2009 CITROEN DS3 air condition

65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

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The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
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Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

61
Comfort
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel

Electric control panel

Comfort
5. Air conditionin
g On/Off

The a
ir con
ditioning is designed to
operate e
ffectivel
y in all seasons,
with the w
indows c
lose
d.
Electr
ic contro
l pane
l
) Press t
he button to rec
ircu
late
the inter
ior a
ir. Thi
s is
confirmed by lighting of the indicator lamp.
)
Press the button again to allow fresh air into the passenger compartment. This isconfirmed by the indicator lamp switching off.
It enables you to:- lower the temperature, in summer,
- increase the effectiveness of the demisting
in winter
, above 3 °C.
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Press the
"A/C"button
, the associated
green indicator lamp comes on.
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position "0"
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he "A/C" button a
gain, t
he
associated green indicator lamp switches o
ff.

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Put the temperature and air flow controls to the dedicated marked position.
)
Put th
e air int
ake control to the "Ext
erior air
intake" position (manual control to the right or electriccontrol with indicator lamp o
ff).
)
Put t
he a
ir distribution contro
l to t
he
"Wi
ndscreen
" position.
These markings on the control panel indicate the
control positions for rapid demistin
g or
defrostin
g of the windscreen and side windows.
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con
di
tion
ing system
)
Put the temperature and air flow controls to the dedicated marked position.
)
P
ut th
e air int
ake control to the "Ext
erior air
intake" position

(manual control to the ri
ght or electric
control with indicator lamp o
ff).
) Put t
he a
ir distribution contro
l to t
he
"Wi
ndscreen
" position.
) Switch on the air conditioning by pressingthe
"A /C "
button; the associated green
warning lamp comes on.

65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

6ZLWFKLQJRQ
The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
)
Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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JRII
The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

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system )
Put the temperature and air flow controls to the dedicated marked position.
)
Put th
e air int
ake control to the "Ext
erior air
intake" position (manual control to the right or electriccontrol with indicator lamp o
ff).
)
Put t
he a
ir distribution contro
l to t
he
"Wi
ndscreen
" position.
These markings on the control panel indicate the
control positions for rapid demistin
g or
defrostin
g of the windscreen and side windows.
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OD
LU
con
di
tion
ing system
)
Put the temperature and air flow controls to the dedicated marked position.
)
P
ut th
e air int
ake control to the "Ext
erior air
intake" position

(manual control to the ri
ght or electric
control with indicator lamp o
ff).
) Put t
he a
ir distribution contro
l to t
he
"Wi
ndscreen
" position.
) Switch on the air conditioning by pressingthe
"A /C "
button; the associated green
warning lamp comes on.

65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

6ZLWFKLQJRQ
The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
)
Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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JRII
The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

Digital air conditioning The air conditioning can only operate when the engine is running. Automatic operation1. Automatic "comfort"
programme
Press t
he "A
UTO"button.
The
"AU TO "
symbol is displayed.
We recommend that you use this mode. It provides optimised
automatic control of all of the followin
g
functions: passen
ger compartment
tem
perature, air
flow, air distribution and air
intake, in accordance with the comfort value that you
have c
hosen.
This system is designed to operate e
ffectively
in all seasons
, with the windows closed.
For
your comfort, when the en
gine is
switched o
ff, the settin
gs are retained
until the en
gine
is sw
itched on a
gain.
To prevent too
great a distribution o
f
cold air w
hen t
he en
gine
is co
ld, the a
ir
flow will only reach its optimum level gradually.

2. Temperature adjustment The va
lue
indicate
d on t
he display correspon
ds
to a level o
f com
fort and not to a tem
perature in
degrees
Celsius or Fahrenheit.

On enterin
g the vehicle, if the interio
r
is ver
y co
ld or
hot, t
here
is no nee
d to
change the va
lue
displayed in or
der
to reach the re
quired level o
f com
fort.
The s
ystem corrects t
he temperature
difference automatically and as quickly
as possible.

Pr
ess
the "" and "" buttons to
chan
ge this value. A settin
g around
t
he value
21
ena
bles o
ptimum
com
fort to be obtained. However,
depen
ding on
your requ
irements, a
setting between 18 and 24 is usual.
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pro
gramme The automatic com
fort pro
gramme
may not be su
fficient
for rapid
demistin
g or de
frostin
g of the
windscreen an
d side w
indows
(humidity, several passengers, ice, etc.
).
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme. The button
3
indicator lamp comes on.
The system automatically controls the air
conditionin
g and the flow of air and provides
o
ptimum a
ir distribution to t
he w
indscreen an
d
side
windows. It deac
tivates air recircula
tion 5.
To ex
it this pro
gramme, press
button
3again
or "AU TO "
, the indicator lamp on the button is"
switched o
ff and
"AUTO"is displaye
d.