2016 Citroen DS3 RHD automatic

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Media
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layback   of   my   USB  
m

emory   stick   starts   only  
a

fter
 
a
 
very   long   wait  
(

around   2   to   3   minutes). Some
  files   supplied   with   the   memory   stick   may   greatly   slow   down  
a

ccess   to   reading   the   memory   stick   (multiplication   by   10   of   the  
c

atalogue   time). Delete
  the   files   supplied   with   the   memory   stick  
a

nd   limit   the   number   of   sub-folders   in   the   file  
s

tructure   on   the   memory   stick.
When
 
I

 
c
onnect  
m
y  
i
Phone  
a

s
 
telephone   and   to   the  
U

SB
 
port   at   the   same  
t

ime,
 
I
 
am   unable   to   play  
t

he
 
music   files. When
  the   iPhone   connects   automatically   as   a   telephone,   it   forces  
t

he   streaming   function.   The   streaming   function   takes   the   place  
o

f   the   USB   function   which   is   then   not   useable,   there   is   a   period  
w

ithout   sound   of   the   track   being   played   with   Apple
® players.D isconnect   and   reconnect   to   the   USB   port   (the  
U

SB   function   takes   priority   over   streaming).
Some
 
characters
 
in
 
the
 
m

edia
 
information
 
are
 
not
 
d

isplayed
 
correctly
 
while
 
p

laying. The
 
audio
 
system
 
does
 
not
 
display
 
some
 
types
 
of
 
characters. Use   standard   characters   to   name   tracks   and  
f

olders.
Playing
 
of
 
streaming
 
files
 
d

oes
 
not
 
start. The
 
peripheral
 
device
 
connected
 
does
 
not
 
support
 
automatic   play. Start   the   playback   from   the   device.
The
 
names
 
of
 
tracks
 
and
 
t

he
 
track
 
length
 
are
 
not
 
d

isplayed
 
on
 
the
 
screen
 
w

hen
 s

treaming
 a

udio. The
 
Bluetooth
 
profile
 
does
 
not
 
allow
 
the
 
transfer
 
of
 
this   information.
Audio and Telematics

First steps
* Available according to version.
O n   /   Off,   volume   setting.
Select
 s
ource:
Radio;   USB;   AUX;   CD;   Streaming.
Display   the   list   of   local   stations.
Long  
p
ress:  
C
D  
t
racks  
o
r  
M
P3  
f
olders  
(

CD   /   USB). Select   the   screen   display   mode:
Date,   audio   functions,   trip   computer,  
t

elephone.
Audio
 se
ttings:
Front /rear   fader,   left /right   balance,  
b

ass/treble,   loudness,   audio  
am

biences.
The   DARK   button   changes   the  
s

creen   display   for   improved   driving  
c

omfort   at   night.
1
st press: upper bar only illuminated.
2nd press: black screen.
3rd press: return to standard display. S elect   next   frequency   down/up.
Select   previous/next   MP3   folder.
Select   previous/next   folder   /   genre   /  
a

rtist   /   playlist   (USB).
Abandon   the   current   operation. Confirm. Buttons 1 to 6
Select   a   pre-set   radio   station.
Long   press:   pre-set   a   station.
Automatic   frequency   search   down/up.
Select   previous/next   CD,   MP3   or  
U

SB   track.
Eject   CD.
Display
  main   menu. TA
  (Traffic   Announcements)   on/off.
Long   press:   PT Y*   (radio   Programme  
T

Yp e).
Select
  AM   /   FM   wavebands.

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Steering mounted controls
Radio: select the previous/next pre-
s et   station.
USB:
  select   genre   /   artist   /   folder  
f

rom   the   classification   list.
Select
  the   previous/next   item   in   a  
m

enu.
Volume
  decrease.
Radio:
  automatic   search   for   a   higher  
f

requency.
CD
  /   MP3   /   USB:   select   the   next  
t

rack.
CD
  /   USB:   continuous   press:   fast  
fo

rward.
Move
  in   the   list. Mute:
  press   the   volume   increase   and  
d

ecrease
 b
uttons
 s
imultaneously.
The
  sound   is   restored   by   pressing  
o

ne   of   the   two   volume   buttons.
Radio:
  automatic   search   for   a   lower  f
requency.
CD
  /   MP3   /   USB:   select   the   previous  
t

rack.
CD
  /   USB:   continuous   press:   fast  
b

ack.
Move
  in   the   list.
Change
  audio   source.
Confirm
  a   selection.
Call/end
  call   on   the   telephone.
Press
  for   more   than   2   seconds:  
t

elephone   main   menu. Volume
  increase.
Audio and Telematics

Menus
Screen C
Audio functions
Radio;  CD;   USB;   AUX.
Trip computer
Enter
  distances;   Alerts;   State   of  
f

unctions.
Bluetooth
®: Telephone - Audio
Pairing;
 
Hands-free   kit;   Streaming.
Personalisation-configuration
Vehicle
 
parameters;   Display;  
L

anguages. For
 
a
n  
ov
erview  
o
f  
t
he  
m
enus  
a
vailable,  
r

efer   to   the   "Screen   menu   map"  
s

ection.
Screen A
Radio
Selecting a station
Press the SOURCE
button several
times   in   succession   and   select   the  
r

adio.
Press the BA
n

d AST button to
select
  a   waveband.
Briefly press one of the buttons to
carry
  out   an   automatic   search   of   the  
r

adio
 s
tations.
Press one of the buttons to carry out
a
  manual   search   up   /   down   for   radio  
f

requencies.
Press the LIST REFRESH button to
display
  the   list   of   stations   received  
l

ocally   (30   stations   maximum).
To
  update   this   list,   press   for   more  
t

han   two   seconds.

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RdS
The external environment (hills, b
uildings,   tunnels,   basement   car  
p

arks, ...)   may   block   reception,  
i

ncluding   in   RDS   mode.   This   is   a  
n

ormal   effect   of   the   way   in   which   radio  
w

aves   are   transmitted   and   does   not  
i

ndicate   any   failure   of   the   audio   system.
Press the ME
n

U
 
button.
Select " Audio functions ".
Press OK.
Select the " FM waveband
preferences "
  function.
Press OK. Select "
Activate RdS".
P ress OK,
  RDS   is   displayed   in   the  
sc

reen.
In " Radio "
  mode,   press   OK
 
directly   to   activate   /  
d

eactivate   RDS   mode.
RDS,
  if   displayed,   enables   you   to   continue
 l

istening   to   the   same   station   by   automatic
 r

etuning   to   alternative   frequencies.
 H

owever,   in   certain   conditions,   coverage
 o

f   an   RDS   station   may   not   be   assured
 t

hroughout   the   country   as   radio   stations
 d

o   not   cover   100   %   of   the   territory.   This
 e

xplains   the   loss   of   reception   of   a   station
 t

hat   can   occur   during   a   journey.
Receiving TA messages
Press the TA button to activate or
deactivate   traffic   messages.
The
  TA   (Traffic   Announcement)  
f

unction   gives   priority   to   TA   alert  
m

essages.   To   operate,   this   function  
n

eeds   good   reception   of   a   radio   station  
t

ransmitting   this   type   of   message.  
W

hen   a   traffic   report   is   transmitted,   the  
c

urrent   audio   source   (Radio,   CD, ...)  
i

s
 
interrupted   automatically   to   play   the  
T

A
 
message.   Normal   playback   of   the  
a

udio   source   resumes   at   the   end   of   the  
t

ransmission   of   the   message.
Audio and Telematics

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Use only USB memory sticks formatted FAT32 (File   Allocation   Table).
It
  is   recommended   that   you   use  
g

enuine
 A
pple
® USB cables for correct
operation.
*
  
I
n   certain   cases,   play   of   the   audio   files   must  
b

e   initiated   from   the   keypad.
**
  If   the   telephone   supports   the   function.
Bluetooth® audio streaming
Streaming allows music files on the telephone to   be   played   via   the   audio   system.
Connect
  the   telephone:   see   the   "Telephone "
section.
Select in the " Bluetooth: Telephone - Audio "
menu
  the   telephone   to   be   connected.
The
  audio   system   connects   to   a   newly   paired  
t

elephone
 a
utomatically.
Control
  of   tracks   to   be   played   is   via   the   buttons  
o

n   the   audio   system   control   panel   and   the  
s

teering   mounted   controls**.   The   contextual  
i

nformation   can   be   displayed   in   the   screen.
Activate
  the   streaming   source   by  
p

ressing   the   SOURCE
 b
ut to n*.
Connecting Apple® players
Connect the Apple® player to the USB port
using
 
a
 
suitable
 
cable   (not   supplied).
Play
 
starts
 
automatically.
Control
 
is
 
via
 
the
 
audio   system.
The classifications available are those of the
portable
 
device
 
connected   (artists   /   albums   /  
g

enres
 
/
 
playlists
 
/
 
audiobooks   /   podcasts).
The
 
version
 
of
 
software   in   the   audio   system  
m

ay
 
not
 
be
 
compatible   with   the   generation   of  
y

our Apple
® player.
Audio and Telematics

Telephone
Pairing a Bluetooth® telephone
Screen C
(Available according to model and version)
As a safety measure and because they require   prolonged   attention   on   the   part  
o

f   the   driver,   the   operations   for   pairing  
o

f   the   Bluetooth   mobile   telephone   with  
t

he   Bluetooth   hands-free   system   of  
y

our   audio   equipment   must   be   carried  
o

ut   with   the   vehicle   stationary   and   the  
ig

nition
 o
n.
Go
 
to
 
www.citroen.co.uk   for   more   information  
(

compatibility,   more   help, ...).
Activate
  the   telephone's   Bluetooth   function  
a

nd
 
ensure   that   it   is   "visible   to   all"   (telephone  
c

onfiguration). Press the ME
n

U
 
button. In
  the   menu,   select:
-  "Bl
uetooth: Telephone - Audio "
-
 
"B

luetooth configuration"
-
 
"P

erform a Bluetooth search"
A
  window   is   displayed   with   a   message   that   a  
s

earch   is   in   progress.
The
  services   available   depend   on  
t

he   network,   the   SIM   card   and   the  
c

ompatibility   of   the   Bluetooth   device  
u

sed.
Consult
  your   telephone's   manual   and  
y

our   operator   to   find   out   which   services  
a

re   available   to   you.
*
 
If
 
your   telephone   is   fully   compatible. The
  first   4   telephones   recognised   are   displayed  
i

n   this   window.
The "Telephone"
 

menu   permits   access   to   the  
f

ollowing   functions   in   particular:   "
dir
ectory" *,
" Calls list ", "Consult the paired equipment ".Select
  the   telephone   to   be   connected   from   the  l
ist.   Only   one   telephone   can   be   connected   at  
a

  time.
A
  virtual   keypad   is   displayed   in   the   screen:  
e

nter   a   code   with   at   least   4   digits.
Confirm
  by   pressing   OK.
A
 

message
 
in
 
the
 
screen
 
indicates
 
the
 
telephone
 c

hosen.   To   accept   the   pairing,   enter   the   same
 c

ode   on   the   telephone,   then   confirm   with   OK.
If
  pairing   fails,   the   number   of   attempts   is   not
 l

imited.
A
  message   that   the   pairing   has   been  
s

uccessful   appears   in   the   screen.
The
  automatic   connection   authorised   is   only  
a

ctive   after   the   telephone   has   been   configured.
The
  directory   and   the   call   list   can   be   accessed  
a

fter   the   necessary   synchronisation   period.

The table below gives answers to the most frequently asked questions on your audio system.
Q UESTIO
nAnSW
ERSOLUTIO
n
W

ith   the   engine   off,   the  
a

udio   system   switches   off  
a

fter   a   few   minutes   of   use.When
  the   engine   is   switched   off,   the   audio   system   operating   time  
d

epends   on   the   state   of   charge   of   the   battery.
The
  switch-off   is   normal:   the   audio   equipment   switches   to   economy  
m

ode   and   switches   off   to   prevent   discharging   of   the   vehicle's  
b

attery. Start
  the   vehicle's   engine   to   increase   the   battery  
c

harge.
The
  message   "the   audio  
s

ystem   is   overheated"  
a

ppears   on   the   display.In
  order   to   protect   the   installation   if   the   surrounding   temperature  
i

s   too   high,   the   audio   system   switches   to   an   automatic   thermal  
p

rotection   mode   leading   to   a   reduction   in   volume   or   CD   play  
s

topping. Switch
  the   audio   system   off   for   a   few   minutes   to  
a

llow   the   system   to   cool.
Frequently asked questions
QUESTIOnAnSWERSOLUTIOn
T

here
 
is   a   difference   in  
s

ound
 
quality   between   the  
d

ifferent   audio   sources  
(

radio,
 C
D...). For
  optimum   sound   quality,   the   audio   settings   (Volume,   Bass,  
T

reble,   Ambience,   Loudness)   can   be   adapted   to   the   different   sound  
s

ources,   which   may   result   in   audible   differences   when   changing  
s

ource   (radio,   CD...). Check
  that   the   audio   settings   (Volume,   Bass,  
T

reble,   Ambience,   Loudness)   are   adapted   to  
t

he   sources   listened   to.   It   is   advisable   to   set  
t

he   audio   functions   (Bass,   Treble,   Front-Rear  
B

alance,   Left-Right   Balance)   to   the   middle  
p

osition,   select   the   musical   ambience   "None"  
a

nd   set   the   loudness   correction   to   the   "Active"  
p

osition   in   CD   mode   or   to   the   "Inactive"   position  
i

n   radio   mode.
Radio