Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual page 123

Note
The air exiting from the air outlets and flowing through the entire interior escapes
from the vehicle through the air vents below the rear window. The air vents must
not be covered by clothing or other objects.
Air outlets
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 117.
Air outlets in the instrument panel
To achieve adequate heating, cooling and ventilation inside the vehicle, never
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close the air outlets completely
Vehicle overview Before driving
Fig. 77 In the instrument pan-
el: Air outlet.
Fig. 78 In the rear part of the
centre console: Air outlets.
77.
When driving
● To open and close the air outlets, turn the thumbwheel
rection.
● Use the handle in the ventilation grille
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Air outlets in the rear centre console
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Use the two handles 3 in the ventilation grille to adjust the outflow di-
rection.
Additional air outlets are in the footwells and in the rear of the vehicle interior.
NOTICE
Do not place food, medication or other heat-sensitive objects in front of the
air outlets. Heat- or cold-sensitive foods, medication, and objects may be dam-
aged or rendered unusable by the escaping air.
Recirculated air mode
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 117.
Basic information
There are different types of recirculated air mode:

Manual recirculated air mode (manual air conditioning system).

Recirculated air mode (Climatronic).
Recirculated air mode  prevents the outside air from entering the passenger
compartment.
At very hot or cold outside temperatures, manual recirculation mode should be se-
lected for a short time to cool or heat the passenger compartment more quickly.
For security, recirculated air mode is switched off when the button
or the air distribution control is turned to  ⇒
Switching manual recirculated air mode on and off with manual air conditioning
system 
Switching on: Press the appropriate button repeatedly until the indicator light illu-
minates above the symbol .
Maintenance, cleaning, servic-
ing
Air conditioning 121
in the desired di-
2
1 to adjust the outflow direction.
is pressed
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Do-it-yourself
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