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Comfort -> Digital air conditioning for Your Citroen C3 SUV Second Generation (2009-2016)

Comfort  
digital air conditioning  
The air conditioning operates when the engine is running, as well as in STOP mode with Stop & Start.  
3. Automatic "visibility"  
programme  
For your comfort, when the engine is  
switched off, the settings are retained  
until the engine is switched on again.  
To prevent too great a distribution of  
cold air when the engine is cold, the air  
flow will only reach its optimum level  
gradually.  
The automatic comfort programme may  
not be sufficient for rapid demisting or  
defrosting of the windscreen and side  
windows (humidity, several passengers,  
ice, etc.).  
In this case, select the automatic visibility  
programme. The button 3 indicator lamp comes  
on.  
The system automatically controls the air  
conditioning and the flow of air and provides  
optimum air distribution to the windscreen and  
side windows. It deactivates air recirculation 5.  
To exit this programme, press button 3 again or  
"AUTO", the indicator lamp on the button goes  
off and "AUTO" is displayed.  
2. Temperature adjustment  
The value indicated on the display corresponds  
to a level of comfort and not to a temperature in  
degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.  
Automatic operation  
Press the "5" and "6" buttons to  
change this value. a setting around  
the value 21 enables optimum  
1. Automatic "comfort"  
programme  
comfort to be obtained. However,  
depending on your requirements, a  
setting between 18 and 24 is usual.  
Press the "AUTO" button.  
The "AUTO" symbol is displayed.  
Manual override  
It is possible to adjust one or more functions  
manually while leaving the other functions in  
automatic mode.  
We recommend that you use this mode.  
The "AUTO" symbol switches off.  
To return to automatic mode, press the  
"AUTO" button.  
on entering the vehicle, if the interior  
is very cold or hot, there is no need to  
change the value displayed in order  
to reach the required level of comfort.  
The system corrects the temperature  
difference automatically and as quickly  
as possible.  
It provides optimised automatic control of  
all of the following functions: passenger  
compartment temperature, air flow, air  
distribution and air intake, in accordance with  
the comfort value that you have chosen.  
This system is designed to operate effectively  
in all seasons, with the windows closed.  
Switching to manual mode may not be  
suitable (temperature, humidity, odour,  
condensation) and does not provide  
optimum comfort.  
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Comfort  
Press this button again or press the "AUTO"  
button to resume automatic management of  
the intake of air. The air recirculation symbol 5  
goes off.  
7. Air flow adjustment  
For maximum cooling or heating of the  
cabin, it is possible to go beyond the  
minimum 14 or maximum 28 values.  
Press the "full fan" button to  
increase the air flow.  
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Press the blue button 2 until "LO"  
is displayed or the red button 2  
until "HI" is displayed.  
The air flow symbol, the fan, fills progressively  
according to the value requested.  
avoid prolonged recirculation of interior  
air (risk of condensation or deterioration  
of the air quality).  
Press the "empty fan" button to  
decrease the air flow.  
4. Air conditioning on/off  
Switching the system off  
Press this button to switch off the air  
conditioning.  
6. Air distribution adjustment  
Press the air flow "empty fan"  
button 7 until the fan symbol  
disappears.  
Pressing this button several times in  
succession enables the air flow to be  
directed in turn towards:  
Stopping the air conditioning may cause some  
problems (humidity, misting).  
automatic operation of the air conditioning is  
resumed when the button is pressed again.  
The symbol "A/C" is displayed.  
This action switches off all of the functions of  
the air conditioning system.  
Thermal comfort is no longer controlled.  
A slight flow of air resulting from the movement  
of the vehicle, remains perceptible however.  
Pressing the air flow "full fan" button 7 or on  
"AUTO" reactivates the system with the values  
set before it was switched off.  
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the windscreen and the side windows  
(demisting or defrosting),  
the windscreen, side windows and air  
vents,  
the windscreen, the side windows, the air  
vents and the footwells,  
the windscreen, the side windows and the  
footwells,  
5. Air intake / Air recirculation  
Press this button for recirculation of  
the interior air. The air recirculation  
symbol 5 is displayed.  
Avoid driving for long periods with the air  
conditioning switched off (risk of misting  
and reduction of the air quality in the cabin).  
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the footwells,  
the air vents and the footwells,  
the air vents.  
air recirculation enables the passenger compartment  
to be isolated from exterior odours and smoke.  
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