Volvo 2010 S80 Owner's Manual page 130

04 Comfort and driving pleasure
Climate system
Auto
The function automatically
regulates cooling, heating,
blower speed, recirculation,
and air distribution to main-
tain the chosen temperature.
If you select one or more man-
ual functions, the other func-
tions continue to be controlled automatically.
The air quality sensor is engaged and all man-
ual settings are switched off when AUTO is
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pressed. The display shows
CLIMATE .
Blower speed in automatic mode can be set
under Climate settings
adjust. Choose between
High .
NOTE
Selecting the lowest blower speed may
increases the risk of fog forming on the win-
dows.
For a description of the menu system, see
page 122.
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Temperature control
NOTE
Heating or cooling cannot be speeded up by
selecting a higher/lower temperature than
AUTO
the actual temperature required.
A/C – ON/OFF
Automatic blower
Low , Normal or
engaged. Other functions are still controlled
automatically. When defroster is selected, the
air conditioning system is set for maximum
blower speed and dehumidification.
The temperatures on the
driver and passenger sides
can be set independently.
When the vehicle is started,
the most recent setting is
resumed.
The air conditioning is con-
trolled automatically by the
system when the ON light is
on. This cools/heats and
dehumidifies the incoming air.
When the OFF light is on, the
air conditioning is always dis-
Defroster
This function defrosts/de-ices
the windshield and front side
windows. The indicator light
in the defroster button lights
when the function is active.
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Blower speed increases automatically and
the air conditioning will switch on (if not
already on and if the passenger compart-
ment blower is not turned off) to dehumid-
ify the air in the passenger compartment.
Air conditioning can be switched off by
pressing the AC button.
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Recirculation will not function while defrost
is engaged.
The climate system will return to its previous
settings when the defroster function is
switched off.