Air Conditioner; Air Flow Rate - Mini Owner's Manual

Air conditioner

1

Air flow rate

2 Cooling function
3
Recirculated-air mode
4 Temperature
Air flow rate
Adjust the air flow rate. The higher the
rate, the more effective the heating or
cooling will be.
The air flow rate is lowered or switched off
entirely to reduce the drain on the battery.
Switching the system on/off
Turn the air flow rate rotary switch to 0. Blower
and air conditioner are completely switched off
and the air supply is cut off.
Set any desired air flow rate to switch on the air
conditioner.
Cooling function
When the cooling function is on,
the air is cooled, dried, then
reheated according to the temper-
ature setting. The passenger compartment can
only be cooled while the engine is running.
The cooling function helps prevent condensa-
tion on the windows or removes it quickly.
Depending on the weather, the windshield may
fog over briefly when the engine is started.
To cool the air more quickly and intensely
when the external temperature is high,
you can switch on the recirculated-air
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Climate
5 Rear window defroster
6 Air distribution
7
Windshield heating
Recirculated-air mode
rior of the car temporarily. The system then
recirculates the air currently within the vehicle.
If condensation starts to form on the inside
window surfaces, press the AUTO button or
switch off the recirculated-air mode and, if
necessary, increase the air flow rate. Ensure that
air can flow onto the windshield.
The recirculated-air mode should not be
used over an extended period of time;
otherwise, the air quality in the passenger
compartment will deteriorate
Temperature
Turn upward, red, to increase the
temperature.
Turn downward, blue, to decrease the
temperature.
Rear window defroster
or switched off entirely to reduce the drain on
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the battery.
CONTROLS
If the air outside the car has an
unpleasant odor or contains pollut-
ants, shut off the supply to the inte-
continuously.<
The defroster is switched off auto-
matically after a certain time.
The rear window heating is lowered
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