Auto; Temperature Control; Ac – Air Conditioning On/Off; Defroster - Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual

04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Climate control

Auto*

The AUTO function is only
available if ECC is installed
in the car. The function auto-
matically regulates tempera-
ture, air conditioning, fan
speed, recirculation and air
distribution.
If you select one or more manual functions,
the other functions continue to be controlled
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automatically. The air quality sensor is
engaged and all manual settings are
switched off when AUTO is pressed. The dis-
play shows AUTO CLIMATE
Fan speed in automatic mode can be set
under
Climate settings
Choose between
blower adjust.
or .
mal High
For a description of the menu system, see
page 104.

Temperature control

ECC: The temperatures on
the driver and passenger
sides can be set independ-
ently.
ETC: The whole of the pas-
senger compartment is reg-
ulated using the knob.
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When the car is started, the most recent set-
ting is resumed.
NOTE
Heating or cooling cannot be hastened by
selecting a higher/lower temperature than
the actual temperature required.
AC – Air conditioning on/off
.
function is activated the air conditioning is
Automatic
switched on automatically (can be switched
Low, Nor-
off using the AC button).

Defroster

when the function is active.
The following also takes place in order to
provide maximum dehumidification in the
passenger compartment:
ON: The air conditioning is
controlled by the system's
AUTO function. This way,
incoming air is cooled and
dehumidified.
OFF: When the defroster
Used to quickly remove
misting and ice from the
windscreen and side win-
dows. Air flowing to the win-
dows. The light in the
defroster button illuminates
• the air conditioning is automatically
engaged
• recirculation is automatically disengaged.
The air conditioning can be disengaged man-
ually using the AC button. When the
defroster function is switched off the climate
control resumes to the previous settings.
Recirculation/Air quality system
Recirculation
When recirculation is
engaged the right-hand
orange light illuminates in
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the button . The function is
selected to shut out bad air,
exhaust gases etc. from the
passenger compartment. The air in the pas-
senger compartment is recirculated, i.e. no
outside air is taken into the car when this
function is activated. If the air in the car recir-
culates for too long, there is a risk of misting
on the insides of the windows.
Timer
With the timer function activated the system
will exit manually activated recirculation
mode according to a time that depends on
the outside temperature. This reduces the
risk of ice, misting and bad air. Activate/
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Only applies to ECC