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Climate view
Tap the center button on the climate bar toaccess Climate view, which is divided into the fol-lowing tabs: Main climate, Rear climate andParking climate Toggle between the tabs byswiping the screen from left to right and by tap-ping the respective headings.

Main climate settings
In addition to the climate bar's functions, otherprimary climate system functions can also becontrolled from the Main climate tab.
Max, Electric, Rear: controls for defrostingwindows and door mirrors.
AC: air conditioning controls.
Recirc: recirculation controls.
Air distribution controls.
Blower control for the front seats.
AUTO: climate system Auto mode.
Rear climate
All of the climate system functions for the rearseat can be controlled from the Rear climatetab.
2nd row climate: Blower control and cli-mate system functions for the second row ofseats.
3rd row climate: Blower control and climatesystem functions for the third row of seats.

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Rear seat temperature control.
Rear seat heating control*.

Parking climate 1
All of the parking climate functions can be con-trolled from the Parking climate tab.

Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 206)
•Air conditioning (p. 209)
•Adjusting air distribution (p. 213)
•Setting the temperature (p. 203)
•Setting the blower speed (p. 201)
•Automatic climate control (p. 198)
•Turning steering wheel heating* on and off(p. 208)
•Turning seat heating* on and off (p. 210)
Rear climate system controls on thetunnel console
The rear seat climate system functions are con-trolled from the rear side of the tunnel console.
Rear seat heating*
Rear seat blower speed
Rear seat temperature control

Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Turning seat heating* on and off (p. 210)
•Setting the blower speed (p. 201)
•Setting the temperature (p. 203)
Setting the blower speed
The blower can be set to five different automaticspeeds plus Off and Max. The blower speedcan be set separately for the front and rearseats.
Setting blower speed for the front seats
Blower control buttons in Climate view
1. Go to the center display's Climate view.
2.Tap the desired blower speed: Off, 1–5 orMax.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.

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XC90 T8 Plug-in Hybrid only.

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NOTE
If the blower is turned off completely, the airconditioning is disengaged, which may resultin fogging on the windows.

Setting the rear seat blower speed *
From the front seat
Blower control buttons in the Rear climate tab in Cli-mate view
1. Open the center display's Climate view.
2.Select the Rear climate tab.
3.Tap the desired blower speed: 1–5.
The blower can be turned off for the secondand third row of seats by tapping 2nd rowclimate.
The blower speed for the third row of seatswill be the same as for the second row seatsbut can be turned off separately by tapping3rd row climate.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.

From the rear seat
Blower controls on the climate panel on the rear side ofthe tunnel console
–Tap the desired blower level: Off or 1–5 onthe climate panel.
>The blower speed will change and thebutton for the selected speed will light up.
NOTE
•Blower speed for the rear seat cannot beset if the front seat blower setting is Off.
•The climate system will adapt air flowwithin each set blower speed, whichmeans that the blower speed may varyslightly.

Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
•Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 201)

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Setting the temperature4
The temperature can be set separately for theleft and right sides of the passenger compart-ment and for the front and rear seats separately.

Setting the temperature for the front
seats
Temperature buttons in the climate bar
1. Tap the right or left side temperature buttonin the center display's climate bar to openthe control.
Temperature control
2. Set a temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem-perature or
•tapping +/− to raise/lower the tempera-ture.
>The temperature will change and the newtemperature will be shown in the button.
Synchronizing the temperature
Synchronization button on the driver's side temperaturecontrol
1. Tap the driver's side temperature button toopen the control.
2.Tap Synchronize temperature .
>The temperature for all of the vehicle's cli-mate zones will be synchronized with theone set for the driver's side and the syn-chronization symbol will be displayed inthe temperature button.
Synchronization can be stopped by tappingSynchronize temperature again or by chang-ing the temperature for the passenger's side orthe rear seat.
4Shown here in Celsius but also applies to Fahrenheit

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Setting the rear seat temperature *
From the front seat
Temperature buttons in the Rear climate group in Cli-mate view
1. Open the center display's Climate view.
2.Select the Rear climate tab.
3.Tap the left or right side temperature buttonsto open the control.
Temperature control
4. Set the temperature by:
•dragging the control to the desired tem-perature or
•tapping +/− to raise/lower the tempera-ture.
>The temperature will change and the newtemperature will be shown in the button.
From the rear seat
Temperature controls on the climate panel on the rearside of the tunnel console
–Tap the left or right side's buttons on cli-mate panel to lower/raise the temperature.
>The temperature will change and the cli-mate panel screen will show the new tem-perature.

NOTE
Heating or cooling cannot be speeded up byselecting a higher/lower temperature thanthe actual temperature required.

Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)

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•Rear climate system controls on the tunnelconsole (p. 201)
•Perceived temperature (p. 188)
Turning recirculation on and off
Recirculation can be used to shut out exhaustfumes, smoke, etc., from the passenger com-partment.
Recirculation button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Press Recirc.
>Recirculation is activated (button lightsup)/deactivated (button is off)

NOTE
•If recirculation is on for too long, there isa risk of condensation forming on theinsides of the windows, especially in win-ter.
•Recirculation cannot be deactivated ifmax. defroster is being used.
Activating/deactivating the recirculation
timer
With the timer activated, recirculation will switchoff automatically after 20 minutes.
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Topview.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Activate/deactivate the timer by selecting/deselecting the box for RecirculationTimer.

Related information
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)

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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.207

From the center display's Climate view
Activate/deactivate max. defroster
Max. defroster button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Max.
>Max. defroster is activated (button lightsup)/deactivated (button is off).
Max. defroster overrides automatic climatecontrol and recirculation, and activates theair conditioning, changes blower speed to
55 and the temperature to HI5.
When max. defroster is deactivated, theclimate system returns to the previoussettings.
Activating/deactivating windshield heating *
Windshield heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Electric.
>Windshield heating is activated (buttonlights up)/deactivated (button is off).

NOTE
•Triangular areas at the far sides of thewindshield are not heated electrically andwill take slightly longer to defrost/de-ice.
•The heated windshield may affect theperformance/range of e.g., transpondersused to automatically pay highway tolls orother communication equipment.
Activating/deactivating rear window and
door mirror heating
Rear window/door mirror heating button in Climate view
1. Go to Climate view in the center display.
2.Tap Rear.
>Rear window/door mirror heating is acti-vated (button lights up)/deactivated (but-ton is off).

Automatically activating/deactivating
the defrosting function when the engine
is started
The rear window/door mirror/windshield heating*can be set to start automatically when the engineis started.
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Topview and select Climate.
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2. Activate/deactivate the respective defrosterfunctions when the engine is started byselecting/deselecting the boxes for AutoElectric Front Defroster and Auto ElectricRear Defroster.
The heating function will switch off automaticallywhen the window/mirror is sufficiently warm andthe ice/condensation has disappeared.

Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
•Defrosting windows and mirrors (p. 206)
•Air conditioning (p. 209)
•Turning recirculation on and off (p. 205)
•Adjusting air distribution (p. 213)
•Setting the blower speed (p. 201)
•Automatic climate control (p. 198)
•Turning front seat ventilation* on and off(p. 211)
•Turning steering wheel heating* on and off(p. 208)
Turning steering wheel heating* onand off
The steering wheel can be heated electrically foradded comfort in cold weather.
Activating/deactivating steering wheel
heating
Buttons for heated steering wheel and seats in the cli-mate bar
1. Tap the driver side steering wheel and seatbutton in the center display's climate bar toopen the steering wheel and seat heatingcontrols.
If the vehicle is not equipped with theoptional heated or ventilated seats, the but-ton for steering wheel heating will be directlyaccessible in the climate bar.
2.Tap the steering wheel heating buttonrepeatedly to select one of four levels: Off,High, Middle or Low.
>The level changes and is displayed in thebutton.
Automatic steering wheel heating
The automatic function starts heating the steer-ing wheel automatically when the engine isstarted if the temperature is sufficiently cold. Thisfeature can be activated/deactivated.
1.Tap Settings in the center display's Topview.
2.Tap Climate.
3.Under Auto Steering Wheel HeatingLevel, select Off, Low, Middle or High toactivate/deactivate the automatic function.

Related information
•Climate system controls (p. 199)
•Climate system controls in the center display(p. 199)
•Steering wheel (p. 164)