Automatic Two-Zone Climate Control System - Alfa Romeo Spider 2008 Owner's Manual

AUTOMATIC
TWO-ZONE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)
DESCRIPTION
The car is fitted with a two-zone climate
control system which makes it possible
to separately adjust the air temperature
in the two passenger's compartment ar-
eas to reach the required comfort.
To obtain top control of both zones, the
system is fitted with outside temperature
sensor, passenger's compartment tem-
perature sensor and bilateral sun radia-
tion sensor.
The climate control system automatically
controls and adjusts the following pa-
rameters and functions:
❒ air temperature at driver/passenger
vents;
❒ fan speed;
❒ air distribution at driver/passenger
vents;
❒ compressor activation;
❒ air recirculation.
The following parameters and functions
can be set or changed manually:
❒ required temperature;
❒ fan speed;
❒ air distribution on seven levels;
❒ compressor on/off;
❒ window demisting/defrosting;
❒ air recirculation.
The system is fitted with AQS (Air Qual-
ity System) sensor (where provided),
that turns on air recirculation automati-
cally when it detects the presence of out-
side polluted air (for example in queues
and tunnels).
Where provided, the system is integrat-
ed with an anti-misting sensor A-fig.
38 set behind the driving mirror, capa-
ble of "monitoring" a preset internal area
of the windscreen and of intervening au-
tomatically to prevent or to reduce win-
dow misting up, through a proper strat-
egy. This sensor can be deactivated
through any manual system control
when the strategy is operating.
fig. 38
The sensor is enabled at each start-up
and in any case when the user presses
one of the AUTO buttons.
To guarantee perfect and
regular sensor operation
do not apply stickers in
the "monitoring" area between
sensor and windscreen. Keep
windscreen and sensor clean and
avoid to accumulate dust or oth-
er substances.
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