Alfa Romeo 159 Owner's Manual page 57

WARMING THE PASSENGER
COMPARTMENT
Proceed as follows:
❒ turn knob A to the required temper-
ature;
❒ turn knob C to the required speed;
❒ turn knob B to the required distribu-
tion:
N: to warm the feet of front and rear
passengers;
M: to warm the feet and keep the face
cool (bilevel function);
Q: to warm the feet and at the same
time demist the windscreen;
❒ turn air recirculation off (if on).
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QUICK WINDSCREEN
AND FRONT SIDE WINDOW
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
(MAX-DEF function)
Press button -: the button leds -,
√
and ( will turn on. To turn this func-
tion off, press again button - the but-
ton led will turn off. After defrosting, turn
the function off to keep top comfort con-
ditions.
Window demisting
Climate control system √ is very use-
ful to speed up window demisting and
it is therefore to be turned on in the
event of considerable moisture. In any
case it is recommended to perform the
following preventive demisting proce-
dure:
❒ turn air recirculation off (if on);
❒ turn knob C to second speed;
❒ turn knob B to Q.
HEATED REAR WINDOW
AND DOOR MIRROR
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
Press button ( to activate the demist-
ing/defrosting function: when this func-
tion is on, the circular led around the but-
ton will turn on.
On certain versions, turning this function
on will also activate windscreen de-
frosting in the windscreen wiper area.
This function is timed and switches off
automatically after few minutes, or by
pressing again the button or by turning
the engine off. It will not be switched
on automatically when restarting the en-
gine.
IMPORTANT Do not apply stickers on
the inside of the heated rear window
over the heating filaments to avoid dam-
age that might cause it to stop work-
ing properly.