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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 / Defrosting 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 in all four directions to
adjust.
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 will not unfold when the vehicle is
unlocked.
 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 by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
If necessary the mirrors can be folded
manually.
If your vehicle is fitted with heated
mirrors,
 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 means of a sensor, which measures the
light
 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
during y
our m anoeuvres, t he m irror li

ghtens
 a
utomatically
 w
hen
 r
everse
 gea

r
 is engag
ed.
Equipped with an anti-dazzle system, which
darkens
 t

he
 m

irror
 g

lass
 a

nd
 r

educes
 t

he
 nu

isance to the driver caused by the sun,
headlamps
 f

rom
 o

ther
 v

ehicles...
As a safety measure, the mirrors
should
 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 temperature control enables you to obtain
the
 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 air distribution control enables you to
diffuse
 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 level of comfort required,
-
ai

r flow,
-
air

distribution,
-
 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 interior temperature is very
high,
 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 chlorine and does not present
any
 d

anger
 t
o
 t
he
 o
zone
 l
ayer.
In order for these systems to be fully effective, follow the operation and maintenance
guidelines 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 at the base of the windscreen, the nozzles, the vents and the air outlets, as well
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 active additive, it contributes to the purification of the air breathed by the
occupants
 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 system does not produce cold air, switch it off and contact a CITROËN dealer or
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 condensation created by the air
conditioning
 r

esults
 i
n
 a d
ischarge
 of w

ater under the vehicle which is
per fectly
 n

ormal.

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Heating / Ventilation
Manual control panelElectric control panel
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel Electric control panel
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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 from blue
(cold) t o r ed ( hot) t o a djust th

e temperature to your
requirements.
2. Air flow adjustment
F Turn the dial from position 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 the movement of the vehicle,
can
 s

till
 b
e
 f
elt.
3. Air distribution adjustment
Windscreen and side windows.
Wi ndscreen, side windows and
footwells.
Footwells.
Central
 a

nd
 s
ide
 v
ents.
The air distribution can be
adapted
 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 deterioration of the air quality and
the
 f

ormation
 o
f
 m
ist.
Manual control panel F
Mov

e the manual control to
the
 l

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

terior
 a
ir"
 p
osition.
F
Mov

e the manual control to the
right
 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 the temperature, in summer,
-
 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.
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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 will only reach its optimum level
gradually.
2. Temperature adjustment
The value indicated on the display corresponds
to a level of comfort and not to a temperature in
degrees
 C

elsius
 o
r
 F
ahrenheit. On
 e

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

ery cold or hot, there is no need to
change
 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 system corrects the temperature
difference
 a
utomatically
 a
nd
 a
s
 q
uickly
 as p

ossible.
Press the " 5" and " 6" buttons to
change
 t

his
 v
alue.
 A s
etting
 a
round
 th

e value 21 enables optimum
comfort
 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 not be sufficient for rapid
demisting
 o

r
 d
efrosting
 o
f
 t
he
 wi

ndscreen and side windows
(humidity,
 s

everal
 p
assengers,
 i
ce,
 e t

c .) .
With
 S

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

en activated, the STOP mode is not
available.
In this case, select the automatic visibility
programme.
 T

he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 i
n
 t
he
 b
utton
 3

comes
 o

n.
The system automatically controls the air
conditioning
 a

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

timum air distribution to the windscreen and
side
 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 and "AUTO"
 i
s
 d
isplayed.
We
 r

ecommend
 t

hat
 y

ou
 u

se
 t

his
 m

ode.
 It p

rovides optimised automatic control of
all
 o

f
 t

he
 f

ollowing
 f

unctions:
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment temperature, air flow, air
distribution
 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 return to automatic mode, press the "AUTO"
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 displayed or the red button 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 symbol "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.
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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 windscreen and the side windows
(demisting
 o

r
 d
efrosting),
-
th

e windscreen, side windows and air
vents,
-
th

e windscreen, the side windows, the air
vents and the footwells,
-
th

e windscreen, the side windows and the
footwells,
-
th

e footwells,
-
th

e air vents and the footwells,
-
 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 until the fan symbol
disappears.
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" reactivates the system with the
values
 s

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