2009 CITROEN DS3 Owners Manual

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.

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.

Pressing this button several times in succession enables the air
flow to be
directe
d in turn towar
ds:
- the windscreen and the side windows
(demisting or defrosting),
- the windscreen
, side windows and air
vents
,
- the windscreen
, the side windows
, the air
vents and the footwells
,
- t
he w
indscreen, t
he s
ide w
indows an
d the
footwells,
- the footwells, - the air vents and the footwells, - the air vents.
Avoid drivin
g for lon
g periods with the
air conditionin
g switched o
ff (risk o
f
mistin
g and reduction o
f the air qualit
y
in the cabin
).

Press
the "full fan"
button to
increase the air
flow.
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The air flow s
ymbol, the fan, fills pro
gressivel
y
accor
ding to t
he va
lue requeste
d.

Press
the "empt
y fan" button to
decrease the air
flow.
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Press
the air flow "empt
y fan"7 until
the
fan s
ymbol disappears.
Thi
s action switches off all of the functions of
t
he a
ir con
ditioning system.
Thermal com
fort is no longer controlled.
A slight
flow o
f air resulting
from the movement
of the vehicle, remains perceptible however.
Pressing the air flow
"full fan
" button 7or on
"AUTO" reactivates the system with the values set before it w
as switched off.

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Comfort

Scented air freshener System permitting the diffusion of a fragrance in the passenger compartment in accordance with your requirements, by means of the adjustment dial and the various fragrance cartridges available.
Thi
s dial is loca
ted on th
e das
hboa
rd.

It allows you to adjust the intensity of diffusion
of the fragrance. )
Turn the dial to the ri
ght to permit di
ffusion
of the fragrance.
)
Turn the dial to the left to stop diffusion of the
fragrance.

Adjustment dial
Thi
s cartr
idge can
be remove
d eas
ily. The
first time it is used, replace the plug with a real cartridge. You can change it at any time and store it in the
sealed case which keeps it closed once it has been opened.
You can obtain di
fferent
fragrance cartrid
ges
from
CITR
OË
N dealers.
Leave the central vents open. The intensity of diffusion of the fragrance ma
y depend on the
vent
ilation or a
ir con
ditioning sett
ings.
Fragrance cartridge
Do not discard the original cartridge as this ser ves as a plu
g when no
fragrance cartrid
ge is in use.
In order to
preser ve the ser vice li
fe
of the cartrid
ge, turn the dial
fully to
the le
ft when you no longer wish to
diffuse the
fragrance in the passenger
compartment. As a safety precaution, do not carry out an
y action on the cartrid
ge while
drivin
g.
Do not
dismant
le the cartr
idg
es.
Do not attempt to re
fill the
fragrance
diffuser or the cartrid
ges.
Avoid all contact w
ith the s
kin an
d eyes.

Keep out of reach of children and animals.

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Press the dial and turn it a
quarter o
f a turn
anti-clockwise.
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Remove the cartridge.
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Refit its sealing case.
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Remove the cartrid
ge from the sealin
g
case
.
) Install the cartrid
ge (flower at top le
ft).
) Press the dial and turn it a
quarter o
f a turn
clockwise.

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Comfort
Front seats
Seat consisting of a seat cushion, a seat back and a head restraint which can all be adjusted to adapt your position for ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments 
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Raise the control and slide the seatforwards or backwards.
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Pull the contro
l upwar
ds to ra
ise or
push
it downwards to lower, as many times as
necessary, to obtain the position required.
Seat back angle adjustment ) Push the contro
l rearwar
ds.

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To ra
ise t
he head restra
int,
pull it upwar
ds.
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To remove t
he head restra
int,
press t
he
lug
A
an
d pull the head restra
int u
pwar
ds.
)
To put t
he head restra
int back in place,
engage the head restraint stems in the
openings keeping them in line with the seat
bac
k.
)
To lower the head restraint, press the lu
g A
and the head
restraint at the same time.
The head
restraint i
s fitt
ed with
a frame
with notches which prevents it from lowerin
g; this is a safet
y device in case
of im
pact.
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