Maserati Gransport, Owner'S Manual

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Air conditioning and heating system
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5) Deactivation button for the air-
conditioning system compressor
Pressing the ECON button disables the
air-conditioning system compressor
function. When this is disabled the LED
on the button switches on. To
deactivate the
ECON function, press
the button again. The LED on the
button will turn off. The air is cooled
and/or dehumidified according to the
temperature set.
WARNING: It is not possible to have air
flow in the passenger compartment at
a lower temperature than the outside
air temperature when the compressor
is switched off; Under special
environmental conditions the
windows could fog up quickly.
Description of operating
strategies
During automatic operation, the
system controls the following
functions:
– temperature of the air entering the
compartment
– fan speed (stepless change)
– air distribution
– air recirculatiion function
– ventilation compressor activation.
It is however possible to manually
intervene on the following functions:
– fan speed
– air distribution
– air recirculatiion function
– ventilation compressor activation.
Functions activated manually have
priority over automatic functions and
are stored in the memory until
automatic control is reactivated.
With one or more manually operated
functions, air temperature adjustment
continues to be automatically
controlled by the system, except with
deactivated compressor: under this
condition, the temperature of the air
entering the compartment shall not be
lower than outside temperature.
The system can be operating under
one of the following conditions:
– automatic control of the fan speed
and air distribution
– automatic control only of the fan
speed or air distribution, according
to the preferences of the user
– manual operation, in which the user
directly controls fan speed and air
distribution.