Renault MASTER 2024 - Page 294

AIR VENTS, HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING
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292 - Your comfort
Consumption
(Combustion version)
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.
Range
(Electric version)
Itisnormaltonoticeanincreaseinen
ergy consumption when using the air
conditioning.
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mo
ments 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electricver
sions
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can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.
Refrigerant fluid
The refrigerant fluid circuit (of which
some components are hermetically