Volkswagen EOS User Manual

Air vents
To help ensure sufficient heating, cooling and ventilation in the passenger compartment, never close
the air vents completely ⇒
fig. 146 (1).
x To open and close the air vents, turn the respective thumbwheel (magnified view) in the desired
direction. When the thumbwheel is turned all the way toward the
O
, the air vent is closed.
x Use the lever on the vent grille to adjust the airflow direction.
Additional, non-adjustable air vents are located in the front door pillars and the instrument panel
(2), in
the footwells, as well as in the rear area of the passenger compartment.
NOTICE
Do not place food, medications, or other heat-sensitive things in front of the air vents. Food,
medications, and other things that are sensitive to heat or cold can be damaged or made
unusable by the air flow from the vents.
Air recirculation
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
General information
There are different types of air recirculation:

The left indicator light under the button comes on: manual air recirculation is switched
on.
The right indicator light under the button comes on: automatic air recirculation is
switched on.
The air recirculation mode  helps prevent outside air from entering the vehicle interior.
In very hot outside temperatures, temporarily switch to air recirculation in order to cool the vehicle
interior faster.
For safety reasons, air recirculation is switched off if you push the  button ⇒ .
Switching manual air recirculation on and off

Switching on: Press the button repeatedly until the left indicator light under the button comes on.
Switching off: Press the button repeatedly until the indicator light under the button goes out.
Automatic air recirculation

In the
Û
setting, fresh air enters the passenger compartment. If the system detects an increased
concentration of pollutants in the outside air, it automatically switches to air recirculation. As soon as
the pollutant level is back in the normal range, air recirculation is switched off.
Unpleasant odors cannot be detected by the system.
Air recirculation is not automatically activated under the following outside temperatures and
conditions:
x The air conditioning is on (indicated by the light in the !# button) and the outside air temperature is
colder than about +38 °F (+3 °C).
x The cooling system and the windshield wiper are switched off and the outside air temperature is
cooler than about +50 °F (+10 °C).

Volkswagen EOS Specifications

General

Brand	Volkswagen
Model	EOS
Category	Automobile
Language	English