Mini COUNTRYMAN 2018 Owner's Handbook Manual page 199

using maximum cooling or heating power if
necessary. The temperature is then main-
tained.
To adjust
Turn the wheel to select the
desired temperature.
Avoid switching between different tempera-
ture settings in rapid succession. The auto-
matic air conditioning may not have suffi-
cient time to establish the temperature
selected.
Cooling function
Principle
Interior air is cooled and dried, then rehea-
ted to suit the temperature setting.
The interior can only be cooled when the
engine is running.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated when the
cooling function is switched on.
Depending on weather conditions, the
windscreen may mist over for a short time
when the engine is started.
The cooling function is switched on auto-
matically in the AUTO program.
When the automatic air conditioning is in
operation, condensation, see page 223, de-
velops which exits underneath the vehicle.
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Air conditioning
Maximum cooling effect
Principle
System is set to the lowest temperature,
maximum air flow and recirculated-air
mode.
General
The function is available with an outside
temperature above approximately 0 ℃/32 ℉
and with the engine running.
The air flows from the side nozzles for the
upper body area. Therefore open the side
nozzles.
The air flow can be adapted when the pro-
gramme is active.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated when the
system is switched on.
System is set to lowest temperature, opti-
mum air flow and recirculated-air mode.
AUTO program
Principle
The air flow, air distribution and tempera-
ture are automatically regulated.
Switching on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated when the
AUTO program is switched on.
Depending on the selected temperature,
AUTO intensity and external influences, the
air is directed towards the windscreen, side
windows and upper body, and into the foot-
well.
The following are switched on automatically
in the AUTO programme:
CONTROLS
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