Vauxhall Vectra, Owner'S Manual

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157 Climate control
Autom atic m ode
Basic setting for maximum comfort:
z Press AUTO button.
z Open all front a ir vents. If d esired, the
rear air v ents also
3 .
z Air conditioning compressor activation –
see pa ge 160.
z Ind ividually set temperature for the
driv er’s and front passenger’s side to
22 °C using the outer knobs.
The temperature c an be set higher or lower
as desired.
Different tem peratures can b e set for the
driver’s and front passenger’s sides.
Switching off the air conditioning
compressor (
Eco app ears on the display)
can have a detrimental effect on comfort
and safety - see page 160.
All air vents (except the rea r air vents
3 )
are controlled automa tic ally in automatic
mode. The front air vents should therefore
always be open.
Autom atic air recirculation system 3
The ventilation system is set to air
recirc ulation mode and interior a ir is
recirc ulated.
The automatic air recircula tion system has
an air qua lity sensor to d etect harmful
gases in the outside air, in whic h case it will
switch automatically to a ir recirculation.
At low outsid e temperatures and with the
cooling (air conditioning c om pressor)
switched off, automa tic air recirculation
operation w ill be d isabled. This prev ents
the wind ow s from misting up. Switch
ma nually to air recirculation as necessary.
Activating/deac tiv ating autom atic air
recirc ulation system – see page 161.
Manual air recirculation m ode –
see page 162.