Owner's Manual

GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CAR
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AIR TEMPERATURE
ADJUSTMENT KNOB
Turn the ring of knob (1-fig. 102) clock-
wise or counter-clockwise respectively to
higher or lower the temperature of the air
admitted to the passenger compartment.
FAN SPEED ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
Turning th ring of knob (2-fig. 102) it
is possible to select one of the fan speeds to
personalise the amount of air admitted to the
passenger compartment.
Position 0 turns off the fan and automat-
ically engages inside air re-circulation (shown
by the lighting up of the led next to the but-
ton 5
v
) thereby shutting off the inlet of
outside air to the car.
To switch off inside air re-circulation, press
button (5)
v
.
If the fan is at 0 air recirculation will turn
on automatically. When switching the engine
off, at next restarting if the fan is at 0 yet,
air recirculation will turn on again although pre-
viously turned off.
AIR DISTRIBUTION KNOB
Turning the knob ring (3-fig. 102), the
following positions are selected in sequence:
Air flow towards the upper centre, front cen-
tre vents and from the front and rear
outlets (if fitted) with the possibili-
ty of adjustment using the controls on the
actual vents.
Splitting of air flow between the previous
vents and the lower part of the pas-
senger compartment.
Air flow to the lower part of the passenger
compartment (front and rear).
Splitting of air flow between the
windscreen/front side windows and
the lower part of the passenger com-
partment.
Air flow towards the windscreen and front
side windows for demisting/de-
frosting.
Flow air to allow quick demisting/defrost-
ing of the windscreen and front side
windows, turning on rearscreen heat-
ing for defrosting/demisting (function called
MAX-DEF)
CLIMATE CONTROL
COMPRESSOR ON/OFF
BUTTON
√
(only versions with manual
climate control system)
The climate control compressor is engaged
pressing button (4-fig. 102)
√
and the
fan is also operated automatically at first
speed even if the knob (2) is at position 0.
When the system is operating the corre-
sponding led next to the button turns on.
The climate control compressor can only
work with the engine running and external
temperature not very low. If the climate con-
trol compressor is turned off, air re-circulation
is engaged automatically, turning off the cor-
responding led, to prevent the windows from
misting. Inside air re-circulation may also be
engaged pressing the button (5)
v
. If the
fan is at 0 the climate control system com-
pressor will not turn on.
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≤
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Operation of the climate
control compressor is nec-
essary for cooling and dehumidify-
ing the air; it is advisable to keep
this function always on, to prevent
window misting problems.
WARNING
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