Air Recirculation Mode; Air Volume; Defrosting - SMART fortwo coupe Operator's Manual

Adjusting air volume
You can adjust the air volume using air volume
control 1 . Five blower speeds are available.
The air volume is controlled depending on the
blower speed selected.
0 Off
1 Slow
2 Medium
3 High/defrosting
4 Maximum
> Increasing or decreasing: Push air volume
control 1 up or down.

Air recirculation mode

Switch to air recirculation mode to prevent
unpleasant odors from entering the vehicle
from the outside (e.g. before driving through
a tunnel). This setting cuts off the intake of
outside air and recirculates the air in the
passenger compartment.
Air conditioning with climate control*
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Warning!
When the recirculation mode is switched
on, windows can fog on the inside immedi
ately. Fogged windows impair visibility,
endangering you and others. If the win
dows begin to fog on the inside, switching
off the air recirculation mode immediate
ly should clear interior window fogging. If
interior window fogging persists, make
sure the air conditioning is switched on,
turn the air distribution control to
position P ( page 150) and increase
1

air volume

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> Switching on: Press switch 4 .
The indicator lamp on the switch comes on.
4
> Switching off: Press switch once more.
The indicator lamp on the switch goes out.

Defrosting

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Warning!
Never drive with iced up or fogged
windows. Visibility will be significantly
impaired. Impaired visibility could en
danger yourself and others. This may
prevent you from observing the traffic
conditions, thereby causing an accident
The best defrosting of windows is achieved if
the ice is completely removed from the win
dows manually with an ice scraper before
starting the engine.
> Switching on: Push air volume control
level 3.
> Turn air distribution control 5 to
position P.
> Push temperature control 6 fully up.
>> Controls.
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