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SAFETY DEVICES
CORRECT USE OF THE CAR
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
CAR
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
AUTOMATIC
TWO-ZONE CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(for versions/markets,
where provided)
DESCRIPTION
The car is fitted with a two-zone climate
control system which makes it possible to
separately adjust the air temperatures and
air distribution on the driver’s side and on
the passenger’s side. Temperature control
is based on the “equivalent temperature”
logic, i.e.: the system continuously works
to keep constant the comfort inside the
passenger compartment and to compen-
sate any variation of the outside climate
conditions, including sunshine detected by
a proper sensor provided for the purpose.
The climate control system automatically
controls and adjusts the following para-
meters and functions:
❒
air temperature at driver/front passen-
ger vents;
❒
air distribution at driver/front passen-
ger vents;
❒
fan speed (continuous air flow varia-
tion);
❒
compressor activation (to cool/ dehu-
midify air);
❒
air recirculation.
All the above functions can be changed
manually by selecting the required func-
tion/s and by changing the set parameters.
In this way the automatic control is de-
activated; the system will resume auto-
matic control only for safety reasons. Man-
ual selections prevail over automatic ones
and remain in storage until the user de-
cides to resume automatic control (press
button
AUTO
), except when the system
cuts in for particular safety conditions. The
control of functions not changed manual-
ly remains automatic. The amount of air
admitted to the passenger compartment
does not depend on the car speed, since
it is electronically controlled by the fan.
The temperature of the air admitted to
the passenger compartment is always con-
trolled automatically according to the tem-
peratures set on the driver’s and front
passenger’s display (except when the sys-
tem is off or under certain conditions
when the compressor is off).
The following parameters and functions
can be set or changed manually:
❒
air temperatures on driver/front pas-
senger side;
❒
fan speed (continuous variation);
❒
air distribution on seven levels (dri-
ver/front passenger side);
❒
climate control compressor on/off en-
able;
❒
monozone/two-zone distribution prior-
ity;
❒
fast demisting/defrosting;
❒
air recirculation;
❒
rear heated window;
❒
system deactivation.
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