2022 CITROEN DS3 CROSSBACK light

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Electronic key with remote
control function and
built-in key,
Remote control function

The remote control can be used for the following
remote functions, depending on version:
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U
nlocking / Locking / Deadlocking the vehicle.
–

U
nlocking / Locking the boot.
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Folding / U
nfolding the door mirrors.
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Folding / U
nfolding the exterior door handles.
–

Activ
ating / Deactivating the alarm.
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Loc
ating the vehicle.
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O
pening / Closing the windows.
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Activ
ating the vehicle’s electronic immobiliser.
Integral key
The key built into the remote control can be
used for the following operations, depending on
version:
–
Activ
ation/Deactivation of the manual child
lock. –

Activ
ation/Deactivation of the front passenger
airbag.
–
Back
-up Unlocking/Locking of the doors.


► 
To eject the key or put it back in place, pull and
hold the button.
Unlocking the vehicle
The selective unlocking (driver’s door,
boot) is set via the Driving / Vehicle touch
screen menu.
Complete unlocking
►  Press the unlocking button.
The vehicle's door handles, and depending on
version, the door mirrors, unfold.
Selective unlocking
Driver’s door and fuel/charging flap
►  Press the unlocking button.
► Press it again to unlock the other doors and
the boot.
Complete or selective unlocking, and alarm
deactivation depending on version, is confirmed
by the flashing of the direction indicators and the
lighting of the daytime running lamps.
Selective unlocking of the boot
When selective unlocking of the boot is activated :►  Press this button to unlock the boot.
The doors remain locked.
Depending on version, pressing and holding this
button causes the boot to open slightly.
If selective unlocking of the boot is deactivated,
pressing this button also unlocks the doors.
Do not forget to lock the boot again by
pressing the locking button.
Locking the vehicle
Normal locking
►  Press the locking button.
The locking, and the activation of the alarm
depending on version, is confirmed by the lighting
of the direction indicators and the daytime
running lamps.
The vehicle's handles retract and, depending on
version, the door mirrors fold.

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Unlocking the vehicle

Selective unlocking (driver’s door, boot) is
configured in the Driving/Vehicle touch
screen menu.
Selective unlocking is deactivated by default.
Complete unlocking
The vehicle (doors and boot) unlocks:
►  either automatically when the driver is
approaching (zone C), if the automatic functions
are activated;
►  or by a light press on a handle.
The unlocking, and the deactivation of the
alarm depending on version, is confirmed by
flashing of the direction indicators and lighting of
the daytime running lamps.
The vehicle door handles, and depending on
version, the door mirrors, unfold.
If the key remains in zone B for more than
15 minutes without any action on the
vehicle doors, the automatic functions are
An access (door or boot) that is not
properly closed prevents locking of the
vehicle. However, if the vehicle has an alarm, it
will be activated after 45 seconds.
If the vehicle is unlocked and there is no
action at the doors or boot, the vehicle will
automatically lock itself again after about
30 seconds. If the vehicle has an alarm, it will
also be reactivated automatically.
Deadlocking
►  Press the locking button again within
3 seconds to deadlock the vehicle (confirmed by
the temporary lighting of the direction indicators).
Deadlocking renders the interior door
controls inoperative. It also deactivates
the central locking button.
The horn remains operational.
Never leave anyone inside the vehicle when it
is deadlocked.
Closing the windows
Holding the locking button pressed for
more than 3 seconds closes the windows.
When closing the windows, ensure that
no person or object could prevent their
correct closure.
To leave the windows partly open on versions
with alarm, you must first deactivate the
interior volumetric alarm protection.
For more information on the Alarm, refer to the
corresponding section.
Locating the vehicle
This function helps you to spot your vehicle from a
distance, with the vehicle locked:
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The direction indic
ators flash for approximately
10 seconds.
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The door mirror spo
tlamps come on.
–

The c
ourtesy lamps come on.
► Press this button.
Proximity Keyless Entry
and Start
This Keyless Entry and Starting system enables
automatic vehicle locking/unlocking simply by
detection of the electronic key.
As long as the driver has the electronic key on
their person, the vehicle unlocks as they approach
and locks when they walk away.
Key recognition zones:


Zone A: welcome lighting on approaching the
vehicle (between 3 and 5 metres from the
vehicle).
Zone B: automatic locking on leaving the vehicle
(about 2 metres from the vehicle).
Zone C: automatic unlocking on approaching the
vehicle (between 1 and 2 metres from the vehicle).
The automatic functions are configured
via the Driving / Vehicle touch screen
menu.
With the electronic key on their person, the driver
can also lock and unlock their vehicle by pressing
the retractable handles.
For more information on Retractable handles,
refer to the corresponding section.

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Unlocking the vehicle

Selective unlocking (driver’s door, boot) is
configured in the Driving/Vehicle touch
screen menu.
Selective unlocking is deactivated by default.
Complete unlocking
The vehicle (doors and boot) unlocks:
►  either automatically when the driver is
approaching (zone C), if the automatic functions
are activated;
►  or by a light press on a handle.
The unlocking, and the deactivation of the
alarm depending on version, is confirmed by
flashing of the direction indicators and lighting of
the daytime running lamps.
The vehicle door handles, and depending on
version, the door mirrors, unfold.
If the key remains in zone B for more than
15 minutes without any action on the
vehicle doors, the automatic functions are
deactivated and the vehicle locks (as
confirmed by an audible signal).
To unlock the vehicle, use the remote control or
press on one of the handles.
Selective unlocking
Driver’s door and fuel filler flap
They unlock:
►  either automatically when approaching the
driver’s door, if the automatic functions are
activated;
►  or by a light press on the handle.
The driver's door handle unfolds.
►  Once inside the vehicle, to unlock all accesses,
press the central locking button or pull the
opening control of any door.
If the user is outside zone A and presses
once on the unlocking button of their
electronic key, only the driver's door and the
fuel filler flap will unlock if selectivity is
activated. Pressing the button again unlocks
the rest of the vehicle.
Selective unlocking of the boot
The boot unlocks automatically as you approach
the rear of the vehicle.
►  Press the tailgate control to open the boot.
The doors remain locked.
Locking the vehicle
Normal locking

With the doors and boot closed, the vehicle locks:
►  either automatically when leaving recognition
zone B, if the automatic functions are activated;
►  or by a light press on one of the front door
handles;
The locking is confirmed by the illumination of
the direction indicators and the daytime running
lamps as well as an audible signal for the locking
on moving away from the vehicle.
It is not possible to lock the vehicle if the
electronic key is left inside.
If the vehicle is unlocked with the handles
retracted, a first press on one of the front
handles unfolds the handle. The vehicle
remains unlocked.
Press the handle again to lock it.

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Manual
► Press this button to lock/unlock the vehicle
(doors and boot) from inside the vehicle.
The indicator lamp comes on to confirm central
locking of the vehicle.
The central locking does not take place if
one of the doors is open.
To unfold the exterior handles, press the
button once when the vehicle is locked or
twice when it is unlocked.
When locking / deadlocking from the
outside
When the vehicle is locked or deadlocked from
the outside, the indicator lamp flashes and the
button is inoperative.
►  After normal locking, pull one of the interior
door controls to unlock the vehicle.
►  After deadlocking, it is necessary to use
the remote control, the “Keyless Entry and
Starting” system or the integral key to unlock
the vehicle.
Deadlocking


►  Press one of the front handles lightly to lock
the vehicle.
►  Press it again within 3 seconds to deadlock
the vehicle (confirmed by the temporary lighting
of the direction indicators).
If the vehicle is unlocked with the handles
retracted, a first press on one of the front
handles unfolds the handle. The vehicle
remains unlocked.
Press the handle again to lock it.
Deadlocking renders the interior door
controls inoperative. It also deactivates
the central locking button.
The horn remains operational.
Never leave anyone inside the vehicle when it
is deadlocked.
If one of the doors or the boot is still open
or if the electronic key for the Keyless
Entry and Starting s ystem has been left inside
the vehicle, central locking will be disabled.
If the vehicle is unlocked but the doors or
boot are not subsequently opened, the
vehicle will automatically lock itself again
after about 30 seconds. If the vehicle is fitted
with an alarm, it will also be reactivated
automatically.
The automatic door mirror folding/
unfolding function is configured via the
touch screen’s Driving / Vehicle menu.
As a safety measure, never leave the
vehicle, even for a short time, without
taking the Keyless Entry and Starting system’s
electronic key with you.
Be aware of the risk of theft of the vehicle if
the key is present in one of the defined areas
while the vehicle is unlocked.
In order to preserve the battery in the
electronic key and the vehicle's battery:
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The unlocking on approach function (z
one C)
automatically goes into standby after several
days of non-use (approximately one week). To
unlock the vehicle, use the remote control or
press on one of the front door handles. At the
next vehicle start, the automatic unlocking
and locking functions will be reactivated.
– After the welcome lighting is triggered
several times in succession without starting
the vehicle, it will be deactivated.
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All o
f the "hands-free" functions go into
extended stand-by after 21 days of non-use.
To restore these functions, unlock the vehicle
using the remote control and start the engine.
Electrical interference
The electronic key may not operate if
close to certain electronic devices: telephone
(switched on or on standby), laptop computer,
strong magnetic fields, etc.
DS SMART ACCESS
After activation by the customer, this function
makes it possible, via the MyDS application, to
access the vehicle, to start it and to delegate its
use to people of their choice.
For more information on DS SMART ACCESS and
its activation, install the MyDS application and
refer to the corresponding section.
Central locking

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Mirrors
Door mirrors
Adjustment



►  Turn control A to the right or to the left to
select the corresponding mirror.
►  Move the control in any of the four directions
to adjust.
►  Return the control to the central position.
As a safety measure, the mirrors should
be adjusted to reduce the blind spots.
The objects observed are, in reality, closer than
they appear. Take this into account in order
to correctly judge the distance of vehicles
approaching from behind.
Manual folding
The mirrors can be folded manually (parking
obstruction, narrow garage, etc.).
►  Turn the mirror towards the vehicle.
Electric folding
If the vehicle is so equipped, the mirrors can
be folded electrically from the inside, with the
vehicle parked and the ignition on:


► Move the control A down.
Electric unfolding
► From outside: unlock the vehicle using the
remote control or the Keyless Entry and Starting.
►  From inside: with the ignition on, move control
A upwards.
The automatic folding and unfolding of
the door mirrors with the remote control
can be set in the touch screen’s
Driving/Vehicle menu.
Demisting/Defrosting
If the vehicle is so equipped, demisting/
defrosting of the heated door mirrors is
performed when the heated rear screen is
switched on. For more information on Rear screen demisting/
defrosting, refer to the corresponding section.
Rear view mirror
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which
darkens the mirror glass and reduces the
nuisance to the driver caused by the sun,
headlights of other vehicles, etc.
Manual model
Day/night position

► 
Pull the lever to change to the anti-dazzle
"night” position.
►  Push the lever to change to the normal "day"
position.
Adjustment
►  Set the mirror to the normal “day” position.

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Automatic "electrochrome" model

This system automatically and progressively
transitions between day and night modes, using a
sensor that measures the light entering from the
rear of the vehicle.
To ensure optimum visibility during your
manoeuvres, the mirror lightens
automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
Rear bench seat
Bench seat with fixed cushions and split folding
backrests (2/3-1/3) to adapt the boot load space.
Rear head restraints

They have two positions: – A
high position, for when the seat is in use:
►  Pull the head restraint fully up.
– A
low position, for stowing, when the seat is
not in use: ►  Press the lug A to release the head restraint
and push it down.
The rear head restraints can be removed.
Removing a head restraint

►  Release the backrest using control 1.
►  Tilt the backrest slightly forwards.
►  Pull the head restraint fully up.
►  Press the lug A to release the head restraint
and remove it completely.
Refitting a head restraint
►  Insert the head restraint rods into the guides
in the corresponding seat backrest.
►  Push the head restraint down as far as it will
go.
►  Press the lug A to release the head restraint
and push it down.
Never drive with passengers seated at the
rear when the head restraints are
removed; the head restraints should be in
place and in the high position.
The head restraint for the centre seat
and those for the outer seats are not
interchangeable.
Folding the backrests
Manoeuvring the seat backrests should
only be done when the vehicle is
stationary.
First steps:
►  Lower the head restraints.
►  If necessary, move the front seats forward.
►  Check that no person or object will interfere
with folding down the backrests (clothing,
luggage, etc.).
►  Check that the seat belts are free, not
engaged in the buckles. Release them so that the
backrest can be moved.


►  Press the backrest release grip 1.
►  Guide backrest 2 down to the horizontal
position.
When the backrest is released, the red
indicator is visible in the release grip.
Repositioning the backrests
First check that the outer seat belts are
lying vertically flat alongside the backrest
latching rings.

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Central and side air vents, footwells
Central and side air vents
Windscreen
Windscreen, footwells
Footwells
Air conditioning on / off
The air conditioning system is designed to
operate effectively in all seasons, with the
windows closed.
It is used to:
–
lo
wer the temperature in summer,
–

increase the effectiv
eness of the demisting in
winter, above 3°C.
►  Press button 4 to activate/deactivate the air
conditioning system.
Air conditioning does not operate when
the air flow is disabled.
To obtain cool air more quickly, enable interior
air recirculation for a brief period. Then return
to the intake of exterior air.
Switching off the air conditioning may result in
some discomfort (humidity or misting).
System switch-off
►  Press this button.
Its indicator lamp comes on and all other indicator
lamps for the system go off.
This action deactivates all functions of the air
conditioning system.
Temperature is no longer regulated. A slight flow
of air can still be felt, resulting from the forward
movement of the vehicle.
Automatic air conditioning
The air conditioning operates with the engine
running, but the ventilation and its controls can
be accessed with the ignition on.
Operation of the air conditioning and regulation
of temperature, air flow and air distribution in the
passenger compartment are automatic.
Press the Climate menu button to access
the system controls.




1. Temperature adjustment
2. Air flow adjustment
3. Air distribution adjustment
4. Air conditioning on/off
5. Automatic comfort programme on/off
6. Maximum A/C
7. Access to the secondary page
8. Adjustment of the automatic comfort
programme (Soft/Normal/Fast)
Temperature adjustment
►  Press one of the buttons 1 to increase (red) or
decrease (blue) the value.
The value displayed corresponds to a level of
comfort and not to a precise temperature.
Air flow adjustment
►  Press one of the buttons 2 (- or +) to increase
or decrease air flow.
The air flow symbol (a fan) is filled in according to
the request.

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When the air flow is reduced to a minimum,
ventilation stops.
"OFF" is displayed alongside the fan.
Air distribution adjustment
► Press the buttons 3 to adjust the air flow
distribution inside the passenger compartment.
Windscreen and side windows
Central and side air vents
Footwells
The lighting of the button indicates that air is
being blown in the specified direction.
It is possible to activate all three buttons
simultaneously, for uniform distribution
throughout the passenger compartment.
Air conditioning on / off
The air conditioning system is designed to
operate effectively in all seasons, with the
windows closed.
It is used to:
–

lo
wer the temperature in summer,
–

increase the effectiv
eness of the demisting in
winter, above 3°C.
►  Press button 4 to activate/deactivate the air
conditioning system.
Air conditioning does not operate when
the air flow is disabled.
To obtain cool air more quickly, enable interior
air recirculation for a brief period. Then return
to the intake of exterior air.
Switching off the air conditioning may result in
some discomfort (humidity or misting).
Automatic Comfort programme
This automatic mode ensures optimum
management of the passenger compartment
temperature, air flow and air distribution, based
on the selected comfort level.
►  Press button 5 to activate or deactivate the air
conditioning system’s automatic mode .
The indicator lamp in the button lights up
when the air conditioning system is operating
automatically.
You can adjust the intensity of the
automatic Comfort programme by using the
"OPTIONS" button to select a profile:
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"Soft": provides soft and quiet operation by
limiting air flow.
–
"Normal": offers the best compromise between
a comfortable temperature and quiet operation
(default setting).
–
"Fast": provides strong and effective air flow.
To change the current profile (shown by the
corresponding indicator lamp), press button 8
repeatedly until the desired profile is displayed:
The "Normal" or "Fast" profiles are the most
comfortable for passengers in the rear seats.
This profile setting is associated with automatic
mode only. However, on deactivation of the AUTO
mode, the indicator lamp for the most recently
selected profile remains on.
Changing the profile setting does not reactivate
AUTO mode if it was deactivated.
In cold weather with the engine cold, the
air flow is increased gradually until the
comfort setting has been reached, in order to
limit the delivery of cold air into the passenger
compartment.
On entering the vehicle, if the interior
temperature is much colder or warmer than
the comfort setting requested, there is no need
to alter the value displayed to more quickly
reach the required level of comfort. The system
automatically corrects the temperature
difference as quickly as possible.
Maximum air conditioning
This function automatically adjusts the
temperature setting to the lowest possible, the
air distribution towards the central and side air
vents, the air flow to maximum and activates
interior air recirculation.
►  Press button 6 to activate / deactivate the
function (the indicator lamp will come on/switch
off).
Once the function is deactivated, the system
returns to the previous settings.
Switching the system off
►  Press this button.
Its indicator lamp comes on and all other indicator
lamps for the system go off.
This action deactivates all functions of the air
conditioning system.
The temperature is no longer regulated. A slight
flow of air can still be felt, due to the forward
movement of the vehicle.
Interior air recirculation
The intake of exterior air prevents the formation
of mist on the windscreen and side windows.
Recirculating the interior air isolates the
passenger compartment from outside odours
and fumes and allows the desired passenger
compartment temperature to be achieved more
rapidly.
►  Press this button to activate/
deactivate the function (confirmed by the
illumination/extinction of the indicator lamp).
The function is activated automatically
when reverse gear is engaged.
Front demist - defrost
► Press this button to activate/
deactivate the demisting or defrosting of