Chevrolet 2012 Volt Owner's Manual page 222

8-4 Climate Controls
Fan Only Mode: The air
conditioning and electric heat are
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turned off. As long as
selected, the climate control settings
may not have a noticeable effect on
the vehicle electric range and fuel
economy.
When in Fan Only mode, the AUTO
indicator light will be off. When
AUTO is selected in Fan Only
mode, the mode will change to
either ECO or Comfort.
When in Fan Only mode, the air
conditioning system may turn on
automatically if the high voltage
battery is being cooled. The climate
control system could blow cold air.
This is normal. To prevent cold air
from blowing into the interior, turn off
the fan control and select the vent
mode and manual recirculation
mode, and close the air vents.
When in Fan Only mode, if
Auto Defog is enabled, the air
conditioning and electric heat
may turn on when high humidity
conditions exist. See Climate and
Air Quality under Vehicle
Personalization on page 5 53 for
more information on the Auto Defog
is not
selection. The air conditioning may
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also run if
ECO Mode: The air conditioning
and electric heat are controlled to
balance comfort with fuel economy.
As long as
the vehicle electric range or fuel
economy will decrease less than in
Comfort mode, but will result in
moderate comfort.
Comfort Mode: The air
conditioning and electric heat are
controlled to reach the best comfort
level based on the temperature
setting selected. In this mode,
vehicle electric range or fuel
economy will decrease depending
on the amount of energy required to
reach the best comfort levels.
is selected.
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is not selected,
I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Climate Power Gauge
When the climate mode is changed,
the Climate Power gauge displays
the impact that user setting changes
have on energy consumption. The
higher the reading, the more energy
is being used.
Air Conditioning/Heat Status
Indicators
The air conditioning/heat status
displays when the air conditioning or
electric heat is being used.