DS3_en_Chap03_confort_ed02-2015
Digital air conditioningThe air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.
Automatic operation
1. Automatic "comfort"
programme
Press the "AUTO" b utton. Th
e "A UTO" s ymbol i s d isplayed.For
y
our
c
omfort,
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
sw
itched
o
ff,
t
he
s
ettings
a
re
r
etained
un
til
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
s
witched
o
n
a
gain.
To
p
revent
t
oo
g
reat
a d
istribution
o
f
co
ld
a
ir
w
hen
t
he
e
ngine
i
s
c
old,
t
he
a
ir
fl
ow will only reach its optimum level
gradually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds
to a level of comfort and not to a temperature in
degrees
C
elsius
o
r
F
ahrenheit. On
e
ntering
t
he
v
ehicle,
i
f
t
he
i
nterior
is v
ery cold or hot, there is no need to
change
t
he
v
alue
d
isplayed
i
n
o
rder
to r
each
t
he
r
equired
l
evel
o
f
c
omfort.
Th
e system corrects the temperature
difference
a
utomatically
a
nd
a
s
q
uickly
as p
ossible.
Press the " 5" and " 6" buttons to
change
t
his
v
alue.
A s
etting
a
round
th
e value 21 enables optimum
comfort
t
o
b
e
o
btained.
H
owever,
de
pending
o
n
y
our
r
equirements,
a se
tting
b
etween
1
8
a
nd
2
4
i
s
u
sual.
3. Automatic "visibility"
programme
The automatic comfort programme ma
y not be sufficient for rapid
demisting
o
r
d
efrosting
o
f
t
he
wi
ndscreen and side windows
(humidity,
s
everal
p
assengers,
i
ce,
e t
c .) .
With
S
top
& S
tart,
w
hen
d
emisting
h
as
be
en activated, the STOP mode is not
available.
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme.
T
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
i
n
t
he
b
utton
3
comes
o
n.
The system automatically controls the air
conditioning
a
nd
t
he
f
low
o
f
a
ir
a
nd
p
rovides
op
timum air distribution to the windscreen and
side
w
indows.
I
t
d
eactivates
a
ir
r
ecirculation
5.
T
o
e
xit
t
his
p
rogramme,
p
ress
b
utton
3 a
gain
o
r
"AU
TO" ,
t
he
i
ndicator
l
amp
i
n
t
he
b
utton
g
oes
of
f and "AUTO"
i
s
d
isplayed.
We
r
ecommend
t
hat
y
ou
u
se
t
his
m
ode.
It p
rovides optimised automatic control of
all
o
f
t
he
f
ollowing
f
unctions:
p
assenger
co
mpartment temperature, air flow, air
distribution
a
nd
a
ir
i
ntake,
i
n
a
ccordance
w
ith
th
e
c
omfort
v
alue
t
hat
y
ou
h
ave
c
hosen.
This
s
ystem
i
s
d
esigned
t
o
o
perate
e
ffectively
in a
ll
s
easons,
w
ith
t
he
w
indows
c
losed.
