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SAFETY
ST
AR
TING UP
AND DRIVING
W
ARNING
LIGHTS AND MESSAGES
IN AN
EMERGENCY
SER
VICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICA
TIONS
INDEX
DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS
AUTOMATIC CLIMATE
CONTROL SYSTEM
(for versions/markets where provided)
GENERAL INFORMATION
The automatic climate control system ad-
justs the temperature, the quantity and the
distribution of the air in the passenger
compartment. The temperature control
is based on the “equivalent temperature”:
in other words, the system continuously
works to keep the comfort level inside the
vehicle constant and to compensate for
possible variations in outside conditions,
including the sun’s rays detected by a ded-
icated sensor.
The automatically controlled parameters
and functions are:
❒
air temperature at the vents;
❒
air distribution at the vents;
❒
fan speed (continuous air flow vari-
ation);
❒
compressor activation (to cool/
dehumidify air);
❒
air recirculation.
All functions may be changed manually. In
other words, you may select one or more
functions and change the parameters as re-
quired. Automatic control of the manual-
ly changed functions will be suspended: the
system will override your settings only for
safety-related reasons (e.g. risk of misting).
Manual selections will always have higher
priority than automatic settings and will
be stored until the user switches the sys-
tem back to automatic control by press-
ing the button
AUTO
, except for the
cases in which the system operates for
particular, safety-related reasons.
You can adjust one function manually
without affecting the automatic control of
the others.
The temperature of the air sent is always
controlled automatically, depending on the
temperature set in the display (except
when the system is off or in certain condi-
tions when the compressor is switched off).
The system allows the following functions
and parameters to be set or modified
manually:
❒
air temperature;
❒
fan speed (continuous variation);
❒
air distribution setting to seven
positions;
❒
compressor activation;
❒
quick demisting/defrosting function;
❒
air recirculation;
❒
system deactivation.
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