The air recircu lation opera tes for a maximum
of 12 minutes. If the windows start to fog up
while the air recirculat ion is on, press ~
Under certain operating condi tions (for exam-
ple, if ~ or
1-1 are pressed) the air recircu la-
tion automatica lly switches off.
If the air con-
ditioner is switched off, or if the temperature
is below 18 °F (-8 °C), the air recircu lation will
operate only for 12 seconds.
Switching between Fahrenheit and
Centigrade
You can change the temperature display from
°F (Fahrenheit) to °C (Centigrade) and vice
versa.
.,. Hold the l.,s,! button down c:> page 80,
fig.
96.
.,. Turn the rotary switch (driver's side) @ for
3 seconds +.
G;J Air recirculation
The air recirculation prevents exhaust fumes
or oth er pollution from entering the vehicle.
Switching air recirculation on
.,. Press ~ c:> page 80, fig. 96 c:> A
Switching air recirculation off
.,. Press~ again, or
.,. press
IAUTOI, or
.,. press~-
In the air recircula tion mode, the air in the
passenger compa rtment is recirculated to
prevent exhaust fumes and ot her pollution
from entering the vehicle. We recommend
that you use the manual air recircu lation un-
der the followi ng conditions:
- when driving through t unnels
- in a traffic jam.
,8. WARNING
Do not use this setting for extended pe ri-
ods of time . The windows could fog up
since no fresh air can ente r the vehicle . If
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the windows fog up, press the air recircula-
tion button aga in immed iately to switch
off the air recirculation function or select
defrost.
GIB Adjusting the fan speed
The automatically selected fan speed can be
increased or decreased.
.,. Press the[:] or El buttons in the center of
the control panel
c:> page 80, fig. 96 to ad-
just the fan speed to your comfort.
The air conditioning system automatically
regulates the fa n speed in respo nse to the in-
terior tempe rat ure. However, you can also ad-
just the fan speed ma nually. A line of small
bars in the center display above the fan con-
trol buttons will retreat or extend to reflect
you r adjustments to the fan speed .
Air distribution
The automatically controlled air distribution
can be changed manually.
You can use the @J, [fil or~ buttons separate-
ly or together in combination. To switch back
to the automatic air distr ibution sett ing, ei-
the r switch off the buttons you prev iously se-
lected , or press
IAUTOI.
Each of the three buttons has its own spec ific
funct ion (the reference numbers refer to t he
air out lets)
c:> page 84, fig. 97.
~
Air directed to the windows
All the air is directed to outlets <I), @ and @ .
Contrary to when~ is pressed, the amount of
air remains the same .
~
Air directed to the driver/ front
passenger
All the air is directed to outlets @ , @ and ©
in the instrument panel. Air also is directed
th rough the center console in the rear.
~
Air directed to the footwells
All the air is directed to outlets ® and to the
outlets under the front seats.
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