heating CITROEN DS3 CABRIO 2017 Handbook (in English)

Warning/indicator lampis on Cause Action / Observations
die

sel engine
pre-heating fixed.
The
 k

ey
 i
s
 a
t
 p
osition
 2 (
ignition
 o
n)
 i
n
 th

e
 i
gnition
 s
witch.Wait
 u

ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 b
efore
 s
tarting.
The
 p

eriod
 o
f
 i
llumination
 o
f
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 i
s
 de

termined
 b
y
 t
he
 a
mbient
 c
onditions
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 th

irty
 s
econds
 i
n
 v
ery
 l
ow
 t
emperatures).
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart,
 s
witch
 t
he
 i
gnition
 o
ff
 a
nd
 th

en
 o
n,
 w
ait
 u
ntil
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
gain,
 th

en
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine.
Parking brake fixed. The
 p

arking
 b
rake
 i
s
 a
pplied
 o
r
 n
ot
 pr

operly
 rel
eased.Release
 t

he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 t
o
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 w
arning
 la

mp,
 k
eeping
 y
our
 f
oot
 o
n
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal.
Observe
 t

he
 s
afety
 r
ecommendations.
For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.
Stop & Star t fixed. When
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 s
tops
 (
red
 l
ights,
 tr

affic
 j
ams, ...)
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 sy
stem
 ha

s
 p
ut
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
nto
 S
TOP
 m
ode.The
 w

arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 a
nd
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
estarts
 au

tomatically
 i
n
 S
TART
 m
ode,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 y
ou
 w
ant
 t
o
 mov

e
 o
ff.
flashes for a few
seconds,
 t

hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.STOP
 m

ode
 i
s
 t
emporarily
 una

vailable.
or
START
 m

ode
 i
s
 i
nvoked
 auto

matically.For
 m

ore
 i
nformation
 o
n
 S
top
 & S
tart,
 r
efer
 t
o
 t
he
 cor

responding
 se
ction.

85
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.
Comfort

87
Heating / Ventilation
Manual control panelElectric control panel
Manual air conditioning
Manual control panel Electric control panel
Comfort

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.

91
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
 r

eturn
 t
o
 a
utomatic
 m
ode,
 p
ress
 t
he
 "A
UTO"
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
 d

isplayed
 o
r
 t
he
 r
ed
 b
utton
 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
 s

ymbol
 "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.
Comfort

93
Front demist - defrost
With the heating /
ventilation system
F Put the temperature a nd a ir f low c ontrols t o th
e d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (m

anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 o
r
 e
lectric
 co

ntrol
 w
ith
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 o
ff).
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "W

indscreen"
 po
sition.
These
 m

arkings
 o
n
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 p
anel
 i
ndicate
 t
he
 c
ontrol
 p
ositions
 f
or
 r
apid
 d
emisting
 o
r
 de

frosting
 o
f
 t
he
 w
indscreen
 a
nd
 s
ide
 w
indows.
With the manual air
conditioning system
F Put the t
emperature a nd a ir f low c ontrols t o th
e d edicated m arked p osition.
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 i
ntake
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "
Exterior
 a
ir
 in

take"
 p
osition
 
 (m

anual
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 o
r
 e
lectric
 co

ntrol
 w
ith
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 o
ff).
F
 Pu

t
 t
he
 a
ir
 d
istribution
 c
ontrol
 t
o
 t
he
 "W

indscreen"
 po
sition.
F
 Sw

itch
 o
n
 t
he
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 b
y
 p
ressing
 th

e "A /C "
 b
utton;
 t
he
 a
ssociated
 g
reen
 wa

rning
 l
amp
 c
omes
 o
n.
With
 S

top
 & S
tart,
 w
hen
 t
he
 d
emisting,
 ai

r
 c
onditioning
 a
nd
 a
ir
 f
low
 f
unctions
 ar

e
 a
ctivated,
 S
TOP
 m
ode
 i
s
 n
ot
 av

ailable.
Comfort

Rear screen demist - defrost
The control button is located on the heating or air conditioning system control panel.
Switching on
The rear screen demisting/defrosting can only operate w hen t he e ngine i s r unning.
F
 Pr

ess
 t
his
 b
utton
 t
o
 d
emist /defrost
 t
he
 re

ar
 s
creen
 a
nd
 (
depending
 o
n
 v
ersion)
 th

e
 d
oor
 m
irrors.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 as

sociated
 w
ith
 t
he
 b
utton
 c
omes
 o
n.
Switching off
The demisting/defrosting switches off automatically t o p revent a n e xcessive co

nsumption
 o
f
 c
urrent.
F
 It i

s
 p
ossible
 t
o
 s
top
 t
he
 d
emisting/
defrosting
 o

peration
 b
efore
 i
t
 i
s
 s
witched
 of

f
 a
utomatically
 b
y
 p
ressing
 t
he
 b
utton
 ag

ain.
 T
he
 i
ndicator
 l
amp
 a
ssociated
 w
ith
 th

e
 b
utton
 s
witches
 o
ff. Switch
 o

ff
 t
he
 d
emisting/defrosting
 of t

he
 r
ear
 s
creen
 a
nd
 d
oor
 m
irrors
 as s

oon
 a
s
 a
ppropriate,
 a
s
 r
educing
 el
ectrical p ower c onsumption r esults i n red
uced fu el con sumption.
If the engine is switched off before the de
misting/defrosting i s s witched o ff au

tomatically,
 dem
isting/defrosting
 wi
ll
 re

sume
 n
ext
 t
ime
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 s
witched
 o
n.
Scented air 
fr
eshener
This diffuses a fragrance in the passenger co
mpartment, b y m eans o f t he a djustment d ial an

d
 t
he
 v
arious
 f
ragrance
 c
artridges
 a
vailable.
This
 d

ial
 i
s
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 d
ashboard.
It
 a

llows
 y
ou
 t
o
 a
djust
 t
he
 i
ntensity
 o
f
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 d
ial
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight
 t
o
 p
ermit
 d
iffusion
 of t

he
 f
ragrance.
F
 Tu

rn
 t
he
 d
ial
 t
o
 t
he
 l
eft
 t
o
 s
top
 d
iffusion
 o
f
 th

e
 fr
agrance.
Adjustment dial
Leave the central vents open.
Th e i ntensity o f d iffusion o f t he fr

agrance
 m
ay
 d
epend
 o
n
 t
he
 ve

ntilation
 o
r
 a
ir
 c
onditioning
 s
ettings.

Driving recommendations
Observe the driving regulations and remain vigilant whatever the traffic conditions.
Pa y c lose a ttention t o t he t raffic a nd k eep y our h ands o n t he w heel s o t hat y ou a re r eady t o r eact a t an

y
 t
ime
 t
o
 a
ny
 e
ventuality.
On
 a l

ong
 j
ourney,
 a b
reak
 e
very
 t
wo
 h
ours
 i
s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended.
In
 d

ifficult
 w
eather,
 d
rive
 s
moothly,
 a
nticipate
 t
he
 n
eed
 t
o
 b
rake
 a
nd
 i
ncrease
 t
he
 d
istance
 f
rom
 ot

her
 veh
icles.
driving on flooded roads
We strongly advise against driving on flooded roads, a s t his c ould c ause s erious d amage to t

he
 e
ngine
 o
r
 g
earbox,
 a
s
 w
ell
 a
s
 t
o
 t
he
 el

ectrical
 s
ystems
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle.
Important!
Never drive with the parking brake applied - R isk o f o verheating a nd da

mage
 t
o
 t
he
 b
raking
 s
ystem!
Do
 n

ot
 p
ark
 o
r
 r
un
 t
he
 e
ngine
 w
hen
 st

ationary
 i
n
 a
reas
 w
here
 i
nflammable
 su

bstances
 a
nd
 m
aterials
 (
dry
 g
rass,
 de

ad
 l
eaves...)
 m
ight
 c
ome
 i
nto
 c
ontact
 wi

th
 t
he
 h
ot
 e
xhaust
 s
ystem
 - R
isk
 o
f
 fi

re!
Never
 l

eave
 a v
ehicle
 u
nsupervised
 wi

th
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning.
 I
f
 y
ou
 h
ave
 to l

eave
 y
our
 v
ehicle
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ru

nning,
 a
pply
 t
he
 p
arking
 b
rake
 an

d
 p
ut
 t
he
 g
earbox
 i
nto
 n
eutral
 o
r
 pos

ition
n o
r P,
 d

epending
 o
n
 t
he
 t
ype
 of g

earbox.
-
 ch

eck
 t

hat
 t

he
 d

epth
 o

f
 w

ater
 d

oes
 n

ot
 ex

ceed
 1

5
 c

m,
 t

aking
 a

ccount
 o

f
 w

aves
 th

at
 m

ight
 b

e
 g

enerated
 b

y
 o

ther
 u

sers,
-
 de

activate
 t

he
 S

top
 & S

tart
 s

ystem,
-
 drive as slowly as possible without stalling. In a ll c ases, d o n ot e xceed 6 m ph ( 10 km/h),
- do not stop a nd d o n ot s witch o ff t he en
gine.
If y
ou a
re o
bliged t
o d
rive t
hrough w
ater:
On
 l

eaving
 t
he
 f
looded
 r
oad,
 a
s
 s
oon
 a
s
 ci

rcumstances
 a
llow,
 m
ake
 s
everal
 l
ight
 b
rake
 ap

plications
 t
o
 d
ry
 t
he
 b
rake
 d
iscs
 a
nd
 p
ads.
If
 i

n
 d
oubt
 o
n
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 y
our
 v
ehicle,
 c
ontact
 a C

ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a q
ualified
 w
orkshop.

F Apply the p arking b rake.
F Wi th a m anual g earbox: p lace t he l ever i n ne

utral
 a
nd
 f
ully
 d
epress
 t
he
 c
lutch
 p
edal.
F
 Wi

th
 a
n
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox:
 p
lace
 t
he
 l
ever
 at p

osition
n
 
a
nd
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f i

r m l y.
F
 Wi

th
 a
n
 a
utomatic
 g
earbox:
 p
lace
 t
he
 l
ever
 at p

osition P
 a
nd
 p
ress
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal
 f i

r m l y.
F
 In

sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 i
gnition
 s
witch;
 t
he
 sy

stem
 r
ecognises
 t
he
 c
ode.
F
 Un

lock
 t
he
 s
teering
 c
olumn
 b
y
 si

multaneously
 t
urning
 t
he
 s
teering
 a
nd
 th

e key.
Starting the engine
In some circumstances, you may have to apply s ome f orce t o t urn t he s teering wh

eel
 (
wheels
 o
n
 l
ock
 f
or
 e
xample).In
 w

intry
 c
onditions,
 t
he
 w
arning
 l
amp
 wi

ll
 s
tay
 o
n
 l
onger.
 W
hen
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ho

t,
 i
t
 d
oes
 n
ot
 c
ome
 o
n.In
 t
emperate
 c
onditions,
 d
o
 n
ot
 wa

rm
 t
he
 e
ngine
 u
p
 w
ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary,
 b
ut
 m
ove
 o
ff
 s
traight
 a
way
 an

d
 d
rive
 a
t
 m
oderate
 e
ngine
 s
peeds.
If t he e ngine d oes n ot s tart s traight aw
ay, s witch t he i gnition o ff. W ait a fe

w
 m
oments
 b
efore
 t
rying
 a
gain.
 I
f
 th

e
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart
 a
fter
 a f
ew
 at

tempts,
 d
o
 n
ot
 k
eep
 t
rying:
 y
ou
 r
isk
 da

maging
 t
he
 s
tarter
 m
otor
 a
nd
 t
he
 en

gine.
 C
all
 o
n
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 w
orkshop.Never
 l

eave
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
unning
 i
n
 an e

nclosed
 a
rea
 w
ithout
 a
dequate
 ve

ntilation:
 int
ernal
 co
mbustion
 en

gines
 e
mit
 t
oxic
 e
xhaust
 g
ases,
 su

ch
 a
s
 c
arbon
 m
onoxide.
 D
anger
 o
f
 in

toxication
 a
nd
 d
eath.
 I
n
 v
ery
 s
evere
 wi

nter
 c
onditions
 (
temperatures
 be
low -23°C), i t i s n ecessary t o a llow th
e e ngine t o r un f or 4 m inutes b efore se

tting
 o
ff,
 i
n
 o
rder
 t
o
 e
nsure
 t
he
 co

rrect
 o
peration
 a
nd
 d
urability
 o
f
 th

e
 m
echanical
 c
omponents
 o
f
 y
our
 ve

hicle,
 t
he
 e
ngine
 a
nd
 g
earbox.
F
 Wi

th
 a p
etrol
 e
ngine,
 o
perate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 mo

tor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 p
osition
 3
until
the
 e

ngine
 s
tarts,
 w
ithout
 p
ressing
 t
he
 ac

celerator
 p
edal.
 O
nce
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 re

lease
 t
he
 k
ey.
F
 Wi

th
 a D
iesel
 e
ngine,
 t
urn
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 pos

ition 2 ,
 i

gnition
 o
n,
 t
o
 o
perate
 t
he
 engi

ne
 pr
eheating
 sy
stem. Wait
 u

ntil
 t
his
 w
arning
 l
amp
 g
oes
 o
ff
 in t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel,
 t
hen
 o
perate
 th

e
 s
tarter
 m
otor
 b
y
 t
urning
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 pos

ition
3
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 w
ithout
 pr

essing
 t
he
 a
ccelerator
 p
edal.
 O
nce
 th

e
 e
ngine
 s
tarts,
 r
elease
 t
he
 k
ey.

Towing with the PERFORMANCE version
Your vehicle cannot be fitted with a
towbar. The space occupied by the
sport diffuser prevents this.
Side wind
F Take into account the increased sensitivity to side wind.
Cooling
Towing a trailer on a slope increases the
temperature of the coolant.
As the fan is electrically controlled, its cooling
capacity is not dependent on the engine speed.
F
T

o lower the engine speed, reduce your
speed.
The maximum towed load on a long incline
depends on the gradient and the ambient
temperature.
In all cases, keep a check on the coolant
temperature.
F
I

f the warning lamp and the
STOP warning lamp come on,
stop the vehicle and switch off
the engine as soon as possible.
Braking
Towing a trailer increases the braking distance.
To avoid overheating of the brakes on a long
mountain type of descent, the use of engine
braking is recommended.
Ty r e s
F Check the tyre pressures of the towing vehicle and of the trailer, observing the
recommended pressures.
Lighting
F Check the electrical lighting and signalling on the trailer.
The rear parking sensors will be
deactivated automatically if a genuine
CITROËN towbar is used.