air conditioning Citroen C3 2010.5 2.G Owner's Manual
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FAMILIARISATION
INTERIOR
Interior mood lighting
This subdued passenger compart-
ment lighting improves visibility inside
the vehicle in low lighting conditions. It
comprises 4 lamps, located in the au-
tomatic day/night mirror support, in the
footwells and in the lower dashboard
storage compartment.
81
G e a r e f fi c i e n c y i n d i c a t o r
Associated with the manual gearbox,
this system suggests when to change
up to obtain optimum fuel consumption.
106
Scented air freshener
The scented air freshener diffuses the
selected fragrance throughout the pas-
senger compartment from its location in
the ventilation system.
54
Digital air conditioning
After setting the desired level of com-
fort, the system then automatically con-
trols this level according to the ambient
conditions.
51
Audio and communication systems
T h e s e s y s t e m s b e n e fi t f r o m t h e l a t e s t
technology: MP3 compatible Audio sys-
tem, USB port, Bluetooth hands-free
system, MyWay with 16/9 colour screen,
auxiliary inputs, Hi-Fi audio system.
MyWay
171
Audio system
203
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FAMILIARISATION
INSTRUMENTS AND CONTROLS
1. S t e e r i n g w h e e l a d j u s t m e n t c o n t r o l .
2. H e a d l a m p h e i g h t a d j u s t m e n t .
3. Cruise control/speed limiter
switches.
4. Lighting and direction indicator
control stalk.
5. Microphone.
6. Central locking button.
7. Multifunction screen.
8. Hazard warning lamps switch.
9. C e n t r a l a d j u s t a b l e a i r v e n t s .
10. Sunshine sensor.
Hi-Fi audio system central speaker.
11. Passenger’s airbag.
12. Glove box/Passenger’s airbag
deactivation/Fusebox.
13. Bonnet release lever.
14. 12 V accessory socket.
USB port/auxiliary socket.
15. Upper and lower storage.
16. MyWay or Audio system.
17. Heating/air conditioning controls.
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FAMILIARISATION
VENTILATION
Advice on interior settings
Digital air conditioning: use of the fully automatic mode by pressing the "AUTO" button is recommended.
I require...
Heating or Manual air conditioning
Air distribution A i r fl o w
Air recirculation
/
Exterior air intake
Temperature Manual A/C
HEAT
COOL
DEMISTING
DEFROSTING
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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING
I n o r d e r f o r t h e s e s y s t e m s t o b e f u l l y e f f e c t i v e , f o l l o w t h e o p e r a t i o n a n d
m a i n t e n a n c e g u i d e l i n e s b e l o w :
T o o b t a i n a n e v e n a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n , t a k e c a r e n o t t o o b s t r u c t t h e e x t e r i o r
a i r i n t a k e g r i l l e s l o c a t e d a t t h e b a s e o f t h e w i n d s c r e e n , t h e n o z z l e s ,
t h e v e n t s a n d t h e a i r o u t l e t s , a s w e l l a s t h e a i r e x t r a c t o r l o c a t e d i n
t h e b o o t .
D o n o t c o v e r t h e s u n s h i n e s e n s o r , l o c a t e d o n t h e d a s h b o a r d ; t h i s i s
u s e d f o r r e g u l a t i o n o f t h e d i g i t a l a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m .
O p e r a t e t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m f o r a t l e a s t 5 t o 1 0 m i n u t e s , o n c e o r
t w i c e a m o n t h t o k e e p i t i n p e r f e c t w o r k i n g o r d e r .
E n s u r e t h a t t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t fi l t e r i s i n g o o d c o n d i t i o n
a n d h a v e t h e fi l t e r e l e m e n t s r e p l a c e d r e g u l a r l y ( r e f e r t o t h e " C h e c k s "
s e c t i o n ) .
W e r e c o m m e n d t h e u s e o f a c o m b i n e d p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t fi l t e r .
T h a n k s t o i t s s p e c i a l a c t i v e a d d i t i v e , i t c o n t r i b u t e s t o t h e p u r i fi c a t i o n o f
t h e a i r b r e a t h e d b y t h e o c c u p a n t s a n d t h e c l e a n l i n e s s o f t h e p a s s e n g e r
c o m p a r t m e n t ( r e d u c t i o n o f a l l e r g i c s y m p t o m s , b a d o d o u r s a n d g r e a s y
d e p o s i t s ) .
T o e n s u r e c o r r e c t o p e r a t i o n o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m , y o u a r e a l s o
a d v i s e d t o h a v e i t c h e c k e d r e g u l a r l y a s r e c o m m e n d e d i n t h e M a i n t e -
n a n c e a n d W a r r a n t y G u i d e .
I f t h e s y s t e m d o e s n o t p r o d u c e c o l d a i r , s w i t c h i t o f f a n d c o n t a c t a
C I T R O Ë N d e a l e r o r a q u a l i fi e d w o r k s h o p .
W h e n t o w i n g t h e m a x i m u m l o a d o n a s t e e p g r a d i e n t i n h i g h t e m p e r a t u r e s ,
s w i t c h i n g o f f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i n c r e a s e s t h e a v a i l a b l e e n g i n e p o w e r a n d
s o i m p r o v e s t h e t o w i n g a b i l i t y . I f a f t e r a n e x t e n d e d s t o p i n s u n -
shine, the interior temperature is
v e r y h i g h , fi r s t v e n t i l a t e t h e p a s -
senger compartment for a few
m o m e n t s .
P u t t h e a i r fl o w c o n t r o l a t a s e t t i n g
h i g h e n o u g h t o q u i c k l y c h a n g e
the air in the passenger compart-
m e n t .
T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m
d o e s n o t c o n t a i n c h l o r i n e a n d
d o e s n o t p r e s e n t a n y d a n g e r t o
t h e o z o n e l a y e r .
T h e c o n d e n s a t i o n c r e a t e d b y
t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g r e s u l t s i n a
d i s c h a r g e o f w a t e r u n d e r t h e v e -
h i c l e w h i c h i s p e r f e c t l y n o r m a l .
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HEATING/VENTILATION MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING
T h e h e a t i n g / v e n t i l a t i o n o r a i r c o n d i t i o n -
i n g s y s t e m s o p e r a t e s w i t h t h e e n g i n e
r u n n i n g , a s w e l l a s i n S T O P m o d e w i t h
S t o p & S t a r t .
1. Temperature adjustment
2 . A i r fl o w a d j u s t m e n t
T u r n t h e d i a l f r o m b l u e
( c o l d ) t o r e d ( h o t ) t o a d j u s t
t h e t e m p e r a t u r e t o y o u r r e -
q u i r e m e n t s .
T u r n t h e d i a l f r o m p o s i -
tion 1 to position 5 to ob-
t a i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a i r fl o w .
I f y o u p l a c e t h e a i r fl o w c o n -
trol in position 0 ( d e a c t i v a t i o n
o f t h e s y s t e m ) , t h e t e m p e r a -
t u r e i s n o l o n g e r m a i n t a i n e d
a t a c o m f o r t a b l e l e v e l . H o w -
e v e r , a s l i g h t fl o w o f a i r , d u e t o
t h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e v e h i c l e ,
c a n s t i l l b e f e l t .
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
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HEATING/VENTILATION MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING
T h e h e a t i n g / v e n t i l a t i o n o r a i r c o n d i t i o n -
i n g s y s t e m s o p e r a t e s w i t h t h e e n g i n e
r u n n i n g , a s w e l l a s i n S T O P m o d e w i t h
S t o p & S t a r t .
1. Temperature adjustment
2 . A i r fl o w a d j u s t m e n t
T u r n t h e d i a l f r o m b l u e
( c o l d ) t o r e d ( h o t ) t o a d j u s t
t h e t e m p e r a t u r e t o y o u r r e -
q u i r e m e n t s .
T u r n t h e d i a l f r o m p o s i -
tion 1 to position 5 to ob-
t a i n a c o m f o r t a b l e a i r fl o w .
I f y o u p l a c e t h e a i r fl o w c o n -
trol in position 0 ( d e a c t i v a t i o n
o f t h e s y s t e m ) , t h e t e m p e r a -
t u r e i s n o l o n g e r m a i n t a i n e d
a t a c o m f o r t a b l e l e v e l . H o w -
e v e r , a s l i g h t fl o w o f a i r , d u e t o
t h e m o v e m e n t o f t h e v e h i c l e ,
c a n s t i l l b e f e l t .
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
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3. Air distribution adjustment
4. Air intake/Air recirculation
T h e i n t a k e o f e x t e r i o r a i r a v o i d s t h e f o r -
m a t i o n o f m i s t o n t h e w i n d s c r e e n a n d
s i d e w i n d o w s .
The recirculation of interior air insulates
the passenger compartment from exte-
r i o r o d o u r s a n d s m o k e .
Return to exterior air intake as soon as
p o s s i b l e t o p r e v e n t d e t e r i o r a t i o n o f t h e
a i r q u a l i t y a n d t h e f o r m a t i o n o f m i s t . W i n d s c r e e n a n d s i d e w i n d o w s .
W i n d s c r e e n , s i d e w i n d o w s
a n d f o o t w e l l s .
F o o t w e l l s .
C e n t r a l a n d s i d e v e n t s .
T h e a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n c a n b e
a d a p t e d b y p l a c i n g t h e d i a l i n
a n i n t e r m e d i a t e p o s i t i o n .
M o v e t h e m a n u a l c o n -
trol to the left to be in
t h e " r e c y c l i n g i n t e r i o r
a i r " p o s i t i o n .
M o v e t h e m a n u a l c o n -
trol to the right to re-
t u r n t o t h e " f r e s h a i r
i n t a k e " p o s i t i o n .
Manual control panel
Electric control panel
Press the button to recir-
c u l a t e t h e i n t e r i o r a i r . T h e
i n d i c a t o r l a m p c o m e s o n
t o c o n fi r m t h i s .
Press the button again to allow fresh
a i r i n t o t h e p a s s e n g e r c o m p a r t m e n t .
T h e i n d i c a t o r l a m p g o e s o f f t o c o n -
fi r m t h i s . 5. Air conditioning On/Off
S w i t c h i n g o f f
Press the "A/C" button again, the
b u t t o n ' s i n d i c a t o r l a m p g o e s o f f .
S w i t c h i n g o f f m a y a f f e c t c o m f o r t l e v e l s
( h u m i d i t y , c o n d e n s a t i o n ) . T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g i s d e -
s i g n e d t o o p e r a t e e f f e c t i v e l y i n
a l l s e a s o n s , w i t h t h e w i n d o w s
c l o s e d .
I t e n a b l e s y o u t o :
- lower the temperature, in summer,
- i n c r e a s e t h e e f f e c t i v e n e s s o f t h e d e m i s t i n g i n w i n t e r , a b o v e 3 ° C .
S w i t c h i n g o n
Press the "A/C" button, the button's
i n d i c a t o r l a m p c o m e s o n .
T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g d o e s n o t
o p e r a t e w h e n t h e a i r fl o w a d j u s t -
ment control 2 is in position " 0 " .
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W i t h t h e h e a t i n g / v e n t i l a t i o n
system
P u t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e a n d a i r fl o w
c o n t r o l s t o t h e d e d i c a t e d m a r k e d
p o s i t i o n .
Put the air intake control to the
" E x t e r i o r a i r i n t a k e " p o s i t i o n
(manual control to the right or electric c o n t r o l w i t h i n d i c a t o r l a m p o f f ) .
P u t t h e a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n c o n t r o l t o t h e
" W i n d s c r e e n " p o s i t i o n .
FRONT DEMIST - DEFROST
These markings on the control
p a n e l i n d i c a t e t h e c o n t r o l p o -
s i t i o n s f o r r a p i d d e m i s t i n g o r
d e f r o s t i n g o f t h e w i n d s c r e e n
a n d s i d e w i n d o w s . W i t h t h e m a n u a l a i r
conditioning system
P u t t h e t e m p e r a t u r e a n d a i r fl o w
c o n t r o l s t o t h e d e d i c a t e d m a r k e d
p o s i t i o n .
Put the air intake control to the
" E x t e r i o r a i r i n t a k e " p o s i t i o n
(manual control to the right or elec- t r i c c o n t r o l w i t h i n d i c a t o r l a m p o f f ) .
P u t t h e a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n c o n t r o l t o t h e
" W i n d s c r e e n " p o s i t i o n .
S w i t c h o n t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g b y
pressing the "A/C" b u t t o n ; t h e a s s o c i -
a t e d g r e e n w a r n i n g l a m p c o m e s o n .
With Stop & Start, when the
d e m i s t i n g , a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g a n d
a i r fl o w f u n c t i o n s a r e a c t i v a t e d ,
S T O P m o d e i s n o t a v a i l a b l e .
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DIGITAL AIR CONDITIONING
T h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g o p e r a t e s w h e n t h e
engine is running, as well as in STOP
m o d e w i t h S t o p & S t a r t . F o r y o u r c o m f o r t , w h e n t h e e n -
g i n e i s s w i t c h e d o f f , t h e s e t t i n g s
a r e r e t a i n e d u n t i l t h e e n g i n e i s
s w i t c h e d o n a g a i n .
T o p r e v e n t t o o g r e a t a d i s t r i b u -
t i o n o f c o l d a i r w h e n t h e e n g i n e
i s c o l d , t h e a i r fl o w w i l l o n l y r e a c h
i t s o p t i m u m l e v e l g r a d u a l l y .
O n e n t e r i n g t h e v e h i c l e , i f t h e
i n t e r i o r i s v e r y c o l d o r h o t , t h e r e
i s n o n e e d t o c h a n g e t h e v a l u e
d i s p l a y e d i n o r d e r t o r e a c h t h e
r e q u i r e d l e v e l o f c o m f o r t . T h e
s y s t e m c o r r e c t s t h e t e m p e r a t u r e
d i f f e r e n c e a u t o m a t i c a l l y a n d a s
q u i c k l y a s p o s s i b l e .
Automatic operation
1. Automatic "comfort" programme
Press the "AUTO" b u t t o n . T h e
"AUTO" s y m b o l i s d i s p l a y e d .
W e r e c o m m e n d t h a t y o u u s e t h i s m o d e .
I t p r o v i d e s o p t i m i s e d a u t o m a t i c c o n t r o l
o f a l l o f t h e f o l l o w i n g f u n c t i o n s : p a s s e n -
g e r c o m p a r t m e n t t e m p e r a t u r e , a i r fl o w ,
a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n a n d a i r i n t a k e , i n a c c o r -
d a n c e w i t h t h e c o m f o r t v a l u e t h a t y o u
h a v e c h o s e n .
T h i s s y s t e m i s d e s i g n e d t o o p e r a t e e f -
f e c t i v e l y i n a l l s e a s o n s , w i t h t h e w i n d o w s
c l o s e d .
2. Temperature adjustment
T h e v a l u e i n d i c a t e d o n t h e d i s p l a y c o r -
r e s p o n d s t o a l e v e l o f c o m f o r t a n d n o t
t o a t e m p e r a t u r e i n d e g r e e s C e l s i u s o r
F a h r e n h e i t . Press the "
" a n d "
" but-
t o n s t o c h a n g e t h i s v a l u e . A
s e t t i n g a r o u n d t h e v a l u e 21 en-
ables optimum comfort to be
o b t a i n e d . H o w e v e r , d e
p e n d i n g
o n y o u r r e q u i r e m e n t s , a setting
b e t w e e n 1 8 a n d 2 4 i s u s u a l . 3 . A u t o m a t i c " v i s i b i l i t y " p r o g r a m m e
The automatic comfort pro-
g r a m m e m a y n o t b e s u f fi c i e n t
f o r r a p i d d e m i s t i n g o r d e f r o s t -
i n g o f t h e w i n d s c r e e n a n d s i d e
w i n d o w s ( h u m i d i t y , s e v e r a l
p a s s e n g e r s , i c e , e t c . ) .
I n t h i s c a s e , s e l e c t t h e a u t o m a t i c v i s i b i l i t y
p r o g r a m m e . T h e b u t t o n 3 i n d i c a t o r l a m p
c o m e s o n .
T h e s y s t e m a u t o m a t i c a l l y c o n t r o l s t h e
a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g a n d t h e fl o w o f a i r a n d
p r o v i d e s o p t i m u m a i r d i s t r i b u t i o n t o t h e
w i n d s c r e e n a n d s i d e w i n d o w s . I t d e a c t i -
v a t e s a i r r e c i r c u l a t i o n 5 .
To exit this programme, press button 3
again or "AUTO" , t h e i n d i c a t o r l a m p o n
t h e b u t t o n g o e s o f f a n d "AUTO" i s d i s -
p l a y e d .
M a n u a l o v e r r i d e
I t i s p o s s i b l e t o a d j u s t o n e o r m o r e f u n c -
t i o n s m a n u a l l y w h i l e l e a v i n g t h e o t h e r
f u n c t i o n s i n a u t o m a t i c m o d e .
The "AUTO" s y m b o l s w i t c h e s o f f .
T o r e t u r n t o a u t o m a t i c m o d e , p r e s s t h e
"AUTO" b u t t o n .
S w i t c h i n g t o m a n u a l m o d e m a y
not be suitable (temperature,
h u m i d i t y , o d o u r , c o n d e n s a t i o n )
a n d d o e s n o t p r o v i d e o p t i m u m
c o m f o r t .
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4. Air conditioning on/off Press this button to switch off
t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g .
S t o p p i n g t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g m a y c a u s e s o m e p r o b l e m s ( h u m i d i t y , m i s t i n g ) .
A u t o m a t i c o p e r a t i o n o f t h e a i r c o n d i -
t i o n i n g i s r e s u m e d w h e n t h e b u t t o n i s
p r e s s e d a g a i n . T h e s y m b o l "A/C" is
d i s p l a y e d .
5. Air intake/Air recirculation
Press this button for recircula-
t i o n o f t h e i n t e r i o r a i r . T h e a i r
r e c i r c u l a t i o n s y m b o l 5 i s d i s -
p l a y e d .
Air recirculation enables the passenger
c o m p a r t m e n t t o b e i s o l a t e d f r o m e x t e -
r i o r o d o u r s a n d s m o k e . 6. Air distribution adjustment
A v o i d p r o l o n g e d r e c i r c u l a t i o n o f
i n t e r i o r a i r ( r i s k o f c o n d e n s a t i o n
o r d e t e r i o r a t i o n o f t h e a i r q u a l i t y ) .
P r e s s i n g t h i s b u t t o n s e v e r a l
times in succession enables
t h e a i r fl o w t o b e d i r e c t e d i n
t u r n t o w a r d s :
- t h e w i n d s c r e e n a n d t h e s i d e w i n d o w s
( d e m i s t i n g o r d e f r o s t i n g ) ,
- t h e w i n d s c r e e n , s i d e w i n d o w s a n d a i r v e n t s ,
- t h e w i n d s c r e e n , t h e s i d e w i n d o w s , t h e a i r v e n t s a n d t h e f o o t w e l l s ,
- t h e w i n d s c r e e n , t h e s i d e w i n d o w s a n d t h e f o o t w e l l s ,
- the footwells,
- t h e a i r v e n t s a n d t h e f o o t w e l l s ,
- t h e a i r v e n t s . 7 . A i r fl o w a d j u s t m e n t
Press the "full fan" button to
i n c r e a s e t h e a i r fl o w .
T h e a i r fl o w s y m b o l , t h e f a n , fi l l s p r o -
g r e s s i v e l y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e v a l u e r e -
q u e s t e d .
S w i t c h i n g t h e s y s t e m o f f
A v o i d d r i v i n g f o r l o n g p e r i o d s
w i t h t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s w i t c h e d
o f f ( r i s k o f m i s t i n g a n d r e d u c t i o n
o f t h e a i r q u a l i t y i n t h e c a b i n ) . P r e s s t h e a i r fl o w
"empty fan"
button 7 u n t i l t h e f a n s y m b o l
d i s a p p e a r s .
This action switches off all of the func-
t i o n s o f t h e a i r c o n d i t i o n i n g s y s t e m .
T h e r m a l c o m f o r t i s n o l o n g e r c o n t r o l l e d .
A s l i g h t fl o w o f a i r r e s u l t i n g f r o m t h e
m o v e m e n t o f t h e v e h i c l e , r e m a i n s p e r -
c e p t i b l e h o w e v e r .
P r e s s i n g t h e a i r fl o w "full fan" but-
ton 7 or on "AUTO" r e a c t i v a t e s t h e
s y s t e m w i t h t h e v a l u e s s e t b e f o r e i t w a s
s w i t c h e d o f f . Press the
"empty fan" button
t o d e c r e a s e t h e a i r fl o w .
For maximum cooling or heating
of the cabin, it is possible to go
b e y o n d t h e m i n i m u m 1 4 o r m a x i -
m u m 2 8 v a l u e s .
Press the blue button 2 un-
til "LO" i s d i s p l a y e d o r t h e
r e d b u t t o n 2 until "HI" i s d i s -
p l a y e d . Press this button again or press the
"AUTO" button to resume automatic
m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e i n t a k e o f a i r . T h e a i r
r e c i r c u l a t i o n s y m b o l 5 g o e s o f f .