2013 Citroen C3 Owner's Manual

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3. Air distribution adjustment
The intake of exterior air avoids the formation of
mist on the windscreen and side windows.
The recirculation of interior air insulates thepassenger compartment from exterior odours
and smoke.
Return to exterior air intake as soon as possible
to prevent deterioration of the air quality and
the formation of mist. Win
dscreen and side windows.

Windscreen, side windows and footwells.

Footwells.

Central and side vents.

The air distribution can be adapted
by placing the dial in an intermediate
position.
)Move the manual control
to the left to be in the
"recycling interior air"
position.
)Move the manual control
to the right to return to the
"fresh air intake" position.
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
)
Press the button to recirculatethe interior air. The indicator lampcomes on to confirm this.
)
Press the button again to allow fresh air into the passenger compartment. The
indicator lamp goes off to confirm this.


5. Air conditioning On / Off

Switchin
g off
)
Press the "A/C"button again, the button's
indicator lamp goes off.
Switching off may affect comfor t levels (humidity, condensation). The air conditionin
g is designed to
operate effectively in all seasons,
with the windows closed.
It enables
you to:


- lower the temperature, in summer,

- increase the effectiveness of the demistin
g
in winter, above 3 °C.

Switching on
)
Press the "A/C"button, the button's
indicator lamp comes on.

The air conditioning does not operate when the air flow adjustment control 2isin position "
0 ".
To obtain cooled air more quickly, you
can use recirculation of interior air for a few moments. Then return to fresh air intake.
4. Air intake / Air recirculation

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With the heating /
ventilation s
ystem
)Put the temperature and air flow controls to
t
he dedicated marked position. )Put the air intake control to the "Exterior air intake" position (manual control to the right or electric control with indicator lamp off). )Put the air distribution control to the"Windscreen" position.
Front demist - defrost


These markings on the control panel indicate the control positions for rapid demisting or
defrosting of the windscreen and side windows.

With the manual air
conditioning system
)
Put the temperature and air flow controls to
t
he dedicated marked position.) Put the air intake control to the "Exterior air
intake" position
(manual control to the right or electriccontrol with indicator lamp off).) Put the air distribution control to the "Windscreen" position. )
Switch on the air conditioning by pressingthe "A/C"
button; the associated green
warning lamp comes on.

With Stop & Star t, when the demisting, air conditioning and air flow functionsare activated, STOP mode is not available.

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Digital air conditioning

The air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Star t.


Automatic operation


1. Automatic "comfort" programme
Press the "AUTO"
button.
The "AUTO"symbol is displayed.
We recommend that
you use this mode.
It provides optimised automatic control of
all of the following functions: passenger compartment temperature, air flow, air distribution and air intake, in accordance with
the comfort value that you have chosen.
This system is designed to operate effectivelyin all seasons, with the windows closed.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds
to a level of comfor t and not to a temperature in
de
grees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
Pr
ess the ""
and ""
buttons to change this value. A setting around
the value 21 enables optimum comfor t to be obtained. However,depending on your requirements, asetting between 18 and 24 is usual.


3. Automatic "visibility" programme
The automatic comfor t programme may not be sufficient for rapid demisting or
defrosting of the windscreen and side
windows (humidity, several passengers,
ice, etc.).
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme. The button
3 indicator lamp comeson.
The system automatically controls the air conditioning and the flow of air and provides optimum air distribution to the windscreen andside windows. It deactivates air recirculation 5
.
To exit this programme, press button 3
again or "AUTO"
, the indicator lamp on the button goes off and "AUTO"
is displayed.



Manual override

It is possible to adjust one or more functions
manually while leaving the other functions in automatic mode.
The "AUTO"symbol switches off.
To return to automatic mode, press the
"AUTO"button.
For your comfor t, when the engine isswitched off, the settings are retained until the engine is switched on again. To prevent too great a distribution of cold air when the engine is cold, the air flow will only reach its optimum level gradually.
On entering the vehicle, if the interior is very cold or hot, there is no need to change the value displayed in order to reach the required level of comfort.The system corrects the temperaturedifference automatically and as quickly as possible.
Switching to manual mode may not besuitable (temperature, humidity, odour, condensation) and does not provideoptimum comfort.

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4. Air conditioning on/off
Press this button to switch off the air conditioning.
Stoppin
g 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 intake / Air recirculation

Press this button for recirculation of
the interior air. The air recirculation
s
ymbol 5is displayed.
Air recirculation enables the passenger compartment
to be isolated from exterior odours and smoke.

6. Air distribution adjustment
Pressing this button several times in succession enables the air flow to bedirected in turn towards:


- t
he 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,

- the windscreen
, the side windows and thefootwells,

- the footwells,

- the air vents and the footwells,

- the air vents.



7. Air fl ow adjustment

Press the "full fan"button to
in
crease the air flow.
The air
flow symbol, the fan, fills progressivelyaccording to the value requested.


Switching the system off

Press the air flow "empty fan"
button 7until the fan symbol disappears.
Thi
s action switches off all of the functions of
the air conditioning system.
Thermal com
for t is no longer controlled. A slight flow of air resulting from the movement
of the vehicle, remains perceptible however.
Pressin
g the air flow "full fan"
button 7or on "AUTO"
reactivates the system with the values set before it was switched off.
Press the "empty fan"button todecrease the air flow. Press this button again or press the
"AUTO"button to resume automatic management of
the intake of air. The air recirculation s
ymbol 5goes off.

Avoid driving for long periods with the air conditioning switched off (risk of mistingand reduction of the air quality in the cabin).

For maximum cooling or heating of 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 2
until"HI"
is displayed.
Avoid prolonged recirculation of interior air (risk of condensation or deterioration of the air quality).

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Rear screen demist - defrost


Switching on

The rear screen demisting/defrosting can onlyoperate when the engine is running.)Press this button to demist/defrost the rear screen and (depending on version) the door mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with
the button comes on.

Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically to prevent an excessive
consumption of 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 with
the button switches off. The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditioning system control panel.
) Switch off the demisting/defrostingof the rear screen and door mirrorsas soon as appropriate as lower current consumption results inreduced fuel consumption.
With Stop & Star t, when demisting has been activated, the STOP mode is notavailable.

If the engine is switched off before thedemisting/defrosting is switched off automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

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Scented air freshener System permitting the diffusion of a fragrance in the passenger compar tment in accordance with your requirements, by means of the adjustment dial and the various fragrance car tridges available.
Thi
s dial is located on the dashboard.
It allows you to adjust the intensity of diffusion
of the fragrance.)Turn the dial to the right to permit diffusion
of the fragrance.)Turn the dial to the left to stop diffusion of
the
fragrance.
Leave the central vents open.

Fragrance cartridge


Removing the cartridge
)Press the dial and turn it a quarter of a turnanti-clockwise. )Remove the cartridge.
)Refit its sealing case.
Fitting the cartridge
)
Remove the cartridge from the sealingcase.)
Install the car tridge (flower at top left). )
Press the dial and turn it a quar ter of a turnclockwise.

As a safety precaution, do not carry out any action on the car tridge whiledriving. Do not dismantle the car tridges.Do not attempt to refill the fragrancediffuser or the cartridges.
Avoid all contact with the skin and eyes.Keep out of reach of children and
animals.
Do not discard the original cartridge as this ser ves as a plug when no fragrance cartridge is in use. In order to preser ve the ser vice life of the cartridge, turn the dial fully to the leftwhen you no longer wish to diffuse the fragrance in the passenger compartment.

The intensity of diffusion of the fragrance may depend on the ventilationor air conditioning settings.
Adjustment dial
This car tridge can be removed easily. Thefirst 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 different fragrance car tridges
from a CITROËN dealer or a qualified
wor
kshop.

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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 comfor t.
)Raise the control and slide the seat
forwards or backwards.
)
Pull the control upwards to raise or push
it downwards to lower, as many times as required, to obtain the position required.
Forwards-backwardsHeight
)
Push the control rearwards.



Seat backrest angle
Ad
justments

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Additional adjustments
Head restraint height
)To raise the head restraint, pull it for wardsand upwards at the same time. )To remove the head restraint, press the lug Aand pull the head restraint upwards. )To put the head restraint back in place, engage
the head restraint stems in the openings keeping them in line with the seat back.)To lower the head restraint, press the lug Aand the head restraint at the same time.
Heated seats control
With the engine running, the front seats can be heated separately.)Use the adjustment dial, placed on the side
of each front seat, to switch on and select
the level of heating required: 0
:
Off. 1:
Low. 2
:
Medium. 3
:
High.

The head restraint is fitted with a framewith notches which prevents it fromlowering; this is a safety device in caseof impact. The adjustment is correct when theupper edge of the head restraint is level with the top of the head.Never drive with the head restraintsremoved; they must be in place andadjusted correctly.