Climate Control; Notes - SMART fortwo coupe Owner's Manual

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Press RES/+ button ; or SET/− button =
and release it.
The new speed is stored.

Climate control

General notes
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WARNING
Observe the settings recommended on the
following pages. Otherwise, the windows
could mist up. This may obstruct your view
of the traffic situation and, as a result, you
may cause an accident.
The air-conditioning system with auto-
matic temperature control increases driv-
ing comfort at high exterior temperatures
by cooling and dehumidifying the air.
A filter (particle, pollen and dust filter)
cleans the fresh air. The filter operates
even if the air-conditioning system is
switched off and the blower is switched on.
The air dehumidification function of the
air-conditioning system prevents the win-
dows from misting up when air humidity is
high.
You can also take advantage of this to
defrost the windows. To do this, switch on
the air-conditioning system and set the
heating to maximum.
The air-conditioning system only oper-
ates:
with the ignition switched on
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with the blower switched on
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with the driver's door closed
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Optimum operation is achieved only when
you drive with the windows closed.
If the operating temperature of the high-
voltage battery is too high, the high-volt-
age battery is cooled by the air-condi-
tioning system. This reduces the cooling
output for the vehicle interior. This can
cause the temperature in the vehicle inte-
rior to increase temporarily.
When the air-conditioning system is not
on, the air-conditioning system compres-
sor and the fan for cooling the vehicle
interior are switched on automatically.
This cools the high-voltage battery, but
not the vehicle interior. When the high-
voltage battery has returned to the nominal
temperature, the air-conditioning system
is automatically deactivated.
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The range of the vehicle is reduced
when the air-conditioning system is on.
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Environmental note
Keep the windows closed when operating the
air-conditioning system with automatic
temperature control. Doing so saves
energy.
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Ventilate the vehicle for a brief period
during warm weather. This helps you to
achieve the desired interior tempera-
ture more quickly.
For information on the "Adj. temp. for
depart" function, see (
Climate control
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page 99).
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