DS 3: Rear bench seat / Folding the backrests
DS 3 2016-2026 Owners Manual
Manoeuvring the backrests should only be
done when the vehicle is stationary.
First steps:
- Lower the head restraints.
- If necessary, move the front seats forward.
- Check that no person or object might interfere
with the folding of the backrests (e.g. clothing,
luggage).
- Check that the seat belts are free, not
engaged in the buckles. Release them so that the
backrest can be moved.

- Press the backrest release grip 1.
- Guide the backrest 2 down to the horizontal
position.
When the backrest is
released, the red
indicator in the release grip is visible.
They have two positions:
A high position, for when the seat is in use:
Pull the head restraint fully up.
A low position, for stowing, when the seat is
not in use:
Press the lug A to release the head restraint
and push it down...
First check that the outer
seat belts are
lying vertically flat alongside the backrest
latching rings.
Put the backrest 2 in the upright position and
push it firmly to latch it home...
Other information:
Automatic illumination of lamps/daytime
running lamps
Sidelamps only
Dipped or main beam headlamps
"Highway function"
On versions fitted with "Full LED"
technology headlamps, the range of the dipped
beam headlamps is automatically increased
once the speed of the vehicle is above 68 mph
(110 km/h)...
Use this procedure in the following situations:
Remote control battery discharged.
Remote control malfunction.
Vehicle battery discharged.
Vehicle in an area subject to strong
electromagnetic interference.
In the first case, change the remote control
battery...