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KNOWING
YOUR VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
AUTOMATIC FUNCTION OF THE
CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
(AUTO function)
Press the AUTO button; the system will automatically
adjust:
❒the amount of air introduced into the passenger
compartment;
❒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 temperatures set and carry out the following
operations manually:
❒fan speed adjustment;
❒air distribution selection;
❒switching internal air recirculation on/off;
❒switching on the climate control system compressor.ADJUSTING 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
control compressor has been switched off by pressing
button
❄.
To restore automatic fan speed control after a manual
adjustment, press AUTO.
RAPID FRONT WINDOWS DEMISTING/
DEFROSTING (MAX-DEF function)
Press button
-to automatically activate the timed
operation of all the functions required to rapidly
demist/defrost the windscreen and front side windows.
It is advisable not to use the air
recirculation function when the outside
temperature is low to prevent the windows from
rapidly misting up.
WARNING
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KNOWING
YOUR VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
MAINTENANCE
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
SET TEMPERATURE ALIGNMENT
(MONO function)
Press the MONO button to align the temperature
between the driver side and passenger side.
Then turn the AUTO or MONO knob to
increase/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 engagement
❒the LED on button òis lit up;
❒symbol òis shown on the display.
Compressor off
❒the LED on button òis off;
❒symbol òdisappears from the display;
❒internal air recirculation excluded.
With the climate control compressor switched off, air
cannot be introduced into the passenger compartment
that has a lower temperature than the outside air; in
this case the òsymbol in the display will flash.The deactivation of the climate control compressor is
memorised even after the engine has stopped. To turn the
climate control compressor back on, press button òagain
or press AUTO: if you press AUTO, the other manual
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 passenger 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 allows the passenger
compartment to be warmed up quickly.
Q
ZEAir flow distribution between front and rear
vents, centre/side dashboard vents, rear vent and
windscreen and front side window
demisting/defrosting vents.
EAir flow distribution to centre/side dashboard
vents (passenger’s body).
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