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Manual air conditioning

Controls

The controls will depend on the vehicle equipment level.
1.
Distribution of air.
2.
De-icing/demisting of the door mirrors and, depending on the vehicle, the rear screen.
3.
Adjusting the ventilation fan speed.
4.
Air recirculation.
5.
Adjusting the air temperature.
6.
Air conditioning.
Information and advice on useAIR CONDITIONING: INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON USE

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.

Adjusting the ventilation fan speed

Move control 3 from 0 to 4. 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 air flow, set the control 3 to 0.
The system is deactivated: the ventilation speed for the passenger compartment air is zero (vehicle stationary), you can however still feel a slight flow of air when the vehicle is moving.
Note: prolonged use of this control in position 0 may lead to condensation forming on the side windows and windscreen as well as problems due to the air not being renewed in the passenger compartment.

Switching passenger compartment isolation mode/air recirculation mode on.

Press the button 4 and the warning light will light up.
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 built into the button 6 goes out), 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. To avoid this, air recirculation is disabled automatically after a certain time.
Air recirculation operates as follows:
  • isolating the vehicle from the external atmosphere (e.g. when driving in polluted areas, etc.);
  • to bring the passenger compartment to the desired temperature as quickly as possible.

Rear screen de-icing and demisting

With the engine running, press button 2. The integrated indicator light comes on.
This function allows rapid electric demisting of the rear screen and, depending on the vehicle, electric de-icing of the rear view mirrors.
To exit this function, press button 2 again. Demisting automatically stops.

Rapid demisting

Passenger compartment isolation/air recirculation deactivated (the indicator light on button 4 is switched off):
  • press button 2 (the indicator light comes on) and set the control 1 to the demisting position ;
  • set control 3 and 5 to position:
    • fan speed to position 3 or 4;
    • maximum temperature;
  • press button 6 (the built in indicator light comes on): triggering the air conditioning accelerates demisting by drying out the air.

Distribution of air in the passenger compartment

Turn control 1 to choose the distribution option.
The air flow is directed to the dashboard vents.
The air flow is directed towards the dashboard vents and the footwells.
The air flow is mainly distributed between the front and rear footwells and the dashboard vents.
Close the dashboard vents to direct all the air to the foot wells.
The air flow is distributed between all the air vents, the front side window demisting vents, the windscreen demisting vents and the footwells.
All the air is then directed to the windscreen and front side window demisting vents.

Switching the air conditioning on or off

The air conditioning is switched on (indicator light lit) or off (indicator light off) using button 6
Activation is not possible if control 3 is set to "0".
WARNING
Do not open the refrigerant circuit. The fluid may damage eyes or skin.

The air conditioning system is used for:

  • lowering the temperature inside the passenger compartment;
  • eliminating condensation more quickly.
The air conditioning does not operate when the exterior temperature is low.

Using the air conditioning in hot weather

To adjust the temperature quickly in hot weather, switch on the air conditioning using button 6.
Activate air recirculation by pressing button 3.
Tip
On vehicles equipped with ECO mode (switch 7): when activated, ECO mode can reduce the performance of the heating and/or air conditioning DRIVING ADVICE, ECO-DRIVING.