2008 FIAT CROMA climate control

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The presence and the position of the instruments and warning lights may vary according to the versions.
1. Side air vent - 2. Left steering column stalk: external lights - 3. Instrument panel and warning lights - 4. Right steering column
stalk: windscreen, rear window wiper and trip computer controls - 5. Central air vents - 6. Sound system - 7. Front passenger air
bag - 8. Glovebox - 9. Heating/ventilation/climate controls - 10. Gearshift lever - 11. Driver’s knees air bag - 12. Driver’s air bag -
13. Cruise control lever - 14. Control unit access door - 15. Control plate.
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When the engine is idling, the rev counter
may indicate a gradual or sudden higher-
ing of the speed.
This is normal as it takes place during nor-
mal operation, for example when activat-
ing the climate control system or the fan.
In particular a slow change in the speed
preserves the battery charge.
INSTRUMENTS
REV. COUNTER fig. 18
Rev counter shows engine rpm.
The rev. counter end of scale values can
vary based on the version.
IMPORTANT The electronic injection
control system gradually shuts off the flow
of fuel when the engine is “over-revving”
resulting in a gradual loss of engine pow-
er.
It is absolutely forbidden to
carry out whatever after-
market operation involving steering
system or steering column modifica-
tions (e.g.: installation of anti-theft
device) that could badly affect per-
formance and safety, cause the lapse
of warranty and also result in non-
compliance of the car with homolo-
gation requirements.
WARNING
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MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
(where provided)
The vehicle may have a multifunctional dis-
play that provides the user with useful in-
formation, based on what was previously
set, while driving.
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 22
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
ADate
BOdometer (covered km or miles)
CClock
DExternal temperature
EHeadlight aiming position (only with
dipped beam headlights on).
NoteWhen opening one of the front
doors, the display will turn on and show
for a few seconds the clock and the km or
mi covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 23
+To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to increase
the value displayed.
MODEBrief press to open the menu
and/or to move to next screen
or to confirm the option re-
quired.
Long press to go back to the
standard screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.NoteButtons +and –activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
To adjust light inside the passenger
compartment
– to adjust instrument panel, sound sys-
tem and automatic climate control system
display brightness when standard screen
is active.
Setup menu
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
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RECONFIGURABLE
MULTIFUNCTION
DISPLAY
(where provided)
The car can be provided with the recon-
figurable multifunction display that shows
useful information, according to the pre-
vious settings made, necessary when dri-
ving.
“STANDARD” SCREEN fig. 25
The standard screen shows the following
indications:
ATime
BDate
COdometer (displays the kilometres, or
miles, covered)
DVehicle status signals (ex. doors open
or the presence of ice on the road,
etc.)
EHeadlamp stability position (only with
low beams on)
FExternal temperature
NoteWhen opening one of the front
doors, the display will turn on and show
for a few seconds the clock and the km or
mi covered.CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 26
+To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options upwards or to increase
the value displayed.
MODEBrief press to open the menu
and/or to move to next screen or to con-
firm the option required.
Long press to go back to the standard
screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the
related options downwards or to de-
crease the value displayed.NoteButtons +and –activate different
functions according to the following situ-
ations:
– to adjust instrument panel, sound sys-
tem and automatic climate control sys-
tem display brightness when standard
screen is active;
– to scroll the menu options upwards and
downwards;
– to increase or decrease values during set-
tings.
F0L0029mfig. 26 fig. 25
EF
DC A
B
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HEATING/CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
1 Fixed side vents - 2 Adjustable side outlets - 3 Fixed upper vent - 4 Fixed central vent - 5 Central swivel vents - 6 Lower vents -
7 Lower vents for rear seats - 8 Adjustable vents for rear seats.
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MANUAL CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
CONTROLS fig. 50
A: air distribution knob;
B: compressor on/off button;
C: air temperature knob (mixing warm
and cold air);
D:MAX-DEFfunction button (front
window fast defrosting/demisting);
E: air flow control knob;
F: heated rear window on/off button;
G: air recirculation on/off button.
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CLIMATIC COMFORT
Knob Adirects the air inside the passen-
ger compartment according to five levels:
Mto warm the feet and keep the face
cool (“bilevel” function);
Oair flow from central vents and side
outlets;
yto demist and defrost the windscreen
and side front windows;
™to warm the passenger compartment
and at the same time demist the wind-
screen;
Nto speed up passenger compartment
warming.
fig. 50
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Window demisting
In the event of considerable outside mois-
ture and/or rain and/or considerable dif-
ferences in temperature inside and out-
side the passenger compartment, perform
the following preventive demisting proce-
dure:
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Cto red sector;
❒turn knob Eto 2;
❒turn knob Ato y, or to ™the win-
dows do not demist.
IMPORTANT Climate control system is
very useful to speed up window demist-
ing: therefore, just perform demisting as
previously described and turn the climate
control system on by pressing button B.HEATED REAR WINDOW AND
DOOR MIRROR DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING
Press button Fto start this function.
This function is timed and switches off au-
tomatically after 30 minutes. To cut out
this function press again button
O.
IMPORTANT Do not apply stickers on
the inside of the rear window over the
heating filaments to avoid damage that
might cause it to stop working properly.
FAN SPEED ADJUSTMENT
To ventilate the passenger’s compartment
properly, proceed as follows:
❒open completely central vents and side
outlets;
❒turn knob Cto the blue sector;
❒turn knob Eto the required speed;
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Ato O.RECIRCULATION
Turn this function on by pressing button
G(button led on).
This function is particularly useful when
the outside air is heavily polluted (in a traf-
fic jam, tunnel, etc.). However, it is bet-
ter not to use it for long periods, espe-
cially if there are several people in the car
to prevent window misting.
IMPORTANT The inside air recirculation
system makes it possible to reach the re-
quired “heating” or “cooling” conditions
faster. Do not use the air recirculation
function on rainy/cold days as it would
considerably increase the possibility of the
windows misting inside.
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CLIMATE CONTROL (cooling)
Proceed as follows:
❒turn knob Cto the blue sector;
❒turn knob Eto the required speed;
❒turn knob Ato O;
❒turn air recirculation on by pressing
button G(button led on);
❒press button Bto turn climate control
compressor on.
Cooling adjustment
Proceed as follows:
❒turn air recirculation off by pressing
button G(button led off);
❒turn knob Cto the right to raise tem-
perature;
❒turn knob Eto the left to reduce the
fan speed.LOOKING AFTER THE SYSTEM
During winter, the climate control system
must be turned on at least once a month
for about 10 minutes. Before summer,
have the system checked at a Fiat Deal-
ership.
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(where provided)
GENERAL
The car is fitted with a two-zone climate
control system which makes it possible to
separately adjust the air temperature on
the driver’s side and on the passenger’s
side. Temperature control is based on the
“equivalent temperature” logic, i.e.: the
system continuously works to keep con-
stant the comfort inside the passenger
compartment and to compensate any vari-
ation of the outside climate conditions, in-
cluding sunshine detected by a proper sen-
sor provided for the purpose.
The system is also fitted with AQS (Air
Quality System) sensor that turns on air
recirculation automatically when it detects
the presence of outside polluted air (for
example when driving in the city, queues
and tunnels).
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