Volvo 2015 S60, Owner'S Manual

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05 Comfort and driving pleasure
Climate system
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
NOTE
•
Triangular areas at the far sides of the
windshield are not heated electrically
and will take slightly longer to
defrost/de-ice.
•
The heated windshield may affect the
performance/range of e.g., transpond-
ers used to automatically pay highway
tolls or other communication equip-
ment.
The following occurs when the defroster/
windshield heating functions have been acti-
vated:
•
Blower speed increases automatically
and the air conditioning will switch on (if
not already on and if the passenger com-
partment blower is not turned off) to
dehumidify the air in the passenger com-
partment. Air conditioning can be
switched off by pressing the
AC
button.
•
Recirculation will not function while
defrost is engaged.
The climate system will return to its previous
settings when the defroster/windshield heat-
ing function is switched off.
See also page 111 for additional information.
Recirculation/air quality system
Recirculation
This function can be used to
shut out exhaust fumes,
smoke, etc., from the pas-
senger compartment. The air
in the passenger compart-
ment is then recirculated,
i.e., no air from outside the
car is taken into the car when this function is
activated. The indicator light in the button will
illuminate when recirculation is selected.
If the air in the car recirculates for too long,
there is a risk of condensation forming on the
insides of the windows, especially in winter.
Timer
The timer function minimizes the risk of fog-
ging, or stale air when the recirculation func-
tion is selected by automatically switching off
the function after a certain length of time,
depending on the ambient temperature. Acti-
vate/deactivate the function under Climate
settings Recirculation timer . See page
215 for a description of the menu system.
NOTE
When Defroster is selected, recirculation is
always deactivated.
Interior Air Quality System–IAQS*
This system consists of a multifilter and an air
quality sensor. The filter helps remove gases
and particles from the incoming air, thereby
reducing the amounts of odors and contami-
nants entering the vehicle. The air quality sen-
sor detects increased levels of contaminants
in the outside air. When the air quality sensor
detects contaminated outside air, the air
intake closes and the air inside the passenger
compartment is recirculated, i.e., no outside
air enters the vehicle. The filter also cleans
recirculated passenger compartment air.
When the AUTO button is depressed the air
quality sensor is always engaged.
Activate or deactivate this function in
Climate
settings Interior air quality system
.
NOTE
•
The air quality sensor should always
be engaged in order to obtain the best
air in the passenger compartment.
•
Recirculation is limited in cold weather
to avoid fogging.
•
If the insides of the windows start fog-
ging, disengage the air quality sensor.
Use the defroster function to increase
airflow to the front, side, and rear win-
dows.