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Heating, Ventilation and Air conditioning
Defrosting
The windscreen and side windows are defrosted or demisted
as quickly as possible.
– To enable this mode, press the
– To disable, press the
The temperature is regulated automatically. The air output is increased to
maximum and most of the air comes out of outlets 1 and 2 ⇒ page 159.
The air recirculation and ECON modes are switched off when the
pressed.
Air recirculation: manual enabling
The air recirculation setting prevents fumes etc. from entering
the interior.
Enabling air recirculation mode
⇒ page 154, fig. 133
– Press the
Disabling air recirculation mode
– Press the
button again or
– Press the
button or
AUTO
– Press the
button.
In this setting, the air in the vehicle is constantly recirculated. We recommend
using the air recirculation mode in the following circumstances:
⇒ page 154, fig. 133
button again or select the
AUTO
⇒
button.
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When driving through a tunnel or in queues of traffic, to prevent fumes
entering the interior of the vehicle.
WARNING
button.
Do not drive for too long with the air recirculation mode enabled because,
if the compressor is disconnected, the windscreen may mist up because no
button.
fresh air is entering the interior of the vehicle, with the subsequent risk of
accidents.
button is
ECON Mode (economy)
ECON mode helps save fuel.
– To enable, press the
– To disable, press the
button.
Air cooling is disconnected in ECON mode. The heating and the blower are
adjusted automatically. "ECON" stands for "Economy". Disconnecting air
cooling (compressor) saves on fuel.
Please note that the interior temperature must not be lower than the outside
temperature in ECON mode. The blower does not cool or dehumidify the air in
the interior. The windows could therefore mist up.
On diesel vehicles, the supplementary heater is switched off in ECON mode
to save fuel.
Note
If the diode on the ECON button continues to light up when the ECON mode
has been switched off (i.e. the climate control has been switched on) this is
ECON
⇒ page 154, fig.
ECON
button
133.
button again or select the
ECON
AUTO
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