04 Climate
Related information
Climate – general information (p. 125)
Air distribution – function
The air distribution function consists of three
buttons.
NOTE
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Triangular areas at the far sides of the
windshield are not heated electrically
and will take slightly longer to
defrost/de-ice.
•
•
Automatic climate control (p. 131)
•
The heated windshield may affect the
performance/range of e.g., transpond-
ers used to automatically pay highway
tolls or other communication equip-
ment.
The following occurs when the defroster/
windshield heating functions have been acti-
vated:
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Blower speed increases automatically
and the air conditioning (p. 132) will
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Manual air distribution—defroster
switch on (if not already on and if the pas-
senger compartment blower is not turned
off) to dehumidify the air in the passenger
compartment. Air conditioning can be
switched off by pressing the AC button.
Manual air distribution—dashboard air
vents
Manual air distribution—floor
When a button is pressed, the corresponding
figure will appear in the display with an arrow
indicating which manual air flow has been
selected (see the following illustration). See
also the air distribution chart (p. 135).
Recirculation (p. 134) will not function
while defrost is engaged.
•
The climate system will return to its previous
settings when the defroster/windshield heat-
ing function is switched off.
See also Heated windshield*, rear window
and door mirror defrosters (p. 104) for addi-
tional information.
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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