Sliding Roof; Ventilation - Volkswagen Beetle 1973 Owner's Manual

Ventilation
Flow-through ventilation provides a con¬
tinuous draft-free exchange of air while
driving Air enters the car through the
grille on the front hood and inside vent9
A water separator prevents ram from
entering
The air in tne passenger compartment is
drawn out through inside openings near
the rear window and escapes to the out¬
side through louvers.
A two-speed electric fan (except VW111)
behind the instrument panel increases
the flow of air when driving at low speeds
and also supplies fresh air when the car
is standing still (ignition on).
VW 113
20 - Fresh air knobs
You can regulate the volume and distri¬
bution of fresh air with the two knobs.
Left knob - turn to left
Air flow to windshield vent -1- and side
window vents -2- increases
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VW111
11 - Fresh air control knobs
You can regulate the volume of fresh air
for each side separately by turning the
knobs.
Turn left - air flow increases
Turn right - air flow decreases
To stop the air flow completely, turn the
knobs to the right beyond the pressure
point.
Right knob - turn to left
Air flow toward passenger compartment
increases (vents - 4 -). The vanes in the
vents can be adjusted upward, down¬
ward or sideways
To decrease the air flow, turn the knobs
to the right
To stop the air flow completely, turn the
knob to the right beyond the pressure
point.
19-Fresh air fan
You can increase the regular air flow by
turning on the two-speed fan
The switch positions arc:
2a and 2b - Fresh air vents
Fresh air comes out through a pair of
vents on each 9ide.
Each upper vent has a lever. When the
lever is in the straight-up position the air
is directed toward the windshield. In the
down position (move lever to the nght),
the air is directed into Ihe passenger
compartment. Air will flow in bolh direc¬
tions when you select an intermediate
position.
0-off
I - low speed
II- high speed
The fan operation is most effective if you
have opened the fresh air vents by turn¬
ing the fresh air knobs all the way to the
left.
To give you full battery power while
starling the engine, the operating fresh
air fan will stop automatically at this
moment
Sliding roof
(optional on the VW 113)
We call the VW with a sliding roof Ihe
VW Sunroof.
To open the sliding roof, pull the handle
out and turn it counterclockwise, to
close the sliding roof, turn the handle
clockwise. The sliding roof is locked in
any open position.
For safety reasons, fold the handle back
into Its recess as shown in the illus¬
tration
VW111
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