2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Owners Manual

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

Climatronic*
The air conditioner is
and uniform inside the
to the interior, the fan air distribution and
This automatic
and safe
important that you
continued
Note
Do not smoke when you have the air conditioner switched on. With the
in
nent odors whenever you switch on the air conditioner. These odors can
be by exchanging
the evaporator which is time consu­ming and expensive.
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Display -windshield defrosting
5
Display-selected inside temperature
8
Display -
(compressor off)
9
Button -air recirculation
11 Button to decrease fan speed and
air conditione r
Button -increase fan speed
13
-Button- air flow into the vehicle
14-Button-air flow into the foot wells
15-Button-
16-Button-
17 (compressor off)
18
plays 7 and 8 will appear. (see list in left column).
T he
addition, the air temperature . fan speed and air flow distribution are maintained .
The system also adjusts the inside
ture even if the vehicle has been left
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After you switch off th e ignition:
- your settings
rema in stored .
- i f
was the setting
be eras ed about
be
stored in memory
rent tempera ture.
can set the ins ide temperature
ween 64 and 86 and+29
you a temperature 64 °F
(+ 18 appear in the you a temperature above 86 °F (+29
appear in the
both these settings
tem at maximum
ing or
stays on even if you change the
fan speed up or down for one stage.
Under certain conditions, the system automatically adjust for you r optimum
comfort. For after you start you r air be directed to the This is to preven t the
me.
AND
tronic* system
year round under
most circumsta nces.
Ther e
may be times when you want to override the
settings to operate the system
P ress buttons 15 and 16 to adju st the side temperature.
Use buttons 11 and 12 to in crease or crease the fan speed and/or air
Press button 1 to:
-
switc h off
-switch off air
-defrost the or to keep it from
steaming up (point
or to keep it from
steaming up (point 4 towards the
side wind ows) for someo ne
gets into the
Press button to switch on air recir­appears in the
press button 1
Th e air to prevent
fumes (for w hen driving through
a o r stand ing in a traf fic jam) and dust from entering into the interi or.
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suming an d expensive.
tion feature. Air from inside the vehicle will
b e heated or cooled and then redirected
back into the vehicle.
The symbol 5
You can direct the air flow into the
13 and 14 in different tions.
When you use
17. the compressor will be shut off. Usin g
switches off
o n
and then
the
9 or 1 switches off
tem completely. Press the button until appears in the display. Use this
once again.
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Air vents
Heated outside air or air
(AUTO)
come out of th e vents after
yo u have pressed th e appropria te button.
B uttons
13 an d 14
with the respect ive
Vent
to ...... ..............
B y turning the o f vents 3
a n d 4 in either direction the air
the or the air direction is changed sideways .
The rear
are heated and at
the same time when you
Make sure that the tem pe rature sensors
next to th e
Keepin g the air intake in fron t of th e
free from
work
heating depends upon th e tem­perature of the engine you r when
the en gine
has reached its ope ra ting tempe­
rature.
for a ti­
the windows for a short time
when doing this.
Air escape through vents under the rear
window. When items of
compa rtment cover. en sure that the openings are not co­
vered.
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How to use Climatronic more
economically
The air conditioner decreases engine output
and increases
in mind:
first open a window or door
t o
Do not use the air conditioner if you have
any windows or the sunroof* open when
driving.
Use
Booklet 3 .2 . Have it
for assistance.
This is
Maintenance
The condenser be checked from
time to time by your VOLKSWAGEN
to make sure it is
th e air conditioning
viced by your VOLKSWAGEN
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