Fiat Idea Owner's Handbook Manual page 50

SETTING THE TEMPERATURE
Proceed as follows:
Turn the ring B-fig. 61 (indicator point-
ing to the red sector) rightwards to turn
the temperature up or leftwards to turn
it down;
ADJUSTING THE FAN SPEED
To ventilate the passenger compartment
properly proceed as follows:
❒ fully open the central (4) and side (2)
air vents fig. 57;
❒ turn the ring B-fig. 61 to the blue
sector;
❒ turn knob A to the required speed;
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❒ turn the ring E to
;
❒ stop internal air recirculation by turn-
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ing knob F to .
ACTIVATING THE INTERNAL
AIR RECIRCULATION
Position the knob F-fig. 61 to
It is advisable to switch internal air recir-
culation on while standing in queues or in
tunnels to prevent the introduction of pol-
luted air. Do not use the function for a
long time, particularly if there are many
occupants on board, to prevent the win-
dows from misting up.
IMPORTANT The air recirculation system
makes it possible to reach the required
heating or cooling conditions faster. Do
not use the air recirculation function on
rainy/cold days as it would considerably
increase the possibility of the windows
misting inside.
QUICK HEATING
Proceed as follows:
❒ close all the vents on the dashboard;
❒ turn the ring B-fig. 61 to the red sec-
tor;
❒ turn knob A to 4 -
;
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❒ turn ring E to
FRONT WINDOW FAST
DEMISTING/DEFROSTING
(WINDSCREEN AND SIDE
...
.
WINDOWS)
Proceed as follows:
❒ turn the ring B-fig. 61 to the red sec-
tor;
❒ turn knob A to 4
❒ turn ring E to
❒ stop internal air recirculation by turn-
ing knob F to
After demisting/defrosting, operate the
controls normally used to restore the re-
quired comfort.
Window demisting
In the event of considerable external mois-
ture and/or rain and/or considerable dif-
ferences in temperature inside and out-
side the passenger compartment, perform
the following preventive demisting proce-
dure:
❒ stop internal air recirculation by turn-
ing knob F-fig. 61 to
❒ turn knob B to the red section;
❒ turn knob A to 2;
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