2009 CITROEN DS3 air conditioning

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.

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Comfort
It is possible to adjust one or more functions manually while leaving the other functions in automatic mode.
The "AU TO "
symbol switches off.
To return to automatic mode, press the
"AU TO "
button.
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4. Air conditionin
g on/o
ff

For maximum cooling or heating o
f the
cabin, it is possible to go beyond the minimum
14 or maximum
28 values.
) Press the blue button
2 until
"LO"
is displayed or the red button
2until
"HI"

is displa
yed.
Pr
ess
this button to switch off the air
conditioning.

Stopping the air conditioning may cause
some problems
(humidity, misting
).

Automatic operation of the air conditioning is resumed when the button is pressed again. The
symbol "A /C
"is displayed.
5. Air in
take/Air r
ec
ircu
lation
Press
thi
s button for recirculation of
t
he inter
ior a
ir. The a
ir rec
ircu
lation
sym
bol 5 is displaye
d.

Air rec
ircu
lation ena
bles t
he
passenger compartment to be isolated from
exterior odou
rs and smoke.
Press this button again or press the
"AUTO"
button to resume automatic mana
gement of the
intake o
f air. The air recirculation s
ymbol
5is
switched off.
Avoid prolonged recirculation o
f interior
air
(risk o
f condensation or deterioration
of the air quality).
Switching to manual mode may not besuitable
(temperature, humidity, odour,
condensation) and does not provide optimum comfort.

Fittings

Component which protects against sunlight from the front or the side, also equipped with an illum
inate
d courtes
y mirror.
)
With the ignition on, raise the concealing flap; the mirror is lit automaticall
y.

Thi
s sun v
isor
is a
lso e
quipp
ed with a t
icket
holder.
Sun visor

Illuminated glove
box
Thi
s can be used
to hold a water bottle.
Its lid has a location for storin
g the vehicle's
handbook pack.) To open t
he glove
box, ra
ise t
he handle.
It is lit when t
he lid is o
pene
d.
It houses the
front passenger airbag
deactivation switch A .
If the vehicle is fitted with air conditioning, it
provides access to the ventilation nozzle
B,
distributin
g the same conditioned air as the
vents in the passen
ger compartment.
Centre armrest Storage )
For access to the closed stora
ge box, lift
the lever to open the lid.
) For access to t
he open stora
ge box below
the armrest, li
ft the com
plete armrest
towar
ds the rear.
These can be used
for portable devices
(mobile
phone, MP3 player ...) which can be connected
to the USB port /Jack socket or charged from
th
e 12 V soc
ket in th
e centre console.
Comfort and stora
ge s
ystem for the driver and
front passen
ger.

Checks Battery Air filter and passen
ger compartment filte
r

Oil filter Particle emission filter (Diesel
)

It is im
perative that the maintenance o
f the
particle emission filter is carried out by a
CITROËN dealer.
Followin
g prolon
ged operation o
f the
vehicle at ver
y low spee
d or at
idle,
you ma
y, in except
iona
l circumstances,
notice the emission o
f water va
pour at
the ex
haust on acce
lerat
ion.
Thi
s does
not affect the behaviour of the vehicle or th
e envir
onm
ent.
Unless other wise indicated, check these components in accordance with the Maintenance and Warant
y Guide and accordin
g to
your en
gine.
Other wise, have them checked by a CITROËN dealer.
The battery does not require anymaintenance.

However, check that the terminalsare clean and correctly tightened, particularly in summer and winter.
When carrying out work on the battery, refer to the "Practical information" section for details of
the precautions to be taken be
fore disconnecting
the batter
y and
followin
g its reconnection.
Refer to the Maintenance and Warranty Guide for details of the replacement intervals
for these
com
ponents.
Depending on the environment
(e.g. dusty
atmosphere) and the use of the vehicle (e.g. city driving
), replace them twice as often if
necessar
y (refer to the "Engines" paragraph).
A clogged passenger compartment
filter may
have an adverse e
ffect on the
performance
o
f the air conditioning system and generate
undesirable o
dours. Replace the oil filter each time the
en
gine o
il is changed.
Re
fer to the Maintenance and Warrant
y
Guide
for details o
f the re
placement
interval
for this com
ponent.

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Practical information

Load reduction mode System which manages the use of certainfunctions accordin
g to the level of char
ge
remaining in the battery. Wh
en t
he ve
hicle is being driven, t
he load
reduction function temporarily deactivates certain functions, such as the air conditioning,the heate
d rear screen...

The deactivated functions are reactivated
automatically as soon as conditions permit.

Energy economy mode
This period ma
y be
greatl
y reduced i
f
the batter
y is not
fully char
ged.
A flat batter
y prevents the en
gine
from
startin
g (refer to the correspondin
g
paragraph
).
If the telephone is bein
g used at
the same t
ime on t
he MyW
ay au
dio
navigat
ion system,
it will be interrupte
d
after 10 minutes.
System which manages the period of use o
f
certain f
unctions to conserve a sufficient l
evel
o
f char
ge in the batter
y.

After the en
gine has stopped,
you can still
use
functions such as the audio e
quipment,
windscreen w
ipers,
dipp
ed beam
headlam
ps,
courtesy lamps, etc.
for a maximum combined
period of thirty minutes.Switchin
g to econom
y mode
Once this period has elapsed, a messa
ge
appears on the multi
function screen indicatin
g
that t
he ve
hicle has sw
itched to econom
y mo
de
and the active
functions are put on standb
y.

Exiting economy mode
These functions are reactivated automaticall
y
th
e next tim
e the vehicle is driven.
)
In
order to resu
me the use
of these
functions immediatel
y, start the en
gine and
let it run
for a
few minutes.

The time ava
ilable to you w
ill then
be double
the period for which the engine is left running.
However, this period will always be between five and thirty minutes.