Overview Of Climate Control Systems; Tioning System - SMART Fortwo 2015 Owner's Manual

Notes on using the heating/air-condi-

tioning system

Heating/air-conditioning system
Below, you can find a number of tips and rec-
ommendations for optimum use of the heat-
ing/air-conditioning system.
Switch on climate control by turning con-
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trol = clockwise to the desired position
(except position 0).
Change the temperature settings in small
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increments only.
To increase and reduce the temperature
turn control A clockwise or anti-clock-
wise.
Recommendation for demisting front win-
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dows at low exterior temperatures or in
rain: switch air distribution control : to
the z position. Deactivate air-recir-
culation mode À. Turn airflow control
= to position 4.Turn temperature control
A clockwise as far as possible.
Only use the "Windscreen demisting" func-
tion briefly until the windscreen is clear
again.
Automatic climate control panel
Increases the airflow (
:
Demists the windscreen (
;
Switches the air-recirculation mode on/off (
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Switches the rear window heating on/off (
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Switches the exterior mirror heating on/off (for vehicles with heated exterior mirrors
only)
Sets the air distribution (
A
Sets climate control to automatic mode (
B
Switches the climate control on/off (
C
Switches cooling with air dehumidification on/off (
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Overview of climate control systems

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page 87)
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page 86)
Recommendation for rapid cooling or heat-
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ing of the vehicle interior: briefly set
airflow control = to 3 or 4.
Recommendation for a constant interior
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temperature: set air flow control = to
position 1 or 2.
Only use the air-recirculation mode
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briefly, e.g. if there are unpleasant out-
side odours or when in a tunnel. The win-
dows could otherwise mist up as no fresh air
is drawn into the vehicle in air-recircu-
lation mode.
Automatic start/stop system
During automatic engine switch-off, the cli-
mate control only operates at a reduced capa-
city. If you require the full climate control
output, you can switch off the automatic start/
stop system by pressing the automatic start/
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stop system button (
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page 90)
page 89)
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page 86)
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