Dacia DUSTER 2024 - Page 283

AIR VENTS, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
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Vehicles equipped with
ECO mode
Once activated, ECO mode
may reduce the performance of
the automatic air conditioning
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Do not add anything to
thevehicle’sventilation
circuit (for example, to
remove bad odours).
There is a risk of damage or of
fire.
Fuel consumption
You will normally notice an increase in
fuelconsumption(especiallywhendri
ving in town) when the air conditioning
is operating.
For vehicles fitted with air conditioning
with no automatic mode, switch off the
system when it is not required.
Advice for reducing consumption
and helping to preserve the environ
ment
Drive with the air vents open and the
windows closed. If the vehicle has
been parked in the sun, open the
doors for a few moments to let the hot
air escape before starting the engine.
Maintenance
Refer to the maintenance document
foryourvehiclefortheinspectionfre
quency.
Use the air conditioning
system regularly, even in
cold weather, running it at
leastonceamonthforapproxi
mately 5 minutes.
Operating faults
Asageneralrule,contactyourap
proveddealerintheeventofanoper
ating fault.
– Reduction in de-icing, demisting
or air conditioning performance.
This may be caused by the cabin filter
cartridge becoming clogged.
– No cold air is being produced.
Checkthatthecontrolsaresetcorrect
lyandthatthefusesaresound.Other
wise, switch off the system.
Special features of Hybrid versions
The vehicle's air conditioning system is
also used to cool the traction battery.
In order to preserve the life of your
vehicle's traction battery.
Aprolongeddropinairconditioningef
ficiencymayleadtoprematuredeterio
ration of the traction battery.
Presenceofwaterunderthevehi
cle
Afterprolongeduseoftheaircondi
tioning system, it is normal for water to
be present under the vehicle. This is
caused by condensation.
Do not open the refrig
erant circuit. The fluid
may damage eyes or
skin.
Before carrying out any
operation in the engine
compartment, you must
switch off the ignition
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