2016 Citroen DS3 Owner's Manual

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Front seatsSeat consisting of a seat cushion, a backrest and a head restraint which can all be adjusted to adapt your position for ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
F Raise the control and slide the seat
for wards o r b ackwards.
Height adjustment
F Pull the control upwards to raise or push
it downwards to lower, as many times as
required,
 t

o
 o
btain
 t
he
 p
osition
 r
equired.
Backrest angle adjustment
F Push the control r ear wards.
Before
 m

oving
 t

he
 s

eat
 b

ackwards,
 e

nsure
 t

hat
 t

here
 i

s
 n

othing
 t

hat
 m

ight
 p

revent
 t

he
 f

ull
 t

ravel
 o

f
 t
he
 s
eat,
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 a
void
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 o
f
 ja

mming
 t

he
 s

eat
 c

aused
 b

y
 t

he
 p

resence
 o

f
 o

bjects
 o

n
 t

he
 f

loor
 b

ehind
 t

he
 s

eat
 o

r
 r

ear
 p

assengers.
 I
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 j
ams,
 s
top
 t
he
 m
ovement
 im

mediately.

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Additional adjustments
Head restraint height adjustment
F To raise the h ead r estraint, p ull i t u pwards.
F To r emove the head restraint, press the
lug
 A a

nd
 p
ull
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 u
pwards.
F
 To p

ut
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 b
ack
 i
n
 p
lace,
 en

gage
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 s
tems
 i
n
 t
he
 op

enings
 k
eeping
 t
hem
 i
n
 l
ine
 w
ith
 t
he
 s
eat
 bac

k.
F
 To l

ower
 t
he
 h
ead
 r
estraint,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A

and
 t

he
 h
ead
 r
estraint
 a
t
 t
he
 s
ame
 t
ime.The head restraint is fitted with a frame
with notches which prevents it from
lowering;
 t

his
 i
s
 a s
afety
 d
evice
 i
n
 c
ase
 of i

mpact.
The adjustment is correct when the
upper edge of the head restraint is
level with the top of the head.
Never drive with the head restraints
removed;
 t

hey
 m
ust
 b
e
 i
n
 p
lace
 a
nd
 adju

sted
 co
rrectly.
Heated seats control
With the engine running, the front seats can be heated se parately.
F
 Us

e
 t
he
 a
djustment
 d
ial,
 p
laced
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ide
 of e

ach front seat, to switch on and select
the
 l

evel
 o
f
 h
eating
 r
equired:
0: O

ff.
1: L

ow.
2: M

edium.
3: H

igh.
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Access to the rear seats
F Pull the control upwards to fold the seat
back a nd m ove t he s eat f or ward.No p
erson o r o bject s hould p revent t he se
at s lide f rom r eturning t o i ts i nitial po

sition;
 t
he
 r
eturn
 t
o
 t
his
 p
osition
 i
s
 ne

cessary
 for lo
ngitudinal
 lo
cking.
Check
 t

hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 h
as
 r
eeled
 i
n
 co

rrectly so as to not impede access to
the
 r

ear
 s
eats
 f
or
 p
assengers.
grab handle
This easy to use handle, located at the top of
the side t rim:
-
pr

ovides a means of support for the outer
rear
 pa

ssengers
 when mo
ving,
-
pr

ovides a hand hold to ease access to the
rear seats,
-
 fa

cilitates
 e
xit
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ear
 s
eats.
If any difficulty is encountered,
simultaneously push rearwards the
seat
 b

ackrest
 a

ngle
 c

ontrol
 l

ever
 (l

ocated
 a

t
 t

he
 b

ottom
 o

f
 t

he
 b

ackrest)
 an

d
 t

he
 b

ackrest.
Ensure that you use only the
appropriate control lever, located at the
top
 o

f
 t

he
 b

ackrest. F
To r

eturn the seat to its initial position, push
the
 b

ackrest
 r

ear wards.

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PERFORMANCE front seatsSeat consisting of a seat cushion and backrest which can be adjusted to adapt your position for maximum ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
F Lift the control and slide the seat for wards or backwards.
Height adjustment
F Pull the handle upwards to raise or push it downwards to lower, as many times as
necessary to obtain the required position.
Backrest angle adjustment
F Push the handle towards the rear and move the seat backrest for wards or backwards.
Before moving the seat backwards, ensure that there is nothing that might prevent the full travel of the seat, so as to avoid the risk of of
jamming the seat caused by the presence of objects on the floor behind the seat or rear passengers. If the seat jams, stop the movement
immediately.
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Additional adjustments
Access to rear seats
F Pull the handle for wards to fold the seat
backrest a nd m ove t he s eat f or wards.
 On r

epositioning,
 t
he
 s
eat
 r
eturns
 t
o
 i
ts
 init

ial
 po
sition.
grab handle
This ergonomic grab handle, located at the top of the s ide t rim, s erves:
-
 as a h

andle
 t
o
 s
teady
 r
ear
 p
assengers
 when dr

iving,
-
 as a g

rip
 t
o
 i
mprove
 a
ccess
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ear
 seat

s,
-
 to f

acilitate
 e
xit
 f
rom
 t
he
 r
ear
 s
eats.
No
 p

erson
 o

r
 o

bject
 m

ust
 p

revent
 t

he
 se

at
 s

lide
 f

rom
 r

eturning
 t

o
 i

ts
 i

nitial
 po

sition;
 r

eturn
 t

o
 t

his
 p

osition
 i

s
 ne

cessary
 f

or
 t

he
 s

eat
 t

o
 l

ock
 i

n
 p

lace.
Ensure that the seat belt reels in
correctly
 t

o
 a

void
 h

indering
 a

ccess
 f

or
 th

e
 p

assengers
 t

o
 t

he
 r

ear
 s

eats.

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Rear seatsBench seat with fixed one-piece cushion and 1/3 - 2/3 split folding backrest to vary the load space in the boot.
F
 Mov
e
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 f
ront
 s
eat
 f
or ward
 if n

ecessary.
F
 Ch

eck
 t
hat
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
elt
 i
s
 p
ositioned
 co

rrectly
 o
n
 t
he
 s
ide
 o
f
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest.
F
Pl

ace the head restraints in the low
position.
Folding the backrest
F Pull control 1 for wards to release the seat
b ackrest 2.
F Fo

ld
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 2 o
n
 t
o
 t
he
 c
ushion.F
 St

raighten
 t
he
 s
eat
 b
ackrest
 2 a
nd
 s
ecure
 i
t.
F
 Ch
eck
 th
at
 th
e
 re
d
 in
dicator,
 lo
cated
 ne
xt
 to th

e control 1
,
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 v
isible.
Repositioning the seat backrest
When repositioning the seat backrest, ta
ke c are n ot t o t rap t he s eat b elts.
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These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
 c

an
 a
lso
 b
e
 r
emoved.
To
 r

emove
 a h
ead
 r
estraint:
F
 re

lease
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 u
sing
 c
ontrol
 1,
F ti

lt
 t
he
 b
ackrest
 2 s
lightly
 f
or wards,
F
pu

ll the head restraint upwards to the stop,
F
 th

en,
 p
ress
 t
he
 l
ug
 A.
Rear head restraints
Never drive with the head restraints
removed; t
hey m ust b e i n p lace a nd co

rrectly
 adju
sted.
Steering wheel adj ustment
F When stationary , p ull the control lever to
release t he a djustment m echanism.
F
 Ad

just
 t
he
 h
eight
 a
nd
 r
each
 t
o
 s
uit
 y
our
 dr

iving
 p
osition.
F
 Pu

sh
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 l
ever
 t
o
 l
ock
 t
he
 ad

justment
 me
chanism.
As a safety measure, these operations
should only be carried out with the
vehicle
 s

tationary.