mirror CITROEN DS3 2009 Owners Manual

15
Familiarisation

Sitting comfortably Doo
r mirr
ors

Adjustment A.
Selecting the door mirror.B.Adjustin
g the position of the door mirror.
C. De-selectin
g the door mirror.
76Other functions...

Folding/Unfolding.
Rea
r vi
ew mirr
or

Manual day/night type 1.
Selecting the "day" position of the rear view mirror.
2.
R
ear vi
ew mirr
or orientation.
77
Automatic day/night type 77
1.Automatic detection of day/night mode. 2. R
ear vi
ew mirr
or orientation. A.
Fitting the belt.
B.
Fastenin
g.
C. Check that the belt is correctl
y fastened b
y
pulling on t
he belt we
bbi
ng.

Fr
ont seat
be
lts
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65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

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The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
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Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

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The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
)
Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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JRII
The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

65
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heatin
g or air conditionin
g system control panel.

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The rear screen demistin
g/defrostin
g can onl
y
operate w
hen t
he eng
ine
is runn
ing.
)
Press this button to demist
/defrost the rea
r
screen and (depending on version) the doo
r
mirrors. The indicator lamp associated with the button comes on.
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JRII
The demistin
g/defrostin
g switches o
ff
automat
ically to prevent an excess
ive
consum
ption o
f current.
) It is possible to stop the demisting
/
defrosting operation before it is switched off automatically by pressing the button
again. The indicator lamp associated withthe button switches off.
) Switch o
ff the demistin
g/defrostin
g
of the rear screen and door mirrors as soon as a
ppropriate as
lowe
r
current consum
ption resu
lts in
reduced fuel consumption.
If the engine is switched o
ff before the
demisting
/defrosting is switched o
ff
automatically, demisting/defrosting will resume next time the engine is switched on.

Mirrors Each fitted with an ad
justable mirror
glass
permittin
g the lateral rear ward vision necessar
y
for overtakin
g or parkin
g. The
y can also be
folded for parking in confined spaces. 'HPLVWLQJ'HIURVWLQJIf your vehicle is
fitted with heated mirrors, the
demisting - defrosting operates with the engine running, by switching on the heated rear screen (refer to the "Rear screen demist - defrost"page).

Adjustment ) Mo
ve control Ato the ri
ght or to the le
ft to
se
lect t
he correspon
ding mirror.
) Move contro
l Bin all
four directions to
a
djust.
)
Return control
A
to the central position.
Door mirrors
The o
bjects o
bserve
d are,
in rea
lity,
closer t
han t
hey appear.
Take this into account
in or
der to
correctly judge the distance o
f vehicles
approaching from behind.
Foldin
g
)
From outside: lock the vehicle using the remote control or the ke
y.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
control Arearwards.
Unfolding )
From outs
ide: un
lock the ve
hicle us
ing the
remote contro
l or t
he key.
)
From
inside: w
ith the ignition on, pu
ll
contro
l Arearwar
ds.

If the mirrors are folded using control
A ,
they will not unfold when the vehicle is unlocked. Pull a
gain on control
A.

The
foldin
g and un
foldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated by a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Never fold or unfold the electric folding mirrors manually.

77
Comfort
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Adj
usta
ble m
irror prov
iding a centra
l rearwar
d view.

Equipped with an anti-dazzle s
ystem, use
ful in poor li
ght.

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Adjustment )
Adjust the mirror so that the glass is directe
d correct
ly in the "day" pos
ition.

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Pull the lever to change to the "night" anti-dazzle position.
)
Push the lever to change to the normal "da
y" position. B
y means o
f a sensor, which measures the
light from the rear o
f the vehicle, this s
ystem
automat
ically an
d pro
gress
ively changes
between t
he day an
d night uses.
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In or
der to guarantee opt
imum v
isibili
ty
during your manoeuvres, the mirror lightens automatically when reverse gear is engaged.
As a safety precaution, the mirrors must be adjusted to reduce the "blindspot". It has an anti-dazzle system which darkens the
mirror glass: this reduces any driver discomfort
caused b
y the li
ght beam of followin
g vehicles,
the sun...

Remote control key System which permits central unlocking or locking of the vehicle using the lock or from a distance. It is also used to locate and start the vehicle, as well as providing protection against theft. Unlocking the vehicle Un
foldin
g the ke
y
)
First press button
A to unfold the ke
y.

Unlocking using the remote control
Unlockin
g usin
g the ke
y
)
Press the open padlock to unlock
the vehicle.
) Turn the ke
y to the le
ft in the driver's doo
r
lock to un
lock the ve
hicle.

Unlocking is confirmed by rapid flashing of
the direction indicators for approximatel
y
two seconds. Accordin
g to version, the door mirrors un
fold at
the same t
ime.

81
Access
Locking the vehicle
Locking using the remote control Locking using the key
) Turn the key to the right in the driver's doo
r
lock to lock the vehicle completely.
Locking is confirmed by fixed lighting o
f
the direction indicators for approximatel
y
two seconds. Accordin
g to version, the door mirrors
fold at
the same t
ime.
) Press the closed padlock to lock the vehicle.
If one o
f the doors or the boot is still
open, t
he centra
l locking
does not ta
ke
place. When the vehicle is locked
, if it is
unlocked inadvertently, it will relock automatically after thirty seconds unless a door or the boot is open.The foldin
g and unfoldin
g of the door
mirrors us
ing the remote contro
l can
be
deactivated b
y a CITRO
ËN dealer.

Foldin
g the ke
y
)
First press button
A to fold the ke
y.

switched on automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, when a low level of external li
ght is detected or in certain cases of
activation o
f the windscreen wi
pers.

As soon as the brightness returns to a sufficient level or after the windscreen wipers are switched off, the lamps are switched off automatically. Automatic illumination o
f headlam
ps

Activation)
Turn ring
Ato the A
"AUTO"
position. The automatic
illumination of headlamps is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Deact
ivation
) Turn ring
Ato a position other than
"AU TO " . Deactivation is accompanied by a
message on the multifunction screen.
Couplin
g with the automatic
"G
uide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
Assoc
iation with th
e automatic illumin
ation of
headlamps provides "
guide-me-home" li
ghtin
g
with the followin
g additional options:
- selection of the li
ghtin
g duration to
15, 30 or 60 seconds in the vehicle
parameters on the multi
function screen
configuration menu
(except in the case o
f
the monochrome screen A
, for which the
duration is set: 60 seconds),
- automatic activation of "guide-me-home" lightin
g when automatic li
ghtin
g is in
operation.
Operating
fault
In th
e event of a fau
lt with th
e
brigh
tness sensor, t
he ligh
ting
come on, t
his warn
ing lamp
is displayed on the instrument panel and
/or a
message appears on the multifunction screen, accompanied by an audible signal.
Consult a CITROËN dealer.

In fog or snow, the brightnesssensor ma
y detect sufficient li
ght.
Therefore, the li
ghtin
g will not come on
automat
ically.
Do not cover t
he brigh
tness sensor,
cou
pled with the ra
in sensor an
d
located in the centre o
f the windscreen
behind the rear view mirror
; the
associated functions would no longe
r
be controlled.

windscreen wipersThe windscreen wipers operate automatically, without any action on the part of the driver, if rain is detected (sensor behind the rear view mirror), adapting their speed to the intensity of the rainfall.
ActivationThi
s is contro
lled manua
lly by the driver
by
pushing stalk
Ato t
he "A
UTO"position.
It is accompanied b
y the li
ghtin
g of
this indicator lamp in the instrument panel and a message on the multifunction screen.

Switchin
g of
f
Thi
s is contro
lled manua
lly by the driver
by moving stalk
A
upwar
ds, return
ing it to
position
"0". It is accompan
ied by the indicato
r
lam
p in the instrument
pane
l
switching o
ff and a message on the
multifunction screen.
The automat
ic w
iping must
be
reactivated i
f the i
gnition has been o
ff
for more than one minute, by pushing stalk
Adownwards.