Heating And Air Conditioning; Heating, Ventilation, Cooling; Read And Observe And On Page 84 First - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

fixing points for base support
Fig. 82 Attachment points
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Read and observe and
Installation location of the attachment points for roof rack bars
Front attachment points
A
Rear attachment points
B
Perform the assembly and disassembly according to the enclosed instructions.
CAUTION
Observe the information regarding the assembly and disassembly in the en-
closed instructions.
Roof load
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Read and observe and
The maximum permissible roof load (including roof rack system) of 75 kg and
the maximum permissible total weight of the vehicle should not be exceeded.
The full permissible roof load cannot be used if a roof rack system with a lower
load carrying capacity is used. In this case, the roof rack system must only be
loaded up to the maximum weight limit specified in the fitting instructions.
on page 84 first.
on page 84 first.

Heating and air conditioning

Heating, ventilation, cooling

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Air outlet vents
Air distribution control
Heating
Air conditioning (manual air conditioning)
Climatronic (automatic air conditioning)
Efficient handling of the cooling system
malfunctions
» Fig. 82 The heating and air conditioning ventilate and heat the vehicle interior. The air
conditioning system also cools and dehumidifies the vehicle interior.
The heating effect is dependent upon the coolant temperature, thus full heat
output only occurs when the engine has reached its operating temperature.
The cooling system only operates if the following conditions are met.
The cooling system is switched on.
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The engine is running.
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The outside temperature is above approx. +2 °C.
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The blower is switched on.
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If the cooling system is switched on, the temperature and air humidity drops in
the vehicle. The cooling system prevents the windows from misting up during
winter months.
It is possible to briefly activate re-circulated air mode to enhance the cooling
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WARNING
For your own safety and that of other road users, ensure that all the win-
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dows are free of ice, snow and misting.
The blower should always be on to prevent the windows from misting up.
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