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AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING

DUAL-ZONe

The dual-zone system regulates

the temperature and air distribution

for the drivers's side and the pas-

senger's side independently. The

air ﬂow is common to both sides.

18a

2a 3a

ꢀa

ꢀ8b

3b 2b

18b

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1a Driver's side automatic opera-

tion

1b Passenger's side automatic

operation

2a Adjustment of temperature on

driver's side

1a-1b. automatic operation

2a-2b. Temperature

adjustment

2b Adjustment of temperature on

passenger's side

3a Adjustment of air distribution

on driver's side

3b Adjustment of air distribution

on passenger's side

ꢀa Driver's side display

ꢀb Passenger's side display

5 Adjusting the air ﬂow

6 Activation/deactivation of air

conditioning

7 Air recirculation – entry of air

from outside

8 Rear demisting - deicing

9 Front demisting - deicing

This is the normal oper-

ating mode for the sys-

tem. Depending on the

level of comfort chosen,

a press on this button,

conﬁrmed by light a

coming on, allows all of the follow-

ing functions to be automatically

and simultaneously controlled:

Turn control 2a to change the driv-

er's side temperature and con-

trol 2b to change the passenger's

side temperature:

•

Air ﬂow.

Cabin temperature.

Air distribution.

•

Clockwise to increase the tem-

perature.

Air conditioning.

Automatic air recirculation.

•

Anti-clockwise to reduce the

temperature.

The chosen temperature is dis-

played.

An adjustment around ꢀꢁ will give

you the optimum comfort level.

However, depending on your pref-

erences anywhere between ꢁ8

and ꢀ4 is quite usual.

It is recommended to keep all

the air vents open. Just by press-

ing any of the buttons, except for

temperature 1a and 1b, you can

change to manual mode. The

light a goes out.

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Operating the air conditioning sys-

tem on “aUTO” guarantees good

ventilation inside the cabin.

Note: The value indicated on the

display corresponds to a comfort

level and not to a temperature in

Celsius or Fahrenheit.

Press button 3b to change the

passenger's side air ﬂow distri-

bution.

5. air conditioning

Air conditioning only works

with the engine running.

The air blower button (air

ﬂow adjustment) must

be activated to obtain air

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The symbol (arrows) correspond-

ing to the chosen distribution lights

up:

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Windscreen and front windows.

conditioning.

Press on button 6. The warning lamp

comes on.

To function efﬁciently, air conditioning

should be used with the windows

closed.

•

Front air vents (central, side

and soft diffusion grille if open)

and rear air vents.

manual mode

One or more functions can be

adjusted manually, while still retain-

ing the other functions in automatic

mode.

Press on any of the buttons, except

fortemperature 2aand2b.Lights a

on buttons “aUTO” go out.

Changing to manual mode may

result in a decrease in comfort

level (temperature, humidity, smell,

misting) and is not advised for opti-

mum comfort.

To return to “aUTO” mode, press

on buttons 1a and 1b. Lights a

come on.

•

Front and rear footwells.

Note: You cannot select distribu-

tion to the windscreen/front win-

dows and to the front/rear air vents

at the same time.

6. air recirculation – Entry

of air from outside

This button activates

the recirculation of air in

the passenger compart-

ment and can function

automatically.

4. Adjusting the air ﬂow

The air ﬂow can only be adjusted

with the engine running.

To adjust the air ﬂow, press button:

Entry of air in automatic

anti-pollution mode

activated by default, in

automatic comfort regu-

lation.

Automatic mode uses an air qual-

ity sensor. This analyses the air and

isolates the passenger compartment

from the exterior, as soon as it detects

thepresenceofpollutants.Inthiscase,

it automatically activates recirculation

of passenger compartment air.

to increase the air ﬂow

to reduce the air ﬂow

The air ﬂow level is indicated by the

progressive lighting of the ventilator

blades.

3a-3b. adjusting the air

distribution

remark: this function cannot detect

and therefore protect the passenger

compartment from bad smells not

linked to pollutants. It is not active

when the outside temperature is

below +5°C in order to protect against

the risk of misting.

By reducing the air ﬂow to its mini-

mum setting, the air conditioning

system switches itself off (OFF).

To prevent misting and poor air qual-

ity in the passenger compartment, take

care to maintain a sufﬁcient ﬂow of air.

Press but-

ton 3a to

change the

driver's side air

ﬂow distribu-

tion.

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switching off the entry

of air

Press button 6 to switch

off the entry of air from

outside.

Whilst retaining the other settings,

this position allows the driver at

any moment to exclude unpleas-

ant smells or smoke/emissions

coming from outside.

This mode should be cancelled

as soon as possible to allow the

redistribution of air in the pas-

senger compartment.

In the latter case, demisting

will resume when the engine is

switched on again.

Note: The heated rear screen

operates independently of the

automatic air conditioning.

remarks:

•

When starting from cold, in

order to prevent unwanted cold

air, the air ﬂow will increase only

gradually to its optimum level.

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If you enter the vehicle after a

fairly prolonged stop and the

temperature inside the vehicle

is far from comfortable, it serves

no purpose to modify the tem-

perature that is displayed as an

attempt to go immediately to the

desired comfort level. The sys-

tem automatically uses all of its

power to compensate the tem-

perature gap as quickly as pos-

sible.

8. Front demisting - deicing

In some cases, “aUTO”

mode may not be suf-

ﬁcient to demist or

defrost the windows

(e.g. humidity, several

passengers, frost).

Press button 8 for rapid clear win-

dows. The warning lamp comes

on. This system controls air con-

ditioning, temperature and air

ﬂow/entry. It distributes ventilation

towards the windscreen and the

front windows.

you can manually exit “Demisting”

mode. This mode should be can-

celled as soon as possible to allow

the redistribution of air in the pas-

senger compartment.

A press on either of the buttons 1a

or 1b allows you to return to

“aUTO” mode.

Entry of air from outside

Press once on button 6 to

return to the original status

(entry of air from outside).

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Water arising from the conden-

sation in the air conditioning

drains out through a hole pro-

vided for this purpose ; a pool

of water may thus form under-

neath the vehicle when station-

ary.

7. rear demisting - deicing

Whatever the time of year, even

in cool weather the air condition-

ing is useful in removing humid-

ity and misting. Avoid driving for

too long with air conditioning

deactivated.

Press button 7, with

the engine running, to

start a rapid deicing or

demisting of the rear

screen and rear view

mirrors. The warning lamp comes

on.

This mode automatically stops

depending on the outside tempera-

ture. It can be interrupted by a fur-

ther press on button 7 or by stop-

ping the engine.

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