Warning Lights!

[Gary7]

I am new to Peugeot ownership and this website, I
purchased an L reg 309 last week, at first all was well,
but today on arrival at work, I noticed that the dash
board stop warning light was on and the red light on
the extreme of the water temp gauge was also lit up.
The hand book says these may come on when the car
is running, to indicate a fault. But mine are on when
the key is turned to midway position (not running) the
temp gauge needle shows normal. When the car is
running these lights go out, My question is - Is this
normal?

[504V6Ti]

Yes, it is perfectly normal to have these lights on when you set the ignition key to the 'contact' or 'accessories' position. You must have noticed several steps when you turn the key into a car: contact -> accessories -> start.

[mikem]

Hi, gary7,

I agree with 504V6Ti - as far as I know these (and other) warning lights come on as you turn the key to let you check that the relevant bulbs are working.

[Gary7]

Thanks to you both for your help, I understand that
the car I bought had been standing for some time, this
may help explain why the stop and water temp lights
were not coming on while I was in the process of
- getting used to a different vehicle - I had wrongly
assumed that the stop light (then a dark non-functioning item)
may have had some links to the brake lights, but a blown
blub had caused it's demise.
When after a week of use the two blubs in question,
began to function, alarm bells rang and I then decided
to finally read the owners manual to discover the true
meaning of that stop light. The manual does state that
should this light EVER come on with another
system light i.e water temp, then this is the area of
failure, and you should stop driving this car and contact
your local Peugeot dealer. At once I thought that I had
bought a LEMON. Thank you again for the peace of
mind.