CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)
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PERFORMANCE front seatsSeat consisting of a seat cushion and backrest which can be adjusted to adapt your position for maximum ease of driving and comfort.
Manual adjustments
Forwards-backwards adjustment
F Lift the control and slide the seat for wards or backwards.
Height adjustment
F Pull the handle upwards to raise or push it downwards to lower, as many times as 
necessary to obtain the required position.
Backrest angle adjustment
F Push the handle towards the rear and move the seat backrest for wards or backwards.
Before moving the seat backwards, ensure that there is nothing that might prevent the full travel of the seat, so as to avoid the risk of of 
jamming the seat caused by the presence of objects on the floor behind the seat or rear passengers. If the seat jams, stop the movement 
immediately.
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Additional adjustments
Access to rear seats
F Pull the handle f or wards t o f old t he s eat ba
ckrest a nd m ove t he s eat f or wards.
 On r
epositioning,
 t
 he
 s
 eat
 r
 eturns
 t
 o
 i
 ts
 init
ial
 po
 sition.
grab handle
This ergonomic grab handle, located at the top of the s ide t rim, s erves:
-
 as a h
andle
 t
 o
 s
 teady
 r
 ear
 p
 assengers
 when dr
iving,
-
 as a g
rip
 t
 o
 i
 mprove
 a
 ccess
 t
 o
 t
 he
 r
 ear
 seat
s,
-
 to f
acilitate
 e
 xit
 f
 rom
 t
 he
 r
 ear
 s
 eats.
No
 p
erson
 o
r
 o
bject
 m
ust
 p
revent
 t
he
 se
at
 s
lide
 f
rom
 r
eturning
 t
o
 i
ts
 i
nitial
 po
sition;
 r
eturn
 t
o
 t
his
 p
osition
 i
s
 ne
cessary
 f
or
 t
he
 s
eat
 t
o
 l
ock
 i
n
 p
lace.
Ensure that the seat belt reels in 
correctly
 t
o
 a
void
 h
indering
 a
ccess
 f
or
 th
e
 p
assengers
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ear
 s
eats. 
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Rear seatsBench seat with fixed one-piece cushion and 1/3 - 2/3 split folding backrest to vary the load space in the boot.
F
 Mov
 e
 t
 he
 c
 orresponding
 f
 ront
 s
 eat
 f
 or ward
 if n
ecessary.
F
 Ch
eck
 t
 hat
 t
 he
 s
 eat
 b
 elt
 i
 s
 p
 ositioned
 co
rrectly
 o
 n
 t
 he
 s
 ide
 o
 f
 t
 he
 s
 eat
 b
 ackrest.
F
 Pl
ace
 t
 he
 h
 ead
 r
 estraints
 i
 n
 t
 he
 l
 ow
 pos
ition.
Folding the backrest
F Pull control 1 f or wards t o r elease t he s eat bac
krest 2.
F Fo
ld
 t
 he
 s
 eat
 b
 ackrest
 2 o
 n
 t
 o
 t
 he
 c
 ushion.F
 St
raighten
 t
 he
 s
 eat
 b
 ackrest
 2 a
 nd
 s
 ecure
 i
 t.
F
 Ch
 eck
 th
 at
 th
 e
 re
 d
 in
 dicator,
 lo
 cated
 ne
 xt
 to th
e control 1
,
 i
 s
 n
 o
 l
 onger
 v
 isible.
Repositioning the seat backrest
When repositioning the seat backrest, ta
ke c are n ot t o t rap t he s eat b elts.
Comfort  
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These have one position for use (up) and a stowed p osition ( down).
They
 c
an
 a
 lso
 b
 e
 r
 emoved.
To
 r
emove
 a h
 ead
 r
 estraint:
F
 re
lease
 t
 he
 b
 ackrest
 u
 sing
 c
 ontrol
 1,
F ti
lt
 t
 he
 b
 ackrest
 2 s
 lightly
 f
 or wards,
F
 pu
ll
 t
 he
 h
 ead
 r
 estraint
 u
 pwards
 t
 o
 t
 he
 s
 top,
F
 th
en,
 p
 ress
 t
 he
 l
 ug
 A.
Rear head restraints
Never drive with the head restraints re
moved; t hey m ust b e i n p lace a nd co
rrectly
 adju
 sted.
Steering wheel adj ustment
F When stationary , p ull the control lever to 
release t he a djustment m echanism.
F
 Ad
just
 t
 he
 h
 eight
 a
 nd
 r
 each
 t
 o
 s
 uit
 y
 our
 dr
iving
 p
 osition.
F
 Pu
sh
 t
 he
 c
 ontrol
 l
 ever
 t
 o
 l
 ock
 t
 he
 ad
justment
 me
 chanism.
As
 a s
afety
 m
 easure,
 t
 hese
 o
 perations
 sh
ould
 o
 nly
 b
 e
 c
 arried
 o
 ut
 w
 ith
 t
 he
 ve
hicle
 s
 tationary. 
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Mirrors
Each fitted with an adjustable mirror glass permitting th e lat eral re arward vi sion ne cessary fo
r
 o
 vertaking
 o
 r
 p
 arking.
They
 c
an
 a
 lso
 b
 e
 f
 olded
 f
 or
 p
 arking
 i
 n
 c
 onfined
 spac
es.
demisting / defr osting Adjustment
F Move control A t
o t he r ight o r t o t he l eft t o se
lect t he c orresponding m irror.
F
 Mov
e control B
 i
 n
 a
 ll
 f
 our
 d
 irections
 t
 o
 adju
st.
F
 Re
turn control A
 t
 o
 t
 he
 c
 entral
 p
 osition.
door mirrors
The objects observed are, in reality, closer t han t hey a ppear.
Take
 t
his
 i
 nto
 a
 ccount
 i
 n
 o
 rder
 t
 o
 co
rrectly
 j
 udge
 t
 he
 d
 istance
 o
 f
 v
 ehicles
 ap
proaching
 f
 rom
 b
 ehind.
Folding
F From outside: l ock t he v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey.
F
 Fr
om
 i
 nside:
 w
 ith
 t
 he
 i
 gnition
 o
 n,
 p
 ull
 t
 he
 co
ntrol A
 i
 n
 t
 he
 c
 entral
 p
 osition
 r
 ear wards.
Unfolding
F From outside: u nlock t he v ehicle u sing t he re
mote c ontrol o r t he k ey.
F
 Fr
om
 i
 nside:
 w
 ith
 t
 he
 i
 gnition
 o
 n,
 p
 ull
 t
 he
 co
ntrol A
 i
 n
 t
 he
 c
 entral
 p
 osition
 r
 ear wards.
If
 th
e
 mi
 rrors
 ar
 e
 fo
 lded
 us
 ing
 co
 ntrol 
A, 
they
 w
 ill
 n
 ot
 u
 nfold
 w
 hen
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 i
 s
 un
locked.
 P
 ull
 a
 gain
 o
 n
 c
 ontrol
 A
.
T
 he
 f
 olding
 a
 nd
 u
 nfolding
 o
 f
 t
 he
 d
 oor
 mi
rrors
 u
 sing
 t
 he
 r
 emote
 c
 ontrol
 c
 an
 b
 e
 de
activated
 b
 y
 a C
 ITROËN
 d
 ealer
 o
 r
 a qu
alified
 wo
 rkshop.
If
 n
ecessary
 t
 he
 m
 irrors
 c
 an
 b
 e
 f
 olded
 man
ually.
If
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 f
itted
 w
ith
 h
eated
 mi
rrors,
 t
he
 d
emisting-defrosting
 op
erates
 b
y
 s
witching
 o
n
 t
he
 h
eated
 rea
r
 scre
en.
For
 m
ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 d
emisting
 a
nd
 de
frosting
 t
he
 r
ear
 s
creen,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor
responding
 se
ction.
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Rear view mirror
Manual day/night model
Adjustment
F Adjust the m irror s o t hat t he g lass i s di
rected c orrectly i n t he " day" p osition.
day / night position
F Pull the lever t o c hange t o t he " night" a nti-
dazzle p osition.
F
 Pu
sh
 t
 he
 l
 ever
 t
 o
 c
 hange
 t
 o
 t
 he
 n
 ormal
 "d
ay"
 p
 osition. By
 m
eans
 o
 f
 a s
 ensor,
 w
 hich
 m
 easures
 t
 he
 li
ght
 f
 rom
 t
 he
 r
 ear
 o
 f
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle,
 t
 his
 s
 ystem
 au
tomatically
 a
 nd
 p
 rogressively
 c
 hanges
 be
tween
 t
 he
 d
 ay
 a
 nd
 n
 ight
 u
 ses.
Automatic day/night model
In order to ensure optimum visibility du
ring y our m anoeuvres, t he m irror li
ghtens
 a
 utomatically
 w
 hen
 r
 everse
 gea
r
 is engag
 ed.
Equipped
 w
ith
 a
n
 a
nti-dazzle
 s
ystem,
 w
hich
 da
rkens
 t
he
 m
irror
 g
lass
 a
nd
 r
educes
 t
he
 nu
isance
 t
o
 t
he
 d
river
 c
aused
 b
y
 t
he
 s
un,
 he
adlamps
 f
rom
 o
ther
 v
ehicles...
As
 a s
afety
 m
easure,
 t
he
 m
irrors
 sh
ould
 b
e
 a
djusted
 t
o
 r
educe
 t
he
 b
lind
 sp
ots. 
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Ventilation
Air intake
The air circulating in the passenger compartment is filtered a nd o riginates e ither f rom t he o utside v ia th
e
 g
 rille
 l
 ocated
 a
 t
 t
 he
 b
 ase
 o
 f
 t
 he
 w
 indscreen
 o
 r
 fr
om
 t
 he
 i
 nside
 i
 n
 a
 ir
 r
 ecirculation
 m
 ode.
Air treatment
The incoming air follows various routes depending o n t he c ontrols s elected b y t he dr
iver:
-
 di
rect
 a
 rrival
 i
 n
 t
 he
 p
 assenger
 co
mpartment
 (
 air
 i
 ntake),
-
 pa
ssage
 t
 hrough
 a h
 eating
 c
 ircuit
 (
 heating),
-
 pa
ssage
 t
 hrough
 a c
 ooling
 c
 ircuit
 (
 air
 co
nditioning).
The
 t
emperature
 c
 ontrol
 e
 nables
 y
 ou
 t
 o
 o
 btain
 th
e
 l
 evel
 o
 f
 c
 omfort
 r
 equired
 b
 y
 m
 ixing
 t
 he
 a
 ir
 o
 f
 th
e
 v
 arious
 c
 ircuits.
The
 a
ir
 d
 istribution
 c
 ontrol
 e
 nables
 y
 ou
 t
 o
 di
ffuse
 t
 he
 a
 ir
 i
 n
 t
 he
 p
 assenger
 c
 ompartment
 co
mbining
 s
 everal
 a
 ir
 v
 ents.
The air flow control enables you to increase or 
reduce
 t
he
 s
 peed
 o
 f
 t
 he
 v
 entilation
 b
 lower.
Control panel
The controls of this system are grouped together o n c ontrol p anel A  on the centre 
console.
 D
epending
 o
 n
 t
 he
 m
 odel,
 t
 he
 fu
nctions
 o
 ffered
 a
 re:
-
 th
e
 l
 evel
 o
 f
 c
 omfort
 r
 equired,
-
 ai
r
 f
 low,
-
 ai
r
 d
 istribution,
-
 dem
isting-defrosting,
-
 ma
nual
 o
 r
 d
 igital
 a
 ir
 c
 onditioning
 c
 ontrols.
Air distribution
1. Windscreen demisting-defrosting ven ts.
2. Fr ont s ide w indow d emisting-defrosting ven
ts.
3.
 Si
de
 a
 djustable
 a
 ir
 v
 ents.
4.
 Ce
ntral
 a
 djustable
 a
 ir
 v
 ents.
5.
 Ai
r
 o
 utlets
 t
 o
 t
 he
 f
 ront
 f
 ootwells.
6.
 Ai
r
 o
 utlets
 t
 o
 t
 he
 r
 ear
 f
 ootwells.
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Recommendations for ventilation and air conditioning
If after an extended stop in sunshine, the i nterior t emperature i s v ery hi
gh,
 f
 irst
 v
 entilate
 t
 he
 p
 assenger
 co
mpartment
 f
 or
 a f
 ew
 m
 oments.
Put
 t
he
 a
 ir
 f
 low
 c
 ontrol
 a
 t
 a s
 etting
 h
 igh
 en
ough
 t
 o
 q
 uickly
 c
 hange
 t
 he
 a
 ir
 i
 n
 t
 he
 pa
ssenger
 co
 mpartment.
The
 a
ir
 c
 onditioning
 s
 ystem
 d
 oes
 n
 ot
 co
ntain
 c
 hlorine
 a
 nd
 d
 oes
 n
 ot
 p
 resent
 an
y
 d
 anger
 t
 o
 t
 he
 o
 zone
 l
 ayer.
In o
rder f
or t
hese s
ystems t
o b
e f
ully e
ffective, f
ollow t
he o
peration a
nd m
aintenance gu
idelines below
:
F
 To o
btain
 a
n
 e
ven
 a
ir
 d
istribution,
 t
ake
 c
are
 n
ot
 t
o
 o
bstruct
 t
he
 e
xterior
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 g
rilles
 lo
cated
 a
t
 t
he
 b
ase
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen,
 t
he
 n
ozzles,
 t
he
 v
ents
 a
nd
 t
he
 a
ir
 o
utlets,
 a
s
 w
ell
 as t
he
 a
ir
 e
xtractor
 l
ocated
 i
n
 t
he
 b
oot.
F
 Do n
ot
 c
over
 t
he
 s
unshine
 s
ensor,
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard;
 t
his
 i
s
 u
sed
 f
or
 r
egulation
 of t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem.
F
 Op
erate
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 5 t
o
 1
0
 m
inutes,
 o
nce
 o
r
 t
wice
 a m
onth
 to k
eep
 i
t
 i
n
 p
er fect
 w
orking
 o
rder.
F
 En
sure
 t
hat
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 f
ilter
 i
s
 i
n
 g
ood
 c
ondition
 a
nd
 h
ave
 t
he
 f
ilter
 el
ements
 r
eplaced
 r
egularly.
 We r
ecommend
 t
he
 u
se
 o
f
 a c
ombined
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 f
ilter.
 T
hanks
 t
o
 i
ts
 sp
ecial
 a
ctive
 a
dditive,
 i
t
 c
ontributes
 t
o
 t
he
 p
urification
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 b
reathed
 b
y
 t
he
 oc
cupants
 a
nd
 t
he
 c
leanliness
 o
f
 t
he
 p
assenger
 c
ompartment
 (
reduction
 o
f
 a
llergic
 sy
mptoms,
 b
ad
 o
dours
 a
nd
 g
reasy
 d
eposits).
F
 To e
nsure
 c
orrect
 o
peration
 o
f
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ystem,
 y
ou
 a
re
 a
lso
 a
dvised
 t
o
 h
ave
 it c
hecked
 r
egularly
 a
s
 r
ecommended
 i
n
 t
he
 m
aintenance
 a
nd
 w
arranty
 g
uide.
F
 If t
he
 s
ystem
 d
oes
 n
ot
 p
roduce
 c
old
 a
ir,
 s
witch
 i
t
 o
ff
 a
nd
 c
ontact
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.
When
 t
owing
 t
he
 m
aximum
 l
oad
 o
n
 a s
teep
 g
radient
 i
n
 h
igh
 t
emperatures,
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 ai
r
 c
onditioning
 i
ncreases
 t
he
 a
vailable
 e
ngine
 p
ower
 a
nd
 s
o
 i
mproves
 t
he
 t
owing
 a
bility. The
 c
ondensation
 c
 reated
 b
 y
 t
 he
 a
 ir
 co
nditioning
 r
 esults
 i
 n
 a d
 ischarge
 of w
ater
 u
 nder
 t
 he
 v
 ehicle
 w
 hich
 i
 s
 pe
r fectly
 n
 ormal. 
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Heating / Ventilation
Manual control panelElectric control panel
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel Electric control panel
Comfort  
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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.