Skoda RAPID Owner's Manual page 57

WARNING
For your own safety and that of other road users, ensure that all the win-
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dows are free of ice, snow and misting. The blower should always be on to
prevent the windows from misting up.
Under certain circumstances, air at a temperature of about 5 °C can flow
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out of the vents when the cooling system is switched on.
CAUTION
The air inlet in front of the windscreen must be free (e.g. of ice, snow or
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leaves) to ensure that the heating and cooling system operates properly.
After switching on the cooling Condensation from the evaporator of the air
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conditioning may drip down and form a puddle below the vehicle. This is not a
leak!
At high coolant temperature, the cooling system is switched off, to ensure
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the engine cooling.
Manual air conditioning
Fig. 52 Operating elements for the manual air conditioning
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Read and observe and
Individual functions can be set or turned on by turning the rocker switch or
pressing the corresponding button. When the function is switched on, the
warning light in the button illuminates.
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Functions of the individual controls
Setting the temperature
A
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Lowering the temperature
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Increasing the temperature
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Setting the fan speed (stage 0: fan off, stage 4: high speed)
B
Setting the direction of the air outlet
C
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 Air flow to the windows
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 Air flow to the upper body
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 Air flow to the foot well
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 Air flow to the windows and the foot well
Switching the recirculation on/off
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Switching the cooling system on/off
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Notice
Turn the temperature control
A
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switch on the cooling system and the recirculated-air mode automatically.
When operating the manual air conditioning, an increase in engine idle speed
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may occur under certain circumstances in order to ensure sufficient heating
comfort.
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning)
Fig. 53 Control elements of the Climatronic
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Read and observe and
The Climatronic in automatic mode ensures the best-possible setting of the
temperature of the outflowing air, the blower stage and air distribution.
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Heating and ventilation
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