Airflow; Air Conditioning With The Engine Not Running - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Airflow

Turn the rig ht-hand turn k nob c lock wise or
anticlockwise. The airflow is inc reased or
red uced as ap prop riate. The selected fan
speed is displayed by a bar indicator.
To switch off the fan: turn the right-hand
turn k nob c lock wise as fa r as it will go. The
fan and the electronic air cond itioning
system a re switched off. The display
rea dout d isapp ears.
To switch on the fan: turn right-hand turn
knob clockw ise.
To return to automatic mode: Press AUTO
button.
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Air recircula tion system
The air recirculation system prevents the
entry of outside air and the air in the
passenger compa rtm ent is circulated.
Press button 4. % a ppears on the
display .
The exchange of fresh air is reduced in air
circulation mode. The quality of the
passenger compa rtm ent air deteriorates
whic h may c ause the v ehicle occ upa nts to
feel drow sy . In operation w ithout cooling
the air humidity increases, so the windows
may mist up. Consequently, the air
circulation system should only be run for
short periods of time.
To switch off air recircula tion:
Press button 4 ag ain.
Air conditioning with the engine not
running
When the vehicle is stopped and the
ignition off, the hea t or cooling power still
in the system can be used to condition the
passenger compartment, for exa mple
when stopped at a level crossing.
Press AUTO with the ignition off. The
preselected temperature appears on the
display. The tempera ture can be adjusted
with the left-hand turn k nob.
The air conditioning will operate for a
limited period of tim e.
To deactivate air conditioning, press the
AUTO button.