Air Conditioning; Heating - Seat ALTEA Owner's Manual

Air conditioning

Heating

Operating instructions
Fig. 125 Heating controls on the dash panel.
⇒ F ig. 125
– Use the knobs
temperature, air distribution and blower speed.
– To switch a function on or off, press the appropriate button
or . When the function is activated, the display window in the
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lower left of the button is lit.
Temperature
With the regulator the heating level is determined. The required temper-
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ature inside the vehicle cannot be lower than the ambient temperature.
Safety
and and control to set the
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Operation
Maximum heat output, which is needed to defrost the windows quickly, is
only available when the engine has reached its operating temperature.
Heated rear window 
This function will be switched off automatically approximately 20 mi-
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nutes after being switched on. It can also be switched off beforehand by
pushing the button.
Air recirculation mode 
Air recirculation mode
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tering the vehicle interior, for example when passing through a tunnel or in
queuing traffic ⇒
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With low outside temperatures, the air recirculation increases the effective-
ness of the heating system by heating the air inside the vehicle rather than
the air from outside.
Air distribution
Control for setting the flow of air in the required direction.
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 – Air distribution towards the windscreen. If the windscreen air output is
on and the air recirculation mode is pressed, this remains active. When the
recirculation mode is on, if the air distribution towards the windscreen
mode is selected, the recirculation mode is deactivated. For safety reasons,
the air recirculation mode should not be connected.
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 – Air distribution to the upper body
 – Air distribution to footwell
 – Air distribution to the windscreen and the footwell
Blower
The air flow can be set at four speeds with the control
should always be set at the lowest speed when driving slowly.
Advice
Air conditioning
prevents strong odours in the outside air from en-
. The air flow
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Technical specifications
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