2017 CITROEN DS3 CABRIO Handbook (in English)

87
Heating / Ventilation
Manual control panelElectric control panel
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel Electric control panel
Comfort

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 f rom b lue (c
old) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th

e
 t
emperature
 t
o
 y
our
 re

quirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the d ial f rom p osition 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 th
e
 mov
ement
 of th
e
 ve
hicle,
 ca

n
 s
till
 b
e
 f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen,
 s
ide
 w
indows
 a
nd
 fo

otwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The
 a

ir
 d
istribution
 c
an
 b
e
 ad

apted
 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
 d
eterioration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 q
uality
 a
nd
 th

e
 f
ormation
 o
f
 m
ist.
Manual control panel F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 m
anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 th

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

terior
 a
ir"
 p
osition.
F
 Mov

e
 t
he
 m
anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 ri

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

take"
 p
osition.

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5. Air conditioning On / Off
The air conditioning is designed to operate effectively in all seasons,
with
 t

he
 w
indows
 c
losed.
Electric control panel
F
Pr

ess the button to recirculate
the
 i

nterior
 a

ir.
 T

he
 i

ndicator
 la

mp
 c

omes
 o

n
 t

o
 c

onfirm
 t

his.
F
 Pr

ess
 t

he
 b

utton
 a

gain
 t

o
 a

llow
 f

resh
 a

ir
 in

to
 t

he
 p

assenger
 c

ompartment.
 T

he
 in

dicator
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff
 t

o
 c

onfirm
 t

his. It
 e

nables
 y

ou
 t
o:
-
 lo

wer
 t

he
 t
emperature,
 i
n
 s
ummer,
-
 in

crease
 t
he
 e
ffectiveness
 o
f
 t
he
 d
emisting
 in w

inter,
 a
bove
 3 °
C.
Switching on
F Press the "A /C " b utton, t he b utton's in
dicator l amp c omes o n.
Switching off
F Press the "A /C " button a gain, t he b utton's in
dicator l amp g oes o ff.
Switching
 o

ff
 m
ay
 a
ffect
 c
omfort
 l
evels
 (h

umidity,
 co
ndensation).
The
 a

ir
 c
onditioning
 d
oes
 n
ot
 o
perate
 wh

en
 t
he
 a
ir
 f
low
 a
djustment
 c
ontrol
 2

is in position " 0".
To
 o
btain
 c
ooled
 a
ir
 m
ore
 q
uickly,
 y
ou
 ca

n use recirculation of interior air for
a
 f
ew
 m
oments.
 T
hen
 r
eturn
 t
o
 f
resh
 ai

r
 i
ntake.
Comfort

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
 w
ill
 o
nly
 r
each
 i
ts
 o
ptimum
 l
evel
 gr

adually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds to a l
evel o f c omfort a nd n ot t o a t emperature i n de

grees
 C
elsius
 o
r
 F
ahrenheit. On
 e

ntering
 t
he
 v
ehicle,
 i
f
 t
he
 i
nterior
 is v

ery
 c
old
 o
r
 h
ot,
 t
here
 i
s
 n
o
 n
eed
 t
o
 ch

ange
 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
 s
ystem
 c
orrects
 t
he
 t
emperature
 di

fference
 a
utomatically
 a
nd
 a
s
 q
uickly
 as p

ossible.
Press the " 5"
 a

nd
 "6 "

buttons to
change
 t

his
 v
alue.
 A s
etting
 a
round
 th

e value 21
 e
nables
 o
ptimum
 co

mfort
 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 n ot b e s ufficient f or r apid de

misting
 o
r
 d
efrosting
 o
f
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows
 (h

umidity,
 sev
eral
 pa
ssengers,
 ic

e, etc.).
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 d
emisting
 h
as
 be

en
 a
ctivated,
 t
he
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
In
 t

his
 c

ase,
 s
elect
 t
he
 a
utomatic
 v
isibility
 pr

ogramme.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 3

comes
 o

n.
The
 s

ystem
 a
utomatically
 c
ontrols
 t
he
 a
ir
 co

nditioning
 a
nd
 t
he
 f
low
 o
f
 a
ir
 a
nd
 p
rovides
 op

timum
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 t
o
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 a
nd
 si

de
 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
 a

nd
 "A
UTO"
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
We
 r

ecommend
 t

hat
 y

ou
 u

se
 t

his
 m

ode.
 It p

rovides
 o

ptimised
 a

utomatic
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 al

l
 o

f
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 f

unctions:
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment
 t

emperature,
 a

ir
 f

low,
 a

ir
 di

stribution
 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.

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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
 r

eturn
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 m
ode,
 p
ress
 t
he
 "A
UTO"
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
 d

isplayed
 o
r
 t
he
 r
ed
 b
utton
 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
 s

ymbol
 "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

6. Air distribution adjustment
Pressing this button several times in succession enables the air flow to be
directed
 i

n
 t
urn
 t
owards:
-
 th

e
 w

indscreen
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
ide
 w
indows
 (d

emisting
 o
r
 d
efrosting),
-
 th

e
 w

indscreen,
 s
ide
 w
indows
 a
nd
 a
ir
 ven

ts,
-
 th

e
 w

indscreen,
 t
he
 s
ide
 w
indows,
 t
he
 a
ir
 ve

nts
 a
nd
 t
he
 f
ootwells,
-
 th

e
 w

indscreen,
 t
he
 s
ide
 w
indows
 a
nd
 t
he
 fo

otwells,
-
 th

e
 f

ootwells,
-
 th

e
 a

ir
 v
ents
 a
nd
 t
he
 f
ootwells,
-
 th

e
 a

ir
 v
ents.
Avoid driving for long periods with the air co nditioning s witched o ff ( risk o f m isting an

d
 r
eduction
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 q
uality
 i
n
 t
he
 c
abin).
Press the "full fan" button to
increase t he a ir f low.
7. Air flow adjustment
The air flow symbol, the fan, fills progressively according t o t he v alue r equested.
Press the "empty fan" button to
decrease
 t

he
 a
ir
 f
low.
Switching the system off
Press the air flow "empty fan"
button 7 u ntil t he f an s ymbol di

sappears.
This action switches off all of the functions of
the
 a

ir
 c

onditioning
 s
ystem.
Thermal
 c

omfort
 i
s
 n
o
 l
onger
 c
ontrolled.
 A sl

ight
 f

low
 o
f
 a
ir
 r
esulting
 f
rom
 t
he
 m
ovement
 o
f
 th

e
 v

ehicle,
 r
emains
 p
erceptible
 h
owever.
Pressing
 t

he
 a
ir
 f
low
 "
full fan" button 7 or
on "AUTO"
 r

eactivates
 t
he
 s
ystem
 w
ith
 t
he
 va

lues
 s

et
 b
efore
 i
t
 w
as
 s
witched
 o
ff.

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Front demist - defrost
With the heating /
ventilation system
F Put the temperature a nd a ir f low c ontrols t o th
e 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
 t
he
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "W

indscreen"
 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 t
emperature a nd a ir f low c ontrols t o th
e 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
 t
he
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "W

indscreen"
 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
 a
ctivated,
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
Comfort

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
 r
ear
 s
creen
 a
nd
 d
oor
 m
irrors
 as s

oon
 a
s
 a
ppropriate,
 a
s
 r
educing
 el
ectrical p ower c onsumption r esults i n red
uced 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 
fr
eshener
This diffuses a fragrance in the passenger co
mpartment, b y m eans o f t he a djustment d ial an

d
 t
he
 v
arious
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artridges
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It
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Adjustment dial
Leave the central vents open.
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