2016 FIAT 500L climate settings

▫Values Displayed ..................... .193
▫ Personal Settings (Customer-Programmable
Features) ........................... .194
 CYBERSECURITY ...................... .208
 UCONNECT SETTINGS ..................210
▫ Buttons On The Faceplate ................210
▫ Buttons On The Touchscreen ..............210
▫ Customer Programmable Features — Uconnect
6.5N Settings .........................211
 UCONNECT RADIOS ...................226
 iPod/USB/MEDIA PLAYER CONTROL ......226
 STEERING WHEEL AUDIO CONTROLS ......227
▫ Radio Operation ..................... .228
▫ Player Operation ..................... .228
CD/DVD DISC MAINTENANCE ...........228
 RADIO OPERATION AND MOBILE PHONES . .229
 CLIMATE CONTROLS ...................229
▫ Manual Climate Control System ...........229
▫ Automatic Dual Zone Climate Control System
(If Equipped) ........................ .235
 UCONNECT VOICE RECOGNITION QUICK
TIPS ............................... .248
▫ Introducing Uconnect ...................248
▫ Get Started ......................... .250
▫ Basic Voice Commands ..................251
▫ Radio ............................. .252
▫ Media ............................. .254
▫ Phone ............................. .256
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Do not use the function for a long time, particularly if
there are many passengers on board, to prevent the
windows from misting up.
NOTE:Internal air recirculation makes it possible to
reach the required heating or cooling conditions more
quickly depending on the mode selected. Do not use the
internal air recirculation function on rainy/cold days as it
would considerably increase the possibility of the win-
dows misting.
Air Distribution Selection
Rotate the Mode Control knob to manually select one of
the five possible air distribution settings in the passenger
compartment:
Air flow to the front windshield, front side win-
dow and front/rear footwell diffusers. Air flow to the front/rear footwell diffusers. This
air distribution allows the passenger compart-
ment to be heated quickly.
Air flow distributed between central and side
dashboard vents and front/rear footwell vents.
Air flow to central/side dashboard vents (passen-
ger ’s body).
Air flow to windshield and side windows.
Selecting the footwell/windshield or only windshield
distribution activates the climate control system com-
pressor (LED on A/C button on) and the air recirculation
is set to outside air (LED on Recirculation Control
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The climate control system can recognize extremely cold
(or extremely hot) conditions in the passenger compart-
ment and consequently provide optimal management of
the system’s capabilities.
NOTE:The reference temperature is 72° F (22° C) for
optimal comfort management.
The automatically controlled parameters and functions
are:
• air temperature at the driver/front passenger side
vents
• fan speed (continuous variation of the air flow)
• compressor engagement (for cooling/dehumidifying
the air)
• air recirculation All these functions can be adjusted manually by operat-
ing the system, selecting one or more functions and
modifying their parameters.
Automatic control of the functions will be suspended: the
system will only override the settings for safety reasons.
Manual selections always take priority over automatic
ones and are stored until the AUTO button is pushed or
the system itself intervenes for specific safety reasons.
The amount of air introduced into the passenger com-
partment is not affected by car speed; it is regulated by
the fan, which is controlled electronically.
The air temperature is always automatically controlled
according to the temperature set on the display (except
for when the system is off or in certain conditions when
the compressor is not running).
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•Up/Right/Down Arrows – Air flow distribution to all
diffusers on the car.
NOTE: Air always flows from the side dashboard diffus-
ers: it is, however, possible to interrupt the air flow by
operating the wheel located near the corresponding
vents.
In AUTO mode, the climate control system automatically
manages air distribution (the LEDs on the Mode Control
buttons are off).
When set manually, the air distribution is indicated by
the LEDs on the selected buttons switching on.
In combined function mode, functions are enabled to-
gether with those already set when the relevant button is
pushed. If a button whose function is already active is
pushed, the operation is cancelled and the corresponding
LED switches off. To restore automatic control of the air distribution after a
manual selection, push the AUTO button.
AUTO Button
When the AUTO button is pushed (LED on button lit) the
climate control system automatically adjusts the follow-
ing settings in the corresponding zones:
•
quantity and distribution of the air introduced into the
passenger compartment
• climate control system compressor and
• air recirculation.
Cancelling all previous manual adjustments.
This is indicated by the LED on the AUTO button
switching on.
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