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Features of your vehicle Manual climate control system
Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows
you to control the temperature of the air
flowing from the ventilation system.To
change the air temperature in the pas
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senger compartment, turn the knob to
the right position for warm and hot air or
left position for cooler air.
Air intake control
The air intake control is used to select
the outside (fresh) air position or recircu
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lated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
push the control button.
Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air posi
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tion selected, air from the
passenger compartment will
be drawn through the heating
system and heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh) air
position selected, air enters
the vehicle from outside and
is heated or cooled according
to the function selected.
NOTICE
Prolonged operation of the heater in the
recirculated air position (without air con
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ditioning selected) may cause fogging of
the windscreen and side windows and
the air within the passenger compart
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ment may become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air con
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ditioning with the recirculated air posi
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tion selected will result in excessively dry
air in the passenger compartment.
WARNING
僅 Continued use of the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
may allow humidity to increase inside
the vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.
僅 Do not sleep in a vehicle with the air
conditioning or heating system on. It
may cause serious harm or death due
to a drop in the oxygen level and/or
body temperature.
僅 Continued use of the climate control
system in the recirculated air position
can cause drowsiness or sleepiness,
and loss of vehicle control. Set the air
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