2016 Citroen DS3 heating

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Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
Diesel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
 k

ey
 i
s
 a
t
 p
osition
 2 (
ignition
 o
n)
 i
n
 th

e
 i
gnition
 s
witch.Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 b
efore
 s
tarting.
The
 p

eriod
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 de

termined
 b
y
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 th

irty
 s
econds
 i
n
 v
ery
 l
ow
 t
emperatures).
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 a
nd
 th

en
 o
n,
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
gain,
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 n
ot
 pr

operly
 rel
eased.Release
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 w
arning
 la

mp,
 k
eeping
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Observe
 t

he
 s
afety
 r
ecommendations.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 s
tops
 (
red
 l
ights,
 tr

affic
 j
ams, ...)
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy
stem
 ha

s
 p
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
nto
 S
TOP
 m
ode.The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically in START mode, as soon as you want to
move
 o

ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP mode is temporarily
unavailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For more information on Stop & Start, refer to the
corresponding
 se

ction.

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Ventilation
Air intake
The air circulating in the passenger compartment is filtered a nd o riginates e ither f rom t he o utside v ia th

e
 g
rille
 l
ocated
 a
t
 t
he
 b
ase
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 o
r
 fr

om
 t
he
 i
nside
 i
n
 a
ir
 r
ecirculation
 m
ode.
Air treatment
The incoming air follows various routes depending o n t he c ontrols s elected b y t he dr

iver:
-
 di

rect
 a
rrival
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment
 (
air
 i
ntake),
-
 pa

ssage
 t
hrough
 a h
eating
 c
ircuit
 (
heating),
-
 pa

ssage
 t
hrough
 a c
ooling
 c
ircuit
 (
air
 co

nditioning).
The temperature control enables you to obtain
the
 l

evel
 o
f
 c
omfort
 r
equired
 b
y
 m
ixing
 t
he
 a
ir
 o
f
 th

e
 v
arious
 c
ircuits.
The air distribution control enables you to
diffuse
 t

he
 a
ir
 i
n
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 co

mbining
 s
everal
 a
ir
 v
ents.
The air flow control enables you to increase or
reduce
 t

he
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
entilation
 b
lower.
Control panel
The controls of this system are grouped together o n c ontrol p anel A on the centre
console.
 D

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 m
odel,
 t
he
 fu

nctions
 o
ffered
 a
re:
-
th

e level of comfort required,
-
ai

r flow,
-
air

distribution,
-
 dem

isting-defrosting,
-
 ma

nual
 o
r
 d
igital
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 c
ontrols.
Air distribution
1. Windscreen demisting-defrosting ven ts.
2. Fr ont s ide w indow d emisting-defrosting ven

ts.
3.
 Si

de
 a
djustable
 a
ir
 v
ents.
4.
 Ce

ntral
 a
djustable
 a
ir
 v
ents.
5.
 Ai

r
 o
utlets
 t
o
 t
he
 f
ront
 f
ootwells.
6.
 Ai

r
 o
utlets
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ear
 f
ootwells.
Comfort

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Heating / Ventilation
Manual control panelElectric control panel
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel Electric control panel
Comfort

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The heating / ventilation or air conditioning systems operates with the engine running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
1. Temperature adjustment
F Turn the dial from blue
(cold) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th

e temperature to your
requirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the dial from position 1
to position 5 to obtain a
comfortable
 a

ir
 f
low.
F
If y

ou place the air flow control
in position 0
 (

deactivation
 o
f
 t
he
 sy

stem),
 t
he
 t
emperature
 i
s
 n
o
 lo

nger
 m
aintained
 a
t
 a c
omfortable
 le

vel.
 H
owever,
 a s
light
 f
low
 o
f
 a
ir,
 du

e to the movement of the vehicle,
can
 s

till
 b
e
 f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen, side windows and
footwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The air distribution can be
adapted
 b

y
 p
lacing
 t
he
 d
ial
 in a

n
 i
ntermediate
 p
osition.
4. Air intake / Air recirculation
The intake of exterior air avoids the formation of mist o n t he w indscreen a nd s ide w indows.
The recirculation of interior air insulates the
passenger
 c

ompartment
 f
rom
 e
xterior
 o
dours
 an

d
 s
moke.
Return
 t

o
 e
xterior
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 p
ossible
 to p

revent deterioration of the air quality and
the
 f

ormation
 o
f
 m
ist.
Manual control panel F
Mov

e the manual control to
the
 l

eft
 t
o
 b
e
 i
n
 t
he
 "
recycling
 in

terior
 a
ir"
 p
osition.
F
Mov

e the manual control to the
right
 t

o
 r
eturn
 t
o
 t
he
 "
fresh
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition.

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It is possible to adjust one or more functions manually w hile l eaving t he o ther f unctions i n au

tomatic
 m
ode.
The "AUTO"
 s

ymbol
 s
witches
 o
ff.
To return to automatic mode, press the "AUTO"
button.
Manual override
4. Air conditioning on/off
For maximum cooling or heating of the ca bin, i t i s p ossible t o g o b eyond t he mi

nimum
 1
4
 o
r
 m
aximum
 2
8
 v
alues.
F
Pr

ess the blue button 2 until "LO"
is displayed or the red button 2
until
"

HI"
 i
s
 d
isplayed. Press this button to switch off the air
conditioning.
Stopping
 t

he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 m
ay
 c
ause
 so

me
 p
roblems
 (
humidity,
 m
isting).
5. Air intake / Air recirculation
Press this button for recirculation of
the i
nterior a ir. T he a ir r ecirculation sym

bol 5
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
Avoid
 p

rolonged
 r
ecirculation
 o
f
 in

terior
 a
ir
 (
risk
 o
f
 c
ondensation
 o
r
 de

terioration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 q
uality).
Switching
 t

o
 m

anual
 m

ode
 m

ay
 n

ot
 b

e
 su

itable
 (

temperature,
 h

umidity,
 o

dour,
 co

ndensation)
 a

nd
 d

oes
 n

ot
 p

rovide
 op

timum
 co

mfort. Automatic
 o

peration
 o

f
 t

he
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 i

s
 re

sumed
 w

hen
 t

he
 b

utton
 i

s
 p

ressed
 a

gain.
 
T

he symbol "A /C "
 i

s
 d

isplayed. Air
 r

ecirculation
 e
nables
 t
he
 p
assenger
 co

mpartment
 t
o
 b
e
 i
solated
 f
rom
 e
xterior
 od

ours
 a

nd
 s
moke.
Press
 t

his
 b
utton
 a
gain
 o
r
 p
ress
 t
he
 "A
UTO"
button
 t

o
 r
esume
 a
utomatic
 m
anagement
 o
f
 th

e
 i

ntake
 o
f
 a
ir.
 T
he
 a
ir
 r
ecirculation
 s
ymbol
 5

goes
 o

ff.
Comfort

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Front demist - defrost
With the heating /
ventilation system
F Put the temperature and air flow controls to
the d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (m

anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 o
r
 e
lectric
 co

ntrol
 w
ith
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 o
ff).
F
Pu

t the air distribution control to the
"Windscreen"
 po

sition.
These
 m

arkings
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 p
anel
 i
ndicate
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 p
ositions
 f
or
 r
apid
 d
emisting
 o
r
 de

frosting
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows.
With the manual air
conditioning system
F Put the temperature and air flow controls to
t
he d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (m

anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 o
r
 e
lectric
 co

ntrol
 w
ith
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 o
ff).
F
Pu

t the air distribution control to the
"Windscreen"
 po

sition.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e "A /C "
 b
utton;
 t
he
 a
ssociated
 g
reen
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n.
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 t
he
 d
emisting,
 ai

r
 c
onditioning
 a
nd
 a
ir
 f
low
 f
unctions
 ar

e activated, STOP mode is not
available.
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Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heating or air conditioning system control panel.
Switching on
The rear screen demisting/defrosting can only operate w hen t he e ngine i s r unning.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 t
o
 d
emist /defrost
 t
he
 re

ar
 s
creen
 a
nd
 (
depending
 o
n
 v
ersion)
 th

e
 d
oor
 m
irrors.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically t o p revent a n e xcessive co

nsumption
 o
f
 c
urrent.
F
 It i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 s
top
 t
he
 d
emisting/
defrosting
 o

peration
 b
efore
 i
t
 i
s
 s
witched
 of

f
 a
utomatically
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
utton
 ag

ain.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
utton
 s
witches
 o
ff. Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting/defrosting
 of t

he rear screen and door mirrors
as
 s
oon
 a
s
 a
ppropriate,
 a
s
 r
educing
 el
ectrical power consumption results in
reduced fu el con sumption.
If the engine is switched off before the de
misting/defrosting i s s witched o ff au

tomatically,
 dem
isting/defrosting
 wi
ll
 re

sume
 n
ext
 t
ime
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n.
Scented air
freshener
This diffuses a fragrance in the passenger compartment, b y m eans o f t he a djustment d ial an

d
 t
he
 v
arious
 f
ragrance
 c
artridges
 a
vailable.
This
 d

ial
 i
s
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard.
It
 a

llows
 y
ou
 t
o
 a
djust
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 d
ial
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 t
o
 p
ermit
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
Tu

rn the dial to the left to stop diffusion of
the
 fr

agrance.
Adjustment dial
Leave the central vents open.
Th e intensity of diffusion of the
fragrance
 m

ay
 d
epend
 o
n
 t
he
 ve

ntilation
 o
r
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ettings.

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Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an

y
 t
ime
 t
o
 a
ny
 e
ventuality.
On
 a l

ong
 j
ourney,
 a b
reak
 e
very
 t
wo
 h
ours
 i
s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended.
In
 d

ifficult
 w
eather,
 d
rive
 s
moothly,
 a
nticipate
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 b
rake
 a
nd
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 d
istance
 f
rom
 ot

her
 veh
icles.
Driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t

he
 e
ngine
 o
r
 g
earbox,
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
o
 t
he
 el

ectrical
 s
ystems
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 b
raking
 s
ystem!
Do
 n

ot
 p
ark
 o
r
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
hen
 st

ationary in areas where inflammable
substances
 a

nd
 m
aterials
 (
dry
 g
rass,
 de

ad
 l
eaves...)
 m
ight
 c
ome
 i
nto
 c
ontact
 wi

th
 t
he
 h
ot
 e
xhaust
 s
ystem
 - R
isk
 o
f
 fi

re!
Never leave a vehicle unsupervised
with
 t

he
 e
ngine
 r
unning.
 I
f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 to l

eave
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 an

d
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 o
r
 pos

ition
n o
r P,
 d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 t
ype
 of g

earbox.
-
 ch

eck
 t

hat
 t

he
 d

epth
 o

f
 w

ater
 d

oes
 n

ot
 ex

ceed
 1

5
 c

m,
 t

aking
 a

ccount
 o

f
 w

aves
 th

at
 m

ight
 b

e
 g

enerated
 b

y
 o

ther
 u

sers,
-
de

activate the Stop & Start system,
-
drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop and do not switch off the
engine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
 l

eaving
 t
he
 f
looded
 r
oad,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 ci

rcumstances
 a
llow,
 m
ake
 s
everal
 l
ight
 b
rake
 ap

plications
 t
o
 d
ry
 t
he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads.
If in doubt on the state of your vehicle, contact
a
 C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.