1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT air condition

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or have on the seat become
dangerous
When the system is activated, fine dust is This is
This dust is made up
The fine dust created when air­
bags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing
conditions.
within a force.
The airbags
times. By keeping room
between your body and the front
of the
and
page
Booklet 3. 1, for
be chapter
receive serious or fatal injuries from the airbag if you are up against it or too close to it when it
inflates.
Always read and heed

Air conditioning
The air conditioning system combines both
heating and cooling for maximum comfort.
The air conditioning system works only
with the engine running and when the outside
temperature is higher than
°F ( +5
and with the fan switch B turned to one of posit ions 1 to 4.
When you switch on the air conditioner,
both the temperature and the humidity in
the vehicle are reduced. This
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Turn knob Air is directed ... Air comes out of
... vents ... air from vents ...
.. . to the windshield
... into the 5
... into the passenger
... into the passenger
compartment
To prevent the windows from fogging Button E -Air recirculation
ways set the fan to a
The dust and pollen when driving through
a
d istribution switch C To switch off the air recirculation, press
button E again . The go out. Button D -Air conditioning
up.
Press the button again to switch the system
off. The
goes out.
Always heed all
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can press both the air conditioner but­
ton D and the air recirculation button E at
the same time.
You
drawn into the ventilation sys­
tem will leave smelly deposits on the evapo­
r a tor, resu lt ing in permanent odors
whenever you switch on the air conditioner.
These odors can be eliminated only by ex­
changing the evaporator which is
time con­
suming and expensive.
For safe ty reasons,
it is not possible to use the air recirculation feature,
............
add ition, the air recirculation feature
switches itself off whenever you turn
switch C from the
Depending on the setting of the tempera­
ture contro l A and button s D and E. heated
or unheated outside air or cooled air will
come out of
vents.
The
Turn the temperature control switch A
Turn the fan switch B to position 3.
.......
vents 3.
Additional warm air can also be directed
to the side windows via vents 4.
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Defogging
high humid ity causes your windows to fog
up (for
on a rainy day). set the con­as
Turn the temperature switc h
into th e heat range if necessary .
Turn the fan switch B to position 2 or 3.
.......
Pres s the air conditioner button D to
s w itch
on the air conditioning .
Turn temperature
Turn the fan switch B to posit ion 3.
Turn t he distribution o
switch C to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
fogs turn the switch C to ...................
the way and adjust as desired .
Press th e air button E.
AND
feature
on page 81.
Keeping interior
After the windows have he en defogged . we recommend the
Turn the temperature switch A to the de­
sired position.
Turn the fan swit ch B to the desired posi­
tion .
Turn the air distribution
switch
C between ........ ..... .
and ........................... .
the is fogging turn the switch C to ............ .
ven ts 3 and 4 the way
and adjust as desired.
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Ventilation (fresh air)
Unheated outside air switches as
Turn the temperat ure
Turn the fan switch B to the desired
position.
Turn the
t h e fogs turn the switch C to ......... ......... .
P ress the air conditioner button D
to switch off the air conditioning.
in min d:
first open a window or door to
Do not use the air condit ioning if the win­dows or sunroof* are open.
the desired temperatur e can be re­ached without having to switch on the air
conditioner, then use fresh air operation.
AND
General hints
To pre vent the windows from fogging
set the fan switch 8 to a speed
when driving
switch C to position ............ .
The A and C can be set to
an y intermediate position .
this may be caused by reduced
see and
chapter Boo­klet 3.2.).
Keep the air intake
snow and in
or der
to maintain the proper functioning of
the heating and
Air escape throu gh vents under the rear
w
indow. When item s o f on
th e therefore ,
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Outside temperature is
see Booklet 3.2.
Have it
...
When the outside temperature is high and
the air very humid, condense d water from the air conditioner can drip und er the ve­
Maintenance
The condenser