DS CONNECT RADIO -> Settings / FAQ for Your DS 3 Crossback 4 Door First Generation (2018-2022)

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Press "Ring volume" to display the volume  
Move the slider to adjust the brightness of  
the screen and/or the instrument panel  
(depending on version).  
– "Only data sharing”  
– "Data and vehicle position sharing"  
Press the back arrow to confirm.  
bar.  
Press the arrows or move the slider to set  
the ring volume.  
Press in the shaded area to confirm.  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Settings  
Modifying system settings  
Press "Configuration" to access the  
secondary page.  
Press "Screen configuration".  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Configuring profiles  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Press "Configuration" to access the  
secondary page.  
Press "Brightness".  
Press "Profiles".  
Move the slider to adjust the brightness of  
the screen and/or the instrument panel  
(depending on version).  
Press "System configuration".  
Select "Profile 1", "Profile 2", "Profile 3” or  
"Common profile".  
Press the "Units" tab to change the units of  
distance, fuel consumption and temperature.  
Press the "Factory settings" tab to restore the  
initial settings.  
Press the back arrow to confirm.  
Press this button to enter a name for the  
profile using the virtual keypad.  
Press "OK" to save.  
Press "Animation".  
Activate or deactivate: “Automatic  
scrolling”.  
Select "Animated transitions".  
Returning the system to factory settings  
activates the English language by default  
(depending on version).  
Press the back arrow to confirm.  
Press this button to activate the profile.  
Press the back arrow again to confirm.  
Press the back arrow to confirm.  
Press the "System info" tab to display the  
versions of the various modules installed in the  
system.  
Press the "Privacy" tab,  
or  
Selecting the language  
Press this button to reset the selected  
profile.  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Press "Configuration" to access the  
secondary page.  
Select "Language" to change the  
language.  
Adjusting the brightness  
Press "Privacy" to activate or deactivate  
the private data mode.  
Activate or deactivate:  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Press Brightness.  
Press the back arrow to confirm.  
– "No sharing (data, vehicle position)".  
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Press "Configuration" to access the  
secondary page.  
Press "Date and time".  
►ꢀ Activate the "RDS" function in the upper bar  
to enable the system to check whether there is  
a more powerful transmitter in the geographical  
area.  
The environment (hills, buildings, tunnels,  
basement car parks, etc.) is blocking reception,  
including in RDS mode.  
Setting the time  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
Press "Configuration" to access the  
secondary page.  
Press "Date and time".  
Select "Date".  
Press this button to set the date.  
Press the back arrow to save the date.  
Select the display format for the date.  
Press the back arrow again to confirm.  
This is a perfectly normal phenomenon, and is not  
indicative of an audio system malfunction.  
The aerial is missing or has been damaged  
(for example while entering a car wash or  
underground car park).  
Select "Time".  
Press this button to set the time using the  
virtual keypad.  
Press "OK" to save the time.  
►ꢀ Have the aerial checked by a dealer.  
I cannot find some radio stations in the list of  
received stations.  
The name of the radio station changes.  
The station is no longer received or its name has  
changed in the list.  
►ꢀ Press the round arrow on the "List" tab on the  
"Radio" page.  
Some radio stations send other information in  
place of their name (the title of the song for  
example).  
Press this button to set the time zone.  
Time and date setting is only available if  
"GPS Synchronisation:" is deactivated.  
Select the display format for the time  
(12h/24h).  
Activate or deactivate summer time (+1  
hour).  
Activate or deactivate GPS synchronisation  
(UTC).  
Press the back arrow to save the settings.  
Frequently asked  
questions  
The following information groups together the  
answers to the most frequently asked questions  
concerning the system.  
The system may not automatically  
manage the change between winter and  
summer time (depending on the country of  
sale).  
The system interprets these details as the station  
name.  
►ꢀ Press the round arrow on the "List" tab on the  
"Radio" page.  
Radio  
The reception quality of the tuned radio station  
gradually deteriorates or the station presets are  
not working (no sound, 87.5 MHz is displayed,  
etc.).  
Media  
Setting the date  
Playback of my USB memory stick starts only  
after a very long wait (around 2 to 3 minutes).  
Some files supplied with the memory stick may  
greatly slow down access to reading the memory  
Press Settings to display the main page.  
The vehicle is too far from the selected station’s  
transmitter, or no transmitter is present in the  
geographical area.  
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stick (multiplication by 10 of the cataloguing  
time).  
Android Auto and CarPlay do not work.  
Android Auto and CarPlay may not activate if the  
USB cables are of poor quality.  
►ꢀ Use genuine USB cables to ensure  
compatibility.  
The volume of the telephone connected in  
Bluetooth mode is inaudible.  
The volume depends on both the system and the  
telephone.  
►ꢀ Increase the volume of the audio system, to  
maximum if required, and increase the volume of  
the telephone if necessary.  
Ambient noise affects the quality of the telephone  
call.  
►ꢀ Reduce ambient noise (close windows, reduce  
ventilation, slow down, etc.).  
The contacts are not listed in alphabetical order.  
Some telephones offer display options. Depending  
on the settings chosen, contacts can be  
transferred in a specific order.  
When the balance settings are changed, the  
distribution is deselected.  
When the distribution setting is changed, the  
balance settings are deselected.  
Selecting a distribution setting imposes the  
balance settings, and vice versa.  
►ꢀ Modify the balance setting or the distribution  
setting to obtain the desired sound quality.  
There is a difference in sound quality between  
audio sources.  
To allow for optimal listening quality, the sound  
settings can be tailored to different audio  
sources, which can generate audible differences  
when changing source.  
►ꢀ Check that the sound settings are appropriate  
to the sources listened to. Adjust the sound  
functions to the middle position.  
When the engine is off, the system switches off  
after several minutes of use.  
When the engine is switched off, the system's  
operating time depends on the state of charge of  
the battery.  
►ꢀ Delete the files supplied with the memory  
stick and limit the number of sub-folders in the  
file structure on the memory stick.  
Some characters in information about the  
currently playing media are not displayed  
correctly.  
The audio system is unable to process certain  
types of character.  
►ꢀ Use standard characters to name tracks and  
folders.  
Playback of streaming files does not start.  
The connected device does not automatically  
launch playback.  
►ꢀ Start playback from the device.  
Track names and playing times are not displayed  
on the audio streaming screen.  
The Bluetooth profile does not allow the transfer  
of this information.  
►ꢀ Modify the telephone directory display  
settings.  
Telephone  
The switch-off is normal: the system  
automatically goes into energy economy mode  
and switches off to maintain an adequate charge  
in the battery.  
►ꢀ Start the vehicle’s engine to increase the  
charge of the battery.  
I cannot connect my Bluetooth telephone.  
The telephone's Bluetooth function may be  
switched off or the telephone may not be visible.  
►ꢀ Check that the telephone has Bluetooth  
switched on.  
Settings  
When the treble and bass settings are changed,  
the ambience is deselected.  
When the ambience is changed, the treble and  
bass settings are reset.  
Selecting an ambience imposes the treble and  
bass settings, and vice versa.  
►ꢀ Check in the telephone settings that it is  
"visible to all".  
The Bluetooth telephone is not compatible with  
the system.  
►ꢀ Check the compatibility of the telephone on  
the Brand's website (services).  
►ꢀ Modify the treble and bass or ambience  
settings to obtain the desired musical ambience.