2012 RENAULT ESPACE Owners Manual

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
Adjusting the comfort level
Driver’s side
Press button 3 to increase the tempera-
ture.
Press button 4 to decrease the temper-
ature. Front passenger side
Press button
13 to increase the tem -
perature.
Press button 14 to decrease the tem -
perature.
The comfort level can be adjusted from
16 to 26°C.
The maximum and minimum settings
of 16°C and 26°C, both on the left and
right-hand sides, allow the system to
produce a minimum or maximum tem -
perature, whatever the ambient condi -
tions. If the maximum temperature settings
are identical on both the passenger and
driver sides, changing the temperature
setting on one of the controls can lead
to a forced air temperature variation on
the side where the control is still set at
the maximum temperature.
When the external temperature is lower
than 2°C, it is normal for the system not
to work.
There are two ways of using it:
–
by using just buttons 3 and 4 on
the driver’s side, you can adjust the
comfort level for the entire passen -
ger compartment; the temperatures
shown on displays 7 and 12 are
always the same;
– by using buttons 13 and 14, you can
adjust the comfort level independ-
ently for the left and the right-hand
sides. Buttons 3 and 4 adjust the
comfort level on the driver ’s side,
buttons 13 and 14 adjust the comfort
level on the passenger side.
7
4
3
12
13
14

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
The are two options for enabling the
driver to adjust the comfort level in the
entire passenger compartment again:
– automatically, after the ignition has
been switched off for at least 20 min-
utes;
– manually, by pressing and holding
the AUTO button 1 until operating
tell-tale A starts flashing, even if it
was already lit. Note: the temperature displayed on the
passenger side will take on the same
value as that shown on the driver ’s
side.
Special note
The RENAULT card stores the set
-
tings selected by the user. It is there -
fore advisable always to keep the same
RENAULT card so that you can find
your personal settings.
1A
The displayed temperature values
show a comfort level.
When starting the engine, increas -
ing or decreasing the value dis -
played will not allow the com -
fort level to be reached any more
quickly. The system will always op-
timise the temperature increase or
decrease (the ventilation system
does not start instantly at maximum
speed: it gradually increases). This
may take several minutes.
Generally speaking, unless there is
a particular reason not to, the dash-
board air vents should remain open.

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
Adjusting the ventilation
speed in the rear seats
(depending on vehicle)
The controls on each of the rear doors
allow the ventilation speed of the air
vents to be adjusted for the rear pas -
sengers.
Indicator B , made up of several bars
which light up, shows the requested
ventilation speed.
Press button 17 to increase the ventila -
tion speed.
Press button 16 to decrease the venti-
lation speed. To inhibit the air flow from the rear seat
air vents, press button
16 until the last
bar on indicator B goes out.
To return to normal ventilation speed
(the minimum speed adjustment as de-
fined by the system) in the rear seats,
there are two options:
– after switching off the ignition;
– by pressing and holding the AUTO
button 1 until operating tell-tale A
starts flashing (even if it was already
lit).
Special note
Depending on the vehicle, when the
“child safety” switch is activated (indi -
cator light on the switch is on), the rear
heating and ventilation controls are
deactivated. The last red bar on indi -
cator B comes on and the ventilation
speed in the rear is at the minimum
speed setting as defined by the system.
Conditions of use
In some cases (very warm passenger
compartment, for example), if the last
red bar on indicator B is lit, this means
that it is no longer possible to increase
the ventilation speed. It will be possible
to do so again once the red bar goes
out.
17
15BB
16

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
De-icing/demisting the rear
screen and rear view mirrors
Press button 8: operating tell-tale light F
comes on.
This function rapidly defrosts and de -
mists the rear screen and the heated
door mirrors.
To quit this function:
– It stops automatically after a time
specified by the system;
– press button 8 again.
Note
The rear screen and rear view mirror de-
icing function is automatically switched
on when the “Clear View” button 11 is
pressed.
11
8
F
The demisting/de-icing will still take
priority over the air recirculation.
In some situations (high humidity,
etc.) air recirculation is not activated
automatically, to ensure visibility
remains the priority (ventilation is
maintained using air from the out -
side).

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
“Clear View” function
Press “Clear View” button 11 , operat -
ing tell-tale light F comes on. Indicator
light A on AUTO button 1 will go out.
This function quickly demists and de -
ices the windscreen, the front side win-
dows, the door mirrors and the rear
screen.
For greater efficiency, it automatically
switches on the air conditioning (op -
erating tell-tale E lit), the rear screen
de-icing (operating tell-tale F lit) and
switches off the air recirculation (oper-
ating tell-tales C and D off).
Optimum air flow is then directed to -
wards the windscreen and front side
windows.
Note
If you wish to alter the air flow (which
may be noisy in the passenger com -
partment), press button 9.
There are two ways to switch this func-
tion off:
– press AUTO button 1 (indicator
light A lit);
– press button 11 again (indicator
light G goes out).1A
C
D
E
F
9
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
Adjusting automatic mode
Adjusting the distribution of air
in the passenger compartment,
button 6.
In automatic mode, the system man -
ages the distribution of air in the pas -
senger compartment (indicator light A
lit), but you may alter the selections
made by the system. Exit automatic mode by pressing
button
6 (indicator light A goes out).
However, in this case, only the air dis-
tribution will no longer be controlled au-
tomatically by the system.
There are four choices for air distribu -
tion that are determined by pressing
button 6 repeatedly.
JAir exits through the front
vents.
OAir exits through the front and
rear vents.
PThe air exits from all the vents
and the vents next to the occu-
pants feet.
QThe air is directed towards the
occupants feet and towards
the windscreen.
This is the recommended mode
of use: the automatic climate con -
trol system guarantees comfort
(except in the event of extreme con-
ditions) in the passenger compart -
ment and good visibility while opti -
mising consumption.
Return to automatic mode as
soon as possible.
A
6

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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
Adjusting automatic mode
(continued)
Switching air conditioning on or off
In automatic mode, the system switches
the air conditioning system on or off,
depending on the climate conditions.
Exit automatic mode by pressing
button 5 (indicator light A goes out).
Button 5 starts or stops the air condi -
tioning system.
Press button 1 to return to automatic
mode.1A
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AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL (continued)
Adjusting automatic mode
(continued)
Ventilation speed
In automatic mode, the system uses
the most suitable amount of air to reach
and maintain the desired comfort level.
Exit automatic mode by pressing
button 9 or 10 (indicator light A goes
out).
Buttons 9 and 10 allow you to respec -
tively decrease or increase the ventila -
tion speed.
A
9
10
In automatic mode, depending on
the outside air conditions, the ven -
tilation may not start immediately at
maximum power but will increase
progressively until the engine tem -
perature is warm enough to heat the
passenger compartment air. This
may take from a few seconds to
several minutes.