Mini COUNTRYMAN Owner's Manual page 214

CONTROLS
Air conditioning
Principle
The air in the interior will be cooled and de-
humidified and, depending on the tempera-
ture setting, warmed again.
Functional requirement
The car's interior can only be cooled with
the engine running.
Turning on/off
Press the button.
The LED is illuminated with air con-
ditioning switched on.
Depending on the weather, the windshield
may fog up briefly when the engine is
started.
The cooling mode produces condensation,
refer to page 247, that will exit from below
the vehicle.
Air recirculation mode
Principle
You may react to unpleasant odors or pollu-
tants in the immediate environment by tem-
porarily suspending the supply of outside
air. The system then recirculates the inte-
rior air.
Operation
Press the button:
The LED is illuminated when recir-
culated-air mode is switched on. The supply
of outside air is shut off.
When recirculated-air mode is switched off,
fresh air is directed into the vehicle's inte-
rior.
To prevent window condensation, recircu-
lated-air mode switches off automatically af-
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ter a certain amount of time, depending on
the outside temperature.
With extended air recirculation mode, the
air quality in the interior deteriorates and
window fogging increases.
In case of window condensation, switch off
air recirculation mode and increase the air
flow, if needed.
Air flow, manual
Principle
The air flow for climate control can be ad-
justed manually.
Adjusting
Turn the ring to set the de-
sired air flow.
The higher the air flow, the
more effective the heating or
cooling power will be.
The air flow from the air conditioning sys-
tem may be reduced to save vehicle battery
power.
Manual air distribution
Principle
The air distribution for climate control can
be adjusted manually.
Adjusting
Turn the wheel to select the
desired program or the desired
intermediate setting.
– Windows.
– Upper body area.
– Footwell.
– Windows, upper body area and foot-
well.