm not alone with my opinion, and b) there are answers somewhere
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Wed 2 Jul 2008 21:27
2006 2.7d Living with 407 SW - Screwloose
monty

I've no idea about sat navs; but economy mode isn't on a timer, it's entered when the battery voltage falls below a set level and can't be released until the voltage returns to normal and the BSI sees an engine speed signal in the CAN-Bus.
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Wed 2 Jul 2008 21:59
2006 2.7d Living with 407 SW - happytorque
The SatNav is the same one as in my 2007 Citroen C5. I hate it. Its the most fussy complicated, slow, hard to use piece of kit ive ever come across. They couldnt have made it more complicated to use if they had tried. Even simple tasks like setting a destination are keyed in by the most contorted key inputs you could ever imagine. It cant even be set using a postcode. Truely dreadful in my opinion.
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