2009 FIAT PUNTO EVO climate settings

CONTROL BUTTONS fig. 20
+To scroll the displayed menu and the related op-
tions upwards or to increase the displayed value.
MENUPress briefly to display
ESCthe menu and/or go to next screen or confirm
the required menu option.
Hold down to go back to the standard screen.
–To scroll the displayed menu and the related options
downwards or to decrease the displayed value.
NBButtons +and –activate different functions accord-
ing to the following situations:Adjusting the car’s interior lighting
– on the standard screen, they control instrument panel
brightness, the sound system and the automatic climate
control system.
Setup menu
– within the menu, they scroll up and down;
– during setting operations they allow an increase or de-
crease in value.
SETUP MENU
The menu comprises a series of functions arranged in
a circle which can be selected through the +and –but-
tons to access the different operations and settings de-
scribed in the following paragraphs.
The setup menu can be activated by briefly pressing the
MENU ESC button.
Single presses on the +and –buttons will scroll the set-
up menu options.
Management modes differ from each other according to
the option selected.
Selecting a menu option
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to select the menu
option to set;
– press the +and –buttons (with single presses) to se-
lect the new setting;
– briefly press the MENU ESC button to store the new
setting and go back to the previous menu option.
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SWITCHING ON THE CLIMATE CONTROL
SYSTEM
The system can be activated by pressing any of the but-
tons; it is, however, advisable to set the desired temper-
atures on the display, then press the AUTO button.
The climate control system allows you to customise the
temperatures (driver side and passenger side) with a max-
imum difference of 7°C.
The climate control system compressor works only with
the engine running and with an outside temperature of
above 4°C.
AUTOMATIC FUNCTION OF THE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM (AUTO function)
Press the AUTO button; the system will automatically ad-
just:
❒the amount of air introduced into the passenger com-
partment;
❒the distribution of air inside the passenger compartment;
cancelling any previous manual settings.
During climate control system automatic operation, the
words FULL AUTO appear on the display.
During automatic operation it is still possible to adjust the
set temperature and carry out the following operations
manually:
❒adjust fan speed;
❒select air distribution;
❒switch air recirculation and AQS function on/off;
❒switch on the climate control system compressor.REGULATING THE FAN SPEED
Press button
pto increase/decrease the fan speed.
The 12 possible speeds are indicated by bars lighting up on
the display:
❒max fan speed = all bars lit;
❒min. fan speed = one bar lit.
The fan can be disabled (no bars lit) only if the climate con-
trol compressor has been switched off by pressing but-
ton
❄.
To restore automatic fan speed control after a manual ad-
justment, press AUTO.
RAPID FRONT WINDOWS DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING (MAX-DEF function)
Press button
-to automatically activate the timed op-
eration of all the functions required to rapidly
demist/defrost the windscreen and front side windows.
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It is advisable not to use the air recircula-
tion function when the outside tempera-
ture is low to prevent the windows from rapidly
misting up.
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Enabling the AQS (Air Quality System) function
The AQS function (AQS appears on the display), auto-
matically activates internal air recirculation when the out-
side air is polluted (e.g. in traffic queues and tunnels).
IMPORTANT With the AQS function active, after 15 con-
secutive minutes of the internal air recirculation system
functioning, the climate control system enables the intake
of outside air for approximately 1 minute to freshen the
air in the passenger compartment. This takes place re-
gardless of the pollution level of the outside air.
SET TEMPERATURE ALIGNMENT
(MONO function)
Press the MONO button to align the temperature be-
tween the driver side and passenger side.
Then turn the AUTO or MONO knob to in-
crease/decrease the temperature between the two areas
by the same amount.
Press MONO again to deactivate the function.
CLIMATE CONTROL COMPRESSOR
ACTIVATION/DEACTIVATION
Press button òto switch on the climate control system
compressor.Compressor on
❒the LED on button òis lit up;
❒symbol òis shown on the display.
Compressor off
❒the LED on button òis lit up;
❒symbol òis shown on the display.
❒internal air recirculation is prevented;
❒the AQS function is disabled.
With the climate control compressor switched off, air can-
not be introduced into the passenger compartment at a
lower temperature than the outside; in this case the ò
symbol on the display will flash.
The deactivation of the climate control compressor is
memorized even after the engine has stopped. To turn the
climate control compressor back on, press button òonce
again or press AUTO: if you press AUTO, the other man-
ual settings will be cancelled.
SETTING THE AIR DISTRIBUTION
Press one or more of buttons Q/E/Zto manually select
one of the 7 possible air distribution settings for the pas-
senger compartment:
QAir flow to the windscreen and front side window
vents to demist/defrost them.
ZAir flow to the front and rear footwell vents. This
air distribution warms up the passenger compart-
ment quickly.
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