Alfa Romeo MiTo 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual page 67

DESCRIPTION
The automatic dual zone climate control system regulates the air
temperatures/distribution in the passenger compartment in two areas:
driver side and passenger side.
The system keeps the passenger compartment comfort level constant
and compensates for any variations in external conditions, including
solar radiation detected by a specific sensor.
The automatically controlled parameters and functions are:
❒ air temperature at the driver's/front passenger side vents;
❒ air distribution at the driver's/front passenger side vents;
❒ fan speed (continuous variation of the air flow);
❒ compressor engagement (for cooling/dehumidifying the air);
❒ air recirculation.
All these functions can be adjusted manually by operating the system
and selecting one or more functions and modifying their parameters.
Automatic control of the manually changed functions will be
suspended: the system will only override the settings for safety reasons.
Manual selections always have higher priority than automatic settings
and are stored until the AUTO button is pressed, except for cases in
which the system intervenes for safety reasons.
You can adjust one function manually without affecting the automatic
control of the others. The amount of air introduced into the passenger
compartment is not affected by vehicle speed; it is electronically
controlled by a fan.
The air temperature is always automatically controlled according to the
temperature set on the display (except for when the system is off or in
certain conditions when the compressor is not running).
The system allows the following to be set or adjusted manually:
❒ driver's/passenger side air temperature;
❒ fan speed (continuous variation);
❒ air distribution to 7 positions (driver/passenger);
❒ compressor enabling;
❒ rapid defrosting/demisting function;
❒ air recirculation;
❒ heated rear window;
❒ system deactivation.
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