2009 CITROEN DS3 Owners Manual

73
Comfort
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Pull the control upwards to fold the seat back and move the seat for ward.

Wh
en
put back in place, t
he seat returns to
its initial position. No person or o
bject s
hould prevent t
he
seat slide from returning to its initialposition; the return to this position is necessary for longitudinal locking. Check that the seat belt has reeled incorrect
ly so as to not
impe
de access to
the rear seats
for passen
gers.
Heate
d seats contro
l

With the en
gine runnin
g, the
front seats can be
heate
d separate
ly.
) Use t
he a
djustment
dial, place
d on t
he s
ide
o
f each
front seat, to switch on and select
the level of heating required:
0: Off.1: Low.
2 : M
edium.
3 : High
.
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y to use handle, located at the top o
f
the s
ide tr
im:
-
provides a means o
f su
pport
for the outer
rear passengers w
hen mov
ing,
- provides a hand hold to ease access to the
rear seats
,
- f
acilitates exit fr
om th
e rear sea
ts.

Rear seats )
Move the corresponding front seat for ward if necessary.
)
Check that the seat belt is positioned correctlyon th
e side of the sea
t bac
k.
)
Place the head restraints in the low position.
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P
ull control 1 forwards to release
the sea
t
bac
k 2.
)
F
old the sea
t bac
k 2 on to the cus
hion.
Wh
en repos
itioning the rear seat
backrest:
)
Strai
ghten the seat back
2and secure
it.
)
Check that the red indicator, located next to
the contro
l 1, is no
longer v
isible.
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Wh
en repos
itioning the seat
backrest,
take care not to tra
p the seat
belts.

75
Comfort
These have one position
for use
(up) and a
stowed position
(down
).

They can also be removed. To remove a head restraint:)
release the backrest using control
1,
)
tilt the backrest
2
slightly forwards,
)
pull the head restraint upwards to the stop,
)
then, press the lug
A .

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Never
drive w
ith the head restra
ints
removed; they must be in place and correctly adjusted.

Steering wheel adjustment )
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, pull the control lever to \
release the steerin
g wheel.
)
Ad
just the hei
ght and reach to suit
your
driving pos
ition.
) Push the contro
l lever to
lock the steer
ing
w
heel.
As a sa
fety precaution, these
operat
ions s
hould on
ly be carr
ied out
while the vehicle is stationary.

75
Comfort
These have one position
for use
(up) and a
stowed position
(down
).

They can also be removed. To remove a head restraint:)
release the backrest using control
1,
)
tilt the backrest
2
slightly forwards,
)
pull the head restraint upwards to the stop,
)
then, press the lug
A .

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Never
drive w
ith the head restra
ints
removed; they must be in place and correctly adjusted.

Steering wheel adjustment )
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, pull the control lever to \
release the steerin
g wheel.
)
Ad
just the hei
ght and reach to suit
your
driving pos
ition.
) Push the contro
l lever to
lock the steer
ing
w
heel.
As a sa
fety precaution, these
operat
ions s
hould on
ly be carr
ied out
while the vehicle is stationary.

Mirrors Each fitted with an ad
justable mirror
glass
permittin
g the lateral rear ward vision necessar
y
for overtakin
g or parkin
g. The
y can also be
folded for parking in confined spaces. 'HPLVWLQJ'HIURVWLQJIf your vehicle is
fitted with heated mirrors, the
demisting - defrosting operates with the engine running, by switching on the heated rear screen (refer to the "Rear screen demist - defrost"page).

Adjustment ) Mo
ve control Ato the ri
ght or to the le
ft to
se
lect t
he correspon
ding mirror.
) Move contro
l Bin all
four directions to
a
djust.
)
Return control
A
to the central position.
Door mirrors
The o
bjects o
bserve
d are,
in rea
lity,
closer t
han t
hey appear.
Take this into account
in or
der to
correctly judge the distance o
f vehicles
approaching from behind.
Foldin
g
)
From outside: lock the vehicle using the remote control or the ke
y.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
control Arearwards.
Unfolding )
From outs
ide: un
lock the ve
hicle us
ing the
remote contro
l or t
he key.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
contro
l Arearwar
ds.

If the mirrors are folded using control
A ,
they will not unfold when the vehicle is unlocked. Pull a
gain on control
A.

The
foldin
g and un
foldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Never fold or unfold the electric folding mirrors manually.

77
Comfort
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Adj
usta
ble m
irror prov
iding a centra
l rearwar
d view.

Equipped with an anti-dazzle s
ystem, use
ful in poor li
ght.

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Adjustment )
Adjust the mirror so that the glass is directe
d correct
ly in the "day" pos
ition.

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Pull the lever to change to the "night" anti-dazzle position.
)
Push the lever to change to the normal "da
y" position. B
y means o
f a sensor, which measures the
light from the rear o
f the vehicle, this s
ystem
automat
ically an
d pro
gress
ively changes
between t
he day an
d night uses.
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In or
der to guarantee opt
imum v
isibili
ty
during your manoeuvres, the mirror lightens automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
As a safety precaution, the mirrors must be adjusted to reduce the "blindspot". It has an anti-dazzle system which darkens the
mirror glass: this reduces any driver discomfort
caused b
y the li
ght beam of followin
g vehicles,
the sun...

Remote control key System which permits central unlocking or locking of the vehicle using the lock or from a distance. It is also used to locate and start the vehicle, as well as providing protection against theft. Unlocking the vehicle Un
foldin
g the ke
y
)
First press button
A to unfold the ke
y.

Unlocking using the remote control
Unlockin
g usin
g the ke
y
)
Press the open padlock to unlock
the vehicle.
) Turn the ke
y to the le
ft in the driver's doo
r
lock to un
lock the ve
hicle.

Unlocking is confirmed by rapid flashing of
the direction indicators for approximatel
y
two seconds. Accordin
g to version, the door mirrors un
fold at
the same t
ime.

81
Access
Locking the vehicle
Locking using the remote control Locking using the key
) Turn the key to the right in the driver's doo
r
lock to lock the vehicle completely.
Locking is confirmed by fixed lighting o
f
the direction indicators for approximatel
y
two seconds. Accordin
g to version, the door mirrors
fold at
the same t
ime.
) Press the closed padlock to lock the vehicle.
If one o
f the doors or the boot is still
open, t
he centra
l locking
does not ta
ke
place. When the vehicle is locked
, if it is
unlocked inadvertently, it will relock automatically after thirty seconds unless a door or the boot is open.The foldin
g and unfoldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Foldin
g the ke
y
)
First press button
A to fold the ke
y.