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Manual air conditioning, heating system

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Manual air conditioning, heating system

The controls

(depending on the vehicle)
1.
Distribution of air in the passenger compartment.
2.
De-icing/demisting the door mirrors and rear screen (if the vehicle is equipped).
3.
Adjusting the ventilation fan speed.
4.
Air recirculation.
5.
Adjusting the air temperature.
6.
Air conditioning.

Switching the air conditioning on or off

The air conditioning can be switched on (indicator light on) or off (indicator light off) using button 6.
Activation is not possible if control 3 is set to "0".
The air conditioning system is used for:
  • lowering the temperature inside the passenger compartment;
  • eliminating condensation more quickly.

Distribution of air in the passenger compartment

There are five air distribution options. Turn control 1 to choose the distribution option.
All the air is then directed to the windscreen and front side window demisting vents.
The air flow is distributed between front side window demisting vents, the windscreen demisting vents and the footwells.
The air flow is directed mainly towards the footwells.
The air flow is directed towards the dashboard air vents, the front footwells and, depending on the vehicle, the second row footwells.
The air flow is mainly directed to the dashboard air vents.

Switching the air recirculation on

Press button 4 and the built-in warning light comes on. Under these conditions, air is taken from the passenger compartment and is recirculated, with no air being taken from outside the vehicle.
Tip
If the air conditioning is not activated (the "A/C" indicator light on the button 6 is off), the prolonged use of recirculated air may cause condensation to form on the side windows and windscreen as well as other problems due to the presence of non-recirculated air in the passenger compartment. We therefore advise you to return to normal mode (external air) as soon as the air recirculation function is no longer required, by pressing button 4 again.
Air recirculation operates as follows:
  • isolating the vehicle from the external atmosphere (e.g. when driving in polluted areas, etc.);
  • lowering the passenger compartment temperature as quickly as possible.

Adjusting the ventilation fan speed

Use control 3. The further the control is positioned to the right, the greater the amount of air blown into the passenger compartment. If you want to shut off the flow of air, set the control 3 to "0".
The system is deactivated: the ventilation speed is zero (vehicle stationary). You can, however, still feel a slight flow of air when the vehicle is moving.
Tip
Use of the position on the control 1 automatically leads to the air flowing out in order to prevent the risk of condensation on the windscreen.

Adjusting the air temperature

Turn control 5 to obtain the desired temperature. The further towards the red the slide is, the higher the temperature will be.
When the air conditioning system is used for long periods, it may begin to feel cold. To increase the temperature, turn the control 5 to the right.

Rear screen de-icing and demisting

With the engine running, press button 2. The operating tell-tale comes on.
This function permits rapid demisting of the rear screen and de-icing of the rear view mirrors (on equipped vehicles).
To exit this function, press button 2 again. Warning light goes out.
Demisting automatically stops.
Rapid demisting
Turn controls 1, 3 and 5 to positions:
  • demisting ;
  • blower at speed 3 or 4;
  • maximum temperature.
Press button 4 to deactivate the air recirculation (indicator light off) and press button 2 to activate the rear screen heating (indicator light on).