Overview Of Climate Control Systems; Recommendations - SMART forfour Owner's Manual

Heating/air-conditioning system control panel
Sets the air distribution (
:
Switches cooling with air dehumidification on/off (air-conditioning system only)
;
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Sets the airflow (
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Switches the rear window heating on/off (
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Switches the exterior mirror heating on/off (for vehicles with heated exterior mir-
rors only)
Sets the temperature (
A
Switches the air-recirculation mode on/off (
B
Notes on using the heating/air-condi-
tioning system
Heating/air-conditioning system
Below, you can find a number of tips and
recommendations for optimum use of the
heating/air-conditioning system.
Switch on climate control by turning
R
control = clockwise to the desired
position (except position 0).
Change the temperature settings in small
R
increments only.
To increase and reduce the temperature
turn control A clockwise or anti-clock-
wise.
Recommendation for demisting front
R
windows at low exterior temperatures or
in rain: switch air distribution con-
trol : to the z position. Deactivate
air-recirculation mode À. Turn air-
flow control = to position 4.Turn tem-

Overview of climate control systems

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page 113)
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page 114)
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page 113)
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page 115)
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page 117)
perature control A clockwise as far as
possible.
Only use the "Windscreen demisting"
function briefly until the windscreen is
clear again.
Recommendation for rapid cooling or
R
heating of the vehicle interior: briefly
set airflow control = to 3 or 4.
Recommendation for a constant interior
R
temperature: set air flow control = to
position 1 or 2.
Only use the air-recirculation mode
R
briefly, e.g. if there are unpleasant out-
side odours or when in a tunnel. The win-
dows could otherwise mist up as no fresh
air is drawn into the vehicle in air-
recirculation mode.
Automatic start/stop system
During automatic engine switch-off, the
climate control only operates at a reduced
capacity. If you require the full climate
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