Operation
Manual mode
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A comfortable interior climate is quickly
reached when a temperature of +22 °C
(+72 °F) is set in automatic mode. Therefore,
we recommend you not to change this adjust-
ment, except as necessary to suit individual
preferences or particular circumstances. It is
possible to select interior temperatures from
+18 °C (+64 °F) to +29 °C (+86 °F). If a lower
or higher temperature is selected, LO or HI
are respectively displayed on the screen.
These are approximate temperatures which
may slightly vary depending on the outside
conditions.
button
is pressed after 1 second, the Cli-
matronic switches off.
In manual mode the air temperature, flow,
and the desired air distribution can be adjus-
ted.
Air distribution
The air distribution is adjusted using the but-
tons
,
and . It is also possible to
Switching on manual mode
open and close some of the air outlets sepa-
rately.
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Press one of the buttons ››› Fig. 130
to
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or press the blower control
and
.
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The indicator is switched off
.
Switching the air conditioning on and off
A/C
By pressing the
button, the air cooling
Temperature
system can be switched off in order to save
fuel. The temperature continues to self-regu-
late. The set temperature can then only be
reached if it is higher than the outside tem-
perature.
It is possible to select interior temperatures
from +18 °C (+64 °F) to +29 °C (+86 °F).
These are approximate temperatures which
may slightly vary depending on the outside
conditions.
Climatronic maintains an excellent, comforta-
ble temperature by automatically adjusting
the supplied air temperature, the blower
speed and the air distribution. The system al-
so considers the sunlight radiation, so there
is no need for manual readjustment. There-
fore, automatic mode always provides the
best comfort for the vehicle occupants
throughout the year.
In rain or high humidity, we recommend
A/C
If you select temperatures below +18 ℃
(+17.78 ℃), the indication: LO will appear on
the screen. In this setting the system runs at
maximum cooling output and the tempera-
ture is not regulated.
switching the
on so that the evaporator
does not allow the windscreen to steam up.
Air recirculation mode
Automatic mode is switched off whenever an
adjustment is made using the buttons for air
distribution or blower. The temperature con-
tinues to self-regulate.
If a temperature above +29 °C (+86 °F) is se-
lected, the screen will show HI. In this setting
the system runs at maximum heating output
and the temperature is not controlled.
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Press the button
to switch air recircula-
tion mode on or off. This is ON if the sym-
bol ››› Fig. 130 is displayed on the
screen.
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To switch off Climatronic, press the
button repeatedly until the display switches
off.
Blower
Air recirculation mode prevents strong
odours or contaminated air from the outside
air from entering in the vehicle, for example
when passing through a tunnel or in a traffic
jam.
The blower can be adjusted using buttons
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››› Fig. 130
and . If the blower is off
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(level
is not shown on the screen) and
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