Air Quality System; Activating Recirculation/Air Quality Sensor; Activating Recirculation - Volvo XC70 Owner's Manual

deactivate the function under Climate con-
trol settings Recirculation timer
description of the menu system, see
page 104.
NOTE
When Defroster is selected, recirculation is
always deactivated.

Air quality system*

The air quality system sepa-
rates gases and particles to
reduce the levels of odours
and pollution in the passen-
ger compartment. If the out-
side air is contaminated then
the air intake is closed and the air is recircu-
lated. When the AUTO button is depressed
the air quality sensor is always engaged.
Activating recirculation/air quality
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sensor
Switch between the three
functions by pressing the
button repeatedly.
•The left-hand orange lamp
illuminates – the air quality
sensor is disengaged.
• The centre green lamp illuminates – recir-
culation not engaged, providing it is not
. For a
required for cooling in hot weather.
• The right-hand orange lamp illuminates –
recirculation is engaged.
NOTE
The air quality sensor should always be
engaged in order to obtain the best air in the
passenger compartment. Recirculation is
limited in cold weather to avoid misting. If
the insides of the windows start misting up,
disengage the air quality sensor, and the
defroster functions for the windscreen, the
side and the rear windows should also be
used to demist the windows.

Activating recirculation

Switch between recircula-
tion on/off by repeatedly
pressing the button. The
lamp illuminates when recir-
culation is engaged.
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Only applies to ETC
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Climate control
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