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Ventilation

Air conditioning

In all seasons, the air conditioning

should only be used with the windows

closed. However, if the interior

temperature remains high after a

prolonged period parked in the sun, do

not hesitate to ventilate the passenger

compartment for a few minutes.

Use the AUTO mode as much as

possible as it permits optimised

control of all of the functions: air ﬂow,

passenger compartment comfort

temperature, air distribution, air

intake mode or air recirculation in the

passenger compartment.

Operate the air conditioning system for

5 to 10 minutes, once or twice a month,

to keep it in perfect working order.

VENTILATION

Passenger compartment filter,

carbon filter

It is normal that the condensation

created by the air conditioning system

results in a ﬂow of water which may

form a puddle under the vehicle when

parked.

If the system does not produce cold air,

do not use it and consult a CITROËN

dealer.

CORRECT USE OF THE

VENTILATION AND AIR

CONDITIONING

Ensure that this ﬁlter is in good

condition and have all of the ﬁlter

elements replaced regularly.

Vents

"Leave them open"

Refer to the "Checks" section of

chapter 6.

For optimum distribution and diffusion

of hot or cool air in the passenger

compartment, there are adjustable

central and side vents which can be

directed sideways (right or left) towards

the top of the body. For your comfort

while driving, do not close them, direct

the ﬂow of air towards the windows

instead.

The air vents directed towards the ﬂoor

of the vehicle complete the equipment.

Ventilation

DE-ICING AND DEMISTING

ADDITIONAL HEATER

To improve your comfort, vehicles ﬁtted

with an HDi engine may be ﬁtted with

automatic additional heating.

De-icing the rear screen

and mirrors

Demisting,

visibility programme

However, with the engine at idle or

when the vehicle is stationary,

it is normal to notice a high-pitched

whistling and a slight emission of

smoke and odour.

The comfort programme

Press this button, with the

engine running, to de-ice the

rear screen and mirrors.

The de-icing indicator light

comes on. The duration

may not be sufﬁcient to

quickly demist or de-ice the

windows (humidity, several

passengers, ice).

of de-icing depends on the exterior

temperature.

Pressing the button again reactivates

the de-icing.

In this case, select the visibility

programme. The visibility programme

indicator light comes on.

It activates the air conditioning, the air

ﬂow, the de-icing of the rear screen

and provides optimum distribution of

the ventilation to the windscreen and

side windows.

It is possible to stop the de-

icing before it is switched off

automatically by pressing this

button again.

It deactivates the air recirculation.

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Ventilation

1 - AUTO mode

This is the normal air

conditioning operating mode.

-

Press the "AUTO" button.

Depending on the comfort temperature

selected, the system controls the air

distribution, ﬂow and intake so that the

passenger compartment is comfortable

and has an adequate circulation of air.

You do not have to make any further

adjustments.

When the engine is cold, in order

to prevent a rush of cold air, the

ventilation will reach its optimum level

progressively.

The "AUTO" symbol is displayed.

For your comfort, the settings selected

when the ignition is switched off will be

retained when it is switched on again, if the

temperature in the passenger compartment

has not changed signiﬁcantly; otherwise,

operation will resume in automatic mode.

Refer to the beginning of the

"Ventilation" section of chapter 6.

Do not cover the sunshine sensor

located in the centre of the fascia.

This is used to regulate the air

conditioning.

Located on the centre console, the

control panel is to the right of the gear

lever.

The driver and front passenger can

each adjust the air temperature to suit

their requirements.

They can also activate or disarm the

rear ventilation adjustment controls.

Ventilation

2 - Driver's temperature

adjustment

4 - Adjustment of the air

distribution

Pressing the corresponding

button(s) 4 allows you to

position the air ﬂow towards:

- the windscreen,

- the side vents and the

central vents,

- the side vents, the central

vents and the footwells,

5 - Adjustment

of the rear ventilation

("REAR" version)

To permit adjustment of the

ventilation to the rear passengers,

press the REAR button.

3 - Passenger's temperature

adjustment

The required value is displayed

(from 14 to 28: comfort value = 21).

The maximum difference between the

value displayed for the driver and for the

passenger may not be greater than 5.

If you use these manual adjustments,

the AUTO symbol switches off.

Press the corresponding "+" and "-"

buttons to adjust.

To make the driver and passenger

setting the same:

The rear ventilation symbol is displayed.

The row 2 side vents air

ﬂow adjustment controls

are operational and can

be adjusted.

To deactivate the rear

ventilation controls,

press the REAR button

again.

- the windscreen and the

footwells,

- the footwells.

The indicator light corresponding to the

position selected 4 comes on.

-

air conditioning with "MONO"

version, press the MONO button.

The rear ventilation

symbol switches off.

-

air conditioning with "REAR"

version, press the + button for more

than two seconds.

Take care not to obstruct

the side vents and the

air outlets on the ﬂoor.

On entering the vehicle, the

interior temperature may be

considerably lower (or higher)

MONO Version

than is comfortable. It is not necessary

to change the value displayed in order

to quickly obtain the desired level of

comfort. The system will operate at

maximum performance to reach the

comfort value set.

Press this button once to

obtain an even temperature

throughout the passenger

compartment. The reference

value is selected by the

driver.

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Ventilation

6 - Adjustment of the air

ﬂow

8 - Intake of exterior air/

Recirculation of interior

air

9 - Air conditioning On/Off

-

Press this button to

activate automatic

operation of the air

conditioning.

-

Turn control knob 6 to

the right or to the left

respectively to increase or

decrease the air ﬂow.

-

Press this button to

recirculate the air inside.

The air recirculation symbol and

The symbol and the indicator light 9

are displayed.

Press this button again to switch off

the air conditioning.

The symbol and the indicator light 9

switch off.

On the display, the blades of the fan

darken when the air ﬂow is increased.

indicator light 8 are displayed.

-

Recirculation insulates the passenger

compartment from outside smells and

smoke.

7 - Switching the system off

-

Turn air ﬂow control knob 6 to the

left until the display switches off.

Avoid prolonged operation of

interior air recirculation (risk

of misting of the windows and

deterioration of air quality).

The action disarms all the system

functions, with the exception of

demisting of the rear screen. Your

comfort setting is no longer maintained

and switches off.

For your comfort, avoid remaining in

the off position.

-

Press this button again to return air

intake to automatic control.

-

Operating control knob 6 again or

the "Visibility" button or "AUTO"

button reactivates the system with

the values which were present

before it was switched off.

Flashing of the points in the

temperature setting values indicates

that there is a malfunction of the air

conditioning.

Consult a CITROËN dealer.

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