Seat Exeo 2012 Owner's Manual page 162

160 Air conditioning
Note
If the diode on the ECON button continues to light up when the ECON mode
has been switched off (i.e. the air conditioner has been switched on) this is
due to a defect in one of the air conditioner components. If a malfunction
should occur, please contact a specialised workshop.
Air recirculation: automatic activation*
If the outside air is polluted by diesel and petrol emissions,
an air quality sensor in the vehicle will automatically switch
on the air recirculation.
Activating air recirculation mode
– Press the button
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Deactivating air recirculation mode
– Press the button again or
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Fig. 131 Button for auto-
matic air recirculation
⇒ f ig.
131.
– Press the button or
AUTO
– Press button .
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The automatic air recirculation mode should normally be left switched on at
all times.
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The system is ready to operate approx. 30 seconds after the engine ignition
key has been turned. During this initial period, fresh air is fed into the vehi-
cle.
If the air purity sensor in the air conditioner detects a certain concentration
of fumes in the outside air, the control unit will either pass the incoming air
through the pollution filter or automatically switch on the air recirculation. If
there is a high concentration of pollution in the outside air, the air condi-
tioner automatically switches to air recirculation and the supply of air from
the outside is cut off. As soon as the level of pollution decreases, air is fed
into the vehicle from the outside again.
The automatic air recirculation operates for a maximum period of 12 mi-
nutes. If the windows mist up when the automatic air recirculation is on,
press the button immediately.
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The automatic air recirculation switches itself off under certain circumstan-
ces (for instance if or is selected). In "ECON" and at temperatures
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lower than approx. 8 °C below zero, the automatic air recirculation mode is
limited to 12 seconds.
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