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DS 3 2016-2025 Owners Manual

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Press the Climate button to display the system controls page.

DS 3. Manual air conditioning

  1. Temperature adjustment
  2. Air flow adjustment
  3. Air distribution adjustment
  4. Air conditioning on/off

Adjusting the temperature

Press one of the buttons 1 (- or +) to set the temperature.

Air flow adjustment

  • Press one of the buttons 2 (- or +) or turn the knob 2 to decrease or increase the speed of the fan.

When the air flow is reduced to a minimum, ventilation stops.

Air distribution adjustment

  • Press button 3 to adjust the air flow distribution inside the passenger compartment.

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Central and side air vents, footwells

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Central and side air vents

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Windscreen

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Windscreen, footwells

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Footwells

Air conditioning on/off

The air conditioning system is designed to operate effectively in all seasons, with the windows closed.

It is used to:

  • lower the temperature in summer,
  • increase the effectiveness of the demisting in winter, above 3°C.
  • Press button 4 to activate/deactivate the air conditioning system.

DS 3. Manual air conditioning Air conditioning does not operate when the air flow is disabled.

To obtain cool air more quickly, enable interior air recirculation for a brief period. Then return to the intake of exterior air.

Switching off the air conditioning may result in some discomfort (humidity or misting).

Switching off the air conditioning system

  • DS 3. Manual air conditioning Press this button.

Its indicator lamp comes on and all of the other indicator lamps for the system go off.

This action deactivates all of the functions of the air conditioning system.

The temperature is no longer regulated. A slight flow of air can still be felt, due to the forward movement of the vehicle.

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