Mini COUNTRYMAN Owner's Manual page 218

CONTROLS
The following features are switched on au-
tomatically with the AUTO program:
– Air conditioning, refer to page 217.
To switch off the program: press the button
again or manually adjust the air distribu-
tion.
Adjusting the intensity of the air flow
With the AUTO program switched on, the
intensity can be adjusted. This changes the
automatic control for the air mass.
Turn the wheel to set the de-
sired intensity from soft to in-
tensive.
The set intensity is displayed via the posi-
tion of the illuminated LED segment.
Automatic recirculated-air control
(AUC)/recirculated-air mode
Principle
The automatic recirculated-air control
(AUC) recognizes pollutants in the outside
air. The outside air supply is shut off and
the interior air is recirculated.
General information
If the system is activated, a sensor detects
pollutants in the outside air and controls the
shut-off automatically.
If the system is deactivated, outside air con-
tinuously flows into the interior.
With constant air recirculation mode, the
air quality in the interior deteriorates and
window fogging increases.
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.
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Climate control
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Turning on/off
Press button repeatedly to select an
operating mode:
– LEDs off: outside air flows in continu-
ously.
– Left LED on, automatic recirculated-air
control: a sensor detects pollutants in
the outside air and shuts off automati-
cally.
– Right LED on, recirculated-air mode: the
supply of outside air into the vehicle is
permanently disabled.
To prevent window condensation, recircu-
lated-air mode switches off automatically af-
ter a certain amount of time, depending on
the outside temperature.
In case of window condensation, switch off
the recirculating mode and press the AUTO
button. Make sure that air can flow to the
windshield.
Air flow, manual
Principle
The air flow for climate control can be ad-
justed manually.
General information
To adjust the air flow manually switch off
AUTO program first.
Adjusting
Turn the ring to set the de-
sired air flow.
The manually adjusted air flow is displayed
via illuminated LED segments.
The air flow of the automatic climate con-
trol may be reduced to save vehicle battery
power.