Seat LEON 2019 Owner's Manual page 163

the windscreen. Switch on the defrost func-
tion as soon as possible to clear the wind-
screen of condensation.
Air vents
To ensure proper heating, cooling and venti-
lation in the vehicle interior, the air vents must
remain open.
Turn the corresponding thumbwheel in the
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required direction to open and close the air
vents. When the thumbwheel is in the
tion, the corresponding air vent is closed.
Change the air direction using the ventila-
●
tion grille lever.
There are other additional, non-adjustable air
vents in the dash panel, in the footwells and in
the rear area of the passenger compartment.
Note
Food, medicine and other heat or cold sen-
sitive objects should never be placed in
front of the air outlets as they may be dam-
aged or made unsuitable for use by the air.
Air recirculation
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Air recirculation mode prevents the ambient
air from entering the interior.
Air conditioning
When the outside temperature is very high,
selecting manual air recirculation mode for a
short period refreshes the vehicle interior
more quickly.
For safety reasons, air recirculation mode is
switched off when the button
ed or the air distributor turned to
Switching the manual air recirculation
mode on and off
Press the button
●

nect manual air recirculation.
posi-

Climatronic automatic air recirculation
mode
With the automatic air recirculation mode ac-
tivated, the entry of fresh air into the cabin in-
terior is enabled. If the system detects a high
concentration of hazardous substances in the
ambient air, air recirculation mode is switched
on automatically. When the level of impurities
drops to within a normal range, recirculation
mode is switched off.
The system is unable to detect unpleasant
smells.
Automatic air recirculation is activated and
●
deactivated in the climate control menu
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The air recirculation will not connect auto-
matically in versions without humidity sensor
and in the following external conditions:
The outside temperature is lower than +3°C
●
(+38°F).
The cooling system is switched off and the
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outside temperature is below +10°C (+50°F).
The cooling system is switched off, the out-
●
is press-
  side temperature is below +15°C (+59°F) and
.
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the windscreen wipers are switched on.
Observe the safety warnings
to connect or discon-
duction on page
If the cooling system is switched off and
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air recirculation mode switched on, the
windows can mist over very quickly, con-
siderably limiting visibility.
Switch air recirculation mode off when it
●
is not required.
Do not smoke when air recirculation is
switched on in vehicles with an air condi-
tioner. The smoke taken in could lie on the
cooling system vaporiser and on the acti-
vated charcoal cartridge of the dust and
pollen filter, leading to a permanently un-
pleasant smell.
Climatronic: air recirculation mode is acti-
vated to prevent exhaust gas or unpleasant
odours from entering the vehicle interior
WARNING
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CAUTION
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