Warm and cold
Automatic climate control system
Applies to: vehicles with automat ic climate contro l system
Pressing AUTO button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) is recommended.
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Fig. 8 1 Automatic climate control system: controls (example)
The funct ions can be switched on and off by
pressing the buttons or adjusted by turning the
knob. The LED in a button w ill light up when the
f unction is switched on.
Automatic climate cont rol syst em
The automat ic climate control system automati-
cally maintains a temperature once it has been
set . In all heat ing mode funct ions except
defrost,
the blower on ly switches to a higher speed once
the eng ine coolant has reached a certain temper-
ature.
AUTO
Switching automatic mode or "eco"
mode * on and off
Automatic mode ma inta ins a constant tempera-
ture inside the veh icle. Air tempe rature, airflow
and air distribution are controlled a utomatically.
AUTO mode switches off once a button in the cli-
mate control system is pressed.
When a utomat ic mode is act ive, pressing the
AUTO button briefly act ivat es the "Eco" mode*
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In "eco" mode *, all sett ings are lowered slight ly
to save fue l. When in "eco" mode*,
Eco is shown
8 1l This funct ion is not available in every market and is not
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in the display. To exit "Eco" mode*, press the
AUTO button aga in.
A/C
cooling mod e
The cooling mode on ly functions with the blower
turned on. You can turn the cooling system on or
off by pressing the A/C button. The a ir is not
cooled and humidity is not removed when cooling
mode is switched off. This can cause fog on the
windows . The cooling mode sw itches off auto-
matically when there are cold outside tempera-
tu res.
e / e Temperature
The temperature for the dr iver's and front pas-
senger's s ide can be adjusted separately with the
dials
(DI@. Tempera t ures between 60 °F
(+16 °() and 84 °F (+28 °() ca n be set. If outside
of this range,
LO or HI will appea r in the climate
contro l system display. In both settings, the cli-
mate contro l runs constant ly at the maxim um
cooling or heating level. The temperature is not
regulated.
Synchr onizati on: by pressing the AUTO butto n
for two seconds, the temperature setting for the ..,.
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